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There is disclosed a torsional rocking structural component comprising: a movable plate; an elastic member for rockably supporting the movable plate, the elastic member having a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and a rectangular surface; a support for holding the elastic member; and a wiring passing through the elastic member, disposed in the vicinity of a surface of the elastic member and passing through a portion in which a stress generated during torsional deformation of the elastic member is small.
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- This application is based upon and claims the benefit of priority from the prior Japanese Patent Application No. 2000-208999, filed Jul. 10, 2000, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
- The present invention relates to a torsional rocking structural component for use in an optical scanner, angular acceleration sensor, and the like.
- A torsional rocking structural component is a structure in which a movable member is supported by a torsion spring structure. Examples of a device using the torsional rocking structural component include an optical scanner manufactured by a semiconductor process.
- U.S. Pat. No. 5,606,447 titled “PLANAR TYPE MIRROR GALVANOMETER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE” issued to Asada et al. on Feb. 25, 1997 discloses an electromagnetic driving actuator in which a torsional rocking structural component is used. As shown in FIGS. 36 and 37, an
actuator 1 is provided with a flatmovable plate 5, two torsion bars 6 a, 6 b for rockably supporting themovable plate 5, and aframe 2 for holding the torsion bars 6 a, 6 b, and these members are integrally formed from a silicon substrate. Themovable plate 5 includes: aflat coil 7, disposed on an upper surface peripheral edge of the plate, for generating a magnetic field from a power supply; and atotal reflection mirror 8 disposed on an upper surface middle portion of the plate surrounded by theflat coil 7. - As shown in FIG. 37, upper and
lower glass substrates frame 2, andpermanent magnets flat coil 7 are fixed at predetermined positions of the upper andlower glass substrates - Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 37, the
frame 2 is provided with a pair of electrode terminals 9 a, 9 b disposed on the upper surface of the frame, and the electrode terminals 9 a, 9 b are electrically connected to theflat coil 7 via coil wirings 12 a, 12 b extending along the respective upper surfaces of the torsion bars 6 a, 6 b. Theflat coil 7, electrode terminals 9 a, 9 b and coil wirings 12 a, 12 b are simultaneously formed on the silicon substrate by an electroforming method. - As compared with a conventional actuator, the electromagnetic actuator can be remarkably thinned.
- In general, in the torsional rocking structural component disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,606,447, a stress acts on the wiring due to a torsional movement. In this case, the wiring resistance changes, and in a worst case the wiring is sometimes disconnected by metal fatigue.
- The present invention has been developed to solve the problem, and an object thereof is to provide a torsional rocking structural component in which the influence of stress generated by repeated torsional movements is reduced.
- Additional objects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention. The objects and advantages of the invention may be realized and obtained by means of the instrumentalities and combinations particularly pointed out hereinafter.
- The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate presently preferred embodiments of the invention, and together with the general description given above and the detailed description of the preferred embodiments given below, serve to explain the principles of the invention.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a model of a torsion spring structure designed to analyze the stress distribution generated in a torsion spring during torsional deformation.
- FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the torsion spring taken along line II-II of FIG. 1.
- FIG. 3 shows a distribution of a shear stress τyz solved by applying a torsion function derived from the Saint-Venant torsion theory to the torsion spring having a rectangular sectional shape.
- FIG. 4 shows a distribution of a shear stress τyx solved by applying the torsion function derived from the Saint-Venant torsion theory to the torsion spring having the rectangular sectional shape.
- FIG. 5 shows a distribution of a normal stress σx obtained by simulation in which a finite element method is used with respect to the torsional deformation under the same conditions as that of analysis in FIGS. 3 and 4 with contour lines.
- FIG. 6 shows a distribution of a normal stress σy obtained by simulation in which the finite element method is used with respect to the torsional deformation under the same conditions as that of analysis in FIGS. 3 and 4 with contour lines.
- FIG. 7 shows a distribution of a shear stress τyx obtained by simulation in which the finite element method is used with respect to the torsional deformation under the same conditions as that of analysis in FIGS. 3 and 4 with contour lines.
- FIG. 8 shows a distribution of the stress σx shown in FIG. 5 along a
path 1 passing through a middle portion of the torsion spring along a longitudinal axis. - FIG. 9 shows a distribution of the stress σy shown in FIG. 6 along the
path 1 passing through the middle portion of the torsion spring along the longitudinal axis. - FIG. 10 shows a distribution of the stress τyx shown in FIG. 7 along the
path 1 passing through the middle portion of the torsion spring along the longitudinal axis. - FIG. 11 shows a distribution of the stress σx shown in FIG. 5 along a
path 2 passing in the vicinity of an end of the torsion spring. - FIG. 12 shows a distribution of the stress σy shown in FIG. 6 along the
path 2 passing in the vicinity of the end of the torsion spring. - FIG. 13 shows a distribution of the stress τyx shown in FIG. 7 along the
path 2 passing in the vicinity of the end of the torsion spring. - FIG. 14 shows a Von Mises stress distribution obtained by simulation using the finite element method and generated in the vicinity of the upper surface of the torsion spring by the torsional deformation with contour lines.
- FIG. 15 shows a distribution of the Von Mises stress shown in FIG. 14 along the
path 1 passing through the middle portion of the torsion spring along the longitudinal axis. - FIG. 16 shows a distribution of the Von Mises stress shown in FIG. 14 along the
path 2 passing in the vicinity of the end of the torsion spring. - FIG. 17 is a perspective view of a torsional rocking structural component according to a first embodiment.
- FIG. 18 is a sectional view of the torsional rocking structural component taken along line XVIII-XVIII of FIG. 17.
- FIG. 19 is a sectional view taken along line XIX-XIX of the torsional rocking structural component shown in FIG. 17.
- FIG. 20 is a plan view of an enlarged portion of the torsional rocking structural component of FIG. 17, showing a movable plate and elastic member.
