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Method and apparatus for single-axis cross-sectional scanning of parts

  • US 9,324,129 B2
  • Filed: 05/15/2009
  • Issued: 04/26/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/19/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for scanning a part having an outer surface, the system comprising:

  • a data gathering station;

    a material removal station including a vacuum, a hood, and a cutting tool that rotates about a Y-axis; and

    a table providing only vertical, Z-axis movement of the part relative to the data gathering station along a vertical path,wherein the part is encased in a potting material to form an assembly, wherein the material removal station is configured to move horizontally in an X-axis perpendicular to the Y-axis proximate the assembly to remove a thin and consistent portion of the assembly to expose a surface and the vacuum is arranged and configured to collect the removed portion of the assembly, and wherein the cutting tool has a cutting length in the Y-direction greater than an assembly width in the Y-direction.

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