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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:
Apr. 22, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Franz Auracher, Baierbrunn, DE;
Julius Wittmann, Oberhaching, DE;
Assignee:
Infineon Technologies Aktiengesellschaft, München, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q 3/00 ; B25B 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q 3/00 ; B25B 1/100 ;
Abstract
A device for holding a part comprises a retainer member provided for applying and holding the part and having a convexly spherical surface section which is received in a concavely spherical surface section of a receptacle member. To enable movement of the spherical surface sections relative to one another, the device includes an arrangement for forming a temporary friction-free air bearing between the two surface sections, which can be removed once the surfaces of the two parts have been brought into the desired alignment and engagement to fix the receptacle and retainer members in position.