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US 8,998,733 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for manufacturing nails
AssigneeZeus Techno Inc
InventorChi Hyun Kim
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Abstract
A nail-forming apparatus and method to rapidly form nails typically with circular heads is provided. One aspect relates to a sequential wire piece positioner configured for sequentially positioning wire pieces respectively adjacent a plurality of nail head formers. The wire piece positioner may include several carriages related to moving and forming the wire pieces.
Claims20
A nail-forming apparatus comprising:
- a first carriage;
- a plurality of nail head formers mounted on the carriage;
- wherein the nail head formers comprise respective punches each movable between punching and non-punching positions;
- and
- a sequential wire piece positioner configured for sequentially positioning wire pieces respectively adjacent the nail head formers.
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A nail-forming apparatus comprising:
- a first carriage;
- wherein the first carriage is rotatable about a first axis;
- a plurality of nail head formers mounted on the carriage;
- a sequential wire piece positioner configured for sequentially positioning wire pieces respectively adjacent the nail head formers;
- an circular outer perimeter of the first carriage concentric about the first axis;
- a head forming position adjacent the outer perimeter at which the nail head formers form heads on the wire pieces;
- and
- a rotatable roller having a circular outer perimeter which engages the outer perimeter of the first carriage at a location opposite the head forming position.
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A nail-forming apparatus comprising:
- a first carriage;
- a plurality of nail head formers mounted on the carriage;
- a sequential wire piece positioner configured for sequentially positioning wire pieces respectively adjacent the nail head formers;
- a plurality of grooves formed in the first carriage each adapted to receive therein a wire piece;
- a second carriage;
- and
- a plurality of spaced magnets on the second carriage;
- wherein the sequential wire piece positioner is configured for sequentially positioning the magnets respectively adjacent the grooves.
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A nail-forming apparatus comprising:
- a first carriage;
- a plurality of nail head formers mounted on the carriage;
- a sequential wire piece positioner configured for sequentially positioning wire pieces respectively adjacent the nail head formers;
- a second carriage;
- a plurality of spaced wire piece-engaging first surfaces on the second carriage;
- wherein the sequential wire piece positioner is configured for sequentially positioning the wire pieces respectively adjacent the first surfaces;
- a third carriage;
- a plurality of spaced wire piece-engaging second surfaces on the third carriage;
- wherein the sequential wire piece positioner is configured for sequentially positioning the wire pieces respectively adjacent the second surfaces;
- a fourth carriage;
- and
- a plurality of spaced wire piece-engaging third surfaces on the fourth carriage;
- wherein the sequential wire piece positioner is configured for sequentially positioning the wire pieces respectively adjacent the third surfaces.
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A nail-forming apparatus comprising:
- a first carriage;
- a plurality of nail head farmers which are mounted on the first carriage and which are adapted for deforming an end of a wire piece to form a nail head from the end of the wire piece;
- and
- a plurality of spaced magnets which are positionable respectively adjacent the nail head formers and which are adapted to magnetically carry respective wire pieces.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.