Linear motor suspension system

A mounting system for linear motors and the like comprising:

• a plurality of linear motors:
• a common mounting plate;
• a plurality of compliance attachment members each for attaching one of said linear motors to said mounting plate;
• each of said attachment members comprising means for providing compliance only in a direction perpendicular to a plane of said mounting plate;
• each compliant attachment member being comprised of a solid block of material having a plurality of integral mounting legs, each of said mounting legs comprising said compliance means and forming a beam spring.

A linear motor system mounting means comprising:

• a plurality of two-dimensional linear motors;
• a common mounting plate;
• compliance mounting means each joined to said common mounting plate and resiliently mounting an associated linear motor to said common mounting plate;
• said compliance means providing compliance only in a predetermined direction perpendicular to a plane of said mounting plate while preventing compliance in mutually perpendicular directions to said predetermined direction.

A linear motor system mounting means comprising:

• a plurality of linear motors;
• a common mounting plate;
• compliance mounting means each resiliently mounting one of said linear motors to said common mounting plate;
• said compliance means providing compliance only in a predetermined direction perpendicular to a plane of said mounting plate while preventing compliance in mutually perpendicular directions to said predetermined direction:
• said compliance mounting means being a mounting member comprised of a block, said compliance means comprising a plurality of compliance members integral with said block;
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• said compliance members being defined by undercut grooves provided in said block to form compliant beam springs cantilevered from a main body of said block.