Patent ID: 7406246
Filing Date: 2008-07-29
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for aligning an optical element in an optical actuator, said apparatus comprising: a driving mechanism for an optical switch actuator; a body attached to said driving mechanism, said body including a through-opening and a notch, said through-opening having a first sidewall and a second sidewall, said through-opening having a longitudinal axis; a stop pin positioned in said notch of said body, said stop pin being cylindrical, said stop pin fixed in said notch; and a guide for carrying the optical element, said guide movable between a retracted position and an extended position, said guide operatively connected to said driving mechanism, said guide having a cylindrical base and an angled surface, said stop pin having a longitudinal axis parallel to a plane defined by said angled surface, said guide having a longitudinal axis parallel to said longitudinal axis of said through-opening, said through-opening slideably receiving said guide, said guide contacting said first sidewall and said second sidewall when said guide is in said extended position, said angled surface of said guide contacting said stop pin when said guide is in said extended position.