Apparatus for manufacturing an article
OwnerKarl Magerleinventor
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Abstract
A rotary conveyor for moving work pieces mounted on a mandril through a plurality of work stations is provided where the manufacturing steps at each work station require different time intervals to carry out; to reduce the dwell time of the rotary table, the work tool requiring the longest dwell period is mounted directly on the table at each mandril position so as to be movable through all of the work stations with each work piece; a cam surface and cam follower arrangement are provided for moving the work tool into and out of the working position at selected work stations.
Claims13
Apparatus for the production of a work piece including a plurality of mandrils each mounted in spaced relation to one another on a rotary member, said rotary member being mounted for rotation about an axis to move each mandril through a plurality of work stations, the improvement comprising:
- said rotary member having working means mounted thereon adjacent each said mandril for performing a production step, each said working means being movable relative to said rotary member between a working and non-working position in response to rotation of said rotary member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.