Repetition riveting apparatus

Repetition riveting apparatus for installing a plurality of rivets in succession, which apparatus comprises:

• a body;
• a reusable mandrel having an enlarged head;
• pulling means for pulling the mandrel with respect to the body to pull the mandrel head through a tubular rivet which is supported by the body;
• counting means for counting the total number of times the pulling means has operated to pull the mandrel with respect to the body as aforesaid;
• and inhibiting means responsive to the counting means for inhibiting further operation of the pulling means when the mandrel has been pulled a predetermined number of times.

Repetition riveting apparatus for installing a plurality of rivets in succession, which apparatus comprises:

• a body;
• a reusable mandrel having an enlarged head;
• pulling means for pulling the mandrel with respect to the body to pull the mandrel head through a tubular rivet which is supported by the body;
• counting means for counting the total number of times the pulling means has operated to pull the mandrel with respect to the body as aforesaid;
• inhibiting means responsive to the counting means for inhibiting further operation of the pulling means when the mandrel has been pulled a predetermined number of times;
• and warning means also responsive to the counting means for giving a warning when the mandrel has been pulled the aforesaid predetermined number of times.

Repetition riveting apparatus for installing a plurality of rivets in succession, which apparatus comprises:

• a body;
• a reusable mandrel having an enlarged head;
• pulling means for pulling the mandrel with respect to the body to pull the mandrel head through a tubular rivet which is supported by the body;
• counting means for counting the total number of times the pulling means has operated to pull the mandrel with respect to the body as aforesaid;
• warning means responsive to the counting means for giving a warning when the mandrel has been pulled a first predetermined number of times;
• and inhibiting means responsive to the counting means for inhibiting further operation of the pulling means when the mandrel has been pulled a second predetermined number of times which is greater than the first predetermined number.