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US4967459A
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Unit for distributing and installing rings on pistons
Assignee: Renault Automation Comau SA
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Filing: 1989-11-17
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Granted: 1990-11-06
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Expires: 2009-11-17
Abstract
Abstract An automatic unit for distributing and installing rings, particularly composite rings, on engine pistons, and which includes a first device for separating elastic expanders (b 1a) consisting of two pairs of helical ramps (26, 27) and (28, 29) having opposite winding directions driven simultaneously by a ring gear (30), and of an escapement mechanism (32) controlled by a cylinder (34) able to cause the turn portion corresponding to one helical ramp turn to be performed on this ring.
Inventors
- 👤 Marc Garnier
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 20:31
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23P; B23P19/00; B23P19/04; B23P19/08; B23P19/084; B23P19/088; B23P19/001; B23P19/003; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T24/00; Y10T24/37; Y10T24/375; Y10T24/3753; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/53; Y10T29/536
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
104 words
An automatic unit for distributing and installing rings, on internal combustion engine pistons, of the type integrated into a robotized assembly line, and provided with automatic means for gripping the pistons, for detecting the type of pistons taken, for intitializing and for identifying the height of the grooves of the pistons on ogives for stacking of rings, for selecting and for presenting the ogives, which comprises: means for separating elastic expanders which includes two pair of helical ramps and having opposite winding directions, and an escapement mechanism controlled for causing a turn corresponding to one helical ramp turn to be performed on this ring.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
104 words
An automatic unit for distributing and installing rings, on internal combustion engine pistons, of the type integrated into a robotized assembly line, and provided with automatic means for gripping the pistons, for detecting the type of pistons taken, for intitializing and for identifying the height of the grooves of the pistons on ogives for stacking of rings, for selecting and for presenting the ogives, which comprises: means for separating elastic expanders which includes two pair of helical ramps and having opposite winding directions, and an escapement mechanism controlled for causing a turn corresponding to one helical ramp turn to be performed on this ring.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
A unit according to claim 1, which comprises means for separating flat rings which includes an automatic loading drawer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
A unit according to claims 1 or 2, which comprises: a block; a finger for holding the expanders during transport under the ogive; and biasing means for returning said expander to its initial position.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
A unit according to claim 1 which comprises means for automatically positioning expanded open rings, while passing, on a corresponding ogive, and which includes a plurality of fingers having an inverted corolla configuration.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
A unit according to claim 1, which comprises a pincer having a plurality of parallel moving fingers for grabbing one of the pistons and placing it on a reference surface.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
A unit according to claim 1, which comprises a reshaping ceiling for automatically positioning the rings so that, at the end of expansion, release of one of the rings at the end of the ogive is assured.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1993-11-05 | 1994-05-07 | 1994-11-06 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1997-11-05 | 1998-05-07 | 1998-11-06 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2001-11-05 | 2002-05-07 | 2002-11-06 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |