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US 9,242,303 B2Granted
Cutting device on moveable platform
AssigneeNational Oilwell Varco, L.P.
InventorJaroslav Belik
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Abstract
A cutting or milling machine with an end mill is mounted on a moveable platform, wherein the platform is moveable by a mechanical assembly to put the end mill through a circular motion apart from the rotational motion imparted by the milling machine.
Claims14
A cutting system comprising:
- a cutting machine to rotate an end mill;
- a moveable platform, wherein the cutting machine is mounted on the moveable platform;
- and
- a mechanical assembly comprising an eccentric bushing, wherein the mechanical assembly is rotatably coupled to the moveable platform to impart a circular motion to the end mill.
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A cutting system comprising:
- a milling machine to rotate an end mill;
- a stationary platform supporting a drive assembly;
- a moveable platform supporting the milling machine;
- an eccentric bushing rotatably coupled to the moveable platform;
- and
- a mechanical assembly coupled between the stationary platform and the drive assembly, and the moveable platform;
- wherein the drive assembly is operable to actuate the mechanical assembly to move the moveable platform and the milling machine relative to the stationary platform.
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A method for milling a void in an object, comprising:
- rotating an end mill with a cutting machine;
- vertically adjusting the end mill with respect to the object:
- rotating an eccentric bushing on a shaft in the mechanical assembly to circle the end mill:
- and
- circling the end mill while rotating and vertically adjusting with a mechanical assembly to mill the void.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.