Patent ID: 7242515

Claim:
A method of mounting a torsional hinged structure for use over a selected temperature range to a substrate having a different TCE (temperature coefficient of expansion) comprising the steps of: providing a substrate having a first TCE; providing a plurality of compliant support posts, each of said support posts including a bottom mounting surface, and a top mounting surface; bonding said bottom mounting surface of said plurality of support posts to said substrate; bonding a torsional hinged structure having a second TCE to said top mounting surfaces of said plurality of compliant support posts, said second TCE being different than said first TCE, wherein said complaint support posts have a third TCE different from said first or second TCE; and said plurality of compliant support posts deforming when the expansions and/or contractions of said torsional hinged structure are different than the corresponding expansions and/or contractions of the substrate.