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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2010
Richard E. Devor, Champaign, IL (US);
Kurt Adair, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Shiv G. Kapoor, Champaign, IL (US);
Richard E. DeVor, Champaign, IL (US);
Kurt Adair, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Shiv G. Kapoor, Champaign, IL (US);
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, Urbana, IL (US);
Abstract
A micro-scale apparatus for supporting a tool for hard turning comprises a base, a pivot coupled to the base, an actuator coupled to the base, and at least one member coupled to the actuator at one end and rotatably coupled to the pivot at another end. A tool mount is disposed on the at least one member. The at least one member defines a first lever arm between the pivot and the tool mount, and a second lever arm between the pivot and the actuator. The first lever arm has a length that is less than a length of the second lever arm. The actuator moves the tool mount along an arc.