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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2005
Applicants:
Steffen Laabs, Jena, DE;
Matthias Nowak, Jena, DE;
Inventors:
Steffen Laabs, Jena, DE;
Matthias Nowak, Jena, DE;
Assignee:
Trimble Jena GmbH, Jena, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A positioning device comprises a frame (); a motor () having a drive shaft; a spindle () having a first end () and a second end () and being rotatable in relation to the frame (); a coupling () resiliently connecting said drive shaft to said first end () of said spindle () such that the spindle () rotates when the drive shaft of the motor () rotates; and a support assembly () elastically supporting at the frame () at least one of the second end () of the spindle () and the motor ().