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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 02, 1996
Alan W Menard, Bolton, CT (US);
Uri Bin-Nun, Keene, NH (US);
Gerber Systems Corporation, South Windsor, CT (US);
Abstract
A magnetically preloaded air bearing motion system for an imaging system motion system includes a carriage for moving a scanning means along a rigid spar for reflecting an optical feed beam onto media. The carriage includes a pair of orthogonal walls for engaging the orthogonal walls of the spar and an air bearing system disposed therein. The air bearing includes a plurality of permanent magnets secured in a prearranged pattern to the orthogonal walls of the carriage for providing an attractive force to couple the carriage to the spar. The carriage further includes a series of passageways terminating at a plurality of output orifices arranged in a predetermined pattern on the orthogonal walls of the carriage. Compressed air is system is electrically connected to the linear motor for controlling the movement of the carriage along the spar.