Two-axis motion machine
US6548970B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 26, 2001 |
| Grant date | Apr 15, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 26, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC03B9/447
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An individual section glassware forming machine that includes at least one blow mold for forming articles of glassware, a sweepout station for transferring glassware to a machine conveyor, and a take-out mechanism for transferring glassware from the blow mold to the sweepout station. The take-out mechanism comprises first and second electromagnetic stators mounted in fixed position above the blow mold and the sweepout station. A first electromagnetic armature is mounted for linear motion along a horizontal axis adjacent to the first stator. A second electromagnetic armature is mounted to the first armature for linear motion along a vertical axis adjacent to the second stator. Take-out tongs are carried by the second armature for engaging and transferring glassware from the blow mold to the sweepout station. The second stator in the preferred embodiment of the invention is disposed in a vertical plane, and has a first dimension corresponding to the motion of the first armature along the first axis and a second dimension perpendicular to the first dimension corresponding to motion of the second armature along the second axis.
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