发明名称 |
FLEXIBLE FEEDING AND CLOSING MACHINE FOR HINGED CAPS |
摘要 |
An automated device for producing a closed part, commencing with an open part having a cap joined with a hinge to a body, the device comprising: a tool having a guide surface defined in an operating plane substantially orthogonal to a hinge axis; a part gripper disposed on a computer numerically controlled shuttle, the part gripper operable to: select an open part from a stream of identical open parts; engage one of: the cap; and the body, on a start point on the guide surface; slide the open part, within the operating plane from the start point to a finish point on the guide surface, to rotate the cap about the hinge axis from an open position to a closed position relative to the body; and release the closed part from the part gripper at a release station. |
申请公布号 |
US2016264388(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2016.09.15 |
申请号 |
US201415031856 |
申请日期 |
2014.10.09 |
申请人 |
TRANSFORMIX ENGINEERING INC. |
发明人 |
NICHOLSON Kenneth Wayne;MUNROE Philip David;SMITH Martin George;ALMAS Robert David |
分类号 |
B67B3/20;B25J9/00 |
主分类号 |
B67B3/20 |
代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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主权项 |
1. An automated device for producing a closed part, commencing with an open part having a cap joined with a hinge to a body, the device comprising:
a tool having a guide surface defined in an operating plane substantially orthogonal to a hinge axis; a part gripper disposed on a computer numerically controlled shuttle, the part gripper operable to:
select an open part from a stream of identical open parts;engage one of: the cap; and the body, on a start point on the guide surface;slide the open part, within the operating plane from the start point to a finish point on the guide surface, to rotate the cap about the hinge axis from an open position to a closed position relative to the body; andrelease the closed part from the part gripper at a release station. |
地址 |
Kingston CA |