Vibratory material removal system and method
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1. A vibratory system for removing material from an object, comprising:
- a) a mask on the object and having cutouts arranged in a pattern;
b) a mixture of a liquid and abrasive particles filling the cutouts; and
c) a vibrator for agitating the mixture and propelling the abrasive particles through the cutouts against the object to transfer the pattern to the object.
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Abstract
Material is removed from objects to be marked or machined by applying apertured masks having cutouts arranged in a pattern on the objects, applying a liquid mixture of abrasive particles over the masks, and then ultrasonically vibrating the mixture to propel the abrasive particles through the cutouts to transfer the pattern to the objects.
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20 Claims
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1. A vibratory system for removing material from an object, comprising:
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a) a mask on the object and having cutouts arranged in a pattern;
b) a mixture of a liquid and abrasive particles filling the cutouts; and
c) a vibrator for agitating the mixture and propelling the abrasive particles through the cutouts against the object to transfer the pattern to the object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A vibratory marking system for marking an object, comprising:
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a) a mask on the object and having cutouts extending through the mask and arranged in a pattern corresponding to indicia to be marked on the object;
b) a mixture of a liquid and abrasive particles filling the cutouts; and
c) an ultrasonic vibrator having a tip immersed in the mixture for agitating the mixture and propelling the abrasive particles through the cutouts against the object to transfer the indicia pattern to the object. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A vibratory method of marking an object, comprising the steps of:
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a) forming cutouts in a mask in a pattern corresponding to indicia to be marked on the object;
b) applying the mask on the object;
c) filling the cutouts with a mixture of a liquid and abrasive particles; and
d) agitating the mixture and propelling the abrasive particles through the cutouts against the object to transfer the indicia pattern to the object. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A vibratory machining:
- system for machining an object, comprising;
a) a mask on the object and having cutouts extending through the mask and arranged in a machining pattern;
b) a mixture of a liquid and abrasive particles filling the cutouts; and
c) an ultrasonic vibrator having a tip immersed in the mixture for agitating the mixture and propelling the abrasive particles through the cutouts against the object to transfer the machining pattern to the object.
- system for machining an object, comprising;
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19. A vibratory method of machining an object, comprising the steps of:
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a) forming cutouts in a mask in a machining pattern;
b) applying the mask on the object;
c) filling the cutouts with a mixture of a liquid and abrasive particles; and
d) agitating the mixture and propelling the abrasive particles through the cutouts against the object to transfer the machining pattern to the object.
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20. A vibratory system for simultaneously removing material from multiple objects, comprising:
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a) a mask on the objects and having pluralities of cutouts arranged in pluralities of patterns, each pattern being aligned with a respective object;
b) a mixture of a liquid and abrasive particles filling the pluralities of cutouts; and
c) a vibrator for agitating the mixture and propelling the abrasive particles through the pluralities of cutouts against the objects to simultaneously transfer the patterns to the objects.
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