Patent ID: 6347733
Filing Date: 2002-02-19
Classification: B23K,B23Q

Abstract:
A workpiece positioner, which includes:a pair of generally vertical disposed laterally displaced and opposing workpiece holder supports; and a pair of workpiece holders operably connected to said workpiece holder supports, said pair of workpiece holders including a first set of workpiece holders and a second set of workpiece holders, wherein each said set of workpiece holders includes a first workpiece holder and second workpiece holder which are operably associated with one of said workpiece holder supports such that sad first workspace holder are opposing and generally coaxially aligned with said respective second workpiece holders and said workpiece holders rotate about a first generally horizontal common as with respect to said vertical workpiece holder supports, further said first set of workpiece holders are rotatably driven about a second common axis and said second set of workpiece holders are rotatably driven about a third common axis which when said first and said second set of workpiece holders are in an operating position are disposed at least partially on an opposite side of a plane which runs generally perpendicular to said vertical workpiece holder support and through said horizontal common axis.