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Apparatus, method and system for providing enhanced mechanical protection for thin beams

US7177068B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

Andreas Niendorf · Berlin, DE
Wilhelm Frey · Palo Alto, US
Zhiyu Pan · San Jose, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 20, 2002
Grant date	Feb 13, 2007
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 26, 2023

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB81B2203/058
WIPO fieldMicro-structural and nano-technology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An arrangement for a micro-mechanical beam includes a support structure to provide an increase in bending stiffness of the micro-mechanical beam without significantly influencing torsional stiffness, where the support structure is configured to directly attach to the micro-mechanical beam.

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