118results about "Instrumental components" patented technology

Line laser, comprising a self-levelling platform with laser beam sources arranged thereon, lenses for converting the laser beams, a power supply and control unit and a fastening unit for a tripod, characterized in that the laser beam sources, which serve to project reference axes, are combined in a radiation module which is provided with a housing and in which a power supply and control unit is additionally accommodated, wherein the self-levelling platform, the power supply and control unit and the fastening unit for a tripod are integrated in a fastening module with a housing, wherein the housing of the radiation module and the housing of the fastening module are designed to be connectable.

A kit of parts for use in demountably configuring a variety of structural assemblies. A kit may comprise a plurality of cylindrical structural components configured for engagement with various types of male connector components along the sides or at the ends of the cylindrical structural components, there provided for demountable engagement of a female-end socket component at the end of another cylindrical structural component. The kit may additionally comprise components for one or more of roller carriage assemblies and / or one or more of sliding carriage assemblies configured for rolling or sliding movement along rail assemblies comprising a plurality of cylindrical, square, rectangular, or octagonal track components. The rail assemblies may be supported by bases comprising the cylindrical structural components and other components such as weight components, as well as threaded foot components or threaded caster components on which the rail assemblies can be adjustably levelled.

To provide a table device which can be made compact.SOLUTION: The table device includes a base portion, a first / second linear motion mechanism, a first / second support portion, a table portion rotatably supported with respect to the second support portion, a third / fourth / fifth linear motion mechanism, a first / second / third drive unit, and a first slide-side arc-shaped surface, A second swing mechanism and a third slide-side arc-shaped surface that include a second slide-side arc-shaped surface attached to the fourth slider, a second guide-side arc-shaped surface along the second slide-side arc-shaped surface, and a second guide portion attached to the second moving portion, and guide a swing motion of the table portion, a second swing mechanism and a third slide-side arc-shaped surface that include a second slide-side arc-shaped surface attached to the fourth slider, a second guide-side arc-shaped surface along the second slide-side arc-shaped surface, and a second guide portion attached to the second moving portion, and guide a swing motion of the table portion, and a third rocking mechanism having a third sliding part attached to the fifth slider and a third guide side circular arc surface along the third sliding side circular arc surface, including a third guide part attached to the third moving part, and guiding the rocking motion of the table part.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

The invention relates to a microscope with a microscope stand, with microscope optics, wherein an axial spatial direction and two mutually independent lateral spatial directions are defined by an optical axis of the microscope optics, with a sample stage attached to the microscope stand, with an xy drive for moving the sample stage in the lateral spatial directions, with a holding frame for holding a sample, which is arranged on the sample stage, wherein the holding frame can deviate from a desired position relative to the sample stage in the lateral spatial directions at least via deflection paths of finite length without damaging touching parts, with a control unit at least for controlling the xy drive, and with a space model stored in the control unit, in which geometries and positions of the holding frame and of other components of the microscope are at least partially recorded as parameters,These parameters, together with the finite accuracy with which they are captured in the installation space model, provide a collision space for the travel positions of the xy drive, within which collisions between the support frame and the other components are possible. The microscope is characterized according to the invention in that the deflection paths over which the support frame can deviate from its target position in the lateral spatial directions are sufficiently large that, when the xy drive is moved within the collision space, collisions between the support frame and the other components of the microscope cannot occur, which could lead to damage to colliding parts.

The present invention describes a gate for loading and unloading a sample receiving element into and out of a mass spectrometer. In addition, a holder for a sample receiving element is described. Furthermore, a kit is described, comprising a holder for a sample-receiving element and a sample-receiving element that can be held by the holder. In addition, a mass spectrometer, in particular a MALDI-TOF mass spectrometer, is also described.

