Maschine zum Schleifen, Läppen oder Polieren von Stahlkugeln

摘要

A steel ball machining apparatus comprises a cylindrical ball storing vessel having an opening, a steel ball machining mechanism, a steel ball supply path for supplying steel balls to said machining mechanism from the opening in said vessel, a steel ball discharge path for discharging the balls from said machining mechanism, and an elevating conveyor is provided between the discharge path and the cylindrical vessel, the elevating conveyor having a ball receiving vessel which is adapted to move between a lower position in which the ball receiving vessel aligns with the discharge path and an upper position over the cylindrical vessel, a lifter of said ball receiving vessel, a ball return path provided at the upper position for feeding the balls from the ball receiving vessel over to the cylindrical vessel, the return path having a ball exit adapted to discharge the balls to said cylindrical vessel at radially different positions therein.