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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2017
Applicant:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventors:
William Craig McDonald, Allen, TX (US);
James Norman Hall, Parker, TX (US);
Adam Joseph Fruehling, Garland, TX (US);
Assignee:
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/0841 (2013.01);
Abstract
One or more apparatus providing over-travel protection for actuators are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a mirror; a first plate coupled to the mirror; and a support post coupled the first plate, the support post structured to prevent the mirror from moving within a threshold distance to a second plate.