Elongated Work Patents (Class 409/298)
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Patent number: 8123106Abstract: An external weld bead is removed and processed from a welded pipe traveling in a downstream direction. The weld bead is separated from the pipe, allowed to flow in a downstream direction, and is guided downstream and cut into chips at a location downstream of where the weld bead is separated from the pipe. Also disclosed is weld bead cutting tool including a cutting edge at an upstream end of the tool, a guide feature disposed downstream of the cutting edge and extending toward a downstream end of the tool, wherein the guide feature widens from the upstream end toward the downstream end.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2011Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: Lumco Manufacturing CompanyInventor: Patrick J. Gleason
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Patent number: 7918630Abstract: A material cutting machine has a tool mount support mounted for reciprocal movement and a tool mount supported by the tool mount support. A driver, such as a pneumatic cylinder, selectively advances and retracts the tool mount support. A control system is operatively coupled to the driver for setting the advancement force of the tool mount support when a tool supported by said tool mount contacts a workpiece, such as the edge or surface of a moving strip. In this way, the depth of cut of the tool is controlled by tool advancement force rather than by accurate positioning of the tool. In one embodiment, the tool mount support may have a head and a base and a resilient member resiliently coupling the head to the base to provide a damped resilience. With this embodiment, a transient spike in the reaction force which may result, for example, from a hard spot in the material, causes the tool to momentarily deflect.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2007Date of Patent: April 5, 2011Inventor: Austen B. Barnes
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Patent number: 7811035Abstract: An apparatus is described for deburring with planing tools a metal strand cut to length by gas cutting, which planing tools are adjustably held each for themselves transversally to the metal strand in a support, and with a drive for the relative advancing movement of the planing tools relative to the metal strand which is cut to length. The annular support includes at least two sets of planing tools which are radially adjustable to the metal strand cut to length, which sets are arranged behind one another in the longitudinal direction of the metal strand cut to length and which are staggered against each other set by set.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2008Date of Patent: October 12, 2010Assignee: Framag Industrieanlagenbau GmbHInventors: Hans-Juergen Engel, Wolfgang Maly
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Patent number: 7490391Abstract: The bead trimmer is preferably applied in a production line for elements having longitudinal weld beads (21), where an element slides along a parallel direction to a longitudinal axis thereof (x), and comprises a tool-bearing turret (2) for removable fixing of a trimming tool (30), associated to a first slide (3) which is slidable along a horizontal direction (y) which is transversal with respect to the longitudinal axis (x) between an internal position, in which the tool (30) is aligned with the weld bead (21), and an external position, in which the tool (30) is not aligned with the weld bead (21). The first slide (3) is associated to a second slide (4) which is vertically slidable on a bearing structure (40) along a vertical direction (z) between a lowered position, in which the tool (30) is in contact with the weld bead (21), and a raised position, in which the tool (30) is distanced from the weld bead (21).Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2004Date of Patent: February 17, 2009Assignee: Oto Mills S.p.A.Inventors: Aleardo Chezzi, Luciano Micali
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Publication number: 20080170922Abstract: An apparatus is described for deburring with planing tools (7) a metal strand (1) cut to length by gas cutting, which planing tools are adjustably held each for themselves transversally to the metal strand (1) in a support (6), and with a drive for the relative advancing movement of the planing tools (7) relative to the metal strand (1) which is cut to length. In order to provide advantageous deburring conditions it is proposed that the annular support (6) comprises at least two sets of planing tools (7) which are radially adjustable to the metal strand (1) cut to length, which sets are arranged behind one another in the longitudinal direction of the metal strand (1) cut to length and which are staggered against each other set by set.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2008Publication date: July 17, 2008Inventors: Hans-Juergen Engel, Wolfgang Maly
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Patent number: 7360289Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus for use on a roof or the like which incorporates an insulation material. The invention allows workers to shave the insulating layer to smooth, remove high spots, or create slopes, valleys or sumps, in order to achieve positive slope for water drainage. As part of the invention, there is provided, an apparatus for milling the surface of a low slope substrate, comprising a milling device comprising a cylindrical tubular structure having an outer rotatable milling surface, said surface positionable adjacent said substrate and drivable in a rotary motion to mill the surface of the substrate; a milling device support upon which said milling device is mounted for movement in a milling direction; a mounting assembly for mounting said milling device to said support; said mounting assembly including means for adjusting the angle and depth of engagement of said milling surface to said substrate.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2006Date of Patent: April 22, 2008Inventor: Douglas C. Fishburn
