A machine for precisely delivering and affixing solid media for the purpose of creating prototypes of varying size and precision

Abstract

A machine for precisely delivering and affixing solid media for the purpose of creating prototypes of varying size and precision. The device would, with great precision, deliver uniform shaped media, of any size, made of plastic, carbon fiber, metal or other solid or hollow materials to a position precisely determined by a computer. Adhesive will be applied to each piece of media and an adhesive accelerant will be applied to the position the media is to be placed so that when the media contacts the prior placed media with adhesive accelerant applied, it will adhere fast. In this manner multiple pieces of uniform media can be adhered in an ever increasing number precisely positioned as determined by computer software and the computer controlled apparatus. Objects and prototypical shapes can then be created by the combination and adhesion of all the media parts.

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Claims

1. A machine for precisely delivering and affixing solid media for the purpose of creating prototypes of varying size and precision. The device comprising: A media supply tube to supply different media to be precisely placed and affixed;A media control means to precisely control the rate of media delivery;A precision stepper motor to control said media control means;An adhesive dispersal ring to coat said media with adhesive;An adhesive injector to control the amount of adhesive distributed to said adhesive dispersal ring;A media retainer to retain said media until the device is in precise position to place and adhere said media;An adhesive accelerator tube to apply adhesive accelerator to the prior adhered said media before the next media is affixed;An adhesive accelerator injector to control the supply of said adhesive accelerator to said adhesive accelerator tube;A computer controlled multi axis CNC machine to precisely control the positioning of the device when said media coated with said adhesive emerges from said media retainer and is precisely affixed; andSoftware to precisely control said computer controlled multi axis machine, said stepper motor, said adhesive injector, said media retainer, and said adhesive accelerator injector.

2. A machine for precisely delivering and affixing cut cylindrical media for the purpose of creating prototypes of varying size and precision. The device comprising: A media supply tube to supply solid cylindrical media to be cut and precisely placed and affixed;A media control means to precisely control the rate of said cylindrical media delivery;A precision stepper motor to control said media control means;A media cutter to cut cylindrical media to pre determined length; An adhesive dispersal ring to coat said cut cylindrical media with adhesive;An adhesive injector to control the amount of adhesive distributed to said adhesive dispersal ring;A media retainer to retain said cut cylindrical media until the device is in precise position to place and adhere said cut cylindrical media;An adhesive accelerator tube to apply adhesive accelerator to the prior adhered said media before the next cut cylindrical media is affixed;An adhesive accelerator injector to control the supply of said adhesive accelerator to said adhesive accelerator tube;A computer controlled multi axis CNC machine to precisely control the positioning of the device when said cut cylindrical media coated with said adhesive emerges from said media retainer and is precisely affixed; andSoftware to precisely control said computer controlled multi axis machine, said stepper motor, said media cutter, said adhesive injector, said media retainer, and said adhesive accelerator injector.