TW200508657A - Electrostatically driven latchable actuator system - Google Patents
Electrostatically driven latchable actuator systemInfo
- Publication number
- TW200508657A TW200508657A TW093125543A TW93125543A TW200508657A TW 200508657 A TW200508657 A TW 200508657A TW 093125543 A TW093125543 A TW 093125543A TW 93125543 A TW93125543 A TW 93125543A TW 200508657 A TW200508657 A TW 200508657A
- Authority
- TW
- Taiwan
- Prior art keywords
- actuator
- side effectors
- effectors
- attracted
- electrostatically driven
- Prior art date
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Classifications
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- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
- G02B6/35—Optical coupling means having switching means
- G02B6/3564—Mechanical details of the actuation mechanism associated with the moving element or mounting mechanism details
- G02B6/358—Latching of the moving element, i.e. maintaining or holding the moving element in place once operation has been performed; includes a mechanically bistable system
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- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B26/00—Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or deformable optical elements
- G02B26/02—Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or deformable optical elements for controlling the intensity of light
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- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
- G02B6/35—Optical coupling means having switching means
- G02B6/351—Optical coupling means having switching means involving stationary waveguides with moving interposed optical elements
- G02B6/3512—Optical coupling means having switching means involving stationary waveguides with moving interposed optical elements the optical element being reflective, e.g. mirror
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- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
- G02B6/35—Optical coupling means having switching means
- G02B6/354—Switching arrangements, i.e. number of input/output ports and interconnection types
- G02B6/3544—2D constellations, i.e. with switching elements and switched beams located in a plane
- G02B6/3548—1xN switch, i.e. one input and a selectable single output of N possible outputs
- G02B6/355—1x2 switch, i.e. one input and a selectable single output of two possible outputs
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- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
- G02B6/35—Optical coupling means having switching means
- G02B6/3564—Mechanical details of the actuation mechanism associated with the moving element or mounting mechanism details
- G02B6/3568—Mechanical details of the actuation mechanism associated with the moving element or mounting mechanism details characterised by the actuating force
- G02B6/357—Electrostatic force
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- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
- G02B6/35—Optical coupling means having switching means
- G02B6/3564—Mechanical details of the actuation mechanism associated with the moving element or mounting mechanism details
- G02B6/3584—Mechanical details of the actuation mechanism associated with the moving element or mounting mechanism details constructional details of an associated actuator having a MEMS construction, i.e. constructed using semiconductor technology such as etching
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- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
- G02B6/35—Optical coupling means having switching means
- G02B6/3596—With planar waveguide arrangement, i.e. in a substrate, regardless if actuating mechanism is outside the substrate
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H59/00—Electrostatic relays; Electro-adhesion relays
- H01H59/0009—Electrostatic relays; Electro-adhesion relays making use of micromechanics
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H1/00—Contacts
- H01H1/0036—Switches making use of microelectromechanical systems [MEMS]
- H01H2001/0042—Bistable switches, i.e. having two stable positions requiring only actuating energy for switching between them, e.g. with snap membrane or by permanent magnet
- H01H2001/0047—Bistable switches, i.e. having two stable positions requiring only actuating energy for switching between them, e.g. with snap membrane or by permanent magnet operable only by mechanical latching
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- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Optics & Photonics (AREA)
- Micromachines (AREA)
- Lock And Its Accessories (AREA)
- Manipulator (AREA)
- Push-Button Switches (AREA)
- Mechanical Light Control Or Optical Switches (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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JP2003301549 | 2003-08-26 |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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TW200508657A true TW200508657A (en) | 2005-03-01 |
TWI235849B TWI235849B (en) | 2005-07-11 |
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Family Applications (1)
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TW093125543A TWI235849B (en) | 2003-08-26 | 2004-08-26 | Electrostatically driven latchable actuator system |
Country Status (8)
Country | Link |
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US (1) | US7468571B2 (zh) |
EP (1) | EP1676287B1 (zh) |
KR (1) | KR100796305B1 (zh) |
CN (1) | CN1842885B (zh) |
CA (1) | CA2536579C (zh) |
DE (1) | DE602004005065T2 (zh) |
TW (1) | TWI235849B (zh) |
WO (1) | WO2005020262A1 (zh) |
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2004
- 2004-08-25 DE DE602004005065T patent/DE602004005065T2/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2004-08-25 EP EP04772618A patent/EP1676287B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2004-08-25 CA CA2536579A patent/CA2536579C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2004-08-25 KR KR1020067004061A patent/KR100796305B1/ko not_active IP Right Cessation
- 2004-08-25 US US10/569,101 patent/US7468571B2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2004-08-25 CN CN200480024593XA patent/CN1842885B/zh not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2004-08-25 WO PCT/JP2004/012662 patent/WO2005020262A1/en active IP Right Grant
- 2004-08-26 TW TW093125543A patent/TWI235849B/zh not_active IP Right Cessation
Also Published As
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CN1842885A (zh) | 2006-10-04 |
US20060261702A1 (en) | 2006-11-23 |
WO2005020262A1 (en) | 2005-03-03 |
CN1842885B (zh) | 2011-08-03 |
DE602004005065D1 (de) | 2007-04-12 |
TWI235849B (en) | 2005-07-11 |
EP1676287B1 (en) | 2007-02-28 |
DE602004005065T2 (de) | 2007-06-06 |
US7468571B2 (en) | 2008-12-23 |
KR20060087532A (ko) | 2006-08-02 |
KR100796305B1 (ko) | 2008-01-21 |
EP1676287A1 (en) | 2006-07-05 |
CA2536579C (en) | 2011-02-15 |
CA2536579A1 (en) | 2005-03-03 |
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