52nd week of 2020 patent applcation highlights part 16 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20200398397 | TOOL PATH GENERATION METHOD - This method for generating a tool path for processing a workpiece is provided with: a step for setting a first reference plane with respect to the workpiece; a step for setting, with respect to the workpiece, a second reference plant which is not parallel to the first reference plane; a step for interpolating, on the basis of the first reference plane and the second reference plane, a plurality of third reference planes, which are not parallel to each other, between the first reference plane and the second reference plane; a step in which partial tool paths for processing the workpiece are generated for each of the plurality of third reference planes on the basis of the corresponding third reference plane; and a step for generating a tool path by sequentially connecting the partial tool paths of the plurality of third reference planes. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398398 | ABNORMALITY DETECTION APPARATUS FOR WORKING TOOLS - An abnormality detection apparatus for working tools configured to be used in a machining process performed by a machine tool, the abnormality detection apparatus includes a storage portion which previously stores correlations between features of a plurality of operating portions relation to the machining process performed by the machine tool, and a tool condition of each of a plurality of working tool types, and a tool condition determining portion which determines the tool condition of the working tools based on the correlations. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398399 | Retaining Ring with Shaped Surface - A retaining ring can be shaped by machining or lapping the bottom surface of the ring to form a shaped profile in the bottom surface. The bottom surface of the retaining ring can include flat, sloped and curved portions. The lapping can be performed using a machine that dedicated for use in lapping the bottom surface of retaining rings. During the lapping the ring can be permitted to rotate freely about an axis of the ring. The bottom surface of the retaining ring can have curved or flat portions. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398400 | METHOD OF PROCESSING WORKPIECE - A method of grinding a workpiece is carried out by a grinding apparatus including a spindle for rotating a grinding wheel, a servomotor for moving the spindle, and a servo driver for sending signals to the servomotor. The method includes a depth-of-cut command issuing step of issuing a command representing a projected depth of cut to the servo driver and a grinding step of grinding the workpiece. In the grinding step, the servo driver finishes movement of the spindle when the spindle has moved by a target distance corresponding to the projected depth of cut. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398401 | SHOT TREATMENT APPARATUS AND SHOT TREATMENT METHOD - A shot treatment apparatus and a shot treatment method that can efficiently detect operational abnormalities and signs of operational abnormalities, and that can further take countermeasures based on the detected signs of operational abnormalities. This shot treatment apparatus is provided with a storage portion, a nozzle, a transport path, a compressed-air supply portion, a negative pressure gauge, an abnormality detection unit, an abnormality response unit, and a control unit. Shot material is transported to the nozzle by negative pressure generated in the interior of the nozzle. The negative pressure gauge is disposed on the transport path by which the shot material is transported. The abnormality detection unit detects “operational abnormalities” and “signs of operational abnormalities” based on detection results from the negative pressure gauge. The abnormality response unit operates based on the detection results from the abnormality detection unit. The control unit controls the operations of this abnormality response unit. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398402 | COATED ABRASIVE DISC AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - A coated abrasive disc includes a disc backing having an outer circumference. An abrasive layer is disposed on the disc backing. The abrasive layer comprises triangular abrasive platelets secured to a major surface of the disc backing by at least one binder material. The triangular abrasive platelets are disposed at least 70 percent of regularly-spaced points along an arithmetic spiral pattern extending outwardly toward the outer circumference. Each one of the triangular abrasive platelets has respective top and bottom surfaces connected to each other, and separated by, three sidewalls. On a respective basis, one sidewall of at least 90 percent of each of the triangular abrasive platelets disposed facing and proximate to the disc backing, and is lengthwise aligned within 10 degrees of being tangent to the arithmetic spiral pattern. Methods of making and using the coated abrasive disc are also disclosed. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398403 | DEVICE FOR SMOOTHING WINDOW TINTING AND GRAPHICS APPLICATION TOOLS - A device for smoothing a working edge of a squeegee tool that is used for application of film substrates to glass surfaces; the device having a main body including a base and opposing first and second panels extending away from the base and diverging away from one another to define an open mouth, and a fabric sheet secured to the main body at opposite end portions, and the fabric sheet including a central portion received within the open mouth and formed in a V-shape transverse configuration, wherein the working edge of the tool is moved longitudinally between the opposing panels and in frictional engagement with a top surface of the fabric sheet at a bottom of the V-shape to effectively remove bumps, nicks and scratches on the working edge of the tool. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398404 | Tool Assembly for a Crafting Apparatus - A tool assembly includes a housing, a shaft, a spherical member, and a head. The housing defines a shaft channel. The shaft is rotatably disposed within the shaft channel and includes an exposed portion outside of the shaft channel. The exposed portion defines an engagement channel extending through an outer surface of the exposed portion. The spherical member is disposed within the engagement channel. The head is configured to be engaged with the exposed portion of the shaft. The head includes a detent configured to selectively engage the spherical member. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398405 | QUICK-TURNING WRENCH - A quick-turning wrench includes a driving end with a first jaw and a second jaw. The first and the second jaws respectively have a first and a second side, which face one another. The driving end defines an engaging space between the first and the second jaws. The driving end has a first grip-surface section, a second grip-surface section, and a third grip-surface section. The engaging space is partially delimited by the first, the second, and the third grip-surface sections. The first grip-surface section is adjacent to the first side and extends along a flat first phantom surface. The second and the third grip-surface sections are adjacent to the second side and respectively extend on a flat second phantom surface and a flat third phantom surface. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398406 | SHAFT RATCHET RELEASE AND SEALING MECHANISM - A torque wrench having a handle and an output shaft is disclosed. The output shaft may be constrained to turn only unidirectionally due to a ratchet. Rotation of the output shaft may be permanently disabled by an internal mechanism. Torque imposed on the output shaft may be limited by a torque responsive cam clutch. The handle forms or is part of an enclosure enclosing internal components such as the ratchet, the internal disablement mechanism, and the torque responsive cam clutch. A seal between the body and the output shaft prevents ingress and egress of lubricants and contamination between the inside of the body and the output shaft. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398407 | Ratchet Wrenches - A ratchet wrench ( | 2020-12-24 |
