Turntable and drive system
OwnerJoseph H. Warnerinventor
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Abstract
A turntable and drive system for transporting parts from a first location to a second location. The turntable is mounted on a vertical shaft and has shock absorbing means located between the vertical shaft and the turntable to absorb horizontal forces on the turntable such as forklifts striking the turntable. There is a drive system that is mounted adjacent to the turntable for imparting a rotational force to the turntable. The drive system is mounted on a moveable plate that moves with the movement of the turntable so that the drive system remains in contact with the turntable at all times.
Claims18
A turntable mounted above a ground surface and drive system for rotating the turntable comprising:
- a vertical turntable shaft;
- a circular turntable having an outer perimeter and a centrally disposed bore, the bore receiving the vertical turntable shaft for mounting the circular turntable on the shaft and above the ground surface;
- force absorbing means disposed between the vertical turntable shaft and the circular turntable for absorbing horizontally disposed forces that contact the circular turntable;
- drive means for rotating the vertical turntable,
- the drive means mounted adjacent to the outer perimeter for imparting a rotational force to the circular turntable;
- the drive means mounted above the ground surface on a drive mounting means for allowing the drive means to move horizontally in response to the horizontal movement of the circular turntable when the horizontally disposed force contacts the circular turntable so that the drive means maintains engagement with the outer perimeter.
A turntable mounted above a ground surface and drive system for rotating the turntable for moving items from a first location to a second location comprising:
- a vertical shaft mounted in a stationary base;
- a circular turntable having an outer perimeter and a centrally disposed bore, the bore receiving the vertical shaft for mounting the circular turntable on the shaft;
- horizontal force absorbing means mounted between the vertical turntable shaft and the circular turntable for absorbing horizontally disposed forces that contact the circular turntable;
- a drive wheel mounted above the ground surface on a horizontally moveable base plate adjacent to the outer perimeter, the drive wheel engaging the outer perimeter for imparting a rotational force to the circular turntable;
- spring means engaging the moveable base plate for applying a force to the base plate for keeping the drive wheel in contact with the outer perimeter when the horizontal force contacts the circular turntable causing the turntable to move horizontally.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.