Claims
- 1. An end plating machine for a wood tie having opposite ends, comprising:
- a frame means including horizontally spaced-apart first and second end frames;
- said frame means having tie in-feed and out-feed portions;
- means for positioning a tie between said end frames;
- at least a first tie clamping means adjacent said first end frame for clamping one end of a tie positioned between said end frames;
- a first horizontally disposed, power ram means associated with said first end frame for driving an end plate into said one end of the tie while said first tie clamping means is clamping the one end of the tie positioned therein;
- a first end plate station on said first end frame for supporting a plurality of end plates;
- a first end plate transporter on said first end frame for successively transporting individual end plates from said first end plate station to a position adjacent said one end of the tie positioned in said first tie clamping means so that said first power ram means may drive the end plate into the said one end of the tie.
- 2. The end plating machine of claim 1 including a tie feeding conveyor at said in-feed portion for successively conveying ties to said first tie clamping means.
- 3. The end plating machine of claim 1 wherein the end plates are stacked one upon the other in said first end plate station.
- 4. The end plating machine of claim 1 wherein said first end plate station comprises first and second end plate hoppers, respectively, wherein said end plates are stacked one upon another therein.
- 5. The end plating machine of claim 4 wherein said first end frame includes means for separating the lowermost end plate in the associated hopper from the end plates thereabove.
- 6. The end plating machine of claim 1 wherein a second end plate station is positioned on said first end frame for supporting end plates having a different dimension than that supported by said first end plate station.
- 7. An end plating machine for a wood tie having opposite ends, comprising:
- a frame means including horizontally spaced-apart first and second end frames;
- said frame means having tie in-feed and out-feed portions;
- means for positioning a tie between said end frames;
- at least a first tie clamping means adjacent said first end frame for clamping one end of a tie positioned between said end frames;
- a first horizontally disposed, power ram means associated with said first end frame for driving an end plate into said one end of the tie while said first tie clamping means is clamping the one end of the tie positioned therein;
- a first end plate station on said first end frame for supporting a plurality of end plates;
- a first end plate transporter on said first end frame for successively transporting individual end plates from said first end plate station to a position adjacent said one end of the tie positioned in said first tie clamping means so that said first power ram means may drive the end plate into the said one end of the tie;
- a second end plate station positioned on said first end frame for supporting end plates having a different dimension than that supported by said first end plate station;
- a sensing means for sensing ties of different dimensions;
- and means for controlling the operation of said end plate transporter so that the properly dimensioned end plate will be delivered to said power ram means.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This is a divisional application of Petitioner's earlier application Ser. No. 08/955,046 filed Oct. 21, 1997, entitled A WOOD TIE END PLATING MACHINE.
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Divisions (1)
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Oct 1997 |
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