Integrated component mounting system
AssigneeVarian Medical Systems Technologies, Inc.
InventorRobert Steven Miller
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Abstract
An integrated component mounting system that includes a component mounted to a shaft and secured in place by a nut. The component and the nut each define respective annular shaped surfaces. The shaped surfaces are each inclined at a similar angle and are arranged for sliding contact with respect to each other. As the nut is tightened on the shaft, the shaped surface of the nut exerts both radial and axial forces on the shaped surface of the component, thereby automatically centering the component radially on the shaft as well as securing the component at a desired location along the shaft.
Claims33
An integrated component mounting system, comprising:
- (a) a shaft defining a longitudinal axis;
- (b) a component disposed on said shaft;
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- (c) means for exerting and transmitting a radial force, wherein said means for exerting and transmitting a radial force controls radial movement of said component with respect to said longitudinal axis defined by said shaft.
An integrated component mounting system, comprising:
- (a) a shaft including a support member and defining a longitudinal axis;
- (b) a nut configured to engage said shaft;
- (c) a component that defines a first shaped surface and is disposed on said shaft between said nut and said support member;
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- (d) a second shaped surfaced defined either by said shaft or by said nut and arranged for contact with said first shaped surface.
An integrated component mounting system, comprising:
- (a) a shaft including a support member and defining a longitudinal axis;
- (b) a nut configured to engage said shaft;
- (c) an interface structure defining an opening and a first shaped surface;
- (d) a component that defines an opening wherein said interface structure is received, and said component is disposed on said shaft between said nut and said support member so that said shaft is received within said opening defined by said interface structure;
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- (e) a second shaped surfaced defined either by said shaft or by said nut and arranged for contact with said first shaped surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.