MULTIPLE-PAD RETICLE BUMPERS TO DISTRIBUTE IMPACT LOAD

A bumper apparatus for a reticle includes a first arm and a second arm. The first arm is configured to contact the reticle along a first direction. The second arm is configured to contact the reticle along a second direction. The first arm includes a first bumper disposed toward a 5 distal end of th...

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Hauptverfasser: ERIC JUSTIN MONKMAN, JOHN ROBERT BURROUGHS
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Zusammenfassung:A bumper apparatus for a reticle includes a first arm and a second arm. The first arm is configured to contact the reticle along a first direction. The second arm is configured to contact the reticle along a second direction. The first arm includes a first bumper disposed toward a 5 distal end of the first arm and a second bumper adjacent the first bumper and disposed toward a proximal end of the first arm. The first bumper includes a first stiffness linkage and the second bumper includes a second stiffness linkage. The first and second bumpers are configured to uniformly distribute an impact force of the reticle.