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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 1994
Filed:
Jun. 03, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Domenico Sola, Umberto, IT;
Elio Virno, Strada Genova, IT;
Assignee:
Dea spa, Turin, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H / ; F16C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
74 89 ; 248636 ; 384 12 ; 384 99 ; 403 37 ;
Abstract
A pneumatic coupling for connecting a driven machine member, such as a gantry type carriage of a measuring machine, to a drive member whereby the driven member is moved along a given axis; the coupling substantially comprising a bracket integral with the driven member and defining two facing walls perpendicular to the aforementioned axis; and a drive element integral with the drive member and located between the walls of the bracket via the interposition of respective air pads fitted to the walls via respective spherical supports.