Apparatus for an automatic marking of drawings
OwnerKurt Heldinventor
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Abstract
The apparatus is used for the automatic marking of drawings with alphanumeric and other drawing symbols. A carriage is designed to travel over the drawing without damaging the drawings. Means are provided to rigidly hold the carriage in place over the point on the drawing to be marked. Stylusses of varying sizes are interchangeably fitted on the carriage. Flexible cables connect the carriage to a control unit. Stored programs of the control unit are used to direct the marking operation. The unused stylusses are stored in appropriate receptacles in the control unit. A keyboard can be used to select the desired marking program.
Claims17
Apparatus for automatic marking of a drawing with alphanumeric symbols or other symbols or like markings, comprising:
- a control unit;
- a carriage connected by a flexible cable to said control unit and movable over the drawing;
- a marking device movably supported by said carriage and comprising a stylus, wherein the marking device is supported on said carriage by the ends of two arms pivotally mounted on said carriage about axes perpendicular to the drawing plane, the axes of the arms intersecting and the ends of said arms being pivotally connected together at the intersection of the axes, the lengths of the arms being adjustable.
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