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US 8,941,043 B2Granted
Device for driving a light receiving element to track a light source
AssigneeThe Technology Partnership PLC
InventorsAndy Tomlinson, John-Paul Szczepanik
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Abstract
A light tracking device comprising first and second support members and at least one light receiving element supported on each support member by one or more resilient flexible beams which deform upon relative translational displacement of the first and second support members. The first and second support members are arranged such that relative translational displacement of the members generates rotational displacement of the element. One or more resilient flexible beams may comprise spiral arms extending from the first to the second support members.
Claims19
A light tracking device comprising:
- first and second support members;
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- at least one light receiving element supported on each support member by one or more resilient flexible beams which are each folded or curve such that they are each much longer than the direct path between their two anchor points and which elastically deform upon relative translational displacement of the first and second support members,
- wherein the first and second support members and the resilient flexible beams are arranged such that relative translational displacement of the support members elastically deforms the resilient flexible beams and generates rotational displacement of the at least one light receiving element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.