Automated Construction Scribing Devices and Methods of Use
AssigneeDPR Construction
InventorsDaniel Lawrence Casale, Jeremy Bartle
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Abstract
Construction design layout devices and systems are provided herein. An example device includes a chassis configured to translate along a floor, an optical prism mounted to the chassis that reflects signals from a base station, a marking assembly mounted to the chassis, the marking assembly having at least a marking device that physically marks the floor, and a controller configured to receive construction instructions comprising floor markings defined by floor coordinates, translate the chassis along the floor in alignment with the floor coordinates, and transfer the floor markings to the floor during translation using the marking assembly.
Claims20
A device, comprising:
- a chassis configured to translate along a floor;
- a base station;
- a marking assembly mounted to the chassis, the marking assembly comprising:
- a print rail mounted to the chassis;
- a print rail carriage mounted to the print rail, the print rail carriage configured to translate linearly along the print rail;
- and
- a print head mounted to the print rail carriage, the print head configured to apply a floor marking to the floor;
- a controller configured to:
- receive construction instructions comprising floor coordinates that define where floor markings should be applied to the floor;
- automatically translate the chassis along the floor in alignment with the floor coordinates, using current location information received from the base station;
- automatically translate the print rail carriage along the print rail, independent of the translation of the chassis, in alignment with the floor coordinates, using the current location information received from the base station;
- and
- automatically transfer the floor markings to the floor during translation of the chassis using the marking assembly in combination with movement of the chassis.
A system, comprising:
- a base station transmitting signals to a construction marking device;
- and
- the construction marking device, comprising:
- a chassis configured to translate along a floor;
- a marking assembly mounted to the chassis, the marking assembly comprising at least a marking device that marks the floor;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- receive construction instructions comprising floor markings defined by floor coordinates;
- translate the chassis along the floor in alignment with the floor coordinates using distance measurement signals received from the base station;
- and
- transfer the floor markings to the floor during translation using the marking assembly.
A device, comprising:
- a chassis configured to translate along a floor;
- a marking assembly mounted to the chassis, the marking assembly comprising at least a marking device that marks the floor;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- receive construction instructions comprising floor markings defined by floor coordinates;
- translate the chassis along the floor in alignment with the floor coordinates using a current location of the device and the floor coordinates;
- and
- transfer the floor markings to the floor during translation using the marking assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.