Fastener installation tool with internal concentric sleeves
AssigneeAlcoa Inc.
InventorRobert Wilcox
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Abstract
A fastener installation tool including a cylinder assembly having a housing and a handle/sleeve assembly attached to the housing. The handle/sleeve assembly includes a handle having a bore and an inner wall defined by the bore. The handle/sleeve assembly further includes an outer sleeve having an outer wall and an inner wall, and an inner sleeve having an outer wall and an inner wall. The outer sleeve is positioned within the bore of the handle, while the inner sleeve is positioned concentrically within the outer sleeve to form an annular space between the outer wall of the inner sleeve and the inner wall of the outer sleeve. The annular space is utilized to conduct hydraulic fluid.
Claims14
A fastener installation tool, comprising:
- a cylinder assembly including a housing having an upper end and a lower end opposite the upper end, an end cap mounted to the upper end of the housing, the end cap including a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, and a centrally-located bore extending from the first surface to the second surface;
- a handle/sleeve assembly including a handle having a first end, and a second end opposite the first end, a bore extending between the first and second ends, and an inner wall defined by the bore of the handle, the second end of the handle/sleeve assembly being attached to the upper end of the cylinder assembly,
- the handle/sleeve assembly further including an outer sleeve having a first end, a second end opposite the first end of the outer sleeve, an outer wall, and an inner wall, wherein the outer sleeve is positioned within the bore of the handle,
- the handle/sleeve assembly further including an inner sleeve having a first end, a second end opposite the first end of the inner sleeve, an outer wall, and an inner wall, wherein the inner sleeve is positioned concentrically within the outer sleeve to form an annular space between the outer wall of the inner sleeve and the inner wall of the outer sleeve;
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- a tool head attached to the first end of the handle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.