Abstract:
A method for forming a joining profile in a structural member comprises providing an assembly having a base member, a forming body and a pair of side anvils having profiles formed therewithin. The method further comprises mounting the structural member on the base member, advancing the forming body toward the structural member such that the structural member is clamped to the base member, urging the side anvils toward flanges of the structural member, forming a profile in each of the flanges, and engaging protrusions of the side anvils with the web such that opposing portions of the web are forced upwardly by the protrusions at locations adjacent to each one of the flange profiles in order to accommodate formation of the flange profiles in the structural member. Formation of the joining profiles in the structural members allows for detachable engagement thereof with another member having a corresponding mating profile.
Abstract:
A holder for bar stock being fed to a turning machine includes bar stock holding V-shaped trough, and a top guide assembly mounted to a floor-mounted frame through frame-mounted slides that are vertically slidable on the frame in opposite directions. A horizontally-extending adjusting-cam rail is horizontally slidably mounted to the frame. It has inclined keys thereon received in keyways in horizontal cylinders mounted in the vertically movable slides so that, upon linear adjustment of the cam rail, the trough mounting slides and the guide mounting slides are vertically moved simultaneously but in opposite directions to adapt the apparatus to different sizes of stock, but without changing the location of the centerline of the stock to be fed to the turning machine. A handwheel operated screw adjusts the cam rail. A parallelogram linkage and operating handle provide for quick guiding control of new stock after loading into the trough from above the trough. A stock pusher rod is driven by an air driven roller chain.
Abstract:
A multi spindle automatic lathe comprising a single motor (20) for rotating a plurality of spindles (55) which are freely rotatably supported on a spindle carrier (52) which is in turn supported on a headstock (51) for an indexing rotation so as to prevent a mutual spatial interference occuring between said motor (20) and an elongated member (W) during the processing of such elongated member (W), wherein said spindle carrier (52) has its rotary shaft arranged so as to be a common axis with the output shaft (21) of said motor (20), and wherein the lathe further comprises a means (56), (57) for transmitting the rotary output power of said motor (20) to each of said plurality of spindles, and through-holes (37) defined in the stator portion (29) of said motor (20) so as to be on a common axis with central holes of said plurality of spindles (55).
Abstract:
An eccentric boring tool and method of forming a bore off center from the central axis of a workpiece are disclosed. The tool includes a tool holder nonrotatably supported relative to a workpiece and an outer housing supported for rotation with the workpiece and rotation relative to the tool holder. An eccentric supported within the housing mounts a bearing which in turn supports the tool holder. The eccentric rotates with the housing causing the longitudinal axis of the tool holder to orbit about the longitudinal axis of the workpiece. An end mill cutting tool is supported in the tool holder. A plurality of discs are supported in the forward end of the housing. The discs engage the workpiece, lock the housing to the workpiece and cause the housing to rotate at the same speed as the workpiece.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for use on an automatic multispindle lathe of the type wherein the spindles are indexed into various positions about a central axis, the present method and apparatus including stopping rotation of the spindle and work piece in one of said positions, clamping the work piece, milling the work piece, releasing the clamping thereof, and indexing the lathe to bring another work piece into position.