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US 4,289,051 AGranted
Object centering and moving mechanism
AssigneeAcme-Cleveland Corporation
InventorValdas S. Ramunas
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AssigneeAcme-Cleveland Corporation
InventorValdas S. Ramunas
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A mechanism is disclosed to raise a round or hexagonal object having a center and to establish the center on a fixed reference line regardless of the diameter of such object within a finite range of diameters. First and second caliper means engage opposite sides of each such object to sense the diameter and to act through a lever linkage with a two-to-one mechanical advantage so that a stop on the linkage coacts with a fixed frame. The calipered diameter of the object establishes the position of the stop means relative to the fixed frame so that the center of the object is on the fixed reference line regardless of the diameter of the object. The foregoing abstract is merely a resume of one general application, is not a complete discussion of all priciples of operation or applications, and is not to be construed as a limitation on the scope of the claimed subject matter.
An object centering and moving mechanism for round or hexagonal objects having a center line and a finite range of sizes comprising, in combination,
An object centering and moving mechanism for round or hexagonal objects having a center and having a finite range of sizes, including support means on a movable frame to support any said object relative to a fixed frame, said support means including first and second caliper means relatively movable to engage opposite sides of any said object and means including said support means to locate the center line of any said object in a first path, said movable frame adapted to move the object to have the center of the object at a fixed reference point, characterized in a stop means cooperable with the fixed frame, and a mechanical advantage linkage connected to said first and second caliper means and to said stop means to provide twice the relative motion between the first and second caliper means compared with the relative motion between said stop means acting between said linkage and said fixed frame, whereby said movable frame may move any said object in said first path to establish the center line of the object at said fixed reference point upon said first and second caliper means engaging opposite sides of the object prior to or at the same time as the stop means engaging said fixed frame.
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