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

• US 7,578,331 B2
• Filed: 12/30/2005
• Issued: 08/25/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Michael Arthur Filonczuk, Raymond James Claridge
• Original Assignee: Michael Arthur Filonczuk, Raymond James Claridge
• Inventors: Claridge, Raymond James, Filonczuk, Michael Arthur
• Primary Examiner(s): KOCH, GEORGE R
• Application Number:
  US11/306,509
• Publication Number:
  US 20070151671A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,334 Days
• Field of Search: 156/353, 156/354, 156/356, 156/357, 156/366, 156/367, 156/368, 364/113, 364/497, 264/113, 264/497
• US Class Current: 156/355
• 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 device machine for precisely delivering and affixing solid media for the purpose of creating prototypes of varying size and precision, comprising:

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

a media control means to precisely control a 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 an amount of said 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 accelerant to the prior adhered media before a next media is affixed;

an adhesive accelerator injector to control a supply of said adhesive accelerant to said adhesive accelerator tube; and

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

3. The device in accordance with claim 1, further comprising:

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

4. The device in accordance with claim 1, wherein said media control means is selected from the group consisting of a wheel, chain, conveyor belt, cog and gear.

5. The device in accordance with claim 1, wherein said adhesive dispersal ring coats said media with said adhesive by means selected from the group consisting of spray, roller and brush.

6. The device in accordance with claim 1, wherein said adhesive injector is selected from the group consisting of an electronic injector of the automotive type, a common pump and solenoid operated valve.

7. The device in accordance with claim 1, wherein said adhesive accelerant is delivered through means selected from the group consisting of a spray means, roller and brush.

2. A device for precisely delivering and affixing cut cylindrical media for the purpose of creating prototypes of varying size and precision, 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 a rate of said cylindrical media delivery;

a precision stepper motor to control said media control means;

a media cutter to cut cylindrical media to a predetermined length;

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

an adhesive injector to control an amount of said adhesive distributed to said adhesive dispersal ring;

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

an adhesive accelerator tube to apply adhesive accelerant to the prior adhered media before a next media is affixed;

an adhesive accelerator injector to control a supply of said adhesive accelerant to said adhesive accelerator tube; and

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

8. The device in accordance with claim 2, further comprising:

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

9. The device in accordance with claim 2, wherein said media control means is selected from the group consisting of a wheel, chain, conveyor belt, cog and gear.

10. The device in accordance with claim 2, wherein said adhesive dispersal ring coats said media with said adhesive by means selected from the group consisting of spray, roller and brush.

11. The device in accordance with claim 2, wherein said adhesive injector is selected from the group consisting of an electronic injector of the automotive type, a common pump and solenoid operated valve.

12. The device in accordance with claim 2, wherein said adhesive accelerant is delivered through means selected from the group consisting of a spray means, roller and brush.

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

an adhesive injector to distribute an amount of adhesive for coating said media in an adhesive dispersal ring;

means, supplied by a tube, for precisely controlling a rate of delivering said media to be precisely placed and affixed;

means for retaining said media until the device is in a precise position to place and adhere said media

means, applied by an adhesive accelerator tube, for controlling a supply of said adhesive accelerant to a first adhered media before a next media is affixed; and

means, supported by computer software, for precisely controlling a position of the device when said media coated with said adhesive emerges from said means for coating and is precisely affixed.

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

a media cutter to cut cylindrical media supplied by a tube to a predetermined length to form a first cut cylindrical media;

an adhesive injector to distribute an amount of an adhesive for coating said media in an adhesive dispersal ring;

means, supplied by a tube, for precisely controlling a rate of delivering said media to be precisely placed and affixed;

means for retaining said media until the device is in a precise position to place and adhere said media;

means, applied by an adhesive accelerator tube, for controlling a supply of said adhesive accelerant to the first adhered media before a next cut media is affixed; and

means, supported by computer software, for precisely controlling a position of the device when said media coated with said adhesive emerges from said means for coating and is precisely affixed.