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Patent number: 7182557Abstract: An apparatus having a mounting body, a support having a first end and a second end. The first end of the support being pivotally secured to the mounting body for pivotal movement about a substantially horizontal primary pivot axis. A rail grooming head mounted to the second end of the support.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2005Date of Patent: February 27, 2007Inventor: David S. Fenton
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Patent number: 6195859Abstract: In the present invention, in cutting the top and bottom surfaces of a hot-rolled sheet by the rotation of milling cutters holding the sheet therebetween in the thickness direction of the sheet in the running process of the hot-rolled sheet, the cutting resistance determined by the cutting conditions including the type of hot-rolled sheet, the temperature in cutting, and the cut depth is controlled by the adjustment of cut depth, and cutting is performed by making the tension produced on the hot-rolled sheet by the cutting resistance lower than the breaking strength of the joint portion to prevent the breakage of hot-rolled sheet.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 1999Date of Patent: March 6, 2001Assignees: Kawasaki Steel Corporation, Mitsubishi Jukogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shigefumi Katsura, Hideyuki Nikaido, Shigeru Isoyama, Takeshi Hirabayashi, Atsushi Yuki, Masuto Shimizu, Toshiaki Amagasa, Kanji Hayashi, Shozo Tashiro, Tetsuo Ichikizaki, Mitsuhiro Takagi, Tadashi Nakagawa, Motofumi Kuroda
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Patent number: 5954464Abstract: A method for forming at least a portion of the edge 12, 14 of an airfoil 10 using a cutting tool 164 is disclosed. Various details of this method are developed which enable incremental removal of material by repetitively moving the tool with respect to the edge while positioning the tool with respect to a spanwisely extending airfoil R.sub.5, on the airfoil.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 1997Date of Patent: September 21, 1999Assignee: United Technologies CorporationInventors: Richard James Dansereau, Edward Charles Toohey, John Sebastian Interlandi, Steve Joseph Mezei
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Patent number: 5851090Abstract: A planing device for planing a first, movable surface of a machine is set forth. The machine includes a second surface from which the first, movable surface can be retracted. The planing device includes a base and a planing assembly. The base is slidably connected to the second surface and partially seated in an interspace formed between the first and second surfaces. The planing assembly includes a stationary planing tool and is connected to the base.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 1995Date of Patent: December 22, 1998Inventor: Douglas S. Weir
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Patent number: 5761947Abstract: An edge treatment tool defines the travel direction of a strip having edges. An edge treatment tool is supported to extend transversely to the strip travel direction and may be advanced and retracted relative to said edge to control its position relative to said edge and the supporting means causing resilient vibration of said tool in the strip travel direction.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 1997Date of Patent: June 9, 1998Inventor: Austen Barnes
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Patent number: 5727914Abstract: Apparatus for removing surface irregularities, e.g. high spots, from the outside jacket or covering of a fiber optic cable. The apparatus includes sets of alternately spaced relatively thin blades, e.g. razor blades, accurately positioned on respective movable opposing slide assemblies with the mutually facing edges of the blades including a small groove or notch machined therein so as to form a round bore having a diameter equal to or slightly greater than the outside diameter of the cable's jacket when two sets of blades on the opposing slide assemblies are brought together in meshing relationship whereupon the surface irregularities on the jacket are removed by scraping or shaving of the cable's jacket when the fiber optic cable is pulled through or otherwise passes through the bore formed between the blades.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 1996Date of Patent: March 17, 1998Assignee: Northrop Grumman CorporationInventors: Daniel F. Zivi, Lawrence D. Piggot
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Patent number: 5626181Abstract: Apparatus for removing burrs from flame cut steel slabs including multiple deburring pistons extendably mounted in a piston body. Pressurization of the piston body causes extension of the pistons, while rotation of the piston body positions the deburring pistons at an inclined angle with respect to the work piece.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 1995Date of Patent: May 6, 1997Assignee: Gega CorporationInventors: Horst K. Lotz, Matthias Lotz
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Patent number: 5549505Abstract: The reprofiling installation includes, arranged below a railway carriage, a milling device consisting of two frames (8, 9) linked together. These frames (8, 9) of differing lengths and guided by the track, carry each a milling unit (22, 24). The installation further includes a track heating unit (31) located in front of each milling unit (22, 24), and a unit for cooling the tracks behind each milling unit, as well as units for measuring the deformation of the track.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 1994Date of Patent: August 27, 1996Assignee: Speno International SAInventor: Jean-Pierre Jaeggi
