Automated steering centering assembly
US9095945B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 14, 2013 |
| Grant date | Aug 4, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T279/1224
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An automated vehicle steering centering assembly for a centering process for marking a center of a steering column includes a housing connected to a robotic arm for movement therewith. A drive mechanism is mounted to the housing. A chuck is rotatably connected to the drive mechanism. The chuck includes a moveable gripper jaw having a splined inner surface for mating with a splined portion of the steering column. A pneumatic mechanism is mounted to the housing and operably connected to the chuck. Air pressure supplied from the pneumatic mechanism to the chuck moves the gripper jaw between an open position and a closed position so as to grip the steering column.
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