Patent ID: 7078778

Claim:
A micromechanical device comprising: a substrate; a member which is moveably attached to the substrate wherein the moveable member is formed in an electrically, conductive layer, wherein a first area of the moveable member forms a first electrode, a second area of the moveable member forms a second electrode, and wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are electrically insulated from each other by an electrically insulating third area which penetrates the conductive layer, and wherein the substrate comprises a third electrode which is at least partially opposed to the first electrode and the second electrode; a frame; a first and a second torsion-elastic connecting element via which, at two opposing sides, the moveable member is connected to the frame rotationally moveable around a first axis; a third and fourth torsion-elastic connecting element via which, at two opposing sides, the frame is connected to the substrate rotationally moveable around a second axis; wherein the first axis and the second axis are basically perpendicular to each other, and wherein the moveable member further comprises a fourth electrode and a fifth electrode.