Tool for removing a blind fastener and associated method
AssigneeAirbus Atlantic
InventorJean-Francois JOALLAND
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AssigneeAirbus Atlantic
InventorJean-Francois JOALLAND
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The invention relates to a removal tool (5) for removing a blind fastener securing a first mechanical part to a second mechanical part, the removal tool (5) comprising: an anti-rotation member (51) comprising a passage opening (510) extending along a tool axis (X5) and a gripping surface (5 II) configured to cooperate with the female portion of the blind fastener (1) from upstream in order to prevent it from rotating about the fastening axis (XI), an interface member (7) connected to the anti-rotation member (51), the interface member (7) comprising a main body (77) with a through-cavity (4) which extends along the tool axis (X5) and which has an upstream opening (4A) configured to receive a cutting device (6) comprising a cutting member (61), the interface member (7) comprising an alignment groove (43) configured to guide the cutting member (61) into the passage opening (510) of the anti-rotation member (51).
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An assembly of a cutting device comprising a cutting member and a removal tool for removing a blind fastener securing a first mechanical part to a second mechanical part, the removal tool being screw-mounted on the cutting device, the blind fastener having been introduced from an upstream to a downstream into an opening in the first part and then into an opening in the second part from an upstream side, the blind fastener extending along a fastening axis, the blind fastener comprising a female part extending into the openings and a male part inserted into the female part in order to deform it to secure the mechanical parts,
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