Automated floor assembly machine
CA 2553875 C · Owner: Great Dane Limited Partnership · Inventors: Achtziger, R. Wayne; Whiten, P. Alan; Sprague, Steven A.
Overview
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An automated floor assembly machine is provided for attaching longitudinally aligned floor boards to transverse positioned cross-members of a wheeled trailer. The machine comprises a carriage for longitudinal movement relative to the floor boards, a drill mounted on the carriage so that the drill is vertically and laterally movable with respect to the carriage a fastener , driver mounted on the carriage so that the fastener driver is vertically and laterally movable with respect to the carriage a sensor operably mounted to , the carriage so that the transverse mounted cross-members are detectable by the sensor, a drive motor in communication with the carriage for moving the carriage …
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- Filed January 28, 2005 and granted March 19, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended January 28, 2025.
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