Patent · US Expired

Translation/rotation positioning device

US4559447A · kind A · utility

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5Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 16, 1983
Grant dateDec 17, 1985
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Expiry dateMay 16, 2003

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05B19/291
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

This is a device that enables one to control the translation and rotation of an element relative to a light beam. The device has a rotatable member having a plurality of position-identifying circumferentially spaced openings therein as well as an aperture for the transmission of a light beam. The rotatable member is associated with translation means and rotating means. In a preferred embodiment the rotatable member is remotely controlled with a computer.

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