CPC G02B 26/0841 (2013.01) [B81B 3/0062 (2013.01); H02N 1/008 (2013.01); B81B 2201/033 (2013.01); B81B 2203/0136 (2013.01); B81B 2203/058 (2013.01)] | 22 Claims |
1. A vertical comb drive assembly, comprising:
a rotor assembly, comprising:
a rotor anchor attached to a base,
a comb rotor attached to a moveable element, and
a rotor hinge attached to the rotor anchor and attached to the moveable element to enable rotation of the moveable element about a single axis that bisects the moveable element; and
a stator assembly, comprising:
a plate anchor attached to the base,
a plate, wherein the plate forms a comb stator, and
a plate hinge to connect the plate to the plate anchor,
wherein the plate hinge is configured for translating the plate vertically from a first position to a second position,
wherein, in the first position, the comb rotor and the comb stator are both in a first plane, and in the second position, the comb rotor is in the first plane and the comb stator is in a second plane that is parallel to the first plane, and
wherein the comb rotor includes a first set of fingers that interact with a second set of fingers included in the comb stator in at least one of the first position or the second position.
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