Patent ID: 6847152
Filing Date: 2005-01-25
Classification: B33Y,B81B,H02N

Abstract:
1. A microelectromechanical system comprising: substrate means for fabricating microelectromechanical components thereon; platform means, fabricated on said substrate means, for supporting a desired optical element thereon, said platform means being elevatable in their entirety from said substrate means; and at least one rotatable lever means, fabricated on said substrate means, for applying a tilting force to said platform means to achieve increased inclination of said platform means with respect to said substrate means in at least a first direction that is the same as a direction in which said lever means are rotatable, wherein said lever means are rotatable in response to an actuation force pulling on said lever means, said actuation force being mechanically coupled to said lever means and generated without utilizing an portion of said lever means and said platform means.