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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2007
Baskar Somasundaram, Bangalore, IN;
Bernard Bouvier, Buc, FR;
Shaji Alakkat, Bangalore, IN;
Mukund Parthasarathy, Bangalore, IN;
Baskar Somasundaram, Bangalore, IN;
Bernard Bouvier, Buc, FR;
Shaji Alakkat, Bangalore, IN;
Mukund Parthasarathy, Bangalore, IN;
General Electric Co., Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A table drive system for driving a support table is disclosed herein. The table drive system comprises at least one of a first drive assembly or a second drive assembly or a combination thereof. The first drive assembly is configured for moving the support table in a first direction for example, a longitudinal direction and the second drive assembly is configured for moving the support table in a second direction for example, a vertical direction. The table drive system further includes a safety block in combination with at least one of the first drive assembly or the second drive assembly, the safety block configured to arrest the motion of the first drive assembly or the second drive assembly upon experiencing a predetermined condition such as the failure of at least one of the first drive assembly or the second drive assembly.