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Apparatus for automatically feeding and cutting helical film resistors

Assignee: AT&T Inc
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Filing: 1964-01-08
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Granted: 1966-08-09
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Expires: 1984-01-08
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Paul E Anderson
  • 👤 Alfred C Kengott

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 05:15
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01C; H01C17/00; H01C17/22; H01C17/24; H01C17/245

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 173 words
IN AN APPARATUS FOR CUTTING A GROOVE IN A CYLINDRICAL ARTICLE: A ROTARY CUTTING WHEEL MOUNTED ON ONE SIDE OF A PREDETERMINED AXIS FOR MOVEMENT TOWARD THE AXIS TO AN OPERTIVE POSITION IN ENGAGEMENT WITH ONE SIDE OF SUCH AN ARTICLE SUPPORTED IN CUTTING POSITION ON THE AXIS; A PAIR OF BACKUP ROLLERS MOUNTED ON THE ONE SIDE OF THE AXIS AND BIASED TOWARD THE AXIS FOR ENGAGING LONGITUDINALLY SPACED PORTION OF THE ONE SIDE OF THE ARTICLE; A PAIR OF DRIVING ROLLERS MOUNTED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF AND IN PARALLEL RELATION TO SAID AXIS AND FOR MOVEMENT TO A FIRST POSITION FOR ENGAGING CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SPACED PORTIONS OF THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ARTICLE AND COOPERATING WITH SAID BACKUP ROLLERS TO SUPPORT THE ARTICLE FOR ROTATION IN THE CUTTING POSITION; MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID DRIVING ROLLERS TO IMPART ROTATION TO THE ARTICLE; AND MEANS FOR MOVING SAID DRIVING ROLLERS FROM SAID FIRST POSITION TO EFFECT THE DISENGAGEMENT OF THE ARTICLE FROM SAID CUTTING WHEEL UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF SAID BIASED BACKUP ROLLERS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 173 words
IN AN APPARATUS FOR CUTTING A GROOVE IN A CYLINDRICAL ARTICLE: A ROTARY CUTTING WHEEL MOUNTED ON ONE SIDE OF A PREDETERMINED AXIS FOR MOVEMENT TOWARD THE AXIS TO AN OPERTIVE POSITION IN ENGAGEMENT WITH ONE SIDE OF SUCH AN ARTICLE SUPPORTED IN CUTTING POSITION ON THE AXIS; A PAIR OF BACKUP ROLLERS MOUNTED ON THE ONE SIDE OF THE AXIS AND BIASED TOWARD THE AXIS FOR ENGAGING LONGITUDINALLY SPACED PORTION OF THE ONE SIDE OF THE ARTICLE; A PAIR OF DRIVING ROLLERS MOUNTED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF AND IN PARALLEL RELATION TO SAID AXIS AND FOR MOVEMENT TO A FIRST POSITION FOR ENGAGING CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SPACED PORTIONS OF THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ARTICLE AND COOPERATING WITH SAID BACKUP ROLLERS TO SUPPORT THE ARTICLE FOR ROTATION IN THE CUTTING POSITION; MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID DRIVING ROLLERS TO IMPART ROTATION TO THE ARTICLE; AND MEANS FOR MOVING SAID DRIVING ROLLERS FROM SAID FIRST POSITION TO EFFECT THE DISENGAGEMENT OF THE ARTICLE FROM SAID CUTTING WHEEL UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF SAID BIASED BACKUP ROLLERS.

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