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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 1993
Filed:
Nov. 04, 1991
Michael A Breda, East Amherst, NY (US);
George K Snyder, Lockport, NY (US);
Peter A Lyon, Lockport, NY (US);
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A loose assembly of parts which are not secured is moved from a pallet on a conveyor to a banding station. The assembly may vary in size and a machine readable tag on the pallet bears the size information. A transfer apparatus reads the tag and adjusts a clamp size to fit the assembly. An elevator lifts the assembly from the pallet to the clamp and guide fingers hold the assembly together during the transit. The clamp is suspended from an overhead trolley which carries the clamp and assembly to the banding station where the assembly is released. A lift cylinder on the trolley raises the clamp to clear the assembly and the clamp is then returned to its position above the conveyor, lowered, and adjusted to receive another assembly.