Automatic weld grinding machine
AssigneeAcme Steel Door Corporation
InventorGustave Hoenigmann
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Abstract
A device for grinding longitudinal welds in a steel door or the like is provided. The device includes a bed for receiving the door and means for moving the door along the bed on a path between opposed grinding wheels. One of the grinding wheels is fixed and the other is mounted to a carriage designed to move transversely to the bed. Switches actuated by the door activate the grinding wheels and moving means. The carriage includes means to limit its movement to insure a proper engagement with the door and the grinding wheels are set at an angle with respect to the axis of the bed to further insure proper contact.
Claims8
A device for grinding longitudinal welds along the opposed sidewalls of a metal door or the like, said device comprising:
- a bed for receiving said door and defining a path for said door past first and second grinding means;
- means for moving said door along said bed;
- first grinding means affixed to said bed in position to operationally abut one sidewall of said door;
- carriage means connected to said bed on the opposite side of said door for transverse movement with respect to said bed;
- second grinding means secured to said carriage for movement therewith;
- means for moving said carriage;
- and, means affixed to said carriage for sensing a door and limiting the movement of said carriage to a position wherein said second grinding means operationally abuts the opposite sidewall of said door.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.