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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 16, 1998
Gary E. Merz, Rochester, NY (US);
Edward B. Richter, Rochester, NY (US);
Robert E. Marowski, Rochester, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A method has been developed to connect an intermittent parts manufacturing process with a continuous motion assembly process. The method of connection utilizes pucks as a transport vehicle to carry components from the manufacturing process to the assembly process. In addition to eliminating timing problems between the intermittent and continuous processes, the pucks also provide a means of transporting difficult to convey parts. A means of accurately aligning the pucks to the die set in which parts are manufactured and to downstream assembly operations to improve the accuracy and reliability with which the parts are loaded into and removed from the transport pucks has also been developed.