Rotary conveyor

摘要

A rotary conveyor comprising an annular array of a plurality of circumferentially spaced work piece support members for receiving a corresponding plurality of work pieces. They conveyor further include a first drive ring coaxially associated with the array for rotating the work pieces in the work piece support members. The drive ring is rotatable with respect to the array such that relative movement between the drive ring and the array causes the work pieces to rotate. The invention further includes a rotary oven for depositing and curing resin on work pieces having a shaft thereon. The oven comprises an annular array having a plurality of circumferentially spaced work piece support members. Each work piece support member has a sprocket mounted on its radially inward end and is shaped so as to receive a work piece in its radially outward end. The oven further comprises a drive ring coaxial with the array, the drive ring having a chain mounted about its outer periphery such that the work piece support member sprockets mesh with the chain. The oven also includes a plurality of heating elements to heat the work pieces retained in the work piece support members, and a motor coupled to the ring for rotating the ring about the ring axis. The oven further comprises indexing means coupled to the array for step-wise rotating the annular array, whereby as the array is indexed the work pieces are passed under the heating elements to thereby heat and cure the work pieces.