Fluid pressure motor with extensible and retractable part

Claim 2

In apparatus for transferring glassware from a deadplate onto a continuously moving conveyor, the combination comprising A. a vertically extending shaft, B. means for oscillating said shaft about its axis through a substantial angle between a first and a second position, C. a fluid pressure motor carried by said shaft including 1. a pair of laterally spaced, parallel members extensible and retractable laterally relative to the axis of said shaft, the axis of said shaft being disposed substantially midway between said members, D. means on said shaft providing a seat for said fluid pressure motor and detachably affixing it to said shaft for movement therewith including 1. a collar plate extending cross-axially of and affixed to the upper end portion of said shaft, 2. a base plate seated upon said collar plate and in turn providing a seat for said fluid pressure motor, a portion of said shaft extending upwardly from said collar plate being detachably projected into an opening in said base plate, and 3. means projected downwardly freely through the main body of said fluid pressure motor and through said base plate and threaded into said collar plate, E. work engaging means carried by said pair of members for being extended and retracted threrewith, and F. means for oscillating said fluid pressure motor about the axis of said shaft and for extending and retracting said pair of members and said work engaging means in predetermined timed relation in repeating cycles for transferring work from said deadplate to said conveyor.

Claim 3

a base plate seated upon said collar plate and in turn providing a seat for said fluid pressure motor, a portion of said shaft extending upwardly from said collar plate being detachably projected into an opening in said base plate, and

Claim 4

a base plate seated upon said collar plate and in turn providing a seat for said fluid pressure motor, a portion of said shaft extending upwardly from said collar plate being detachably projected into an opening in said base plate, and

Claim 5

front and back plates respectively extending across the fore and aft ends of said block,

Claim 6

front and back plates respectively extending across the fore and aft ends of said block,

Claim 7

In apparatus for transferring glassware from a deadplate onto a continuously moving conveyor, the combination comprising A. a vertically extending shaft, B. means for oscillating said shaft about its axis through a substantial angle between a first and a second position, C. a fluid pressure motor carried by said shaft including

Claim 8

In apparatus for transferring glassware from a deadplate onto a continuously moving conveyor, the combination comprising A. a vertically extending shaft, B. means for oscillating said shaft about its axis through a substantial angle between a first and a second position, C. a fluid pressure motor carried by said shaft including

Claim 9

front and back plates respectively extending across the forE and aft ends of said block,

Claim 10

front and back plates respectively extending across the forE and aft ends of said block,

Claim 11

a rod extending through the back plate forwardly into the hollow of said piston rod section, the fore end of said rod being threaded through said stop, and the aft end of said rod being fully exposed at the outer face of said back plate for application of a tool thereto, and

Claim 12

a rod extending through the back plate forwardly into the hollow of said piston rod section, the fore end of said rod being threaded through said stop, and the aft end of said rod being fully exposed at the outer face of said back plate for application of a tool thereto, and

Claim 13

means for securing the rod against axial movement including a. a cylindrical lock member provided with a pair of axially spaced circumferentially extending grooves, b. an O-ring accommodated by one of said grooves for pneumatically sealing the opening in which said lock member is nested, and c. one end portion of a pin carried by The back plate and accommodated by the other of said grooves, E. lock means at the inner extremity of said hollow piston rod section arranged for engaging said stop to thereby limit the outward stroke or traverse of said piston and piston rod assemblies, F. work engaging means carried by said pair of piston rods for being extended and retracted therewith, and G. means for oscillating said fluid pressure motor about the axis of said shaft and for extending and retracting said pair of pistons and said work engaging means in predetermined timed relation in repeating cycles for transferring work from said deadplate to said conveyor.

Claim 14

means for securing the rod against axial movement including a. a cylindrical lock member provided with a pair of axially spaced circumferentially extending grooves, b. an O-ring accommodated by one of said grooves for pneumatically sealing the opening in which said lock member is nested, and c. one end portion of a pin carried by The back plate and accommodated by the other of said grooves, E. lock means at the inner extremity of said hollow piston rod section arranged for engaging said stop to thereby limit the outward stroke or traverse of said piston and piston rod assemblies, F. work engaging means carried by said pair of piston rods for being extended and retracted therewith, and G. means for oscillating said fluid pressure motor about the axis of said shaft and for extending and retracting said pair of pistons and said work engaging means in predetermined timed relation in repeating cycles for transferring work from said deadplate to said conveyor.

Claim 15

a pair of pistons respectively workable in said cylinders, and

Claim 16

a pair of pistons respectively workable in said cylinders, and

Claim 17

The combination according to claim 2 wherein the fore end of each cylinder communicates with the associated end of the air passage section provided by the groove extending across the inner face of the front plate through an annular space extending about the piston rod and provided by a recess in the inner face of the front plate.

