Abstract:
An apparatus and method for utilizing an extreme offset nose assembly for installing fasteners are disclosed involving a drawbar, an anvil, and a collet. The drawbar having a first portion, a second portion, a third portion. The third portion transitioning from the second portion by a chamfer or a shoulder. The anvil having a cavity, a first aperture, and a second aperture. The collet having a first bore and a second bore. The drawbar having a section of the first portion disposed within the first aperture, a front section of the second portion threadedly engaged within the second bore of the collet, a rearward section of the second portion passing through the second aperture of the anvil thereby providing a bearing surface between the rearward section of the second portion and the second aperture of the anvil, and the third portion passing through the second aperture of the anvil.
Abstract:
A blind type fastener (10) for securing a plurality of workpieces (24, 26) is provided that has a sleeve (14), a pin member (12) and a drive nut (16). The sleeve has a body that is internally threaded along a portion of the sleeve, a head (42) positioned at one end of the sleeve and an internally unthreaded deformable tail portion (30) positioned at the other end of the sleeve that is integrally connected to the sleeve. The head of the sleeve has a plurality of recesses (46) disposed thereon. The pin member is adapted to be disposed within the sleeve and has a breakneck groove that is adapted to fracture at a position that is flush with an outer surface of the sleeve head. The drive nut has a plurality of projections (48) positioned on one end of the drive nut that are adapted to be disposed in the plurality of recesses disposed in the head of the sleeve.
Abstract:
A fastening system (10) is provided that includes a fastener having a pin (24) member (24) with a lock groove (26) and crest geometry that is optimized to receive swaged material from collars (14) of materials of different strengths for securing workpieces (18, 20) for different load applications. The lock grooves (26) have the longest width required for collars (14) of lower strength for one application or greater strength for a second application and the crests have the longest width required for collars of greater strength for the second application whereby satisfactory clamp and tensile loads and resistance to failure will result when the lock grooves (26) are filled with collar materials of different strengths. The lock groove (26) and crest geometry is of a uniform construction for the plurality of applications with pin members of a common diameter. Certain collars (14) of different materials have similar outside diameters for installation by a tool (48) having a swage anvil (56) with a uniform swage cavity that swages the collars (14) into the lock grooves for securing workpieces in shear, shear/tension, shear composite and shear/tension composite applications. A method of designing a fastener is also provided that has a uniform lock groove and crest geometry for use in the plurality of applications.
Abstract:
A clamping tool (10) for removing the gap between and temporarily clamping workpieces (12, 14) together for subsequent fastening and having a cable actuated toggle member (46) for engagement with one side (70) of the workpieces (12, 14) and a nut member (40) engageable with the opposite side (68) of the workpieces (12, 14).
Abstract:
A two piece blind fastener (10) for securing a plurality of workpieces (20, 22) including a hollow sleeve (12) having an enlarged sleeve head (26) at one end and a pin (14) having an enlarged shear ring (46) at the end opposite the sleeve head followed by an elongated retention portion (48) of reduced diameter. The shear ring is adapted to engage and move inside the sleeve to form a tuliped shaped blind head in response to a relative axial force applied between the pin and sleeve and to shear off proximate to the inner or blind sheet line (64) of the workpieces. The retention portion is then moved with the pin shank (40) into the shear ring and with the shear ring finally located at a position on the retention portion depending upon the overall thickness of the workpieces. This provides a clamp and lock section between the pin and sleeve at the inner or blind side of the workpieces. The pin and sleeve have a lock structure actuated after final formation of the clamp and lock section to provide a lock between the pin and sleeve.
Abstract:
A low swage load fastening system is provided for installing swage-type fasteners. The fastener includes a pin member having an elongated pin shank. An enlarged head at one end of the pin engages one side of the workpieces. A grooved pin portion extends past an opposite side of the workpieces. A collar includes a shank portion adapted to be swaged into the pin lock grooves in response to a relative axial swage load applied by an installation tool. One aspect of the system, the collar is as-headed and does not require thermal processing yet provides an optimum balance of reduced collar shank wall thickness and increased hardness, whereby the swage load is minimized. A low wage load thread form for the lock grooves of the pin is also provided, a reduced diameter, relatively short pull portion pin extension, installation tool improvements, and an associated method of use are also disclosed.
Abstract:
A gripping jaw assembly (34) for a pull tool for setting pull type fasteners of a type which include a pin and collar and/or sleeve with the pin having a pull portion adapted to be gripped by a plurality of jaws (36) in the jaw assembly (34) with the jaws (36) having a plurality of gripping teeth (44) and with the jaws (36) being movable in separate guide tracks (31) and also supported in a manner whereby the jaws (36) and their gripping teeth (44) are maintained axially and radially in phase with each other and with the pull portion of the pin and with the jaw teeth (44) of the separate jaws (36) being maintained in phase with each other when gripping the pull portion of the pin.
Abstract:
A blind fastener (10) for securing a plurality of workpieces (24, 26) is provided that has a sleeve (14), and a pin member (12). In an alternate embodiment, the blind fastener has a sleeve, a pin member and a nut. The sleeves (14) have a head (42) with a plurality of rearwardly sloping recesses (54) disposed therein. The recesses (54) are adapted to be engaged with a plurality of rearwardly sloping nibs (56) disposed on one end of a nose (58) secured to an installation tool. The pin members (12) have a splined head (38) adapted to be engaged with a splined driver (62) secured to an installation tool. Use of the splined head (38) on the pin member (12), the splined driver (62), rearwardly sloping recesses (54) on the sleeve (14), and rearwardly sloping nibs (56) on the nose (58) eliminates camming out of the nibs (56) from the recesses (54) during installation of the blind fastener (10). A nose assembly (60) for installation of the blind fastener (10) is also provided.
Abstract:
An offset nose assembly (10) for installing fasteners is provided that generally includes a drawbar (16), a swage anvil (12) and a collet (14). The drawbar (16) has three portions with the third portion transitioning from the second portion by a chamfer (56), the chamfer (56) being of a preselected angle that is adapted to positively engage a chamfer (58) of a preselected angle of a piston (50) of a fastener installation tool (30). Additionally, a generally L-shaped guard assembly (70) is provided that is disposed on the collet (14) to cover a gap (66) defined between the collet (14) and the swage anvil (12). Also, a deflector (38) is provided that is attached to a nut (36) that is threadedly engaged with the rearward end of a bore in the collet (14), the deflector (38) having a section of a uniform constant outside diameter that integrally transitions to a section that has an outside diameter that gradually lessens along its length.
Abstract:
A captive nut assembly (10) that allows removal of one or more workpieces and/or provides access to an area between a plurality of workpieces is provided. The captive nut assembly (10) includes a screw (14) with an elongated shank (18) that is adapted to be located in an opening (20) of one or more workpieces and terminates at one end in an enlarged head (30). The shank (18) has a threaded portion (24) adapted to be secured to another workpiece (28). The captive nut assembly (10) also includes a captive nut (12) that is rotatably mounted on the threaded portion (24) of the screw (14) and moveable along the shank (18) of the screw (14) with the head (30) of the screw (14) being located within the bore (34) of the captive nut (12).