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US 2009/0212658 A1Published application
Micro--electromechanical actuator with spacer separated layers
AssigneeSilverbrook Research Pty Ltd
InventorsGregory John McAvoy, Kia Silverbrook
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Abstract
A micro-electromechanical actuator comprising a pair of elongate layers of identical material heated by an electrical current; a pair of spacers separating the elongate layers at two opposite ends, the spacers fast with the layers; and an air gap provided between the pair of elongate layers. Each spacer is composed of a thermally non-conductive material.
Claims5
A micro-electromechanical actuator comprising:
- a pair of elongate layers of identical material heated by an electrical current;
- a pair of spacers separating the elongate layers at two opposite ends, the spacers fast with the layers;
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- an air gap provided between the pair of elongate layers, wherein each spacer is composed of a thermally non-conductive material.
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