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US 5,373,764 AGranted
Conveyor for workstations
OwnerJohn Borzyminventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for moving a workstation to perform work on a moving workpiece including moving the workstation through a first length of a circular path generally parallel to the path of the workpiece, clamping the workpiece to the moving workstation, and performing work on the workpiece. A portion of the workstation moves into a fixed actuation structure which actuates a clamp on the workstation to clamp the workpiece.
Claims6
A tool comprising:
- a moving working element, said moving working element adapted for moving along a circular path and performing work while moving along a first length of said path;
- a portion of said working element moving into a fixed actuation structure while moving into said first length of said path, and then moving out of said first length, said actuation structure including a cam surface, said portion moving along said cam surface, said cam surface being configured to actuate said portion to actuate said working element.
A tool system comprising:
- a rotating work element adapted to rotate into a path, and performing work while moving along said path, said work element carrying a clamp, said clamp being adapted to clamp a moving workpiece such that work is performed on said moving workplece, said clamp including two pivoting members which pivot about an axis on said work element, said two clamp members breaking a plane extending through an axis of movement of said moving workpiece, and then being actuated to clamp said moving workpiece.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.