Patent ID: 11890708
Assignee: MAGNA EXTERIORS INC.
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 9:
10. A variable gap crimp on flange tool assembly, comprising:
a shaft operably coupled to a block located within a housing;
a cam that is operably rotatable to push against a movable slide;
a roller operably coupled to said shaft and slidably coupled to the block and operably coupled to said moveable slide to selectively move said roller in a lateral direction, said roller also selectively rotatable;
another roller operably coupled to another shaft that is operably coupled to the block;
wherein said cam selectively rotates against said moveable slide forcing said moveable slide to move toward/away from one of said shafts, thereby causing the distance between said roller and another roller to selectively decrease/increase as needed adapted for applying a crimpable part to a vehicle; and
a controller programmable to drive rotation of at least one of said roller and another roller under predetermined parameters.