And Turns Article About Horizontal Axis Patents (Class 414/788.5)
  • Patent number: 10167097
    Abstract: An apparatus for the transverse welding of a tape traveling in a machine direction, comprising: a stationary structure, a rotary structure rotatable with respect to the stationary structure about a rotation axis perpendicular to said machine direction, a plurality of welding units carried by said rotary structure and spaced apart in a circumferential direction, wherein each of said welding units comprises an inner welding element fixed relative to the rotary structure and an outer welding element cyclically movable with respect to the rotary structure between a release position and an operative position, and vice versa, wherein each of said outer welding elements during the movement from said release position to said operative position, and vice versa, performs an angular rotation movement about a respective radial axis perpendicular to said rotation axis, and a linear translation movement along said radial axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: CAVANNA S.P.A.
    Inventors: Elio Brolli, Valerio Alotto, Agostino Iossa
  • Patent number: 9475659
    Abstract: A rotary apparatus or machine that takes or receives a barrel stack of mounted tires in the vertical position (i.e., barrel stacked), and rotates the stack as a whole to a horizontal position, where each unit or tire is an upright position. The tires can then be rolled off individually or in multiple units to be installed on the equipment being built, or transported from the tire holding area to the assembly floor or installation area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Inventor: David Strickland, III
  • Patent number: 7874786
    Abstract: A disc turning device and method thereof utilizes a device whose supporting portion is located at one side of the gravity center of the disc body to make the disc body, under the gravity action, use the supporting portion as a pivot to carry out turning operation, thus achieving the objectives of automatic turning operation by gravity using and energy saving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Inventors: Ming-Hsun Liu, Chung-Hsuan Tsai
  • Patent number: 7695240
    Abstract: A system for bundling long ferrous products comprises a roller table for delivering the products longitudinally to a receiving station. A cradle is spaced laterally from the receiving station and is constructed and arranged to receive and accumulate the products in bundle form. A stacker is positioned between the receiving station and the cradle, and a pre-stacker is positioned between the stacker and the receiving station. A transport system laterally advances products from the receiving station to the pre-stacker, and the pre-stacker operates in concert with the transport system to pre-stack multiple layers of the products into sub-bundles and to transfer the sub-bundles to the stacker, which then operates to deposit the sub-bundles in the cradle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Morgan Construction Company
    Inventors: Pradip K. Ghosh, Bruno Maggioni
  • Patent number: 7690883
    Abstract: A device for stacking articles which are molded and stamped in a multi-impression molding and stamping tool includes a transfer device having a single gripper plate made of lightweight construction for accepting all articles ejected from one work cycle of the molding and stamping tool. A stacking station having two stacking baskets arranged on respective arms is arranged so that the baskets are pivotable about a first axis for moving a first basket of the two baskets to a transfer position and a second basket of the two baskets to an ejection position, the transfer device transferring the articles to the transfer position of the stacking station. An ejector unit and conveyor belt are arranged proximate the ejection position, each of the first and second baskets being pivotable about a second axis, perpendicular to the first axis, at the ejection position to a pivoted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Kiefel GmbH
    Inventors: Anton Huber, Johannes Crepaz, Stefan Julinek, Frank Scheutz
  • Patent number: 7210280
    Abstract: A machining system and unit, especially a welding cell, is provided for use for the machining of workpieces (2), especially body parts of vehicles. The machining system has one or more machining stations (15, 16) with robots (18, 19, 20) and at least one rotation or turning station (5), which has at least two work stations (6, 7) for carrying out different operations simultaneously. The turning station (5) has at least two multiaxially movable turning units (8, 9) arranged next to one another with said gripping tools (11, 12, 13). The working areas (10) intersect each other at the work stations (6, 7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: KUKA InnoTec GmbH
    Inventors: Norbert Cottone, Florian Simons
  • Patent number: 7191892
    Abstract: In an apparatus for transferring products from a first conveying line to a second line conveying line operated stepwise in a feeding direction and particularly for feeding a boxing machine a plurality of compartments are aligned along the feeding direction. Each compartment has a bottom and a pair of lateral boards. The compartments receive products released by a manipulator and taken from the first conveying line. An actuator rotates the compartments from a loading configuration for receiving the products, to an overturned configuration, in which the compartments face corresponding, dwelling seats of the second, feeding line. A holding element closes the upper part of the compartments, moving from the loading configuration up to the overturned configuration. A pusher moves into the compartments in the overturned configuration, to push the products into the facing seats of the second, feeding line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: Marchesini Group S.p.A.
