Delivery Guide Assembly Having A Moveable Cam
AssigneeDynamic Mill Services Corporation
InventorErnesto Bosch
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Abstract
The present invention provides a guide assembly for use in processing a work piece with features that incorporate a cam-style locking clamp to promote ease of use in securing and releasing a guide of the assembly. In more specific embodiments, the invention is a delivery guide assembly for use in, for example, a rolling mill for processing steel and steel rods that promotes rapid removal of a delivery stripper and addresses the problems identified with known delivery guide assemblies.
Claims20
A guide assembly for use in processing a work piece comprising:
- a holder;
- a guide for directing a work piece from one station to another station, said guide releasably secured to said holder;
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- a moveable cam mounted on said holder, said moveable cam in a disengaged position releasing said guide from said holder, and said moveable cam in an engaged position securing said guide to the holder.
A delivery guide assembly for use in a rolling mill comprising:
- a delivery holder;
- a delivery stripper releasably secured to said delivery holder;
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- a moveable striker cam mounted on said delivery holder, said striker cam releasably securing said delivery stripper to said delivery holder;
- wherein the rotation of said striker cam imparts a compression force on said delivery stripper to secure said delivery stripper to said delivery holder.
A delivery guide assembly for use in a rolling mill comprising:
- a delivery holder;
- a delivery stripper releasably secured to said delivery holder;
- a base supporting said delivery holder and said delivery stripper;
- a locking wedge positioned substantially adjacent to said delivery stripper and restraining said delivery stripper against said delivery holder;
- and
- a striker cam pivotally attached to said delivery holder, said striker cam releasably engaging said locking wedge to secure said delivery stripper against said delivery holder, said striker cam having a lever arm;
- wherein the rotation of said striker cam facilitates the insertion or removal of said locking wedge to thereby permit the securing or removal of said delivery stripper from the assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.