Patent ID: 6862122

Claim:
A high speed scanning or steering device for pointing a mirror, optic or light source comprising: means for basing electromotive actuators, parallel motion flexures, and rod flexure attachment boss; means for restraining five of six possible axes of motion of a translating frame element, rigidly connected to said means for basing electromotive actuators, parallel motion flexures, and rod flexure attachment boss; means for attaching moving ends of parallel motion flexures and moving end of electromotive actuators; means for tilting of central spacing element while restricting sidewise translation motion of said element, securely connected to said means for attaching moving ends of parallel motion flexures and moving end of electromotive actuators; means for mounting stem attachment and convergent end of two bipod flexures, threadably clamped and preferably bonded to said means for tilting of central spacing element while restricting sidewise translation motion of said element; means for preventing translation of central element along z axis; and means for anchoring rod flexure to base structure, threadably coupled to said means for preventing translation of central element along z axis, lockably connected to said means for mounting stem attachment and convergent end of two bipod flexures, and rigidly connected to said means for basing electromotive actuators, parallel motion flexures, and rod flexure attachment boss.