20200398408 | THREE-PIECE WRENCH - The present invention relates to a three-piece wrench comprising: a wrench body with a working head and a shaft, the working head is located at a front end of the shaft, the shaft has a length; a first extension rod with a length; and a second extension rod with a length; the lengths of the first extension rod and the second extension rod are greater than the length of the shaft; combination of the wrench body, the first extension rod and the second extension rod provides various usage lengths of the wrench, so that different connection types can be used to form required lengths according to requirements. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398409 | RELEASE MECHANISM FOR A TORQUE TOOL - A release mechanism for an electronically triggered torque tool to tighten a screw or a similar fastener triggers at a target torque. The release mechanism comprises a drive body and a main body, which rotate around a common axis to transfer a torque. A locking mechanism couples the drive body and the main body to transfer a torque. Measuring and evaluating means to measure and evaluate the torque transferred are provided, whereby a signaling device activates the locking mechanism to decouple the drive body from the main body upon reaching a target torque. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398410 | TORQUE WRENCH - A torque wrench includes a main body, a driving portion, a torque-disengageable mechanism, a torque assembly and an adjusting assembly. The main body defines an axial direction and includes a handle and a tubular member which are assembled with each other. The handle has an opening which is open radially. The torque-disengageable mechanism is swingably disposed within the tubular member. The torque assembly is disposed in the main body. The adjusting assembly includes a position-limiting member, a slidable assembly and an adjusting member. The adjusting member is rotatably connected to the handle and corresponding to the opening. The adjusting member has a first threaded portion. The slidable assembly has a second threaded portion screwed with the first threaded portion. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398411 | DRIVER - A driver includes: a pressure chamber and a striking portion actuated in a direction of striking a fastener when compressed gas is supplied to the pressure chamber, and can select a single firing and a continuous firing; a switching mechanism having a first actuated state to actuate the striking portion in the direction when the single firing is selected and a second actuated state to block the striking portion from being actuated in the direction when the continuous firing is selected; and a control unit configured to switch the switching mechanism from the first actuated state to the second actuated state when a predetermined time elapses in a state where the continuous firing is selected and the switching mechanism is in the first actuated state. The control unit stops the power supply to the switching mechanism for at least part of a period of time when the predetermined time elapses. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398412 | DRIVER - A driver includes a pressure chamber, a striking portion, an operation member, and a contact member, and can select a first mode and a second mode. The driver further includes a first ventilation passage, a second ventilation passage, and opening/closing mechanisms. The opening/closing mechanisms have a first state to open the first ventilation passage and close the second ventilation passage in the first mode, a second state, when an operation force is applied to the operation member within a time from when the second mode is selected and the contact member contacts a workpiece, to close the first ventilation passage and open the second ventilation passage, and a third state, when an operation force is applied to the operation member within a time from when the second mode is selected and the contact member is separated from the workpiece, to close the second ventilation passage. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398413 | FASTENER-DRIVING TOOL - A driving tool includes a driving mechanism which is driven with a fluid and which is configured to drive a fastener supplied to a nose portion and a clocking mechanism configured to perform clocking of a time period for switching between presence and absence of actuation of the driving mechanism. The clocking mechanism is supplied with a fluid for actuating the driving mechanism, moves a moving member from an initial position to a clocking starting position where clocking is started by force of the fluid, and performs clocking by controlling movement of the moving member by applying a load of resistance when the moving member moves from the clocking starting position to the initial position thereof. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398414 | FASTENING TOOL HAVING A TOOL-FREE DEPTH ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM - A fastening tool having a depth adjustment mechanism mounted on a longitudinally movable door of a nosepiece assembly. The depth adjustment mechanism including a depth adjustment wheel having an internal threaded section extending along an axis and being rotatable about said axis; and an adjustment screw disposed within the depth adjustment wheel and engaging the door plate, the adjustment screw having an external threaded section that engages the internal threaded section of the depth adjustment wheel, so that a rotational movement of the depth adjustment wheel with respect to the adjustment screw effects a relative axial movement of the adjustment screw and the longitudinal movement of the door to increase and decrease the depth that a fastener is driven into a workpiece. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398415 | ACCESSORIES FOR OSCILLATING POWER TOOLS - An accessory for coupling to an attachment mechanism of an oscillating power tool includes a working end, an opposite rear end, and a fitment portion adjacent the rear end portion. The fitment portion includes a central opening having a central portion and a rearward portion open to the rear end, and configured to receive a post of a tool clamping mechanism. The fitment portion further includes a first plurality of openings in communication with and extending radially outward from the central portion, a second plurality of openings not in communication with and positioned radially outward from the central portion. The central portion, the first plurality of openings, and the second plurality of openings are configured to couple the fitment portion to a plurality of different configurations of attachment mechanisms for oscillating power tools. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398416 | HAND TOOL WITH LASER SYSTEM - The present disclosure relates to powered hand tools and, in particular, their combination with a laser measuring system to measure a distance between a tool and a reference surface such as a wall, floor, or ceiling. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398417 | ELECTRIC POWER WORK DEVICE - An electric power work device simplifies a mechanism of a battery attachment part and easily removes a battery from the battery attachment part. A chain saw includes a body case, a cutting part (a work tool), and the battery. A battery removal mechanism for removing the battery is provided on a rear part of the body case. The battery removal mechanism includes a lower end of the battery and a bottom surface of the body case. The lower end of the battery protrudes downward from the bottom surface of the body case, and a frontmost end of a lower part of the battery is disposed in front of a rear end of a lower part of a top handle. Another battery removal mechanism includes a protrusion on the bottom surface of the body case and in front of the lower end of the battery. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398418 | GRIP DEVICE FOR HEXAGONAL WRENCHES - A grip device for hexagonal wrenches includes a body, a rotary member, a resilient member and a fastening member. The body includes an engaging portion which includes multiple recesses, multiple first slots and an axle. The rotary member is rotatably and movably mounted to the axle. The rotary member includes a first room defined in the inner periphery of the passage through which the axle extends. A first shoulder is formed between the first room and the passage. The resilient member is mounted to the axle and the fastening member is connected to the axle. An L-shaped tool has the first section thereof received in one of the recesses and the first slot of the recess. When the rotary member is moved toward the engaging portion, the first section is inserted into the first slot. The L-shaped tool is restricted by the rotary member and used as a T-bar tool. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398419 | CHAINSAW CHAIN HOLDER - A holder or carrier for continuously looped articles, e.g., chainsaw chains, is provided which prevents kinking and holds such articles in a secure, extended condition. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398420 | ROBOT TEACHING DEVICE AND ROBOT SYSTEM - A robot teaching device includes: an image acquisition device configured to acquire, as a moving image, a distance image representing distance information of an imaging object, or a two-dimensional image of the imaging object; a trajectory detection section configured to detect a movement trajectory of an operator's hand depicted as the imaging object in the moving image by using the moving image; an identification section configured to identify whether the detected movement trajectory represents a linear movement or a rotational movement; and a command generation section configured to output a command for translating a predetermined movable part of the robot based on the movement trajectory when the movement trajectory is identified as representing a linear movement, and to output a command for rotating the predetermined movable part based on the movement trajectory when the movement trajectory is identified as representing a rotational movement. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398421 | ROBOT CONTROL APPARATUS AND ROBOT CONTROL SYSTEM - A memory in which information that is used in a tracking operation is to be temporarily stored, information cannot be accumulated in the memory when the accumulating intervals and the reading intervals do not match each other. A robot control apparatus includes: a memory; an accepting unit that accepts a sensing result of a laser sensor detecting a shape of a working target before an, and accumulates information according to the sensing result, in the memory. The memory management unit that, in a case in which the memory is running short of free space, deletes the information in the memory; and a control unit that moves the working tool based on teaching data, and corrects the movement of the working tool based on the information according to the sensing result stored in the memory. