Material or article handling – Article supported by air and moved by mechanical or manual...
Patent
1978-12-04
1982-10-19
Paperner, Leslle J.
Material or article handling
Article supported by air and moved by mechanical or manual...
198721, 269 20, B23Q 706
Patent
active
043547966
ABSTRACT:
A power translation apparatus for an air-float fixture support system of the type including a table having an upwardly facing upper surface adapted for supporting a workpiece fixture thereon, and a pneumatic system for supplying a cushion of pressurized air between the surface of the table and the workpiece fixture so as to floatingly support the fixture thereon for virtually friction-free movement. The power translation apparatus comprises an elongated slot in the table surface, a carriage mounted in the table below the surface for reciprocal movement parallel to the table surface along the slot, a retractable pin carried by the carriage and protruding through the slot above the surface of the table so as to mechanically engage a slot or opening in the lower surface of the fixture, and a drive mechanism for translating the carriage and pin member carried thereby along the slot so as to cause the fixture to be pushed or pulled to the desired location. In one embodiment of the invention, the air-float system is positioned adjacent a mechanical conveyor system and the translating pin moves over to engage the fixture on the conveyor and translate it onto the main portion of the air-float table in the vicinity of the machine tool, for example.
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