Patent ID: 6681496
Filing Date: 2004-01-27
Classification: G01M,G02B

Abstract:
An apparatus for mechanical alignment and positioning of an object relative to at least one external axis, comprising:at least a first member and a second member operable to translate independently and bidirectionally adjacent and substantially parallel to one another along a first direction, said first member having a first surface sloping at a first angle relative to said first direction and said second member having a second surface sloping relative to said first direction at a second angle substantially opposite to said first angle, such that said first surface and said second surface effectively form a variable V-groove co-locating said object to be aligned, said first sloping surface and said second sloping surface being operable to couple said independent translation of said first member and said second member along said first direction into variably positioning said variable V-groove co-locating said object in any direction in a plane, said variable V-groove variably positionable with sub-micron scale positioning control.