TW201515987A - Active steady state clamp release system - Google Patents

Abstract

This invention relates to an active steady state clamp release system, which comprises a flexible device set and an actuator for generating an action force relative to the flexible device set. The flexible device set includes a pushing member, two clamps formed at two sides of the pushing member, and a first flexible member connected to the clamps and the pushing member. The first flexible member is subject to the action force to be deformed between a first steady state position and a second steady state position, thereby enabling the clamps to be deformed along with the first flexible member, so as to reduce the spacing for clamping a micro device or enlarge the spacing for releasing the micro device, and allowing the pushing member to push the micro device to be released from the clamps when the clamps release the micro device. Accordingly, this invention can avoid the micro device from being stuck to any one of the clamps, thereby enhancing the smoothness in releasing the micro device.

Description

Active steady state clamping release system

The present invention relates to a clamp release system, and more particularly to an active steady state clamp release system.

Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) are machines that are less than 1 mm in size and capable of performing precision and specific operations in a very small space. Since the components to be operated are relatively small and lightweight, it is easy for the structure and structure of the component to be "stiction" due to surface adhesion, resulting in failure of the MEMS component.

Referring to Figure 1, in order to improve the aforementioned problems, a paper "Active Release of Microbjects Using a MEMS Microgripper to Overcome Adhesion Forces" by BK Chen, Y. Zhang and Y. Sun, reveals a microelectromechanical system that releases tiny components. 1, mainly includes two clamps 11, and a push rod 12. The clamps 11 are subjected to a first driving force to clamp or release a minute member 10 in an X-axis direction. The push rod 12 is subjected to a second driving force, and after the clamps 11 are relatively far apart, the tiny elements are pushed out of the clamps 12 in a Y-axis direction.

However, the manner of driving the clamp 11 and the push rod 12 first and second must be set in a small space, and the first driving force can be separately generated, and the second The components of the driving force have many components and complex missing, which is not conducive to the planning and configuration of the tiny space.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an active steady state clamp release system that simplifies assembly and improves smoothness of motion.

Thus, the active steady state clamp release system of the present invention acts on a tiny component, including a flexible component set, and an actuator. The flexible component group has a pushing member, two clamping jaws formed on two sides of the pushing member, and a first flexible member connecting the clamping jaws and the pushing member, the first flexible member receiving from a a force in the X-axis direction is flexibly deformed between a first steady state position and a second steady state position, such that the clamps are clamped with the first flexure in a Y-axis direction And the micro-element releases the micro-element along with the first flexible member in an enlarged pitch along the Y-axis direction, and causes the push-piece to move away from the micro-element along the X-axis direction with the first flexible member, along with the first scratch The element pushes the tiny element away from the clamps along the X-axis direction. The actuator produces a force that drives the first flexure relative to the set of flexible elements.

The effect of the invention: using the bistable design, the flexible component group can drive the first flexure to deform or clamp the micro-components by synchronous actuators, and synchronously drive the pusher pushes The tiny components are separated from the clamps, which not only simplifies the components, but also improves the space efficiency and improves the smoothness of releasing the tiny components.

2‧‧‧Micro components

3‧‧‧ Carrier

31‧‧‧ Groove

4‧‧‧Flexible component group

41‧‧‧Pushing parts

42‧‧‧Clamps

43‧‧‧First flexure

431‧‧‧Side beam

432‧‧‧Bend beam

44‧‧‧Second flexure

441‧‧‧Side beam

442‧‧‧Bend beam

45‧‧‧Electrode

5‧‧‧Acoustic

Other features and effects of the present invention will be apparent from the following description of the drawings. FIG. 1 is a top plan view illustrating a microelectromechanical system for releasing tiny components. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the present invention. A preferred embodiment of an active steady state clamp release system is shown in FIG. 3; FIG. 3 is a top plan view showing a flexible component group in a first steady state position in the preferred embodiment; FIG. In the preferred embodiment, the flexible component group is located in a second steady state position; FIG. 5 is the preferred embodiment of the flexible component group being flexibly deformed from the first steady state position to the second stable state. A reaction force-displacement amount graph of the state position; FIG. 6 is a maximum stress-displacement curve of the flexible component group being flexibly deformed from the first steady state position to the second steady state position in the preferred embodiment. Figure 7 is a schematic view showing a pushing member pushing a small component in the preferred embodiment; Figure 8 is a schematic view showing the second clamp releasing the tiny component in the preferred embodiment; Figure 9 is the comparison In the preferred embodiment, the flexible component group is A reaction force-displacement amount map of the second steady state position to the first steady state position; and FIG. 10 is the preferred embodiment of the flexible element group being flexibly deformed by the second steady state position to A graph of the maximum stress-displacement amount of the first steady state position.