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398422 | METHOD AND SYSTEMS FOR ENHANCING COLLABORATION BETWEEN ROBOTS AND HUMAN OPERATORS - Methods and systems for enhancing robot's ability to collaborate with human operators by constructing models of objects and processes which are manipulatable by a robot (situation models) and sharing such models with operators. Sharing situation models allows robot to explain its actions to operators in the format they can readily understand. Reciprocally, operators can formulate their instructions to the robot in the format that is both easy to produce for the human and straightforward to interpret in the machine. In this way, the disclosed method and system for constructing situation models in the robot facilitate both adaptation of human operators to robots and adaptation of robots to human operators, thus enhancing collaboration between them. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398423 | ADJUSTMENT SUPPORT DEVICE - An adjustment support device includes: a storage unit for storing, with force state data and position data in an operation when performing force control of the industrial robot as a state variable and with data indicating a result of determining whether a result of the force control is success or failure based on predetermined criteria as determination data, a learning model generated by machine learning; an analysis unit for analyzing the learning model to analyze, for a control parameter used when the force control of the industrial robot has failed, an adjustment method of the control parameter for improving a degree of success of the force control; and an adjustment determination unit for determining, based on a result of the analysis by the analysis unit, an adjustment method of the control parameter in the force control used when the force control has failed and outputting the adjustment method. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398424 | MACHINE LEARNING APPARATUS, ROBOT SYSTEM, AND MACHINE LEARNING METHOD OF LEARNING STATE OF TOOL - A machine learning apparatus that can determine the state of a tool from a force applied from the tool to a robot while the robot performs a work using the tool. A machine learning apparatus for learning a state of a tool used for a work by a robot includes a learning data acquisition section that acquires, as a learning data set, data of a force applied from the tool to the robot. while the robot causes the tool to perform a predetermined operation, and data indicating the state of the tool during the predetermined operation, and a learning section that generates a learning model representing a correlation between the force and the state of the tool, using the learning data set. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398425 | ROBOT CONTROL APPARATUS AND ROBOT CONTROL SYSTEM - A robot control apparatus for a more precise seam tracking operation, includes: a storage unit in which teaching data is stored; an accepting unit that accepts a sensing result of a laser sensor, from a robot including a working tool and the laser sensor attached to the working tool and configured to detect a shape of a working target before an operation of the working tool; and a control unit that moves the working tool based on the teaching data, corrects the movement of the working tool based on the sensing result, and adjusts an angle about a tool axis such that an operation point indicated by the sensing result is at a center of a field of view of the laser sensor. Accordingly, an operation line can be detected near the center of the field of view of the laser sensor, and thus more precise detection is possible. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398426 | ROBOT CONTROL DEVICE AND ROBOT PROGRAMMING DEVICE - A control device for a robot includes a comparing unit and a controller. When the robot equipped with a force sensor capable of detecting force components of a same type in a plurality of directions operates, the comparing unit compares a magnitude of each of the force components detected by the force sensor with a predetermined threshold value for each of the directions. If the comparing unit determines that a magnitude of a force component in any of the directions exceeds the threshold value, the controller controls the robot to avoid an increase in the magnitude of the force component in the direction. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398427 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ROBOT MANIPULATION PLANNING - A method for planning a manipulation task of an agent, particularly a robot. The method includes: learning a number of manipulation skills wherein a symbolic abstraction of the respective manipulation skill is generated; determining a concatenated sequence of manipulation skills selected from the number of learned manipulation skills based on their symbolic abstraction so that a given goal specification indicating a given complex manipulation task is satisfied; and executing the sequence of manipulation skills. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398428 | MOTION PLANNING FOR MULTIPLE ROBOTS IN SHARED WORKSPACE - Collision detection useful in motion planning for robotics advantageously represents planned motions of each of a plurality of robots as obstacles when performing motion planning for any given robot in the plurality of robots that operate in a shared workspace, including taking into account the planned motions during collision assessment. Edges of a motion planning graph are assigned cost values, based at least in part on the collision assessment. Obstacles may be pruned as corresponding motions are completed. Motion planning requests may be queued, and some robots skipped, for example in response to an error or blocked condition. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398429 | ROTARY TOOL ADJUSTER FOR ROBOT WITH END OF ARM TOOL HAVING MULTIPLE TOOLS - A method of adjusting multiple tools on a common mount includes the interrogating first and second actual target positions on at least one workpiece. A variance is determined between the first and second actual target position and first and second theoretical target positions. At least one of the first and second tools is moved relative to the other of the first and second tools from the first and second theoretical target positions to a desired spacing respectively aligned with the first and second actual target positions. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398430 | DIGITAL MODEL RECTIFICATION - A system including a computer that includes a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to determine a location in a defined area according to coordinates on a map. The instructions include instructions to actuate a robot to move to the location. The instructions include instructions to identify an object specified in a digital model of the area, stored at a remote server, to be at the coordinates for the location. The instructions include instructions to actuate a sensor on the robot to collect data at the location. The instructions include instructions to update the object in the digital model based on the collected data. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398431 | Collision-Detection Device for Gripper Systems and Method for Detecting a Collision - A collision-detection device for a gripper system of a handling device, with at least two gripping jaws arranged on a flange plate, detects collisions between the gripper system and an object. The device includes a safety device configured to lock the collision-detection device to the gripper system and/or dampen the collision-detection device with the gripper system. The safety device is configured to receive from the flange a change in force and/or a change in torque generated by contact between the gripping jaws and the object. The device further includes a sensor configured to detect a change in distance which exceeds a predetermined permissible change in distance between the flange plate and a reference, the change in distance resulting from the at least one of the change in force and the change in torque. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398432 | Robotic Platform for Interactive Play Using a Telepresence Robot Surrogate - A robotic platform associated with one or more software services enables remote users to interact with an environment and other humans physically and visually through a robotic surrogate over any distance utilizing the internet. The robotic surrogate is controlled through a non-technical user interface which responds to user control inputs made through natural user arm movements which are tracked in three dimensional space. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398433 | METHOD OF CALIBRATING A MOBILE MANIPULATOR - A method is provided for calibrating a manipulator and an external sensor. The method includes generating a first cloud map using depth information collected using a depth sensor, and generating a second cloud map using contact information collected using a contact sensor, which is coupled to an end effector of the manipulator. Thereafter, the first cloud map and the second cloud map are aligned to recover extrinsic parameters using the iterative closest point algorithm. The depth sensor is stationary relative to a base frame of the manipulator, and the depth information corresponding to a rigid structure is collected by capturing depth information from multiple vantage points by navigating the manipulator. The contact information is collected by moving an end effector of the manipulator over the rigid structure. