Method and apparatus for delivering workpieces to and from a machine table
AssigneeMidaco Corporation
InventorsMichael P Cayley, Jr., Vincent P. Storelli
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Abstract
An apparatus and a method for delivering a workpiece to and from a machine table. The apparatus includes a rotatable plate and a pallet. The workpiece is detachably mountable to the pallet. The rotatable plate is movable with respect to the pallet. The pallet is movable along a pallet carriage. A screw is movably mounted within the screw housing and the screw housing is connected to the pallet. A driver is attached to the screw and moves the screw within the screw housing and the driver operates to engage the screw and move the pallet in a linear direction to and from the machine table.
Claims17
An apparatus for delivering a workpiece to and from a machine table, the apparatus comprising:
- a rotatable plate, a pallet, the workpiece detachably mountable to the pallet, the rotatable plate movable with respect to the pallet, a pallet carriage, the pallet movable along the pallet carriage, a screw housing, a screw movably mounted within the screw housing, the screw housing connected to the pallet, a driver attached to the screw and moving the screw within the screw housing, the driver operating to engage the screw and move the pallet in a linear direction to the machine table, and the pallet can move in a clockwise or a counterclockwise direction with respect to the rotatable plate.
An apparatus for delivering a workpiece to a machine table, the apparatus comprising:
- a rotatable plate, a pallet, the workpiece connected to the pallet, the rotatable plate movable with respect to the pallet, a screw housing, a screw movably mounted within the screw housing, the screw housing connected to the pallet, a driver attached to the screw and moving the screw within the screw housing and operating and engaging the screw and moving the pallet in a linear direction to the machine table, and the pallet can move in a clockwise or a counterclockwise direction with respect to the rotatable plate.
A method for delivering a workpiece to and from a machine table, the method including the steps of:
- rotating a rotatable plate with respect to a pallet;
- detachably mounting the workpiece to the pallet;
- moving the pallet along a pallet carriage;
- movably mounting a screw within a screw housing;
- connecting the screw housing to the pallet;
- driving the screw and moving the screw within the screw housing;
- operating the driver to engage the screw and move the pallet in a linear direction to the machine table;
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- the pallet moves in a clockwise or a counterclockwise direction with respect to the rotatable plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.