Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Micromachined members coupled for relative rotation by torsion bars
- Patent Title (中): 通过扭杆相互旋转的微机械构件
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Application No.: US855883Application Date: 1997-05-12
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Publication No.: US6044705APublication Date: 2000-04-04
- Inventor: Armand P. Neukermans , Timothy G. Slater , Philip Downing
- Applicant: Armand P. Neukermans , Timothy G. Slater , Philip Downing
- Applicant Address: CA Sunnyvale
- Assignee: Xros, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Xros, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: CA Sunnyvale
- Main IPC: G01C19/5719
- IPC: G01C19/5719 ; G02B26/08 ; G02B26/10 ; G01C19/00
Abstract:
Two torsion bars project from a reference member to support at least one plate or frame-shaped first dynamic member for rotation about an axis of the torsion bars. In one embodiment, a frame-shaped first dynamic member and a second pair of torsion bars, oriented non-parallel to the first torsion bars, support a second dynamic member for rotation about an axis that is collinear with the second pair of torsion bars. The vibrational frequency of the principal torsional vibrational mode of the dynamic members are respectively lower by at least 20% than the vibrational frequency of any other vibrational mode thereof. Either an electrostatic or electromagnetic drive means imparts rotary motion to the dynamic members about the collinear torsion bar axis(es). The reference member, the torsion bars and the dynamic member(s) are all monolithically fabricated from a stress-free semiconductor layer of a silicon substrate.
Public/Granted literature
- US4712447A Oscillator for a continuous casting mold Public/Granted day:1987-12-15
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