Patent ID: 6174102
Filing Date: 2001-01-16
Classification: B23Q,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
A modular motion module, comprising:a base with a bottom surface; anda mobile stage with a top surface; and the mobile stage slidably affixed to said base in a linearly positionable relationship with respect to said base;a micropositioner coupled to at least one of said base and said mobile stage for a fine adjustment of a relative position between said base and said mobile stage; anda pair of male and female interlocking members and said female member defined along a first longitudinal axis on a one of the bottom surface of said base and the top surface of said mobile stage, and said male member removably coupled to an other of the top surface of said base and the bottom surface of said mobile stage and extending along a second longitudinal axis orthogonal to the first longitudinal axis; and the male and female interlocking members dimensioned for interlocking with complementary female and male interlocking members of other motion modules for interchangeable stackable interconnection therebetween and for a coarse adjustment of a relative position between motion modules.