Patent ID: 6470782
Filing Date: 2002-10-29
Classification: C03B,Y10T

Abstract:
A scribe device comprising:(a) a body having a retaining portion; (b) a holder slidably supported by said body such that said holder can slightly slide in a direction of a slide axis (Lb) which extends in an upward and downward direction for sliding, toward and away from a surface of a workpiece, said holder having a retaining portion spaced a apart from said retaining portion of said body in the direction of said slide axis; (c) a vibratory actuator for rendering vibrations in the direction of said slide axis to said holder, said vibratory actuator being sandwiched between said retaining portion of said body and said retaining portion of said holder; (d) an abutment member held by said holder, said abutment member for transmitting the vibrations from said holder to said workpiece; (e) a biasing member mounted on said body and biasing said holder such that said retaining portion of said holder is pressed against said vibratory actuator; and (f) a slide mechanism having a guide and a slider, said slider being slidably supported by said guide such that said slider can slide in the direction of the slide axis (Lb), said body being disposed on said slider, thereby said abutment member being downwardly statically pressed against said surface of said workpiece by dead weights of said body, said holder, and said slider, wherein said slider and said body are connected together through a vibration attenuating elastic member.