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6981311 |
Fastening apparatus and method
A system and method for precision fastening of a fastener. The fastening system includes a motor and a sensor that provides a feedback signal from the motor to a controller. The controller compares...
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6970254 |
Robotic vision system to locate Z-forms
A Z-form position detector useful for ascertaining the position of Z-forms with respect to underlying composite structure. The device comprises an oscillating laser that generates a line projected...
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6968605 |
Tagging apparatus and method
A tag apparatus and method includes a nail gun with a tag positioning device. The tag positioning device is connected to a nail gun safety probe. Flexible tags are held in a tag magazine. Upon...
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6966108 |
Wrap-around notebook technique
A system for assembling a wrap-around type binder includes a riveting apparatus including a riveting station, for assembling a ring/shield/frame/hinge plate assembly to binder covers. The ring...
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6964094 |
Die changing mechanism for self-piercing rivet setting apparatus and the like
An apparatus comprises a die assembly including a plurality of dies held on a movable table, and a driving device for moving the die assembly. The driving device is operable to move the die...
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6957483 |
Self-diagnosing pierce nut installation apparatus
A self-diagnosing pierce nut installation apparatus including an installation head attached to an upper die member of a die press having a reciprocating plunger driving a pierce nut against a...
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6954976 |
Method of installing a fastener
The present invention relates to an improved die member, panel and fastener assembly and method for installing a fastener into a panel. The die member has a pair of opposed clinching lips...
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6951052 |
Fastener insertion apparatus and method
A rivet is inserted into a workpiece by apparatus that includes an internal roller screw linear actuator in which rotational movement of an internally threaded cylinder is converted into linear...
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6948224 |
Automatic stapling method and stapler
An automatic stapling apparatus and method is disclosed which may have a stapling mechanism moved by a stapler engaging mechanism into a stapling position in relation to a stack of sheets to be...
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6944944 |
Fastening machines
Fastener delivery apparatus for automatically selecting and delivering fasteners such as rivets to a setting tool. The fasteners are pre-loaded in a package and dispense via at least one fastener...
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6925698 |
Method of feeding and installing self-attaching nuts
A self-attaching fastener installation head and feed mechanism including a spring-biased L-shaped feed pawl which feeds a first nut in the feed passage adjacent the plunger passage on the upstroke...
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6912776 |
Pierce nut installation apparatus
A pierce nut installation apparatus having a feed passage, a plunger passage and a plunger which reciprocates through the plunger passage to engage and install a pierce nut in a panel opposite the...
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6910263 |
Self-piercing rivet setting apparatus and system
A self-piercing rivet setting apparatus ( 9 ) comprises a punch ( 14 ) and a die ( 18 ) for driving a self-piercing rivet into a plurality of workpieces including a receiving-side workpiece...
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6880236 |
Device and method for installing muntin bars into a frame
A device for installing muntin bars into a frame of a window including a device for accurately positioning the muntin bars within the frame and also for providing an accurate junction between the...
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6851182 |
Adjusting jig of button attaching apparatus
Jigs ( 52 to 57 ) are respectively set on upper and lower holders ( 21, 31 ) of a button attaching apparatus instead of upper and lower dies; relative position of the upper and the lower holders...
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6836948 |
Method of joining a sheet metal part to a metal tube
The present invention provides a method of joining a sheet metal part to a metal tube to form an assembly. In an overlapping configuration, the parts are held together under a clamping force while...
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6817074 |
Piercing and riveting tool, rivet, and method
A piercing and riveting tool utilizes a rivet assembly that includes a rivet body and a mandrel. In a single operation, the tool clamps one or more workpieces in place; pierces the clamped...
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6789309 |
Self-piercing robotic rivet setting system
A self-piercing type rivet setting system 30 comprises: a rivet swaging assembly 35 ; a robot 6 which moves the rivet swaging assembly 35 to put it in position relative to a predetermined...
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6766569 |
Adjusting method and adjusting jig of button attaching apparatus
Jigs ( 52 to 57 ) are respectively set on upper and lower holders ( 21, 31 ) of a button attaching apparatus instead of upper and lower dies; relative position of the upper and the lower holders...
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6763564 |
Automated method and apparatus for driving fasteners into an electric fan assembly
An apparatus and method for assembling a fan grill to a shroud of a fan housing. The apparatus includes a support structure having a moveable carriage disposed in a horizontal plane. The moveable...
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6763568 |
Method, device and rivet for effecting a mechanical joining
The invention relates to a method for mechanically joining stacked, plate-shaped objects, especially metal sheets by means of punch riveting with a semitubular rivet while using tools placed above...
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6745461 |
Automated grommet station
An apparatus is provided for setting grommets around the perimeter of a tarp. The apparatus includes a feed reel from which a rolled tarp may be unwound; a table, across which the tarp may be...
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6742235 |
Fastening of sheet material
A fastener such as a self piercing rivet is inserted into sheet material without full penetration such that the deformed end of the rivet remains encapsulated by an upset annulus of the sheet...
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6742245 |
Apparatus for assembly of roof panel structures
A portable roof panel structure assembly mechanism that may be transported to a construction site and that is used to automatically assemble roof panel structures at the site. The assembly...
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6739038 |
Portable belt lacer
A portable belt lacer fastens to an associated belt end a plurality of side-by-side connectors of the type having opposing shanks interconnected by central eye loops with staples that extend...
