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Front loading stud welding head

US8344280B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims

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Assignee

NEWFREY LLC · US

Inventors

Michael Schneider · Gießen, DE
Karl Heinz BRIEHL · Roßberg, DE
Alexander Schug · Herzogenaurach, DE
Jochen Hain · Gießen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 29, 2010
Grant date	Jan 1, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 16, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/53061
WIPO fieldMachine tools
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a joining head arrangement for joining components, such as studs, onto a workpiece. The joining head arrangement comprises a housing and a slide that is mounted on the housing and is movable, by means of a linear drive, in a joining direction in relation to the housing. The joining head further comprises a component holder, arranged on the slide, and operable to hold a component during a joining operation. A feed device delivers components, at a transfer location, to the component holder. The component holder is rotatable about an axis, which is aligned transversely relative to the joining direction, from a transfer position to a joining position.

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