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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2016
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Emily E. McDonald, Charleston, SC (US);
Amy E. Cooper, St. Louis, MO (US);
Allen Halbritter, Charleston, SC (US);
Meredith P. Nix, Charleston, SC (US);
Kevin W. Kaufman, Charleston, SC (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An ultrasonic cutting machine including a support structure, a positioning device moveable relative to the support structure, a cutting blade connected to the positioning device and a blade cleaning system positioned proximate the support structure, the blade cleaning system including a basin defining an internal volume and an opening into the internal volume, a solvent positioned in the internal volume, a cleaning surface positioned in the internal volume, wherein the cleaning surface is at least partially submerged in the solvent, and a lid positioned over the opening, wherein the lid is automatically displaced from the opening when the cutting blade approximates the basin.