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6704982 |
Automatic machine for assembling frames
The machine comprises two independent fastening stations. The first station ( 2 ), designed to assembly the corners of the frame separately and successively, is provided with two cutting heads ( 3,...
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6681976 |
Rotary device for a rivet setting machine
A rotary device for a rivet setting machine for self-punching rivets that includes a rotatable pick-up device ( 1 ) having an angle of rotation lock ( 2 ), wherein the angle of rotation lock ( 2 )...
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6663329 |
Self-penetrating fastening rivet
A rivet capable of self-piercing at least one sheet of material and becoming embedded in one of such sheets, generally consisting of a head section and a shank section formed integrally with the...
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6601291 |
Apparatus and method of producing a core board product
A core board forming apparatus includes a feeding apparatus for sensing and dispensing tubular cores at predetermined dispensing positions. A compression apparatus receives and detects the tubular...
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6594879 |
System, apparatus, and method for blade clearance tuning
When connecting two elements that are moveable with respect to one another, someamount of clearance, i.e., spacing between the elements, is included to minimize friction between the elements. The...
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6578258 |
Pierce nut installation head
A pierce nut installation head for installing a pierce nut onto a sheet metal panel. The installation head is mounted to a press which compresses the installation head against the sheet metal...
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6574856 |
Machine for automatically applying snap fasteners on a support
A machine for automatically applying snap fasteners on a support, such as a fabric, comprises a sensor for sensing the instantaneous value of the riveting pressure applied to the machine punch...
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6543115 |
Process and device for joining by punching and riveting
A method as well as an apparatus manufactures a punch riveted joint, wherein at least two layers are pressed by a holding-down device against the die and a rivet, in particular a semitubular rivet,...
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6523239 |
Die for assembling metal spool having high torque transmitting capacity between spool components
A die and method of assembling a high torque capacity metal spool. The spool comprises a cylindrical barrel, a pair of flanges and a pair of flange hubs. The die includes a support member and a...
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6446833 |
Automatic nut feeding device
There is disclosed an automatic nut feeding device comprising a body provided on a side surface thereof with a nut feeding hole, and a spring-plunger type conduction sensor mounted on a side of the...
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6442830 |
Fastener installation assembly
A fastener installation assembly having a base, a first support member mounted to the base to slide upon the base and a second support member mounted to the first support member to the slide upon...
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RE37797 |
Truss assembly apparatus with independent roller drive
Methods and apparatus for assembling a truss are described. In one embodiment, the truss table apparatus includes a truss table and a roller assembly. The truss table includes two guides and a...
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6385843 |
Self-penetrating fastening system
The self-penetrating fastening device proposed consists of a rivet ( 3 ), acted on by a punch ( 13 ), and a die ( 15 ), the rivet consisting of a head ( 4 ) and a shank ( 6 ) with a central cavity...
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6381821 |
Emitter barb installation tool and emitter barb cluster
Emitter barb installation tool 20 has driving mechanism 24 , emitter barb feeder magazine 26 and pipe support 22 . Pipe support 22 holds and supports a pipe 5 . Feeder magazine 26 holds...
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6357109 |
Apparatus for automatic fixation of self-piercing fasteners on an article
An apparatus ( 10 ) has a punching station for automatic fixation of self-piercing fasteners ( 2 ) each having a stud ( 3 ), a flange-shaped head ( 4 ) and a cylindrical lug ( 5 ) at one end of the...
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6311393 |
Assembly for attaching fasteners to a belt
An assembly for attaching U-shaped belt fasteners to the end of an elongated flat belt in which each belt fastener has first and second opposed leg portions with an integral bight portion...
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6295710 |
Automatic fastening machine and method
An automatic fastening machine and method which reduces fastener installation cycle time by virtue of unique tool movements, pressure foot operation and other features. The pressure foot plate is...
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6289570 |
Die and method for assembling metal spool having high torque transmitting capacity between spool components
A die and method of assembling a high torque capacity metal spool. The spool comprises a cylindrical barrel, a pair of flanges and a pair of flange hubs. The die includes a support member and a...
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6276053 |
Device for fixing and removing stud seats for boots
A device for fixing and removing stud seats for boots. The seats are designed to be fitted from above the boot sole and receive the studs screwed from underneath the sole. The device includes a...
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6276040 |
Element, method of attaching the element to a plate-like component, component assembly and die buttons
An element, for example an element with a hollow body or a bolt element, in particular a nut element, for attachment to a plate-like component, has a ring-shaped recess or annular groove present at...
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6266871 |
Multiple fastener application
Multiple fasteners are fed to a workpiece from a flexible carrier tape (2) in which the fasteners are mounted. The carrier tape passes through a guide and indexing means to bring a fastener into...
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6267026 |
Screwdriver for self-drilling screw
A hand-held power screwdriver with a clamping device is disclosed. The screwdriver includes a body, a screwing arm, a clamping arm, and a clamping device. The body is similar to an ordinary hand...
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6263561 |
Fastener retaining device for assembly parts
An installation head, fastener, and method for installing the fastener are disclosed. The installation head has control fingers which control the position of the fastener with respect to the...
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6263560 |
Self-pierce rivet
A self-pierce rivet includes a shank and a head at one end of the shank. The other end of the shank of the rivet is provided with an axially extending slot. The head is non-circular and is formed...
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6219904 |
Automated device for maintaining wooden elements on a pressing table for assembling them
Automated device for maintaining and assembling wooden elements on a pressing table. The device comprises a mobile gantry adapted to be movably mounted to a pressing table. The mobile gantry has at...
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