Patent ID: 11931792
Assignee: BELVAC PRODUCTION MACHINERY, INC.
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 17:
18. A method of processing an article, the method comprising:
providing a starwheel including a plurality of pockets, each of the plurality of pockets including a push plate contacting a closed end of the article at a first end and a rotating processing device at a second, generally opposing end;
providing an article guide having an aperture therein for receiving an opposing open end of the article and a generally ring-shaped guide assembly positioned between the rotating processing device and the article guide, the guide assembly including at least two guide pins extending from the first side of the guide assembly in a generally transverse direction and at least two resilient devices positioned over a respective one of the at least two guide pins;
moving one of the push plate or the rotating processing device a first distance in a first direction toward the other of the push plate or the rotating processing device such that the open end of the article is moved through the article guide and the ring-shaped guide assembly toward the rotating processing device;
further moving the push plate or the rotating processing device a second distance in the first direction such that a second portion of the article abuts an outer surface of the article guide, thereby moving the article guide toward the processing device independently of the rotating processing device, the second portion of the article having a diameter greater than a diameter of the aperture of the article guide; and
in response to the movement of the article guide independently of the second ram assembly, compressing the at least two resilient devices such that when the open end of the article is processed by the rotating processing device, rotational movement of the article is inhibited or prevented.