| 摘要 |
An incremental adjustment tool for being placed between two objects and used to position the first object along the second object in extremely fine increments. The tool has first, second, and third plates arranged in a stack. The first plate includes a first set of teeth with constant spacing between them that interface with a similar second set of teeth on one side of the second plate. On an opposite surface of the second plate there is a third set of teeth with constant spacing between them different from the spacing of the first and second sets of teeth. The third set of teeth interfaces with a similar fourth set of teeth of equal spacing on the third plate. Movement of the first, second, and third plates along one other displaces the first and second objects along one another. The first, second, and third plates can be parallel to one another or non-parallel, to accommodate corresponding orientations of the first and second objects. |
| 主权项 |
1. An incremental adjustment tool (100) for adjusting relative positions of a first object and a second object, comprising:
a first plate (110) including an upper surface (112) and an opposed lower surface (114), a first set of teeth (102) on the lower surface (114), and first spacings (103) between adjacent ones of the first set of teeth (102) on the lower surface (114); a second plate (120) including an upper surface (122) and an opposed lower surface (124), a second set of teeth (104) on the upper surface (122) of the second plate (120) and second spacings (105) between adjacent ones of the second set of teeth (104) on the lower surface (124), the second set of teeth (104) and second spacings (105) substantially similar to the first set of teeth (102) and first spacings (103) on the lower surface (114) of the first plate (110), wherein the first set of teeth (102) and the second set of teeth (104) are configured and dimensioned to mesh with each other, and a third set of teeth (106) and third spacings (107) between adjacent ones of the third set of teeth (106) on the lower surface 124 of the second plate (120), the third set of teeth (106) and third spacings (107) different than the first set of teeth (102), second set of teeth (104) and spacings (103, 105); and a third plate (130) including an upper surface (132) and an opposed lower surface (134), a fourth set of teeth (108) and fourth spacings (109) substantially similar to the third set of teeth (106) and third spacings (107) of the second plate (120), wherein the third set of teeth (106) and third spacings (107) and fourth set of teeth (108) and fourth spacings (109) are configured and dimensioned to mesh with each other. |
