Part loading apparatus having harmonically driven shuttle and pivotal part supporting frame
CA 2117539 C · Owner: Progressive Tool & Industries Co. · Inventors: Oldford, Keith A.; Dugas, Michael R.; Kenny, Patrick J.
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A part loading apparatus is disclosed for transporting a workpiece from a first position generally in a first plane to a second position generally in a second plane for transfer to another work station. The part loading apparatus includes a rail for transporting the workpiece between the first and second positions. A shuttle is on the rail for reciprocally moving between the first and second positions. A drive motor is provided for harmonically driving the shuttle between the first and second positions, wherein the shuttle decelerates when approaching the first and second positions, and accelerates when leaving the first and second positions. A frame carries the workpiece from the first …
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- Filed August 23, 1994 and granted April 28, 1998. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended August 23, 2014.
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