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US 12,233,500 B2Granted
Fast-ejection safety systems for hotwire cutters
AssigneesQatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, Qatar University
InventorsJohn-John Cabibihan, Houssam Abdulrazak, Zeyad Mansour
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Abstract
Fast-ejection safety systems for hotwire cutters are provided. The safety system comprises a microcontroller, a wire shield, a servo motor and a servo motor arm. The safety system further comprises one or more ultrasonic sensors, a power source, and a safety system casing.
Claims17
A safety mechanism comprising:
- a microcontroller;
- a wire shield configured to deploy and cover a hot wire;
- one or more ultrasonic sensors;
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- a servo motor and a servo motor arm,
- wherein the one or more ultrasonic sensors are configured to send a signal to the microcontroller, and the microcontroller is configured to send a signal to the servo motor.
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A method of using a safety mechanism comprising:
- attaching the safety mechanism to a robotic arm;
- a power supply feeding components of the safety mechanism comprising a microcontroller, a wire shield, a servo motor, a servo arm, one or more ultrasonic sensors, and a safety system casing;
- the one or more ultrasonic sensors reading real time distance data and sending a signal to the microcontroller;
- the microcontroller sending a signal to the servo motor to rotate at an angle;
- the servo arm connected to the servo motor deploying a wire shield wherein the wire shield deploys and covers the hot wire.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.