Support assembly having three dimension position adjustment capabilities
US4667922A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 8, 1985 |
| Grant date | May 26, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 8, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B7/004
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An assembly for supporting an apparatus such as a microscope or laser to and against a planar surface is disclosed herein. This apparatus includes three specific arrangements for adjusting the positions of three segments of the apparatus so as to adjust the position of the overall apparatus with respect to the planar surface in the x-, y-and z-directions, where the x-direction and the y-direction are both parallel with the planar surface and perpendicular to one another and where the z-direction is perpendicular to the planar surface and the x-and y-directions. Each of two of the three arrangements includes its own means for providing x-, y- and z-adjustments (which includes rotation in the x, y plane) while it is only necessary for the third arrangement to provide adjustments in the z-direction.
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