Metal working – Means to assemble or disassemble – With means to regulate operation by use of templet – tape,...
Patent
1995-02-08
1997-06-24
Bryant, David P.
Metal working
Means to assemble or disassemble
With means to regulate operation by use of templet, tape,...
29712, 29722, 29783, 29785, 29790, 29792, 29563, 29 33J, B23P 2100
Patent
active
056407564
ABSTRACT:
An automated continuous manufacturing system which includes a rotatable work table having a plurality of work piece supports for maintaining work pieces during operation of said system, and a plurality of work stations for performing cleaning, pretreatment, treatment or assembly tasks on work pieces secured to said work piece supports. Each of the tasks performed at the work table is performed at a respective work station. Certain of the work stations comprise a removable station subassembly for performing a specific task. The removable station subassemblies are removably engagable with the rotatable work table and may be replaced with an alternate removable station subassembly for performing a desired alternate task. One of the work stations is an assembly station engaged with the rotatable work table for receiving work pieces from their individual work piece supports. The assembly station further includes a removing subassembly for removing the work pieces from the work piece supports for further assembly. An orientation subassembly is also provided with the assembly station, and is mounted adjacent the removing subassembly by a quick change release member to enable easy removal and replacement with an alternate orientation subassembly. The orientation subassembly includes a position sensor for detecting the position of an alignment member of a work piece.
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Baxter, deceased David E.
Brown Robert L.
McDonald James J.
Miller, Jr. Max J.
Bryant David P.
GenCorp Inc.
Longmuir Jeanne E.
Rywalski Robert F.
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