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Burring and finishing machine

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-12-05
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Granted: 1965-04-13
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Expires: 1981-12-05
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Abstract

Abstract 963,712. Machine tools. G. KEHR, and C. H. WICKMANN. Sept. 29, 1961 [July 29, 1961], No. 35408/61. Headings B3B, B3D, B3K, B3L and B3T. A machine for deburring and cleaning gearwheels, screws &c. comprises a plurality of wire brush rolls, milling or other cutters, saw blades or grinding wheels, adjustably mounted on columns 20, a rotary table 13 for carrying the workpieces past the tools, the workpieces being unclamped at idle stations by push-rods 22a acting through cones 33 and balls 32. The table is rotated by a motor 14 rotating pins 16a, 16b, which engage a toothed wheel 17. Alternatively, a Maltese cross or gear drive may be provided. The tools are universally mounted by slides and pivots. The workpieces are mounted on spindles 22b carrying sprockets 25 engaged by a chain 24 driven by a motor 27, so that the workpieces are rotated when in contact with the tools. Each work-clamping rod 22a is actuated by a spring 29 and is raised to free the balls 32 at the work-loading area E by a wedge 35 moved in and out at the beginning and end of the area E by cams 37, 38. In a modification, the workpieces are each held by a vertical centre 42, Fig. 6, latched by a bolt 43. The bolt is released and the centre raised by cams 45, 50 when the work reaches the loading area. The work is supported, when not clamped, by spring fingers 52 on a holder 51. In a further modification, slots in a wheel 23a, Figs. 8 and 9, are deburred by a milling cutter in a sleeve which is released at the loading area by a cam 65 and raised by a spring 60 acting through levers 57, 58, 59. As the workpiece is rotated, a cam 73 on the work-holder 22 raises and lowers the cutter by linkage 67, 68, 69, 70. In a final modification, a tool 21c, Fig. 10, deburrs the sides of gear teeth under the control of a roller running on the gear 23. An automatic work-loading magazine may be provided.

Inventors

  • 👤 Kehr Gunther
  • 👤 Wichmann Christian Heinrich

Bibliographic Details

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CPC Classifications
B; B24; B24B; B24B27/00; B24B27/0023; B23; B23D; B23D79/00; B23F; B23F19/00; B23F19/10; B23F19/108; B23F23/00; B23F23/12; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T409/00; Y10T409/10; Y10T409/101113

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 269 words
A MACHINE TOOL COMPRISING A MACHINE FRAME, AT LEAST ONE TURNTABLE ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON SAID FRAME, MEANS FOR DRIVING SAID TURNTABLE, A PLURALITY OF WORK SUPPORTS ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON SAID TURNTABLE NEAR THE PERIPHERY THEREOF, A SPROCKET WHEEL SECURED TO EACH OF SAID WORK SUPPORTS, WORK-CLAMPING MEANS ON EACH WORK SUPPORT, SPRING MEANS FOR NORMALLY MAINTAINING SAID CLAMPING MEANS IN A CLAMPING POSITION, A SINGLE CHAIN ENGAGING WITH ALL OF THE SPROCKET WHEELS DISPOSED DURING THE ROTATION OF SAID TURNTABLE WITHIN FIXED ARCUATE WORK AREA FOR ROTATING SAID WORK SUPPORTS WITHIN SAID AREA ABOUT THEIR OWN AXES, MEANS FOR DRIVING SAID CHAIN, MEANS FOR GUIDING SAID CHAIN SO AS TO DISENGAGE THE SAME FROM SAID SPROCKET WHEELS WITHIN A FIXED SETUP AREA SO THAT SAID WORK SUPPORTS ARE NOT DRIVEN ABOUT THEIR AXES WITHIN SAID SETUP AREA TO PERMIT WORKPIECES TO BE MOUNTED ON SAID WORK SUPPORTS AND TO BE DISENGAGED FROM SAID CLAMPING MEANS AND REMOVED FROM SAID WORK SUPPORTS, A CAM MEMBER FOR EACH CLAMPING MEANS AND BEING MOVABLY MOUNTED ON SAID TURNTABLE FOR MOVING SAID CLAMPING MEANS WITHIN SAID SETUP AREA TO A WORK-RELEASING POSITION AGAINST THE ACTION OF SAID SPRING MEANS DURING MOVEMENT OF SAID CAM MEMBER IN ONE DIRECTION, STATIONARY CAM MEANS IN THE REGION OF SAID SETUP AREA AND COOPERATING WITH THE CAM MEMBERS OF THE WORK SUPPORTS IN THE SETUP AREA TO MOVE SAID CAM MEMBERS IN SAID ONE DIRECTION, AND A PLURALITY OF ADJUSTABLE TOOLS MOUNTED ON SAID FRAME AND SPACED PERIPHERALLY FROM EACH OTHER WITHIN SAID WORK AREA FOR CARRYING OUT A PLURALITY OF OPERATIONS ON EACH OF SAID WORKPIECES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 269 words
A MACHINE TOOL COMPRISING A MACHINE FRAME, AT LEAST ONE TURNTABLE ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON SAID FRAME, MEANS FOR DRIVING SAID TURNTABLE, A PLURALITY OF WORK SUPPORTS ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON SAID TURNTABLE NEAR THE PERIPHERY THEREOF, A SPROCKET WHEEL SECURED TO EACH OF SAID WORK SUPPORTS, WORK-CLAMPING MEANS ON EACH WORK SUPPORT, SPRING MEANS FOR NORMALLY MAINTAINING SAID CLAMPING MEANS IN A CLAMPING POSITION, A SINGLE CHAIN ENGAGING WITH ALL OF THE SPROCKET WHEELS DISPOSED DURING THE ROTATION OF SAID TURNTABLE WITHIN FIXED ARCUATE WORK AREA FOR ROTATING SAID WORK SUPPORTS WITHIN SAID AREA ABOUT THEIR OWN AXES, MEANS FOR DRIVING SAID CHAIN, MEANS FOR GUIDING SAID CHAIN SO AS TO DISENGAGE THE SAME FROM SAID SPROCKET WHEELS WITHIN A FIXED SETUP AREA SO THAT SAID WORK SUPPORTS ARE NOT DRIVEN ABOUT THEIR AXES WITHIN SAID SETUP AREA TO PERMIT WORKPIECES TO BE MOUNTED ON SAID WORK SUPPORTS AND TO BE DISENGAGED FROM SAID CLAMPING MEANS AND REMOVED FROM SAID WORK SUPPORTS, A CAM MEMBER FOR EACH CLAMPING MEANS AND BEING MOVABLY MOUNTED ON SAID TURNTABLE FOR MOVING SAID CLAMPING MEANS WITHIN SAID SETUP AREA TO A WORK-RELEASING POSITION AGAINST THE ACTION OF SAID SPRING MEANS DURING MOVEMENT OF SAID CAM MEMBER IN ONE DIRECTION, STATIONARY CAM MEANS IN THE REGION OF SAID SETUP AREA AND COOPERATING WITH THE CAM MEMBERS OF THE WORK SUPPORTS IN THE SETUP AREA TO MOVE SAID CAM MEMBERS IN SAID ONE DIRECTION, AND A PLURALITY OF ADJUSTABLE TOOLS MOUNTED ON SAID FRAME AND SPACED PERIPHERALLY FROM EACH OTHER WITHIN SAID WORK AREA FOR CARRYING OUT A PLURALITY OF OPERATIONS ON EACH OF SAID WORKPIECES.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-04-12 1968-10-12 1969-04-13 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-04-12 1972-10-12 1973-04-13 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-04-12 1976-10-12 1977-04-13 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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