Appliance for feeding glass tubes to glass-processing machines
OwnerHans-Joachim Dichterinventor
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Abstract
For the purpose of feeding glass tubes (2) to a glass-processing machine, use is made of an appliance which essentially comprises a glass-tube magazine (1), a separating unit (17), and an endless conveyor (25), the latter being fitted with feeding tongs (23). Individual glass tubes (2) are supplied to the feeding tongs (23) by the separating unit (17). The glass-tube magazine (1) can be loaded with a bundle of glass tubes.
Claims14
Appliance for feeding glass tubes to glass-processing machines, from a glass-tube magazine (1) which receives a bundle of glass tubes (2) and which possesses an exit opening (16) to which a unit (17) for separating the glass tubes (2) is assigned, wherein the separating unit (17) serves to transfer individual glass tubes from the glass-tube magazine (1) into the gripping zone of feeding tongs (23) which are mounted on an endless conveyor (25) serving the function of feeding the glass tubes to the glass-processing machine (32), said endless conveyor (25) possessing two conveying chains (24) which are arranged one above the other, and said endless conveyor being fitted with stops (30) engaged by driving dogs (31) on the glass-processing machine (32).
Appliance for feeding glass tubes to glass-processing machines, from a glass tube magazine (1) which receives a bundle of glass tubes (2), possesses an exit opening (16) and to which a unit (17) for separating the glass tubes (2) is assigned, wherein the separating unit (17) serves to transfer individual glass tubes from the glass tube magazine (1) into the gripping zone of feeding tongs (23) which are mounted on an endless conveyor (25) serving the function of feeding the glass tubes to the glass-processing machine (32), said glass tube magazine (1) having a bottom (3) for supporting the ends of glass tubes (2) and guides (4,5) for holding said glass tubes vertically oriented with respect to said bottom (3), said glass tube magazine being provided with at least two forward-feed forks (11,12) which press said glass tubes between said guides, said forward-feed forks having prongs which are formed by cantilever arms on a shaft (13).
Appliance for feeding glass tubes to glass-processing machines, from a glass tube magazine (1) which receives a bundle of glass tubes (2), possesses an exit opening (16) and to which a unit (17) for separating the glass tubes (2) is assigned, wherein the separating unit (17) serves to transfer individual glass tubes from the glass tube magazine (1) into the gripping zone of feeding tongs (23) which are mounted on a conveyor (25) serving the function of feeding the glass tubes to the glass-processing machine (32), said conveyor being fitted with stops (30) engaged by driving dogs (31) on the glass-processing machine (32).
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