ADHESIVE ACTIVATION MACHINE FOR ROUND SURFACES

摘要

A press apparatus and a press including the press apparatus include a circular nest and a circular pressure shoe made up of press blocks formed as radial segments with an inside diameter corresponding to the diameter of the circular nest. The press blocks are fitted to actuators to move the press blocks between a first position in which the press blocks are radially outwardly spaced away from the nest and a second position the press blocks are radially inwardly disposed so that the inner radii of the press blocks are aligned to form a circle concentric with the circular nest.

主权项

1. A press apparatus comprising:
a circular nest; a segmented circular pressure shoe concentrically disposed around a circumference of the nest comprising a plurality of press blocks formed as radial annular segments having an inner radius corresponding to a radius of the circular nest and an outer radius; and linear actuators, corresponding in number to the plurality of press blocks, the linear actuators are displaceable between a first position and a second position, both positions being along a radius of a circle concentric with the circular nest, wherein the press blocks are individually mounted to an actuator so that in the first position, the press blocks are extended radially outwardly and the inner radius is spaced from the circumference of the nest, and in the second position the press blocks are extended radially inwardly with the inner radius of each press block aligned with the inner radius of adjacent press blocks forming a circle concentric with the circular nest.