- FIG. 21 shows a first step of a process of manufacturing the torsional rocking structural component according to the first embodiment with a section taken along line XVIII′-XVIII of FIG. 17.
- FIG. 22 shows a step subsequent to the step of FIG. 21 in the process of manufacturing the torsional rocking structural component according to the first embodiment with the section taken along line XVIII′-XVIII of FIG. 17.
- FIG. 23 shows a step subsequent to the step of FIG. 22 in the process of manufacturing the torsional rocking structural component according to the first embodiment with the section taken along line XVIII′-XVIII of FIG. 17.
- FIG. 24 shows a step subsequent to the step of FIG. 23 in the process of manufacturing the torsional rocking structural component according to the first embodiment with the section taken along line XVIII′-XVIII of FIG. 17.
- FIG. 25 shows a step subsequent to the step of FIG. 24 in the process of manufacturing the torsional rocking structural component according to the first embodiment with the section taken along line XVIII′-XVIII of FIG. 17.
- FIG. 26 shows a last step subsequent to the step of FIG. 25 in the process of manufacturing the torsional rocking structural component according to the first embodiment with the section taken along line XVIII′-XVIII of FIG. 17.
- FIG. 27 is a partial plan view of the torsional rocking structural component according to a first modification of the torsional rocking structural component of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 28 is a partial plan view of the torsional rocking structural component according to a second modification of the torsional rocking structural component of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 29 is a partial plan view of the torsional rocking structural component according to a third modification of the torsional rocking structural component of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 30 is a perspective view of an electrostatic driving actuator including the torsional rocking structural component according to a fourth modification of the torsional rocking structural component of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 31 is an enlarged partial plan view of the torsional rocking structural component according to the fourth modification of the torsional rocking structural component of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 30.
- FIG. 32 is a partial plan view of the torsional rocking structural component according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 33 is a partial plan view of the torsional rocking structural component according to a first modification of the torsional rocking structural component of the second embodiment.
- FIG. 34 is a partial plan view of the torsional rocking structural component according to a second modification of the torsional rocking structural component of the second embodiment.
- FIG. 35 is a partial plan view of the torsional rocking structural component according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 36 is a plan view of an electromagnetic driving actuator using a conventional torsional rocking structural component.
- FIG. 37 is a sectional view of the actuator taken along line XXXVII-XXXVII of FIG. 36.
- Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described hereinafter with reference to the drawings.
- Prior to the description of the embodiments, a stress distribution generated in a torsion spring during torsional deformation will first be described. Here, a model of a
torsion spring structure 100 shown in FIG. 1 is considered. As shown in FIG. 1, thetorsion spring structure 100 comprises atorsion spring 102, asupport 104 connected to one end of thetorsion spring 102, and amovable plate 106 connected to the other end of thetorsion spring 102. Themovable plate 106 is supported by thetorsion spring 102 so as to be allowed to rock with respect to thesupport 104 about a rocking axis, which extends through thetorsion spring 102. - In the following consideration, the
torsion spring 102 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. That is, thetorsion spring 102 has a uniform rectangular section along the rocking axis, excluding both ends, that is, vicinities of connection portions with thesupport 104 andmovable plate 106. Moreover, the stress generated in thetorsion spring 102 by torsional deformation is within the elastic limit of a material of thetorsion spring 102, and the material of thetorsion spring 102 acts isotropically when deformed. - For the
torsion spring 102 shown in FIG. 1, in a middle portion of thetorsion spring 102, excluding the vicinities of the connection portions with thesupport 104 andmovable plate 106, an influence of opposite-end restricted connection portions of the torsion spring may be ignored, and a stress distribution can be derived from the Saint-Venant torsion theory based on elasticity. - When respective stress components generated in the
torsion spring 102 are defined as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, according to the Saint-Venant torsion theory, among normal stresses σx, σy, σz and shear stresses τxy (=τyx), τxz (=τzx), τyz (=τzy), stress components σx, σy, σz, τxz are zero. - Furthermore, with respect to the shear stress τyz, FIG. 3 shows a result obtained by applying a torsion function derived from the Saint-Venant torsion theory to a rectangular sectional shape of the torsion spring and solving the function. This shear stress τyz is substantially zero in the vicinity of the upper surface of FIG. 2. On the other hand, also for the shear stress τyx, similar to τyz, when the torsion function is applied to the rectangular sectional shape and solved, a stress distribution shown in FIG. 4 is obtained. The stress distribution has a maximum value on a Z-axis of the rectangular section in the vicinity of the upper surface of FIG. 2, and is symmetrical with respect to the Z-axis.
- FIGS.5 to 10 show simulation results in which a finite element method is used with respect to the stress distribution generated by similar torsional deformation. FIGS. 5 to 7 show the stresses σx, σy, τyx generated in the vicinity of the upper surface of the
torsion spring 102 during the torsional deformation with contour lines. Moreover, FIGS. 8 to 10 show a stress component distribution along apath 1 passing through a middle portion of thetorsion spring 102 as for a longitudinal axis in the stresses σx, σy, τyx of FIGS. 5 to 7. - Comparison of these results with the results obtained by the Saint-Venant torsion theory proves that the respective stress components of the middle portion of the
torsion spring 102 follow the stress distribution estimated from the torsion theory. Additionally, since a stress component becomes negative on reversing the torsion angle, an absolute value of the stress has to be evaluated. Moreover, by reversing the torsion angle, the stress generated on the upper surface is similarly generated also on the lower surface of thetorsion spring 102. - On the other hand, the torsional deformation of the
torsion spring 102 is restricted by the connection portions of thetorsion spring 102 in the vicinity of the connection portions with thesupport 104 andmovable plate 106. Therefore, the deformation of thetorsion spring 102 is not uniform along the rocking axis, and indicates a distribution different from that of the middle portion of thetorsion spring 102. FIGS. 11 to 13 show the simulation results in which the finite element method is used with respect to the stress distribution generated by the torsional deformation. FIGS. 11 to 13 show the stress component distributions along apath 2 passing in the vicinity of the connection portion in the stresses σx, σy, τyx of FIGS. 5 to 7. - Among the respective stress components, the normal stress ay along the rocking axis indicates a maximum value in the vicinity of the upper surface close to the connection portion. Additionally, since the normal stress σy is opposite on opposite sides of the rocking axis, that is, a tensile stress and a compressive stress are generated, a linear element having neither tensile nor compressive stress exists near the rocking axis. As seen from FIG. 12, the stress is small in the vicinity of the linear element. The greater the distance from the linear element is, the larger the stress becomes.
