US 12,258,263 B1
Method of manufacture and assembly of XY flexure mechanism assembly
Shorya Awtar, Ann Arbor, MI (US); Kwun Sing Roger Ho, Ann Arbor, MI (US); and Siddharth Rath, Ann Arbor, MI (US)
Assigned to The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US)
Filed by The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US)
Filed on Mar. 14, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/605,411.
Int. Cl. B81C 1/00 (2006.01); B81B 3/00 (2006.01)
CPC B81B 3/0051 (2013.01) [B81C 1/00134 (2013.01); B81B 2201/0292 (2013.01); B81B 2201/033 (2013.01); B81B 2203/06 (2013.01); B81C 2201/0128 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of manufacturing and assembling a sandwich flexure mechanism assembly, the method comprising:
providing a monolithic sandwich module comprising a plurality of sandwich double parallelogram flexure mechanisms, a plurality of intermediate bodies, and a plurality of out of plane rigid inter-stage connections between at least some twin stages of said monolithic sandwich module; and
providing an interconnect subassembly to at least a pair of intermediate bodies of said plurality of intermediate bodies, said interconnect subassembly providing at least one in-plane rigid inter-stage connection between said at least pair of intermediate bodies;
wherein said sandwich flexure mechanism assembly effects at least one in-plane degree of freedom of a motion body of the sandwich flexure mechanism assembly.