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US3914908A
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Rotary finishing wheel
Assignee: Belanger Inc
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Filing: 1974-03-21
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Granted: 1975-10-28
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Expires: 1994-03-21
Abstract
Abstract The wheel''s finishing pad mounting structure is made up in the main of light-weight aluminum parts, including an axially spaced series of circular disc-like plate units which are coaxially and releasably clamped rigidly to a wheel driving shaft. These plate components include composite clamped ones at both axial ends of the wheel structure, and by preference at an axial midpoint along the latter if it is of substantial length. Each such composite is comprised of a two-part capplate sub-assembly whose halves directly clamp releasably to the shaft, this cap plate being supplemented by a one-piece circular plate just axially inward of the split unit. There are also usually one or more intermediate circular mounting discs or plates which closely resemble the inner plate component of the composite cap-plate sub-assembly. Most of such one-piece end and intermediate plate members are provided with an annular series of equally spaced holes closely adjacent their outer plate periphery, which holes slidably receive elongated pins or rods upon which axially aligned sets of flexible finishing pads or packs of the wheel are mounted for a very free-swinging action in their finishing of work. Somewhat radially inwardly of said pivot rods, all of the unitary plate components of the structure are also apertured at boss formations thereof to receive elongated assembly rods, to which rods the several plate components are individually locked by set screws. The composite end and intermediate plate and cap sub-assemblies are releasably bolted to one another, thus to lock the cap components rigidly to the shaft through the agency of their associated one-piece plate. Either one or both halves of any or all of the cap members may be taken off if a finishing pad or pack is to be replaced. The structure is a wholly knock-down one.
Inventors
- 👤 James A Belanger
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 21:00
CPC Classifications
B; B24; B24D; B24D13/00; B24D13/02; B24D13/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 43
Claim 1
Independent Claim
158 words
A rotary wheel structure to mount radially outer finishing units, comprising a pair of axially spaced split end plate units each including at least two generally similar plates disposed in substantial radial register and having means to releasably clamp the same coaxially in a partially surrounding relation to a drive shaft, said plates as thus clamped each having means spaced radially outwardly of the axis of the shaft for mounting said finishing units in circumferentially spaced relation to one another about the shaft axis, and further comprising a pair of outermost end plate members located axially adjacent and outwardly of the respective split end plate units, said plate members each having a radius comparable to that of said split end plate units but lacks rod-receiving holes in a circumferential zone thereof radially coinciding with the zone of said plate units carrying said circumferentially spaced series of rod-receiving holes, thereby to axially confine rods slidably guided in said holes.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
158 words
A rotary wheel structure to mount radially outer finishing units, comprising a pair of axially spaced split end plate units each including at least two generally similar plates disposed in substantial radial register and having means to releasably clamp the same coaxially in a partially surrounding relation to a drive shaft, said plates as thus clamped each having means spaced radially outwardly of the axis of the shaft for mounting said finishing units in circumferentially spaced relation to one another about the shaft axis, and further comprising a pair of outermost end plate members located axially adjacent and outwardly of the respective split end plate units, said plate members each having a radius comparable to that of said split end plate units but lacks rod-receiving holes in a circumferential zone thereof radially coinciding with the zone of said plate units carrying said circumferentially spaced series of rod-receiving holes, thereby to axially confine rods slidably guided in said holes.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
61 words
The wheel structure of claim 1, in which said plates are generally semi-circular, each having a radially inner seat adjacent its diameter at which it is releasably clamped to the drive shaft, said mounting means comprising a plurality of elongated rods paralleliNg the shaft axis and received in a circumferentially spaced series of holes in said plates which surround the axis.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
115 words
A rotary wheel structure to mount radially outer finishing units, comprising a pair of axially spaced split end plate units each including at least two generally similar plates disposed in substantial radial register and having means to releasably clamp the same coaxially in a partially surrounding relation to a drive shaft, said plates as thus clamped each having means spaced radially outwardly of the axis of the shaft for pivotally mounting said finishing units in circumferentially spaced relation to one another about the shaft axis, and further comprising at least one other intermediate plate unit located axially between said split end plate units and including a plate part which also pivotally mounts said finishing units.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
115 words
