Lamination stack selection method and apparatus
US4710085A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 20, 1986 |
| Grant date | Dec 1, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 20, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G59/063
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A lamination stack selector for supporting a vertical column of laminations in a chute and for selecting a stack of laminations having a predetermined height from the bottom of the column. The selector includes a plurality of support pins biased to a first, column-supporting position, wherein the support pins extend beneath and engage the bottom margin of the column, and movable to a second, column-releasing position, wherein all of the support pins are out of engagement with the bottom margin of the column. When a stack of laminations is to be selected from the lower end of the column, a lamination receptacle is elevated to a position beneath the column. As the lamination receptacle is moved into position to receive a stack of laminations, the support pins are pushed out of supporting engagement with the column by posts moving with the receptacle. The support for the column is thus removed and the column lowers into the receptacle. Thereafter, the receptacle may be lowered. As it lowers, the support pins are biased to return toward their first, column supporting positions. During such return movement, the support pins engage beneath the bottom margin of the column remaining in the…
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