US3131587A
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Supply apparatus for machine tools
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1959-01-09
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Granted: 1964-05-05
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Expires: 1979-01-09
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Spohn Karl
- 👤 Foll Gerhard
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 15:27
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23B; B23B13/00; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T82/00; Y10T82/25; Y10T82/2514; Y10T82/2516; Y10T82/2518
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
180 words
IN A SUPPLY AND MACHINE TOOL INSTALLATION FOR AUTOMATICALLY SUPPLYING WORKPIECES SUCCESSIVELY TO A MACHINE TOOL, IN COMBINATION, MACHINE TOOL MEANS FOR OPERATING ON CONSECUTIVE PORTIONS OF AN ELONGATED WORKPIECE AND FOR ADVANCING THE WORKPIECE TO HAVE THE CONSECUTIVE PORTIONS THEREOF WORKED ON; SUPPORT MEANS; GUIDE MEANS CARRIED BY SAID SUPPORT MEANS FOR GUIDING A WORKPIECE DURING MOVEMENT THEREOF TOWARD SAID MACHINE TOOL MEANS; WORKPIECE MOVING MEANS CARRIED BY SAID SUPPORT MEANS FOR FORWARD AND REARWARD MOVEMENT AND MOVING, DURING ITS FORWARD MOVEMENT, A FIRST WORKPIECE GUIDED BY SAID GUIDE MEANS TOWARD SAID MACHINE TOOL MEANS; A CONTROL MEMBER; MEANS CONNECTING SAID CONTROL MEMBER TO SAID MOVING MEANS FOR FORWARD MOVEMENT WHEN SAID MOVING MEANS MOVES REARWARDLY AND REARWARD MOVEMENT WHEN SAID MOVING MEANS MOVES FORWARDLY; RELEASE MEANS HAVING A PORTION LOCATED IN THE PATH OF FORWARD MOVEMENT OF SAID CONTROL MEMBER FOR AUTOMATICALLY RELEASING A SECOND WORKPIECE TO SAID GUIDE MEANS WHEN SAID PORTION OF SAID RELEASE MEANS IS ENGAGED BY SAID CONTROL MEMBER DURING FORWARD MOVEMENT OF THE LATTER, SAID WORKPIECE MOVING MEANS WHEN MOVING SAID SECOND WORKPIECE
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
180 words
IN A SUPPLY AND MACHINE TOOL INSTALLATION FOR AUTOMATICALLY SUPPLYING WORKPIECES SUCCESSIVELY TO A MACHINE TOOL, IN COMBINATION, MACHINE TOOL MEANS FOR OPERATING ON CONSECUTIVE PORTIONS OF AN ELONGATED WORKPIECE AND FOR ADVANCING THE WORKPIECE TO HAVE THE CONSECUTIVE PORTIONS THEREOF WORKED ON; SUPPORT MEANS; GUIDE MEANS CARRIED BY SAID SUPPORT MEANS FOR GUIDING A WORKPIECE DURING MOVEMENT THEREOF TOWARD SAID MACHINE TOOL MEANS; WORKPIECE MOVING MEANS CARRIED BY SAID SUPPORT MEANS FOR FORWARD AND REARWARD MOVEMENT AND MOVING, DURING ITS FORWARD MOVEMENT, A FIRST WORKPIECE GUIDED BY SAID GUIDE MEANS TOWARD SAID MACHINE TOOL MEANS; A CONTROL MEMBER; MEANS CONNECTING SAID CONTROL MEMBER TO SAID MOVING MEANS FOR FORWARD MOVEMENT WHEN SAID MOVING MEANS MOVES REARWARDLY AND REARWARD MOVEMENT WHEN SAID MOVING MEANS MOVES FORWARDLY; RELEASE MEANS HAVING A PORTION LOCATED IN THE PATH OF FORWARD MOVEMENT OF SAID CONTROL MEMBER FOR AUTOMATICALLY RELEASING A SECOND WORKPIECE TO SAID GUIDE MEANS WHEN SAID PORTION OF SAID RELEASE MEANS IS ENGAGED BY SAID CONTROL MEMBER DURING FORWARD MOVEMENT OF THE LATTER, SAID WORKPIECE MOVING MEANS WHEN MOVING SAID SECOND WORKPIECE
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