Assembling apparatus and assembling method
AssigneeHirata Corporation
InventorsHisayuki SUEOKA, Tsutomu NAKAUCHI, Koji KUROKAWA
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Abstract
An assembling apparatus places a retainer on a valve spring to surround an upper end of a valve stem. The apparatus includes an assembling head, and a moving unit configured to move the assembling head between the supply position of the retainer and an assembling position. The assembling head includes a holding unit configured to hold the retainer, and a push unit configured to push out the retainer. The push unit includes a push member supported to be able to advance/retreat along an elevating direction of the assembling head, and a biasing member configured to bias the push member in an advancing direction.
Claims2
An assembling head that places a retainer on a valve spring provided to surround an upper end of a valve stem, comprising:
- a holding unit configured to hold the retainer at a lower end;
- and
- a push unit configured to push out the retainer held by the holding unit,
- wherein the push unit comprises:
- a push member supported to be able to advance/retreat along an elevating direction of the assembling head;
- and
- a biasing member configured to bias the push member in an advancing direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.