Vehicle body sheet metal clinch nut feeder

Details Vehicle body sheet metal clinch nut feeder Vehicle body sheet metal clinch nut feeder

2008-07-15

2008-07-15

Crawford, Gene O. (Department: 3651)

Article dispensing

With discharge assistant

Reciprocating

C221S073000, C221S079000, C221S232000, C221S238000, C221S239000, C221S029000, C029S798000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07398896

ABSTRACT:
A vehicle body clinch nut feeder (22) includes a dispensing head (54) having an inlet passage (60) through which oriented clinch nuts (26) are fed single file. The leading clinch nut is moved laterally to between clamping portions (64a, 66a) of a pair of clamp members (64, 66) of a clamp (62) where a second feed actuator (80) subsequently moves the clamped clinch nut downwardly to an opening (78) in a delivery member (76) where a robot end effector (32) receives the clinch nut in preparation for a clinching operation. An alignment mount (58) supports the dispensing head (54) on a support (56) for a horizontal movement in perpendicular horizontal directions to insure alignment of the robot end effector (32) with the clinch nut (26) to be received.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4785529 (1988-11-01), Pamer et al.
patent: 5743003 (1998-04-01), Shinjo
patent: 6631827 (2003-10-01), Goodsmith et al.
patent: 2005/0258185 (2005-11-01), Vrana

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