Delivery System for Ball Peening or Forming Apparatus

Author:  Larry S. Klass
Source:  US Patent 4,426,866
Doc ID:  1981130
Year of Publication:  1981
Abstract:  
A ball peening machine used for forming or surface treatment is constructed with a unique delivery system. The peening media is loaded by gravity from a hopper to a conveyor belt which is constructed with paddles extending transverse to the direction of travel. The media is delivered to the work piece at the end of the conveyor where it turns sharply downward. The paddles tend to propel the media downward.