Liner feeder apparatus
AssigneeNational Can Corporation
InventorLawrence D. Stepenske
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Abstract
There is disclosed a liner feeder assembly comprised of a liner supply assembly and a transfer assembly including a liner block having at least one cavity for receiving a preformed liner. The liner transfer assembly is provided with a pump and valve assembly in fluid communication with each such cavity for placing such cavity alternately in fluid communications with the suction side or the compression side of the pump for assisting in the removal of a liner from the liner supply assembly containing a supply of nestable liners and the subsequent positioning in such cavity, and for the placing of the liner on a core rod or pin.
Claims8
An apparatus for placing a preform liner on a core rod means associated with a plastic molding machine which comprises:
- liner supply means mounted on said apparatus for storing a plurality of nestable liners;
- liner transfer means mounted on said apparatus and including a liner block means having a liner cavity for receiving a liner;
- a pump in fluid communication with said liner cavity;
- motive means mounted on said liner transfer means for permitting placement of a liner from said liner supply means within said liner cavity of said liner block means and for subsequently placing said liner block means proximate to said core rod means;
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- enabling means mounted on said apparatus and connected to said pump for placing the suction side of said pump in fluid communication with said liner cavity of said liner block means during placement of a liner therein from said liner supply means for positive placement of a liner therein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.