Apparatus for manufacturing structures with a continuous sidewall
OwnerLarry Bertelsen, Alan Kingsley +1inventors
InventorsLarry Bertelsen, Alan Kingsley, Richard A. Roen
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Abstract
An apparatus for manufacturing structures having a continuous sidewall includes a stationary inner work station having at least one working level and a stationary outer work station having at least one working level. The outer work station surrounds the inner work station. A shaft is disposed between the inner work station and the outer work. A lift or hoist is provided for raising and lowering a work piece in the shaft as work progresses.
Claims18
An apparatus for manufacturing structures having a continuous sidewall, comprising:
- a stationary inner work station having at least one working level;
- a stationary outer work station having at least one working level, the outer work station surrounding the inner work station;
- an annular shaft disposed between the inner work station and the outer work station;
- the annular shaft comprising means for rotating a work piece, and a platform for raising and lowering the work piece in the shaft as work progresses, the platform being raised and lowered by a lift.
An apparatus for manufacturing structures with continuous sidewalls, comprising:
- a stationary inner work station having at least one working level;
- a stationary outer work station having at least one working level, at least one of the inner work station and the outer work station has at least one robot performing at least one of the functions of welding, cutting, grinding, or non-destructively testing;
- a substantially vertical annular shaft disposed between the inner work station and the outer work station;
- a platform raised and lowered by a lift for raising and lowering a work piece in the annular shaft as work progresses, the platform having bearings for rotating the work piece;
- and a motor for rotating the work piece along the bearings, the operation of the motor being coordinated with the operation of the at least one robot.
An apparatus for manufacturing structures having a continuous sidewall, comprising:
- an annular shaft residing in the ground;
- a stationary inner work station residing at a top of the annular shaft, the top of the annular shaft encircling the stationary inner work station;
- a stationary outer work station, the stationary outer work station residing at the top of the annular shaft;
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- a hoist adapted to lower a work piece into the annular shaft, the hoist residing in the annular shaft and comprising a platform adapted to support the work piece.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.