Corrugated MEMS heater structure
AssigneeSilverbrook Research Pty Ltd
InventorKia Silverbrook
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Abstract
A thermal actuator comprising a first conductive material encased in a second non-conductive expansive material wherein said first conductive material is constructed in the form of a corrugated heater element so as to increase the rate of thermal transfer to said second non-conductive expansive material.
Claims2
A thermal actuator in a micro-electro mechanical system, comprising a heater element formed from a first conductive material, said heater element being encased in a second non-conductive thermally expansive material, wherein said heater element is corrugated so as to increase the rate of thermal transfer to said second non-conductive thermally expansive material.
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