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Patent number: 5477721Abstract: An edge conditioner for travelling strip means has a tool holder which is biased away from the strip means but is actuable toward the strip by air pressure. The holder may be mounted on an arcuate support where the centre of the arc is the near edge of the strip, to allow variance of approach angles. The tool may be vibrated relative to the tool holder at between 10 and 50 KHz.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 1994Date of Patent: December 26, 1995Inventor: Austen Barnes
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Patent number: 5475914Abstract: An engraver having an engraving head is provided wherein replaceable components, such as tools, of the engraving head are formed with a cartridge-style construction. For example, in one aspect of the engraving head, a cartridge-type diamond stylus is provided having a trapezoidal cross-section for facilitating positive registration and positioning of the stylus within the engraving head. Other tools, such as a shoe and/or burr cutter may also be provided in a detachable cartridge arrangement to facilitate quick mounting and replacement of an existing shoe or burr cutter, respectively, such that the shoe or burr cutter also becomes aligned and registered on the engraving head.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 1993Date of Patent: December 19, 1995Assignee: Ohio Electronic Engravers, Inc.Inventors: Kenneth F. Bornhorst, Jr., David R. Seitz, James E. Klinger
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Patent number: 5368218Abstract: A weld bead cutter mechanism continuously planes weld beads projecting from the seam weld zone of an electric seamed steel pipe. The weld bead cutter mechanism fits into an assembly line for manufacturing electric seamed steel pipe right after equipment which continuously molds sheet metal and welds the seam. The weld bead is planed off from the steel pipe by a planing blade, bent by a guide shoe fixed to the planing blade holder, and automatically guided through a groove in a bead guide to a rotary bead chopper. The weld bead is then chopped into small pieces as the rotary bead chopper chops it against a stationary blade. The distance between the planing blade and the rotary bead chopper is minimized by the use of the guide shoe and bead guide, which ensures a stable weld bead movement. The weld bead cutter mechanism operates without requiring manual guidance of the weld bead, which greatly reduces the risk of a labor accident.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 1993Date of Patent: November 29, 1994Assignee: Kusakabe Electric & Machinery Co. Ltd.Inventor: Kazuo Omura
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Patent number: 5259440Abstract: In a steel casting installation with double-acting and fast-acting mechanical burr removal machine or unit for burn burrs which are produced when the continuous casting is cut up thermochemically, travalling or stationary burr removal machines or units are provided for stationary or moving bloom blocks or billets, wherein a shearing beam arranged stationarily or displaceably beneath the bloom in the horizontal plane inclinedly relative to the burr line carries a guided shearing bar which is resiliently adjustable in respect of height at both ends, in one piece or comprising individual, spring-mounted portions, possibly with front and rear cutting edges, for pressing against the burr line horizontally or inclinedly in the vertical plane.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 1991Date of Patent: November 9, 1993Assignee: Aute AG Gesellschaft fur Autogene TechnikInventors: Tobias Lotz, Guenter Thomma
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Patent number: 4944080Abstract: Apparatus for the deburring of longitudinal sections by operating a milling head in response to the sensed position of a burr on the section.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 1988Date of Patent: July 31, 1990Assignee: Hoesch AktiengesellschaftInventors: Gotz-Peter Blumbach, Willi Brueckner, Rudolf Mueller
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Patent number: 4893972Abstract: The present invention pertains to a cutting tool for removing upset from inside a tube and which does not force splatter into the inside surface of the tube. The cutting tool comprises a holder and means for enabling the tube to move along the holder. The enabling means is connected to the holder. The cutting tool is also comprised of means for removing the upset inside the tube. The removing means is connected to the holder such that as the tube moves along the holder, the removing means removes the upset from the inside of the tube. There is also means for preventing splatter from being forced into the inside of the tube by the enabling means as the tube moves along the holder.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 1988Date of Patent: January 16, 1990Assignee: Pittsburgh Tube CompanyInventor: Lester J. Blaho
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Patent number: 4799300Abstract: An apparatus and method for shaving elongate metal stock such as rod, wire and the like, characterized by the employment of a plurality of progressive die stations each including diametrically opposed segmental dies which are automatically indexed to remove surface imperfections from metal stock, to impart desired cross-sectional shapes to the metal stock and/or to impart desired tapered profiles to the metal stock. The segmental dies at each station are rigidly secured to respective carriages by heel and toe clamps and the carriages are radially advanced and retracted in rigid restraints by hydraulic actuators provided with adjustable mechanical stops which limit inward carriage adavancement. The carriages and hydraulic actuators for each station are mounted on a mounting plate which is securable to an upright support plate at any one of a member of rotated positions.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 1987Date of Patent: January 24, 1989Inventor: Paul M. Phillips
