公开(公告)号：US6079250A

公开(公告)日：2000-06-27

申请号：US374365

申请日：1999-08-13

申请人： James D. Scannell ,  Philip V. Wiens

发明人： James D. Scannell ,  Philip V. Wiens

IPC分类号： B21D39/02 ,  B21D5/04

CPC分类号： B21D39/021 ,  Y10T83/8853

摘要： A hemming apparatus has a stand which is axially and rotatably adjustable, a carrier pivotally connected to the stand and a hemming tool adjustably received on a slide assembly which in turn is slidably received on the carrier. The hemming tool can be rotatably adjusted relative to the carrier to properly orient the hemming tool on the slide assembly for engagement with a flange of a sheet metal panel to hem the flange. Further, the stand can be axially and rotatably adjusted and the carrier can be pivotally adjusted relative to the stand to vary the orientation and path of travel of the slide assembly and hence the hemming tool relative to the sheet metal panels. Desirably, this readily adjustable and versatile hemming apparatus can be used to form or hem the flange of substantially any sheet metal panel having contours or corners of substantially any configuration or orientation.

摘要翻译： 折边装置具有轴向和可旋转地调节的支架，枢转地连接到支架的托架和可调节地容纳在滑动组件上的折边工具，该滑动组件又可滑动地容纳在托架上。 折边工具可以相对于托架可旋转地调节，以将折边工具正确地定向在滑动组件上，用于与金属板的凸缘接合以使法兰下摆。 此外，支架可以轴向和可旋转地调节，并且托架可以相对于支架枢转地调节，以改变滑动组件的行进方向和行进路径，并因此改变折边工具相对于金属板。 期望地，这种易于调节和多用途的折边装置可以用于形成具有基本上任何配置或取向的轮廓或拐角的基本上任何金属板的凸缘。

公开(公告)号：US5127787A

公开(公告)日：1992-07-07

申请号：US528226

申请日：1990-05-24

申请人： Wilbert D. Beck ,  Mark D. Stapels ,  David L. Stapels ,  Gregory A. Stapels ,  Michael G. Yocum ,  James D. Scannell

发明人： Wilbert D. Beck ,  Mark D. Stapels ,  David L. Stapels ,  Gregory A. Stapels ,  Michael G. Yocum ,  James D. Scannell

IPC分类号： B65G25/02 ,  B65G49/04

CPC分类号： B65G25/02 ,  B65G49/0445

摘要： A "lift and carry" transfer apparatus is provided for transferring or "indexing" a workpiece between successive work stations in a multi-operation process. The transfer apparatus includes a modular support structure from which a generally elongated shuttle assembly is horizontally supported. A first drive mechanism is provided for generating a predetermined amount of reciprocable rectilinear vertical movement of the shuttle assembly through a predetermined range of motion. The transfer apparatus further includes structure for selectively indexing the workpiece along a horizontal plane relative to the shuttle assembly. In particular, a second drive mechanism is provided for generating rectilinear horizontal motion of the workpiece. A programmable controller is provided for selectively controlling the actuation of the first and second drive mechanisms.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种“提升和携带”传送装置，用于在多操作过程中在连续工作站之间传送或“分度”工件。 传送装置包括模块化的支撑结构，大体上细长的梭组件从该支撑结构水平地支撑。 第一驱动机构被提供用于产生穿梭组件的预定量的往复直线垂直运动通过预定的运动范围。 传送装置还包括用于相对于梭组件沿水平面选择性地分度工件的结构。 特别地，提供了用于产生工件的直线水平运动的第二驱动机构。 提供了可编程控制器，用于选择性地控制第一和第二驱动机构的致动。

公开(公告)号：US06369352B1

公开(公告)日：2002-04-09

申请号：US09578772

申请日：2000-05-25

申请人： Gary A. Aman ,  Jimmie B. Fletcher ,  James D. Scannell

发明人： Gary A. Aman ,  Jimmie B. Fletcher ,  James D. Scannell

IPC分类号： B23K2600

CPC分类号： B23K26/0823

摘要： A rotary welding apparatus for joining two metallic workpieces together by forming a semi-circular weld at a semi-circular interface formed at mating surfaces of the workpieces. A turntable is rotated by a turntable drive. The turntable supports and indexes three lower tools around a circular path between a load station and a weld station. Each lower tool supports two workpieces to be welded together. A workpiece rotary drive connects to whichever of the lower tools is at the weld station then rotates that lower tool about a workpiece axis. A laser emitter supported adjacent the weld station directs a laser beam at a circular or semi-circular interface between respective mating surfaces of the two workpieces and welds the workpieces together as the workpiece rotary drive rotates them. The laser emitter is supported on a laser emitter mount near the weld station in a position directing a laser beam at the interface of the workpiece mating surfaces. The laser emitter mount has two support points spaced radially from each other relative to the laser emitter to stabilize the laser emitter for improve welding accuracy.

摘要翻译： 一种用于通过在工件的配合表面处形成的半圆形界面处形成半圆焊接将两个金属工件接合在一起的旋转焊接装置。 转盘由转盘驱动旋转。 转盘支撑并索引位于装载站和焊接站之间的圆形路径周围的三个下部工具。 每个下部工具都支撑两个焊接在一起的工件。 工件旋转驱动器连接到焊接站中的下部刀具中的任一个，然后旋转，使刀具围绕工件轴线下降。 支撑在焊接站附近的激光发射器将激光束引导到两个工件的相应匹配表面之间的圆形或半圆形界面处，并且随着工件旋转驱动器旋转工件将工件焊接在一起。 激光发射器被支撑在焊接站附近的激光发射器支架上，该激光发射器安置在激光束在工件配合表面的界面处的位置。 激光发射器支架具有相对于激光发射器彼此径向间隔开的两个支撑点，以稳定激光发射器以提高焊接精度。

公开(公告)号：US4626159A

公开(公告)日：1986-12-02

申请号：US674027

申请日：1984-11-21

申请人： James D. Scannell

发明人： James D. Scannell

IPC分类号： B65G47/52 ,  B65G47/06

CPC分类号： B65G47/52

摘要： A loader for relatively long, flexible strips of sheet stock has a pair of parallel, generally vertically extending arms having vertically slotted upper ends. The lower ends of the arms are pivotally connected with vertically guided slide blocks. Each arm is pivotally connected intermediate its ends with a mechanism for moving the upper slotted ends of the arms in an elliptical path lying in a vertical plane. The elliptical path is such that, at one position therein, a strip of sheet stock slid off the top of a stack of such strips gravitates edgewise into the slots in said arms and, in another position, the strip in the slotted ends of the arms is deposited edgewise into vertical slots in the rails of a strip conveyor.

摘要翻译： 用于相对长的柔性带状片材的装载机具有一对具有垂直开口的上端的平行的大致垂直延伸的臂。 臂的下端与垂直引导的滑块枢转连接。 每个臂在其端部之间枢转地连接有用于将臂的上开槽端部移动到位于垂直平面中的椭圆形路径中的机构。 椭圆形路径使得在其中的一个位置处，从这样的条的堆叠的顶部滑出的片材条被沿边缘引导到所述臂中的狭槽中，并且在另一位置处，条带在臂的开槽端部 沿边缘沉积在带状输送机的轨道中的垂直槽中。