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Joining system head, joining system, and method of feeding and joining elements

US8653402B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

NEWFREY LLC · US

Inventors

Manfred Muller · Berlin, DE
Wolfgang Obermann · St. Jakob, AT
Michael Krengel · Gießen, DE
Klaus Gisbert-Schmitt · Gießen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 30, 2007
Grant date	Feb 18, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 4, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T403/70
WIPO fieldMachine tools
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A joining method head is proposed for fixation to a movable frame, in particular to a robot, having a holding means for an element to be joined to a part, a joining drive means to move the holding means along a joining direction for joining, and a feeding means for feeding elements to the joining method head. Here a control means to control the joining drive means is arranged at the joining method head spatially distanced from the holding means and the joining drive means, so that the holding means and the joining drive means form a joining tool of small dimensions, and means are provided to pass on the elements fed to a transfer station of the feeding means in each instance to the holding means from in front.

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