Multi element tool designs for modifying surface characteristics of substrates
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorEugene Olczak
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Abstract
There is provided an assembly for modifying a surface of a workpiece, where the assembly is responsive to a plurality of control signals. The assembly includes a plurality of tools and a plurality of displacement mechanisms. The plurality of tools are configured to modify the surface of the workpiece. The plurality of displacement mechanisms are each arranged to displace a respective one of the tools along a substantially same path on the workpiece in response to at least one of the control signals.
Claims31
An assembly for modifying a surface of a workpiece, said assembly being responsive to a plurality of control signals, said assembly comprising:
- a plurality of tools configured to modify the surface of the workpiece;
- at least one first displacement mechanism arranged to displace the plurality of tools relative to the workpiece in a coordinate system in response to at least one of the control signals;
- a plurality of second displacement mechanisms supported by the first displacement mechanism, said second displacement mechanisms being configured to provide independent displacement of each of the plurality of tools relative to the workpiece in response to at least one of the control signals.
An assembly for modifying a surface of a workpiece, said assembly being responsive to a plurality of control signals, said assembly comprising:
- a plurality of tools configured to modify the surface of the workpiece;
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- a plurality of displacement mechanisms, each displacement mechanism arranged to displace a respective one of the tools along a substantially same path on the workpiece in response to at least one of the control signals.
An assembly for modifying the surface of a workpiece, said assembly being responsive to a plurality of control signals, said assembly comprising:
- a first group of tools configured to modify the surface of the workpiece;
- a second group of tools configured to modify the surface of the workpiece;
- a first group of displacement mechanisms, each displacement mechanism of the first group arranged to displace a respective one of the first group of tools along a substantially same first path on the workpiece in response to at least one of the control signals;
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- a second group of displacement mechanisms, each displacement mechanism of the second group arranged to displace a respective one of the second group of tools along a substantially same second path on the workpiece in response to at least one of the control signals.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.