Apparatus for substantially simultaneously processing multiple electric motor parts
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1. Apparatus for processing a plurality of electric motor parts comprising:
- means for conveying said motor parts substantially side by side in a substantially horizontal plane;
means for removing at least two of said motor parts from said means for conveying and for rotating said at least two motor parts relative to one another so that they become substantially side by side in a substantially vertical plane, with one of said at least two motor parts being vertically above the other of said at least two motor parts in said substantially vertical plane;
means for substantially simultaneously processing said at least two motor parts while they are substantially side by side in said substantially vertical plane; and
means for returning said at least two motor parts to said means for conveying after processing by said means for processing, said at least two motor parts being returned to said means for conveying so that they are again substantially side by side in a substantially horizontal plane.
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Multiple electric motor parts are processed simultaneously by apparatus which removes the parts from a conveyor (on which the parts are side by side in a substantially horizontal plane), repositions the parts so that they are vertically above one another, processes the parts while they are thus repositioned, and then returns the parts to the conveyor in their original side by side relationship in a horizontal plane.
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1. Apparatus for processing a plurality of electric motor parts comprising:
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means for conveying said motor parts substantially side by side in a substantially horizontal plane; means for removing at least two of said motor parts from said means for conveying and for rotating said at least two motor parts relative to one another so that they become substantially side by side in a substantially vertical plane, with one of said at least two motor parts being vertically above the other of said at least two motor parts in said substantially vertical plane; means for substantially simultaneously processing said at least two motor parts while they are substantially side by side in said substantially vertical plane; and means for returning said at least two motor parts to said means for conveying after processing by said means for processing, said at least two motor parts being returned to said means for conveying so that they are again substantially side by side in a substantially horizontal plane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. The method of processing a plurality of electric motor parts comprising the steps of:
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conveying said motor parts substantially side by side in a substantially horizontal plane; removing at least two of said motor parts from said horizontal plane and rotating said at least two motor parts relative to one another so that they become substantially side by side in a substantially vertical plane, with one of said at least two motor parts being vertically above the other of said at least two motor parts in said substantially vertical plane; substantially simultaneously processing said at least two motor parts while they are substantially side by side in said substantially vertical plane; and returning said at least two motor parts to a substantially horizontal plane after said processing step so that said at least two motor parts are again substantially side by side in said substantially horizontal plane. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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