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398434 | STOCK MANAGEMENT ROBOT - Disclosed are a robot and a method of controlling the same, wherein a robot arm is moved until a pressure sensor provided at the robot arm senses a predetermined pressure, and the quantity of products arranged on a shelf is counted based on the operation of the robot arm. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398435 | Control System and Control Method - A control device estimates a position and pose of an imaging device relative to a robot based on an image of the robot captured by the imaging device. A simulation device arranges a robot model at a teaching point, and generates a simulation image of the robot model captured by a virtual camera that is arranged so that a position and pose of the virtual camera relative to the robot model in the virtual space coincide with the estimated position and pose of the imaging device. The control device determines an amount of correction of a position and pose of the robot for the teaching point so that the position and pose of the robot on the actual image captured after the robot has been driven according to a movement command to the teaching point approximate to the position and pose of the robot model on the simulation image. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398436 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUXILIARY MOBILE ROBOT FUNCTIONALITY - A method for a robot to autonomously interact with elevator controls comprising: while physically traversing a route to a target location within an environment, determining that the route includes navigating to a particular floor that is different than a current floor of the robot; navigating to a set of one or more elevators along the route; identifying a location of an elevator call button corresponding to the set of one or more elevators; navigating to the location of the elevator call button and pressing the elevator call button, wherein pressing the elevator call button comprises: rotating the robot in place until a vertical structure faces the elevator call button; extending or retracting the vertical structure until a button pushing element is aligned with the elevator call button; moving towards the elevator call button and causing the button pushing element to press the elevator call button. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398437 | ROBOTIC SERVICE SYSTEM IN RESTAURANTS - A system for serving a plate on a table includes a robot including a movable base, a body on the movable base, a first pair of arms connected to the body and including a first arm and a second arm; and a first plate holder including a first and a second connectors, the first and second connectors to engage the first and second arms, respectively. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398438 | ROBOT WITH GRIPPER AND FIBRILLAR, DIRECTIONAL ADHESIVE ASSEMBLY - The present disclosure discloses a fibrillar, directional adhesive assembly, a gripper, and a robot including a gripper. In one embodiment, the fibrillar, directional adhesive assembly includes a carriage, a layer of fibrillar, directional adhesive, and at least one load component. The carriage may have a first lateral side and a second lateral side adjacent to the first lateral side and the at least one load component may connect the layer of fibrillar, directional adhesive to the first lateral side and the second lateral side. The load component may be capable of loading shear force from the carriage to the layer of fibrillar, directional adhesive along a first direction and a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398439 | GRIPPING MECHANISM AND ASSEMBLY APPARATUS - A gripping mechanism which grips an object includes a main body section, a first gripping section, and a second gripping section. The first and second gripping sections are connected, with a space therebetween, to the main body section. The first gripping section includes a first roller and a first frame. The first frame houses the first roller. The first gripping section grips a first portion of an object between an outer surface of the first roller and an inner surface of the first frame using gravity acting on the first roller. The second gripping section includes a second roller and a second frame. The second frame houses the second roller. The second gripping section grips a second portion of the object, differing from the first portion, between an outer surface of the second roller and an inner surface of the second frame using gravity acting on the second roller. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398440 | END MANIPULATOR FOR PACKAGE PICKING AND PLACING - An end manipulator for picking packages is provided. An example end manipulator includes a vacuum plate coupled to a machine where the vacuum plate includes a first set of vacuum cups. Further, the end manipulator includes a grasper plate movably coupled to the machine. The grasper plate moves between a retracted position and an extended position. In the retracted position, the grasper plate aligns with the vacuum plate such that the grasper plate abuts the vacuum plate. In the extended position, the grasper plate extends out from the vacuum plate. In some examples, when the grasper plate is in the retracted position, the end manipulator is configured to pick and place a first type of package. Further, in some examples, when the grasper plate is in extended position, the end manipulator is configured to pick and place a second type of package. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398441 | OPTIMIZATION-BASED SPRING LATTICE DEFORMATION MODEL FOR SOFT MATERIALS - Techniques for controlling a robotic picking arm using estimated seal quality metrics. A plurality of candidate contact points for holding an item using a suction device of the robotic picking arm, based on captured images of the item and an n-dimensional surface model of the item. An expected seal quality metric for a first one of the candidate contact points, by processing the n-dimensional surface model of the item and physical properties of the suction device of the robotic picking arm. Based on the expected seal quality metric, embodiments can determine whether to retrieve the item from the storage container by holding the item at the first candidate contact point using the suction device of the robotic picking arm. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398442 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING DYNAMIC VACUUM PRESSURE AT AN END EFFECTOR USING A SINGLE VACUUM SOURCE - A system including a programmable motion device and an end effector for grasping objects to be moved by the programmable motion device is disclosed. The system includes a vacuum source that provides a high flow vacuum such that an object may be grasped at an end effector opening while permitting a substantial flow of air through the opening, and a dead-head limitation system for limiting any effects of dead-heading on the vacuum source in the event that a flow of air to the vacuum source is interrupted. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398443 | DRIVE ARRANGEMENTS FOR ROBOT ARMS - A robot arm comprising a plurality of limbs articulated relative to each other, the robot arm extending from a base to a distal limb carrying a tool or an attachment point for a tool, the distal limb being attached by a revolute joint to a second limb, and the robot arm comprising a motor having a body and a drive shaft configured to drive rotation of the distal limb relative to the second limb about the revolute joint, wherein the body of the motor is fast with the distal limb. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398444 | STRUCTURAL MEMBER OF ROBOT, ROBOT, AND ASSOCIATED MANUFACTURING METHOD - Embodiments of present disclosure relate to a plastic-based, bulk, antimicrobial structural member of a robot. Such bulk antimicrobial plastic solution can meet the hygienic requirement and the mechanical performance requirement of a structural member of a robot simultaneously. Meanwhile, it may reduce the overall weight of the robot. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398445 | RIGID TEMPORARY ATTACHMENT DEVICE FOR A ROBOTIC GRIPPER - An attachment device includes a robot-engaging portion having a recess formed in an outer surface thereof for receiving a finger of a robot. The attachment device also includes a tool-engaging portion coupled to the robot-engaging portion. The tool-engaging portion is configured to be coupled to a tool that is to be used by the robot to perform a task. A damping member is positioned at least partially between the robot-engaging portion and the tool-engaging portion. The damping member is configured to be adjusted to vary a magnitude of oscillations that are transferred from the tool-engaging portion to the robot-engaging portion. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398446 | Environment Monitoring and Associated Monitoring Device - Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to environment monitoring and associated monitoring device, in which region-level environmental conditions are obtained and are detected by a plurality of sensors installed in a plurality of regions of a space enclosing electronic devices. Additionally, respective region priorities of the plurality of regions are determined based at least in part on the region-level environmental conditions, a region priority indicating a probability of occurrence of a risk event within a corresponding region. Furthermore, a movement path of a moveable monitoring device through the plurality of regions is determined based on the region priorities for detecting device-level environmental conditions associated with the electronic devices, and a moveable monitoring device and a system are disclosed. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398447 | MALFUNCTION DETECTION DEVICE AND MALFUNCTION DETECTION METHOD - A control unit causes a sensor to start sampling at a plurality of start timings different from each other. The control unit combines sampling signals obtained by the start of the sampling at the different start timings, and detects a malfunction of an apparatus in accordance with the combined sampling signal. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398448 | TOOL FOR REMOVING A HEAD ASSEMBLY OR A KNOT OF A TIE SECURED AROUND AN OBJECT - A tool for removing a head or knot of a cable bundling device includes a housing, an opening, and a cutting element disposed within the opening. The housing defines the opening and a funneling element is position within the opening to direct the object to be cut towards an exposed cutting edge of the cutting element. The opening and funneling element are sized and arranged to accommodate the head or knot of the cable device while preventing any undesirable articles from being exposed to the cutting edge. The funneling element includes a wedge shape to prove improved access between the cable tie and the cutting edge. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398449 | RAZOR CARTRIDGE WITH ONE OR MORE SKIN SUPPORT ELEMENTS - A razor cartridge including a housing; a trailing blade assembly mounted to the housing and including a trailing blade with a blade tip; a leading blade assembly mounted to the housing in front of the trailing blade assembly and including a leading blade with a blade tip; and a skin support element affixed to the leading blade assembly and extending towards the blade tip of the trailing blade assembly. A horizontal length of the skin support element may be greater than a distance from a trailing part of the skin support element to the blade tip of the trailing blade assembly. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398450 | RAZOR HANDLES - A razor handle includes a handle body extending in a longitudinal direction. The handle body includes a first material having a front portion and a rear portion. The razor handle further includes a connecting portion for connection to a razor cartridge. The connecting portion extends from the front portion of the handle body. The handle body includes a supporting element which contributes to a relative movement between the front portion and the rear portion of the handle body. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398451 | KISS-CUT DRAW KNIFE - Disclosed is a cutting machine knife designed for kiss-cut cutting of a sticker. A sticker backing includes a backing layer and an adhesion-reducing layer. The sticker includes a cover layer and an adhesive layer releasably adhered to the adhesion-reducing layer. The cutting machine knife includes a holding section for inserting the cutting machine knife into a knife holder of the cutting tool, a longitudinal axis disposed at a right angle to a cutting direction, a blade having a cutting edge and a back. The cutting edge, when viewed in a plane defined by the cutting direction and the longitudinal axis, forms with the cutting direction a first angle which is less than 90° and an intermediate zone between the cutting edge and the back which, again when viewed in said plane, encloses with the cutting direction a second angle which is between 130° and 170°. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398452 | CUTTING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CHANGING CONSUMABLE PARTS - A cutting apparatus includes a mount flange having a mount land that has a surface for holding a cutting blade as a consumable part, a changing apparatus for changing cutting blades, and a moving unit for moving the changing apparatus between a changing position for changing cutting blades and a retracted position. The changing apparatus includes a rotational shaft, a first holder for holding a used cutting blade, the first holder having a first holding surface facing in an outward direction from the rotational shaft perpendicularly to the rotational shaft, and a second holder for holding a replacement cutting blade, the second holder being disposed in a position angularly spaced a predetermined angle from the first holder around the rotational shaft, the second holder having a second holding surface facing in an outward direction from the rotational shaft perpendicularly to the rotational shaft. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398453 | DIE CUTTING INSERT AND METHOD FOR CUTTING SHEET METALS - The present invention relates to a die cutting insert comprising a punch shoe having an angled guide surface. The die cutting assembly further comprises a trim punch arranged at least partly along the angled guide surface, such that the trim punch is movable along the angled guide surface between a first, extended position and a second, retracted position. In further aspects, the invention relates to a die cutting assembly and a method of cutting sheet metals. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398454 | Power Saw Tool - A power saw tool, in particular a hand-held circular saw, includes at least one cutting depth setting unit and at least one locking unit. The cutting depth setting unit is configured to set a cutting depth. The locking unit is configured to at least one of block and deactivate the cutting depth setting unit in at least one operating state. The locking unit is mounted so as to be at least partially movable on the cutting depth setting unit. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398455 | TREATMENT OF WOOD WITH ALDEHYDE AND ISOCYANATE - A method of treating wood includes subjecting the wood to a vacuum environment, and thereafter contacting the wood under positive pressure with an aldehyde and an isocyanate, both the aldehyde and the isocyanate being in liquid form. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398456 | ADDITIVELY-MANUFACTURED STRUCTURE FOR REACTIONARY PROCESSES - A method of additively manufacturing a multi-material structure for a reactionary process includes forming a first material from a first binder and a first active agent and depositing a first layer including the first material onto a build platform. The method also includes forming a second material from a second binder and a second active agent and depositing a second layer including the second material onto the build platform. The second material is in contact with the first material. The method further includes adhering the second material to the first material to form the multi-material structure for use in the reactionary process. The first material provides a first reaction during the reactionary process and the second material provides a second reaction during the reactionary process. In addition, a method of additively manufacturing a binderless structure for a separation process includes binding a material to organic biopolymers and step-wise calcination to burn the organic components and sinter the particles for forming 100% pure material. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398457 | ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CERAMIC AND COMPOSITE THEREOF - Additive manufacturing (AM) methods and devices for high-melting-point materials are disclosed. In an embodiment, an additive manufacturing method includes the following steps. (S1) Slicing a three-dimensional computer-aided design model of a workpiece into multiple layers according to shape, thickness, and size accuracy requirements, and obtaining data of the multiple layers. (S2) Planning a forming path according to the data of the multiple layers and generating computer numerical control (CNC) codes for forming the multiple layers. (S3) Obtaining a formed part by preheating a substrate, performing a layer-by-layer spraying deposition by a cold spraying method, and heating a spray area to a temperature until the spraying deposition of all sliced layers is completed. (S4) Subjecting the formed part to a surface modification treatment by a laser shock peening method. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398458 | RESIN PARTICLE PRODUCING METHOD - Provided is a resin particle producing method including: a fiber aggregate producing step of directly joining fibers containing a thermoplastic resin with each other to obtain a fiber aggregate; and a particle forming step of forming the fiber aggregate into particles to obtain resin particles. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398459 | A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AT LEAST TWO PREFORMS FOR MOULDING A WIND TURBINE BLADE - The present invention relates to a method and a mould system ( | 2020-12-24 |
