公开(公告)号：US5628165A

公开(公告)日：1997-05-13

申请号：US623472

申请日：1996-03-28

申请人： Michael Long ,  James A. White

发明人： Michael Long ,  James A. White

IPC分类号： B65B47/00

CPC分类号： B65B25/14 ,  B65B9/02

摘要： A method of packaging an article includes tensioning first and second webs enveloping an article seated in one of a plurality of through openings. The webs are sequentially supplied to at least one through opening and the article to be packaged is, in sequence, inserted between the first and second webs. Once the article is generally overwrapped by the first and second webs, overhanging portions of webs about the article are sealed thereby forming a packaged article. The packaged article is then relieved from the through opening by preferably cutting or punching it through the opening.

摘要翻译： 一种包装物品的方法包括张紧第一和第二纤维网，所述第一和第二纤维网包围位于多个通孔之一中的物品。 将幅材依次供给到至少一个通孔，并且待包装的物品依次插入在第一和第二幅材之间。 一旦制品通常被第一和第二纤维网覆盖，围绕物品的腹板的悬伸部分被密封，从而形成包装的物品。 然后通过优选地通过开口切割或冲压包装的物品从通孔中释放出来。

公开(公告)号：US5522157A

公开(公告)日：1996-06-04

申请号：US321277

申请日：1994-10-11

申请人： Michael A. Howey ,  Eric M. Leonard ,  Michael Long ,  James A. White

发明人： Michael A. Howey ,  Eric M. Leonard ,  Michael Long ,  James A. White

IPC分类号： F26B15/00 ,  F26B15/18 ,  F26B21/02 ,  F26B25/00 ,  G03D15/02 ,  F26B3/00 ,  B30B3/00

CPC分类号： F26B21/022 ,  F26B25/004 ,  G03D15/022 ,  G03D15/027

摘要： Stacks (16) of sheet material are moved on a conveyor (12, 14) between air manifolds (18, 20) and guide pins (19, 21); so that, drying gas is directed between the sheets of the stacks to cause the stacks to expand to form fluffed stacks 28 through which air moves readily to dry the sheets. A compression roller (26) is used to expel air from the fluffed stack and return the stack essentially to its original height. A reduction in tendency to curl is achieved in low relative humidity environments for sheets of photographic film.

摘要翻译： 在空气歧管（18,20）和引导销（19,21）之间的输送机（12,14）上移动片材的堆叠（16）。 使得干燥气体被引导在堆叠的片材之间以使得堆叠件膨胀以形成松散的堆叠件28，空气容易地通过该堆叠件干燥片材。 压缩辊（26）用于从起毛堆叠排出空气，并使堆叠基本上返回其原始高度。 在照相胶片的低相对湿度环境下实现卷曲倾向的降低。

公开(公告)号：US5947539A

公开(公告)日：1999-09-07

申请号：US865796

申请日：1997-05-30

申请人： Michael Long ,  Thomas W. Palone ,  James A. White

发明人： Michael Long ,  Thomas W. Palone ,  James A. White

IPC分类号： B25J15/00 ,  B25J15/02 ,  B25J15/04 ,  B25J15/06

CPC分类号： B25J15/026 ,  B25J15/0028 ,  B25J15/04 ,  Y10S294/902

摘要： An apparatus having short range motion for gripping and releasing an object utilizes a programmable stepper motor for controlling various short stroke motions of the gripper. Gears associated with each of the at least one gripper jaws supported on a carrier shaft engage a common ring gear that is driven by drive means including the stepper motor which imparts synchronous motion of the grippers for opening and closing about the object.

摘要翻译： 具有用于夹紧和释放物体的短距离运动的装置利用可编程步进电机来控制夹持器的各种短行程运动。 与支撑在承载轴上的至少一个夹持爪中的每一个相关联的齿轮接合由包括步进马达的驱动装置驱动的公共齿圈，所述驱动装置施加夹持器同步运动以围绕物体打开和关闭。

公开(公告)号：US5884951A

公开(公告)日：1999-03-23

申请号：US865794

申请日：1997-05-30

申请人： Michael Long ,  Thomas W. Palone ,  James A. White

发明人： Michael Long ,  Thomas W. Palone ,  James A. White

IPC分类号： B25J15/02 ,  B25J15/06

CPC分类号： B25J15/026 ,  B25J15/0206 ,  Y10S294/902

摘要： An apparatus and method having short stroke motion for gripping and releasing an object utilizes a programmable stepper motor for controlling various short stroke, generally arcuate motions of the gripper. Gears associated with each of the at least one gripper jaws supported on a carrier shaft engage a common ring gear that is driven by drive means including the stepper motor which imparts synchronous motion of the grippers for opening and closing about the object.

