A machine for precisely delivering and affixing solid media for the purpose of creating prototypes of varying size and precision

• US 20070151671A1
• Filed: 12/30/2005
• Published: 07/05/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Michael Arthur Filonczuk, Raymond James Claridge
• Original Assignee: Michael Arthur Filonczuk, Raymond James Claridge
• Inventors: Filonczuk, Michael Arthur, Claridge, Raymond James
• Granted Patent: US 7,578,331 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 156/512
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 64/165 using a combination of solid and fluid materials, e.g. a powder selectively bound by a liquid binder, catalyst, inhibitor or energy absorber
• CPC Class Codes: B29K 2105/0097 Glues or adhesives, e.g. hot melts or thermofusible adhesives
• CPC Class Codes: B33Y 30/00 Apparatus for additive manufacturing; Details thereof or accessories therefor
• CPC Class Codes: B33Y 40/00 Auxiliary operations or equipment, e.g. for material handling
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 156/13 Severing followed by associating with part from same source
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 156/1322 Severing before bonding or assembling of parts
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 156/1374 with means projecting fluid against work
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 156/1751 At least three articles
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 156/1798 with liquid adhesive or adhesive activator applying means

Abstract

A machine for precisely delivering and affixing solid media for the purpose of creating prototypes of varying size and precision. The device would, with great precision, deliver uniform shaped media, of any size, made of plastic, carbon fiber, metal or other solid or hollow materials to a position precisely determined by a computer. Adhesive will be applied to each piece of media and an adhesive accelerant will be applied to the position the media is to be placed so that when the media contacts the prior placed media with adhesive accelerant applied, it will adhere fast. In this manner multiple pieces of uniform media can be adhered in an ever increasing number precisely positioned as determined by computer software and the computer controlled apparatus. Objects and prototypical shapes can then be created by the combination and adhesion of all the media parts.

Claims

1. A machine for precisely delivering and affixing solid media for the purpose of creating prototypes of varying size and precision. The device comprising:

A media supply tube to supply different media to be precisely placed and affixed;

A media control means to precisely control the rate of media delivery;

A precision stepper motor to control said media control means;

An adhesive dispersal ring to coat said media with adhesive;

An adhesive injector to control the amount of adhesive distributed to said adhesive dispersal ring;

A media retainer to retain said media until the device is in precise position to place and adhere said media;

An adhesive accelerator tube to apply adhesive accelerator to the prior adhered said media before the next media is affixed;

An adhesive accelerator injector to control the supply of said adhesive accelerator to said adhesive accelerator tube;

A computer controlled multi axis CNC machine to precisely control the positioning of the device when said media coated with said adhesive emerges from said media retainer and is precisely affixed; and

Software to precisely control said computer controlled multi axis machine, said stepper motor, said adhesive injector, said media retainer, and said adhesive accelerator injector.

2. A machine for precisely delivering and affixing cut cylindrical media for the purpose of creating prototypes of varying size and precision. The device comprising:

A media supply tube to supply solid cylindrical media to be cut and precisely placed and affixed;

A media control means to precisely control the rate of said cylindrical media delivery;

A precision stepper motor to control said media control means;

A media cutter to cut cylindrical media to pre determined length;

An adhesive dispersal ring to coat said cut cylindrical media with adhesive;

An adhesive injector to control the amount of adhesive distributed to said adhesive dispersal ring;

A media retainer to retain said cut cylindrical media until the device is in precise position to place and adhere said cut cylindrical media;

An adhesive accelerator tube to apply adhesive accelerator to the prior adhered said media before the next cut cylindrical media is affixed;

An adhesive accelerator injector to control the supply of said adhesive accelerator to said adhesive accelerator tube;

A computer controlled multi axis CNC machine to precisely control the positioning of the device when said cut cylindrical media coated with said adhesive emerges from said media retainer and is precisely affixed; and

Software to precisely control said computer controlled multi axis machine, said stepper motor, said media cutter, said adhesive injector, said media retainer, and said adhesive accelerator injector.