Head tool changer for use with deposition-based digital manufacturing systems
US8926484B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 29, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jan 6, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T483/17
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A head tool changer for use with a deposition-based digital manufacturing system, the head tool changer comprising a tooling unit configured to retain a deposition head, a grip unit configured to engage with tooling unit and to relay electrical power to the tooling unit, and a master unit operably mounted to a gantry and configured to engage with the tooling unit and to relay electrical power to the tooling unit.
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