- As described above, the stress τyx indicates the maximum value in the middle portion of the
torsion spring 102 and σy indicates the maximum value in the connection portion of thetorsion spring 102 in the respective stress components. However, when breakage of a conductor (metal) is considered, it is important to specify a region having a high Von Mises stress value, which is broadly used as a yield condition of a metal or another isotropic material. - FIGS.14 to 16 show the simulation results in which the finite element method is used with respect to the Von Mises stress distribution generated in the vicinity of the upper surface of the torsion spring by the torsional deformation. Similar to FIGS. 5 to 10, the stress distribution in the middle portion of the
torsion spring 102 has a maximum value on the Z-axis of the rectangular section of FIG. 2, and is symmetrical with respect to the Z-axis. Moreover, the stress distribution in the connection portion of thetorsion spring 102 has a maximum value in the vicinity of opposite edges of thetorsion spring 102, and is symmetrical with respect to the Z-axis. - That is, the Von Mises stress distribution has a highest value in the vicinity of the geometric center of the surface of the
torsion spring 102. Moreover, the Von Mises stress distribution has a relatively high value in the vicinity of geometric corners of the surface of thetorsion spring 102. Additionally, the high value of the Von Mises stress distribution in the vicinity of the geometric center of the surface of thetorsion spring 102 is mainly caused by a shear stress. On the other hand, the high value of the Von Mises stress distribution in the vicinity of the geometric corners of the surface of thetorsion spring 102 is mainly caused by tensile stress. - The aforementioned stress distribution is an analysis result of the model of the
torsion spring structure 100 shown in FIG. 1 in which thesupport 104 andmovable plate 106 are connected to opposite ends of thetorsion spring 102. Therefore, the distribution does not depend upon whether themovable plate 106 has a center impeller structure or a cantilever structure. - As described above, in the middle portion of the
torsion spring 102 along the rocking axis, the stress value is relatively high in the vicinity of the center as for a transverse axis that crosses at right angles to the rocking axis. In opposite ends of thetorsion spring 102 along the rocking axis, the stress value is relatively high in the vicinity of the opposite edges as for the transverse axis crossing at right angles to the rocking axis. This can be generally described. - [First Embodiment]
- A torsional rocking structural component of a first embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the first embodiment, the torsional rocking structural component is applied to an electromagnetic driving actuator.
- As shown in FIGS.17 to 19, an
actuator 200 is provided with a torsional rockingstructural component 210, and a pair ofpermanent magnets structural component 210 comprises amovable plate 212, a pair ofelastic members movable plate 212, and asupport 216 for retaining theelastic members elastic members movable plate 212, and function as torsion bars. Therefore, themovable plate 212 is supported so as to be allowed to rock with respect to thesupport 216 about a rocking axis, which passes inside theelastic members - Each of the
elastic members elastic members movable plate 212, the other end in the vicinity of the connection portion with thesupport 216, and a middle portion positioned between the ends. The middle portion has a rectangular parallelepiped shape. Such a shape of theelastic member - The
movable plate 212 has adrive coil 222 drawn around a peripheral edge of the plate. Thedrive coil 222 has electrodepads support 216 is provided with a pair ofelectrode pads drive coil 222 from the outside. The torsional rockingstructural component 210 comprises awiring 228 a passing through theelastic member 214 a, and thewiring 228 a electrically connects theelectrode pad 224 a of thedrive coil 222 to theelectrode pad 226 a on the support. - Moreover, the torsional rocking
structural component 210 comprises awiring 228 b passing through theelastic member 214 b. One end of thewiring 228 b is connected to theelectrode pad 226 b on the support, and the other end thereof is connected to anelectrode pad 230. Furthermore, the torsional rockingstructural component 210 has ajump wiring 232 extending across thedrive coil 222 via an insulating layer, and thejump wiring 232 electrically connects theinner electrode pad 224 b of thedrive coil 222 to theelectrode pad 230 of thewiring 228 b. - The
movable plate 212,elastic members support 216 are monolithically formed from a single-crystal silicon substrate. Therefore, the single-crystal silicon is used as a main material in themovable plate 212,elastic members support 216. The single-crystal silicon can be precisely processed, and is therefore preferable for miniaturization of the torsional rocking structural component. Moreover, the single-crystal silicon is high in rigidity and low in material internal damping, and therefore imparts superior properties to theelastic members support 216 used as a bonding portion for fixing the support to the outside. - The
drive coil 222,electrode pads electrode pad 230 are formed of the same metal film, such as an aluminum film. The film is electrically insulated from the single-crystal silicon substrate as the main material of themovable plate 212,elastic members support 216, for example, by a silicon oxide film. Similarly, the jump wiring is also formed, for example, of an aluminum film, and electrically insulated from thedrive coil 222, for example, by a silicon oxide film. - Moreover, the metal film including the
wirings wirings elastic members - The pair of
permanent magnets movable plate 212 and substantially parallel to the rocking axis. Magnetization directions of thepermanent magnets movable plate 212 in a stationary state. Thepermanent magnets drive coil 222 portions positioned on opposite ends of themovable plate 212 in a surface direction of themovable plate 212. - An operation of the
actuator 200 will next be described. In FIG. 17, when an alternating-current voltage is applied to twoelectrode pads support 216, an alternating current flows through the drive coil. 222. The current flowing in the portion of thedrive coil 222 in the vicinity of thepermanent magnets permanent magnets movable plate 212 is subjected to a couple in a plate thickness direction. Therefore, themovable plate 212 uses a center axis extending along a longitudinal axis of twoelastic members - A moment for generating the torsional vibration is determined by a product of the Lorentz force acting on the
