US3276983A
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Method and apparatus for movement of workpieces in a plating machine
Assignee: Motors Liquidation Co
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Filing: 1962-07-25
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Granted: 1966-10-04
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Expires: 1982-07-25
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard F Dolan
- 👤 Edgar R Powell
- 👤 Robert A Spaulding
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 21:12
CPC Classifications
C; C25; C25D; C25D17/00; C25D17/06; C25D17/08; C25D17/004; C25D5/00; C25D5/10; C25D5/627
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
173 words
A METAL FINISHING APPARATUS FOR USE WITH A PALLETIZED CELL COMPONENT MOVABLE ON A CONTINUOUS CONVEYOR FROM STATION TO STATION OF A METAL FINISHING MACHINE, SAID METAL FINISHING APPARATUS COMPRISING TRANSFER BAR MEANS EXTENDING ALONG SAID MEANS TO ENGAGE SAID PALLETIZED CELL SAID TRANSFER BAR MEANS TO ENGAGE SAID PALLETIZED CELL COMPONENT, AND TRANSFER MEANS TO AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE SAID DOG MEANS FROM SAID PALLETIZED CELL COMPONENT AND SHIFT SAID BAR MEANS ALONG SAID CONTINUOUS CONVEYOR TO MOVE SAID PALLETIZED PLATING FIXTURE FROM STATION TO STATION ON SAID CONTINUOUS CONVEYOR, WHEREIN SAID TRANSFER MEANS COMPRISES CARRIAGE MEANS, TRACK MEANS TO ACCOMMODATE RECIPROCABLE MOVEMENT OF SAID CARRIAGE MEANS, MEANS CONNECTING SAID CARRIAGE MEANS AND SAID TRANSFER BAR MEANS WHEREBY RECIPROCABLE MOVEMENT OF SAID CARRIAGE MEANS IS IMPARTD TO SAID TRANSFER BAR MEANS, POWER MEANS TO RECIPROCABLY DRIVE SAID CARRIAGE MEANS, POWER TRANSFER MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID TRANSFER BAR MEANS WHEREBY THE TRANSFER BAR MEANS ARE SHIFTED DIFFERENT LENGTHS ALONG SAID CONTINUOUS CONVEYOR TO MOVE SAID PALLETIZED PLATING FIXTURE DIFFERENT DISTANCES AT DIFFERENT STATIONS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
173 words
A METAL FINISHING APPARATUS FOR USE WITH A PALLETIZED CELL COMPONENT MOVABLE ON A CONTINUOUS CONVEYOR FROM STATION TO STATION OF A METAL FINISHING MACHINE, SAID METAL FINISHING APPARATUS COMPRISING TRANSFER BAR MEANS EXTENDING ALONG SAID MEANS TO ENGAGE SAID PALLETIZED CELL SAID TRANSFER BAR MEANS TO ENGAGE SAID PALLETIZED CELL COMPONENT, AND TRANSFER MEANS TO AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE SAID DOG MEANS FROM SAID PALLETIZED CELL COMPONENT AND SHIFT SAID BAR MEANS ALONG SAID CONTINUOUS CONVEYOR TO MOVE SAID PALLETIZED PLATING FIXTURE FROM STATION TO STATION ON SAID CONTINUOUS CONVEYOR, WHEREIN SAID TRANSFER MEANS COMPRISES CARRIAGE MEANS, TRACK MEANS TO ACCOMMODATE RECIPROCABLE MOVEMENT OF SAID CARRIAGE MEANS, MEANS CONNECTING SAID CARRIAGE MEANS AND SAID TRANSFER BAR MEANS WHEREBY RECIPROCABLE MOVEMENT OF SAID CARRIAGE MEANS IS IMPARTD TO SAID TRANSFER BAR MEANS, POWER MEANS TO RECIPROCABLY DRIVE SAID CARRIAGE MEANS, POWER TRANSFER MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID TRANSFER BAR MEANS WHEREBY THE TRANSFER BAR MEANS ARE SHIFTED DIFFERENT LENGTHS ALONG SAID CONTINUOUS CONVEYOR TO MOVE SAID PALLETIZED PLATING FIXTURE DIFFERENT DISTANCES AT DIFFERENT STATIONS.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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