Electrical generator or motor structure – Non-dynamoelectric – Charge accumulating
Patent
1988-12-14
1993-10-12
Skudy, R.
Electrical generator or motor structure
Non-dynamoelectric
Charge accumulating
310 40MM, 310 42, 310 90, 310268, H02N 100
Patent
active
052528812
ABSTRACT:
A method for making and the product resulting from the method for making a microminiature electrical motor having a rotor rotatable about a fixed hub member within a surrounding stator, the diameter of the stator being typically in the range of 60-140 microns. Both synchronous and stepper motor configurations are described, each with structural features that provide increased performance and minimal rotor friction. The processes disclosed for making the micro-motors include the steps of: providing a substrate material with a first layer of silicon dioxide covered by an overlayer of silicon nitride; providing a first layer of sacrificial material on said substrate; providing a first structural layer over said sacrificial material; providing patterning and then etching said first structural layer to form said rotor and stator components; providing a second layer of sacrificial material over said first structural layer and patterning it to form an anchor opening in said substrate at the center of the rotor; providing a second structural layer to form a hub member in said anchor opening and patterning said second structural layer to form a flange for said hub member; and etching said sacrificial layers to separate said rotor and stator components and said rotor from said hub member so that it rotates about it. The invention also includes an ancillary method for protecting metallized elements in the motor circuit during the required etching steps for removal of sacrificial layers.
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Fan Longsheng
Muller Richard S.
Tai Yu C.
Skudy R.
The Regents of the University of California
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