Mechanism for transferring parts
AssigneeRogers and Clarke Manufacturing Co.
InventorFrederick W. Clarke
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Abstract
A suction cup is carried on the end of a tube which is shaped as a helix. By simultaneously turning and advancing the tube, the suction cup can be made to pick up a part in a first hole, turn the part end-for-end, and place the part in a second hole, the helical tube threading through the first hole as the part is transferred.
Claims10
Mechanism for picking up and transferring a part, said mechanism comprising a rod spiraled progressively around and along a straight line and defining a helix whose axis coincides with said line, means on one end of said rod and spaced radially from said axis, said means being selectively operable to first pick up and then release a part, and drive means connected to the other end of said rod for turning said rod about said axis while simultaneously advancing said rod in the direction of said axis whereby a part picked up by said selectively operable means is transferred along a helical path as said rod is turned and advanced.
Apparatus comprising means having first and second spaced holes disposed in a horizontal plane and adapted to support parts, and mechanism for picking up a part in said first hole and for transferring said part to said second hole while turning the part end-for-end, said mechanism comprising a rod spiraled progressively around and along a straight line and defining a helix whose axis coincides with said line, a gripper on one end of said rod and selectively operable to pick up and release a part, and drive means connected to the other end of said rod for turning said rod about said axis while simultaneously advancing said rod in the direction of said axis whereby said gripper picks up a part in said first hole, turns said part end-for-end, and then places the part in said second hole.
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