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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2015
Festo Ag & Co. KG, Esslingen, DE;
Thomas Feyrer, Esslingen, DE;
FESTO AG & CO. KG, Esslingen, DE;
Abstract
A positioning system includes a slide support, on which is mounted a positioning slide, which can be driven to perform a positioning movement in a positioning plane with the aid of drive gears of the slide support, wherein the positioning plane is defined by a Cartesian x-y coordinate system. The drive gears are represented by at least one x-drive gear, which can cause a positioning movement in the x-axis direction, and at least one y-drive gear, which can cause a positioning movement in the y-axis direction. The drive gears are in engagement with a driven toothing structure of the positioning slide, which includes a plurality of driven teeth distributed in a punctiform arrangement in a regular two-dimensional tooth matrix. Although the drive gears are short, the positioning system facilitates a traverse of the positioning slide within a large positioning area.