IP Library Granted Patent US 10,663,110
Granted Patent B1
US 10,663,110 · App. 16/222,953 · Granted May 26, 2020

Metrology apparatus to facilitate capture of metrology data

Inventor: Oussama Rawas (Allen, TX)
Assignee: DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
F16M13/027B33Y50/00F16F13/005F16F15/022G01D11/10
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Patent No.
US 10,663,110
App. No.
16/222,953
Granted
May 26, 2020
Kind
B1
Abstract

In the present disclosure, systems and apparatuses for stabilizing a metrology device may be provided. The metrology device may be connected with a metrology apparatus that may prevent and/or correct for unintended movement of the metrology device. The metrology apparatus may include a base plate having a top surface and a bottom surface, and the base plate may include a plurality of holes from the top surface to the bottom surface. The metrology apparatus may further include a plurality of suspension rods, and a distal end of a respective suspension rod may be positioned through a respective hole such that a first portion of the distal end is disposed on the top surface of the base plate and a second portion of the distal end is disposed on the bottom surface of the base plate. The metrology device may be connected to the bottom surface of the base plate such that at least a portion of an assembly cell is within a field of view of the metrology device.

Claims (13)

1. An apparatus comprising:

a base plate having a top surface and a bottom surface, the base plate including a plurality of holes from the top surface to the bottom surface;

a plurality of suspension rods, a distal end of a respective suspension rod positioned through a respective hole such that a first portion of the distal end is disposed on the top surface of the base plate and a second portion of the distal end is disposed on the bottom surface of the base plate,

wherein a metrology device is connected to the bottom surface of the base plate such that at least a portion of an assembly cell is within a field of view of the metrology device.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the respective suspension rod is connected with the base plate through at least one spherical washer that is connected with the second portion of the distal end of the respective suspension rod disposed on the bottom surface of the base plate.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the respective suspension rod is connected with the base plate through at least one spherical washer that is connected with the first portion of the distal end of the respective suspension rod disposed on the top surface of the base plate.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the respective suspension rod is divided by an isolation spring component that includes an isolation spring.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein a first section of the respective suspension rod is disposed through a lower portion of the isolation spring component, and wherein a second section of the respective suspension rod is connected with an upper portion of the isolation spring component and connected with the isolation spring component through a first spherical washer.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

a weight component positioned on the top surface of the base plate, the weight component configured to provide stability against unintended movement of the apparatus.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the metrology device comprises at least one of a camera or a laser tracker.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the metrology device is configured to provide metrology data to a computer configured to control one or more robotic apparatuses at least partially within the assembly cell that is within the field of view of the metrology device.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the apparatus is positioned overhead relative to the assembly cell, and the field of view of the metrology device comprises an aerial view of the assembly cell below the apparatus.

Assignments (6)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 3, 2025
From: ROCHEFORT MANAGEMENT LLC
To: ACQUIOM AGENCY SERVICES LLC
Reel/Frame 073006/0590 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 30, 2025
From: DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; CZV, INC.
To: ROCHEFORT MANAGEMENT LLC
Reel/Frame 070074/0290 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 29, 2025
From: WESTERN ALLIANCE BANK
To: DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 070048/0543 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 30, 2024
From: DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: WESTERN ALLIANCE BANK
Reel/Frame 067569/0171 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 19, 2022
From: DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: WESTERN ALLIANCE BANK
Reel/Frame 062152/0613 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 9, 2020
From: RAWAS, OUSSAMA
To: DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 052130/0796 →
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