Automated fiber optic sign manufacturing system
CA 2023658 A1 · Owner: Klein, Brian R. · Inventors: Klein, Randall T.; Klein, Brian R.
Overview
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At present fiber optic signs are manufactured almost entirely by hand. In some instances the manufacturer may if there is a large, quantity of identical signs farm out the drilling to a company that has computerized drilling equipment. All other facets of the manufacturing process are then carried out by hand. The fibers are cut, fed into the holes glued, and then, bundled, In this invention information is entered at a work station this, information is then down loaded to an assembly station that will carry out the following operations. 1. Drill holes with proper spacing and alignment. 2. Feed the fiber into the hole and heat cut it to the approximated length automatically. 3. In the heat …
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- Filed August 21, 1990. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended August 21, 2010.
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