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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. 21, 1980
Filed:
Jun. 29, 1979
Applicant:
Inventor:
James A Barnard, Olcott, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2915 / ; 2915 / ; 1131 / ; 1131 / ; 113 / ;
Abstract
Method and apparatus are disclosed for rapidly assembling a heat exchanger comprised of perforated fins, a pair of perforated headers and a plurality of reverse bent tubes as the fins are being stamped from sheet stock. The parts are assembled on a pallet fixture which is advanced by a continuously moving conveyor to various work stations. At each work station, the pallet fixture is lifted and then held in a predetermined position overhead the conveyor while an assembly operation operated from one side of the conveyor is performed thereon whereafter the pallet fixture is lowered onto the conveyor.