Patent ID: 7578051

Claim:
A machine for press fit assembly of first and second members whereby a male portion of the second member is disposed in an aperture in the first member when in a fully assembled configuration, the machine comprising: a controller; a support structure; a first holder configured to support a first member; a second holder configured to support a second member, wherein the second holder is operably interconnected to the first holder for powered translation and rotation of the first and second holders relative to one another; a sensor adapted to determine a position of a second member in the second holder relative to a first member in the first holder; and wherein: the controller causes at least one of the first and second holders to translate such that a male portion of a second member is at least partially disposed in an aperture of a first member, and wherein the controller causes powered tilting of at least a selected one of the first and second holders relative to the other of the first and second holders when a male portion of a second member is at least partially disposed in an aperture of a first member based, at least in part, upon input from the sensor concerning a position of a first member relative to a second member and providing proper alignment of the first and second members when press fit together.