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A further object of the invention is to provide 25 tions with the conveyor I3 through a train of
gearing comprising bevelled gears 2|, 22, shaft
adjusting mechanism by which the spiral timer
23, chain 24, shaft 25, the conveyor being trained
feeder may be adjusted, without stopping or in
over a drive pulley on the shaft 25.
terfering with the continuous operation of the
The shaft I'I is connected through a universal
machine, to synchronize the feed of the articles
with the movements of the gauging, or other units 30 joint 26 (Fig. 1) to the shaft 2'I of a worm which
drives a worm wheel 28 keyed to a short vertical
which act upon said articles, whereby thev articles
tubular shaft 29 journalled by means of ball bear
are accurately positioned with respect to such
ings 30 within a stationary hollow column 3|.
units.
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The bore of the shaft 29 is rectangular to re
Other objects of the invention will appear here
inafter.
hereinafter described.
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by the line 6-6 on Fig. 5, showing adjusting 55 shaft 33 is journalled in bearings 46 and 41 at the
lower and upper ends respectively of the case 44.
means for rotatively adjusting the spiral timer
The worm shaft is attached at its upper end to
conveyor and thereby adjusting the feed of the
articles to cause them to register with the gaug
ing units.
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The timer shaft I4 is angularly adjustable hor 70 conveyor for advancing articles placed thereon, a
izontally about the axis of the column 35 and
timing device for spacing the articles placed on
shaft 33, such adjustment being provided for by
the conveyor and timing their advance with the
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conveyor, said timing device comprising a hori
The collar 39 is formed with an integral radial
zontal shaft positioned over the conveyor and
arm 15 and the case 4I is formed with an arm '(5 extending in the direction of the travel of the
the following construction:
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the spacing of adjacent convolutions of the spiral
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Number
formed with a spiral guiding surface, a horizon
tal shaft attached to said timer device and ex
1,052,579
tending in line therewith, a stationary casing in
1,274,548
which said shaft is journalled, a vertical drive
1,355,184
shaft, a worm and intermeshing worm wheel con
1,720,956
nected respectively to said vertical and horizon
1,721,193
tal shafts, and means for rotatively adjusting
1,756,561
said casing about the axis of said vertical shaft 70 2,259,748
CLARENCE A. HEYNE.
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