Armature transfer apparatus
First Claim
1. A workpiece transfer apparatus comprising:
- a turret plate rotatable about an axis of rotation extending at 45 degrees relative to vertical;
a drive actuator for rotating said turret plate; and
a workpiece gripper mounted on said turret plate having a pair of parallel-extending, opposed gripper jaws, wherein said gripper jaws are mutually spaced in a first plane when said turret plate is in a first rotational position and wherein said gripper jaws are mutually spaced in a second plane perpendicular to said first plane when said turret plate is rotated through 180 degrees to a second rotational position.
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Abstract
An armature manufacturing line includes one or more manufacturing cells, each having a winder facing a fuser and a rotatable armature transfer apparatus that transfers unwound armatures to the winder and wound armatures from the winder directly to the fuser. The armature transfer apparatus has a rotatable turret upon which are mounted a pair of grippers that face in mutually opposite directions and which are movable along mutually parallel axes. Independent drive means drives the grippers along their respective paths of movement relative to the turret. The turret is rotatably driven through 180° in alternately opposite directions to place one gripper in confronting relation with the winder, then in confronting relation with the fuser, and so on. An elevator at the fuser moves wound and fused armatures from the fuser to a conveyor. Different embodiments are disclosed.
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1. A workpiece transfer apparatus comprising:
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a turret plate rotatable about an axis of rotation extending at 45 degrees relative to vertical; a drive actuator for rotating said turret plate; and a workpiece gripper mounted on said turret plate having a pair of parallel-extending, opposed gripper jaws, wherein said gripper jaws are mutually spaced in a first plane when said turret plate is in a first rotational position and wherein said gripper jaws are mutually spaced in a second plane perpendicular to said first plane when said turret plate is rotated through 180 degrees to a second rotational position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A workpiece transfer apparatus comprising:
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a turret plate rotatable about an axis which extends relative to vertical at a nonzero angle less than ninety degrees; a drive actuator for rotating said turret plate; and a workpiece gripper mounted on said turret plate having a pair of parallel-extending, opposed gripper jaws, wherein said gripper jaws are mutually spaced in a first plane when said turret plate is in a first rotational position and wherein said gripper jaws are mutually spaced in a second plane different from said first plane when said turret plate is rotated through 180 degrees to a second rotational position. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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