Methods and apparatus for assembling magnetized permanent magnetic blocks
AssigneeGE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC
InventorsRonald Floyd Lochner, Weijun Shen, Geer Ward, Bu-Xin Xu
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Abstract
A method for bonding a plurality of magnetized blocks together includes providing at least two magnetized blocks, and bonding at least two magnetized blocks together using a door translatable in two orthogonal directions.
Claims9
A method for bonding a plurality of magnetized blocks together, said method comprising:
- providing at least two magnetized blocks;
- and
- bonding at least two magnetized blocks together using a door translatable in two orthogonal directions by:
- opening the door by translating the door along a thrust axis to form an opening in a fixture comprising the door;
- placing a first magnetized block through the opening in the fixture;
- and
- closing the door by translating the door along the thrust axis;
- and
- applying pressure on the first magnetized block by translating the door in a first direction orthogonal to the thrust axis.
A method for bonding a plurality of magnetized blocks together, said method comprising:
- providing at least two magnetized blocks;
- maintaining a first magnetized block in a first plane with at least four positioning members, each positioning member comprising at least two fixed positioning members and two moveable positioning members positioned opposing the fixed positioning members;
- maintaining a second magnetized block in a second plane parallel to the first plane with at least four positioning members;
- applying a bonding agent to at least one of a surface on the first magnetized block and an opposing surface on the second magnetized block;
- and
- pushing the second block along a thrust axis orthogonal to the first and second planes until the bonding agent contacts both the surface on the first magnetized block and the opposing surface on the second magnetized block.
A method in accordance with 8 wherein said maintaining a first magnetized block comprises maintaining a first magnetized block in a first plane with at least five positioning members including at least two fixed positioning members and three moveable positioning members positioned opposing the fixed positioning members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.