摘要翻译： 具有用于夹紧和释放物体的短行程运动的装置和方法利用可编程步进电机来控制夹具的各种短行程，大体上弓形运动。 与支撑在承载轴上的至少一个夹持爪中的每一个相关联的齿轮接合由包括步进马达的驱动装置驱动的公共齿圈，所述驱动装置施加夹持器同步运动以围绕物体打开和关闭。

公开(公告)号：US5645385A

公开(公告)日：1997-07-08

申请号：US561474

申请日：1995-11-21

申请人： Michael Long ,  James A. White

发明人： Michael Long ,  James A. White

IPC分类号： B21J13/03 ,  B23Q1/00 ,  B23Q5/34 ,  B25B5/08 ,  F16B2/18 ,  F16B3/06 ,  F16B19/00

CPC分类号： F16B2/185 ,  B21J13/03 ,  B23Q1/0063 ,  B23Q5/341 ,  B25B5/08

摘要： A clamping device for clamping a punch block to a jaw of a punch press assembly where the action of clamping does not disturb the alignment between the punch block and the die. The device includes a pair of cams residing in a stacked relationship with each of the cams having a tapered aperture therethrough. A bolt passes through the tapered apertures of both cams and through a bore in the jaw to engage a threaded orifice in the punch block. Each of the cams has a generally cylindrical cam surface with a flat formed therein. Once the punch block is properly aligned with the die, the bolt is lightly tightened with the flats of the two cams in planar abutment with one another such that the cylindrical axes of the cams are separated by a first distance. The cams are then rotated with the lower one of the cams rolling on the surface of the jaw. Rotation of the cams moves the flats out of abutment with one another such that the axes of the cams become separated by a second distance which is greater than the first distance causing the upper one of the cams to bear against the head of the bolt thereby placing the bolt in tension while imparting no substantial force perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the bolt.

摘要翻译： 一种夹紧装置，用于将冲压块夹持到冲压组件的夹爪上，其中夹紧的作用不会妨碍冲模块和模具之间的对准。 该装置包括与每个凸轮成堆叠关系的一对凸轮，其具有穿过其的锥形孔。 螺栓穿过两个凸轮的锥形孔并穿过钳口中的孔，以与穿孔块中的螺纹孔接合。 每个凸轮具有形成在其中的平坦的大致圆柱形的凸轮表面。 一旦冲模块与模具正确对准，则螺栓被两个凸轮的平面轻轻地紧固，这两个凸轮的平面彼此平坦地邻接，使得凸轮的圆柱轴线分开第一距离。 然后，凸轮随着在颚的表面上滚动的下凸轮旋转。 凸轮的旋转使平面彼此抵接，使得凸轮的轴线分开第二距离，第二距离大于第一距离，从而使上部凸轮抵靠在螺栓的头部上，从而放置 螺栓处于张紧状态，同时不产生垂直于螺栓的纵向轴线的相当大的力。

公开(公告)号：US5636501A

公开(公告)日：1997-06-10

申请号：US623288

申请日：1996-03-28

申请人： Michael Long ,  James A. White

发明人： Michael Long ,  James A. White

IPC分类号： B65B9/02 ,  B65B47/00

CPC分类号： B65B9/02

摘要： Equipment (10) for packaging a plurality of articles (1) has a rotatable drum (12) for supporting the articles (1) in one of a plurality of spaced through openings (14) along the circumferential portion (22) of the drum (12). First and second sources (30,32) of first and second webs (16,18), respectively, supplies the webs sequentially under continuous tension towards one of the plurality of through openings (14). By passing the webs (16,18) through respective serpentine paths (28,30) prior to delivery to one of the plurality of through openings (14) provide the desired continuous tensioning level on the webs (16,18). An article dispenser (40) is provided to dispense one of the plurality of articles (1) into one of the plurality of through openings (14) when one of the first and second webs (16,18) generally covers the through opening (14) forming a seat for article 1. Thereafter, and in sequence, the other of the first and second webs (16,18) overwraps the article (1) seated in the through opening (14). A sealing means (46) is provided to sea the webs (16,18) about the article forming a packaged article. A punch means (150) cooperating with the drum (12) is employed to relieve the packaged articles in sequence from the through openings (14).

摘要翻译： 用于包装多个物品（1）的设备（10）具有可旋转滚筒（12），用于沿着滚筒的圆周部分（22）将物品（1）支撑在多个间隔开的开口（14）中的一个中， 12）。 第一和第二纤维网（16,18）的第一和第二源（30,32）分别在连续的张力下顺序地向多个通孔（14）中的一个提供。 通过在输送到多个通孔（14）中的一个通过开口（14）之前通过相应的蛇形路径（28,30）通过相应的蛇形路径（28,30），在腹板（16,18）上提供期望的连续张紧水平。 当所述第一和第二腹板（16,18）中的一个通常覆盖所述通孔（14）时，设置物品分配器（40）以将所述多个物品（1）中的一个分配到所述多个通孔（14）中的一个中， ）形成用于物品1的座位。此后，并且顺序地，第一和第二纤维网（16,18）中的另一个覆盖安置在通孔（14）中的物品（1）。 提供密封装置（46）以围绕形成包装物品的制品在腹板（16,18）周围。 采用与滚筒（12）配合的打孔装置（150），以便从穿通开口（14）依次释放包装的物品。

