Patent ID: 7185412

Claim:
A multi-axis, processor-controlled, toolhead positioning device comprising: (a) a base plate; (b) a first rotary table mounted on said base plate; (c) a first rotary motor attached to said first rotary table for rotation of said first rotary table in a rotational C-axis; (d) a workpiece mount assembly rotatably supported on said first rotary table for rotation in the rotational C-axis; (e) means for elevating said workpiece mount assembly so that it moves up and down along a vertical Z-axis normal to said base plate; (f) means for securing a workpiece to said workpiece mount assembly; (g) at least one vertical support arm attached to said base plate; (h) a gantry pivotably supported on said vertical support arm for rotation about the workpiece in a rotational A-axis; (i) means for rotating said gantry so that it rotates about the workpiece in the rotational A-axis; (j) a toolhead assembly base slidably mounted on said gantry; (k) means for moving said toolhead assembly base so that it travels along linear X and Y-axes; and (l) a computer for generating and coordinating control signals sent to said multi-axis, processor-controlled, toolhead positioning device.