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

Claim 0:
1. A processing turret, comprising:
a drive shaft;
a starwheel having a plurality of pockets configured to hold a respective article, the plurality of pockets having a respective push plate at a first end and a rotatable processing device at a second, generally opposing end, each of the push plates being configured to contact a closed end of an article; and
a pressure plate assembly positioned generally adjacent to each of the rotatable processing devices, the pressure plate assembly including a generally ring-shaped guide assembly having at least two guide pins extending therefrom, the at least two guide pins having a respective at least two resilient devices positioned thereover, the guide assembly being configured to surround an open end of the article to be processed,
wherein when the processing turret is in a first position, the at least two resilient devices are compressed, and wherein when the processing turret is in a second position, the at least two resilient devices are generally uncompressed,
the distance between the push plate and the rotatable processing device being greater in the second position than in the first position.