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US 11,141,821 B2Granted
Automated screw driving machine
OwnerMark Stevensinventor
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Abstract
An automated screw driving machine may include a hopper adapted to hold associated fasteners, a chuck assembly adapted to hold an individual fastener in position with respect to an associated component part, a feeder assembly adapted to convey the fasteners from the hopper to the chuck assembly; and, a driver assembly that takes fasteners from the chuck assembly and attaches them to the associated component part.
Claims18
An automated screw driving machine comprising:
- a hopper adapted to hold a plurality of fasteners;
- a chuck assembly adapted to hold an individual fastener from the plurality of fasteners in position with respect to an associated component part, the chuck assembly having a support structure defining a driver gap between a first end and a second opposing end on the support structure, at least one chuck linearly moveable on the support structure between the first end and the driver gap, and at least one staging member fixed at the first end and defining an inlet opening;
- a feeder assembly comprising a conveyer and operably engaging the hopper and the chuck assembly, wherein the feeder assembly is adapted to convey the fasteners from the hopper to the chuck assembly;
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- a driver assembly operably engaging each fastener from the plurality of fasteners received from the chuck assembly and attaching each fastener to the associated component part, the driver assembly having at least one driver including a driver bit.
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An automated screw driving machine comprising:
- a hopper adapted to hold a plurality of fasteners;
- a chuck assembly adapted to hold an individual fastener from the plurality of fasteners in position with respect to an associated component part, the chuck assembly having a support structure defining a driver gap between a first end and a second opposing end on the support structure, a first chuck linearly moveable on the support structure between the first end and the driver gap, a second chuck linearly moveable between the second end and the driver gap, a first staging member fixed at the first end and defining a first inlet opening, and a second staging member fixed at the second end and defining a second inlet opening;
- a feeder assembly comprising a conveyer and operably engaging the hopper and the chuck assembly, wherein the feeder assembly is adapted to convey the fasteners from the hopper to the chuck assembly;
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- a driver assembly operably engaging each fastener from the plurality of fasteners received from the chuck assembly and attaching each fastener to the associated component part, the driver assembly having at least one driver including a driver bit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.