GB979982A - Improvements in or relating to circlip dispensers - Google Patents

Abstract

979,982. Circlips. ANDERTON SPRINGS Ltd. July 12, 1963 [July 14, 1962], No. 22880/62. Heading F2H. [Also in Division B8] Circlips are stacked on rod 27 and are discharged one by one from the bottom thereof by a hand tool (not shown) and the discharge is assisted by arm 17 pivoted at 18 and by studs 42 and 43. Arm 17 is provided with two tongues 22 and 21 which in turn feed the bottommost circlip forward to the right in Fig. 1, and studs 43 and 42 are carried by plates 39 and 38 pivoted at 41 and 40 and resiliently influenced by spring 44 to permit the separation of the studs 43 and 42. Studs 43 and 42 serve to position the lowermost circlip. Additional circlips may be fed to rod 27 by rod 50 which is secured to rod 27 at 52 by clamp 53. Operation.-At the bottom of rod 27 two circlips are positioned separated from and clear of the rod, viz. a rear circlip resting on the top surface 30 of fixed plate 11, and a forward circlip resting on the top surface 31 of fixed plate 14 and being positioned between studs 43 and 42. The operator inserts his hand tool into the holes 8 (Fig. 7) of the forward circlip and pulls it outwards past studs 43 and 42, the studs yielding to allow the discharge of the circlip by the passage of the circlip between them. This forward movement of the circlip causes by engagement with tongue 21, the forward pivoting movement of arm 17 about its pivot 18. And this forward movement of arm 17 causes, by engagement of tongue 22, the advancement of the rear circlip to the position vacated by the forward circlip. In this way the forward circlip is now positioned sufficiently clear of the rod 27 to be ready for engagement by the hand tool when the next discharge is required.