Claims
- 1. An apparatus for providing a controlled deflection of a deflectable member by deforming said deflectable member. said apparatus comprising:
a plurality of support blocks each coupled to said deflectable member; and a number of assemblies each arranged between two of the support blocks and having at least one actuator and at least one flexure element, in which said at least one actuator includes a movable portion and in which said at least one flexure element is configured to minimally resist bending of said deflectable member and to distribute a load over a portion of said at least one actuator in a relatively uniform manner.
- 2. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein at least one of said assemblies includes two flexure elements and an actuator therebetween.
- 3. An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a number of adjustable gap stops.
- 4. An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising servo control means for controlling the movable portion of said at least one actuator.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 08/565,906, filed Dec. 1, 1995, which is a divisional application of Ser. No. 08/301,698, filed Sep. 7, 1994, which is now U.S. Pat. No. 5,604,413.
Divisions (2)
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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