Oscillating high energy density output mechanism
First Claim
1. Mechanism that maneuvers one or more small high energy density outputs for working a surface of a substrate including a housing, said housing producing a shaking motion to said one or more small high energy density outputs so as to be linear in one or more directions to allow any combination of two dimensional motions of said one or more small high energy density outputs including straight lines, circles or any Lissajous figure pattern, at least one of said small high energy motions being circular and an actuator for moving said housing to create a skewed motion of the circle produced thereby and said housing being moved at a fixed rate, and said output is a waterjet.
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Abstract
A mechanism that steers a high energy density output(s) in a shaking motion other than a rotating motion that when translated across a surface evenly affects the surface. One application can be used as an end effector. A pivot on the mechanism induces an angular motion that eliminates the tops and bottoms of the pattern produced by the shaking motion. As a waterjet stripping mechanism which may be an end effector, a nozzle or output manifold with one or more orifices or outputs is attached to a non-rotating tube eccentrically mounted within a rotating tube that shakes the nozzle or output manifold so as to direct the stream of water to the target in a skewed circular pattern.
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1. Mechanism that maneuvers one or more small high energy density outputs for working a surface of a substrate including a housing, said housing producing a shaking motion to said one or more small high energy density outputs so as to be linear in one or more directions to allow any combination of two dimensional motions of said one or more small high energy density outputs including straight lines, circles or any Lissajous figure pattern, at least one of said small high energy motions being circular and an actuator for moving said housing to create a skewed motion of the circle produced thereby and said housing being moved at a fixed rate, and said output is a waterjet.
- 2. Mechanism that maneuvers one or more high energy density outputs for working the surface of a substrate including a housing having a bore, a rotating tube mounted in said bore around a fixed axial axis, a fixed hollow tube mounted in said rotating tube about a different axial axis, drive mechanism to rotate the rotating tube at a given rotational speed so as to shake the fixed hollow tube at a given shake pattern, an energy receiving device having said one or more output devices mounted on said fixed hollow tube whereby said energy receiving device is imparted a shaking motion and said energy receiving device discharging the energy to a target for working the surface of the substrate.
- 10. A waterjet oscillating mechanism for producing an ultra high energy stream of water aimed at a target intended to be treated comprising a housing, a fixed tube extending through a through bore in said housing and having one end connected to a source of an ultra high energy water and the opposite end communicating with an output and being disposed along a central axis, a rotating tube surrounding said fixed tube disposed in said bore and disposed along a different but parallel axis, bearings means for supporting said fixed tube inside said rotating tube and supporting said rotating tube in said bore and said rotating tube being rotatable relative to said housing and said fixed tube, and means for imparting rotary motion to said rotating tube and means for directing ultra high energy stream of water from said source, though said fixed tube, through said output in a predefined pattern to the target for stripping material from a substrate.
- 19. A waterjet oscillating mechanism for producing an ultra high energy stream of water aimed at a target intended to be treated comprising a housing, a fixed tube extending through a through bore in said housing and having one end connected to a source of an ultra high energy water and the opposite end communicating with an output and being disposed along a central axis, a rotating tube surrounding said fixed tube disposed in said bore and disposed along a different but parallel axis, bearings for supporting said fixed tube inside said rotating tube and supporting said rotating tube in said bore and said rotating tube being rotatable relative to said housing and said fixed tube, and means for imparting rotary motion to said rotating tube and means for directing ultra high energy stream of water from said source, though said fixed tube, through said output in a predefined pattern to the target for stripping material from a substrate, a bottom plate being attached to said housing by a pivot for pivotally supporting said housing, diametrically opposed bumpers mounted on said bottom plate, said housing being oscillated about said pivot to alternately bump up against said diametrically opposed bumpers to change the pattern of said ultra high energy stream of water.
- 27. An end effector including an output manifold having one or more outlets for impinging water on a surface intended to be treated at a predefined pattern, waterjet oscillating mechanism for producing an ultra high energy stream of water to flow through said one or more outlets aimed at a target intended to be treated comprising a housing, a fixed tube extending though a bore in said housing and having one end connected to a source of an ultra high energy water and the opposite end communicating with said output manifold and being disposed along a central axis, a rotating tube surrounding said fixed tube disposed in said bore and disposed along a different but parallel axis, bearing means for supporting said fixed tube inside said rotating tube and supporting said rotating tube in said bore and said rotating tube being rotatable relative to said housing and said fixed tube, and means for imparting rotary motion to said rotating tube and means for directing ultra high energy stream of water from said source, though said fixed tube, though said output manifold and though one or more outlets in a predefined pattern to the target for stripping material from a substrate, a bottom plate being attached to said housing by a pivot for pivotally supporting said housing, diametrically opposed bumpers mounted on said bottom plate, said housing being oscillated about said pivot to alternately bump up against said diametrically opposed bumpers to change the pattern of said ultra high energy stream of water discharging from said output manifold.
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