Ergonomic riveting tool system
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsSteven Birkbeck, Bernard Karl Manderville, Yasir Mostafa Soliman
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AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsSteven Birkbeck, Bernard Karl Manderville, Yasir Mostafa Soliman
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The present disclosure relates to riveting apparatuses, riveting devices, and methods for their use. An example riveting apparatus includes a pneumatically operated riveting tool having a working end for squeezing a rivet. The riveting apparatus includes a support bracket connected to the riveting tool proximate the working end, the support bracket having arms projecting on each side of the riveting tool. The riveting apparatus also includes a pair of spaced-apart edge rollers coupled to the support arms. The edge rollers are configured to rollably engage an edge of a work-piece so as to support the weight of the riveting tool and enable movable adjustment of the working end relative to the work-piece. The riveting apparatus includes a handle rotatably mounted to the riveting tool to enable axial rotation of the handle, the handle having an actuatable switch configured to selectively operate the riveting tool.
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