Module for mounting a MEMS device
AssigneeLexmark International, Inc.
InventorsChristopher Gregory Chee, Martin Christopher Klement
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Abstract
A module for mounting a micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) device includes a base having a first support and a second support. The second support has a support guide feature. The module also includes a bracket attached to the MEMS device. The bracket has a central axis, a first end, and a second end. The second end has a bracket guide feature. The first end is affixed to the first support of the base to form a cantilever arrangement. The support guide feature engages the bracket guide feature to form a sliding joint having a sliding axis substantially parallel to the central axis.
Claims17
A module for mounting a micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) device, comprising:
- a base having a first support and a second support, said second support having a support guide feature, wherein said base, said first support and said second support are separate from said MEMS device;
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- 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, said bracket being non-integral with said MEMS device, and said base and said bracket being configured to reduce induced stresses in said MEMS device.
A module for mounting a micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) device, comprising:
- a base having a first support and a second support, said second support having a support guide feature;
- 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, wherein said sliding joint is configured to restrain said second end of said bracket in a first direction substantially perpendicular to said central axis of said bracket while allowing freedom of movement of said second end of said bracket in a second direction perpendicular to said central axis, said second end of said bracket being spaced apart from said second support of said base in said second direction to thereby cantilever said bracket in said second direction;
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- a datum pad interposed between said first end of said bracket and said first support of said base, said datum pad positioning said bracket relative to said base in said second direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.