Combination horizontal and vertical thermal actuator
CA 2422040 A1 · Owner: 3M Innovative Properties Company · Inventors: Weaver, Billy L.; Hamerly, Mike E.; Hagen, Kathy L.
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A micrometer sized, single-stage, horizontal and vertical thermal actuator capable of repeatable and rapid movement of a micrometer-sized optical device off the surface of a substrate. The horizontal and vertical thermal actuator is constructed on a surface of a substrate. At least one hot arm has a first end anchored to the surface and a free end located above the surface. A cold arm has a first end anchored to the surface and a free end. The cold arm is located above and laterally offset from the hot arm relative to the surface. The cold arm is adapted to provide controlled bending near the first end thereof. A member mechanically and electrically couples the free ends of the hot …
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- Filed August 17, 2001. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended August 17, 2021.
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