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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 28, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Igor Golioto, Fairfield, NJ (US);
Assignee:
General Dynamics Advanced Technology Systems, Greensboro, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23B / ; B23B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
82-111 ; 82-12 ; 82117 ; 82158 ; 82903 ; 82904 ;
Abstract
Apparatus is disclosed for supporting a beam having a longitudinal axis. The apparatus includes a clamping assembly that surrounds and grips a portion of the beam. The clamping assembly is relatively compliant to deflections of the beam in at least one direction transverse to the axis, but relatively resistant to axial displacements of the beam and to torsional rotations of the beam about the axis. The apparatus further includes at least one actuator situated externally to the beam and arranged to urge the beam in the compliant direction or directions.