Battery powered cnc laser marker with built-in motion sensor
AssigneePanasonic Corporation of North America
InventorsRiccardo Leto, Carlton Brule
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Abstract
A laser marking tool for use with a CNC machine is disclosed. The laser marking tool includes a housing; a laser disposed within the housing; at least one sensor disposed within the housing and adapted to interpret a predetermined motion of the CNC machine as a command for the tool to perform a respective predetermined function; and a power source coupled to the laser. The at least one senor is an accelerometer and/or a gyroscope. The respective predetermined function comprises one or more of: powering the laser off/on, synchronizing the laser marking tool, and loading one of the patterns stored in a local memory.
Claims8
A laser marking tool for use with a CNC machine, the tool comprising:
- a housing;
- a laser disposed within the housing;
- at least one sensor disposed within the housing and adapted to interpret a predetermined motion of the CNC machine as a command for the tool to perform a respective predetermined function;
- and
- a power source coupled to the laser.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.