20200398460 | MULTI-PART MOLDS AND METHODS FOR FORMING COMPLEX FIBER-COMPOSITE PARTS - A multi-part compression mold for forming a complex part having a desired fiber alignment, and methods therefor, are disclosed. The multi-part mold comprises at least three sections. Specific arrangements of fiber-bundle-based preforms are introduced to more than one of the mold sections of the multi-part mold, and subjected to compression molding. The arrangements of preforms, in conjunction with the multi-part mold, result in a complex part having fibers that substantially align with anticipated principle stress vectors that arise in the complex part, when in use. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398461 | METHOD OF PRODUCING FIBER-REINFORCED RESIN - A method of producing a fiber-reinforced resin by press-molding a prepreg preform contains a reinforcing fiber and a thermosetting resin, the method including (a) a preform production step of producing a preform; (b) a placement and preheating step of placing the preform in a mold and preheating the preform; (c) a pressing step of changing the preform into a product shape; and (d) a curing step of curing the preform while pressurizing the preform, wherein, at start of the pressing step (c), a degree of cure αe of the thermosetting resin in a specific part of the preform is higher than a degree of cure αi of the thermosetting resin in a region other than the specific part of the preform. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398462 | Method for the Production of a Structural Component - A method for producing a structural component having a foam structure formed by foaming a foamable material, includes the following steps: additively building a receiving component that reproduces the outer geometry of the structural component to be produced at least in some sections, in particular completely, and having a receiving space for receiving foamable material; introducing at least one foamable material into the receiving space of the receiving component; and carrying out at least one measure for foaming the foamable material introduced into the receiving space of the receiving component so as to form the foam structure. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398463 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FOAM MOLDED BODY - Provided is a method for manufacturing a foam molded body that can make a shape of bubbles close to a perfect circle. According to the present disclosure, a method for manufacturing a foam molded body, including a step of forming a foam parison from a melt-kneaded resin obtained by melting and kneading a raw material resin and a foaming gas in a cylinder of an extruder and molding the foam parison to obtain the foam molded body, wherein the foaming gas contains 0.1 to 1.0% of argon, is provided. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398464 | FOAM MOLDED ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING FOAM MOLDED ARTICLE - A foam molded article having excellent shock resistance and inhibited from swelling, and a method for producing the foam molded article. The foam molded article has a bottom portion and a side face portion. The bottom portion has a cross-section including, in order, a first skin layer, a first foam layer, a belt-like resin layer, a second foam layer and a second skin layer. The diameter of the bottom portion is 20 mm or more. The thickness of the bottom portion is 2.0 mm or more. The angle between the bottom portion and the side face portion is 40° or more and 89° or less. The foam molded article satisfies: B/3≤A≤3B; A represents a length between an opposite surface of the bottom portion to a side where the side face portion is disposed and an upper end of the side face portion, and B represents the bottom portion diameter. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398465 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING AT LEAST ONE TIMEPIECE ELEMENT INTENDED TO BE MOUNTED ON A TIMEPIECE COMPONENT OF A TIMEPIECE - A method for manufacturing a timepiece element, such as an applique, to be mounted on a timepiece component, such as a dial of a timepiece, includes producing a blank of the timepiece element from an injection overmoulding of injectable material into a cavity of a mould. The cavity is defined by the association of at least one impression of a first part of the mould with a second part of the mould including an inlet orifice of the cavity for injecting the material into the cavity. The method also includes finishing the timepiece element including applying a coating on the blank of the timepiece element overmoulded on the second part, and withdrawing the finished timepiece element from the second part, which includes breaking an injection point connecting the timepiece element to the second part in preparation for mounting thereof on the timepiece component. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398466 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BASE PLATE FOR KEYBOARD - A method for manufacturing a base plate for a keyboard includes the steps of: a) providing a mold assembly including a female mold and a male mold, b) preparing a composite laminate which includes a carbon fiber layer and a thermoplastic resin layer, and which is formed with a plurality of positioning holes, c) disposing the composite laminate in the female mold, and combining the female and male molds, and d) injecting a plastic material to form positioning blocks which binds to the thermoplastic resin layer and integrates with the composite laminate to form the base plate. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398467 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR AN INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE OPERABLE WITH AN ADDITIVE FEEDER SYSTEM - An additive feeder system is presented which is operable for use in a plastic injection molding machine including an injection component and a clamping component. The additive feeder system includes a feeder control unit, a feeder supply mechanism and feeder dosage control mechanism. The additive feeder system is operable to provide a specific dosage of the additive materiel in real-time for mixing with the raw material to achieve desired product characteristics. The additive feeder system may be applied to injection molding and extrusion, such as molding processes, plastic molding processes, blow molding, compression molding, extrusion molding, injection molding and laminating, and comprising additive feeders, for example for color mixing and nutrient supplements. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398468 | FLOW CONTROL OF AN INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEM - Injection molding system comprising at least one first actuator-system (D | 2020-12-24 |
20200398469 | FLOW RATE ADJUSTING DEVICE, THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPING DEVICE, AND INJECTION MOLDING DEVICE - A flow rate adjusting device includes a main body portion having a first opening portion to which a molten material is supplied, a second opening portion from which the molten material is discharged, a supply flow path communicating with the first opening portion and the second opening portion, and a cross hole intersecting the supply flow path; and a shaft-shaped valve portion disposed inside the cross hole. The valve portion has a tip end portion, a rear end portion, and a recessed portion provided between the tip end portion and the rear end portion and communicating with the first opening portion and the second opening portion, and the valve portion is rotated in the cross hole to change a position of the recessed portion, such that a flow path cross-sectional area of the supply flow path is changed to adjust a flow rate of the molten material discharged from the second opening portion; a storage chamber storing a part of the molten material flowing through the supply flow path between the first opening portion and the valve portion is defined by the tip end portion and an inner wall surface of the cross hole; the valve portion has a first contact surface provided between the recessed portion and the rear end portion and facing the rear end portion side; and the main body portion has a second contact surface to come into contact with the first contact surface from the tip end portion side. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398470 | Method of Manufacturing a Printing Cylinder - A method of manufacturing a printing cylinder. The method comprises providing a moulding apparatus comprising a cylindrical moulding vessel defining a moulding cavity ( | 2020-12-24 |
