Metal working – Means to assemble or disassemble – Multiple station assembly or disassembly apparatus
Patent
1990-10-22
1991-10-29
Culver, Horace M.
Metal working
Means to assemble or disassemble
Multiple station assembly or disassembly apparatus
29797, 29434, 29453, B29C 602, B29F 114
Patent
active
050603680
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for assembling plastic cases consisting of a male case member and a female case member for cassette tapes comprising a robot for removing the male and female case member for an injection mold to an assembling position and assembling the male and female case members. The robot has an arm having a sucker assembly consisting of an upper sucker seat and a lower sucker seat. A plurality of suckers are provided on the upper and lower sucker seats. The suckers are controlled by a plurality of air cylinders in the upper and lower sucker seats to selectively retain the male and female case members on the sucker seats or release the cases members from the sucker seats. Two parallel, vertical holding arms are respectively provided adjacent to both sides of each sucker seat. Two vertical rails are formed on the arm between the upper sucker seat and the lower sucker seat. The upper sucker seat is movable along the vertical rails under the control of an actuating bar provided on the upper sucker seat. The lower sucker seat is articulated to the arm at a lower portion thereof.
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