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US 8,818,547 B2Granted
Apparatus for pre-plating truss members
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorsDavid L. McAdoo, Timothy K. McAdoo
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Abstract
A pre-plating station may include an automated pre-plating device configured to receive a cut truss member and at least partially fasten a connector plate to a portion of the truss member based on truss design data prior to communication of the truss member to a truss assembly location.
Claims12
A pre-plating station comprising an automated pre-plating device, the pre-plating station configured to:
- receive a first work piece;
- read indicia on the work piece using a vision system;
- determine a location on the work piece on which to fasten a connector plate based on the indicia;
- select the connector plate from a plurality of connector plates based on the indicia using the pre-plating device;
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- fasten the connector plate to the first work piece, wherein the connector plate comprises a first area that is fastened to the first work piece and a second area that is configured to be fastened to a second work piece in a subsequent operation.
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A pre-plating station comprising:
- a vision system configured to read indicia disposed on a first work piece;
- a pre-plating device configured to determine a location on the first work piece on which to fasten a connector plate based on the indicia, wherein the pre-plating device is configured to select an appropriate connector plate from a plurality of connector plates based on the indicia;
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- a plating head configured to fasten a first portion of the connector plate to the first work piece, wherein the first portion of the connector plate is engaged to the first work piece and a second portion of the connector plate is configured to engage a second work piece, and wherein the second portion of the connector is not fastened to the second work piece by the plating head.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.