摘要 |
An apparatus whereby a dust proof cover, i.e., rubber boot fitted over a universal joint part interposed between rotary shafts is clamped and fixed at its opposite ends onto the mating parts by using metal clamp bands. The apparatus comprises a support mechanism for rotatably supporting the opposite ends of the object to be clamped having non-clamped metal clamp bands mounted thereon and for axially positioning the object, a buckle positioning mechanism for establishing the relative positional relation between the buckle members of the metal clamp bands and a buckle bending mechanism, and a stick tilting mechanism comprising a rotatably supported shaft member extending parallel with the axis of the object, arms fixed on the shaft member for tilting the stick members, and a device for rotating the shaft, the buckle tilting mechanism comprising a first cylinder device having pawl members for bending the buckle members onto the tilted stick members, and a second cylinder device for pressing the bent buckle members onto the stick members by the closed pawl members to completely cover the stick members with the buckle members.
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