Sensor module docking arrangement with multiple degrees of freedom constraint
US7417662B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 12, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 26, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G21/1647
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A docking system may repeatedly dock a movable sensor module relative to another module with high precision. The docking system may move with minimal constraints and several degrees of freedom. The docking system may be particularly useful for precisely locating a movable sensor module relative to another module, such as a full width array sensor relative to a photoreceptor module within an image forming apparatus. A high degree of freedom may be achieved through use of a series of at least three spherical bearing connections that enable freedom of movement about X, Y and Z axes.
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