JOINING TOOL UNIT, AND TOOL GRIPPER

• Main Authors: PFEIFFER, Wolfgang, BADENT, Michael, SOLLNER, Juergen
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 19.06.2024
• Subjects: BLASTING; COMBINED OPERATIONS; DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS ORMACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS,CLIPS, WEDGES, JOINTS OR JOINTING; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; FORGE FURNACES; FORGING; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HAMMERING; HEATING; LIGHTING; MACHINE TOOLS; MAKING FORGED OR PRESSED METAL PRODUCTS, e.g. HORSE-SHOES,RIVETS, BOLTS OR WHEELS; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVINGMATERIAL; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; OTHER WORKING OF METAL; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PRESSING METAL; PUNCHING METAL; RIVETING; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; TRANSPORTING; UNIVERSAL MACHINE TOOLS; WEAPONS; WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS ORPROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL

A joining tool unit including a hold-down device with a movable tool and a tool counter element. The hold-down device together with the movable tool and the tool counter element are provided opposite each other. A workpiece can be positioned between the hold-down device and the tool counter element in the arranged state. The movable tool and the tool counter element interact in order to form a joint connection. A light-guiding system is formed on the hold-down device, to conduct a light beam in the direction of a joint location of the workpiece when the workpiece is arranged on the joining tool unit. A flow channel for a fluid is defined along a section of the light beam up to a workpiece-side end of the hold-down device.