Device for the remote feeding of cylindrical pieces to an automatic machine, such as a machine plugging the tubes of a steam generator of a pressurized-water nuclear reactor
US4784561A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 30, 1987 |
| Grant date | Nov 15, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/53478
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The feed device comprises a housing (10) of sufficient size to contain a cylindrical piece (15), equipped with a removable cover (20), through which passes a nozzle (24) connected to a compressed-air distribution source (25, 26). A flexible pipe (11) is fastened at one of its ends to the housing (10). A loading unit (12) consisting of a fixed part (28) and of a rotary arm (29) is connected to the end of the flexible pipe (11) opposite the housing (10). The pieces (15) can, in particular, be plugs for plugging the tubes of a steam generator of a pressurized-water nuclear reactor.
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