Coarse and fine positioning device employing a single driving mechanism

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6437946
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09818825

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An apparatus for positioning a transducer includes a fixed frame and a moving frame movably associated with the fixed frame such that the moving frame is movable between a plurality of discrete positions relative to the fixed frame. A carriage is movably associated with the moving frame and has the transducer mounted thereon. The apparatus further includes an actuator associated with the carriage. The actuator is operative to move the moving frame to a selected discrete position of the plurality of discrete positions, and is further operative to move the carriage relative to the moving frame when the moving frame is in the selected discrete position.

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STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONONE STORAGETEK DRIVE LOUISVILLE CO 80028-4309

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Todd, Christian Allen Thornton, CO 13 63

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