摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for automatically inserting a metallic plate into another component after positioning, in which the metallic plate is partially restored after bending processing thereof in a predetermined shape because of its elasticity, and then the shapes of the metallic plates are varied. SOLUTION: The metallic plate 2 bent in a predetermined shape is inserted into a groove of an molded article, through the following steps. (1) The metallic plate 2 is chucked by catching a pair of chuck claws 3 getting closer to the metallic plate from both sides thereof, and the chucking is performed at a plurality of portions necessary for maintaining the predetermined shape. (2) In the metallic plate 2 held, one of sides sandwiching the metallic plate is positioned and fixed at a position corresponding to the groove of the molded article, and the other side is caught and chucked by a pair of two sorts of chuck claws 4, 4' getting closer to one side, and the chucking is performed in a plurality of portions necessary for maintaining the predetermined shape. (3) After the chucking, the chucking in the step (1) is released. (4) Then, the metallic plate of the predetermined shape maintained by the chucking in the step (2) is inserted into the groove of the molded article. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT |