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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2016
Tox Pressotechnik Gmbh & Co. KG, Weingarten, DE;
Michael Badent, Weingarten, DE;
Roland Wendt, Argenbuehl, DE;
Tox Pressotechnik GmbH & Co. KG, Weingarten, DE;
Abstract
An apparatus for attaching a joining element or functional element to a component section, wherein the apparatus is provided for a tool for attaching a joining element or functional element to a component section with a punch which is movable forward in a linear manner and is movable back again, wherein, during its forward movement, the punch entrains a joining element or functional element out of the presentation position on the apparatus and slides it into a guide line of the apparatus. According to the present invention, at least two positioning strips are present which extend along the guide line, wherein the at least two positioning strips reach into the region of the presentation position such that the positioning strips are present laterally next to a joining element or functional element which is situated in the presentation position.