Abstract:
A nut-plate riveter (10, 10a) which includes multiple pistons (18, 20, 20a) which assist in creating a pulling force. The nut-plate riveter (10, 10a) provides that spent mandrels (22) are pulled through the tool, thereby avoiding problems in the field. The nut-plate riveter (10, 10a) includes a handle (12) and a plurality of pistons (18, 20, 20a) disposed in the handle (12). Cavities are proximate the pistons for pressurizing the pistons (18, 20, 20a), and air supply passages are in communication with the cavities for supplying air to the cavities to pressurize the pistons (18, 20, 20a). A piston rod (80) is engaged with at least one of the pistons (18), and the piston rod (80) has a longitudinal bore (88) therethrough which is configured to receive a spent mandrel (22). A deflector fitting (34) may be disposed at an end of the nut-plate riveter (10, 10a).
Abstract:
Automatic feeding blind rivet guns and method facilitating rapid installation of blind rivets with good freedom of movement of the operator. The blind rivet guns receive a carrier holding a substantial plurality of blind rivets in close side by side proximity and automatically sequentially loads and sets the blind rivets in response to operator control. The blind rivets are preferably supplied on an inexpensive disposable plastic carrier ready for use with the rivet installation gun. The installation gun itself is pneumatically powered, though other sources of power, such as electrical power, could be used. Providing a chamfer or rounded distal end on the rivet shanks and/or rivet stems better facilitates insertion of rivets in the pulling position into the holes in the parts to be joined.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a device and to a method for charging a riveting module (10) that is vertically displaced between a lower placement position and an upper charge position with blind break-mandrel rivets (100) or hollow-core rivets that consist of a shank and a reusable mandrel. Said device comprises a rivet supply (22) and, in addition to the riveting module (10), a funnel (24) that receives the rivet (100) with its mandrel (110) oriented upward and that is displaced laterally between a position below the rivet supply (22) and a position below the riveting module (10) in the charge position.
Abstract:
In a fastener installation tool, a hydraulically actuated head piston (22) is actuated on its power stroke to instal a fastener, and has return means for returning the head piston independently of the hydraulic arrangement. The tool also has a pneumatic hydraulic intensifier (12, 13) for providing the hydraulic actuation above-mentioned. The hydraulic intensifier has a hydraulic cylinder and a piston rod reciprocable in the hydraulic cylinder, and is provided with a seal (54) for sealing between the end of the piston rod and the wall (39) of the cylinder as the piston rod is driven into the cylinder. The seal is separated from the piston rod and is supported on the end face of the piston rod so as to allow radial movement of the end of the piston rod with respect to the seal. The seal may be provided by an assembly which comprises a substantially rigid support member (57) and an annular flexible sealing member (54). The latter contacts both the end face of the piston rod and the annular sealing member. The annular sealing member makes sealing contact with both the support member and the wall of the cylinder.
Abstract:
A pneumo-hydraulic rivet gun, comprising: a pneumatic motor (1 ), which sets a threaded tie-rod (2) in rightwards or leftwards rotation to engage the tie-rod (2) or disengage the tie-rod (2) from the threaded hole (3A) of a rivet (3); an oleodynamic system (4) for determinig a plastic deformation of a portion of the rivet (3), such as to secure the rivet (3) to a wall (P); a pneumatic booster (5) which activates a plunger (50) that compresses the fluid (F) of the oleodynamic system (4); a pneumatic system (6) provided with an auxiliary valve (60), which is opened by the tie-rod (2) and allows the supply of the rightwards rotating motor (1 ), and with a main valve (61 ), which is opened by a trigger (62) subsequent to the reclosing of the auxiliary valve (60) in order to allow the connection of an air supply conduit (65) to a source of compressed air: a hydro-pneumatic exchange valve (10), connected to the air supply conduit (65), oleodynamic system (4), pneumatic booster (5), the exchange valve (10) allowing, in the following order and subsequent to intervention by the operator on the trigger (62), activation of the pneumatic booster (5), the pressurisation of the oleodynamic system (4) with consequent plastic deformation of the rivet, the activation of the pneumatic motor (1 ) with leftward rotation of the tie-rod (3) which uncouples from the rivet (3) and, following the release of the trigger, a halt of the pneumatic motor.
Abstract:
A breakstem rivet placing tool conventionally includes a flow restrictions (14) for hydraulic fluid used to drive the tool in a stem pulling direction. This serves to prevent recoil of the tool due to rapid acceleration of an internal piston (4) when the stem of the breakstem rivet breaks. Prior art flow restrictions (14) create a jet (10) of high velocity hydraulic fluid into the tool which may damage components (26) by erosion. A revised fluid damper valve (14' ,14' ' ,14' ' ' ,40,42,42’) deflects and/or diffuses the fluid flow to avoid damage by erosion.
Abstract:
A rivet setting tool is provided with a mandrel collection system. The mandrel collection system uses a valve system to provide high and low vacuum states to draw rivet mandrels into a collection bottle. The low vacuum state provides an energy savings and reduced noise levels.
Abstract:
A fastener installation tool installs fasteners of the type in which a part of the fastener is broken off during the installation process. The tool has collection means for collecting broken off fastener parts during operation of the tool. The collection means (34) is removably connectable to the tool. A safety device in the tool is responsive to the collection means being connected to the tool or being not connected to the tool. The safety device (64, 68, 72) allows further operation of the tool only when the collection means is connected to the tool.
Abstract:
A pintail fastener installation tool includes a nose piston cylinder (12) which surrounds a nose piston (14) having bore (20) which is aligned with a jaw opening (22) of a nose assembly (30). The nose piston (14) also has a venturi bore (50) which meets the bore at an angle. When connected to pressurized air the venturi bore (50) creates a venturi effect which suctions detached pintails out of the nose assembly (30) into a container (100). The venturi bore (50) is disabled by a slide valve (56) which separates the venturi bore from the air feed. The slide valve includes a ring (58) which is positioned around the exterior of the nose piston cylinder. The slide valve (56) is slidable between a position, which allows pressurized air to flow from the air feed to the venturi bore, and a position, which prevents air flow from the air feed to the venturi bore.
Abstract:
Ein Nietsetzgerät weist eine Halterung zum Halten eines Blindniets vor dessen Setzen durch das Gerät auf. Die Halterung weist einen zentralen zylindrischen Durchgang auf, dessen Durchmesser etwas grösser ist als der Durchmesser des Nietdorns. Auf den Nietdorn wirken mindestens zwei, vorzugsweise drei Spannbacken ein, die in radialen Schlitzen radial und axial bewegbar geführt sind. Die Breite der Schlitze ist kleiner als der Durchmesser des Nietdorns.