Barrel type processing apparatus

Abstract

Abstract BARREL-TYPE PROCESSING APPARATUS INCLUDING A PORTABLE BARREL UNIT FOR THE PROCESSING OF WORKPIECES IN BULK. A HOLLOW, PERFORATED ROTATABLE BARREL HAVING A POLYGONAL SHAPED SIDE WALL, FRONT AND REAR END WALLS AND AN UNCOVERED ENTRANCE OPENING IN THE FRONT END WALL IS MOUNTED ON A FRAME. A SUPPORTING CARRIAGE IS TILTABLY MOUNTED ON TURNNIONS ON ANOTHER FRAME, AND THE BARREL-MOUNTING FRAME AND BARREL ARE SUPPORTED ON THE SUPPORTING CARRIAGE. A REVERSIBLE MOTOR AND DRIVE MECHANISM ARE MOUNTED ON THE FRAME WHICH TILTABLY MOUNTS THE CARRIAGE, FOR TILTING OR SWINGING THE CARRIAGE AND HENCE THE BARREL TO A BARRELLOADING POSITION WHEREIN THE BARREL ENTRANCE OPENING FACES IN A GENERALLY UPWARD DIRECTION AND TO A BARREL UNLOADING POSITION WHEREIN THE ENTRANCE OPENING FACES IN A GENERALLY DOWNWARD DIRECTION. RETAINING MEMBERS SECURED TO THE CARRIAGE SERVE TO RETAIN THE BARREL-MOUNTING FRAME AND BARREL ON THE BARREL BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER THE TILTING MOVEMENT OF THE CARRIAGE TO AND FROM THE BARREL LOADING AND UNLOADING POSITIONS WHILE PERMITTING THE BARRELMOUNTING FRAME AND BARREL TO BE LIFTED AS A UNIT FROM THE CARRIAGE BY A MANUAL OR PROGRAM-CONTROLLED HOIST WHEN DESIRED. HORNS OR MEMBERS SECURED TO THE BARREL-MOUNTING FRAME ENABLE THE LIFTING OF SUCH FRAME AND THE BARREL AS A UNIT FROM THE SUPPORTING CARRIAGE BY THE HOIST, AND THE TRANSPORTING AND LOWERING OF SUCH FRAME ONTO AN UPPER EDGE PORTION OF A PROCESSING TANK SO THAT THE BARREL IS SUSPENDED AT THE UPPER PORTION OF THE TANK AND EXTENDS WITHIN THE TANK INTERIOR AND IS PARTIALLY IMMERSED IN A TREATING A PROCESSING LIQUID IN THE TANK. RETAINING MEMBERS SECURED TO THE TANK SERVE TO RETAIN THE BARRELMOUNTING FRAME AND BARREL ON THE TANK UPPER PORTION WHILE PERMITTING SUCH FRAME AND BARREL TO BE LIFTED AS A UNIT FROM THE TANK BY THE HOIST, WHEN DESIRED.

Inventors

• 👤 J Barton

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