Patent ID: 6822370
Filing Date: 2004-11-23
Classification: H02N

Abstract:
A microactuator, comprising:a first plate; a second plate supported in a spaced relation to said first plate and having a first end, said second plate capable of actuation with respect to said first plate, said first plate capable of exerting an electrostatic force on said second plate upon application of a voltage potential between said first and second plates; a third plate having a first end pivotally coupled to said first end of said second plate, said third plate capable of actuation with respect to said first plate, actuation of said second plate at least assisting in actuation of said third plate; and at least one foot provided at said first end of said second plate and at said first end of said third plate for preventing the first ends of the second and third plates from contacting said first plate upon application of a voltage potential between said first and second plates.