公开(公告)号：US20150139774A1

公开(公告)日：2015-05-21

申请号：US14081262

申请日：2013-11-15

Applicant: Greenlee Textron Inc.

Inventor： Ryan Mantell ,  Jeffery Plummer ,  Gerald Tully ,  Sean Daugherty

IPC: B65G47/24 ,  B23B31/34 ,  B23B31/28

CPC classification number: B65G47/24 ,  B21D7/16 ,  B23B31/1261 ,  B23B31/28 ,  B23B31/34 ,  Y10T279/13

Abstract: A rotary chuck includes a clamp assembly, a first drive mechanism for operating the clamp assembly to clamp an associated workpiece, a frame rotationally fixed to the clamp assembly, and a second drive mechanism for rotating the frame and the clamp assembly. The second drive mechanism can rotate the frame and the clamp assembly around 360 degrees. A pair of alignment springs are engaged with a mounting plate upon which the second drive mechanism is mounted. The mounting plate can pivot relative to a stable surface to which it is mounted, and the springs limit the pivotal movement. Each first and second drive mechanism includes a motor, and are connected to a microprocessor for operation of the respective motor.

Abstract translation: 旋转卡盘包括夹具组件，用于操作夹具组合件以夹紧相关工件的第一驱动机构，可旋转地固定到夹具组件的框架，以及用于使框架和夹具组件旋转的第二驱动机构。 第二驱动机构可使框架和夹具组件绕360度旋转。 一对校准弹簧与安装有第二驱动机构的安装板接合。 安装板可以相对于其安装到的稳定表面枢转，并且弹簧限制枢转运动。 每个第一和第二驱动机构包括电动机，并且连接到微处理器以用于各个电动机的操作。

公开(公告)号：US20150135793A1

公开(公告)日：2015-05-21

申请号：US14541541

申请日：2014-11-14

Applicant: Greenlee Textron Inc.

Inventor： Jeffery Plummer ,  Sean Daugherty ,  Ryan Mantell ,  Gerald Tully

IPC: B21D7/12 ,  B21D7/04 ,  B21D11/22 ,  B21D7/10

CPC classification number: B21D7/12 ,  B21D7/021 ,  B21D7/024 ,  B21D7/04 ,  B21D7/10 ,  B21D11/22 ,  G05B19/402

Abstract: An automated bender and its method of operation according to some embodiments of the disclosure is provided. The automated bender includes a carousel which has all of the necessary components for bending a variety of conduit sizes provided thereon. The carousel can be rotated to a desired bending position to bend a particular type of conduit. A straight workpiece is fed into the automated bender and a bent workpiece, which may have multiple bends therein, is output from the automated bender. This bending process is performed without manual intervention. Software for achieving same is provided.