Magazine
AssigneeWeber Schraubautomaten GmbH
InventorsErwin Pfaffenrath, Wolfgang Wagenstaller, Jochen Hartmann
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Abstract
The invention relates to a magazine (24) for holding a plurality of joining elements (10) and for feeding said joining elements (10) to a joining device (27), comprising two storage grooves (38) for storing and guiding the joining elements (10), said storage grooves extending at least in sections along two mutually concentric circular paths.
Claims16
A magazine (24) for receiving a plurality of joining elements (10) and for supplying the joining elements (10) to a joining apparatus (27) comprising two storage grooves (38) for storing and guiding the joining elements (10) which storage grooves (38) extend at least sectionally around an axis along two mutually concentric circular tracks, wherein a main extension direction of the joining elements is substantially parallel to the axis, characterized in that a head guide for guiding heads (50) of the stored joining elements (10) is provided in the region of an open side of each storage groove (38) along the two mutually concentric circular tracks of the grooves with the head guide comprising at least one rail (54) that is spaced apart from the open side of the storage groove (38) to partly project over the heads (50) of the stored joining elements (10).
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