Metal working – Plural diverse manufacturing apparatus including means for... – With means to feed work intermittently from one tool station...
Patent
1990-09-27
1991-12-31
Briggs, William
Metal working
Plural diverse manufacturing apparatus including means for...
With means to feed work intermittently from one tool station...
408 31, B23Q 3902, B23B 4718
Patent
active
050759540
ABSTRACT:
An automatic drilling apparatus is provided for performing a drilling operation (such as routing) on a block. The drilling apparatus includes a track on which the block can travel. The track includes a receiving area adjacent to a first end of the track, and an operations area adjacent to a second send of the track. A generally vertical chute has a first end for receiving a block to be dispensed, and a second end disposed adjacent to the receiving area of the track for dispensing blocks onto the receiving area of the track. A block advancing device advances the block from the receiving area of the track to the operations area of the track. A selectively actuable side clamp is disposed adjacent to the operations area of the track. The side clamp mover moves the side clamp between a block-disengaged and a block-engaging position. A selectively actuable end plate is disposed adjacent to the second area of the track. An end plate mover moves the end plate between a block engaging position and a block disengaged position to permit ejection of the block from the track. A first and second drill are disposed adjacent to the operations area of the track. A first and second drill mover moves the first and second drill means between a block engaging position and a block disengaged position. A controller is provided for controlling the operation of the block advancing device, the side clamp mover, the end plate mover, the first drill mover and the second drill mover.
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