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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2007
Applicants:
Klaus Dehlke, Windsbach, DE;
Christian Böhner, Burghaslach, DE;
Gerd Hartrampf, Abenberg, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Richard Bergner Verbindungstechnik GmbH & Co. KG, Schwabach, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q 17/00 (2006.01); B23P 21/00 (2006.01); B21J 15/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A feeding unit for feeding an element to a treatment unit of a machine tool, in particular for feeding a rivet to a riveting unit, has a gripping element provided for the fastening element for the automatic take-up of the fastening element from a supply unit and automatic feed to the treatment unit. The gripping element is disposed on a rotary element rotatable about an axial direction, and at least one electromagnet is provided which is configured in such a way that a torque acting on the rotary element is generated by a magnetic force.