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US 12,162,696 B2Granted
Method for transferring coil springs from a coil winding device to a conveyor belt of a pocketed coil assembly machine
AssigneeSpuhl AG
InventorsMario Reut, Heinz Rhyner
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Abstract
A mechanism for transferring coil springs from a coil winding device to a conveyor belt of a pocketed coil assembly machine comprises a magnetic lift platform for engaging a coil spring before being released at an output of the coil winding device. Further, the mechanism comprises a drive mechanism for moving the lift platform between the output of the coil winding device and the conveyor belt.
Claims6
A method for transferring coil springs from a coil winding device to a conveyor belt of a pocketed coil assembly machine, the method comprising the steps:
- before release of a coil spring at an output of the coil winding device, engaging the coil spring on a magnetic lift platform;
- moving the lift platform between the output of the coil winding device and the conveyor belt;
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- pushing the coil spring by a slider from the lift platform to the conveyor belt, wherein the slider has support surfaces diverging in a V-shaped manner for engaging the coil spring being pushed from the lift platform.
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