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US 2003/0116038 A1Published application
Press and delivery system for a press
AssigneeBAS Components Limited
InventorsIan Gaskin, Andrew Rodgers, John White
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AssigneeBAS Components Limited
InventorsIan Gaskin, Andrew Rodgers, John White
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A press has a bush (56) set in a cylinder (54) which may then be rotated to position a stud (14) over a sheet of metal into which it is to be inserted. The cylinder is then lowered to insert and fix the stud in place. In a stud delivery system, studs (14) are fed through a delivery tube (12) shank first into a breech (20) in which a pair of pivoted members (24, 26) form a half barrel. The pivoted members (24, 26) are biased towards each other and their ends remote from the delivery tube (12) are shaped to form a conical aperture (34). A thrust member (38) can push a stud (14) along the breech (20) so that the stud tip passes into the tapered aperture (34), the stud shaft then being horizontal. As the stud is pushed further along the breech, passage of the stud bead (18) through the tapered aperture (34) forces the pivoted members (24, 26) apart. After passage of the head (18), the pivot members (24, 26) return to their former position.
An installation head adapted to receive a fastener for securing the fastener to a sheet metal member on actuation of the head by a press, the head comprising a main block having a bore, a cylindrical press member which has means for receiving and holding the fastener, wherein the press member is rotatable in the bore between a first position, in which the fastener is received by the means for receiving and holding the fastener and held in position relative to the press member, and a second position for actuation of the press.
7 The combination of an installation head as claimed in claim 1 and a stud loading mechanism for loading a stud into the head, the stud loading mechanism comprising a breech;
A stud loading mechanism comprising a breech;
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.