Barrel drive mechanism for pallets

Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000

United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8201480
APP PUB NO 20100051415A1
SERIAL NO

12199162

Stats

ATTORNEY / AGENT: (SPONSORED)

Importance

Loading Importance Indicators... loading....

Abstract

See full text

A rotary drive mechanism is used to insert a pallet into the workzone of a machine tool past the plane the guard doors. Cam barrels are mounted one each on the opposite ends of a pair of opposed drive shafts that are driven by a pair of drive hubs. The cam barrels engage cam followers mounted on the underside of the pallet to drive the pallet into the workzone of the machine tool. The connection between the drive shafts and the drive hubs is separable, allowing the drive shafts to be uncoupled from the drive hubs when desired. The drive hubs are mounted on a hub carrier that is rotatable about a vertical axis to uncouple the drive hubs from the drive shafts and swing the drive hubs out of the plane of the guard doors, allowing the doors to close.

Loading the Abstract Image... loading....

First Claim

See full text

Family

Loading Family data... loading....

Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddress
FIVES MACHINING SYSTEMS INC142 DOTY ST FOND DU LAC WI 54935

International Classification(s)

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hornby, Robert R Janesville, US 2 8
Nichols, Noel D Pecatonica, US 2 8

Cited Art Landscape

Load Citation

Patent Citation Ranking

Forward Cite Landscape

Load Citation