Patent ID: 7883077

Claim:
A low-profile X-Y table comprising: a platform; a frame, the frame having an X-truck trough and a Y-truck trough; an X-drive motor mounted to the platform, the X-drive motor interfaced to an X-drive gear; a Y-drive motor mounted to the platform, the Y-drive motor interfaced to a Y-drive gear; an X-drive linear gear, the X-drive linear gear slideably held within an X-direction slot of the platform, the X-drive linear gear in communication with the X-drive gear whereas rotation of the X-drive gear results in linear movement of the X-drive linear gear; a Y-drive linear gear, the Y-drive linear gear slideably held within a Y-direction slot of the platform, the Y-drive linear gear in communication with the Y-drive gear whereas rotation of the Y-drive gear results in linear movement of the Y-drive linear gear; an X-plane truck having at least one X-plane bearing, the X-plane truck attached to the X-drive linear gear and the at least one X-plane bearing slideably held in the X-truck trough; and a Y-plane truck having at least one Y-plane bearing, the Y-plane truck attached to the Y-drive linear gear and the at least one Y-plane bearing slideably held in the Y-truck trough; whereas the frame moves in an X-direction responsive to rotation of the X-drive motor and the frame moves in a Y-direction responsive to rotation of the Y-drive motor.