US3159040A
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Linear stepping and positioning mechanism
Assignee: Unisys Corp
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Filing: 1962-07-18
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Granted: 1964-12-01
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Expires: 1982-07-18
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Jr Walter S Thomas
- 👤 Donald L Kirkpatrick
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 16:17
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B5/00; G11B5/48; G11B5/54; G11B5/55; G11B5/5591; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/15; Y10T74/1503; Y10T74/1508; Y10T74/1518; Y10T74/1523; Y10T74/18; Y10T74/18056; Y10T74/18152; Y10T74/1856
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
118 words
A POSITIONING DEVICE FOR ACCURATELY MOVING ONE ASSEMBLY WITH RELATION TO ANOTHER ASSEMBLY, COMPRISING: (A) AN OSCILLATING DRIVE MEANS CAPABLE OF MOVING IN A FORWARD AND REARWARD DIRECTION ALTERNATELY; (B) MEANS COUPLED TO SAID OSCILLATING DRIVE MEANS FOR MOVING SAID OSCILLATING DRIVE MEANS IN A FORWARD AND REARWARD DIRECTION ALTERNATELY; (C) A MOVABLE ASSEMBLY COMPRISING THE OBJECT TO BE POSITIONED AND A SELECTIVELY OPERALBE GRIPPING MEANS; (D) ACTUATOR MEANS COUPLED TO SAID SELECTIVELY OPERABLE GRIPPING MEANS TO CAUSE SAID GRIPPING MEANS TO GRIP SAID OSCILLATING DRIVE MEANS; (E) AND SELECTION MEANS COUPLED TO SAID ACTUATOR MEANS TO SELECTIVELY OPERATE SAID ACTUATOR MEANS TO GRIP SAID OSCILLATING DRIVE MEANS TO CAUSE FORWARD OR REARWARD MOVEMENT OF SAID MOVABLE ASSEMBLY.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
118 words
A POSITIONING DEVICE FOR ACCURATELY MOVING ONE ASSEMBLY WITH RELATION TO ANOTHER ASSEMBLY, COMPRISING: (A) AN OSCILLATING DRIVE MEANS CAPABLE OF MOVING IN A FORWARD AND REARWARD DIRECTION ALTERNATELY; (B) MEANS COUPLED TO SAID OSCILLATING DRIVE MEANS FOR MOVING SAID OSCILLATING DRIVE MEANS IN A FORWARD AND REARWARD DIRECTION ALTERNATELY; (C) A MOVABLE ASSEMBLY COMPRISING THE OBJECT TO BE POSITIONED AND A SELECTIVELY OPERALBE GRIPPING MEANS; (D) ACTUATOR MEANS COUPLED TO SAID SELECTIVELY OPERABLE GRIPPING MEANS TO CAUSE SAID GRIPPING MEANS TO GRIP SAID OSCILLATING DRIVE MEANS; (E) AND SELECTION MEANS COUPLED TO SAID ACTUATOR MEANS TO SELECTIVELY OPERATE SAID ACTUATOR MEANS TO GRIP SAID OSCILLATING DRIVE MEANS TO CAUSE FORWARD OR REARWARD MOVEMENT OF SAID MOVABLE ASSEMBLY.
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