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Manufacture of a micromechanical element with two degrees of freedom

US5209818A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 3, 1991
Grant dateMay 11, 1993
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Expiry dateJul 3, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03F7/00
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method of fabricating a micromechanical structure of a rod enclosed by a casing and able to both slide and rotate in the casing is described. The rod is formed on a substrate by growing a cylinder into a wall. The wall is then removed leaving the cylinder. The cylinder is coated with a sacrificial layer and a structural layer. The structural layer is patterend to form the casing and the sacrificial layer is removed.

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