Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
156 words
The combination comprising: a turntable having means for fixedly supporting a work piece; means supporting said turntable for rotation about a rotational axis and for movement in a plane extending in a direction transverse to said rotational axis, said supporting means including a support arm and means supporting said arm for swinging movement about an axis normal to said plane, said turntable being rotatably supported by said support arm at a location remote from said last mentioned axis; a cam wheel connected to said turntable for rotation therewith and for movement therewith in said plane; said cam wheel having a peripheral edge surrounding said rotational axis at varying distances therefrom; a drive means having a portion moving at a constant linear speed in driving engagement with said peripheral edge of the cam wheel at a fixed first location in said plane; and means yieldably urging said cam wheel into peripheral driven engagement with said drive means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
156 words
The combination comprising: a turntable having means for fixedly supporting a work piece; means supporting said turntable for rotation about a rotational axis and for movement in a plane extending in a direction transverse to said rotational axis, said supporting means including a support arm and means supporting said arm for swinging movement about an axis normal to said plane, said turntable being rotatably supported by said support arm at a location remote from said last mentioned axis; a cam wheel connected to said turntable for rotation therewith and for movement therewith in said plane; said cam wheel having a peripheral edge surrounding said rotational axis at varying distances therefrom; a drive means having a portion moving at a constant linear speed in driving engagement with said peripheral edge of the cam wheel at a fixed first location in said plane; and means yieldably urging said cam wheel into peripheral driven engagement with said drive means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
The combination of claim 1 including a material extrusion nozzle positioned to extrude material on to said work piece at a fixed second location in said plane equidistant with said first location from said rotational axis of the turntable.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
57 words
The combination of claim 2 in which said drive means comprises a drive wheel of constant radius rotatable about a fixed axis with its periphery in driving engagement with the peripheral edge of said cam wheel at said first location, and means for rotating said drive wheel at a constant angular velocity about its said fixed axis.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
The combination of claim 2 in which said support arm is a rigid member.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
The combination of claim 3 in which the periphery of said drive wheel is in frictional driving engagement with the peripheral edge of said cam wheel.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
The combination of claim 2 including means for arresting the rotation of said turntable and said cam wheel at a predetermined angular position upon completion of each revolution thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
94 words
The combination of claim 4, including a brake block supported by said cam wheel and formed with an outwardly opening V-shaped notch therein, in combination with a braking element of complemental wedge configuration for reception in said V-shaped notch, means supporting the said braking element for projection into and retraction from said notch; and means timed to project said braking element into said notch after completion of each revolution of the cam wheel, and into engagement with the sloping trailing side of said V-shaped notch to thereby reverse the rotation of the cam wheel.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
42 words
The combination of claim 7 in which said last mentioned means timed to project said braking element comprises a pneumatic cylinder piston unit including a piston rod on which said braking element is supported for movement into and retraction from said notch.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
The combination of claim 8 in which said means for yieldably urging the turntable and cam wheel towards said drive means comprises a pneumatic cylinder and piston unit.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
The combination of claim 9 including automatically actuated means for simultaneously actuating the respective pneumatic piston and cylinder units.