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Dome and round parts rotary marker

  • US 5,190,384 A
  • Filed: 02/11/1992
  • Issued: 03/02/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/03/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Apparatus for marking a selected array of characters in an arcuate path on the surface of an object comprising,a support member positioned adjacent to the object to be marked, said support member having a reference plane parallel to an axis of the object,a carriage mounted on said support member for movement parallel to said reference plane with the object to be marked remaining fixed relative to said carriage,first drive means drivingly connected to said carriage for linearly moving said carriage to a preselected position on said support member relative to the surface of the object,a rotor supported by said carriage in coaxial alignment with the surface of the object to be marked for rotation relative to the object in a preselected direction,marking means for imprinting a selected array of characters on the surface of the object,means for supporting said marking means radially on said rotor for movement into and out of contact with the surface of the object,second drive means connected to said rotor for rotating said rotor through a preselected angle in a first direction about the axis of the object,actuating means for selectively actuating said marking means to mark the surface of the object with portions of the selected array of characters on a first line radiating in an arcuate path about the axis of the object as the rotor rotates in a first direction through a preselected angle about the object,said first drive means linearly moving said carriage a preselected distance on said support member for rotation of said rotor by said second drive means in a second direction opposite to said first direction through a preselected angle, andsaid actuating means actuating said marking means to mark the surface of the object on a second line spaced from and radiating in an arcuate path parallel to said first line with the other portions of said selected array of characters.

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