公开(公告)号：US5562009A

公开(公告)日：1996-10-08

申请号：US415883

申请日：1995-04-03

申请人： Michael Long ,  James A. White

发明人： Michael Long ,  James A. White

IPC分类号： B26D3/10 ,  B26D3/14 ,  B26D5/14 ,  B26D5/22 ,  B26D9/00 ,  B26F1/12 ,  B26D1/62

CPC分类号： B26D3/10 ,  B26D3/14 ,  B26D5/14 ,  B26D5/22 ,  B26D9/00 ,  B26F1/12 ,  Y10T83/2094 ,  Y10T83/4696 ,  Y10T83/4705 ,  Y10T83/4775 ,  Y10T83/4786

摘要： A chopper and corner rounder (10) for a web material includes tool pairs (14, 16; 18, 20) driven by two double eccentrics (22, 24), the first double eccentric driving the upper knife by a first eccentric and the upper punch by a second eccentric, the first and second eccentrics being 180.degree. out of phase; the second double eccentric driving the lower knife by a third eccentric and the lower die by a fourth eccentric, the third and fourth eccentrics being 180.degree. out of phase. The first double eccentric is driven at the same speed but in the opposite direction as the second double eccentric.

摘要翻译： 用于腹板材料的切碎机和角落机（10）包括由两个双偏心轮（22,24）驱动的工具对（14,16; 18,20），第一双偏心由第一偏心轮驱动上刀， 第二偏心轮冲击，第一和第二偏心轮相位相差180度; 第二双偏心由第三偏心体驱动下刀，下模由第四偏心轮驱动，第三和第四偏心体相位相差180度。 第一双偏心轮以相同的速度驱动，但是与第二双偏心轮相反。

公开(公告)号：US6092796A

公开(公告)日：2000-07-25

申请号：US172382

申请日：1998-10-14

申请人： Michael Long ,  Camiel J. Raes ,  Joseph E. Stagnitto ,  James A. White

发明人： Michael Long ,  Camiel J. Raes ,  Joseph E. Stagnitto ,  James A. White

IPC分类号： B25B11/00 ,  B23Q3/08

CPC分类号： B25B11/00

摘要： A work piece holding mechanism which provides multi position part holding capability to automatically sequentially hold and present a work pieces in multiple orientations for work thereon. The work piece holding mechanism includes two rotatable clamp means for clamping the work piece therebetween. Rotation of at least one of the rotary clamps is driven by a rotary drive mechanism, preferably a rotary air cylinder. The rotary air cylinder is provided with at least one fixed rotational stop. In addition, the rotary air cylinder may be provided with one or more actuatable intermediate stops. Rotation of the work piece can be accomplished by driving the rotary air cylinder to a predetermined position against either a fixed stop or an actuatable stop. Each of such stop positions results in a different orientation of the work piece and thus a different work plane on which the robot can operate. Loading of the work piece into the holding mechanism can be performed automatically by the robot with the robot controller also commanding the opposing clamps of the work holder to engage the work piece. Similarly, removal of the work piece from the holding mechanism can be automatically performed with the robot and robot controller.

摘要翻译： 一种工件保持机构，其提供多位置保持能力，以自动顺序地保持和呈现多个取向的工件用于在其上工作。 工件保持机构包括用于将工件夹在其间的两个可旋转夹紧装置。 至少一个旋转夹具的旋转由旋转驱动机构驱动，优选旋转气缸。 旋转气缸设置有至少一个固定的旋转止动件。 此外，旋转气缸可以设置有一个或多个可致动的中间止挡件。 工件的旋转可以通过将旋转气缸相对于固定止动件或可启动止动件驱动到预定位置来实现。 每个这样的停止位置导致工件的不同取向，从而导致机器人可以在其上操作的不同的工作平面。 可以通过机器人自动执行将工件装载到保持机构中，机器人控制器还指示工件保持器的相对的夹具接合工件。 类似地，可以用机器人和机器人控制器自动执行从保持机构移除工件。

