Workpiece support system for rotary machine
OwnerRobert Kyle Hughes, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A support system to support a workpiece in a rotary machine, the system including a first block member configured to be selectively secured to a system base, at least one lever member having a proximal end rotatably coupled to the first block member, a roller member mounted to a distal end of the at least one lever member, and a variable pressure member coupled to the at least one lever member and configured to rotate the at least one lever member such that the roller member is moved to a desired height.
Claims20
A support system to support a workpiece in a rotary machine, the system comprising:
- a first block member configured to be selectively secured to a system base;
- at least one lever member having a proximal end rotatably coupled to the first block member;
- a roller member mounted to a distal end of the at least one lever member;
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- a variable pressure member coupled to the at least one lever member and configured to resiliently bias the at least one lever member toward rotational movement to a desired height.
A support system to support a workpiece in a rotary machine, the system comprising:
- a first block member configured to be selectively secured to a system base;
- a pair of lever members having respective proximal ends rotatably coupled to opposite sides of the first block member;
- a roller member extending between distal ends of the lever members;
- a second block member configured to be selectively secured to the system base a distance away from the first block member;
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- a variable pressure member having a first end rotatably coupled to one of the lever members, and a second end rotatably coupled to the second block member;
- wherein the variable pressure member is configured to resiliently bias the distal end of the at least one lever member toward a desired height, the first end being rotatably coupled to a point distal to a rotational axis of the lever members and farther from the second block member than is the rotational axis of the at least one lever member when the roller member is lowered to be proximate the system base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.