Patent ID: 7325298
Filing Date: 2008-02-05
Classification: H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A pressure apparatus comprising: a support shaft having an upper end and a lower end; a contact member fixed to the lower end of the support shaft; a first guide designed to guide an axial movement of the support shaft along a longitudinal axis of the support shaft, said first guide being a non-contact guide effecting a predetermined force to the support shaft from opposite directions; a force sensor coupled to the upper end of the support shaft; a movable member coupled to an upper surface of the force sensor, the movable member including a guide shaft; a second guide designed to guide movement of the movable member in parallel with the longitudinal axis of the support shaft, said second guide being a non-contact guide effecting a predetermined force to the guide shaft from opposite directions; a drive source connected to the movable member, said drive source exhibiting a driving force causing the movement of the movable member; and a support member contacting with the first guide and the second guide so as to support the first guide and the second guide, said support member staying in a still state during the movement of the movable member.