A robotic grommet installer includes a robotic arm and an installation unit. The installation unit includes a rotary grommet holder rotatively coupled to the robotic arm and an installer coupled to the robotic arm. The rotary grommet holder includes a plurality of grommet chambers spaced circumferentially about a rotational axis of the rotary grommet holder. Each grommet chamber of the plurality of grommet chambers is configured to hold a plurality of grommets. The installer is configured to retrieve a grommet from the rotary grommet holder, wherein the rotary grommet holder is configured to rotate to align the installer with an available grommet positioned within one of the plurality of grommet chambers.

A snap ring insertion apparatus is provided and configured to install a snap ring on a structural member. The snap ring insertion apparatus includes a pneumatic cylinder assembly configured to receive compressed gas and transfer a power of an expansion of the compressed gas to linear movement of a rod. An insertion assembly is coupled to the rod. The insertion assembly has an expander pin and a plurality of fingers pivotably coupled to a finger support member. The finger support member is coupled to the rod in a manner such that linear movement of the rod provides linear movement of the expander pin and pivoting movement of the fingers. Pivoting movement of the fingers results in engagement of the fingers with a snap ring and further pivoting of the fingers results in an expansion of the snap ring in a radial direction.

A method for fitting a cable bushing onto a cable includes: providing a fitting region; providing a mandrel at the fitting region, the mandrel being hollow to receive a cable therethrough; pushing a cable bushing onto the hollow mandrel; directing a camera towards the fitting region; providing at least two stripping jaws to grasp the cable bushing, the providing step including the step of providing at least rotatable one of the stripping jaws in rotatable manner to rotate on respective a stripping jaw rotation axis that is laterally offset from a camera an optical axis of the camera; rotating the at least one of the stripping jaws towards closing to grasp the cable bushing with the stripping jaws; pushing a cable into the hollow mandrel; executing a relative movement between the hollow mandrel and the stripping jaws to push the cable bushing onto the cable; and rotating the at least one of the stripping jaws to open them to an a selected open extent that permits the camera to have an unimpeded view of the fitted cable bushing.

An apparatus for use in installing and verifying installation of a seal member in a component, and including a housing defining an interior sized to receive the component therein, and a moveable lid selectively positionable between a loading position and a sensing position. The apparatus also includes at least one seal sensor coupled to the moveable lid and configured to selectively align with a first sensing point on the component when the moveable lid is in the sensing position. The at least one seal sensor is configured to only actuate when pressed against the seal member positioned at the first sensing point.

A snap ring insertion apparatus is provided and configured to install a snap ring on a structural member. The snap ring insertion apparatus includes a pneumatic cylinder assembly configured to receive compressed gas and transfer a power of an expansion of the compressed gas to linear movement of a rod. An insertion assembly is coupled to the rod. The insertion assembly has an expander pin and a plurality of fingers pivotably coupled to a finger support member. The finger support member is coupled to the rod in a manner such that linear movement of the rod provides linear movement of the expander pin and pivoting movement of the fingers. Pivoting movement of the fingers results in engagement of the fingers with a snap ring and further pivoting of the fingers results in an expansion of the snap ring in a radial direction.

Disclosed is a wheel airtight rubber ring press-fitting device, consisting of a frame, first servo motors, ball screw pairs, first guide rails, a first cylinder and the like. The device may be used for automatic continuous production. The central axis of an airtight rubber ring coincides with the central axis of the outer rim of a wheel, so that the positioning precision is improved, and high-precision press-fitting is realized. Through cyclic switching of double manipulators, the press-fitting feeding time is nested, the press-fitting cycle is shortened, and the working efficiency is improved.

In a flexible ring fitting device 1, a flexible ring disposition mechanism includes at least two ring support members 411 and 412 disposed relative to each other and movable so as to be separated from each other. Notches 4113 and 4123 recessed in a direction in which the two ring support members 411 and 412 are separated from each other are formed along surfaces 4114 and 4124 of the two relative ring support members 411 and 412 in the relative surfaces 4114 and 4124 of the two ring support members 411 and 412. A flexible ring R is fitted into an annular groove G of a workpiece W by a workpiece disposition mechanism moving in one direction along with the workpiece W.

The flexible ring fitting device includes a flexible ring disposition mechanism 10 for disposing a flexible ring R relative to an annular groove G of a workpiece W and flexible ring assembly mechanisms 421 and 422 including an arm portion 424 rotating while pushing the flexible ring R along the outer periphery of the workpiece W. The flexible ring assembly mechanisms 421 and 422 are movable with respect to the workpiece W and include an elastic body 51 urging the arm portion 424 of the flexible ring assembly mechanisms 421 and 422 so as to press the arm portion 424 with respect to the workpiece W.

An end effector has an end effector base portion connected to a robot arm, and an elastic component holding unit provided to the end effector base portion so as to hold an elastic component. The elastic component holding unit has a plurality of elastic component gripping members which releasably grip the elastic component, and a biasing unit for repulsively biasing each distal end portion of the plurality of elastic component gripping members from a releasing position for releasing the elastic component toward a gripping position for gripping the elastic component. An end effector capable of simplifying a fitting work of an elastic component such as the O ring can be provided.

A tool assembly including at least one movable cam assembly including at least one cam, where the cam assembly is adapted to expand, contract, and eject a seal ring onto a component.