Conventional adjustment devices required the combination of multiple devices to achieve six degrees of freedom of adjustment. [Solution] The adjustment device includes a base 1, a Z-axis adjustment unit 2, an X-axis adjustment unit 3, a Y-axis adjustment unit 4, and a multi-dimensional adjustment unit 5 stacked from bottom to top, the incident end of the lens barrel assembly being rotatably connected to the multi-dimensional adjustment unit, the X-axis adjustment unit being movably connected to the Z-axis adjustment unit, the X-axis adjustment unit being configured to adjust the position of the lens barrel assembly in the X-axis direction, the Y-axis adjustment unit being configured to adjust the position in the Y-axis direction, the Z-axis adjustment unit being movably connected to the base, the Z-axis adjustment unit being configured to adjust the position of the lens barrel assembly in the Z-axis direction, and the multi-dimensional adjustment unit being configured to rotate the lens barrel assembly around the X-axis and / or the Y-axis, and / or adjust the position of the lens barrel assembly in the Z-axis direction.

The present invention discloses a long-range, two-degree-of-freedom, compliant precision positioning platform capable of achieving motion decoupling. The platform comprises a fixed platform; a moving platform connected to the fixed platform via a plurality of translation mechanisms; and a plurality of piezoelectric ceramic actuators, each corresponding to the plurality of translation mechanisms. The piezoelectric ceramic actuators apply external forces to the translation mechanisms, causing them to move. The distance the translation mechanisms move is greater than the distance the piezoelectric ceramic actuators extend or retract. The present invention utilizes a hinge replacement approach to design a novel compliant mechanism and a compliant precision positioning platform, achieving in-plane two-degree-of-freedom motion, decoupling motion, and long-range motion.

An alternative, more precise positioning manipulator is desired. [Solution] The parallel positioning manipulator includes a retainer, a base plate, and a plurality of translational joint actuators. Each actuator includes an actuator joint having 5 degrees of freedom (DOF) on either the base plate or the retainer. When one or more of the actuators extend or retract, the pivot points or 5DOF actuator joints of the remaining actuators are made to move in the direction of any axis other than the primary operating axis of the actuator.

The utility model relates to the technical field of rotating tables, and discloses a simple indexing universal rotating table which comprises a connecting frame and a connecting shell, an indexing rotating assembly is arranged in the connecting frame, a rotating column is rotationally connected to the side face of the connecting frame, a supporting assembly is installed on the side face of the rotating column, and the connecting shell is connected with the connecting frame. A bottom plate is arranged at the top of the supporting assembly, the top of the bottom plate is rotationally connected with a working table top, and a driving assembly is installed in the bottom plate; and the indexing rotating assembly comprises a connecting column, the connecting column is fixedly connected to the interior of the connecting frame, and a first bevel gear is rotationally connected to the interior of the connecting column. According to the utility model, when the sliding block I is separated from the sliding chute of the sliding column, the spherical support frame drives the working table top at the top to perform indexing angle rotation, and when the sliding block I enters the sliding chute of the sliding column, the direction of the working table top at the top is changed through the spherical support frame, so that the processing difficulty is reduced, and the working efficiency is improved.

The application relates to the technical field of precision adjusting mechanisms, and particularly provides a four-direction floating precision adjusting mechanism which comprises a base, the inside of the base is hollow, a connecting disc is arranged in the base, the connecting disc is connected with a mounting disc, the mounting disc is located above the base, a first adjusting disc and a second adjusting disc are arranged at the lower end of the connecting plate, an adjusting cylinder is coaxially arranged in the base, a damping disc is rotationally arranged at the bottom of the adjusting cylinder, a triangular groove is arranged at the center of the damping disc, a convex part on the first adjusting disc is slidably abutted in the triangular groove, when a new batch of parts is replaced and the first part is installed, the first adjusting disc and the second adjusting disc have positions different from the moving direction of the last batch of parts, so that the damping disc is rotated by a large amplitude, when the same batch of parts is subsequently assembled, the parts are not adjusted by a large amplitude, the overall wear degree of the parts is reduced, and the assembly efficiency is improved.

