Orientation apparatus and method for disk shaped parts
CA 2076484 A1 · Owner: Licht, Thomas A. · Inventors: Licht, Thomas A.
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A high speed orientation apparatus for disk-shaped objects includes upper and lower turntables operated to provide constant angular orientation of the disk-shaped objects. An automatic supply means supplies disk-shaped objects to one of a plurality of disk receiving stations located on the upper turntable. The upper turntable and the lower turntable which also, includes disk receiving stations are attached to a, rotating means such that the disk receiving stations of the lower table are directly underneath the disk receiving stations of the upper table and both the upper and lower turntables rotate at the same speed. The plurality of disk receiving stations include operable disk retention …
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- Filed August 20, 1992. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended August 20, 2012.
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