Stamping machine
AssigneeRoland Dg Corporation
InventorTsutomu Kuno
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Abstract
An engraving device that forms a desired image via a plurality of engraved marks in a surface of an object via a working tool is presented. The engraving device includes a base comprising a retainer configured to retain the object, a X-direction displacement means located above the base, configured to displace the working tool along a X-axis along the surface of the object, a Y-direction displacement means located above the base, configured to displace the working tool along a Y-axis perpendicular to the X-axis along the surface of the object, and a Z-direction displacement means located above the base, configured to displace the working tool along a Z-axis toward and away from the object.
Claims12
An engraving device that forms a desired image via a plurality of engraved marks in a surface of an object via a working tool, the engraving device comprising:
- a base comprising a retainer configured to removably retain the object;
- a carriage disposed above the base, the carriage configured to removably retain the working tool such that a portion of the working tool extends from an underside of the carriage towards the base;
- an X-direction displacement means for displacing the carriage along an X-axis, wherein the X-direction displacement means is disposed entirely above the underside of the carriage;
- a Y-direction displacement means for displacing the carriage along a Y-axis perpendicular to the X-axis, wherein the Y-direction displacement means is disposed entirely above the underside of the carriage;
- a Z-direction displacement means for displacing the carriage along a Z-axis toward and away from the base, wherein the Z-direction displacement means is disposed entirely above the underside of the carriage;
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- a support structure connected to the base, the support structure configured to support the X-direction displacement means, the Y-direction displacement means, and the Z-direction displacement means above the base.
An engraving device comprising:
- a base;
- a drive system that drives a first drive member, a second drive member, and a third drive member;
- a lifting assembly connected to the first drive member such that the first drive member moves the lifting assembly vertically when the drive system drives the first drive member, the lifting assembly comprising
- the second drive member,
- a slide member connected to the second drive member such that the second drive member moves the slide member in a first direction perpendicular to the vertical direction when the drive system drives the second drive member,
- the third drive member,
- a carriage disposed above the base, the carriage connected to the slide member such that the carriage moves along with the slide member in the first direction, the carriage further connected to the third drive member such that the third drive member moves the carriage in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and perpendicular to the vertical direction when the third drive member is driven by the drive system, the carriage configured to removably retain a working tool such that a portion of the working tool configured for engraving extends from an underside of the carriage towards the base, wherein the first drive member and the lifting assembly are disposed entirely above the underside of the carriage;
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- a support structure connected to the base, the support structure configured to support the first drive member and the lifting assembly above the base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.