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US 2026/0257345 A1Published application
Cantilevered positioning system
OwnerIlan Ellison Moyerinventor
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Abstract
A positioning system for positioning a tool includes first and second arms coupled to respective first and second carriages movable along respective first and second guide paths. The carriages cause the arms to move the tool in a plane corresponding to a work area. The motion of the arms induces travel of the tool beyond first and second boundaries defined by a minimum inter-guide width between the guide paths, so that the work area laterally extends beyond the minimum inter-guide width.
Claims12
One or more positioning systems for positioning one or more respective tools, wherein, for each of the one or more positioning systems,
- the system comprises:
- a first arm having a first proximal end supporting the tool, and a first distal end;
- a second arm having a second proximal end coupled to the first arm by a third pivot, and
- a second distal end;
- a first carriage coupled to the first distal end, wherein the first carriage is movable along a first guide path of a first guide;
- and
- a second carriage coupled to the second distal end, wherein the second carriage is movable along a second guide path of a second guide, wherein the first and second guides are offset relative to each other,
- wherein:
- the first or second carriage, whether moving alone or in combination with the other carriage along the respective first and second guide paths, causes motion of the tool in a plane corresponding to a work area,
- the first and second guides are separated by a minimum inter-guide width, wherein the minimum inter-guide width is defined by a minimum distance between lateral inner edges of the first and second guides,
- the first and second distal ends are rotatably coupled by first and second pivots to the first and second carriages, respectively,
- first and second link lengths are based upon respective distances between the third pivot and the first and second pivots,
- a position of the tool is based upon (a) a difference in positions between the first and second pivots, (b) the first and second link lengths, and (c) a position of at least one of the first and second pivots, and
- the motion of the first and second distal ends is operable to induce travel of the tool beyond first and second boundaries defined by the minimum inter-guide width, so that the work area laterally extends beyond the minimum inter-guide width.
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First and second positioning systems for positioning one or more respective tools, wherein, for each of the one or more positioning systems,
- the system comprises:
- a first arm having a first proximal end supporting the tool, and a first distal end;
- a second arm having a second proximal end coupled to the first arm by a third pivot, and a second distal end;
- a first carriage coupled to the first distal end, wherein the first carriage is movable along a first guide path of a first guide;
- and
- a second carriage coupled to the second distal end, wherein the second carriage is movable along a second guide path of a second guide, wherein the first and second guides are offset relative to each other,
- wherein:
- the first or second carriage, whether moving alone or in combination with the other carriage along the respective first and second guide paths, causes motion of the tool in a plane corresponding to a work area,
- the first and second guides are separated by a minimum inter-guide width, wherein the minimum inter-guide width is defined by a minimum distance between lateral inner edges of the first and second guides,
- the first and second distal ends are rotatably coupled by first and second pivots to the first and second carriages, respectively,
- first and second link lengths are based upon respective distances between the third pivot and the first and second pivots,
- a position of the tool is based upon (a) a difference in positions between the first and second pivots, (b) the first and second link lengths, and (c) a position of at least one of the first and second pivots, and
- wherein the first arm of the first positioning system, when supporting a first tool, and the first arm of the second positioning system, when supporting a second tool, enable work by the first and second tools within a common work area comprising an overlap of the work areas of the first and second tools.
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