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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2020
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
John W. Pringle, IV, Torrance, CA (US);
David Pedersen, Irvine, CA (US);
Matt Barnhart, Seal Beach, CA (US);
David Lepore, Long Beach, CA (US);
Yousef Aziz, Torrance, CA (US);
Jigar Patel, Anaheim, CA (US);
Surajit Roy, Long Beach, CA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A feeder for a swage gun comprises a collar magazine and a guide-block assembly. The guide-block assembly comprises a guide block that comprises a slot, configured to receive the lock collar from the collar magazine at a first guide-block position along the slot. The guide-block assembly also comprises an actuator, operable to move the lock collar along the slot from the first guide-block position to a second guide-block position. Feeder further comprises a feed tunnel, coupled with the guide-block assembly, and a dispensing bulkhead, coupled with the feed tunnel. Feeder also comprises a gripping assembly, coupled with the dispensing bulkhead.