drive coil 222 portions in the vicinity of thepermanent magnets elastic members drive coil 222 portions in the vicinity of thepermanent magnets permanent magnets drive coil 222, current value, distance between thepermanent magnets drive coil 222, and the like. Thedrive coil 222 is formed to turn around an outermost periphery of themovable plate 212, in order to increase the amount of force generated and the moment. - When an alternating-current voltage having a frequency equal to a resonance frequency univocally determined by shapes and materials of the
movable plate 212 andelastic members movable plate 212 vibrates with a maximum amplitude by the current flowing through thedrive coil 222. For example, when a reflection mirror for reflecting a beam received from the outside is disposed on themovable plate 212, theactuator 200 can be used as an optical scanner for scanning the reflected beam. - In the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 20, each of the
wirings elastic members wirings elastic members wirings elastic members wirings elastic members structural component 210 having high reliability and durability can be obtained. Additionally, in an ordinary case, the rigidity of thewirings elastic members - The torsional rocking structural component of the first embodiment is prepared utilizing a semiconductor process. A method of manufacturing the torsional rocking
structural component 210 of the first embodiment will be described hereinafter with reference to FIGS. 21 to 26. FIGS. 21 to 26 show sections taken along line XVIII′-XVIII of FIG. 17. - Step 1 (FIG. 21): A silicon on insulator (SOI)
substrate 300 is prepared as a start wafer. TheSOI substrate 300 is a structure obtained by attaching a single-crystal silicon substrate 306, also called an active layer substrate, to asilicon substrate 302, also called a support substrate, via an insulatinglayer 304. Thesupport substrate 302 has a thickness, for example, of 200 to 500 μm, the insulatinglayer 304 has a thickness, for example, of 1 μm, and theactive layer substrate 306 has a thickness, for example, of 100 μm. TheSOI substrate 300 is cleaned, athermal oxide film 310 is formed on a front surface of the substrate, and athermal oxide film 308 is formed on a back surface of the substrate. - Step 2 (FIG. 22): The
thermal oxide film 308 formed on the back surface of theSOI substrate 300 is used as a mask material for separating themovable plate 212 andsupport 216 from the back surface. Moreover, thethermal oxide film 310 formed on the front surface of theSOI substrate 300 is used as a mask material for forming themovable plate 212,elastic members support 216 from the front surface. Therefore, portions from which silicon is later to be removed are removed beforehand from thethermal oxide films - Step 3 (FIG. 23): An aluminum
thin film 312 is formed on the front-surfacethermal oxide film 310 by sputtering, and etched, so that thedrive coil 222,electrode pad 224 b, wiring 228 b,electrode pad 226 b, and the like are formed. - Step 4 (FIG. 24): Subsequently, for example, the
plasma oxide film 312 for forming an interlayer insulating film is formed. Only a portion with the front-surfacethermal oxide film 310 etched therefrom and with silicon exposed thereto, a portion for forming an interlayer contact, theelectrode pad 226 b, and other upper portions are removed by etching. Furthermore, a second aluminumthin film 314 is formed on theplasma oxide film 312 by sputtering, and etched, so that thejump wiring 232 for connecting theinner electrode pad 224 b of thedrive coil 222 to the outside of the coil is formed. Additionally, in order to protect thejump wiring 232 from rusting, the secondplasma oxide film 314 is formed only on the upper portion of thejump wiring 232. - Step 5: (FIG. 25): The
active layer substrate 306 of theSOI substrate 300 is etched from the front surface in the form of themovable plate 212,elastic members support 216 by dry etching. In this case, a reactive ion etching (RIE) is performed utilizing an inductively-coupled plasma (ICP), and thereby an etched side surface is processed substantially vertically to the substrate surface. The etching reaches the insulatinglayer 304 of theSOI substrate 300 and then stops. Subsequently, in order to form themovable plate 212 andsupport 216 on the back surface, an alkaline solution is used to perform an anisotropic etching on thesilicon substrate 302 from the back surface of theSOI substrate 300. - Step 6 (FIG. 26): After the etching of the
silicon substrate 302, the insulatinglayer 304 exposed on the back surface of theelastic members movable plate 212 and thesupport 216 is removed by dry etching, and the torsional rockingstructural component 210 is completed. When the torsional rockingstructural component 210 is used, for example, as an optical scanner, it is preferable to sputter gold or aluminum on the back surface of themovable plate 212 and form a reflection surface having a high reflectance if necessary. - As described above, since the torsional rocking
structural component 210 of the first embodiment is integrally formed utilizing the semiconductor manufacturing technique, a subsequent assembly operation is unnecessary, and a large amount of microfine and inexpensive torsional rocking structural component can be produced. Additionally, the dimensional precision is very high, and therefore variations in the properties of the material are very low. - The respective constitutions of the first embodiment are not limited to the aforementioned constitutions, and can be variously modified or changed.
- For example, the
drive coil 222 is formed by aluminum sputtering film formation and etching, but may be formed by plating. Particularly, when a large deflection angle is necessary, the number of windings of thedrive coil 222 needs to be increased. However, if only the number of windings is increased without increasing the sectional area of the coil, the coil resistance increases. This results in an increase of the power voltage or power consumption. A coil having a thickness greater than the thickness of the coil prepared by sputtering is formed by plating, the aspect ratio is thereby enhanced, and predetermined specifications can be satisfied. - Moreover, the driving method is not limited to a reciprocating driving method by the alternating current having the frequency equal to the resonance frequency. For example, the device may be statically positioned by driving it, for example, by a variable frequency or a direct current.
