Patent ID: 9696517
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: G02B

Claim:
1. An assembly for inserting and positioning an insertion target comprising: a pneumatic or electric actuator having an output shaft; an alignment assembly; said alignment assembly comprising: an alignment disk having at least three apertures therein; a bellows portion; an alignment guide having three v-shaped grooves; and, three alignment pins, each of said alignment pins removably secured to said alignment disk and axially aligned with said respective v-shaped grooves; a flexible coupling; an insertion element having a first end and a second end; said first end being mechanically coupled to said output shaft via said flexible coupling; said insertion element being secured to said alignment assembly at a location proximate to the first end of said insertion element; and, an insertion target assembly affixed to said second end of said insertion element, whereby during actuation the linear movement of said output shaft is arrested by registration of the three alignment pins in said v-shaped grooves thereby positioning said insertion target at a desired location.