Metal deforming – With means to handle work or product – Including product handling means
Patent
1990-12-06
1992-06-02
Spruill, Robert L.
Metal deforming
With means to handle work or product
Including product handling means
53563, 29173, 29806, 1984741, 19880314, 72423, B21D 5154, B65B 4308
Patent
active
051176882
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method are provided for removing a very open shell (28) from a forming mandrel (76), the mandrel being configured so that when the shell is released from the mandrel, the shell springs to an open form. The apparatus includes a fixture (44) for receiving the shell from the mandrel after the shell has been formed and clamped in place, the fixture comprising a pair of spaced claw elements (308,310) having aligned openings (426) through which the mandrel and the shell can pass with the shell formed and clamped in place on the mandrel, the openings being sized to hold the shell in its open form due to the spring force of the shell, and a support (394) connected between the claw elements for maintaining the alignment of the openings. A universal mount (394,424) for the fixture enables it to be positioned accurately to receive the shell from the mandrel.
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Cipolla Thomas A.
Foote, Jr. James C.
Hoyt William G.
Hutteman Lyndon R.
Reinke Stephen M.
Eastman Kodak Company
Gurley Donald M.
Snee, III Charles E.
Spruill Robert L.
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