Retainer gripping device
AssigneesToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Shinmei Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorsRyoichi Ogawa, Yasuhiro Kawai
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Abstract
A retainer gripping device, configured to grip a retainer accommodating a set of cotters inside the retainer, includes a retainer gripping unit, a retainer supporting portion, and a cotter supporting portion. The retainer gripping unit is configured to grip the retainer. The retainer supporting portion is configured such that the retainer gripped by the retainer gripping unit is placed in a state in which the set of cotters are accommodated inside the retainer. The cotter supporting portion is configured to support lower end edge portions of the cotters accommodated inside the retainer in a state in which the lower end edge portions are lifted upward higher than a lower end edge portion of the retainer.
Claims5
A retainer gripping device configured to grip a retainer accommodating a set of cotters inside the retainer, the retainer gripping device comprising:
- a retainer gripping unit configured to grip the retainer;
- a retainer supporting portion configured such that the retainer gripped by the retainer gripping unit is placed in a state in which the set of cotters are accommodated inside the retainer;
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- a cotter supporting portion configured to support lower end edge portions of the cotters accommodated inside the retainer in a state in which the lower end edge portions are lifted upward higher than a lower end edge portion of the retainer, wherein the retainer gripping unit includes a plunging pin member inserted from above between the set of cotters supported by the cotter supporting portion, and the plunging pin member includes a tapered portion on a distal end portion of the plunging pin member, the tapered portion being reduced in diameter toward a distal end side of the plunging pin member.
A retainer gripping device configured to grip a retainer accommodating a set of cotters inside the retainer, the retainer gripping device comprising:
- a retainer gripping unit configured to grip the retainer;
- a retainer supporting portion configured such that the retainer gripped by the retainer gripping unit is placed in a state in which the set of cotters are accommodated inside the retainer;
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- a cotter supporting portion configured to support lower end edge portions of the cotters accommodated inside the retainer in a state in which the lower end edge portions are lifted upward higher than a lower end edge portion of the retainer, wherein the cotter supporting portion is provided at an upper step from the retainer supporting portion provided around the cotter supporting portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.