Patent ID: 7270319

Claim:
A compliant mechanism comprising: a stage; a support including a plurality of support beams being free from contact with said stage; a plurality of flexure hinges coupled to said stage and to said support; at least one tab; said tab being coupled to at least one of said plurality of flexure hinges; said tab extending outwardly relative to said stage beyond said support beams; said tab being sized and shaped wherein displacement of said tab generates a displacement of said stage relative to said support; said compliant mechanism being of monolithic, planar construction; and the relative position between said stage and said support being adjustable in at least any one of six degrees of freedom; wherein a longitudinal axis bisects said tab, said at least one flexure hinge, said stage and at least one of said support beams; said tab and said hinge shaped to extend furthest along the longitudinal axis, and said support beam shaped to extend furthest in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.