Patent ID: 6667823
Filing Date: 2003-12-23
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
A shutter switch, comprising:(A) a stationary part, comprising: (1) a substrate; and (2) an immobile portion of an actuator rigidly connected to the substrate; (B) a movable part supported on the substrate and comprising: (1) a plate; (2) a shaft rigidly connected to the plate; and (3) a mobile portion of the actuator rigidly connected to the shaft; and (C) one or more springs, each connected between the stationary part and the movable part, wherein: the actuator is configured to move the movable part relative to the stationary part in response to an electrical signal such that motion of the movable part generates plate motion parallel to the plane of the substrate; and the mobile and immobile portions of the actuator, the plate, and the shaft are formed in a single layer of a wafer.