Linear motor actuator rail removal device
AssigneesToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsTimothy M. Gardiner, Kyle S. Mackie, Jonathan P. Byles
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Abstract
The device described herein facilitates the removal of a guide rail of a linear motor actuator. In one embodiment, the rail removal device includes a first plate having a first mating surface that aligns with a first lateral side of a guide rail of a linear motor actuator. The rail removal device also includes a second plate having a second mating surface that aligns with a second lateral side of the guide rail. The rail removal device includes a joining structure connecting the first plate and the second plate. When closed, the joining structure juxtaposes the mating surfaces to define a channel that clamps against the guide rail. The rail removal device also includes a handle affixed to a plate.
Claims10
A rail removal device, comprising:
- a first plate having a first mating surface that aligns with a first lateral side of a guide rail of a linear motor actuator;
- a second plate having a second mating surface that aligns with a second lateral side of the guide rail;
- a joining structure connecting the first plate and the second plate that, when closed, juxtaposes the mating surfaces to define a channel that clamps against the guide rail;
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- a handle affixed to a plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.