Cincinnati Milacron Inc.

Arnold L Kellermann

David I McDonald

Robert J Grone

A method and apparatus are disclosed for precision placement of a workpiece onto a transport member. A plurality of workpieces are aligned in a predetermined spacial relationship upon an infeed conveyor. The workpieces are then moved transversely off the conveyor and dropped through a pair of counter-rotating lubricating rollers. An arcuate chute directs the workpieces from the lubricating rollers to a horizontally disposed planar surface where they are realigned by a cooperating scraper positioned intimately above. Relative movement between the scraper and the planar surface causes to workpieces to be discharged from the surface and precisely deposited upon the transport member.

Method of aligning and coating

A machine for automatically forging and thermoforming of hollow thermoplastic biaxially oriented articles has a carrier assembly to carry, lock and unlock forging dies, indexing means to move the carrier assembly and dies past a series of work stations, and an article unloading means. Three work stations are in the automatic machine: forging where the die parts are locked together and the workpiece is forged into engagement with the die; thermoforming to which the die with the workpiece (now called a preform) gripped therein is moved into register with thermoforming mold means; and article ejecting means which include mechanical means for unlocking the die and removing the hollow article therefrom. The carrier assembly is so supported that the strains of forging and thermoforming are taken up by frame tie rods rather than the die mounting means.

Machine for forging and thermoforming hollow thermoplastic biaxially

A method and apparatus are disclosed for precision placement of a workpiece onto a transport member. A plurality of workpieces are aligned in a predetermined spacial relationship upon an infeed conveyor. The workpieces are then moved transversely off the conveyor and dropped through a pair of counter-rotating lubricating rollers. An arcuate chute directs the workpieces from the lubricating rollers to a horizontally disposed planar surface where they are realigned by a cooperating scraper positioned intimately above. Relative movement between the scraper and the planar surface causes the workpieces to be discharged from the surface and precisely deposited upon the transport member.

Article handling and coating apparatus

A mechanism to transfer small flat workpieces (chips) between locations has a pair of interlinked four bar mechanisms one of which mechanisms carries a chip spreading means operated by two cams so that the chip pickup and release means moves in substantially vertical and horizontal timed relation to pickup a number of chips, move through a shallow horizontal arc, simultaneously spread the chips further apart, drop the chip; and repeat. Mechanism is disclosed for moving a plurality of chips of biaxially orientable polystyrene between a heating means and a forming means while laterally increasing the spacing between the chips.

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Goshen, OH, United States of America

Arnold L Kellermann