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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2018
Applicant:
Utica Enterprises, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Inventors:
Mark A. Savoy, Warren, MI (US);
Phillip J. I. Morgan, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Assignee:
Utica Enterprises, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21J 15/08 (2006.01); B21D 39/03 (2006.01); B21J 15/28 (2006.01); B23K 26/08 (2014.01); B23P 19/06 (2006.01); F16B 37/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B21J 15/08 (2013.01); B21D 39/031 (2013.01); B21J 15/28 (2013.01); B23K 26/0853 (2013.01); B23P 19/064 (2013.01); F16B 37/068 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatus () and a method for securing a clinch nut () to an AHSS sheet () as an assembly (). In one embodiment, a parallel kinematic machine (PKM) () sequentially performs the operation, while another embodiment includes a nut ram assembly () that attaches clinch nuts () to the AHSS sheet (), and a further embodiment includes a C frame () that supports the apparatus and is moved by a robot () to sequentially attach clinch nuts () to the AHSS sheet () at different locations. The attachment of the clinch nuts is performed in a manner that contains laser beam radiation.