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Carrier system for micro-optical and/or other functional elements of microtechnology
US2016202425A1 · US · A1
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-2016202425-A1 |
| Application number | US-201614988783-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | A1 |
| Filing date | Jan 6, 2016 |
| Priority date | Jan 8, 2015 |
| Publication date | Jul 14, 2016 |
| Grant date | — |
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The present invention relates to a carrier system for micro-optical and/or other functional elements of microtechnology, including a base plate and one or more retaining elements for the functional elements that are secured on the base plate. The suggested carrier system is characterized by the fact that the retaining elements are constructed partly or entirely from multiple thin, stacked plates that have a plate thickness of less than 1 mm. In this way, retaining elements for example made from glass or glass ceramic may be created extremely precisely in practically any geometrical shape.
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1 . Carrier system for micro-optical and/or other functional elements of microtechnology, including a base plate and one or several retaining elements for the functional elements that are secured on the base plate, characterized in that the retaining elements are constructed partly or entirely from thin stacked plates which have a plate thickness of less than 1 mm. 2 . Carrier system according to claim 1 , characterized in that the thin plates of one or several of the retaining elements are made from glass or glass ceramic. 3 . Carrier system according to claim 1 , characterized in that the base plate is made from glass or glass ceramic. 4 . Carrier system according to claim 1 , characterized in that the base plate is also constructed from thin stacked plates, which have a plate thickness of less than 1 mm. 5 . Carrier system according to claim 4 , characterized in that the thin plates of the base plate are made from glass or glass ceramic. 6 . Carrier system according to claim 1 , characterized in that the thin plates of the base plate and/or the thin plates of one or several of the retaining elements are connected without adhesive via connection elements. 7 . Carrier system according to claim 1 , characterized in that the thin plates of the base plate and/or the thin plates of one or several of the retaining elements are connected via a bonding technique. 8 . Carrier system according to claim 1 , characterized in that one or several of the thin plates of the base plate and/or one or several of the thin plates of one or several of the retaining elements are structured such that they have one or several passthrough openings. 9 . Carrier system according to claim 1 , characterized in that at least two of the thin plates of the base plate and/or at least two of the thin plates of at least one of the retaining elements have different structural shapes. 10 . Carrier system according to claim 1 , characterized in that at least some of the thin plates of the base plate and/or at least some of the thin plates of at least one of the retaining elements has/have one or several passthrough apertures to accommodate one or several rotation axles or other elongated bodies. 11 . Carrier system according to claim 1 , characterized in that in one or several of the retaining elements the stacked thin plates are aligned vertically to the surface of the base plate. 12 . Carrier system according to claim 11 , characterized in that the thin plates of one or several of the retaining elements are made from glass or glass ceramic. 13 . Carrier system according to claim 12 , characterized in that the base plate is also constructed from thin stacked plates, which have a plate thickness of less than 1 mm. 14 . Carrier system according to claim 13 , characterized in that the thin plates of the base plate are made from glass or glass ceramic.
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- G02B6/3648Primary
Supporting carriers of a microbench type, i.e. with micromachined additional mechanical structures (microstructured devices per se B81B) · CPC title
Alignment of optical elements (G02B7/001, G02B7/002 take precedence; for mirrors G02B7/1822) · CPC title
Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements · CPC title
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- What does patent US2016202425A1 cover?
- The present invention relates to a carrier system for micro-optical and/or other functional elements of microtechnology, including a base plate and one or more retaining elements for the functional elements that are secured on the base plate. The suggested carrier system is characterized by the fact that the retaining elements are constructed partly or entirely from multiple thin, stacked plate…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Fraunhofer Ges Forschung, Univ Berlin Tech
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G02B6/3648. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Thu Jul 14 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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