Machine element or mechanism – Rotary member or shaft indexing – e.g. – tool or work turret – Preselected indexed position
Patent
1983-09-19
1985-04-23
Dorner, Kenneth J.
Machine element or mechanism
Rotary member or shaft indexing, e.g., tool or work turret
Preselected indexed position
74436, 74822, B23Q 1700
Patent
active
045122148
ABSTRACT:
Provided is a rotary indexing table comprising a circular plate having a peripheral race mounted to a base. A notched Geneva disk is provided with a plurality of cam followers which ride in the plate race. Between the plate and the disk is a dual slotted slide capable of periodically engaging at least one and preferably two of said cam followers to provide work station locking. Rotary means is also provided which bears a crescent shaped second cam follower lock and also a needle bearing cam follower member which is slidable in a second slot in said slide, said needle bearing cam follower sequentially engages and disengages said notches to effect Geneva disk rotation and also causes slide translation.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2934970 (1960-05-01), Parstorfer
patent: 3385137 (1968-05-01), Barden
patent: 3546958 (1970-12-01), Parks
Dorner Kenneth J.
Roberts Richard S.
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