Electronic Cutting Machine Material Management
AssigneeCricut, Inc.
InventorsJames Oberlin, Adam Worsham, Vance Campbell, Jonathan Bowen, Sterling Kingdon, David Knight
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Abstract
An electronic cutting machine includes a static dumping assembly configured to collect static charge from a workpiece placed on a working surface of the machine during use. The dumping assembly of the electronic cutting machine may include a static collection strip at least partially forming or defining the working surface of the cutting machine. The electronic cutting machine may also include a material sensor configured to detect at least one of a presence and a type of workpiece.
Claims15
An electronic cutting machine, comprising a static dumping assembly configured to collect static charge from a workpiece placed on a working surface of the electronic cutting machine during use.
An electronic cutting machine, comprising a material sensor visible through an aperture formed through a working surface, the material sensor comprising an emitter and a receiver, the emitter and the receiver arranged at an angle relative to a working surface of the electronic cutting machine.
An electronic cutting machine comprising a roller assembly configured to grip and advance a workpiece through the electronic cutting machine, the roller assembly comprising:
- at least one upper roller;
- and
- at least one lower roller,
- wherein the lower roller comprises a series of truncated pyramid-shaped protrusions disposed along an outer circumferential surface of the lower roller, each truncated pyramid-shaped protrusion extending radially outward from the lower roller.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.