Lathe assembly and method of using a lathe assembly
OwnerToshiharu Tom Miyanoinventor
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Abstract
A lathe assembly having a guide with a passageway for movement of a piece of bar stock, with a leading end and a trailing end, in a substantially straight path between a feeding position and a working position. A sensor assembly is capable of detecting the position of the trailing end of a piece of bar stock within the guide passageway to thereby allow a user to determine if a piece of bar stock in the guide passageway has a length sufficient to perform the desired operation thereon. Also, a method of using the lathe assembly.
Claims21
A lathe assembly comprising:
- a guide having a passageway for movement of a piece of bar stock, with a leading end and a trailing end, in a substantially straight path between a feeding position and a working position,
- the passageway having an upstream end and a downstream end;
- and
- a sensor assembly capable of detecting the position of the trailing end of the piece of bar stock by sensing the trailing end of the piece of bar stock through the upstream end of the passageway with the trailing end of the piece of bar stock within the guide passageway to thereby allow a user to determine if the piece of bar stock in the guide passageway has a length sufficient to perform a desired operation thereon,
- wherein the sensor assembly comprises a solid element that can be directed into the passageway to against the trailing end of the piece of bar stock.
A lathe assembly comprising:
- a guide having a passageway for movement of a piece of bar stock, with a leading end and a trailing end, in a substantially straight path between a feeding position and a working position,
- the passageway having an upstream end and a downstream end;
- and
- a sensor assembly capable of detecting the position of the trailing end of the piece of bar stock by sensing the trailing end of the piece of bar stock through the upstream end of the passageway with the trailing end of the piece of bar stock within the guide passageway to thereby allow a user to determine if the piece of bar stock in the guide passageway has a length sufficient to perform a desired operation thereon,
- wherein the sensor assembly comprises a generator for a beam capable of being directed at the trailing end of the piece of bar stock within the guide passageway.
A method of operating a lathe assembly comprising a guide having a passageway with a central axis and axially spaced first and second ends, a spindle, and a tool assembly for performing an operation on a piece of bar stock having a length and leading and trailing ends, said method comprising the steps of:
- directing the piece of bar stock axially into the first end of the passageway, and through the guide passageway in a first direction from a feeding position into a working position;
- and
- directing a beam through the first end of the passageway into the guide passageway to sense the trailing end of the piece of bar stock and thereby detect the position of the trailing end of the piece of bar stock and determine if the piece of bar stock in the guide passageway is less than or greater than a predetermined length.
A method of operating a lathe assembly comprising a guide having a passageway with a central axis and axially spaced first and second ends, a spindle, and a tool assembly for performing an operation on a piece of bar stock having a length and leading and trailing ends, said method comprising the steps of:
- directing the piece of bar stock axially into the first end of the passageway, and through the guide passageway in a first direction from a feeding position into a working position;
- and
- directing a solid element through the first end of the passageway into the guide passageway to sense the trailing end of the piece of bar stock and thereby detect the position of the trailing end of the piece of bar stock and thereby determine if the piece of bar stock in the guide passageway is less than or greater than a predetermined length.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.