Claims
- 1. A gripper timing protractor means for properly aligning a gripper cylinder with respect to a pallet table of a label transfer system of rotary labeling equipment wherein said gripper cylinder has an anvil and is disposed on a gripper table having a gripper table shaft and wherein said pallet table includes a pallet having a pallet edge, said gripper timing protractor means comprising:
- a horizontal base comprising a substantially circular plane having a centrally disposed portion comprising a gripper table shaft receiving aperture;
- a protractor element pivotally coupled to said base; and
- a securing element coupled to said base to secure said base such that said protractor element may pivot with respect to said base.
- 2. The gripper timing protractor means of claim 1 further comprising a radial positioning element pivotally coupled to said base.
- 3. The gripper timing protractor means of claim 1 further comprising a radial positioning element coupled to said protractor element.
- 4. The gripper timing protractor means of claim 2 further comprising a radial measuring element coupled to said radial positioning element.
- 5. The gripper timing protractor means of claim 3 further comprising a radial measuring element couple to said radial positioning element.
- 6. The gripper timing protractor means of claim 1 wherein the element for securing said base is disposed on the outside edge of said base.
- 7. The gripper timing protractor means of claim 1 further comprising an angular measuring element coupled to said base.
- 8. The gripper timing protractor means of claim 1 further comprising a protractor element securing element coupled to said protractor element to releasably fix said protractor element with respect to said base.
- 9. A gripper timing protractor for properly aligning a gripper cylinder disposed on a gripper table shaft of a gripper table with respect to a pallet disposed on a pallet table having a pallet table shaft of a label transfer system of rotary labeling equipment comprising:
- a horizontal base comprising a substantially circular plane having a centrally disposed portion having a gripper table shaft receiving aperture;
- a radial positioning element pivotally coupled to said base; and
- a securing element to secure said base in a stationary position.
- 10. A process for using the gripper timing protractor means of claim 2 to properly set said label transfer system comprising the steps of:
- placing said protractor on said gripper table shaft;
- placing said gripper cylinder on said gripper table shaft;
- securing said base of said protractor using said securing element;
- adjusting said protractor element to determine the angular position of said anvil with respect to said edge of said pallet; and
- using said radial positioning element to position said anvil.
Parent Case Info
This application is a divisional U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/561,295, filed Nov. 21, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,787,598, filed Nov. 21, 1995, and issued Aug. 4, 1998, of James W. Tillis, Sr. and Torello Tacchi for their LABELING EQUIPMENT ALIGNMENT TOOLING.
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Non-Patent Literature Citations (1)
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Krones, "Basics of Rotary Labeling", Sixth Edition, Jul. 1992. |
Divisions (1)
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Nov 1995 |
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