Patent · US Expired

Stud feeder

US5695045A · kind A · utility

3Cited by

3References

8Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Emhart Inc. · US

Inventors

Bruno Mergell · Hildesheim, DE
Hans-Peter Seng · Reiskirchen, DE
Hans Wiessler · Wettenberg, DE
Alfred Gerhardt · Biebertal, DE
Norbert Tessarsch · Gießen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 16, 1995
Grant date	Dec 9, 1997
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 16, 2015

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB23K9/20
WIPO fieldMachine tools
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Stud feeder with an adapter (1), in which a conveying duct (4) and a stud feed orifice (3) designed substantially perpendicularly to the conveying duct (4) are provided, with a cylindrical or slightly conical stud holder (2) arranged coaxially to the conveying duct (4) and with a loading pin (10) which is capable of moving to and fro in the conveying duct (4) and which displaces studs (9) from the stud feed orifice (3) to the stud holder (2), characterized in that the conveying duct (4) is formed by a tubular gripper (5) which is slotted at least over a proportion of its length, and the gripper segments (6) are resilient substantially perpendicularly to their length.

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