Inventors:
William W. Weil - Golden CO, US
Scott J. Woolley - Golden CO, US
Ian J. Buckley - Littleton CO, US
James N. McBride - Arvada CO, US
Harly S. Crabtree - Arvada CO, US
Bert Johansson - Golden CO, US
Assignee:
COMPUTROL, INC. - Golden CO
International Classification:
F16H 25/08, B05D 1/02
Abstract:
A rotary machine may have multiple stations that have a linear motion operated by a cam and a rotational motion operated by individual motors mounted on each station. Each station may perform a motion profile that is proportional to the machine's central axis rotation or, in some cases, independent of the central axis rotation. In some embodiments, each station may rotate to orient a part prior to processing. In one embodiment, the cam driven linear motion may enable a station to lower for loading and unloading, then raise for processing. The rotary machine may have various mechanisms at each station for processing a part. One such embodiment is a rotary machine that may be outfitted with compound dispensing mechanisms at each station.