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US 12,677,057 B2Granted
Flexible connector with reduced torsional stiffness
AssigneeCambridge Mechatronics Limited
InventorsNicolas Heijne, Andrew Benjamin Simpson Brown, Chris Wiseman, Peter Van Wyk, Joshua Carr, Stephen Matthew Bunting
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Abstract
An apparatus comprising: a support structure; a movable part comprising an electronic component, wherein a primary axis is defined with reference to the support structure and passes through the electronic component; an actuator assembly configured to move the movable part relative to the support structure; and a flexible connector for making electrical connections to the electronic component.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a support structure;
- a movable part comprising an electronic component, wherein a primary axis is defined with reference to the support structure and passes through the electronic component;
- an actuator assembly configured to move the movable part relative to the support structure;
- and
- a flexible connector for making electrical connections to the electronic component, wherein the flexible connector comprises:
- a first portion connected at one end to the movable part and passing between the movable part and the support structure, below the electronic component with respect to the primary axis;
- and
- a second portion extending from the first portion, and located outside the footprint of the movable part as viewed along the primary axis;
- wherein, in order to reduce the torsional stiffness of the flexible connector,
- the first portion comprises a plurality of legs, each of the plurality of legs having one or more bends, each about an axis at least substantially parallel to the primary axis;
- and
- wherein the second portion comprises one or more bends, each about an axis at least substantially perpendicular to the primary axis.
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