Abstract:
A machine arrangement including a vacuum transfer turret assembly configured to releasably hold one or more containers and to rotate the one or more containers about the turret assembly when the one or more containers are held by the turret assembly. The turret assembly includes a shaft assembly, a starwheel assembly, and a vacuum assembly. The starwheel assembly is releasably secured to the shaft assembly. The turret assembly is adapted to, when the starwheel assembly is secured to the shaft assembly, rotate the shaft assembly to rotate the starwheel assembly relative to the vacuum assembly and when the starwheel assembly is rotatably released from the shaft assembly, enable movement of the starwheel assembly and the vacuum manifold along the shaft assembly towards and away from the vacuum assembly.
Abstract:
A turret for an article processing machine assembly includes a turret main body, a sliding ram assembly, and an air manifold device. The air manifold device is connectable to the turret main body and provides pressurized air through a pressurized air pathway system. The pressurized air pathway system includes a turret air passage extending from the air manifold through the turret body to the sliding ram assembly, and a ram air passage that supplies the pressurized air to an article in the machine assembly. A valve mechanism is positioned between one end of the turret body air passage and a first end of the ram air passage. The valve mechanism includes a slidable disc that seals the connection between the turret body air passage and the ram air passage.
Abstract:
A modular tooling receiver that includes a wall having a port that extends through it, an engaging member that is movably disposed in the port, and a lock actuator that is disposed on a first side of the wall. The lock actuator is moveable between a first position in which the lock actuator urges the engaging member in a first direction defined from the first side of the wall to a second side of the wall and a second position wherein the lock actuator permits the engaging member to move in a second direction defined from the second side of the wall to the first side of the wall. A first biasing element biases the lock actuator toward the first position. A damper controls a rate of motion of the lock actuator from the second position toward the first position.
Abstract:
An assembly positionable on the spindle (2) of a machine tool for securing a workholding apparatus (30) in position on the machine tool. The assembly comprises first (52) and second end portions (62) and an inner piston (74) axially movable within an inner chamber formed by the first and second end portions when assembled together.
Abstract:
A modular tooling receiver (110) that includes a wall (138) having a port that extends through it, an engaging member (160) that is movably disposed in the port, and a lock actuator (150) that is disposed on a first side of the wall. The lock actuator (150) is moveable between a first position in which the lock actuator (150) urges the engaging member (160) in a first direction defined from the first side of the wall to a second side of the wall and a second position wherein the lock actuator (150) permits the engaging member (160) to move in a second direction defined from the second side of the wall to the first side of the wall. A first biasing element (152) biases the lock actuator (150) toward the first position. A damper (210) controls a rate of motion of the lock actuator (150) from the second position toward the first position.
Abstract:
A machine arrangement that operates on a plurality of articles includes a plurality of machines arranged to cooperate with each other in a manner to form a machine arrangement. Each machine includes a modular base, a transfer star wheel, and a turret mechanism configured to perform a working operation on an article. The turret mechanism includes a turret star wheel. A central axis of the transfer star wheel is approximately 45 degrees below horizontal relative to a central axis of the turret star wheel. The turret mechanism includes a cantilevered portion overhanging a portion of the base.
Abstract:
A manually actuated robotic tool changer (14) comprises master and tool units (18), each adapted to be connected to a different one of a robotic arm and a robotic tool. The tool changer includes a plurality of rolling members (26) retained in one of the units and a piston (16) mounted in one of the units and moveable in an axial direction. The piston includes a multi-faceted cam surface (40) including an initial contact surface (42), a locking surface (46), and a failsafe surface (44) interposed between the initial contact surface and the locking surface. When the piston is in a locked position in the tool changer, the cam surface is operative to contact the rolling members in one of the units and to urge each rolling member against a surface of the other unit to couple the master and tool units together.
Abstract:
A clamping apparatus (35) for detachably connecting a tool unit (10) to a tool supporter (37) with increased holding force is provided. The clamping apparatus (35) includes a housing (41), a pair of opposing locking spheres (57a, b) within the housing (41), a cylindrical canister member (39) mounted within the housing (41) that is matable with an insert-supporting tool unit (10) and which has a pair of opposing apertures (55a, b) in its sidewalls for conducting the locking spheres (57a, b) from a locking to an unlocking position, and a lock rod (60) reciprocally movable within the interior of the canister member (39) along an axis (A) and having opposing cam portions (64a, b) for radially moving the locking spheres (57a, b) through the canister apertures (55a, b) into wedging engagement with opposing angled walls (30) of sphere receiving openings (20) in the tool unit (10). To increase the mechanical advantage of the wedging action between the locking spheres (57a, b) and the angled walls (30) of the tool unit (10), the aperture walls (56) of the canister member (39) are angled with respect to a line (R) extending radially from the lock rod axis (A) to reduce the angle between the aperture wall (56) and the tool unit wall (30). Such angling increases the force of wedging and locking engagement between the locking spheres (57a, b) and the angled walls (30) of the tool unit (10). In the preferred embodiment, the aperture walls (56) are angled 15 DEG with respect to the aforementioned radial line (R), thereby increasing the holding force of the clamping mechanism (35) by 30 %.
Abstract:
Die Erfindung betrifft eine Vorrichtung zum Spannen eines Bauteils an einem rotierenden Maschinenteil, insbesondere einer Auswuchtmaschine, mit einem Grundkörper (1), einem innerhalb des Grundkörpers (1) axial verschiebbar angeordneten Spanndorn (7) und mehreren Spanneinrichtungen, die durch Axial Verschiebung des Spanndorns (7) zwischen einer Lösestellung und einer Spannstellung bewegbar sind. Um ein wiederholgenaues und zentrisches Spannen von Bauteilen zu ermöglichen, sind die Spanneinrichtungen als oberhalb des Grundkörpers (1) radial zu dessen Mittelachse (3) verschiebbare Spannsegmente (4) ausgebildet.
Abstract:
A lubricating mechanism (100) for a machine arrangement includes a lubricating track (110). The lubricating track may be connected to or part of an infeed mechanism (20A) of the machine arrangement, or may be connected to or adjacent a star wheel (20).The infeed mechanism is configured to supply articles (10) to be processed to the machine arrangement. The lubricating track includes an outer guide member (210) configured to contact articles adjacent open ends of the articles The lubricating track also includes at least one opening (214) in the outer guide member for passage of lubricant from the outer guide member to a lubrication path (115). The lubrication path is configured to be in contact with the articles in the track in order to apply the lubricant to the articles.