Portable automatic fastener delivery system
US6688489B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 16, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 10, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 30, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB23P19/003
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A portable fastener delivery system is provided that comprises an automated unloading mechanism that removes fasteners from a fastener storage device and delivers the fasteners through a delivery conduit to a work station. Generally, the portable fastener delivery system is mobile throughout a production facility so that fasteners may be delivered to a plurality of work stations. In operation, a signal is transmitted to a control system requesting a specific fastener configuration, and the control system causes positioning of the unloading mechanism adjacent the fastener storage device. A pneumatic source is then activated to cause the unloading mechanism to remove a fastener from the fastener storage device using a vacuum generator, and once the fastener is removed, the fastener is transported through a delivery conduit to the work station using pressurized air from the pneumatic source through a flexible fastener delivery tube.
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