A rotary wheel structure to mount radially outer finishing units, comprising a pair of axially spaced split end plate units each including at least two generally similar plates disposed in substantial radial register and having means to releasably clamp the same coaxially in a partially surrounding relation to a drive shaft, said plates as thus clamped each having means spaced radially outwardly of the axis of the shaft for pivotally mounting said finishing units in circumferentially spaced relation to one another about the shaft axis, and further comprising at least one other intermediate plate unit located axially between said split end plate units and including a plate part which also pivotally mounts said finishing units.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
177 words
A rotary wheel structure to mount radially outer finishing units, comprising a pair of axially spaced split end plate units each including at least two generally similar plates disposed in substantial radial register and having means to releasably clamp the same coaxially in a partially surrounding relation to a drive shaft, said plates as thus clamped each having means spaced radially outwardly of the axis of the shaft for pivotally mounting said finishing units in circumferentially spaced relation to one another about the shaft axis, said plates being generally semi-circular, each having a radially inner seat adjacent its diameter at which it is releasably clamped to the drive shaft, said pivotal mounting means comprising a plurality of elongated rods paralleling the shaft axis and received in a circumferentially spaced series of holes in said plates which surround the axis, and further comprising at least one other intermediate plate unit located axially between said split end plate units and including a plate part which also has holes to receive said elongated rods to pivotally mount said finishing units.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
177 words
A rotary wheel structure to mount radially outer finishing units, comprising a pair of axially spaced split end plate units each including at least two generally similar plates disposed in substantial radial register and having means to releasably clamp the same coaxially in a partially surrounding relation to a drive shaft, said plates as thus clamped each having means spaced radially outwardly of the axis of the shaft for pivotally mounting said finishing units in circumferentially spaced relation to one another about the shaft axis, said plates being generally semi-circular, each having a radially inner seat adjacent its diameter at which it is releasably clamped to the drive shaft, said pivotal mounting means comprising a plurality of elongated rods paralleling the shaft axis and received in a circumferentially spaced series of holes in said plates which surround the axis, and further comprising at least one other intermediate plate unit located axially between said split end plate units and including a plate part which also has holes to receive said elongated rods to pivotally mount said finishing units.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
The wheel structure of claim 3, in which said plate part of said other plate unit is one-piece in nature, including a radially extending flange portion also pivotally mounting the finishing units.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
37 words
The wheel structure of claim 4, in which said plate part of said other plate unit is one-piece in nature, including a radially extending flange portion also having a circumferential series of holes to receive said rods.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
41 words
The wheel structure of claim 5, in which said other plate unit further comprises in addition to said one-piece plate part, at least two plates similar to those of said split end plate units and similarly clamped releasably to the shaft.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
41 words
The wheel structure of claim 6, in which said other plate unit further comprises in addition to said one-piece plate part, at least two plates similar to those of said split end plate units and similarly clamped releasably to the shaft.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
57 words
The wheel structure of claim 8, in which said end and other plate units are in substance the same, each including at least two releasably clamped plates and a substantially one-piece plate part in close axial adjacency to the clamped plate pair, the one-piece parts of the end plate units laterally outwardly limiting movement of said rods.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
37 words
The wheel structure of claim 9, in which said one-piece plate parts and the plates of the pair are releasably secured to and adjacent one another by means other than the releasable shaft clamping of said pair.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
25 words
The wheel structure of claim 6, in which said one-piece plate part is provided with independent means to releasably secure the same to the shaft.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
25 words
The wheel structure of claim 9, in which said one-piece plate parts are provided with independent means to releasably secure the same to the shaft.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
25 words
The wheel structure of claim 10, in which said one-piece plate parts are provided with independent means to releasably secure the same to the shaft.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
43 words
The wheel structure of claim 1, in which the plates of the split end plate units are substantially semicircUlar, being provided at the respective diameters thereof with seats which partially encircle the shaft, and means to releasably clamp said plates to the shaft.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
48 words
