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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2009
Harold James Marshall, Forest, VA (US);
Harold James Marshall, Forest, VA (US);
Belvac Production Machinery, Inc., Lynchburg, VA (US);
Abstract
A turret for an article processing machine assembly includes a turret main body, a sliding ram assembly, and an air manifold device. The air manifold device is connectable to the turret main body and provides pressurized air through a pressurized air pathway system. The pressurized air pathway system includes a turret air passage extending from the air manifold through the turret body to the sliding ram assembly, and a ram air passage that supplies the pressurized air to an article in the machine assembly. A valve mechanism is positioned between one end of the turret body air passage and a first end of the ram air passage. The valve mechanism includes a slidable disc that seals the connection between the turret body air passage and the ram air passage.