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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2011
Bruce Richardson, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Bruce Richardson, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Accel Biotech, Inc., Los Gatos, CA (US);
Abstract
A three-axis robotic system. On the first and second axes, respective linear bearings have movable carriages, and backbone-free linear bases acting as exclusive support or linear bearing supports. A first motor is mounted to the first linear bearing support and coupled to the first carriage. The second linear bearing support is attached at one end to the first carriage and may be orthogonal to the first linear bearing support. A second motor is mounted to the second linear bearing support and coupled to the second carriage. A third axis member is attached to the second carriage. The third axis member may be orthogonal to the first and second linear bearing supports. A third carriage is slidable on the third axis member. A third motor is mounted to the third axis member and coupled to the third carriage. Each respective motor and carriage may be coupled by a belt or leadscrew.