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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2009
Dominic Prevost, Bois-des-Filion, CA;
Leonard Desaulniers, Beloeil, CA;
Robert Battaglia, Montreal, CA;
Paul Leblanc, Quebec, CA;
Benoit Lavallee, Pointe aux Trembles, CA;
Regis Metivier, Montreal, CA;
Dominic Prevost, Bois-des-Filion, CA;
Leonard Desaulniers, Beloeil, CA;
Robert Battaglia, Montreal, CA;
Paul Leblanc, Quebec, CA;
Benoit Lavallee, Pointe aux Trembles, CA;
Regis Metivier, Montreal, CA;
Axium, Inc., Montreal (Quebec), CA;
Abstract
An apparatus for welding a plastic component to a body's aperture includes a first heating head mounted to a frame element for heating the component, a gripper for gripping the component and for mounting the component to the body's aperture, a heater arm having a second heating head mounted thereto for heating the aperture, and an actuator for mounting both the heater arm and the gripper to the frame element for alternating between a heating position wherein ia) the gripper is generally aligned with the first heating head for abutment therewith, while ib) the second heating head is positioned for heating the aperture, and a work position wherein ii) the gripper is generally aligned with the aperture for mounting the component to the aperture for welding therewith: The gripper is mounted to the actuator via a cylinder arm provided with a collision monitor to detect inadvertent collision.