Patent ID: 9303737
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: B81B,F16H,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A motion conversion device formed on a MEMS planar substrate, said device comprising: a first beam formed in suspension on said substrate, and having a first height in a direction perpendicular to the longest dimension of said first beam; a second beam formed in suspension on said substrate, and having a second height in a direction perpendicular to the longest dimension of said second beam, said second beam being formed adjacent to said first beam and with their height dimensions parallel; a plurality of rigid elements connecting said first and said second beams to form a connected-beam element; and an in-plane electrostatic actuator for applying an in-plane force to said connected-beam element, wherein activation of said in-plane force at a first point in said connected-beam element remote from a second point at which said connected-beam element is fixed to said substrate generates a motion of said connected-beam element at said first point, in an out-of-plane direction, such that said motion conversion device enables conversion of the motion of said electrostatic actuator to an out-of-plane motion.