Patents by Inventor Vernon E. Busse

Vernon E. Busse has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method of assembling a mechanical press having a drop in drive assembly
    Patent number: 4475278
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mechanical press, and in particular to such a press having a crown portion with an open top thereby permitting the crankshaft and connection arm assembly to be lowered therein in a preassembled state. Next, a cover plate is connected to the crown and the press motor assembly is mounted thereon. Belt connections to the drive assembly can be made through openings in the cover plate and access to the drive assembly can be had through removable doors on the ends of the crown. Preferably, the press frame comprising the bed, uprights and crown are formed as a single casting thereby avoiding the necessity for tie rods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 1983
    Date of Patent: October 9, 1984
    Assignee: The Minster Machine Company
    Inventors: Robert L. Schockman, Vernon E. Busse, Terry L. Wissman, Daniel A. Schoch
  • Mechanical press having a drop in drive assembly
    Patent number: 4397232
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mechanical press, and in particular to such a press having a crown portion with an open top thereby permitting the crankshaft and connection arm assembly to be lowered therein in a preassembled state. Next, a cover plate is connected to the crown and the press motor assembly is mounted thereon. Belt connections to the drive assembly can be made through openings in the cover plate and access to the drive assembly can be had through removable doors on the ends of the crown. Preferably, the press frame comprising the bed, uprights and crown are formed as a single casting thereby avoiding the necessity for tie rods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1981
    Date of Patent: August 9, 1983
    Assignee: The Minster Machine Company
    Inventors: Robert L. Schockman, Vernon E. Busse, Terry L. Wissman, Daniel A. Schoch
  • Motorized and micro feed length adjustment for a press feed
    Patent number: 4350090
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mechanism for adjusting the feed length of a rack and pinion roll feed mechanism of the type generally used for feeding strip stock into presses. The feed length adjusting mechanism comprises a hub member connected to the press shaft, a throw block connected to the hub, and a slide rotatably connected to the connecting rod of the rack and pinion drive for the feed. A slide is locked to the block by means of a piston and cylinder lock mechanism, and a lead screw is threadedly connected to the slide and rotated by a bidirectional pneumatic motor mounted to the block, whereby rotation of the lead screw causes the slide to translate within the slideway. This changes the length of the eccentric connection between the rotating block and connecting rod thereby proportionately changing its stroke and the amount of strip stock which is fed into the press during each cycle of the feed mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1981
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1982
    Assignee: The Minster Machine Company
    Inventors: Vernon E. Busse, Robert L. Schockman