Carrier plate and object movement device
AssigneeHi-Lex Corporation
InventorsKazuaki Suzuki, Katsuhiko Fuki
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Abstract
A carrier plate to which a moving object is attached and that includes a holding portion holding an end portion of a driving-force transmission member transmitting a driving force for moving the moving object is configured to include: a first surface facing a guide rail on which the carrier plate slides; a second surface placed on an opposite side of the first surface; and a side surface placed between the first surface and the second surface, the side surface including an opening portion into which the driving-force transmission member is inserted. Such a configuration can enhance the efficiency of the assembly work while suppressing an increase in size.
Claims4
A carrier plate comprising:
- a main body to which a moving object is attached and which is provided with a space region inside;
- and
- a holder configured to hold, in the space region of the main body, an end portion of a driving-force transmission member transmitting a driving force for moving the moving object;
- wherein the main body comprises:
- a first surface facing a guide rail on which the carrier plate slides;
- a second surface placed on an opposite side of the first surface;
- and
- a side surface extending between the first surface and the second surface to face toward an outside to which the driving-force transmission member of which the end portion is held in the space region, the side surface including an opening portion provided spatially in communication with the space region, and
- wherein the opening portion:
- is a hole encircled by the side surface, and
- has a shape in which a pullout opening and an insertion opening are continuous to each other, the pullout opening having a first width where the driving-force transmission member can pass but the end portion does not, the insertion opening having a second width which is wider than the first width and where the end portion can pass.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.