1. A method of making contact to nanostructures, comprising the steps of:
providing a melted solder bead;
inserting a metal tip into the solder bead;
pulling the metal tip out from the solder bead to form a submicron solder spike on the tip;
providing a nanostructure on a heated holder;
contacting the nanostructure with the solder spike to form a contact; and
allowing the heated holder to cool so that the contact can solidify.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the nanostructure is on a substrate and the contacting is between the nanostructure and the substrate.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the nanostructure is a graphene sheet.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the nanostructure is a linear nanostructure.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein the nanostructure is a non-linear nanostructure.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein the melted solder bead is on the heated holder.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein the metal tip is at room temperature before the inserting step.
8. The method of claim 1 wherein the solder comprises indium.
9. The method of claim 8 wherein the solder further comprises tin.
10. The method of claim 9 wherein the heated holder has a temperature between about 150\xb0 C. and 200\xb0 C.
11. The method of claim 10 wherein the heated holder has a temperature of about 170\xb0 C.
12. The method of claim 1 wherein the nanostructure comprises carbon and the heated holder has a temperature between about 110\xb0 C. and 300\xb0 C.
13. The method of claim 12 wherein the nanostructure comprises carbon and the heated holder has a temperature between about 118\xb0 C. and 280\xb0 C.
14. The method of claim 1 wherein the method is performed using an optical microscope.
15. The method of claim 1 wherein the method is performed in a scanning electron microscope.
16. A solder technique for wirebonding, comprising the steps of:
providing a melted solder bead;
inserting a metal tip into the solder bead;
pulling the metal tip out from the solder bead to form a submicron solder spike on the tip;
providing a device with a lead on a heated holder;
positioning a fine wire near the lead;
contacting the lead and the fine wire with the solder spike to form a contact; and
allowing the heated holder to cool so that the contact can solidify.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A vehicle seat assembly comprising:
a seat base;
a seat back pivotally connected to the seat base and being movable between an upright and a folded position, wherein one of the seat base and the seat back defines a cam surface;
a leaf spring member with a first end region connected to the other of the seat base and the seat back; and
a follower rotatably connected to the spring member, the spring member being compressed by the follower engaging the cam surface;
wherein the follower engages the cam surface when the seat back is in the folded position.
2. The vehicle seat assembly of claim 1 wherein the cam surface has a first portion and a second portion, the first portion having a concave arcuate profile.
3. The vehicle seat assembly of claim 1 wherein from the folded position, the seat back is pivotable relative to the seat base with a force imparted on the seat back, such that the follower travels along the first portion of the cam surface and then along the second portion of cam surface until the seat back is in the upright position relative to the seat base.
4. The vehicle seat assembly of claim 1 wherein the spring member is compressed during a transition when the follower moves between the first portion and the second portion of the cam surface.
5. The vehicle seat assembly of claim 1 further comprising a seat release mechanism connected to the seat back, wherein the seat release mechanism is actuatable to release the seat back to pivot relative to the seat base from the folded upright position toward the folded position, and wherein the seat back is pivotable from the folded position toward the upright position without requiring actuation of the seat release mechanism.
6. The vehicle seat assembly of claim 5 further comprising a sliding track mechanism connected to the seat base and the seat release mechanism, wherein the seat release mechanism is actuatable to translate the seat base relative to the sliding track mechanism.
7. The vehicle seat assembly of claim 6 wherein the follower is engagable with the cam surface, such that the seat base translates with respect to the sliding track mechanism before the seat back pivots towards the upright position with respect to the seat base.
8. The vehicle seat assembly of claim 1 wherein the follower is rotatably connected to a second end region of the spring member.
9. The vehicle seat assembly of claim 8 wherein the spring member is curved such that the second end and first end are adjacent to one another.
10. The vehicle seat assembly of claim 9 further comprising a damper in contact with the spring member.
11. The vehicle seat assembly of claim 10 wherein the damper is an elastomeric block.
12. The vehicle seat assembly of claim 10 wherein the damper is positioned on an internal side of the spring member to act as a buffer for the follower.
13. The vehicle seat assembly of claim 1 wherein the spring member has a bracket extending from an end region, the bracket for use in rotatably connecting the follower to the spring member.
14. The vehicle seat assembly of claim 13 further comprising a bearing assembly rotatably connecting the follower to the bracket of the spring member.
15. A vehicle seat assembly comprising:
a seat base having a track to translate thereon;
a seat back pivotally connected to the seat base and being movable between an upright position and a folded position, wherein one of the seat back and the seat base defines a cam surface;
a spring member connected to the other of the seat back and the seat base;
a follower rotatably connected to the spring member, the follower configured to engage the cam surface when the seat back is pivoted between the folded position and the upright position; and
a seat release mechanism connected to the seat back, the seat release mechanism being configured release the seat back from the upright position and cause the seat base to translate along the track;
wherein the seat back is disengaged from the upright position through actuation of the seat release mechanism; and
wherein the seat back is reengaged to the upright position by moving the seat back relative to the seat base without actuating the seat release mechanism; and
wherein the cam surface is shaped such that the seat base translates with respect to the track before the seat back pivots towards the upright position with respect to the seat base.
16. The vehicle seat assembly of claim 15 wherein the spring member is a leaf spring having proximal and distal end regions, the proximal end region being connected to the other of the seat back and the seat base, and the distal end region being connected to the follower, and wherein the spring member is curved such that the proximal end region and distal end region are adjacent to one another.
17. A vehicle seat assembly comprising:
a seat base;
a seat back pivotally connected to the seat base and being movable between an upright and a folded position, wherein one of the seat base and the seat back defines a cam surface;
a spring member connected to the other of the seat base and the seat back;
a follower rotatably connected to the spring member, the spring member being compressed by the follower engaging the cam surface, wherein the follower engages the cam surface when the seat back is in the folded position;
a seat release mechanism connected to the seat back, wherein the seat release mechanism is actuatable to release the seat back to pivot relative to the seat base from the folded upright position toward the folded position, and wherein the seat back is pivotable from the folded position toward the upright position without requiring actuation of the seat release mechanism; and
a sliding track mechanism connected to the seat base and the seat release mechanism, wherein the seat release mechanism is actuatable to translate the seat base relative to the sliding track mechanism.
18. The vehicle seat assembly of claim 17 wherein the follower is engagable with the cam surface, such that the seat base translates with respect to the sliding track mechanism before the seat back pivots towards the upright position with respect to the seat base.