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Patent number: 4793749Abstract: In a process for edging metal strips, especially nonferrous metal strips, by means of an edging machine wherein the longitudinally driven metal strip is guided between an upper and a lower linear guide and cutting tools are disposed successively along the line of movement of the strip, on either side of the linear guides. It is proposed according to the invention that a liquid or gaseous fluid be forced out of the central part of the linear guides at individual points along the line of movement, into the clearance between the metal strip and the linear guides. In a linear guide for carrying out this process, provision is made according to the invention such that, in each linear guide face confronting the metal strip, there are a series of grooves running longitudinally along the center of the guide, the grooves being separate from one another and connected to inlets for the fluid.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 1987Date of Patent: December 27, 1988Assignee: Julius Maschinenbau GmbHInventor: Rolf Julius
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Patent number: 4611748Abstract: A process and apparatus for fabricating an optical fiber communication cable are described herein. The optical fiber cable has a cable core including a metal containment tube and at least one optical fiber within the tube. The containment tube preferably is formed by drawing a strip of metal through at least one forming die. In a first aspect of the present invention, smooth operation of the forming die is promoted by first passing the metal strip through a shaving die to remove any shearing burrs along the strip edges and to maintain the width of the strip within a desired tolerance.In a second aspect of the present invention, various approaches for effectively sealing the containment tube are described. In a first embodiment, the tube is sealed using a wave soldering approach wherein a flow of moving molten solder is used to substantially fill a seam in the tube.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 1984Date of Patent: September 16, 1986Assignee: Olin CorporationInventors: Joseph Winter, Michael J. Pryor
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Patent number: 4583893Abstract: The device comprises a support member (8) linearly displaceable with respect to a fixed or movable rail (1). The support member (8) comprises a milling tool (5), cutting depth reference guides (6) for the tool bearing on the top face of the rolling surface (2) of the rail along a plane tangent to the rail and lateral cutting depth reference guides of the tool bearing on the lateral face (2). The top and lateral guides are mounted for rotation about a common shaft and are disposed in front of the milling tool in the direction of displacement. The invention is used to reprofile the rails of a railroad track.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 1984Date of Patent: April 22, 1986Assignee: Matix Industries (Societe Anonyme)Inventor: Henri B. Line
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Patent number: 4583895Abstract: Rail heads are planed with a mobile machine moving continuously along a track and comprising a frame and a rail planing tool mounting linked to the frame. The mounting is adjusted vertically relative to the running surface of the rail head and pressed thereagainst, and guided along the rail head by a guide roller laterally guiding the mounting along a selected side of the rail head and two additional guide rollers vertically guiding the mounting along the running surface of the rail head. A tool head including a tool holder is mounted on the mounting for displacement relative thereto and a rail planing tool is replaceably mounted in the tool holder and detachably carries a cutting blade having a cutting edge for planing chips or shavings off the rail head by the forward thrust of the machine. A pick-up magnet removes the chips.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 1981Date of Patent: April 22, 1986Assignee: Franz Plasser Bahnbaumaschinen-Industriegesellschaft m.b.HInventor: Josef Theurer
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Patent number: 4543022Abstract: A self-positioning scarfing apparatus includes a plurality of sensing wheels and scarfing tools, each sensing wheel and scarfing tool defining an operative set mounted on a common support and biased by a biasing device, such as a spring assembly or hydraulic cylinder, into engagement with an elongated weld on a workpiece. One operative set is mounted on each end of a yoke, which is in turn mounted for movement relative to the workpiece. In one embodiment, the yoke is mounted for pivotal movement with respect to the workpiece. In an alternate embodiment, a positioning wheel is mounted in the yoke for engagement with the workpiece, and the yoke is mounted for biased reciprocation to a hydraulic cylinder or spring assembly. Apparatus identical to that just described is positioned on the opposite side of the workpiece for scarfing the opposite side.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 1983Date of Patent: September 24, 1985Assignee: Foster Wheeler Energy CorporationInventor: Stanley V. Bonner
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Patent number: 4490947Abstract: A continuously advancing rail grinding machine comprises a grinding tool head vertically and laterally adjustably arranged on a mounting linked to the machine frame. A drive is connected to the tool head for imparting thereto a continuously reciprocating working movement superimposed upon the working movement derived from the advancement of the machine along the track, the reciprocating working movement extending in a plane transverse to the track and over a range extending from an end point of the arcuate corner surface at the side surface of the rail head to at least one third of the periphery of the arcuate corner surface. The reciprocating working movement enables rapid and coarse removal of surface irregularities from the rail head.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 1982Date of Patent: January 1, 1985Assignee: Franz Plasser Bahnbaumaschinen-Industriegesellschaft mbHInventors: Josef Theurer, Johann Hansmann