    Inventor: Guiseppe Monti
  • Patent number: 7108648
    Abstract: A bundled sheet processing apparatus has a chute unit tilting between the first and second positions. A downstream side in the chute unit conveying direction, there is provided a stopper that has the contact surface narrower than the thickness of a bundle and stops the bundle by contacting the end of the bundle in the conveying direction with the contact surface. At this time, sheets protruding beyond the contact surface are detected by a detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Masakazu Itoya, Hiroyuki Kamiyama
  • Patent number: 7028450
    Abstract: A system for automatically forming several parallel rows of disk-like objects on a conveyor into stacks and packing those stacks into boxes is disclosed along with a method of operating the system. The system includes a stacker receiving the disk-like objects as they fall of the conveyor, a buffer receiving stacks from the stacker in groups of a first number, a transfer device for removing the stacks from the buffer in groups of a second number, and a packer for packing the stacks into boxes. The second number can be less than, greater than, or equal to the first number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: F.R. Drake Company
    Inventors: Colin R. Hart, Kenneth M. Welborn
  • Patent number: 6890141
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and device for transporting and rotating sheet-form print material. A rotation unit carried on a transport unit is moveable along a carriage guide. A gripper on the rotation unit holds the sheet form print material. Mechanical interaction between the rotation unit and the carriage guide causes the gripper to rotate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2005
    Assignee: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
    Inventors: Michael Freund, Alexander Hirsch, Harald Mauz, Albert Rieger, Hans-Peter Würschum
  • Patent number: 6439973
    Abstract: An end face polishing apparatus in which whereas a jig board mounted with a rod-like member is supported by an apparatus main body by a supporting mechanism, a polishing board mounted with a polishing member for polishing the rod-like member is supported by the apparatus main body rotatably and pivotably by a drive mechanism for polishing the rod-like member mounted to the jig board by the supporting mechanism by pressing the rod-like member to the rotating and pivoting polishing board, wherein the polishing member is mounted to the polishing board attachably thereto and detachably therefrom, further comprising an automatic interchanging device for interchanging the polishing member which is mounted to the polishing board and which has been used with the polishing member which is stored at a predetermined position and which is to be used by which the operational performance is promoted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.
    Inventors: Mari Kato, Kouji Minami, Masaharu Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 6302773
    Abstract: An end face polishing apparatus comprises a polishing board and a jig board for supporting workpieces. A polishing member is detachably arranged on the polishing board and has a polishing film for polishing end faces of the workpieces while the workpieces are supported by the jig board. A first holding device holdings unused polishing members each having a new polishing film preliminarily attached thereto. At least one second holding device holds used polishing members which have been removed from the polishing board. A polishing member exchanging device is mounted for linear movement in horizontal and vertical directions for exchanging a used polishing member arranged on the polishing board with an unused polishing member by seizing the used polishing member from the polishing board and conveying the used polishing member to the second holding device, and by taking an unused polishing member from the first holding device and placing the unused polishing member on the polishing board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.
    Inventors: Mari Kato, Kouji Minami, Masaharu Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 6257824
    Abstract: A fin alternating and delivering apparatus is provided for orientating and delivering fins emanating from a fin mill to a fin trayer for assembly into a heat exchanger. The fin alternating and delivering apparatus includes an entrance chute for receiving fins emanating from the fin mill in a horizontal position. The fin alternating and delivering apparatus also includes a sensor disposed adjacent the entrance chute to sense the fins entering the entrance chute. The fin alternating and delivering apparatus includes an air jet operatively connected to the sensor for delivering a blast of air to the fins upon sensing the fins entering the entrance chute to reorientate the fins from the horizontal position to a vertical position. The fin alternating and delivering apparatus further includes a discharge chute disposed adjacent the entrance chute for guiding the fins from the entrance chute to the fin trayer in the vertical position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald Joseph Selm, Kevin Bonnett Wise