Patent ID: 9566674
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: B23P,H01R,Y10T

Claim:
1. A method for mounting components on a support rail, the method comprising: removing a first of the components from at least one magazine; retaining the support rail in a first mounting position by a second device; placing the first of the components onto the support rail by a first device having a receiver for the components and being operable to move in an automatic and reciprocating manner between a starting position and an end position; automatically transferring, by the second device, the support rail into a second mounting position after the placing the first of the components and retaining the support rail in the second mounting position, and placing a second of the components onto the support rail retained in the second mounting position, wherein the second of the components is arranged adjacently to the first of the components in a longitudinal direction of the support rail in a fully loaded state thereof.