Auto locking turret
AssigneeRaytheon Canada Limited
InventorJohn Maxwell Connolly
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Abstract
A turret is configured to adjust a position of an alignment stage coupled to the turret. The turret can include an adjustment knob configured to be actuatable in a plurality of adjustment directions to adjust the position of the alignment stage. The turret can further include a lock configured to prevent movement of the adjustment knob in the plurality of adjustment directions. The adjustment knob can be configured to be actuatable to transition the adjustment knob between a locked state in which the lock is engaged and an unlocked state in which the lock is released. With the adjustment knob in the unlocked state, the adjustment knob is actuatable in the plurality of adjustment directions.
Claims17
A turret configured to adjust a position of an alignment stage coupled to the turret, the turret comprising:
- an adjustment knob configured to be actuatable in a plurality of adjustment directions to adjust the position of the alignment stage;
- a lock configured to prevent movement of the adjustment knob in the plurality of adjustment directions;
- wherein the adjustment knob is further configured to be actuatable to transition the adjustment knob between a locked state in which the lock is engaged and an unlocked state in which the lock is released wherein, with the adjustment knob in the unlocked state, the adjustment knob is actuatable in the plurality of adjustment directions;
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- a biasing member configured to exert a biasing force on the adjustment knob to bias the adjustment knob to the locked state when the adjustment knob is released from the unlocked state.
A position adjustment system, comprising:
- an alignment bench;
- an adjustable alignment stage configured to adjust a position or aiming of one or more devices mounted to the alignment bench;
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- a turret configured to adjust the alignment stage, the turret comprising:
- an adjustment knob configured to be actuatable in a plurality of adjustment directions to adjust the position of the alignment stage;
- a lock configured to prevent movement of the adjustment knob in the plurality of adjustment directions;
- wherein the adjustment knob is further configured to be actuatable to transition the adjustment knob between a locked state in which the lock is engaged and an unlocked state in which the lock is released wherein, with the adjustment knob in the unlocked state, the adjustment knob is actuatable in the plurality of adjustment directions;
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- a biasing member configured to exert a biasing force on the adjustment knob to bias the adjustment knob to the locked state when the adjustment knob is released from the unlocked state.
A method of facilitating adjustment of an alignment stage relative to an alignment bench, the method comprising:
- configuring the alignment stage to comprise a turret configured to adjust a position of the alignment stage;
- configuring the turret to comprise an adjustment knob configured to be actuatable in a plurality of adjustment directions to adjust the position of the alignment stage;
- configuring the turret to comprise a lock configured to prevent movement of the adjustment knob in the plurality of adjustment directions;
- facilitating adjustment of the alignment bench by configuring the adjustment knob to be actuatable to transition the adjustment knob between a locked state in which the lock is engaged and an unlocked state in which the lock is released;
- facilitating adjustment of the alignment stage by configuring the adjustment knob to be actuatable in the plurality of adjustment directions when the adjustment knob is in the unlocked state;
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- configuring a biasing member to exert a biasing force on the adjustment knob to bias the adjustment knob to the locked state when the adjustment knob is released from the unlocked state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.