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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2020
Applicant:
Thorlabs, Inc., Newton, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey S. Brooker, Manassas, VA (US);
Shane Patton, Bunker Hill, WV (US);
Munkhtsooj Saikhanchimeg, Ashburn, VA (US);
Assignee:
Thorlabs, Inc., Newton, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 63/00 (2006.01); G02B 21/26 (2006.01); H02N 2/04 (2006.01); F16D 121/28 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 63/002 (2013.01); G02B 21/26 (2013.01); H02N 2/04 (2013.01); F16D 2121/28 (2013.01);
Abstract
A braking device including: a piezoelectric element; and a braking portion. The braking portion is configured to be fixed to a member when the piezoelectric element is in a first state, and to be slidable along the member when the piezoelectric element is in a second state. The piezoelectric element changes from one state to another state when a voltage is applied.