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Work handling mechanism
Assignee: Gleason Works
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Filing: 1962-03-08
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Granted: 1965-02-16
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Expires: 1982-03-08
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Henry J Anderson
- 👤 Robert J Shartran
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 10:05
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23Q; B23Q7/00; B23Q7/04; B23F; B23F23/00; B23F23/02; B23F23/04; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T409/00; Y10T409/10; Y10T409/100795; Y10T409/100954
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
166 words
A MACHINE TOOL HAVING A ROTATABLE WORK HOLDER FOR SUPPORTING A WORKPIECE AT A WORK STATION, A SLIDE RECIPROCABLE IN A PATH PERPENDICULAR TO THE ROTATION AXIS OF THE WORK HOLDER, A CARRIAGE RECIPROCABLE ON THE SLIDE IN A PATH PARALLEL TO SAID AXIS, SAID CARRIAGE HAVING A PLURALITY OF SETS OF JAWS MOUNTED THEREON, EACH OF SAID SETS BEING ADAPTED TO ENGAGE A WORKPIECE AT THE WORK STATION IN ONE POSITION OF RECIPROCATION OF THE SIDE, AN INDEXABLE LOADING MAGAZINE FOR BRINGING WORKPIECES SUCCESSIVELY TO THE MACHINE, A SUPPORT FOR A WORKPIECE AT A LOADING STATION BETWEEN THE LOADING MAGAZINE AND THE WORK STATION, THE SLIDE HAVING AN ARM ADAPTED TO ENGAGE A WORKPIECE ON THE LOADING MAGAZINE AND, UPON MOTION OF THE SLIDE, MOVE THE WORKPIECE FROM THE LOADING MAGAZINE TO THE LOADING STATION, SAID SUPPORT BEING SO DISPOSED THAT A WORKPIECE THEREON IS ENGAGABLE BY ONE SET OF JAWS WHILE ANOTHER SET OF JAWS IS ENGAGEABLE WITH A WORKPIECE AT THE WORK STATION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
117 words
A WORK HANDLING MECHANISM, FOR A MACHINE HAVING A ROTATABLE WORK HOLDER AT A WORK STATION, COMPRISING A TRANSFER DEVICE FOR CARRYING TOOTHED WORKPIECES FROM A LOADING STATION TO THE WORK STATION, SAID TRANSFER DEVICE HAVING A SET OF JAWS THEREON, AND A CLOCK-DIVIDING MEMBER MOVABLE ON SAID TRANSFER DEVICE TO EFFECT STOCK-DIVIDING ROTATION OF A WORKPIECE AT SAID LOADING STATION PRIOR TO GRIPPING THEREOF BY SAID JAWS, AND MEANS FOR CLOSING SAID JAWS AND CONCOMITANTLY OPERATING SAID STOCK-DIVIDING MEMBER, SAID STOCK-DIVIDING MEMBER BEING PROVIDED WITH A PIN FOR ENTERING A TOOTH SPACE OF SAID WORKPIECE AND ROTATING THE WORKPIECE INTO A PREDETERMINED ANGULAR POSITION BETWEEN THE JAWS PRIOR TO GRIPPING OF THE WORKPIECE BY THE JAWS.
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