Cincinnati Milacron Inc.

Valco Cincinnati, Inc.

Dennis R Riehle

Jude A Stepaniak

Randolph S Parks

A liquid dispenser. The dispenser includes a plurality of cartridges at least one of which allows selective deposition of the liquid onto a workpiece passing through a travel path between the cartridges. Spacing between the cartridges is moveable such that they are responsive to the presence or absence of or changes in thickness or planarity of the workpiece. A linear bearing cooperates with at least one of the cartridges to limit relative movement between them along a linear path. In one embodiment, the dispenser includes an applicator head configured to deposit the liquid includes a divergently-shaped flowpath.

Auto-tracking dispenser

A flagging apparatus having non-contacting proximity switches emitting a directional energy field and producing a signal in response to an induced alteration of the energy field, a rotatable target element having target faces for engaging and altering the energy field and a probe attached to the target element and contacted by a surface of a workpiece is provided for repetitively positioning workpieces in the work space of a grinder in reference to a grinding wheel. Advantageously, the flagging apparatus is operative in either of two opposing directions without a mechanical and/or electrical change over or modification in the apparatus with a change in operating direction. To achieve the operation in either of two opposing directions the target faces of the target element are spaced apart from each other such that the sequence in which the energy fields are engaged and altered by the target faces remains independent of the direction of rotation of the target element.

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Cincinnati, OH, United States of America

Dennis R Riehle