APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING AND OPERATING ON ARTICLES

• Main Author: SCOTT J,US
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 19.06.1973
• Subjects: COMBINATIONS OR ASSOCIATIONS OF METAL-WORKING MACHINES, NOTDIRECTED TO A PARTICULAR RESULT; DETAILS, COMPONENTS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR MACHINE TOOLS, e.g.ARRANGEMENTS FOR COPYING OR CONTROLLING; DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES; FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS; GRINDING; HAND TOOLS; MACHINE TOOLS; MACHINE TOOLS IN GENERAL CHARACTERISED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OFPARTICULAR DETAILS OR COMPONENTS; MACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING; MANIPULATORS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; POLISHING; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; TOOLS OR BENCH DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, FORFASTENING, CONNECTING, DISENGAGING OR HOLDING; TRANSPORTING

The features of the invention are illustrated in a preferred embodiment which provides novel apparatus for automatically beveling the edges or rims of television picture tube funnel or viewing panel components. The components are delivered to an input station from which they are successively transferred to an edge beveling station. Each component is clamped at the beveling station with the rim at a predetermined height. The rim edges are contacted with edge beveling means also located to bevel at the same predetermined height. The edge beveling means and the rim are moved with respect to each other at the predetermined height until the beveling is completed to obtain a uniform bevel completely around the rim. The completion of the beveling operation is sensed to release the clamping of the component at the beveling station and the beveled component is transferred to a discharge station. A component to be beveled is advantageously transferred from the input station to the beveling station while a beveled component is being transferred from the beveling station to the discharge station. Each component is aligned at the input station to insure proper orientation for transferring the component to the beveling station to enable clamping. The beveling of components is limited in accordance with the requirements of a successive operation station.