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Apparatus to load electrode cap magazines

US9486876B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Braeuer Systemtechnik GmbH · DE

Inventors

Andreas Braeuer · Schlieben, DE
Markus Beyer · Geyer, DE
Rene Seipt · Annaberg-Buchholz, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 13, 2012
Grant date	Nov 8, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 6, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB23K11/3072
WIPO fieldMachine tools
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A device for rotating, positioning, and introducing electrode caps for welding electrodes into a magazine. A rotating electrode cap channel is connected to a spiral conveyor. The electrode caps stand on a cap end-face provided with a bore on the spiral conveyor end, and they are rotated by 90°. The other end of the rotating electrode cap channel is arranged relative to the upper end of the guiding shaft such that vibrations of the spiral conveyor are not transmitted to the rest of the system. The openings of the rotating electrode cap channel and the guiding shaft are arranged relative to one another such that the electrode caps can be reliably transferred, and the guiding shaft is connected to the magazine filling unit at the lower end of the guiding shaft. The magazine connection has locking lever sensors, which detect the correct fit of the magazine.

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