- Modifications of the first embodiment will be described hereinafter with reference to the drawings. In the following description, members equivalent to the aforementioned members are denoted with the same reference numerals, and a detailed description thereof is omitted.
- In the torsional rocking structural component of a first modification, as shown in FIG. 27, both the
wirings elastic member 214 a. In further detail, thewirings elastic member 214 a. In other words, thewirings elastic member 214 a in which the Von Mises stress is highest. Therefore, there is little fear that thewirings elastic member 214 a. - Moreover, the
wirings elastic member 214 a has torsion properties with satisfactory symmetry with respect to a torsion direction. - The opposite-side
elastic member 214 b may be provided withdummy wirings elastic members wirings wirings elastic member 214 b. - Moreover, in the torsional rocking structural component of the first modification, since both of two
wirings elastic member 214 a, twoelectrode pads - As shown in FIG. 28, the torsional rocking structural component of a second modification includes the
movable plate 212, oneelastic member 214 for rockably supporting themovable plate 212, and thesupport 216 for holding theelastic member 214. That is, themovable plate 212 is supported by a cantilever structure so as to be allowed to rock. - The
wirings elastic member 214. That is, thewirings elastic member 214 in which the Von Mises stress is highest. Therefore, there is little fear that thewirings elastic member 214. - In the torsional rocking structural component of a third modification, as shown in FIG. 29, the
wirings elastic members elastic members elastic members movable plate 212 andsupport 216, thewirings elastic members - As described above, the Von Mises stress distribution has a highest value in the vicinity of the geometric center of the surface of the
torsion spring 102, and has a relatively high value in the vicinity of the geometric corners of the surface of thetorsion spring 102. Therefore, in other words, thewirings elastic members elastic members wirings elastic member 214 a. - According to a fourth modification, there is a torsional rocking structural component applied to an electrostatic driving actuator. In the torsional rocking structural component of the fourth modification, as shown in FIGS. 30 and 31, the
movable plate 212 is provided with a pair ofmovable electrodes movable electrodes movable electrode 242 a is electrically connected to theelectrode pad 226 a positioned on thesupport 216 via thewiring 228 a passing through theelastic member 214 a. Similarly, themovable electrode 242 b is electrically connected to theelectrode pad 226 b positioned on thesupport 216 via thewiring 228 b passing through theelastic member 214 b. - The actuator is provided with a fixed
electrode 244 fixed to a fixing member (not shown). The fixedelectrode 244 is disposed opposite to themovable electrodes movable plate 212. The fixedelectrode 244 is connected to theelectrode pads power supply 246 andswitch 248. Theswitch 248 is changed over to selectively apply a potential difference between one of themovable electrodes electrode 244. As a result, an electrostatic attraction force is generated between one of themovable electrodes electrode 244 because of the potential difference applied therebetween. Thereby, themovable plate 212 follows the electrostatic attraction force and is inclined in a corresponding direction. When theswitch 248 is alternately operated, themovable plate 212 is vibrated about the rocking axis passing through theelastic members - As shown in FIG. 31, the
wirings elastic members wirings elastic members wirings elastic member 214 a. - The actuator including the torsional rocking structural component of the present modification may be driven by a method other than the method of operating the
switch 248. For example, twoelectrode pads - Moreover, the modifications shown in FIGS.27 to 29 may be applied to the torsional rocking structural component of the present modification applied to the electrostatic driving actuator.
- In any one of the aforementioned embodiments and modifications, the torsional rocking structural component with1 degree of freedom has been illustrated, but the present invention may be applied to the torsional rocking structural component with 2 degrees of freedom such as a gimbal structure.
- [Second Embodiment]
- The torsional rocking structural component of a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. The torsional rocking structural component of the second embodiment is constituted by adding a vibration detection coil to the torsional rocking structural component of the first embodiment. In the following description, members equivalent to the members described above in the first embodiment are denoted with the same reference numerals, and a detailed description thereof is omitted.
- As shown in FIG. 32, the torsional rocking structural component of the second embodiment comprises the
movable plate 212, the pair ofelastic members movable plate 212, the elastic members allowing themovable plate 212 to rock about a rocking axis extending inside of thereof, and thesupport 216 for holding theelastic members movable plate 212 is provided with thedrive coil 222 drawn around the peripheral edge of the plate, and avibration detection coil 252 drawn inside thedrive coil 222. - The torsional rocking
structural component 210 also comprises thewirings elastic member 214 a. One end of thewiring 228 a is connected to theelectrode pad 226 a on the support, and the other end thereof is connected to theelectrode pad 224 a of thedrive coil 222. One end of thewiring 228 b is connected to theelectrode pad 226 b on the support, and the other end thereof is connected to theelectrode pad 230. Theelectrode pad 230 is connected to theinner electrode pad 224 b of thedrive coil 222 via thejump wiring 232 extending across thedrive coil 222 via the insulating layer. - The torsional rocking
structural component 210 further compriseswirings elastic member 214 b. One end of thewiring electrode pad support 216, and the other end thereof is connected to anelectrode pad electrode pads pads vibration detection coil 252 viajump wirings drive coil 222 andvibration detection coil 252 via the insulating layer. - The
wirings elastic member 214 a. That is, thewirings elastic members 214 a in which the Von Mises stress is highest. Therefore, there is little fear that thewirings elastic member 214 a. Moreover, thewirings elastic member 214 a has torsion properties having satisfactory symmetry with respect to the torsion direction. - Similarly, the
wirings elastic member 214 b. That is, thewirings elastic members 214 b in which the Von Mises stress is highest. Therefore, there is little fear that thewirings elastic member 214 b. Moreover, thewirings elastic member 214 b has torsional properties having a satisfactory symmetry with respect to the torsion direction. - Furthermore, the
elastic members wirings wirings elastic members - The torsional rocking structural component of the second embodiment is manufactured by a manufacturing method similar to that of the torsional rocking structural component of the first embodiment. The second embodiment is the same as the first embodiment, except that the
vibration detection coil 252 is simultaneously formed during formation of thedrive coil 222, and a detailed description thereof is omitted. - Similarly as the torsional rocking structural component of the first embodiment, the torsional rocking structural component of the second embodiment is applied to the electromagnetic driving actuator. A driving method of the actuator is the same as that of the actuator including the torsional rocking structural component of the first embodiment, and a detailed description thereof is omitted.
