Fastener dispensing apparatus
US9120141B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 22, 2010 |
| Grant date | Sep 1, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 26, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/53513
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A fastener dispensing apparatus includes a body that defines a punch path and at least partially surrounds a punch that includes forward and rearward portions. The punch reciprocates between retracted and advanced positions in which the tip of the forward portion extends from an end of the punch path to drive a fastener towards the workpiece. A fastener feed path extends transverse to the punch path and is defined by a surface of the body, the fastener feed path receives an elongate carrier of fasteners. A fastener feeding device sequentially feeds fasteners along the fastener feed path and into alignment with the end of the punch path. An actuator is drivable by the reciprocal movement of the rearward portion of the punch. An engagement member engages the carrier and is moveable relative to the body.
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