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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 1986
Filed:
Oct. 20, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:
Don A Cargill, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Lee K Fisher, Birmingham, MI (US);
Assignee:
Cargill Detroit Corporation, Clawson, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
198345 ;
Abstract
A circular path non-synchronous manufacturing system wherein a continuously rotating horizontal plate or ring driven by a motor reducer combination carries pallets, each with an integral fixture for holding a workpiece, having means for precise location and clamping at automatic work stations. The pallets proceed independently from station to station where they are stopped, located, clamped for the duration of the work operation and released for frictional drive to the next station independent of other pallets which may queue up behind any pallet during its operation in the work station.