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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 1997
Filed:
Nov. 16, 1995
Bruno Mergell, Wetzlar-Steindorf, DE;
Hans Peter Seng, Reiskirchen, DE;
Hans Wiessler, Wettenberg, DE;
Alfred Gerhardt, Lahnau-Waldgirmes, DE;
Norbert Tessarsch, Giessen, DE;
Emhart Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Abstract
Stud feeder with an adapter (1), in which a conveying duct (4) and a stud feed orifice (3) designed substantially perpendicularly to the conveying duct (4) are provided, with a cylindrical or slightly conical stud holder (2) arranged coaxially to the conveying duct (4) and with a loading pin (10) which is capable of moving to and fro in the conveying duct (4) and which displaces studs (9) from the stud feed orifice (3) to the stud holder (2), characterized in that the conveying duct (4) is formed by a tubular gripper (5) which is slotted at least over a proportion of its length, and the gripper segments (6) are resilient substantially perpendicularly to their length.