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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2011
Teruhisa Akashi, Nagoya, JP;
Yutaka Nonomura, Nagoya, JP;
Motohiro Fujiyoshi, Seto, JP;
Hirofumi Funabashi, Nagoya, JP;
Yoshiyuki Hata, Aichi, JP;
Yoshiteru Omura, Seto, JP;
Teruhisa Akashi, Nagoya, JP;
Yutaka Nonomura, Nagoya, JP;
Motohiro Fujiyoshi, Seto, JP;
Hirofumi Funabashi, Nagoya, JP;
Yoshiyuki Hata, Aichi, JP;
Yoshiteru Omura, Seto, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Chuo Kenkyusho, Aichi, JP;
Abstract
A structure having a first movable portion displaced perpendicular to a substrate surface and a second movable portion displaced parallel to the substrate surface is realized by a laminated structure employing a nested structure for the first portion and the second portion. The laminated structure is provided with inner and outer movable portions. A y spring is connected to the outer portion, and the outer portion is supported in a y-axis direction by the y spring at a height apart from an outer substrate. A z spring is connected to the inner portion, and the inner portion is supported in a z-axis direction by the z spring at a height apart from the outer substrate. The outer portion and the z spring are at different heights from the substrate, and the z spring overpasses across the outer portion at a height apart from the outer movable portion.