Patent ID: 9531302
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: F03G,H02N

Claim Text:
1. A ratcheting micromotor, comprising: a ratchet bar defining ratchet teeth along an edge thereof, said ratchet bar includes a first end and a second end in opposition to said first end, said first end adapted to be coupled to an object to be moved; a spring being coupled on one end thereof to said second end of said ratchet bar and being adapted to be fixed at an another end thereof to a base; a first v-beam actuator being configured for linear movement in a first direction when energized; a second v-beam actuator being configured for linear movement in a second direction when energized; a common yoke being coupled to a central portion of said first v-beam actuator and a central portion of said second v-beam actuator, said teeth thereof engage a portion of said ratchet teeth; and a control system being coupled to said first v-beam actuator and said second v-beam actuator where the control system alternately energizes said first v-beam actuator and said second v-beam actuator, wherein the ratcheting micromotor is constructed as a micro-electrical-mechanical systems (MEMS) ratcheting micromotor device, which cycles in two directions due to the linear movement of the first v-beam actuator and the second v-beam actuator where the first v-beam actuator is substantially adjacent the second v-beam actuator.