Compliant link
US4790584A · kind A · utility
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21Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 30, 1987 |
| Grant date | Dec 13, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 30, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/53178
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Compliant linkage apparatus for providing, in a single stage, three degrees of freedom in a single plane, the apparatus comprising an upper plate, a lower plate under the upper plate, sliding means for allowing the upper and lower plates to slide relative to each other in X, Y, and theta, and orientation means for causing the plates to attract each other in a particular orientation to resiliently resist relative lateral and rotational displacements of the plates.
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