Patent ID: 6367341
Filing Date: 2002-04-09
Classification: F02K

Abstract:
An apparatus for positioning a device, comprising:a pair of parallel rails having first ends and second ends; a base slidably mounted on said rails; a support mounted on said base; a device holder attached to said support, wherein said device holder permits rotation about an axis parallel to said rails; a measurement sensing unit mounted on said base; a lower inner bar affixed to the first end of each of said rails; a lower outer bar slidably attached to the second end of each of said rails; a pair of parallel rods, each having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of each of said parallel rods is affixed to said lower outer bar; an upper bar slidably attached to the second end of each of said parallel rods; a positioning rod affixed to said base, wherein said positioning rod controls movement of said base along said rails; a foot rod having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of said foot rod is affixed to said lower inner bar; a pressure foot slidably attached to the second end of said foot rod; and a measuring bar affixed to said lower inner bar, wherein said measuring bar is guided by said measurement sensing unit and wherein said measurement sensing unit detects a position of said base along each of said rails.