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Method of dividing logs of heated metal into billets and apparatus for use in the method
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New Patents
4794686
4787141 AUTOMATIC ASSEMBLING APPARATUS Hiroshi Miyazaki, Takao Miyatani, Akira Ishizaki, Toyota, Japan assigned to' Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha An automatic assembly apparatus for fastening a part to a workpiece includes a pair of T-shaped legs, each having a horizontal guide thereon, mounted on a base in alignment with and spaced from each other in the direction of the path of the workpiece while the horizontal guide on each of the T-shaped legs extends at fight angles to and intersects the path of the workpiece. A horizontal orthogonal coordinate type robot is mounted on the horizontal guides to move in the direction of the path of the workpiece while being simultaneously movable at right angles to and intersecting the path of the workpiece. A conveyor jig is mounted on each of the vertical structures between the base and the T-shaped legs.
4787281 METHOD OF DIVIDING LOGS OF HEATED METAL INTO BILLETS AND APPARATUS FOR USE IN THE METHOD John A Gardner, Tettenhall, United Kingdom assigned to Mechatherm Engineering Limited A method and apparatus for dividing metal logs into billets is disclosed. The apparatus includes a furnace, a shear spaced from the furnace, and a guide-pusher system for moving the logs relative to the furnace and shear. Using this apparatus, a first log is cut into a plurality of billets each having a predetermined length. As a result, ' the remaining end of the first log will be unacceptably short. Instead of discarding this portion, it is selectively divided to form the first part of a combination, two-part billet. The second part of the two-part billet is severed from the end of a second log to be processed in the apparatus. As a result, a two-part billet is produced from materials which would normally be discarded, thereby resulting in considerable cost savings.
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L Bruc Moore assigned to Machine Research Company Inc A machining system for simultaneously performing a number of machining operations on one face of a plurality of work pieces which are carried on a pallet is disclosed. The machining system includes a track having a pallet loading station and a pallet unloading station juxtaposed to the track, and at least one machining station juxtaposed to the track at a location between the loading and unloading stations. A plurality of pallets are supported for movement along the track between the unloading and loading stations and passed the machining station. Each pallet is set up for mounting at least one work piece in a predetermined position thereon. The system also includes a series of mechanisms for moving the pallet along the track, a mechanism for locating and securing each pallet in a predetermined location at the machining station. Additionally, the system has a mechanism for sequentially rotating each pallet through a plurality of positions once it is located and secured at each machining station whereby different surfaces of work pieces mounted thereon are selectively presented to tools on the machining station for machining thereof and a mechanism at each machining station for producing relative movement between the pallet and the work station. The machining station is provided with a plurality of machine heads mounted on a rotatable turret.
4794777 CONTINUOUS EXTRUSION METALS
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John East, Ian Maxwell, Wantage, United Kingdom assigned to Metal Box Public Limited Company A rotary wheel member for use in a rotary, friction type, continuous extrusion apparatus is produced by (a) producing a rotary wheel having formed in its cylindrical peripheral portion a continuous groove, and secured in that groove for movement with the wheel a solid annular metal mass; (b) rotating the wheel about its rotary axis; and (c) applying to the periphery of the annular metal mass a tool of predetermined
New Patents
4794686
4787141 AUTOMATIC ASSEMBLING APPARATUS Hiroshi Miyazaki, Takao Miyatani, Akira Ishizaki, Toyota, Japan assigned to' Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha An automatic assembly apparatus for fastening a part to a workpiece includes a pair of T-shaped legs, each having a horizontal guide thereon, mounted on a base in alignment with and spaced from each other in the direction of the path of the workpiece while the horizontal guide on each of the T-shaped legs extends at fight angles to and intersects the path of the workpiece. A horizontal orthogonal coordinate type robot is mounted on the horizontal guides to move in the direction of the path of the workpiece while being simultaneously movable at right angles to and intersecting the path of the workpiece. A conveyor jig is mounted on each of the vertical structures between the base and the T-shaped legs.
4787281 METHOD OF DIVIDING LOGS OF HEATED METAL INTO BILLETS AND APPARATUS FOR USE IN THE METHOD John A Gardner, Tettenhall, United Kingdom assigned to Mechatherm Engineering Limited A method and apparatus for dividing metal logs into billets is disclosed. The apparatus includes a furnace, a shear spaced from the furnace, and a guide-pusher system for moving the logs relative to the furnace and shear. Using this apparatus, a first log is cut into a plurality of billets each having a predetermined length. As a result, ' the remaining end of the first log will be unacceptably short. Instead of discarding this portion, it is selectively divided to form the first part of a combination, two-part billet. The second part of the two-part billet is severed from the end of a second log to be processed in the apparatus. As a result, a two-part billet is produced from materials which would normally be discarded, thereby resulting in considerable cost savings.
FLEXIBLE
MACHINING
SYSTEM
L Bruc Moore assigned to Machine Research Company Inc A machining system for simultaneously performing a number of machining operations on one face of a plurality of work pieces which are carried on a pallet is disclosed. The machining system includes a track having a pallet loading station and a pallet unloading station juxtaposed to the track, and at least one machining station juxtaposed to the track at a location between the loading and unloading stations. A plurality of pallets are supported for movement along the track between the unloading and loading stations and passed the machining station. Each pallet is set up for mounting at least one work piece in a predetermined position thereon. The system also includes a series of mechanisms for moving the pallet along the track, a mechanism for locating and securing each pallet in a predetermined location at the machining station. Additionally, the system has a mechanism for sequentially rotating each pallet through a plurality of positions once it is located and secured at each machining station whereby different surfaces of work pieces mounted thereon are selectively presented to tools on the machining station for machining thereof and a mechanism at each machining station for producing relative movement between the pallet and the work station. The machining station is provided with a plurality of machine heads mounted on a rotatable turret.
4794777 CONTINUOUS EXTRUSION METALS
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John East, Ian Maxwell, Wantage, United Kingdom assigned to Metal Box Public Limited Company A rotary wheel member for use in a rotary, friction type, continuous extrusion apparatus is produced by (a) producing a rotary wheel having formed in its cylindrical peripheral portion a continuous groove, and secured in that groove for movement with the wheel a solid annular metal mass; (b) rotating the wheel about its rotary axis; and (c) applying to the periphery of the annular metal mass a tool of predetermined