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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 1994
Filed:
Jul. 10, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Katsuya Anada, Gifu, JP;
Yukio Yoshioka, Kawaguchi, JP;
Assignee:
Nippon Thompson Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47B / ; A47B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
108143 ; 33 / ; 108 20 ; 108 21 ; 248913 ;
Abstract
An X-Y table assembly including a first, second and third tables all fabricated from a sheet metal by bending is provided. Each of the first, second and third tables includes a bent section formed with a guide groove, and two associated guide grooves of any adjacent two of the tables are located opposite to each other to define a guide groove in which a plurality of rolling members are provided. Thus, a linear relative motion can be provided between the first and second tables in X direction, and another linear relative motion can be provided between the second and third tables in Y direction.