Forging machine transfer

A transfer for hot forging machines or the like comprising:

• powered first and second opposed carriers movable in one direction toward and away from each other for gripping and releasing workpieces and movable in a direction perpendicular thereto for transferring workpieces from one location to another location, first and second gripper means respectively mounted on said first and second carriers cooperating to grip and release workpieces in response to movement of said carriers toward and away from each other in said one direction, said first gripper means including a housing mounted on one carrier provided with a first bore therein, a pair of spaced cylindrical bearings in said first bore, an elongated gripper support extending into said first bore and journaled in said bearings for longitudinal movement relative to said housing in said one direction, a second bore in said gripper support and a longitudinal slot open to said second bore, a projection removably mounted on said housing extending through said slot into said second bore preventing relative rotation between said gripper support and said housing, a spring in said second bore engaging said projection and said support resiliently biasing said gripper support in said one direction towards said second gripper means, a stop on said gripper support engageable with the side of said projection opposite said spring limiting movement of said gripper support relative to said housing towards said second gripper means, and a gripper finger carried by said gripper support on the end thereof, said housing enclosing said bearings, springs, and projection to prevent scale or the like from interfering with the operation thereof.