Patent classifications
B23P19/045
SYSTEM, METHOD AND TOOLING FOR FLEXIBLE ASSEMBLY OF CYLINDER-HEAD VALVE TRAINS
An assembly method is provided by orienting a cylinder-head at a first orientation. A first plurality of spring caps and a first plurality of retainer keys are installed into the cylinder-head in the first orientation by a first robot. A first plurality of valves is installed into the cylinder-head in the first orientation by a second robot, into engagement with the first plurality of retainer keys. An end effector is provided with an actuator supported upon an adapter plate. A shaft extends from the actuator with a mating surface to engage a spring cap. Porting is provided through the shaft to convey pressurized air upon a plurality of retainer keys within the spring cap. A plurality of gripper fingers extend from the distal end of the shaft to grip a valve spring while retaining a spring cap between the valve spring and the mating surface of the shaft.
Moving blade removing device and moving blade removal method
A moving blade removing device includes a pushing-out mechanism and a frame attached to the pushing-out mechanism. The pushing-out mechanism includes a contacting end to contact a moving blade, and a drive mechanism for moving the contacting end. The frame includes a base, a reaction force accepting portion, and a push accepting portion in a second base end portion of the base. The base has an outer circumference contacting surface facing the first height side to contact an outer circumferential surface of a disk. The reaction force accepting portion has an end contacting surface facing a second movement side to contact a first end surface of the disk. The push accepting portion has a mechanism contacting surface facing a first movement side and coming into contact with a mechanism end surface of the drive mechanism facing the second movement side.