End finishing apparatus
Abstract
Abstract AN APPARATUS FOR FINISHING THE ENDS OF ELONGATED MEMBERS SUCH AS RODS, TUBES, PIPES OR THE LIKE. THE DISCLOSED APPARATUS INCLUDES A CONVEYOR WHICH CONVEYS THE MEMBERS ALONG A PATH IN PARALLEL, SIDE-BY-SIDE RELATIONSHIP. THE CONVEYOR IS ARRANGED TO ROTATE THE MEMBERS ABOUT THEIR LONGITUDINAL AXES AND MOVE THEM PAST A FIRST PAIR OF ENDLESS BELT ABRADERS WHICH ARE POSITIONED ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE CONVEYOR AND ACT SEQUENTIALLY ON THE OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE MEMBERS. ASSOCIATED WITH EACH BELT ABRADER IS AN END POSITIONING GUIDE PLATE DEVICE WHICH FUNCTIONS TO PROPERLY LOCATED THE MEMBERS. MOUNTED AFTER THE BELT ABRADERS ARE A PAIR OF ROTARY BELT ABRADERS WHICH ARE POSITIONED DIRECTLY OPPOSITE ONE ANOTHER AND SIMULTANEOUSLY ACT ON BOTH ENDS OF THE MEMBERS.
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- 👤 Paul J Gepfert
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