Precision micropositioner
US5303035A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 4, 1992 |
| Grant date | Apr 12, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 4, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB82Y15/00
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A micropositioner has a platform supported on balls positioned by inclined planes machined on plungers. The plungers are adjustable in horizontal bores in a frame which has a vertical portion with adjusting screws for horizontal positioning of the platform and rotation about a vertical axis. The micropositioner provides four degrees of freedom with four adjustable screws in one embodiment, five degrees of freedom in an alternative embodiment, and six degrees of freedom in yet another embodiment.
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