Automatic fastener feed apparatus and method
US5400942A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 19, 1993 |
| Grant date | Mar 28, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 19, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB21J15/32
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An automated device for presenting fastener assemblies to the nosepiece of a fastener-setting tool as quickly as possible with the least amount of error. A pair of fingers connected to a tubular shaft and activated by a pneumatic piston assembly grip the fastener stem close to but spaced from the stem tip; and a second pneumatic piston assembly to displace the device towards the tool to physically insert the fastener stem into the nosepiece of the tool.
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