Apparatus and method for adjusting thermally induced movement of electro-mechanical assemblies
US7688063B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 30, 2008 |
| Grant date | Mar 30, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R1/07307
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A thermal adjustment apparatus for adjusting one or more thermally induced movements of an electro-mechanical assembly includes: a compensating element expanding at a first rate different from a second rate at which the electro-mechanical assembly expands for generating a counteracting force in response to changes in temperature; and a coupling mechanism coupling the compensating element to the electro-mechanical assembly, and being adjustable to control an amount of the counteracting force applied to the electro-mechanical assembly as temperature changes.
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