Robotic pen
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsStephen Francis Rutkowski, Canan Uslu Hardwicke, Michael Francis Xavier Gigliotti, Melvin Robert Jackson
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Abstract
A robotic pen includes a computer numerically controlled machine having a multiaxis stage for mounting a workpiece, and a cooperating elevator which translates relative thereto. A pen tip is rotatably mounted to the elevator. And, a dispenser is joined in flow communication with the pen tip for ejecting a stream of material atop the workpiece as the workpiece moves relative thereto for maintaining a substantially constant gap between said pen tip and the workpiece during relative movement therebetween.
Claims18
A robotic pen comprising:
- a machine including a stage for mounting a workpiece for rotation and orthogonal translation, the said stage permitting translation generally in a plane and rotation about an axis generally parallel to said plane, and an elevator for translation from said stage;
- a pen tip rotatably mounted to said elevator;
- a dispenser joined in flow communication with said pen tip for ejecting a stream of material atop said workpiece;
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- a digital controller configured for coordinating relative movement of said pen tip and said stage, and dispensing of said stream from said pen tip.
A robotic pen comprising:
- a computer numerically controlled machine including a stage for mounting a workpiece for rotation and orthogonal translation, the said stage permitting translation generally in a plane and rotation about an axis generally parallel to said plane, and an elevator for translation from said stage;
- a pen tip rotatably mounted to said elevator;
- and
- a dispenser joined in flow communication with said pen tip for ejecting a stream of material atop said workpiece.
A robotic pen comprising:
- a machine including a stage for mounting a workpiece for rotation and orthogonal translation, the said stage permitting translation generally in a plane and rotation about an axis generally parallel to said plane, and an elevator for translation from said stage;
- a pen tip rotatably mounted to said elevator for rotation about an axis generally parallel to said plane;
- a dispenser joined in flow communication with said pen tip for ejecting a stream of material atop said workpiece;
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- a digital controller configured for coordinating relative movement of said pen tip and said stage, and dispensing of said stream from said pen tip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.