Syron Engineering & Manufacturing Corporation

Robert M Carabbio

Alfred F Herbermann

Steven A Rogacki

Proximity sensors for detecting the presence of metal objects such as sheet metal workpieces within workpiece engaging devices such as grippers and shovels. The proximity sensors are jacketed in a stainless steel casing, making them rugged and resistant to impact damage. Monitor circuits are used with the sensor which enable the devices to sense objects through their metal casing.

Proximity sensor for hostile environments

A complex, load bearing structure which is formed from a series of steel links of a standard design which are joined to one another end to end. Each link has a ball portion on an end of an elongate central portion and a socket portion on the other end of the elongate central portion. The ball portion has a spherical or part-spherical outer surface and the socket portion has a part-spherical inner surface, and the ball portion and socket portion are so sized that the ball portion will fit snugly within the socket portion of a similar link for limited universal movement of the link and the similar link relative to one another. When the link and the similar link have been positioned in a proper relationship to one another, they are joined together by welding, soldering or adhesively. Preferably, each link is made integrally, in a single piece, from a steel tube which is copper plated on its exterior.

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Saline, MI, United States of America

Robert M Carabbio