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US 9,429,282 B2Granted
Apparatus and system for a rotating mounting apparatus for stage devices
OwnerHermann Fruhminventor
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Abstract
This disclosure provides an apparatus 100 and system 100 for a rotatable mounting of stage devices.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a support structure;
- a rotating base having a center of rotation, the rotating base substantially surrounding the center of rotation;
- a drive mechanism coupled to a first one of the support structure and the rotating base and configured to cause motion of the rotating base relative to the support structure;
- and
- a coupling assembly, comprising a plurality of wheels configured to rotatably couple to a peripheral portion of one of the support structure and the rotating base and to support the rotating base,
- wherein the coupling assembly is configured to allow the rotating base to rotate relative to the support structure and to constrain motion of the rotating base in a radial direction relative to an axis of rotation of the rotating base.
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A system, comprising:
- a rotating mounting apparatus configured to mount one or more stage devices;
- and
- a controller configured to control rotation of the rotating mounting assembly,
- wherein the rotating mounting apparatus comprises:
- a support structure;
- a rotating base having a center of rotation, the rotating base substantially surrounding the center of rotation and configured to mount the one or more stage devices;
- a drive mechanism coupled to a first one of the support structure and the rotating base and configured to cause motion of the rotating base relative to the support structure responsive to a control signal received from the controller;
- and
- a coupling assembly, comprising a plurality of wheels configured to rotatably couple to a peripheral portion of one of the support structure and the rotating base and to support the rotating base,
- wherein the coupling assembly is configured to allow the rotating base to rotate relative to the support structure and to constrain motion of the rotating base in a radial direction relative to an axis of rotation of the rotating base.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.