US Patent: 2,716,675
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| Electrical Feed Rail Structure for Lathes
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Patentee:
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| William G. Hoelscher (exact or similar names) - Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OH |
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| Not known to have been produced |
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Patent Dates:
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| Applied: |
Jan. 26, 1950 |
| Granted: |
Aug. 30, 1955 |
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Joel Havens
"Vintage Machinery" entry for American Tool Works Co.
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Description: |
| Claim:
This invention relates to lathes and similar machine tools having a motor driven headstock, a translatable carriage, and mechanical driving apparatus for the carriage, and is directed particularly to the feed rail structure of an electrical control system providing rapid carriage traverse and control of the headstock motor from the carriage. The feed rail structure forms part of an electrical distribution system mounted upon the lathe bed and in electrical connection with lever operated switches mounted on the carriage; these switches, in turn, are an electrical connection with the headstock motor and with a rapid traverse motor, thus providing a centralized station at the carriage for control of both motors.
This application is a continuation in part of the copending application of William G. Hoelscher entitled, Hand or Power Transmitting Apparatus, filed 13 September, 1948, now Patent No. 2,608,109, issued on 26 August, 1952, relating generally to the mechanical-electrical carriage driving apparatus and its mechanical interlock system. The present application relates to the feed rail structure for establishing an electrical circuit from the bed to the carriage and from the carriage to the headstock motor and carriage motor. |
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