An automated insertion system for inserting or combining one or more fastener components with a molded part. The automated insertion system can handle multiple fastener components repeatedly, and do so faster and more safely than current processes.

An automated insertion system for inserting or combining one or more fastener components with a molded part. The automated insertion system can handle multiple fastener components repeatedly, and do so faster and more safely than current processes.

An end effector for installing pre-molded seal caps onto fasteners comprises a cap-dispenser assembly and a cap-placement assembly. The cap-placement assembly comprises a main housing and a plunger mechanism, comprising an outer plunger housing and an inner gripper. The inner gripper is rotatable relative to the outer plunger housing between a cap-retaining configuration and a cap-releasing configuration. The plunger mechanism is selectively translatable from an extended position to a retracted position and from the retracted position to the extended position. The main housing is selectively rotatable from a cap-receiving position, in which the plunger mechanism is aligned with the seal-cap-delivery-sleeve central axis, to a cap-installing position, in which the main housing is angularly displaced from the cap-receiving position, and from the cap-installing position to the cap-receiving position.

An automated insertion system for inserting or combining one or more fastener components with a molded part. The automated insertion system can handle multiple fastener components repeatedly, and do so faster and more safely than current processes.

An automated insertion system for inserting or combining one or more fastener components with a molded part. The automated insertion system can handle multiple fastener components repeatedly, and do so faster and more safely than current processes.

A sealing fin fixing apparatus can fix a sealing fin to a rotor in a shortened period of time to minimize variations of the pullout strength of the sealing fin. In the sealing fin fixing apparatus that fixes the sealing fin in a sealing groove defined in the outer circumference of the rotor of a rotary machine and includes a headstock for setting a rotor thereon, a Z-stage movable along a Z-axis, an X-stage movable along an X-axis, a tool rest supported on the X-stage, and a caulking tool mounted on the tool rest and including a shank and a pressing roller, while the pressing roller is being held against a caulking wire inserted, together with the sealing fin, in the sealing groove in the rotor that is set on the headstock, the headstock is actuated to rotate the rotor, thereby caulking the caulking wire to fix the sealing fin to the rotor.

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an apparatus and method for mounting an O-ring to a work piece. The apparatus comprises a guiding component comprising a frustum portion adapted to be arranged coaxially with a groove formed on an end surface of the work piece for receiving the O-ring, a large end face of the frustum portion arranged adjacent to the end surface; a plurality of through slots each extending a predetermined distance radially from an edge of the large end face; and a pressing component comprising a plurality of fingers each adapted to be fitted in and moved along the corresponding through slot to push the O-ring that is placed on the frustum portion into the groove, wherein a diameter of the large end face is larger than an inner diameter of the groove.

Tool for installing O-rings in an inner diameter of a structure includes a plurality of held in a spaced, fixed parallel relationship to one another. A plurality of guide surfaces are secured with and disposed between the plates. A selectively-actuable finger actuator is disposed to move a plurality of fingers generally radially between the plurality of plates. Each of the plates includes a slot, and a loading pin is configured to be received within the slots. When at least one O-ring is disposed about a plurality of guide surfaces proximal the periphery of the plates, and the loading pin is moved within the slots, the loading pin pulls a loop of the O-rings toward the plate axis. When the loading pin is removed, the finger actuator may be actuated to move the fingers in the generally radial direction to move the at least one O-ring radially outward from the plates.

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an apparatus and method for mounting an O-ring to a work piece. The apparatus comprises a guiding component comprising a frustum portion arranged coaxially with a groove formed on an end surface of the work piece for receiving the O-ring, a large end face of the frustum portion arranged adjacent to the end surface; and an operation component adapted to drive the guiding component to rotate back and forth about a central axis of the guiding component, wherein a diameter of the large end face is substantially same as an inner diameter of the O-ring to allow the O-ring surrounding and eccentric to the frustum portion to slide into the groove with a rotation of the guiding component.

Automatic seal applicator apparatuses comprise a seal applicator module comprising a conical element and a pair of jaws or fingers that separates a seal, such as an O-ring, a D-ring, or other like seal, from a dispensing sleeve, and automatically applies the same to a part. Moreover, the apparatus comprises a quick-release module for quickly and easily removing one or both the dispensing sleeve and the conical element. In addition, the apparatus comprises a turntable allowing multiple parts to have seals applied thereto automatically. Finally, a system of a plurality of seal applicator apparatuses may be utilized for applying a plurality of seals to parts automatically.