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US 2022/0032407 A1Published application
Apparatus for reconditioning a heavy workpiece and method
Assignee9349-3039 QuéBec Inc.
InventorJonathan GAGNE
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Assignee9349-3039 QuéBec Inc.
InventorJonathan GAGNE
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A method for the in-situ reconditioning of a heavy workpiece mounted on the floor. The method comprises assembling a jig mounted on the floor so as to be arranged around the workpiece to be reconditioned, that is also mounted on the floor, the jig supporting a gantry at the two ends of same, on which there is mounted a precision robotic arm carrying at least one machining apparatus. The method also comprises the alignment of the workpiece and the jig using a precision laser alignment tool in order to allow the jig, the gantry and the robotic arm to form a precision machining apparatus. The method also comprises the reconditioning of the workpiece using the precision machining apparatus.
A method for the in-situ reconditioning of a heavy workpiece mounted on a floor, the method characterized in that it comprises:
The method as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said method comprises, prior to said assembling, positioning stilts on the floor using a precision laser alignment tool and adjusting height of said stilts using a precision laser alignment tool, said stilts positioned to receive said workpiece and said jig.
The method as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said precision robotic arm carries a welding tool adapted to add metal to said workpiece.
A precision reconditioning apparatus of a heavy workpiece mounted on a floor, said apparatus characterized in that it comprises:
A robotic jig used for the machining or precision reconditioning of a heavy workpiece mounted to the floor, the jig characterized in that it comprises:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.