Laser mount positioning device and method of using same
First Claim
1. A laser mount positioning device (LMPD) for supporting and positioning an illumination device used for aligning a first component having a guide pin hole and a second component having a guide pin during an assembly process in which said guide pin is inserted into said guide pin hole, said LMPD comprising:
- a block of material including at least one attachment means comprising a shaped projection formed at a first end of said block of material;
at least one illumination device holder comprising a cylindrical channel within said block of material for supporting and positioning said illumination device; and
a guide pin receiving means comprising a counter bore centrally located in said at least one attachment means, said guide pin receiving means being coupled to said at least one illumination device holder, and being oriented with respect to said at least one illumination device holder, such that when said LMPD is coupled to said first component, and when said illumination device is inserted in said at least one illumination device holder, a light beam from said illumination device is allowed to pass through said guide pin receiving means, through said at least one attachment means, and through said guide pin hole of said first component, said light beam thereby illuminating said guide pin on said second component when said first component and said second component are aligned.
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Abstract
The invention provides a simple, accurate, low-cost, and repeatable method for using an illumination device (110) to facilitate the alignment of two components (120, 160) during an assembly process. A laser mount positioning device (LMPD) (130) provides an apparatus for holding an illumination device (110) and positioning that illumination device such that the light beam (180) from the illumination device is passed through a guide pin hole (136). The light beam illuminates a guide pin (150) on another component when the two components are aligned properly. The LMPD (130) is installed in the guide pin hole in a preferred embodiment.
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20 Claims
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1. A laser mount positioning device (LMPD) for supporting and positioning an illumination device used for aligning a first component having a guide pin hole and a second component having a guide pin during an assembly process in which said guide pin is inserted into said guide pin hole, said LMPD comprising:
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a block of material including at least one attachment means comprising a shaped projection formed at a first end of said block of material; at least one illumination device holder comprising a cylindrical channel within said block of material for supporting and positioning said illumination device; and a guide pin receiving means comprising a counter bore centrally located in said at least one attachment means, said guide pin receiving means being coupled to said at least one illumination device holder, and being oriented with respect to said at least one illumination device holder, such that when said LMPD is coupled to said first component, and when said illumination device is inserted in said at least one illumination device holder, a light beam from said illumination device is allowed to pass through said guide pin receiving means, through said at least one attachment means, and through said guide pin hole of said first component, said light beam thereby illuminating said guide pin on said second component when said first component and said second component are aligned. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of using a laser mount positioning device (LMPD) in an assembly process wherein a first component having at least one guide pin hole and a second component having at least one guide pin are mated together and wherein said at least one guide pin and said at least one guide pin hole are used for aligning and mating said first and second components, said method comprising the steps of:
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coupling said LMPD to said first component, said LMPD having an attachment means and said LMPD being detachably coupled to said first component by inserting said attachment means into a guide pin hole in said first component; mounting an illumination device to said LMPD, said LMPD having an illumination device holder for holding said illumination device; directing a light beam, being emitted from said illumination device, from said LMPD and through a center portion of said guide pin hole; and aligning said first component with said second component using said light beam, wherein correct alignment occurs when said light beam illuminates a tip of a guide pin on said second component. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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