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US 6,170,392 B2Granted
Upper slide drive rod and spacer design
AssigneeThe Minster Machine Company
InventorsBrian A. Watercutter, Bradley A. Burns
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Abstract
A drive rod composed of segments joined together to form a single length for use in a mechanical press. The individual drive rod segments may be separated for ease of assembly into the mechanical press or for servicing the mechanical press. In addition, a split locating collar is used for removably attaching the drive rod to the upper slide of a mechanical press. Drive rod length and slide shutheight may be changed by utilizing spacer elements.
Claims15
A mechanical press comprising:
- a drive rod having two ends, said drive rod composed of at least a first and a second drive rod segments;
- coupling means for joining said first drive rod segment to said second drive rod segment, each said drive rod segment having a coupling end;
- a first and second flange located on said coupling end of said first drive rod segment and said second drive rod segment, respectively;
- fastening means for securing together said first segment and said second segment;
- a crankshaft connected to one said end of said drive rod;
- and
- a drive mechanism to rotate said crankshaft.
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A mechanical press comprising:
- a drive rod having two ends;
- an upper slide;
- slide attachment means for removably attaching said drive rod one end to said upper slide;
- said slide containing a drive rod aperture, the other said end of said drive rod disposed within said drive rod aperture;
- a split locating collar annularly disposed along said drive rod below said slide, said split collar containing a plurality of split collar apertures;
- split collar fastening means for removably clamping said split collar about said drive rod;
- a crankshaft connected to the other said end of said drive rod;
- and
- a drive mechanism to rotate said crankshaft.
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A mechanical press comprising:
- an upper slide and a lower slide disposed in opposed relationship to each other;
- a drive rod having two ends, said drive rod composed of an upper drive rod segment and a lower drive rod segment, said upper and lower drive rod segments each containing a coupling end;
- a first and second flange located on said coupling end of said first drive rod segment and said second drive rod segment, respectively, each said flange containing a plurality of flange apertures;
- a drive rod segment spacer disposed between said upper and said lower drive rod segments;
- a plurality of flange bolts, said flange bolts inserted through said flange apertures of said first and said second flanges for securing together said first and second drive rod segments;
- said upper slide containing a drive rod aperture, an end of said drive rod disposed within said drive rod aperture;
- a split locating collar annularly disposed along said drive rod below said slide, said split collar containing a plurality of split collar apertures;
- split collar fastening means for removably clamping said split collar about said drive rod;
- a plurality of split collar bolts disposed within said plurality of split collar apertures for removably clamping said split collar to said drive rod;
- and
- a crankshaft is connected to said other end of said drive rod.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.