The wheel structure of claim 3, in which the plates of the split end plate units and said other plate unit are substantially semi-circular, being provided at the respective diameters thereof with seats which partially encircle the shaft, and means to releasably clamp said plates to the shaft.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
55 words
The wheel structure of claim 9, in which the plates of the split end plate units and said other plate unit are substantially semi-circular, being provided at the respective diameters thereof with axially enlarged bosses affording seats which partially encircle the shaft, and means at said bosses to releasably clamp said plates to the shaft.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
83 words
A combined assembly of the wheel structure as defined in claim 3 with a circumferentially spaced array of said finishing units as pivotally mounted on said plates of said units, said finishing units each comprising a number of like flexible sheets slitted uniformly along spaced longitudinal lines, and a clip mounting said sheets at ends thereof spaced from said lines in a unitary multiple sheet stack, the clip having a radially inner portion at which it is pivotally mounted to the wheel structure.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
87 words
A combined assembly of the wheel structure as defined in claim 4 with a circumferentially spaced array of said finishing units as pivotally mounted on said plate rods of said units, said finishing units each comprising a number of like flexible sheets slitted uniformly along spaced longitudinal lines, and a clip mounting said sheets at ends thereof spaced from said lines in a unitary multiple sheet stack, the clip having a radially inner bight at which it is pivotally mounted to a rod of the wheel structure.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
52 words
The assembly of claim 17, in which there are an axially aligned series of said finishing units in each of said circumferentially spaced arrays, being disposed axially between said end and other intermediate plate units of the wheel structure, and separated from one another by at least one of said other units.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
52 words
The assembly of claim 18, in which there are an axially aligned series of said finishing units in each of said circumferentially spaced arrays, being disposed axially between said end and other intermediate plate units of the wheel structure, and separated from one another by at least one of said other units.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
213 words
A rotary wheel structure to mount radially outer finishing units, comprising a pair of axially spaced split end plate units each including at least two generally similar plates disposed in substantial radial register and having means to releasably clamp the same coaxially in a partially surrounding relation to a drive shaft, said plates as thus clamped each having means spaced radially outwardly of the axis of the shaft for pivotally mounting said finishing units in circumferentially spaced relation to one another about the shaft axis, said plates being generally semi-circular, each having a radially inner seat adjacent its diameter at which it is releasably clamped to the drive shaft, said pivotal mounting means comprising a plurality of elongated rods paralleling the shaft axis and received in a circumferentially spaced series of holes in said plates which surround the axis, and further comprising a pair of outermost end plate members located axially adjacent and outwardly of the respective split end plate units, said plate members each having a radius comparable to that of said split end plate units but lacks rod-receiving holes in a circumferential zone thereof radially coinciding with the zone of said plate units carrying said circumferentially spaced series of rod-receiving holes, thereby to axially confine rods slidably guided in said holes.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
213 words
A rotary wheel structure to mount radially outer finishing units, comprising a pair of axially spaced split end plate units each including at least two generally similar plates disposed in substantial radial register and having means to releasably clamp the same coaxially in a partially surrounding relation to a drive shaft, said plates as thus clamped each having means spaced radially outwardly of the axis of the shaft for pivotally mounting said finishing units in circumferentially spaced relation to one another about the shaft axis, said plates being generally semi-circular, each having a radially inner seat adjacent its diameter at which it is releasably clamped to the drive shaft, said pivotal mounting means comprising a plurality of elongated rods paralleling the shaft axis and received in a circumferentially spaced series of holes in said plates which surround the axis, and further comprising a pair of outermost end plate members located axially adjacent and outwardly of the respective split end plate units, said plate members each having a radius comparable to that of said split end plate units but lacks rod-receiving holes in a circumferential zone thereof radially coinciding with the zone of said plate units carrying said circumferentially spaced series of rod-receiving holes, thereby to axially confine rods slidably guided in said holes.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
79 words
The assembly of claim 17, and further comprising a pair of outermost end plate members located axially adjacent and outwardly of the respective split end plate units, said plate mEmbers each having a radius comparable to that of said split end plate units but lacks rod-receiving holes in a circumferential zone thereof radially coinciding with the zone of said plate units carrying said circumferentially spaced series of rod-receiving holes, thereby to axially confine rods slidably guided in said holes.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
