Compensating system for a hexapod
First Claim
1. A hexapod used to position a tool with respect to a part to be machined, comprising:
- two spaced plates, including a base plate and a mobile plate, interconnected by six articulated and extensible legs, wherein the spaced plates and the legs are joined for varying the position of the mobile plate relative to the position of the base plate; and
a jack connected between a fixed frame and the mobile plate, wherein the fixed frame is separate from the hexapod, wherein the jack supports weight placed on the mobile plate, for reducing or compensating for stresses on at least one element of the hexapod;
wherein the tool is placed on an axis normal to the mobile plate and the base plate which is substantially horizontally oriented; and
wherein the jack is connected to the mobile plate by a connecting structure which is substantially vertically oriented, to suspend the mobile plate and the weight placed on the mobile plate from the fixed frame.
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Abstract
A hexapod, for example, a hexapod used to position a tool with respect to a part to be machined, includes two spaced plates interconnected by six articulated and extensible legs. The two plates, including a base plate and a mobile plate, and the six legs are joined for varying, at will, the relative position of the mobile plate with respect to that of the base plate. The hexapod further includes a device for reducing and/or compensating for stresses on the elements of the hexapod, which can be a mechanical device, such as a jack, coupling a fixed surface with the periphery of the mobile plate and/or logic (in software) for defining at least one force-limiting criterion.
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12 Claims
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1. A hexapod used to position a tool with respect to a part to be machined, comprising:
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two spaced plates, including a base plate and a mobile plate, interconnected by six articulated and extensible legs, wherein the spaced plates and the legs are joined for varying the position of the mobile plate relative to the position of the base plate; and
a jack connected between a fixed frame and the mobile plate, wherein the fixed frame is separate from the hexapod, wherein the jack supports weight placed on the mobile plate, for reducing or compensating for stresses on at least one element of the hexapod;
wherein the tool is placed on an axis normal to the mobile plate and the base plate which is substantially horizontally oriented; and
wherein the jack is connected to the mobile plate by a connecting structure which is substantially vertically oriented, to suspend the mobile plate and the weight placed on the mobile plate from the fixed frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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