Patent ID: 7963199
Filing Date: 2011-06-21
Classification: B21D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A spinning apparatus comprising: a clamp including a receiving area adjustable in size and configured to receive at least a portion of a workpiece along a vertical axis; a spinning arrangement having at least one roller assembly capable of acting on the workpiece along an axis transverse to said vertical axis in order to form at least a portion of the workpiece the spinning arrangement further comprising a spinner head comprising a housing, a hub and at least one roller assembly; the roller assembly include a link arm, a connector arm, a pivot and a roller, wherein the link arm is configured to rotate about the pivot and the roller is connected to the link arm at one end and the connector is connected to the link arm at an end of the link arm opposite the roller; a frame configured to support the clamp and the spinning arrangement; wherein one of the clamp or the spinning arrangement is located vertically above the other of the clamp or the spinning arrangement; and a drive mechanism to drive the spinning arrangement in a rotational sense along the vertical axis about the workpiece.