35 words
The wheel structure of claim 1, and further comprising at least one other intermediate plate unit located axially between said split end plate units and including a plate part which also mounts said finishing units.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
43 words
The wheel structure of claim 2, and further comprising at least one other intermediate plate unit located axially between said split end plate units and including a plate part which also has holes to receive said elongated rods to mount said finishing units.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
31 words
The wheel structure of claim 23, in which said plate part of said other plate unit is one-piece in nature, including a radially extending flange portion also mounting the finishing units.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
37 words
The wheel structure of claim 24, in which said plate part of said other plate unit is one-piece in nature, including a radially extending flange portion also having a circumferential series of holes to receive said rods.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
41 words
The wheel structure of claim 25, in which said other plate unit further comprises in addition to said one-piece plate part, at least two plates similar to those of said split end plate units and similarly clamped releasably to the shaft.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
41 words
The wheel structure of claim 26, in which said other plate unit further comprises in addition to said one-piece plate part, at least two plates similar to those of said split end plate units and similarly clamped releasably to the shaft.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
57 words
The wheel structure of claim 28, in which said end and other plate units are in substance the same, each including at least two releasably clamped plates and a substantially one-piece plate part in close axial adjacency to the clamped plate pair, the one-piece parts of the end plate units laterally outwardly limiting movement of said rods.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
37 words
The wheel structure of claim 29, in which said one-piece plate parts and the plates of the pair are releasably secured to and adjacent one another by means other than the releasable shaft clamping of said pair.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
25 words
The wheel structure of claim 26, in which said one-piece plate part is provided with independent means to releasably secure the same to the shaft.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
25 words
The wheel structure of claim 29, in which said one-piece plate parts are provided with independent means to releasably secure the same to the shaft.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
25 words
The wheel structure of claim 30, in which said one-piece plate parts are provided with independent means to releasably secure the same to the shaft.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
48 words
The wheel structure of claim 23, in which the plates of the split end plate units and said other plate unit are substantially semi-circular, being provided at the respective diameters thereof with seats which partially encircle the shaft, and means to releasably clamp said plates to the shaft.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
55 words
The wheel structure of claim 29, in which the plates of the split end plate units and said other plate unit are substantially semi-circular, being provided at the respective diameters thereof with axially enlarged bosses affording seats which partially encircle the shaft, and means at said bosses to releasably clamp said plates to the shaft.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
81 words
A combined assembly of the wheel structure as defined in claim 23, with a circumferentially spaced array of said finishing units as mounted on said plates of said units, said finishing units each comprising a number of like flexible sheets slitted uniformly along spaced longitudinal lines, and a clip mounting said sheets at ends thereof spaced from said lines in a unitary multiple sheet stack, the clip having a radially inner portion at which it is mounted to the wheel structure.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
85 words
A combined assembly of the wheel structure as defined in claim 24 with a circumferentially spaced array of said finishing units as mouNted on said plate rods of said units, said finishing units each comprising a number of like flexible sheets slitted uniformly along spaced longitudinal lines, and a clip mounting said sheets at ends thereof spaced from said lines in a unitary multiple sheet stack, the clip having a radially inner bight at which it is mounted to a rod of the wheel structure.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
52 words
The assembly of claim 36, in which there are an axially aligned series of said finishing units in each of said circumferentially spaced arrays, being disposed axially between said end and other intermediate plate units of the wheel structure, and separated from one another by at least one of said other units.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
52 words
The assembly of claim 37, in which there are an axially aligned series of said finishing units in each of said circumferentially spaced arrays, being disposed axially between said end and other intermediate plate units of the wheel structure, and separated from one another by at least one of said other units.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1978-10-27 | 1979-04-28 | 1979-10-28 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1982-10-27 | 1983-04-28 | 1983-10-28 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1986-10-27 | 1987-04-28 | 1987-10-28 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |