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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 1998
Filed:
May. 30, 1996
Werner Fassler, Rochester, NY (US);
James E Pickering, Holcomb, NY (US);
John E Mooney, Rochester, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A mechanical flexure with two legs in a symmetrical structure that provides straight line motion when a force is applied to one leg end, along an axis through both leg ends. Such a force translates leg ends solely along said axis in a straight line, without deviation in an orthogonal axis. Components attached to flexure leg ends will thus travel in a straight line in a single axis over a useful range. The flexure could also provide rotational translation over small angular ranges when used with appropriate hardware configurations. The flexure is capable of integral manufacture with other components and simultaneously provides alignment and translation functions.