APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SECURING A CLINCH NUT TO A SHEET OF ADVANCED HIGH STRENGTH STEEL AND RESULTANT ASSEMBLY
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Sep 6, 2018
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Mar 2, 2018
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Mar 2, 2018
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Apparatus (20) and a method for securing a clinch nut (24) to an AHSS sheet (26) as an assembly (22). In one embodiment, a parallel kinematic machine (PKM) (88) sequentially performs the operation, while another embodiment includes a nut ram assembly (112) that attaches clinch nuts (24) to the AHSS sheet (26), and a further embodiment includes a C frame (114) that supports the apparatus and is moved by a robot (130) to sequentially attach clinch nuts (24) to the AHSS sheet (26) at different locations. The attachment of the clinch nuts is performed in a light-safe manner.
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