Apparatus for fitting retaining rings
AssigneesCommissariat a l'Energie Atomique, Etablissement Brochier S.A.
InventorsNicolas Pradel, Alain Bruyere
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Abstract
An apparatus making it possible to fit retaining pins on a mandrel. The retaining pin arrives in the form of a continuous wire which is cut to the desired length by a wheel before being fitted in the mandrel. The end of the uncut retaining pin adjacent to the wheel is maintained in a gripper formed by two jaws. Simultaneously with the fitting of the cut retaining pin, a hole is made in the mandrel to permit the subsequent fitting of a retaining pin.
Claims8
An apparatus for fitting retaining pins to a support mandrel made from a material able to receive the retaining pins by direct fitting, comprising a frame supporting a fitting head having at least one passage able to receive a retaining pin, at least one fitting rod extending in a given direction and which can be aligned with said passage, and means for moving said rod in said direction, wherein the frame also supports means for cutting the retaining pin when in said passage and means for displacing said head between a supply and cutting position in which the retaining pin can be supplied in uncut form and can be cut by said cutting means, and a fitting position in which said passage is aligned with the fitting rod.
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