Flexural mechanism for passive angle alignment and locking
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1. A passive alignment structure comprising:
- at least one rigid post being coupled to a top surface and a bottom surfaceat least one in-plane clamp associated with a respective at least one rigid post, said at least one in-plane clamp receives a clamping force to lock said respective at least one rigid post; and
a plurality of pins for allowing the top surface to align to the bottom surface.
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Abstract
A passive alignment structure is provided that includes at least one rigid post being coupled to a top surface and a bottom surface. At least one in-plane clamp is associated with a respective at least one rigid post. The at least one in-plane clamp receives a clamping force to lock the respective at least one rigid post. A plurality of pins allows the top surface to align to the bottom surface.
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1. A passive alignment structure comprising:
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at least one rigid post being coupled to a top surface and a bottom surface at least one in-plane clamp associated with a respective at least one rigid post, said at least one in-plane clamp receives a clamping force to lock said respective at least one rigid post; and a plurality of pins for allowing the top surface to align to the bottom surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of performing passive alignment comprising:
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coupling at least one rigid post to a top surface and a bottom surface positioning at least one in-plane clamp with a respective at least one rigid post, said at least one in-plane clamp receives a clamping force to lock said respective at least one rigid post; and positioning a plurality of pins for allowing the top surface to align to the bottom surface. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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