Patent ID: 7210239
Filing Date: 2007-05-01
Classification: G01B

Abstract:
1. A slider device comprising: a base; a running head slidably provided on said base along a direction guided by a prespecified guide mechanism; a rack provided in a fixed state on either said base or said running head along the guide direction by said guide mechanism; a pinion engaging with rack teeth of said rack and rotatingly driven by a prespecified power source; a swing arm rotatably supporting said pinion, having a swing shaft parallel to a rotary shaft of said pinion, and coupled to either one of said base and said running head via said swing shaft in a swingable manner with a state in which the line extending between said swing shaft and the rotary shaft of said pinion is substantially parallel to said rack as a reference state; and a biasing mechanism for biasing said pinion toward said rack via said swing arm.