- The actuator including the torsional rocking structural component of the second embodiment can monitor a vibration state of the
movable plate 212. With the vibration of themovable plate 212, thevibration detection coil 252 moves within the magnetic field formed by the permanent magnet. Therefore, electromagnetic induction generates an electromotive force in thevibration detection coil 252. A polarity of the electromotive force is determined by a movement direction of thevibration detection coil 252, and a size of the force is determined by a magnetic flux density, coil winding number, coil movement speed, coil length in the magnetic field, and the like. - As a result, a signal proportional to the vibration speed of the
movable plate 212 is outputted from thevibration detection coil 252. Therefore, the vibration state of themovable plate 212 can be monitored based on the signal. Moreover, the vibration of themovable plate 212 can also be controlled based on the signal. Concretely, based on the output signal of thevibration detection coil 252, changes of a resonance frequency and deflection angle caused by an environmental change, and the like can be controlled and automatically corrected. - Similarly as the first embodiment, when the reflection mirror for reflecting the beam incident from the outside is disposed on the
movable plate 212, the actuator can be used as the optical scanner for scanning the reflected beam. Moreover, the properties that enable the actuator to detect the deflection angle are utilized, and the actuator can also be used as a sensor for detecting an angular speed and acceleration. - As described above, in the torsional rocking structural component of the second embodiment, the
wirings elastic member 214 a and wirings 258 a, 258 b passing through theelastic member 214 b extend, avoiding the vicinity of the geometric center of the surface of theelastic members wirings elastic members - Moreover, since the torsional rocking structural component of the second embodiment is integrally formed utilizing the semiconductor manufacturing technique, the subsequent assembly operation is unnecessary, and a large amount of the microfine and inexpensive torsional rocking structural component can be produced. Additionally, the dimensional precision is very high, and the properties dispersion is therefore remarkably little.
- The respective constitutions of the second embodiment are not limited to the aforementioned constitutions, and can variously be modified or changed.
- For example, the
drive coil 222 is formed by aluminum sputtering film formation and etching processing similarly as in the first embodiment, but may be formed by plating. Particularly, when the aspect ratio of thedrive coil 222 is enhanced by plating, the coil resistance is prevented from increasing, and an increase of the power voltage and power consumption is suppressed. In addition to these advantages, an occupied width of thedrive coil 222 can advantageously be reduced. Therefore, thedrive coil 222 can be disposed further in the vicinity of the peripheral edge of themovable plate 212, and the sensitivity of thevibration detection coil 252 can be enhanced. Alternatively, thedrive coil 222 andvibration detection coil 252 may be formed in separate superposed layers via the insulating layer. Particularly, to enhance the sensitivity, thevibration detection coil 252 is superposed onto thedrive coil 222 and formed in the vicinity of the peripheral edge of themovable plate 212. - Moreover, the
drive coil 222 andvibration detection coil 252 are separately disposed, but one coil may serve both as thedrive coil 222 and thevibration detection coil 252. For example, this can be realized by a changeover switch disposed to change between a case in which the coil is connected to the power source to serve as the drive coil and a case in which the coil is connected to a detection circuit to serve as the vibration detection coil. In this manner, the driving and the vibration detection are alternated with time. In this case, the constitution of the torsional rocking structural component is the same as that of the torsional rocking structural component of the first embodiment. - Moreover, the driving method is not limited to the reciprocating driving method by using an alternating current having a frequency equal to the resonance frequency. For example, the device may be statically positioned by driving it, for example, by a variable frequency or a direct current.
- Modifications of the second embodiment will be described hereinafter with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the members equivalent to the aforementioned members are denoted with the same reference numerals, and a detailed description thereof is omitted.
- In the torsional rocking structural component of a first modification, as shown in FIG. 33, the
wirings elastic member 214 a. In further detail, thewirings elastic member 214 a, and thewirings elastic member 214 a. In other words, thewirings elastic member 214 a in which the Von Mises stress is highest. Therefore, there is little fear that thewirings elastic member 214 a. Additionally, theouter wiring 228 a is different from theinner wiring 228 b in the stress acting on the wiring. Similarly, theinner wiring 258 a is different from theouter wiring 258 b in the stress acting on the wiring. Therefore, attention must be paid in order to maintain reliability. - Moreover, the
wirings wirings elastic member 214 a has torsion properties having a satisfactory symmetry with respect to the torsion direction. - The opposite-side
elastic member 214 b may be provided withdummy wirings elastic members wirings wirings elastic member 214 b. - Moreover, for the torsional rocking structural component of the first modification, since all of the four
wirings elastic member 214 a, fourelectrode pads - As another modification of the torsional rocking structural component of the second embodiment, the
elastic member 214 b may be omitted, so that themovable plate 212 is supported only by theelastic member 214 a in a cantilever manner. - In the torsional rocking structural component of a second modification, as shown in FIG. 34, the
wirings elastic member 214 a in the vicinity of the middle portion of theelastic member 214 a along the rocking axis, and pass in the vicinity of the center of theelastic member 214 a as for the transverse axis in the vicinity of the connection portions with themovable plate 212 andsupport 216. Similarly, thewirings elastic member 214 b in the middle portion of theelastic member 214 b, and pass in the vicinity of the center of theelastic member 214 b as for the transverse axis in the vicinity of the connection portions with themovable plate 212 andsupport 216. - As described above, the Von Mises stress distribution has a highest value in the vicinity of the geometric center of the surface of the
torsion spring 102, and has a relatively high value in the vicinity of the geometric corners of the surface of thetorsion spring 102. Therefore, in other words, thewirings elastic members elastic members wirings elastic members - In any one of the aforementioned embodiments and modifications, the torsional rocking structural component with 1 degree of freedom has been illustrated, but the present invention may be applied to the torsional rocking structural component with 2 degrees of freedom such as the gimbal structure.