Claim 18

a pair of pistons respectively workable in said cylinders, and

Claim 19

a pair of pistons respectively workable in said cylinders, and

Claim 20

means projected downwardly freely through the main body of said fluid pressure motor and through said base plate and threaded into said collar plate, E. work engaging means carried by said pair of members for being extended and retracted threrewith, and F. means for oscillating said fluid pressure motor about the axis of said shaft and for extending and retracting said pair of members and said work engaging means in predetermined timed relation in repeating cycles for transferring work from said deadplate to said conveyor.

Claim 21

means projected downwardly freely through the main body of said fluid pressure motor and through said base plate and threaded into said collar plate, E. work engaging means carried by said pair of members for being extended and retracted threrewith, and F. means for oscillating said fluid pressure motor about the axis of said shaft and for extending and retracting said pair of members and said work engaging means in predetermined timed relation in repeating cycles for transferring work from said deadplate to said conveyor.

Claim 22

In apparatus for transferring glassware from a deadplate onto a continuously moving conveyor, the combination comprising A. a vertically extending shaft, B. means for oscillating said shaft about its axis through a substantial angle between a first and a second position, C. a fluid pressure motor carried by said shaft including

Claim 23

In apparatus for transferring glassware from a deadplate onto a continuously moving conveyor, the combination comprising A. a vertically extending shaft, B. means for oscillating said shaft about its axis through a substantial angle between a first and a second position, C. a fluid pressure motor carried by said shaft including

Claim 24

a pair of piston rods extending forwardly respectively from said pistons and through said front plate, said pistons and piston rods being extensible and retractable laterally relative to the axis of said shaft, and one of said piston rods being provided with a hollow inner end section, D. means operable for selectively adjusting the outward stroke or traverse of the piston and piston rod assembly working in said cylinders including,

Claim 25

a pair of piston rods extending forwardly respectively from said pistons and through said front plate, said pistons and piston rods being extensible and retractable laterally relative to the axis of said shaft, and one of said piston rods being provided with a hollow inner end section, D. means operable for selectively adjusting the outward stroke or traverse of the piston and piston rod assembly working in said cylinders including,

Claim 26

a pair of piston rods extending forwardly respectively from said pistons and through said front plate, said pistons and piston rods being extensible and retractable laterally relative to the axis of said shaft, D. means on said shaft providing a seat for said fluid pressure motor, E. means projected downwardly through said block and detachably securing said fluid pressure motor in position on said seating means, F. interconnecting passage sections respectively in said motor seating means and fluid pressure motor for placing a source of pressurized air in communication with the fore ends of said cylinders for retracting said pistons including an air passage section in the form of an open groove extending across the inner face of said front plate and having opposite end portions in communication respectively with the fore ends of said cylinders, G. interconnecting passage sections respectively in said motor seating means and fluid pressure motor for placing said source of pressurized air in communication with the aft ends of said cylinders for extending said pistons including an air passage section in the form of an open groove extending across the inner face of said back plate and having opposite end portions in communication respectively with the aft ends of said cylinders, H. work engaging means carried by said pair of piston rods for being extended and retracted therewith, and I. means for oscillating said fluid pressure motor about the axis of said shaft and for extending and retracting said pair of pistons and said work engaging means in predetermined timed relation in repeating cycles for transferring work from said deadplate to said conveyor.

Claim 27

a pair of piston rods extending forwardly respectively from said pistons and through said front plate, said pistons and piston rods being extensible and retractable laterally relative to the axis of said shaft, D. means on said shaft providing a seat for said fluid pressure motor, E. means projected downwardly through said block and detachably securing said fluid pressure motor in position on said seating means, F. interconnecting passage sections respectively in said motor seating means and fluid pressure motor for placing a source of pressurized air in communication with the fore ends of said cylinders for retracting said pistons including an air passage section in the form of an open groove extending across the inner face of said front plate and having opposite end portions in communication respectively with the fore ends of said cylinders, G. interconnecting passage sections respectively in said motor seating means and fluid pressure motor for placing said source of pressurized air in communication with the aft ends of said cylinders for extending said pistons including an air passage section in the form of an open groove extending across the inner face of said back plate and having opposite end portions in communication respectively with the aft ends of said cylinders, H. work engaging means carried by said pair of piston rods for being extended and retracted therewith, and I. means for oscillating said fluid pressure motor about the axis of said shaft and for extending and retracting said pair of pistons and said work engaging means in predetermined timed relation in repeating cycles for transferring work from said deadplate to said conveyor.