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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
May. 18, 2012
Hubert Ivo, Giessen, DE;
Joachim Moeser, Giessen, DE;
Stefan Lippert, Giessen, DE;
Alexander Pohl, Giessen, DE;
Reinhold Opper, Giessen, DE;
Hubert Ivo, Giessen, DE;
Joachim Moeser, Giessen, DE;
Stefan Lippert, Giessen, DE;
Alexander Pohl, Giessen, DE;
Reinhold Opper, Giessen, DE;
NEWFREY LLC, Newark, DE (US);
Abstract
Method for feeding fasteners to a fastening tool that can be moved by a programmable handling device and on which is mounted a magazine for accommodating at least one fastener. The method comprises: moving the magazine to a filling station, wherein the filling station has an always continuously open tube section with an outlet opening; orienting the magazine with respect to the outlet opening; opening an air seal of the magazine; and conveying at least one fastener to the tube section in such a manner that the fastener travels through the tube section and the outlet opening to reach the magazine.