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US 2014/0196516 A1Published application
Rotary wheelhouse roller hemming assembly
AssigneeHirotec America, Inc.
InventorDonald L. Shaw
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Abstract
A rotary wheelhouse roller hemming apparatus in accordance with the present invention includes a support and a rotary mechanism including a plurality of connected anvils driveably rotatable about an axis. The rotary mechanism is mounted on the support. Rotation of the rotary mechanism about the axis moves the anvils between use and standby, non-use positions.
Claims20
A rotary wheelhouse roller hemming apparatus comprising:
- a support;
- and
- a rotary mechanism including a plurality of connected anvils driveably rotatable about an axis;
- said rotary mechanism being mounted on said support;
- wherein rotation of said rotary mechanism about said axis moves said anvils between use and standby, non-use positions.
2 more elements
A rotary wheelhouse roller hemming apparatus comprising:
- a support;
- and
- a rotary anvil assembly mounted on said support;
- said rotary anvil assembly including:
- a backing plate mounted on said support;
- a mounting plate rotateably connected to said backing plate;
- and
- a plurality of different anvils radially disposed on and around the perimeter of said mounting plate;
- wherein rotation of said mounting plate moves said anvils between use and standby, non-use positions.
6 more elements
A rotary wheelhouse roller hemming system comprising:
- a multi-axis robotic arm;
- a roller hemming head mounted on an end of said robotic arm for roller hemming;
- a slide mechanism for multi-directional movement mounted on a base;
- a support mounted on said slide mechanism;
- a rotary anvil assembly pivotally mounted on said support, said rotary anvil assembly including:
- a backing plate mounted on said support;
- a mounting plate pivotally connected to said backing plate;
- and
- a plurality of different anvils radially disposed on and around the perimeter of said mounting plate;
- wherein rotation of said mounting plate moves said anvils between use and standby, non-use positions.
7 more elements
A method of interchanging roller hemming anvils, the method comprising the steps of:
- mounting a rotary mechanism on a support, said rotary mechanism including a plurality of connected anvils driveably rotatable about an axis;
- and
- rotating said rotary mechanism about said axis to move said anvils between use and standby, non-use positions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.