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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2015
Applicant:
National Machinery Llc, Tiffin, OH (US);
Inventors:
Stanley J. Wasserman, Fremont, OH (US);
Douglas M. Hoerig, Tiffin, OH (US);
Assignee:
NATIONAL MACHINERY LLC, Tiffin, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 17/12 (2006.01); B65G 47/52 (2006.01); B65G 47/64 (2006.01); B21C 35/00 (2006.01); B21K 27/00 (2006.01); B21J 9/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B21C 35/00 (2013.01); B21J 9/022 (2013.01); B21K 27/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A progressive forming machine having a frame supporting a plurality of workstations uniformly spaced in a horizontal plane, a transfer mechanism for shifting parts from one station to another and from a last station to a discharge station, a conveyor in the frame for lowering parts from the transfer discharge station, the conveyor having individual part carriers, the conveyor being arranged to present a carrier beneath the discharge station in timed relation to the operating cycle of the machine.