The invention relates to a microscope comprising a microscope stand, a microscope optics, at least parts of which are mounted on the microscope stand, a sample stage mounted on the microscope stand, a holding frame for holding a sample, which is arranged on the sample stage, and adjustment means for adjusting an orientation of the holding frame relative to the sample stage. According to the invention, the microscope is characterized in that a measuring device is provided for detecting the orientation of the holding frame relative to the sample stage.

The application relates to an electromagnetic direct-drive six-freedom-degree decoupling flexible nano-positioning platform, which comprises a bottom plate (1), a moving platform (2) located above the bottom plate (1), and a plurality of horizontal motion branches and a plurality of vertical motion branches located between the bottom plate (1) and the moving platform (2). Compared with the prior art, the application has eight motion branches in parallel, four horizontal distributed motion branches drive the moving platform to generate front-back, left-right movement and rotation on a horizontal plane, and four vertical motion branches drive the moving platform to generate vertical movement, pitching rotation and left-right swing. In addition, flexible spherical hinges are added at the ends of the motion branches as decoupling devices to reduce the coupling in the input-output and each freedom direction.

To provide a table device which can improve moment rigidity in a pitching direction and a yawing direction.SOLUTION: A first guide mechanism has a first slider connected to a reverse face of a table and a first rail for slidably supporting the first slider in a first direction, a second guide mechanism has a second slider connected to the reverse face of the table and a second rail for slidably supporting the second slider in the first direction, and a third guide mechanism has a third slider connected to the reverse face of the table and a third rail for slidably supporting the third slider in the first direction. The table has a V shape opening in the first direction when vied from a second direction, the first slider and the second slider are arranged at the same position in the first direction, and the third slider is arranged at a position deviated from the first slider and the second slider in the first direction.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

A tilt and continuous rotation stage including: a central shaft (101) defining a main axis (111) of rotation for the stage; a bearing hub (102) rotatable about the central shaft; a top plate (104); a pair of ball bearings (103), mounted to the bearing hub, defining a tilt axis (112) for the top plate (104); a preload element (113) configured to cause the top plate to press against the pair of ball bearings; a pair of ball transfer units (106) mounted on the bottom surface of the top plate (104); a rotatable wedge ring (105) mounted concentrically to the bearing hub (102), the wedge ring (105) having a top surface inclined at an angle relative to the top plate and providing a running surface for the pair of ball transfer units (106); a first actuator configured to rotate the bearing hub about the main axis; and a second actuator configured to rotate the wedge ring about the main axis (111).

An apparatus, system and method for providing a two stage system for manufacturing of glasses including an eye frame and two lenses. Included are a base stage including base slides; an upper sled stage including a platen for receiving the eye frame, at least one pivot pin and pin socket, and upper slides suitable to mate with the base slides to enable the upper slides to slide along the base slides to thereby impart lateral movement of the upper sled stage along the base stage; at least two stops along distal ends of the upper slides, wherein the lateral movement of the upper sled stage ceases upon reaching a first one of the at least two stops; and an air cylinder that imparts the lateral movement and which, upon continued application of air pressure at the air cylinder at the cessation of the lateral movement, effects a pitching of the upper stage sled about the pivot pin until a pitch stop one of the at least two stops is reached.

The invention relates to a holding device (1) for holding a flat element (2), wherein the flat element (2) can be detachably fastened to support points (32) of a support body (3) of the holding device via one of its two main surfaces (22, 24), which is a contact surface (26), and wherein at least one actuator (4) and at least one measuring element (52) of a measuring system (5) are arranged on the support body, and the at least one actuator is configured to exert a force on the contact surface of a flat element detachably fastened to the holding device, thereby locally deforming the flat element in the area of ​​a contact point (6) between the actuator and the contact surface, and the at least one measuring element is configured toThe change in distance (A) between the contact surface of the flat element in the immediate vicinity of the contact point and a reference surface of the measuring element caused by local deformation is to be determined without contact by direct measurement against the contact surface.

