Take-out mechanism for a glass container forming machine
AssigneeEmhart Industries, Inc.
InventorFrank A. Fenton
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Abstract
The take-out mechanism comprises first and second container gripping structures (50a, 50b) and independently operable moving structures (58a, 70a, 72a; 58b, 70b, 72b) therefor. Each moving structure comprises a first horizontally-disposed linear motor (70a; 70b) operable to move the gripping structures horizontally along the center-line of the machine, a second horizontally-disposed linear motor (72a; 72b) disposed perpendicularly relative to the first horizontally-disposed linear motor and operable to move the gripping structures horizontally perpendicular to said center-line, and a vertically-disposed linear motor (58a; 58b) operable to lower the gripping structures from the level at which they are moulded in the machine to a level at which they can be released on to a conveyor (30).
Claims2
A take-out mechanism for removing finished containers from a selected pick-up location at a molding station of a container forming machine and carrying the removed containers to and depositing the removed containers on a conveyor comprising:
- first container gripping means including
- a first gripper head, and
- means for vertically displacing said first gripper head between selected elevated and lowered positions;
- second container gripping means including
- a second gripper head, and
- means for vertically displacing said second gripper head between selected elevated and lowered positions,
- means for supporting said first and second container gripping means including
- first and second spaced parallel rails for supporting said first and second container gripping means for horizontal displacement between advanced and retracted positions,
- means for displacing said first and second container gripping means along said first and second rails between said advanced and retracted positions,
- a third rail for supporting said first container gripping means for horizontal displacement in a direction transverse to said first and second rails from a retracted position spaced from and on one side of the pick-up location to the pick-up location,
- means for displacing said first container gripping means along said third rail between said retracted position and the pick-up location,
- a fourth rail parallel to said third rail for supporting said second container gripping means for horizontal displacement from a retracted position spaced from and on the other side of the pick-up location to the pick-up location, and
- means for displacing said second container gripping means along said fourth rail between said retracted position and the pick-up location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.