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Patent number: 4461604Abstract: A mobile rail head planing machine comprises a pair of tool carriers vertically adjustably mounted on a machine frame, respective ones of the carriers being associated with a respective track rail. Each tool carrier carries a metal shearing tool engaging with the lateral outside face of the rail head of the respective rail and guide rollers respectively engaging the running faces and lateral outside faces of the rail heads guide each tool carrier along the respective rail. Power-actuated jacks press the guide rollers against the rail head faces they engage for guiding each tool carrier clearance-free along the rails.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 1981Date of Patent: July 24, 1984Assignee: Franz Plasser Bahnbaumaschinen-Industriegesellschaft m.b.H.Inventors: Josef Theurer, Klaus Riessberger
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Patent number: 4443143Abstract: A billet scalper including a die assembly with a scalping die, a pressing mechanism with a stem member in axial alignment with the scalping die for pressing a billet thereinto, and a chip ejector located around the circumference of the scalping die and movable axially back and forth beyond a free end face of the scalping die to remove chips therefrom. The die assembly including the scalping die is movable between a position at the center of the scalper and an outer receded position to permit easy maintenance and service of the die assembly including replacements and cleaning of scalping dies. In a preferred form, the scalper is constructed integrally with an extrusion press to perform the billet scalping operation in timed relation with the extruding operation to shorten the time of press cycle.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 1982Date of Patent: April 17, 1984Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko ShoInventors: Akira Asari, Tatsuhiko Noyori, Hidehiro Tsuzuki, Takahisa Tabuchi, Tsuneharu Masuda, Tetsuro Takehata, deceased
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Patent number: 4396323Abstract: A mobile rail contouring machine is arranged for continuously milling such running surface irregularities as ripples, corrugations and overflow metal from rail heads during the continuous movement of the machine along a railroad track. The machine comprises a frame, a rail contouring tool mounting linked to the frame, guide rollers for vertically and laterally guiding the mounting without play along the sides and the running surface of the rail head of each rail and for pressing the mounting thereagainst, and a rail contouring tool head including a tool holder arranged on the mounting. A rail contouring tool is mounted in the tool holder and the tool head is displaceable with respect to the mounting in directions extending parallel and perpendicularly to the track.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 1980Date of Patent: August 2, 1983Assignee: Franz Plasser Bahnbaumaschinen-Industrie-Gesellschaft m.b.H.Inventor: Josef Theurer
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Patent number: 4388029Abstract: Conditioning apparatus for a cast metal bar is disclosed which comprises a conveyor having a plurality of blocks each of which has a surface depression defining a bar support and guide channel, an endless support to which the blocks are mounted in an endless series with the block bar support and guide channels tandemly aligned, and means for driving the endless support and series of blocks along a circuitous path that extends generally linearly through a bar conditioning station. The apparatus also comprises hold down roller means located at the bar conditioning station for holding a cast metal bar in the bar support and guide channels of blocks being driven through the bar condition station; means for trimming a cast metal bar supported and guided in the bar support and guide channels of blocks at the bar conditioning station, and means for flushing bar trimmings from the bar supported on the conveyor at the conditioning station.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 1980Date of Patent: June 14, 1983Assignee: Western Electric Company, Inc.Inventors: Helmut E. Durr, George E. Mock
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Patent number: 4309846Abstract: A mobile machine for removing surface irregularities from the faces of rail heads comprises a machine frame, at least one pair of tool carriers transversely aligned with respect to the track and a respective one of the tool carriers being associated with a respective one of the rails, each of the tool carriers being vertically adjustably mounted on the machine frame and arranged for guidance along the respective rail in a vertical and lateral direction, and at least one metal removing tool carried by each of the tool carriers, and at least one longitudinally adjustable spacing member extending transversely to the track between the tool carriers. A pivot connects respective ends of the spacing member to the respective tool carriers, the axes of the pivots extending preferably vertically to a plane defined by the track.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 1979Date of Patent: January 12, 1982Assignee: Franz Plasser Bahnbaumaschinen-Industriegesellschaft m.b.H.Inventors: Josef Theurer, Klaus Riessberger
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Patent number: 4165625Abstract: A device for extruding ingots, in particular for extruding light metal ingots through a shaping die placed downstream of the ingot, is provided with a scalping facility for removing an outer layer of the ingot immediately prior to extrusion. The said scalping facility is made up of a plurality of blades or similar scalping facilities which together form a scalping ring and can be moved radially with respect to the direction of extrusion, and can be released from the ingot.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 1977Date of Patent: August 28, 1979Assignee: Swiss Aluminium Ltd.Inventors: Alfred Wagner, Adolf Ames, Karl Graf