Automatic device to distribute, orient and position axes on machines
US4476997A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 9, 1982 |
| Grant date | Oct 16, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 9, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G47/1471
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device is disclosed for separating, orienting and positioning axes including at least one operational flat. The device includes a static chute equipped with a wide bottom opening closed by a drawer which is moved with a back and forth motion from a withdrawn position in which it unveils a narrow opening which is large enough to enable the fall of a single axis onto rolling blades which are extended by descending ramps bringing each axis onto two bearing-sliding blades. The bearing sliding blades cooperate with two push plates, as well as a trap borne by the drawer, to produce the roll of the axis in the desired direction, followed by the slide of that axis without rotation to a selected position.
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