Before the present invention is described in detail, it should be noted that in the following description, similar elements are denoted by the same reference numerals.

Referring to Figures 2 and 3, a preferred embodiment of the active steady state clamp release system of the present invention acts on a tiny component 2 comprising a carrier 3, a flexible component set 4, and an actuator 5.

The carrier 3 has a recess 31 formed in a top surface.

The flexible component group 4 is an electrical conductor in the preferred embodiment and is suspended above the recess 31 and has a pushing member 41 extending along an X-axis direction and formed on both sides of the pushing member 41. a second clamp 42 , a first flexible member 43 connecting the clamps 42 and the pusher 41 and extending in a Y-axis direction, connected to the pusher 41 and juxtaposed with the first flexible member 43 a second flexure 44 and a second electrode portion 45. The first flexible member 43 and the second flexible member 44 respectively have two side beams 431, 441 formed at two ends and extending in the X-axis direction and fixed to the carrier 3, and are respectively formed on the sides A curved beam 432, 442 between the beams 431, 441. The electrode portions 45 are adjacent to the side beams 431 and 441.

The actuator 5 is a magnetic element in the preferred embodiment.

It should be noted that, in order to prove the effectiveness of the design, the preferred embodiment uses the electroforming process to form a prototype of the flexible component group 4 by using a glass substrate as the carrier 3 and by an etching process. In the preferred embodiment, the flexible element group 4 is made of a nickel material, the Young's modulus E is 207 GPa, and the ratio of the "Y-axis strain" to the "X-axis strain" is 0.31.

Since the flexible component group 4 is a conductor, after the electrode portion 45 is used as an electrode, the first flexure 43 and the second flexure 44 of the flexible component group 4 may be the same as the actuator. 5 generating an electromagnetic effect, and being subjected to a magnetic force perpendicular to the direction of the current, according to the direction of the magnetic force, is deformed in the X-axis direction by a first steady-state position as shown in FIG. 3 to a second as shown in FIG. a steady-state position, wherein the side members 431, 441 are fixed portions, and when the forward current or the reverse current is turned on, the curved beam 432 of the first bending member 43 and the second bending member 44 are The curved beam 442 produces a positive or reverse displacement amount and causes the clamps 42 to clamp or release the minute element 2.

Referring to FIG. 3, when the flexible component group 4 is not subjected to the aforementioned magnetic force, the reaction force of the first flexure 43 and the second flexure 44 is 0 mN and is stabilized at the first steady state position.

Referring to FIG. 4, FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, when the first flexure 43 and the second flexure 44 are positively displaced by the magnetic force, it can be found that the solid line is as shown in the figure. The reaction force generated by the first flexure 43 and the second flexure 44 increases as the displacement increases. After reaching a maximum value, the generated reaction force drops to 0 mN. At this time, the first flexure 43 and the second flexure 44 are still in an unstable elastic state. When the displacement is further increased, the reaction force generated is reduced. After reaching a minimum value, the increase again reaches 0 mN, thereby To stop the supply of current, the first flexure 43 and the second flexure 44 can be generated as a constant reaction force (0 mN) and stabilized in the second steady state position.

At the same time, the clamps 42 cooperate with the concave curvature of the first flexure 43 to reduce the spacing along the Y-axis direction with the first flexure 43. The micro-element 2 is clamped, and the push-piece 41 is away from the micro-element 2 along the X-axis direction with the first flexure 43 and the second flexure 44.

It should be noted that, as shown by the broken line in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 , after the first flexure 43 and the second flexure 44 are stabilized at the first steady state position, if the first scratch is continuously increased The displacement of the second member 44 and the second flexure 44 will continue to increase, but this state is not within the scope of the present study. .

After the first flexure 43 and the second flexure 44 are stabilized in the second steady state position, as shown in FIG. 4, in the case where the flexible component group 4 is no longer subjected to magnetic force, the first The reaction force of the flexure 43 and the second flexure 44 is still 0 mN and remains stable in the second steady state position.

Referring to FIG. 7 , FIG. 8 , and FIG. 9 and FIG. 10 , when the current direction is changed and the first flexure 43 and the second flexure 44 are reversely displaced by the magnetic force, it can be found that The absolute value of the reaction force generated by the first flexure 43 and the second flexure 44 also increases as the displacement increases. After reaching a limit, the reaction force gradually decreases and is generated as a constant and equal. The reaction force of 0 mN, at this time, the first flexure 43 and the second flexure 44 are still in an unstable elastic state, and when the displacement is further increased, the absolute value of the reaction force increases. After reaching a limit value, it is lowered again to reach 0 mN, whereby the first flexure 43 and the second flexure 44 can be made to have a constant and equal to 0 mN reaction force by simply stopping the supply current. And stabilized against the second steady state The first steady state position of the position.

At the same time, the clamps 42 will cooperate with the convex curvature of the first flexure 43 to release the micro-component 2 as the first flexure 43 expands in the Y-axis direction, and the pusher 41 will The micro-elements 2 are pushed away from the clamps 42 along the X-axis direction with the first flexure 43 and the second flexure 44.

It should be noted that the stress of the flexible component group 4 should not exceed the yield strength of the material itself, and the yield strength of the flexible component group 4 using the nickel material is 700 MPa, and the maximum stress in FIGS. 6 and 10 is about 634. The MPa is much smaller than the yield strength of the nickel material, whereby the flexible component group 4 can be prevented from exceeding the load.

In summary, the active steady-state clamp release system of the present invention has the following advantages and effects: the present invention can utilize the bistable design, so that the flexible component group 4 can be used only with the use of the actuator 5 Generating a positive or negative force to drive the first flexure 43 to deform, and interlocking the clamps 42 to clamp or release the minute component 2, and synchronously driving the pusher 41 to push the microcomponent 2 out of the The clamping of the clamp 42 not only simplifies the assembly, improves the space efficiency, but also improves the smoothness of releasing the minute component 2.

The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, that is, the simple equivalent changes and modifications made by the patent application scope and patent specification content of the present invention, All remain within the scope of the invention patent.

3‧‧‧ Carrier

31‧‧‧ Groove

4‧‧‧Flexible component group

41‧‧‧Pushing parts

42‧‧‧Clamps

43‧‧‧First flexure

431‧‧‧Side beam

432‧‧‧Bend beam

44‧‧‧Second flexure

441‧‧‧Side beam

442‧‧‧Bend beam

5‧‧‧Acoustic

Claims (7)

An active steady-state clamp release system, acting on a tiny component, the active steady-state clamp release system comprising: a flexible component set having a pusher member and two clamps formed on two sides of the pusher member, And a first flexure connecting the clamp and the pusher, the first flexure receiving a force from an X-axis direction at a first steady state position and a second steady state position Inter-strain deformation, such that the clamp clamps the micro-element with the first flexure in a Y-axis direction, and the micro-element is released along the Y-axis direction to release the micro-element And moving the push member away from the micro-element along the X-axis direction with the first flexure, and pushing the micro-element away from the clamp along the X-axis direction with the first flexure; and the actuating member, A force that drives the first flexure is generated relative to the set of flexible elements. The active steady state clamp release system of claim 1 further comprising a carrier provided with the flexible component set, the carrier having a recess over which the flexible component set is suspended. The active steady state clamp release system of claim 2, wherein the first flexure has two side sills secured to the carrier and formed at the two ends. The active steady-state clamp release system of claim 3, wherein the flexible element set further has a second flexure, the second flexure being coupled to the pusher and to the first flexure The pieces are interlocked and have two side sills fixed to the carrier and formed at the two ends. An active steady state clamp release system as claimed in claim 4, wherein The side beams extend in parallel with the X-axis direction. The active steady state clamp release system of claim 4, wherein the first flexure and the second flexure each have a curved beam formed between the side beams. The active steady-state clamp release system of claim 1, wherein the actuating member is a magnetic component, the flexible component set being an electrical conductor, and an electromagnetic effect is generated with the actuating member after the current is turned on. The magnetic force is displaced in the X-axis direction to the first steady-state position and the second steady-state position.