Patent ID: 7412762
Filing Date: 2008-08-19
Classification: B29C,B29L,G05B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A device for introducing a weakened line into a component which is rigid per se and does not conform to the true shape of a supporting mold or a receiving means, especially into an injection-molded part such as an instrument panel of an automobile by means of milling a groove or a slot, comprising: (a) a multi-axis machine tool with a CNC-control provided for processing base-oriented programs, (b) a receiving means for the component to be processed, and (c) distance sensors being assigned to the receiving means to detect the actual three-dimensional position of the component for controlling the weakening-line introduction process and being mounted in the region of the weakened line to be introduced to measure the distance between the upper surface of the receiving means and the lower side of the component.