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US3811522A
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Machine for weighing, printing and punching workpieces
Assignee: Reliance Electric Co
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Filing: 1973-04-19
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Granted: 1974-05-21
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Expires: 1993-04-19
Abstract
Abstract A printing and punching machine, which is particularly adaptable for the weighing, printing and punching indicia on artillery shells. The machine includes a loading station, two weighing stations, a printing and punching station and an unloading station. Preferably the stations are equally spaced apart and a walking beam mechanism advances an individual artillery shell to successive stations after it has initially been manually placed at the loading station. The artillery shell is weighed at the first weighing station and then weighed again at the second weighing station. If the two weights compare, the proper printing pad and the proper punches are automatically actuated in the printing mechanism. The printing and punching mechanism than moves from a home position and is inked by a multiple roller inking mechanism. The printing and punching mechanism then passes over and engages the artillery shell which is in the printing station. At the end of a cycle, the printing mechanism returns to its home position and the walking beam mechanism advances the shell to the unloading station where it is manually unloaded.
Inventors
- 👤 E Wolf
- 👤 W Flynn
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-25 13:10
CPC Classifications
B; B44; B44B; B44B5/00; B44B5/02; B44B5/024; B44B5/026; F; F42; F42B; F42B33/00; F42B33/14; G; G01; G01G; G01G23/00; G01G23/18; G01G23/38; G01G23/40
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
180 words
A machine for printing and punching indicia on workpieces comprising, in combination, a longitudinally extending main frame having defined thereon a plurality of spaced work stations for supporting individual workpieces, means for advancing an individual workpiece from one work station to the next successive work station, weighing means at at least one work station for weighing a workpiece, means for printing and punching a workpiece and inking means for supplying ink to said printing and punching means, wherein said means for printing and punching includes a support frame mounted for rotation between a home position and an operative printing position, a main print pad mounted on said support frame, said main print pad defining an opening therethrough and a plurality of individual print pads pivotally mounted above said main print pad, means for moving a selected one of said individual print pads through said opening into and out of a printing position, a plurality of prick punches mounted by said support frame and cylinder means connected to each of said punches for moving an individual punch into an operative position.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
180 words
A machine for printing and punching indicia on workpieces comprising, in combination, a longitudinally extending main frame having defined thereon a plurality of spaced work stations for supporting individual workpieces, means for advancing an individual workpiece from one work station to the next successive work station, weighing means at at least one work station for weighing a workpiece, means for printing and punching a workpiece and inking means for supplying ink to said printing and punching means, wherein said means for printing and punching includes a support frame mounted for rotation between a home position and an operative printing position, a main print pad mounted on said support frame, said main print pad defining an opening therethrough and a plurality of individual print pads pivotally mounted above said main print pad, means for moving a selected one of said individual print pads through said opening into and out of a printing position, a plurality of prick punches mounted by said support frame and cylinder means connected to each of said punches for moving an individual punch into an operative position.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
A machine, according to claim 1, including a drive bar mounted by said support frame adjacent said main print pad, said drive bar having a resilient outer surface for frictionally engaging the surface of a workpiece.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
86 words
A machine, according to claim 1, wherein said moving means comprises a plurality of horizontal cross shafts mounted above said main print pad, a pair of arms extending outwardly from each of said cross shafts, each pair of arms mounting one of said individual print pads at their distal ends, and a cylinder operatively connected to each of said cross shafts, whereby said cylinder rotates the respective cross shaft to move its attached individual print pad through said opening into and out of the printing position.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
56 words
A machine, according to claim 1, including a generally vertical torque tube mounted for rotation on said main frame, said support frame of said printing and punching means being mounted on said torque tube and cylinder means operatively connected to said torque tube for rotating said support frame between its home position and its operative position.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
176 words
A machine for printing and punching indicia on workpieces comprising, in combination, a longitudinally extending main frame having defined thereon a plurality of spaced work stations for supporting individual workpieces, means for advancing an individual workpiece from one work station to the next successive work station, weighing means at at least one work station for weighing a workpiece, means for printing and punching a workpiece, said printing and punching means including a plurality of prick punches mounted adjacent a work station and cylinder means connected to each of said punches for moving an individual punch into an operative position and inking means for supplying ink to said printing and pUnching means, wherein said inking means includes an ink frame assembly mounted on said main frame, a plurality of ink reservoirs defined by said ink frame assembly, a plurality of ink pick-up rolls in communication with said reservoirs, a plurality of print rolls for transferring ink to said printing and punching means and intermediate roll means for transferring ink from said pick-up rolls to said print rolls.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
176 words
A machine for printing and punching indicia on workpieces comprising, in combination, a longitudinally extending main frame having defined thereon a plurality of spaced work stations for supporting individual workpieces, means for advancing an individual workpiece from one work station to the next successive work station, weighing means at at least one work station for weighing a workpiece, means for printing and punching a workpiece, said printing and punching means including a plurality of prick punches mounted adjacent a work station and cylinder means connected to each of said punches for moving an individual punch into an operative position and inking means for supplying ink to said printing and pUnching means, wherein said inking means includes an ink frame assembly mounted on said main frame, a plurality of ink reservoirs defined by said ink frame assembly, a plurality of ink pick-up rolls in communication with said reservoirs, a plurality of print rolls for transferring ink to said printing and punching means and intermediate roll means for transferring ink from said pick-up rolls to said print rolls.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
