Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Integrated electro-mechanical actuator
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Application No.: US13732832Application Date: 2013-01-02
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Publication No.: US10079128B2Publication Date: 2018-09-18
- Inventor: Michel Despont
- Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.C.
- Agent Jennifer Davis, Esq.
- Priority: EP10158391 20100330
- Main IPC: H01H49/00
- IPC: H01H49/00 ; H01H59/00

Abstract:
The present invention provides an integrated electro-mechanical actuator and a manufacturing method for manufacturing such an integrated electro-mechanical actuator. The integrated electro-mechanical actuator comprises an electrostatic actuator gap between actuator electrodes and an electrical contact gap between contact electrodes. An inclination with an inclination angle is provided between the actuator electrodes and the contact electrodes. The thickness of this electrical contact gap is equal to the thickness of a sacrificial layer which is etched away in a manufacturing process.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130140157A1 INTEGRATED ELECTRO-MECHANICAL ACTUATOR Public/Granted day:2013-06-06
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