Bumper polishing machine
AssigneeA.G. Simpson Co. Limited
InventorsPeter R. Palmer, Brian M Murdock, J. Kenneth Schwenker
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Abstract
A bumper finishing apparatus comprises a guided fixture for carrying a bumper past a fixed rotary finishing head. An external drive moves the fixture as guided by a guide profile to coordinate travel of the bumper past the finishing head so that the finishing head abrades the bumper surface in a manner to achieve the desired finish.
Claims22
A fixture for use in an apparatus for finishing a longitudinally extending bumper surface of a particular style, the fixture comprising:
- i) a jig for supporting a bumper and means for securing a bumper to said jig;
- ii) a guide having a contoured profile which is unique to and follows a longitudinal contour peculiar to a style of bumper to be secured in said jig;
- iii) means for supporting said jig above and connecting said jig to said guide;
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- iv) means engagable by an external drive for advancing said guide along its contoured profile.
An apparatus for finishing a longitudinally extending bumper surface of a particular style, said apparatus comprising:
- i) a rotary finishing head positioned in a desired orientation above a worktable surface;
- ii) a fixture for carrying a bumper past said rotary finishing head, said fixture having a guide with a contoured profile which is unique to and follows a longitudinal contour peculiar to a style of bumper to be secured in a jig;
- iii) an external drive for engaging said fixture and advancing said guide along its contoured profile to guide movement of said fixture in coordinating travel of a unique contoured surface of a bumper in said fixture past said finishing head.
A fixture for use in an apparatus for finishing a longitudinally extending bumper surface of a particular style, the fixture comprising:
- a jig for supporting a bumper and means for securing a bumper to said jig;
- a guide having a contoured profile which is unique to and follows a longitudinal contour peculiar to a style of bumper to be secured in said jig;
- means for supporting said jig above and connecting said jig to said guide;
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- means engageable by an external drive for advancing said fixture along the contoured profile.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.