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Laser wrist

US4695701A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 17, 1986
Grant dateSep 22, 1987
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Expiry dateMar 17, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B7/24
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Plural rotatable elements are contained in a wrist assembly wherein at least two of the axes intersect at a junction point, and a continuous laser beam pathway is established through the wrist elements, the beam pathway extending colinearly with the first and second wrist axes, and a mirror is provided with a reflecting surface intercepting the junction point of the wrist axes to assist in directing the internally ducted laser beam.

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