44 words
A machine, according to claim 5, including a doctor blade assembly in each ink reservoir for metering ink transferred from said reservoir to a respective pick-up roll, said doctor blade assembly including an adjusting screw for adjusting the position of a respective doctor blade.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
37 words
A machine, according to claim 5, wherein said intermediate roll means includes a plurality of transfer rolls mounted adjacent said pick-up rolls and a plurality of oscillating rolls mounted between said pick-up rolls and said print rolls.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
36 words
A machine, according to claim 7, including motor means for rotating said oscillating rolls and cam drive means between said motor means and said oscillating means for reciprocating said oscillating rolls along their axis of rotation.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
68 words
A machine, according to claim 7, including a pivot shaft horizontally mounted by said ink frame assembly, a plurality of arm assemblies pivotally mounted on said pivot shaft, said transfer rolls being mounted for rotation by a first plurality of said arm assemblies and first cylinder means connected to said first plurality of arm assemblies for moving said transfer rolls between said pick-up rolls and said oscillating rolls.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
15 words
A machine, according to claim 5, including motor means for rotating said ink pick-up rolls.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
54 words
A machine, according to claim 9, wherein said print rolls are mounted for rotation by a second plurality of said arm assemblies and including second cylinder means connected to said second plurality of arm assemblies for moving said print rolls between said oscillating rolls and the print pads of said printing and punching means.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
54 words
A machine, according to claim 1, wherein said printing and punching means includes a plurality of vertically movable prick punches mounted on said support frame, spring means biasing said punches upwardly, a plurality of horizontally movable cam wedges for urging said punches downwardly and a cylinder operatively connected to each of said cam wedges.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
56 words
A machine, according to claim 1, wherein said advancing means comprises a pair of walking beams extending longitudinally in an opposed spaced relationship to one another, a plurality of pairs of work supports mounted on said beams for supporting respective ones of the workpieces, and means for vertically and horizontally translating the position of said beams.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
163 words
A machine, according to claim 13, wherein said translating means comprises two pairs of arms pivotally connected at their upper ends to said walking beams, a cross tube extending transversely of said beams adjacent the lower ends of each pair of said arms, first links having first ends fixed to said tubes and having second ends pivotally connected to the lower end of one of said arms of a respective pair of said arms, a cylinder link having one end fixed to one of said cross tubes, a first cylinder connected to the other end of said cylinder link, two connecting links, each having one end fixed to a respective one of said cross tubes, a connecting rod pivotally connected at its opposed ends to the other ends of said connecting links, and a second cylinder pivotally connected to one of said arms, whereby operation of said first cylinder translates said beams vertically and operation of said second cylinder translates said beams horizontally.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
22 words
A machine, according to claim 1, wherein said weighing means comprise first and second weighing scales located at two successive work stations.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
180 words
A machine for printing and punching indicia on workpieces comprising, in combination, a longitudinally extending main frame having defined thereon a plurality of spaced work stations for supporting individual workpieces, means for advancing an individual workpiece from one work station to the next successive work station, weighing means at at least one work station for weighing a workpiece, means for printing a workpiece, said printing means including a support frame mounted for rotation between a home position and an operative printing position and a main print pad mounted on said support frame, punching means adjacent one of said work stations for applying individual indicia to such workpieces, and inking means for supplying ink to said printing means, wherein said inking means includes an ink frame assembly mounted on said main frame, a plurality of ink reservoirs defined by said ink frame assembly, a plurality of ink pick-up rolls in communication with said reservoirs, a plurality of print rolls for transferring ink to said printing means and intermediate roll means for transferring ink from said pick-up rolls to said print rolls.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
180 words
A machine for printing and punching indicia on workpieces comprising, in combination, a longitudinally extending main frame having defined thereon a plurality of spaced work stations for supporting individual workpieces, means for advancing an individual workpiece from one work station to the next successive work station, weighing means at at least one work station for weighing a workpiece, means for printing a workpiece, said printing means including a support frame mounted for rotation between a home position and an operative printing position and a main print pad mounted on said support frame, punching means adjacent one of said work stations for applying individual indicia to such workpieces, and inking means for supplying ink to said printing means, wherein said inking means includes an ink frame assembly mounted on said main frame, a plurality of ink reservoirs defined by said ink frame assembly, a plurality of ink pick-up rolls in communication with said reservoirs, a plurality of print rolls for transferring ink to said printing means and intermediate roll means for transferring ink from said pick-up rolls to said print rolls.
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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) | 1977-05-20 | 1977-11-19 | 1978-05-21 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1981-05-20 | 1981-11-19 | 1982-05-21 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1985-05-20 | 1985-11-19 | 1986-05-21 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |