Method For Separating Disks
AssigneeBranson Ultrasonics Corporation
InventorsGuillermo COTO, Richard K. BUCKLEY, Glenn DOUD, Fernando Aguilera GALICIA
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Abstract
Disks stuck together in a stack are separated by placing the disks on a shaft of a vibratory apparatus and vibrating the shaft to vibrate the disks by contact of the disks with the vibrating shaft to separate them and also constrain the disks with the shaft as the disks are vibrated.
Claims2
A method of separating a stack of disks stuck together, the disks having central bores therein, the method comprising placing the disks on a shaft of a tool of a vibratory head of a vibratory apparatus with the shaft extending through the central bores of the disk, vibrating the vibratory head with the vibratory apparatus thus vibrating the tool and its shaft to vibrate the disks by contact of the disks with the vibrating shaft on which the disks are placed and also constraining the disks with the shaft as the disks are vibrated by their contact with the vibrating shaft.
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