MIKROMECHANISCHER MANIPULATOR.

摘要

A micromechanic manipulator has a substrate (1), heating elements and a manipulator arm (2) that works based on the principle of the bimaterial effect. Known bimaterial manipulators carry out perpendicular movements to the surface of the substrate. It is however often desirable to have manipulators that carry out movements in the direction of the surface of the substrate. In the disclosed manipulator, the surface of the substrate opposes a mechanic resistance to a deviation of the manipulator arm, warping the same, reducing its effective length and causing a displacement in the direction of the surface of the substrate. This manipulator arm is useful to drive elements movable in the plane of the substrate, such as toothed disks or joints.