Magnetic crawler vehicle for soldering apparatus
AssigneeCompagnia Italiana Montaggi Industriali
InventorEmilio Perego
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Abstract
A magnetic seam tracking device designed to orientate the feed or forward motion of a soldering tool along the edges of metal sheets disposed head against head and to be submitted to the soldering operaion. The device comprises a carriage or truck B capable of retaining the soldering tool A, said carriage or truck being provided with track-chains (30), the articulated elements whereof have permanent magnets (40-42) which co-operate with metal sheets (D1) and (D2) to be soldered.
Claims10
A magnetic crawler vehicle especially adapted for running soldering apparatus along a joint between metal members to be solder-joined, the vehicle being provided with member-engaging endless crawler track means, and means for driving the track means, said track means comprising:
- magnetic shoe units which have respective pairs of spaced generally coextensive magnetic pole plates;
- said shoe units being articulated in spaced relation in an endless chain disposed inwardly relative to said units and including links;
- respective permanent magnets fixed between the pole plates;
- said plates having traction shoe surfaces projecting beyond the respective magnets and operable in magnetic traction along said joint;
- and means pivotally connecting said links to the shoe units generally in the planes of said plates.
A magnetic crawler vehicle especially adapted for running soldering apparatus along a joint between metal members to be solder-joined, the vehicle being provided with member-engaging endless crawler track means, and means for driving the track means, said track means comprising:
- articulated magnetic shoe units which have respective pairs of spaced generally coextensive magnetic pole plates;
- respective permanent magnets fixed between the pole plates;
- said plates having traction shoe surfaces projecting beyond the respective magnets and operable in magnetic traction along said joint;
- a frame providing support for the endless track means;
- guide structure on the track means;
- and adjustable guide means on the frame coacting with the guide structure on the track means for controlling orientation of the track means with respect to the profile of surface along which the track means travel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.