Systems and methods of separating tubing sleeves from a tubing holder
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsMark A. Schmier, II, David J. Delany
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Abstract
A method includes selecting a cutting wheel assembly of a plurality of cutting wheel assemblies of a cutting system. Each cutting wheel assembly includes a different number of cutting blades. The method includes using a feed system to feed tubing toward the cutting system. The method also includes using the cutting system to cut the tubing concurrently at a plurality of locations to separate one or more subsections of tubing. The plurality of locations corresponds to a particular number of cutting blades of the selected cutting wheel assembly.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- selecting a cutting wheel assembly of a plurality of cutting wheel assemblies of a cutting system, wherein each cutting wheel assembly includes a different number of cutting blades;
- using a feed system to feed tubing toward the cutting system;
- and
- using the cutting system to cut the tubing, wherein the cutting system cuts the tubing concurrently at a plurality of locations to separate one or more subsections of tubing, the plurality of locations corresponding to a particular number of cutting blades of the selected cutting wheel assembly.
An apparatus comprising:
- a cutting system that includes a plurality of cutting wheel assemblies, each cutting wheel assembly including a different number of cutting blades;
- a feed system configured to feed tubing toward the cutting system;
- and
- the cutting system configured to cut the tubing, wherein the cutting system cuts the tubing concurrently at a plurality of locations to separate one or more subsections of tubing, the plurality of locations corresponding to a particular number of cutting blades of a selected cutting wheel assembly of the plurality of cutting wheel assemblies.
A method comprising:
- receiving input from an input device at a tubing cutter device;
- in response to the input, using a feed system of the tubing cutter device to advance tubing by a distance toward a selected cutting wheel assembly of a plurality of cutting wheel assemblies of a cutting system of the tubing cutter device;
- using the cutting system of the tubing cutter device to cut the tubing, wherein the cutting system cuts the tubing concurrently at a plurality of locations to separate one or more subsections of tubing, the plurality of locations corresponding to a particular number of cutting blades of the selected cutting wheel assembly of the plurality of cutting wheel assemblies;
- and
- dispensing the one or more subsections of tubing from the cutting system to an operator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.