Automatic system for selecting and feeding preoriented rivets to riveting machines
First Claim
1. A system for selecting and automatically feeding preoriented fasteners to one or more riveting machines, said system comprising:
- a respective mobile buffer magazine associated with each riveting machine, and comprising a plurality of stationary individual magazines each configured to contain a plurality of preoriented fasteners of the same kind and the same grip length;
a main feed station remote from said buffer and including a plurality of rivet orienting means each for orienting fasteners from an unorganized stack of fasteners and separating them one-by-one from each other;
first transporting means for transferring fasteners one-by-one from the main feed station to said mobile buffer magazine;
second transporting means for transferring fasteners from the mobile buffer magazine to the automatic riveting machine associated therewith;
said mobile buffer magazine including first positioning means for moving an outlet of said first transporting means into coaxial alignment with an inlet of a desired one of any of said individual;
magazines, and second positioning means for moving an inlet of said second transporting means into coaxial alignment with an outlet of a desired one of any of said individual magazines; and
a control unit connected to said plurality of rivet orienting means, and said first and said second positioning means.
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Abstract
The system includes a buffer magazine connected to each riveting machine and comprising a bundle of tubes, each of which contains a certain amount of preoriented rivets or like fasteners deliverable one-by-one to the riveting machine, and a stationary main feed station for supplying all of the buffer magazines with rivets. Each buffer magazine contains the entire inventory of rivets used by the riveting machine and quickly satisfies any request for rivets from the riveting machine. The floor-mounted main feed station is activated when the level of rivets in a tube of a buffer reaches a minimum level.
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1. A system for selecting and automatically feeding preoriented fasteners to one or more riveting machines, said system comprising:
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a respective mobile buffer magazine associated with each riveting machine, and comprising a plurality of stationary individual magazines each configured to contain a plurality of preoriented fasteners of the same kind and the same grip length; a main feed station remote from said buffer and including a plurality of rivet orienting means each for orienting fasteners from an unorganized stack of fasteners and separating them one-by-one from each other; first transporting means for transferring fasteners one-by-one from the main feed station to said mobile buffer magazine; second transporting means for transferring fasteners from the mobile buffer magazine to the automatic riveting machine associated therewith; said mobile buffer magazine including first positioning means for moving an outlet of said first transporting means into coaxial alignment with an inlet of a desired one of any of said individual; magazines, and second positioning means for moving an inlet of said second transporting means into coaxial alignment with an outlet of a desired one of any of said individual magazines; and a control unit connected to said plurality of rivet orienting means, and said first and said second positioning means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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