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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2015
Applicant:
National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Jun Nishikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
National Institute of Natural Sciences, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 19/00 (2006.01); F16M 11/18 (2006.01); F16M 11/22 (2006.01); F16M 11/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16M 11/18 (2013.01); F16M 11/041 (2013.01); F16M 11/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
A kinematic support structure of a 'groove-groove-groove' type that reduces friction between a first base and a second base is provided. In the kinematic support structure, a first base comprises three grooves and a second base comprises three other grooves. Balls are all movable with respect to the first base and the second base. Two grooves corresponding in the two bases face each other across respective one of the balls.