Patent ID: 6918280
Filing Date: 2005-07-19
Classification: B23Q,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for automatically ejecting and transferring a processed workpiece from a tool, said apparatus comprising: a base; a cylinder attached to said base, said cylinder having one end retracted in said cylinder and an opposite end extending therefrom; a pair of cam plates pivotably connected to said opposite end of said piston rod, said pair of cam plates having a plurality of slots adapted to translate said pair of cam plates in response to the initial extension of said piston rod and thereafter rotate said pair of cam plates in response to further extension of said piston rod; and means for engaging said workpiece, said engaging means rigidly mounted to said pair of cam plates, said engaging means adapted to engage said processed workpiece and to transfer said processed workpiece whereby an operator can immediately thereafter load a new workpiece into said tool and the overall cycle time of the operation is reduced.