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- The torsional rocking structural component of a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. The torsional rocking structural component of the third embodiment is constituted by disposing a strain detection element for detecting the vibration of the
movable plate 212 on the torsional rocking structural component of the first embodiment, instead of the vibration detection coil of the second embodiment. In the following description, the members equivalent to the members described above in the first embodiment are denoted with the same reference numerals, and a detailed description thereof is omitted. - As shown in FIG. 35, the torsional rocking structural component of the third embodiment comprises the
movable plate 212, the pair ofelastic members movable plate 212, the elastic members allowing themovable plate 212 to rock about a rocking axis extending inside of thereof, and thesupport 216 for holding theelastic members movable plate 212 is provided with thedrive coil 222 drawn around the peripheral edge of the plate. - The torsional rocking
structural component 210 also comprises thewirings elastic member 214 a. One end of thewiring 228 a is connected to theelectrode pad 226 a on the support, and the other end thereof is connected to theelectrode pad 224 a of thedrive coil 222. One end of thewiring 228 b is connected to theelectrode pad 226 b on the support, and the other end thereof is connected to theelectrode pad 230. Theelectrode pad 230 is connected to theinner electrode pad 224 b of thedrive coil 222 via thejump wiring 232 extending across thedrive coil 222 via the insulating layer. - The torsional rocking
structural component 210 further comprises a pair ofstrain detection elements strain detection elements elastic member 214 b. More particularly, the elements are disposed in the vicinity of the connection portion with themovable plate 212 and in the vicinity of the opposite edges of theelastic member 214 b. That is, thestrain detection elements elastic member 214 b in which the Von Mises stress is relatively high because of the tensile stress. - The
strain detection elements pads support 216 viawirings elastic member 214 b. - The
wirings elastic member 214 a in the vicinity of the middle portion of theelastic member 214 a along the rocking axis, and pass in the vicinity of the center of theelastic member 214 a as for the transverse axis in the vicinity of the connection portions with themovable plate 212 andsupport 216. Similarly, thewirings elastic member 214 b in the vicinity of the middle portion of theelastic member 214 b, and pass in the vicinity of the center of theelastic member 214 b as for the transverse axis in the vicinity of the connection portions with themovable plate 212 andsupport 216. - As described above, the Von Mises stress distribution has a highest value in the vicinity of the geometric center of the surface of the
torsion spring 102, and has a relatively high value in the vicinity of the geometric corners of the surface of thetorsion spring 102. Therefore, in other words, thewirings elastic members elastic members wirings elastic members - Moreover, the
wirings elastic members elastic members - The torsional rocking structural component of the third embodiment is manufactured by the manufacturing method similar to that of the torsional rocking structural component of the first embodiment. The third embodiment is the same as the first embodiment, except that the
strain detection elements wirings electrode pads drive coil 222, and a detailed description of the third embodiment is omitted. - Similarly as the torsional rocking structural component of the first embodiment, the torsional rocking structural component of the third embodiment is applied to the electromagnetic driving actuator. The driving method of the actuator is the same as that of the actuator including the torsional rocking structural component of the first embodiment, and a detailed description thereof is omitted.
- The actuator including the torsional rocking structural component of the third embodiment can monitor the vibration state of the
movable plate 212 by thestrain detection elements movable plate 212, a strain is generated in theelastic members strain detection elements elastic member 214 b. The polarity of the output signal of thestrain detection elements movable plate 212, and a signal size is determined by the torsion angle of themovable plate 212. - In this manner, the output signals of the
strain detection elements movable plate 212. Therefore, the vibration state of themovable plate 212 can be monitored based on the signal. Moreover, the vibration of themovable plate 212 can also be controlled based on the signal. Concretely, the resonance frequency change and deflection angle change caused by the environmental change can be controlled and automatically corrected based on the output signals of thestrain detection elements - In the conventional apparatus using the strain detection element, an optimum position in which the strain detection element is disposed is not taught. In the third embodiment, the optimum position in which the strain detection element is disposed is taught. That is, the
strain detection elements elastic member 214 b in the vicinity of the connection portion with themovable plate 212. In other words, the element may be disposed in the vicinity of the geometric corners of the surface of theelastic member 214 b. This is a position in which the Von Mises stress is relatively high because of the tensile stress. In the torsional rocking structural component of the third embodiment, since thestrain detection elements movable plate 212 can be detected with a satisfactory sensitivity. - Similarly as the first embodiment, when the reflection mirror for reflecting the beam incident from the outside is disposed on the
movable plate 212, the actuator can be used as the optical scanner for scanning the reflected beam. Moreover, the properties that enable the actuator to detect the deflection angle are utilized, and the actuator can also be used as a sensor for detecting angular speed and acceleration. - Moreover, since the torsional rocking structural component of the third embodiment is integrally formed utilizing the semiconductor manufacturing technique, the subsequent assembly operation is unnecessary, and a large amount of the microfine and inexpensive torsional rocking structural component can be produced. Additionally, the dimensional precision is very high, and variations in the properties of the material are very low.
- The respective constitutions of the third embodiment are not limited to the aforementioned constitutions, and can be variously modified or changed.
