Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc.

James E Woods

Mark A Turner

Laszlo Ferenczi

A fastener injector ( ) includes a plurality of tubes ( ) operable to transfer a plurality of different sizes and types of fasteners ( ) in a desired orientation. The injector also includes a receiver ( ) operable to receive the fasteners ( ) in the desired orientation from the tubes ( ). The receiver ( ) includes a plurality of receiver fingers ( ) operable to receive the fasteners ( ) from the tubes ( ) and retain the fasteners ( ) in the desired orientation. An injector blade ( ) is operable to transfer the fasteners ( ) in the desired orientation from the receiver ( ) to a fastener installation device.

Fastener injector system and method

An orientation maintained fastener delivery system (,) includes an escapement (,), a transfer system (,), and an injector (,). The escapement (,) regulates the flow of fasteners (,) through the orientation maintained fastener delivery system (,). The escapement (,) also delivers fasteners (,) in a desired orientation to the transfer system (,). The transfer system (,) includes a plurality of tubes (,) and a distributor (,). The tubes (,) maintain the desired orientation of the fasteners (,) as the fasteners (,) are transported to the injector (,). The distributor (,) aligns a tube (,) coupled to the escapement (,) with a tube (,) coupled to the injector (,). The injector (,) receives fasteners (,) from the transfer system (,) in the desired orientation and delivers the fasteners (,) in the desired orientation to an installation device (,).

Orientation maintained fastener delivery system and method

A fastener injector (,) includes a plurality of tubes (,) operable to transfer a plurality of different sizes and types of fasteners (,) in a desired orientation. The injector also includes a receiver (,) operable to receive the fasteners (,) in the desired orientation from the tubes (,). The receiver (,) includes a plurality of receiver fingers (,) operable to receive the fasteners (,) from the tubes (,) and retain the fasteners (,) in the desired orientation. An injector blade (,) is operable to transfer the fasteners (,) in the desired orientation from the receiver (,) to a fastener installation device.

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