20200398471 | HAND-HELD THREE-DIMENSIONAL DRAWING DEVICE - A three-dimensional (3D) drawing pen can include a housing that has a port that permits insertion of a strand of material into the housing, an actuator for controlling a movement of the strand, and a nozzle assembly configured to permit the strand to be extruded out of the 3D drawing pen in a form that retains its shape against gravity in free space to draw a 3D object. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398472 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR SHAPING AN EXTRUDABLE MATERIAL - An apparatus for shaping an extrudable material comprises a sleeve, comprising a first sleeve end, a sleeve inlet at the first sleeve end, a second sleeve end, opposite the first sleeve end, and a sleeve outlet at the second sleeve end. The extrudable material enters the sleeve through the sleeve inlet and exits the sleeve through the sleeve outlet. The apparatus further comprises an actuation mechanism, selectively operable to change at least one of a size or a shape of the sleeve outlet. The sleeve is sufficiently flexible to enable the actuation mechanism to change at least one of the size or the shape of the sleeve outlet. The sleeve is insufficiently stretchable to enable the actuation mechanism to stretch the sleeve. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398473 | Processing Technology for Making Seepage Irrigation Pipe with Alternate Effluent Section and Non-Effluent Section - The present invention relates to a processing technology for manufacturing seepage irrigation pipe with alternating effluent sections and non-effluent sections, and in particular, to the field of underground seepage irrigation in agriculture and forestry. The processing technology combines the production unit for water-effluent pipes with the production unit for non-effluent pipes, and produces the seepage irrigation pipeline by adjusting the raw material ratios, controlling the spindle speed, spindle acceleration time, and spindle deceleration time of the two pipeline production units, to generate a seepage irrigation pipe with alternating effluent sections and non-effluent sections. The lengths of the effluent sections and non-effluent sections can be adjusted, the pipe wall thickness can also be adjusted by adjusting the inner and outer diameter of the internal mold of the pipe forming unit, a seepage irrigation pipe with alternating effluent sections and non-effluent sections is environment-friendly, efficient, water-saving, and useful for underground irrigation. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398474 | TWIN-SCREW EXTRUDER, GEAR BOX AND METHOD FOR EXTRUSION - A twin-screw extruder is provided in which screws have different rotational speeds depending on the process of treating the raw material and in which degradation of the raw material is less likely to occur. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398475 | METHOD OF CARRYING OUT THERMOLYSIS AND THERMOLYSIS APPARATUS - A method and apparatus for thermolysing organic material. The method comprises steps of: A) feeding the material in a single-screw extruder ( | 2020-12-24 |
20200398476 | FILAMENT HEATERS CONFIGURED TO FACILITATE THERMAL TREATMENT OF FILAMENTS FOR EXTRUDER HEADS IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT PRINTERS - An additive manufacturing system includes a heater for converting a filament of extrusion material into thermoplastic material. The heater has a channel configured to change the cross-sectional shape of the filament to a cross-sectional shape that has a greater surface area than the surface area of the filament before the heater receives the filament. The channel of the heater can also be configured to drive the center portion of the filament toward the heated walls of the channel and to mix thermoplastic material in the channel while exposing the center portion of the filament to the heated wall of the channel. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398477 | 3D PRINTING OF INORGANIC MATERIAL IN ROUND INKJET PRINTING CONFIGURATION - An apparatus and methods of additive manufacturing are provided. The apparatus may include at least one frame for supporting at least one print head configured to deposit fluidic additive manufacturing material layer by layer, at least one reservoir in communication with the at least one print head, the at least one reservoir being configured to contain the additive manufacturing material, a printing table including at least one printing region for supporting at least one removable substrate for printing at least one three-dimensional object, the at least one removable substrate is made from a material other than the additive manufacturing material, and at least one processor configured to: control a rotational movement between the at least one print head and the printing table; and control vertical movement between the at least one print head and the printing table. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398478 | MATERIAL FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING, FILAMENT FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING, ROLL OF THE FILAMENT, AND CARTRIDGE FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTER - Provided is a three-dimensional modeling material used for a fused deposition modeling three-dimensional printer. The three-dimensional modeling material has a multilayer structure and contains, in respective different layers, a thermoplastic resin (A) having a shear storage elastic modulus (G′) of 1.00×10 | 2020-12-24 |
20200398479 | 3D PRINTED FLUOROPOLYMER-BASED ENERGETIC COMPOSITIONS - The present disclosure relates to three-dimensional (3D) printed fluoropolymer-based energetic compositions and 3D printing methods for making the 3D printed fluoropolymer-based energetic compositions. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398480 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL FABRICATION - A method of making a three-dimensional object includes: (a) providing an apparatus comprising a radiation source, a carrier, and a movable belt positioned therebetween, with the belt comprised of an optically transparent material, and with the belt permeable to a polymerization inhibitor; (b) applying a polymerizable liquid to a first surface of the belt, and contacting a second surface of the belt to the polymerization inhibitor, (c) contacting a portion of the first surface to the carrier or the three dimensional object so that the belt adheres thereto with the polymerizable liquid positioned therebetween; (d) irradiating the polymerizable liquid with actinic radiation through the belt from the radiation source to polymerize the polymerizable liquid positioned therebetween; then (e) optionally separating the belt from the carrier or the three dimensional object; and then (f) repeating steps (b) through (e) until the three dimensional object is completed. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398481 | PATTERNED PRE-STOP FOR FINISHING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURED 3D OBJECTS - An additive manufacturing system and method for improving the certainty of removing or etching excess substrate from a stack of printed substrate slices to arrive at a 3D object. The approach includes printing a pseudo image as a shell layer around a desired object slice with less polymer (e.g., thermoplastic) material than the 3D object solid layer slice. This slows the etching process when this pseudo image is reached. The pseudo image may be printed to surround the object polymer image on a printed substrate sheet as a shell that provides notice during the excess substrate removal/cleaning process that the desired polymer image is nearby and extra care must be taken to avoid removal of the desired polymer image. The pseudo image may have a 3D patterned surface that can be recognized by a person doing the sandblasting or recognized automatically by an automated 3D object finisher. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398482 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS - A method for the manufacture of three-dimensional objects is disclosed, utilising an independently operable printing sled ( | 2020-12-24 |
20200398483 | 3D PRINTER - A 3D printer for printing consumable items, the 3D printer comprising: a print head arranged to position nozzles of a plurality of liquid dispensers to define a regular polygon around a first Z axis; an actuator device operable to dispense a portion of liquid from each liquid dispenser; a print bed comprising a print zone, the print zone comprising a plurality of print locations arranged to define a regular polygon around a second Z axis; a translation device operable to move the print bed relative to the print head along X and Y axes; and a rotation device operable to cause relative rotation between the print zone and the print head such that, with the first Z axis aligned with the second Z axis, the actuator is operable to dispense liquid from each liquid dispenser onto a respective print location and thereafter the rotation device is operable to cause relative rotation between the print zone and the print head to place each print location in registration with a different one of the nozzles. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398484 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING - An example of a method for three-dimensional (3D) printing includes applying a build material composition to form a build material layer. The build material composition includes a glass core coated with a polyamide material. Based on a 3D object model, a fusing agent is selectively applied on a portion of the build material composition, and a detailing agent is selectively applied on another portion of the build material composition. The build material composition is exposed to radiation to fuse the portion to form a layer of a 3D part. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398485 | Tool for Dispensing Multiple Materials with Discrete Positional Control without Need for Sequential Tool Change - A 3D printing tool and assembly for dispensing multiple materials includes a barrel holder assembly having at least two barrel orifices extending from a top end of the barrel holder assembly through to a bottom end of the barrel holder assembly, where at least one of the at least two barrel orifices is oriented at an angle from the vertical. A method for operating the 3D printing tool includes positioning a first material distribution barrel within a first barrel orifice, where a first barrel tip is disposed at a first end of the first material distribution barrel. The method further includes dispensing building material from the first material distribution barrel when the first material distribution barrel is substantially vertically oriented and a second material distribution barrel is oriented at an angle from the vertical. