Module for mounting a MEMS device

A method of mounting a micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) device to a base, comprising:

• attaching said MEMS device to a bracket having a first end and a second end corresponding to a first support and a second support of said base, respectively;
• positioning said second end of said bracket in a Y-axis direction relative to said second support of said base;
• simultaneously positioning said first end of said bracket in both said Y-axis direction and an X-axis direction orthogonal to said Y-axis direction relative to said first support of said base;
• positioning said first end of said bracket in a Z-axis direction orthogonal to both said X-axis direction and said Y-axis direction relative to said base, wherein said second end of said bracket is spaced apart from said second support in said Z-axis direction thereby cantilevering said bracket;
• and
• securing said first end of said bracket to said first support of said base.

An imaging apparatus, comprising:

• a controller executing instructions to form a latent image;
• a print engine including a laser source, an micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) device, and a module for mounting said MEMS device, said print engine communicatively coupled to said controller and configured to form said latent image using said laser source and said MEMS device in response to said instructions, and said module including:
• a base having a first support and a second support, said second support having a support guide feature;
• and
• a bracket attached to said MEMS device, said bracket having a central axis, a first end, and a second end, said second end having a bracket guide feature, said first end being affixed to said first support of said base to form a cantilever arrangement, said support guide feature engaging said bracket guide feature to form a sliding joint having a sliding axis substantially parallel to said central axis.