Switch arrangement for the selection of joining elements
AssigneeEJOT GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsDaniel Spindler, Marco Mielisch
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Abstract
A switch arrangement for the selection of joining elements, which comprises a switch that comprises at least three supply points in which joining elements can be supplied to the switch in a position-oriented manner. Furthermore, an output point is provided where joining elements can be output in a position-oriented manner, the switch comprising a conveying element which has at least three receiving compartments each being adapted to receive a supplied joining element each at the supply point. A conveying element can convey the joining elements from a receiving position to an output position from the supply point to an output point, which is fixed relative to the supply points, and output.
Claims13
A switch arrangement for the selection of joining elements, which comprises a switch that has at least three supply points in which joining elements can be supplied to the switch in a position-oriented manner, with an output point being furthermore provided, at which joining elements can be output in a position-oriented manner, wherein the switch comprises a conveying element having at least three receiving compartments, in each of which a supplied joining element can be received at a respective supply point, and the conveying element can convey the joining elements from a receiving position to an output position and from the supply points to the output point, which is fixed relative to the supply points, and output them there;
- wherein said receiving compartments take the form of openings which extend radially in the conveying element, with the result that the joining elements are conveyed at least partially resting on a rolling surface located under the conveying element in the region of the openings;
- wherein said switch has a stop for the conveying element or for a conveyor drive in the receiving position and/or in the output position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.