Joining head for fastening a fastening element to the surface of a component
AssigneeEckold GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsMarkus Klinge, Martin Schneider, Jens Borchers, Sebastian Hoppe
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Abstract
The description relates to a joining head for fastening a fastening element by a die to the surface of a component with a gripper that can be linearly displaced in a first displacement direction RG and a magazine that can be linearly displaced in a second displacement direction RM. The magazine contains a plurality of fastening elements, with the first displacement direction RG running transversely to the second displacement direction RM.
Claims8
A joining head for fastening a fastening element to a surface of a component with a gripper that can be linearly displaced in a first displacement direction RG and a magazine that can be linearly displaced in a second displacement direction RM, the magazine containing a plurality of fastening elements wherein the first displacement direction RG runs transversely to the second displacement direction RM, wherein
- the magazine features multiple tiers on a side facing towards the gripper and each tier receives one fastening element, and
- the tiers have upwardly pointing receiving pins which engage in correspondingly shaped holes in the fastening elements.
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