Turret type product receiver/unloader for slugless shear
OwnerJohn J. Borzyminventor
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Abstract
A turret assembly for receiving and holding lengths of re-cut tubing cut or sheared from a longer-length workpiece by a re-cut device. The turret assembly includes a motor, a plate and a plurality of accumulator members. The accumulator members are supported by the plate in essentially parallel, spaced-apart relationship to receive a predetermined quantity of lengths of re-cut tubing from the re-cut device. The plate is rotated by the motor. A stripping device having a stripping collar and a linear actuator can strip tubing from the accumulator members. A stacking element can collect stripped tubing from the accumulator members and stack tubing in a container.
Claims18
A method for receiving multiple lengths of cut tubing from a shearing device and transferring said multiple cut lengths simultaneously to a second location comprising the steps of:
- receiving in sequence and holding multiple lengths of cut tubing in longitudinally stacked relationship with each of a plurality of accumulator members in sequence wherein each accumulator member is adapted to receive and hold multiple lengths of cut tubing in longitudinally stacked relationship thereon;
- supporting the accumulator members in essentially parallel, spaced-apart relationship to one another;
- displacing said members in sequence into a first position to receive said multiple cut lengths thereon from said shearing device and thereafter to a second position at which said cut lengths are stripped from said members;
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- operating a stripper which is disposed in fixed spatial relationship at said second position to strip said multiple cut lengths from members at said second position.
An apparatus for receiving lengths of metal tubing from a shearing device comprising:
- a plurality of accumulator members each adapted to receive and hold lengths of cut tubing;
- means for supporting the accumulator members in spaced-apart relationship;
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- means for displacing said members in sequence into a first position to receive said cut lengths from said shearing device and a second position at which said cut lengths are stripped from said members;
- said apparatus further including a shearing device defining a shearing location and having a mandrel positioned within the tube in the shearing location and further wherein each accumulator member is operable to limit movement of the mandrel relative to the shearing location.
An apparatus for receiving lengths of cut tubing from a shearing device defining a shearing location comprising:
- a plurality of accumulator members each adapted to receive and hold lengths of cut tubing;
- means for supporting the accumulator members in spaced-apart relationship;
- means for displacing said members in sequence into a first position to receive said cut lengths from said shearing device and a second position at which said cut lengths are stripped from said members;
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- means associated with said second position for stripping the lengths from the accumulator members;
- said apparatus further comprising a shearing device defining a shearing location and a mandrel normally disposed at the shearing location, said shearing device being disposed in operable association with said accumulator members;
- a sensor for determining if the accumulator member at the first position is contacting the mandrel and emitting a signal based on this determination;
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- means for receiving the signal and stopping the shearing device if the mandrel is spaced apart from the accumulator member.
An apparatus for transferring multiple lengths of metal tubing from a shear to a second location comprising:
- a rotatable support member;
- a plurality of accumulator rods extending from said support member in parallel, spaced-part relationship, each of said rods being of sufficient length to receive and temporarily hold multiple cut lengths of said tubing thereon in longitudinally stacked relationship;
- means for rotating said support member between a first position in which one of said rods receives multiple lengths from the shear in sequence and a second position in which a second of said rods receives multiple lengths and said one rod deposits all of the multiple lengths accumulated thereon at the second location;
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- stripper means separate from said rods and support means and disposed in fixed spatial relationship at said second location for stripping the multiple cut lengths from the rods at the second location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.