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US 11,305,404 B2Granted
Sprung carrier
AssigneeAsm Assembly Systems Singapore Pte. Ltd.
InventorsNeil Short, Sam Staniland
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Abstract
Tooling for engaging with a workpiece has a body and a spring section formed as a monolithic structure from a resilient material. At least three deformable arms connect a movable shuttle to the body, the arms being configured to enable constrained movement of the shuttle relative to the body.
Claims13
Tooling for engaging with a workpiece, the tooling comprising a body and a spring section formed as a monolithic structure from a resilient material, the spring section comprising:
- a shuttle;
- and
- at least three deformable arms each connected between the shuttle and the body;
- the tooling further comprising an engagement member carried by the shuttle, for engaging with a workpiece in use,
- wherein the arms are configured to enable constrained movement of the shuttle relative to the body, and
- wherein the deformable arms are elongate, with their major arm axes arranged in parallel, to constrain movement of the shuttle to a translation along a movement axis orthogonal to the arm axes and parallel to a plane containing the arm axes.
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A carrier arrangement for carrying at least one workpiece, comprising:
- a carrier;
- and tooling for engaging with a workpiece, the tooling comprising a body and a spring section formed as a monolithic structure from a resilient material, the spring section comprising:
- a shuttle;
- and
- at least three deformable arms each connected between the shuttle and the body;
- the tooling further comprising an engagement member carried by the shuttle, for engaging with a workpiece in use,
- wherein the arms are configured to enable constrained movement of the shuttle relative to the body, and
- wherein the deformable arms are elongate, with their major arm axes arranged in parallel, to constrain movement of the shuttle to a translation along a movement axis orthogonal to the arm axes and parallel to a plane containing the arm axes.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.