Elongated-member-driving apparatus – With means to support member and/or work relative to driver – Work immobilizer
Patent
1987-11-13
1989-04-25
Eley, Timothy V.
Elongated-member-driving apparatus
With means to support member and/or work relative to driver
Work immobilizer
292813, 29716, 29798, 269910, B27F 709
Patent
active
048240044
ABSTRACT:
A machine (20) forming of pallets by affixing deck boards (52) to two or more stringers (50). The apparatus includes a base (22) defining a bed which has input and output sections. An inverter (28) is pivotally mounted to the base (22) for pivotal movement between a first position, overlying the input section, and a second position, overlying the output section. With the inverter (28) in its first position, a pallet is partially formed by affixing a plurality of deck boards (52) to first sides of two or more stringers (50) while those pallet components (50, 52) are held within fittings (56, 62, 64, 66, 68) carried by the inverter (28). Affixation is effected by a tower (86), having a plurality of nailer guns (100), moving across the inverter (28). With the pallet thus partially formed, the inverter (28) pivots to its second position to deposit the partially formed pallet into the output section at which the partially formed pallet and deck boards (52) to be affixed to the other sides of the stringers (50) are held in position by various fittings (74, 78, 80, 82). As the deck boards (52) are applied to the stringers (50) in the output section, deck boards (52) and stringers (50) are positioned within various fittings carried by the inverter (28), which has been returned to its first position. With the pallet components positioned in the input and output sections of the apparatus (20), the tower (86) is, again, caused to be moved across the apparatus (20) to effect nailing of the various deck boards (52) to the stringers (50). Pallets are continued to be assembled in this fashion as desired.
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Chin Frances
Eley Timothy V.
Nawrocki Lawrence M.
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