DE101158C - - Google Patents

Description

IMPERIAL

PATENT OFFICE.

When processing small objects such as projectiles, projectile jackets and so on. By automatically operating machines one was previously forced to use the small bodies to be inserted into the feed channel by hand in order to ensure that they are ready for processing from the outset appropriate position (for example with the point forward); this made the manufacturing process cumbersome and expensive.

The subject of the present invention now forms a device which the purpose that are automatically inserted into the feed chute, for example by mechanical means (i.e. with the tip turned partly forwards and partly backwards) small bodies to turn by machine so that they all get into the same position. Achieved this is achieved by the fact that the small bodies entering randomly from the feed channel are removed let fall on a rest, which is designed so that only those with the one (blunt) Catches the small body entering at the end and temporarily holds it in place to give it a Turn causing slider etc. to transmit while doing the with the other (pointed) end of the entering small body, without turning it, lets pass.

In the accompanying drawing is an embodiment of this new turning device 1 and 2 in a front and a Side view shown.

With α the feed channel is designated, from which the projectiles 1, 2 emerge with the tip partly turned to the front and partly to the rear. Before the projectiles enter the actual turning device, they are held in place by the slide /, which is constantly pulled to the left (in the direction of the arrow) by the spring Γ ² ' ^{and is only moved to the right by the curve Z 1} for a very short period of time which is just enough to drop the jammed projectile, but to catch the next projectile again, so that two projectiles can never be inserted into the turning device at the same time. On the cam / 'actuating shaft c , two further cam disks m ¹ and n ^{x are also} provided, which respectively a slide m , which is also under spring action. η actuate, namely, these slides are respectively by their associated springs mr. n ² to the right, but moved to the left by the curved disks m ¹ and n ^1.

Having now described a Geschofs of the slider is released /, the same falls through a m in the slide opening provided m ³ pass on the slide n. In the latter there is a cut-κ ^3, which is indeed Grof enough to a Geschofs pass therethrough while the outer (left) position of the slide η lies about halfway in the wall 0, that is, it is partially covered by the same. If the concerned bullet falls with the blunt end on the slide η , as was assumed with regard to the bullet no. 1, the latter remains on the slide η and in this position protrudes with its tip into the cutout m ^{3 of} the slide m

into; At this moment, the rotation of the shaft c moves the clutch disc m ^{1 in} such a way that it releases the slide m ; the latter is thus suddenly pulled to the right by the spring m ' ² and thereby tips the bullet no. 1 so that the latter takes the various positions of the bullets indicated in FIG entered the front of the channel b .

If, conversely, the bullet emerges from the channel α with the tip forward, as has been assumed in the drawing with regard to bullet no. 2, the latter falls with its tip partially into the opening n after passing through the opening m ^{3 9} and remains in this position. The rear surface of the projectile lies below the slide m, and if this slide is released in the aforementioned manner when the cam r> i ^{is rotated and pulled to the right by the spring wi ² , it slides over the floor of the projectile without turning the latter. As the shaft c continues to rotate, the slide η is released from the cam disk 7i ^l and pulled to the right by the spring ri ^2; The opening n ^s emerges completely from the wall ο and the storey No. 2 with the point in this opening can now fall through the slide η , thus also entering the channel b with the point first.

The guide surface d provided on the slide η has the purpose of guiding the projectiles which are turned according to the type of projectile no. 1 and also those which are continued in the unchanged position according to the type of projectile no reverse and do not get stuck.

It should also be noted that the catch which catches the blunt ends of the small bodies need not necessarily be formed, as described above, by an opening w ^{3 of} the slide η partially covered by the wall 0 ; Rather, in connection with the opening n ³ , a fixed stop can be arranged on the wall ο and this stop can be dimensioned in such a way that it only catches the blunt rear surfaces of the small bodies and thus receives the tips of the front ends in the area of the slide η while it conversely, allows the tips of the small bodies to enter the opening n ^s so far that the blunt rear surfaces come to lie below the slide m.

Claims (2)

Patent Claims: 1. Device for straightening projectiles and similar bodies, characterized in that a stop (s) catches the body sliding downwards with the blunt end, so that the pointed end of the same is located in the area of a slide (m) performing the turning, while the stop causes the projectiles sliding with the point downwards to fall a little deeper, so that they come to lie below the slide (m) and are released during the lateral movement of the stop that then takes place and are passed on in an unchanged position. 2. An embodiment of the device according to claim 1, characterized in that the stop slide (s) is provided with a through opening (n ^s j , which in its outermost position is partially covered by a wall (ο) so that only the pointed ends of the body can enter the opening. 1 sheet of drawings.