Patent ID: 8693083

Claim:
An actuator assembly comprising: an actuator support; a fixed comb connected to the actuator support and having a plurality of fixed teeth extending in a first direction; a member frame flexibly connected to the actuator support and having a first fulcrum axis; a movable comb connected to the member frame and having a plurality of movable teeth extending in the first direction, wherein the fixed and movable teeth are arranged interdigitally from a perspective perpendicular to the first direction and the first fulcrum axis; an actuated member connected to the member frame and movable with respect to the member frame along a second fulcrum axis; a frame comb rigidly connected to the member frame and having a plurality of frame-comb teeth extending in a second direction different from the first direction; a member comb rigidly connected to the member and having a plurality of member teeth extending in the second direction, wherein the frame-comb teeth and the member teeth are arranged interdigitally from the perspective perpendicular to the first direction and the first fulcrum axis; and a hinge connecting the member frame to the actuator support, wherein the hinge includes a first portion electrically connected to the frame comb and a second portion electrically connected to the member teeth, and wherein the first portion is electrically insulated from the second portion.