- For example, the
drive coil 222 is formed by aluminum sputtering film formation and etching similarly as the first embodiment, but may be formed by plating. Particularly, when the aspect ratio of thedrive coil 222 is enhanced by plating, the coil resistance is prevented from increasing, and an increase of the power voltage and power consumption is suppressed. In addition to these advantages, the occupied width of thedrive coil 222 can be advantageously reduced. Therefore, thedrive coil 222 can be disposed further in the vicinity of the peripheral edge of themovable plate 212, and a larger driving force can be obtained. - Moreover, the driving method is not limited to the reciprocating driving method by the alternating current having a frequency equal to the resonance frequency. For example, the constitution may statically be positioned by driving the constitution, for example, by a variable frequency or a direct current.
- The
strain detection elements elastic member 214 a. That is, thestrain detection elements elastic member 214 a in the vicinity of the connection portion with themovable plate 212, that is, in the vicinity of the geometric corners of the surface of theelastic member 214 b in which the Von Mises stress is relatively high because of the tensile stress. Thewirings strain detection elements elastic member 214 a outside thewirings electrode pads support 216 in the vicinity of theelectrode pads - In this case, the
wirings wirings elastic member 214 a in which the Von Mises stress is highest. Therefore, there is little fear that thewirings elastic member 214 a. Additionally, theouter wirings inner wirings - Moreover, since the
wirings wirings elastic member 214 a has torsion properties with satisfactory symmetry with respect to the torsion direction. Furthermore, since fourelectrode pads - Furthermore, in order to enhance the symmetry of the torsion properties of the left and right
elastic members elastic member 214 b, four corresponding dummy wirings may preferably be disposed on thewirings - As a further modification, the
elastic member 214 b may be omitted, and themovable plate 212 may be supported only by theelastic member 214 a in a cantilever manner. - In any one of the aforementioned embodiments and modifications, the torsional rocking structural component with 1 degree of freedom has been illustrated, but the third embodiment may be applied to the torsional rocking structural component with 2 degrees of freedom such as the gimbal structure. Moreover, the present invention may be applied to the torsional rocking structural component for use in the electrostatic driving actuator.
- Some embodiments have been concretely described above with reference to the drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the aforementioned embodiments, and includes all embodiments within the scope of the present invention.
- Additional advantages and modifications will readily occur to those skilled in the art. Therefore, the invention in its broader aspects is not limited to the specific details and representative embodiments shown and described herein. Accordingly, various modifications may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the general inventive concept as defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
Claims (16)
1. A torsional rocking structural component comprising:
a movable plate;
an elastic member for rockably supporting the movable plate, the elastic member having a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and a rectangular surface;
a support for holding the elastic member; and
a wiring passing through the elastic member, disposed in the vicinity of a surface of the elastic member and passing through a portion in which a stress generated during torsional deformation of the elastic member is small.
2. The torsional rocking structural component according to claim 1 wherein the wiring extends, avoiding the vicinity of a geometric center of the surface of the elastic member.
3. The torsional rocking structural component according to claim 2 wherein the wiring extends, avoiding the vicinity of geometric corners of the surface of the elastic member.
4. A torsional rocking structural component comprising:
a movable plate;
an elastic member for rockably supporting the movable plate, the elastic member having a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and a rectangular surface;
a support for holding the elastic member; and
two wirings passing through the elastic member, disposed in the vicinity of a surface of the elastic member and passing through a portion in which a stress generated during torsional deformation of the elastic member is small.
5. The torsional rocking structural component according to claim 4 wherein the wirings extend, avoiding the vicinity of a geometric center of the surface of the elastic member.
6. The torsional rocking structural component according to claim 5 wherein the wirings extend, avoiding the vicinity of geometric corners of the surface of the elastic member.
7. A torsional rocking structural component comprising:
a movable plate;
an elastic member for rockably supporting the movable plate, the elastic member having a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and a rectangular surface;
a support for holding the elastic member; and
an even number of wirings passing through the elastic member, disposed in the vicinity of a surface of the elastic member and passing through portions in which a stress generated during torsional deformation of the elastic member is small.
8. The torsional rocking structural component according to claim 7 wherein the even number of wirings extend, avoiding the vicinity of a geometric center of the surface of the elastic member, and arranged symmetrically with respect to the rocking axis.
9. The torsional rocking structural component according to claim 8 wherein the even number of wirings extend, avoiding the vicinity of geometric corners of the surface of the elastic member.
10. A torsional rocking structural component comprising:
a movable plate;
a pair of elastic members for rockably supporting the movable plate, each of the elastic members having a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and a rectangular surface;
a support for holding the elastic members; and
wirings passing through the elastic members, disposed in the vicinity of a surface of the elastic members and passing through portions in which a stress generated during torsional deformation of the elastic member is small.
11. The torsional rocking structural component according to claim 10 wherein the wirings are located so that one of them is provided in each of the elastic members.
12. The torsional rocking structural component according to claim 10 wherein the wirings extend, avoiding the vicinity of a geometric center of the surface of the elastic member, and arranged symmetrically with respect to the rocking axis.
13. The torsional rocking structural component according to claim 12 wherein the wirings extend, avoiding the vicinity of geometric corners of the surface of the elastic member.
14. The torsional rocking structural component according to claim 10 wherein the wirings are located so that a even of them are provided in each of the elastic members with the even of wires arranged symmetrically with respect to the rocking axis.
15. The torsional rocking structural component according to claim 10 wherein the wirings are located on one of the elastic members, and the torsional rocking structural component further comprises a strain detection element disposed in the vicinity of a surface of the other elastic member and positioned at a portion in which a stress generated during torsional deformation of the elastic member is large.
16. The torsional rocking structural component according to claim 15 wherein the strain detection element is located at one of the geometric corners of the surface of the elastic member.
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