THEODORE A MRUGALA
Engineering in Auburn, MA
License number
Massachusetts 14127
Expiration Date
Jun 30, 1994
Type
Mechanical Engineer
Address
Address
Auburn, MA 01501
Professional information
Grinding Machine Loader Assembly
US Patent:
4019283, Apr 26, 1977
Filed:
Dec 17, 1975
Appl. No.:
5/641540
Inventors:
Theodore A. Mrugala - Auburn MA
Assignee:
The Warner & Swasey Company - Cleveland OH
International Classification:
B24B 504, B24B 4100
US Classification:
51103C
Abstract:
An improved grinding machine loader assembly includes a rotatable wheel upon which a plurality of workpiece supports are mounted at equally spaced apart locations. After a latch member has been moved into engagement with the wheel and a locking member has been disengaged from the wheel, an index motor is operated through a loading stroke to pivot an index arm on which the latch member is disposed. This pivotal movement of the index arm and latch member rotates the wheel through an arcuate distance equal to the distance between the workpiece supports. As the wheel rotates, a workpiece on one of the supports is moved into a work area where it is engaged by the headstock and footstock of the grinding machine. The locking member is then moved back into engagement with the wheel and the latch member is disengaged from the wheel. After the latch member has been disengaged, the index motor is operated through a return stroke without moving the wheel.