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398486 | CONVEYING INSTALLATION AND TOOL HEAD FOR AN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING MACHINE, AND ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING MACHINE - For increasing the speed in 3D printing, for avoiding the conveying elements slipping from the conveyed semi-finished product, and for improving the transmission of force from the conveying elements to the semi-finished products to be conveyed, a conveying installation is provided for an additive manufacturing machine. The conveying installation for conveying a semi-finished product comprises a longitudinal conveying mechanism which by means of a periodic movement of at least one conveying element conveys the semi-finished product along a conveying direction which is parallel to the semi-finished product longitudinal axis. The conveying element when moving in the conveying direction acquires the semi-finished product, and when moving counter to the conveying direction is released from the semi-finished product. This results in a movement of the semi-finished product in the conveying direction. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398487 | CONVEYING INSTALLATION AND TOOL HEAD FOR AN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING MACHINE, AND ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING MACHINE - A conveying installation by way of which the 3D printing rate can be increased and the reliability of transporting a semi-finished product to be processed in an additive manufacturing machine can be improved. The conveying installation comprises a longitudinal conveying mechanism which conveys the semi-finished product along a conveying direction in that a preferably continuously revolving conveying arrangement, for example a conveyor belt or a conveying belt, engages the semi-finished product in a force-fitting and/or form-fitting manner | 2020-12-24 |
20200398488 | Three-Dimensional Printhead Including Two-Dimensional Scanning System with Enclosed Printhead - A three-dimensional printing system includes a build plate, a carriage, a housing assembly covering the carriage, and a printhead. The build plate includes a lateral print area having a length along an X-axis and a width along a Y-axis. The carriage has a major axis along the Y-axis that spans the width of the lateral print area. The printhead is mechanically, fluidically, and electrically coupled to the carriage. The printhead includes a printhead housing that cooperates with the housing assembly to separate a print zone containing the lateral print area from connected internal components of the printhead and the carriage. The carriage is configured to scan along the X-axis and the printhead is configured to scan along the Y-axis supported by the carriage to address the entire lateral print area. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398489 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR COMPRESSING MATERIAL DURING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING - Embodiments of the present disclosure are drawn to an additive manufacturing system, which may include a nozzle having an inlet for receiving a flowable material and an outlet for depositing the flowable material. An applicator head may surround at least a portion of a proximal region of the nozzle. The applicator head may include a housing, a cooling inlet for receiving a coolant into the housing, a cooling outlet configured to allow the coolant to exit the housing, and an air inlet. A roller may be mounted on the applicator head to one side of the outlet of the nozzle. The roller may include an air outlet, wherein a flow path connects the air inlet and the air outlet so that air enters the air inlet and exits the air outlet. The roller may also include a plurality of holes located on an external surface of the roller. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398490 | DISPOSABLE 3D PRINTER CARTRIDGE - The invention relates to a disposable 3D printer cartridge for inserting into an exposure device for producing an object which is constructed in additive layers, wherein the cartridge contains at least one polymerizable liquid, or a polymerizable liquid can be filled into the cartridge. The cartridge comprises: a first lower housing part, a second upper housing part which can be removed from the first housing part, a support platform which forms the lower face of the second housing part, the object constructed in additive layers being arrangeable on the exterior of the support platform during the construction of the object, and a construction element which corresponds to the base of the first housing part. The layers of the object can be polymerized on the inner face of the construction element, and the inner face of the construction element has a non-stick coating. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398491 | CHANGING THE GAS CONTENT OF A DEVICE - A method of changing the gas content of a device ( | 2020-12-24 |
20200398492 | METHOD FOR AUTONOMOUSLY GENERATING AN END EFFECTOR FOR INTERFACING WITH A PART AT A MANUFACTURING STATION - A method for autonomously generating an end effector for interfacing with a part at a manufacturing station includes: accessing a virtual model of an assembly and the part; based on the virtual model, identifying a set of unobstructed surfaces on the part when located in the assembly; selecting a target surface, from the set of unobstructed surfaces, on the part; calculating a virtual interaction surface spanning the target surface on the part defined in the virtual model; locating a virtual end effector base geometry relative to the virtual interaction surface; generating a virtual intermediate structure extending between the virtual interaction surface and the virtual base structure; compiling the virtual interaction surface, the virtual intermediate structure, and the virtual end effector base geometry into a three-dimensional end effector model; and queuing the three-dimensional end effector model for additive manufacturing to form the end effector for installation on a robotic arm. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398493 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR 3D PRINTING USING A CORRECTION LAYER - A technical solution for determining and applying a correction layer to a three dimensional (3D) object undergoing a 3D printing process is described. The system can include an emitter device, a receiver device, and a 3D printer device. The emitter can illuminate a surface portion of an object, and a receiver device can receive a light input reflected from the surface portion of the object. The 3D printer device can create a profile for the surface portion of the object using an angle of incidence and an image received from the receiver device, and determine a difference between the profile and the specification of the object. The 3D printer device can generate instructions to apply a correction layer using the difference between the specification and the profile of the surface of the object. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398494 | TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED DISPENSING TOOLS FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTERS - A temperature controlled dispensing tool includes a mount and a temperature controlled module coupled to the mount. The temperature controlled module may include a barrel housing, a barrel insert, one or more heating element, one or more cooling element, one or more temperature sensors, and a control unit. The barrel insert is removably insertable into the barrel housing and configured to receive a material barrel. The one or more heating elements and the one or more cooling elements are in thermal communication with the barrel insert. The control unit is configured to determine a temperature of the temperature controlled module based on the signal of the one or more temperature sensors, and selectively operate the one or more heating elements and the one or more cooling elements thereby controlling a temperature of the temperature controlled module. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398495 | THREE DIMENSIONAL MODEL CATEGORIES - Examples of the present disclosure relate to a method for processing three dimensional (3D) models. The method comprises categorizing the 3D models into geometrical characteristic categories, creating a geometrical template corresponding to each category, determining a label placement for each geometrical template, assigning a label to each 3D model based on the determined label placement and assigning a packing position to the 3D models based on their corresponding template. The method is such that some categories comprise more than one 3D model. | 2020-12-24 |
20200398496 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A 3D ELECTROMECHANICAL COMPONENT HAVING AT LEAST ONE EMBEDDED ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR - Method for manufacturing a 3D electromechanical component, having at least one embedded electrical conductor, comprising the steps consisting in:
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