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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2006
Seiji Isotani, Tochigi, JP;
Kenichi Ohno, Tochigi, JP;
Yoshito Otake, Tochigi, JP;
Ryo Nakajima, Tochigi, JP;
Seiji Isotani, Tochigi, JP;
Kenichi Ohno, Tochigi, JP;
Yoshito Otake, Tochigi, JP;
Ryo Nakajima, Tochigi, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An apparatusfor coupling a first memberand a second memberby a clip and a screw is constituted by member moving meansL,R for moving the second memberrelative to the first member, reaction force detecting meansL,R provided to the member moving meansL,R for detecting a press reaction force generated when the second memberis matched to the first member, clip fitting determining meansL,R for determining whether the clip is correctly fitted to a clip hole by reading the reaction force detected by the reaction force detecting meansL,R, and screw fastening meansfor fastening the screw when acceptable information is provided by the clip fitting determining meansL,R.