Systems and methods for producing assemblies
AssigneeThe Gillette Company
InventorsMatthew J. Guay, Robert Genovisi, Stephen A. Green, Norbert Binkowski, Craig Stephen Vickery, Jon Fraser Ewing, Ingomar JK Summerauer
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Abstract
This invention relates to methods and systems for attaching components to strips of material to form assemblies, e.g., a system for fastening pre-sharpened razor blades to individual support strips on a continuous band of material, such as a metal, to form discrete blade assemblies.
Claims51
A system (20) for attaching strips of material (25) to components (51) to form assemblies (71), the system comprising
- (a) a supply station (15) that dispenses a long band of material (24);
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- (b) a press station (30) that comprises
- (i) a die module (40) that cuts individual strips (25) from the band of material, wherein the individual strips (25) remain connected to the band of material (24) by one or more uncut portions (25A);
- (ii) a receiving module (50) that feeds a series of components (51) into the press station (30) and associates a single component (51) with each individual strip (25) in the band of material;
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- (iii) a fastening module (60) that connects one component (51) to each individual strip (25) in the band of material (24).
A system (20) for attaching supports (25) to razor blades (51) to form razor blade assemblies (71), the system comprising
- (a) a supply station (15) that dispenses a long band of metal (24);
- and
- (b) a press station (30) that comprises
- (i) a die module (40) that cuts individual razor blade supports (25) from the band of metal (24), wherein the individual supports (25) remain connected to the band of metal (24) by one or more uncut portions (25A);
- (ii) a receiving module (50) that feeds a series of razor blade components (51) into the press station (30) and associates a single razor blade component (51) with each individual support (25) in the band of metal (24);
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- (iii) a welding module (60) that welds one razor blade component (51) to each individual support (25) in the band of metal (24).
A press (30) comprising
- (a) a die module (40) that cuts individual razor blade supports (25) from a band of metal (24), wherein the individual supports (25) remain connected to the band of metal (24) by one or more uncut portions (25A);
- (b) a receiving module (50) that feeds a series of loose razor blade components (51) into the press (30) and associates a single razor blade component (51) with each individual support (25) in the band of metal (24);
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- (c) a welding module (60) that welds one razor blade component (51) to each individual support (25) in the band of metal (24).
A process for attaching strips of material (25) to components (51) to form assemblies (71), the process comprising
- (a) obtaining a long band of material (24);
- (b) cutting individual strips (25) from the band of material (24), wherein the individual strips (25) remain connected to the band of material (24) by one or more uncut portions (25A);
- (c) removing contaminants from the individual strips (25) in the band of material (24);
- (d) feeding a series of components (51) into a vicinity of the band of material (24) and associating a single component (51) with each individual strip (25) in the band of material (24);
- (e) welding one component (51) to each individual strip (25) in the band of material (24) to form individual assemblies (71);
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- (f) removing the assemblies (71) from the band of material (24) by severing the uncut portions (24).
A process for attaching supports (25) to razor blades (51) to form razor blade assemblies (71), the process comprising
- (a) obtaining a long band of metal (24);
- (b) cutting individual razor blade supports (25) from the band of metal (24), wherein the individual supports (25) remain connected to the band of metal (24) by one or more uncut portions (25A);
- (c) removing contaminants from the individual supports (25) in the band of metal (24);
- (d) feeding a series of razor blade components (51) into a vicinity of the metal band (24) and associating a single razor blade component (51) with each individual support (25) in the band of metal (24);
- (e) welding one razor blade component (51) to each individual support (25) in the band of metal (24) to form individual razor blade assemblies (71);
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- (f) removing the razor blade assemblies (71) from the band of metal (24) by severing the uncut portions (25A).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.