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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2015
Jonathan Marc Hollander, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jonathan Marc Hollander, San Francisco, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
An automated manufacturing system includes two simultaneous and independently operating toolheads accessing any location within the same work volume, with the exception of locations in proximity to each other. The system includes a bed platform connected with X and Y linear axes. A θ rotational axis rotates the bed and its linear axes as a unit. A first toolhead has a fixed position relative to the θ axis, and a second toolhead is coupled with a linear R axis parallel to the bed. The bed X and Y axes move the bed relative to the first toolhead, enabling the first toolhead to reach any portion of the bed. The R linear axis and θ rotational axis allow the second toolhead to move almost anywhere in a circular area that is always centered near the first toolhead. The system's kinematics ensure that it is impossible for the toolheads to collide.