Heat-shaping apparatus
AssigneeL'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
InventorsLucien Vignardet, Francis Boulet
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Abstract
This invention relates to apparatus for cutting or shaping material, as by heat-shaping, wherein the outline of a predetermined pattern is copied on the material which is to be worked on by following the pattern with a follower member whose movement is used to control a cutting or heat-shaping tool. A vertically-arranged copying panel to receive the pattern is provided with two horizontal rails and a support which is movable along said rails. The follower member and the tool are mounted on the support and movable in vertical and horizontal directions, respectively, with respect to the support, and the support is movable across the copying panel and material worked on.
Claims4
Apparatus for heat-shaping by copying the outline of a pattern onto material which is to be worked on, comprising a follower member movable in two mutually perpendicular directions for following said pattern, at least one heat-shaping tool movable in two mutually perpendicular directions, means for driving said follower member and said tool in their respective directions of movement, control means for receiving information from said follower member to actuate said driving means in accordance with said information, a copying panel disposed in one plane to receive said pattern, said panel being provided with two parallel rails, and support means movable along said rails, said follower member and said tool being mounted on said support means for movement in vertical and horizontal direction, respectively, said support means being foldable back against said copying panel.
Apparatus for heat-shaping by copying the outline of a pattern onto material which is to be worked on, comprising a member movable in two mutually perpendicular directions for following said pattern, at least one heat-shaping tool movable in two mutually perpendicular directions, means for driving said follower member and said tool in their respective directions of movement, control means for receiving information from said follower member to actuate said driving means in accordance with said information, a copying panel disposed in one plane to receive said pattern, said panel being provided with two parallel rails, and support means movable along said rails, said follower member and said tool being mounted on said support means for movement in vertical and horizontal direction, respectively, and wherein said support means includes a carriage fitted with guiding and movement rollers which co-operate with the said rails, and a bracket which is provided with a vertical upright on which said follower member is mounted and with a horizontal strut on which said tool is mounted, said upright being connected to said carriage to pivot about a vertical axis.
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