Component feeder with reciprocal and rotatable magazine
US5640758A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 12, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jun 24, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 12, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/5373
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A component installation tool of the type having a rearward stroke to accommodate delivery of a component to the front of the tool and a forward stroke to engage, deliver and install the component at a workpiece, the tool including a housing, a reciprocating mechanism contained therein, a feeder support mounted on the housing, a reciprocal magazine mounted on the feeder support for reciprocation between a component receiving position adjacent the tool and a position for delivering a component in front of the mechanism; and delivery means for delivering a component to a chamber in the magazine when the magazine is in the component receiving position and the mechanism is in the forward stroke.
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