Automated Production in Skateboard Manufacturing

Intelligent synchronization system for preventing assembly accidents when skateboards move on a production line by synchronizing line-side assembly equipment speed with skateboard speed. The system uses sensors on the skateboard line to detect sudden events like slipping, stops, and acceleration. When these occur, a controller adjusts the line equipment speed to stay synchronized with the skateboard. This prevents assembly issues due to speed mismatch between the line and skateboard.

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Fully automated skateboard wheel assembly machine that prevents part damage and flying out during assembly. The machine has a conveyor chain with moving clamp plates that grasp and hold the wheels as they move. The clamp plates rotate to release the wheels into a collection frame instead of letting them fall abruptly. This prevents wheel damage from impact and keeps them from flying off the chain. The chain is driven by a rotating shaft with rollers that limit its motion. The clamp plates have splints that can be replaced if damaged.

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Automated skateboard assembly line with a double-speed chain conveyor and blocking mechanisms to move skateboards through sequential manual and automated workstations. The conveyor line is divided into individual and automated stations. Manual stations have blocking mechanisms for manual transfer, while automated stations have machines for screwing, circlip installation, and gateball assembly. The conveyor moves skateboards between stations. The blocking mechanisms sequentially divide the conveyor into stations. This allows efficient automated assembly of skateboards using a mix of manual and automated workstations.

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Automated method to accurately manufacture boards like skateboards and wakeboards from blanks with undefined shapes. The method involves scanning the blank with a vision system, calculating a milling path to shape the board, and using robots to mill the blank into a precise board body. The system can also use robots to print custom images on the boards.

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Skateboard deck construction method to improve strength, durability, and performance compared to standard decks. The method involves using composite layers, protective tipfills, and side edges. The composite layers are precut and inlayed into the tipfills and side edges to protect the composite. This prevents chipping and delamination. The tipfills and side edges are made of materials like plastic to further protect the inner layers. The composite layers, like carbon fiber, reduce weight while increasing strength. The composite inlay, tipfills, and side edges provide better protection and durability compared to just composite layers or just wood layers.

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Skateboard deck made from a single molded piece of heat-formable material like polycarbonate. The deck has compressive mounts that engage skateboard truck bolts without damaging the deck. The molded deck can have compound angles and shapes not possible with traditional wooden decks. It uses a separate compressive mount that surrounds the truck bolts instead of drilling into the deck. This prevents cracking and splitting when engaging the trucks. The molded deck can also have light transmission properties if made from clear material.

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Skateboard deck construction that improves strength and durability in the areas most prone to breakage. The deck has a fiber-reinforced composite member with an ovoid shape that radiates outward from the truck mount zone and terminates between the truck mount and the deck edge. This member disperses impact forces and reinforces the deck in the vulnerable truck mount area. It can be inserted into aligned apertures between layers, or bonded directly to the bottom layer. The composite member is thicker than the deck layers around it to absorb impacts.

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