公开(公告)号：US5692986A

公开(公告)日：1997-12-02

申请号：US572374

申请日：1995-12-14

申请人： Michael Long ,  James A. White

发明人： Michael Long ,  James A. White

IPC分类号： F16H35/02 ,  F16H37/12

CPC分类号： F16H35/02 ,  Y10T74/18272 ,  Y10T74/19555 ,  Y10T83/2185 ,  Y10T83/8843

摘要： A variable dwell cycloidal indexing device for converting a uniform rotational motion into intermittent rotational motion with greater than one predetermined dwell point. The device includes an input shaft having an axis of rotation with a stub shaft extending eccentrically from a distal end of the input shaft. A planetary gear is rotatably mounted on the stub shaft. There is an internal gear rotatably supported on the input shaft and mounted coaxially therewith with the planetary gear intermeshing with said internal gear. A crank pin projects from the planetary gear at a position eccentric to the axis of rotation of the planetary gear. The motion of the crank pin during rotation of the input shaft is defined by allowing the crank pin to oscillate in a slide slot at a fixed location, or by attaching the crank pin to a pivoting link which is, in turn, attached to a fixed point. In either case, rotation of the planetary gear about its own axis is limited. The number of dwell points is determined by the gear ratio between the internal gear and the planetary gear.

摘要翻译： 一种用于将均匀旋转运动转换成具有大于一个预定停留点的间歇旋转运动的可变停留摆线分度装置。 该装置包括具有旋转轴线的输入轴，其中短轴从输入轴的远端偏心地延伸。 行星齿轮可旋转地安装在短轴上。 有一个可旋转地支撑在输入轴上的内齿轮，与内齿轮啮合的行星齿轮与其同轴地安装。 曲柄销在与行星齿轮的旋转轴线偏心的位置处从行星齿轮突出。 曲柄销在输入轴旋转期间的运动通过使曲柄销在固定位置的滑动槽中摆动，或者通过将曲柄销附接到枢转连杆来限定，该枢转连杆又连接到固定的 点。 在任一情况下，行星齿轮围绕其自身轴线的旋转受到限制。 停留点的数量由内齿轮和行星齿轮之间的齿轮比决定。

公开(公告)号：US5611246A

公开(公告)日：1997-03-18

申请号：US415867

申请日：1995-04-03

申请人： Michael Long ,  James A. White

发明人： Michael Long ,  James A. White

IPC分类号： B26D3/10 ,  B26D5/14 ,  B26D5/22 ,  B26F1/12 ,  F16H35/02

CPC分类号： F16H35/02 ,  B26D3/10 ,  B26D5/14 ,  B26D5/22 ,  B26F1/12 ,  Y10T74/18248 ,  Y10T74/19555 ,  Y10T83/4783

摘要： Apparatus for providing a variable angular velocity coupling between an input shaft (52, 78) and an output shaft (71, 138) includes a fixed frame (72, 74, 76); a first hearing (80) for mounting the input shaft for rotation relative to the fixed frame; a second bearing (140) for mounting the output shaft for rotation relative to the fixed frame; a pair of conjugate cams (48, 50; 82, 84) mounted to the fixed frame, concentric with the input shaft: a first cam follower (54, 60; 114, 118) pivotably supported (64, 66; 90, 92, 98, 100, 102, 104) by the input shaft for engaging a first of the cams; a second cam follower (56, 58; 116, 120) pivotably supported by the input shaft for engaging a second of the cams; a first link (68, 122) extended between the first and second cam followers to cause the followers to move in tandem in response to rotation of the input shaft relative to the cams: an radially extended output arm (70, 136) supported by the output shaft; and a second link (72, 74; 132, 134) extended between at least one of the cam followers and the output arm to rotate the output shaft in response to rotation of the input shaft, the cams having profiles (50; 148, 150, 152) to cause a relative angular displacement between the input and output shafts, thereby creating a sinusoidally varying angular velocity of the output shaft over a portion of each revolution in response to a constant angular velocity of the input shaft.

摘要翻译： 用于在输入轴（52,78）和输出轴（71,138）之间提供可变角速度耦合的装置包括固定框架（72,74,76）; 用于安装输入轴以相对于固定框架旋转的第一听力（80）; 用于安装输出轴以相对于固定框架旋转的第二轴承（140）; 安装在与输入轴同心的固定框架上的一对共轭凸轮（48,50; 82,84）;第一凸轮从动件（54,60; 114,118），其可枢转地支撑（64,66; 90,92， 98,100,102,104），用于与第一凸轮接合; 第二凸轮从动件（56,58; 116,120），其由输入轴可枢转地支撑，用于接合第二凸轮; 第一连杆（68,122），其在所述第一和第二凸轮从动件之间延伸，以使所述从动件响应于所述输入轴相对于所述凸轮的旋转而串联移动;径向延伸的输出臂（70,136） 输出轴; 以及在所述凸轮从动件和所述输出臂中的至少一个之间延伸的第二连杆（72,74; 132,134），以响应于所述输入轴的旋转来旋转所述输出轴，所述凸轮具有轮廓（50; 148,150 ，152）以在输入轴和输出轴之间产生相对的角位移，从而响应于输入轴的恒定角速度，在每转的一部分上产生输出轴的正弦变化的角速度。