Improved process for forming a three-dimensional undersurface on a printed cantilever. (28th March 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kanazawa, Shusuke; Kusaka, Yasuyuki; Yamamoto, Noritaka; Ushijima, Hirobumi
• Is Part Of: Japanese journal of applied physics. Volume 57:Number 5(2018)Supplement
• Publication Date: 2018-03-28
• Subjects: Physics -- Periodicals; 621.05
• DOI: 10.7567/JJAP.57.05GB01
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0021-4922

Abstract

Abstract: An improvement in the lift-on offset printing process is reported as a means of enabling the structural customization of hollow structures used as moving parts of sensors and actuators. The improved process can add structures to the underside of a hollow structure by modifying the preparation of the pre-structure. As a demonstration, the mechanical displacement of a cantilever in a gravitational acceleration sensor was enhanced by the addition of a proof mass. The improved process can be expected to further produce functionalized hollow structures by an efficient manufacturing process.