Adjusting apparatus
AssigneeAmpex Corporation
InventorDennis M. Ryan
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Abstract
To adjust the relative positions of two elements mounted for guided sliding relative motion in a first direction and in a contact plane thereof, a cylindrical adjusting tool is fitted into a reference bore in one element and rotationally and non-slippably engaging an edge of the other element. A manually operable button on the tool may be depressed to remove a cam permitting adjustment rotation of the tool, or released to secure the tool in the bore while clamping means are operated integral with the two elements, and the tool can then be removed. Substantially one-handed adjustment is thus possible leaving an operator's other hand free to operate other apparatus.
Claims10
Apparatus for the relative positional adjustment of a pair of elements having freedom of relative motion in a first direction, characterized in that:
- a first of said elements is relieved to define a reference bore adjacent an edge of the other and second element, said bore having an axis lying in a plane normal to said first direction;
- an adjusting element is provided fitting for snug rotation in said bore;
- said adjusting element having a portion engaging said second element in substantially non-slip engagement for causing said relative motion of said first and second elements upon rotation of said adjusting element in said bore;
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- means are provided for securing said adjusting element against rotation in said bore when a desired adjustment has been completed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.