Patent ID: 8015688
Filing Date: 2011-09-13
Classification: B21D,B23K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for simultaneously hemming together a pair of panels by bending a flanged edge portion of one of the panels over the edge portion of the other panel to create a hemmed joint and sealing the hemmed joint against the intrusion of moisture, comprising: a tool mount attached to a single multi-axis manipulator for moving the tool mount along the edge portions of the panels; a hemming roller mounted on the tool mount and adapted to be moved along the edge portions of the panels by the multi-axis manipulator and to fold the flanged edge portion of the one panel onto the edge portion of the other panel as the tool mount traverses the edge portions of the panels; and a sealing mechanism mounted on the tool mount adjacent to the hemming roller to seal the flanged edge portion to the edge portion immediately after the flanged edge portion is folded onto the edge portion.