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US 2012/0246903 A1Published application
System and method of rapid model vehicle construction
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorCurtis Strawn
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Abstract
Systems and methods of rapid model vehicle construction. The invention substitutes large and unitary model vehicle sections for the greater number of individual model vehicle components used in known model vehicle construction techniques. Further, substantially the entire exterior of a model vehicle is created from the collective non-machined or substantially non-machined exterior portions of interlocked model vehicle sections.
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A system for rapid model vehicle construction, comprising:
- a base for receiving and supporting a plurality of design surface sections;
- a plurality of exterior design surface sections adapted for mounting to said base and/or for connection to each other, said design surface sections including a machinable exterior material from which exterior contours of a model vehicle body may be machined;
- a mechanism for interlocking said exterior design surface sections;
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- a machining device adapted to produce exterior contours of a model vehicle body from said exterior design surface sections while said exterior design surface sections are interlocked.
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A method of rapid model vehicle construction, comprising:
- fabricating a base for receiving and supporting a plurality of design surface sections;
- creating a plurality of exterior design surface sections corresponding to various sections of a subject model vehicle, said design surface sections including a machinable exterior material from which exterior contours of a model vehicle body may be machined;
- interlocking said exterior design surface sections;
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- collectively machining said exterior design surface sections while said exterior design surface sections are interlocked to produce exterior contours of a model vehicle body.
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A system for rapid model vehicle construction, comprising:
- a base for receiving and supporting a plurality of design surface sections;
- at least one interior design surface feature adapted for mounting to said base;
- a plurality of exterior design surface sections adapted for mounting to said base and/or for connection to each other, said exterior design surface sections including at least a driver side design surface section, a passenger side design surface section, and a roof design surface section, at least one of said exterior design surface sections having a backside surface, said exterior design surface sections comprised of a machinable foam material from which exterior contours of a model vehicle body may be machined;
- fasteners for securing said exterior design surface sections to said base and for interlocking said exterior design surface sections to each other;
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- a machining device adapted to produce exterior contours of a model vehicle body from said exterior design surface sections while said exterior design surface sections are interlocked and mounted to said base.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.