The invention relates to an adjustable fully compliant guide device with constant force, which enables the setting of a force operating point by changing the preload of compliant elements, an associated method for setting the device for a predetermined force, and for dimensioning the compliant elements of the guide device. The adjustable, fully compliant guide device with constant force has a wide range of applications. These include metrology, weighing technology, precision engineering, nanofabrication, biomedical engineering, sports and rehabilitation equipment, the automotive industry, and robotics.

The invention relates to a manipulable platform for mounting a camera on a vacuum housing, as well as a mask inspection device and a method for adjusting a mask inspection device. A manipulable platform according to the invention comprises a first assembly (110, 210, 310) which provides a first adjustment mechanism for tilting the platform, wherein the first assembly (110, 210, 310) has a first double wedge arrangement consisting of two wedge-shaped ring disks (111, 112, 211, 212, 311, 312) which are rotatably mounted on one another about a predetermined axis via a first ball bearing (115, 215, 315).

The invention relates to an adjustable, fully flexible guide device with constant force, which enables the adjustment of a force operating point by changing the preload of flexible elements, an associated method for adjusting the device for a given force and for dimensioning the flexible elements of the guide device. The adjustable, fully compliant, constant-force guide device has a wide range of applications, including metrology, weighing technology, precision engineering, nanofabrication, biomedical engineering, sports and rehabilitation equipment, the automotive industry, and robotics.

The application discloses an automatic centering device, comprising a driver, a transmission unit connected with the power output end of the driver, a first centering unit fixedly connected with the transmission unit, a second centering unit fixedly connected with the transmission unit, a third centering unit connected with the first centering unit, and a fourth centering unit connected with the second centering unit, wherein the first centering unit and the second centering unit are oppositely arranged, and the third centering unit and the fourth centering unit are oppositely arranged. According to the application, the centering operation of a workpiece in two different directions is realized by a single driver, the result is simple, easy to operate, and good in stability, the cost can be effectively reduced, and the device is convenient to integrate and flexible to adapt while the function is ensured.

Magazine location component (48) which forms a magazine location (46) in a sensor magazine (42) for receiving a sensor component (30) of a coordinate measuring machine (10), comprising: a receiving element (60) with a receptacle (66) for the sensor component (30); a carrier element (62) which serves as a carrier for the receiving element (60) and has a fastening interface (72) for fastening to a support structure (44) of the sensor magazine (42), and an adjusting device (63), wherein the receiving element (60) is mounted in the carrier element (62) such that the receiving element (60) can be deformed in a defined manner by means of the adjusting device (63) and / or can be rotated in a defined manner relative to the carrier element (62).

The present invention is a table tilting device (3). The table tilting device (3) is provided with: a table member; a fulcrum part (10) that supports the table member via a spherical bearing (12); a first drive device (20) that rotates the table member around a roll axis (r) about the fulcrum part (10); and a second drive device (30) that rotates the table member around a pitch axis (p) about the fulcrum part (10). The fulcrum part (10), the first drive device (20), and the second drive device (30) are disposed on the roll axis (r).

The present invention relates to an alignment chip (1) for a sample characterization device, comprising: an alignment head portion (2) made of a material having an atomic weight greater than 50 and having an essentially spherical shape; and a main body (3) connected to the alignment head portion (3) and configured to be placed in a sample support.

A tray table indicator includes a channel, a cover, and a magnetic ball. The channel has a first extension, a curve, and a second extension, and the cover encloses the channel. A magnetic ball is contained within the channel and is movable from the first extension around the curve to the second extension of the channel in response to rotation of the rotating tray table component by a minimum distance in a first direction. The curve of the channel is configured to prevent gravity from returning the magnetic ball to the first extension from the second extension in response to rotation of the rotating tray table component in a second direction after having rotated the minimum distance in the first direction.