Modular portable rivet setting tool
AssigneeEmhart Inc.
InventorsDavid S. Calkins, James M. Bradbury
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Abstract
A portable rivet setting system is provided with a modular design. The portable rivet setting system includes an electronic control module, a pneumatic control module, a rivet feeder device, an escapement mechanism and an umbilical assembly including a rivet setting tool each modularly designed. The modular design improves the ability to react to diagnosed problems and allows the replacement or substitution of a single module while the faulty module can be repaired. The easy replacement or substitution of a module greatly reduces the down time associated with repairing the rivet setting system and allows a user to remove and replace a module with limited technical capabilities.
Claims5
An autofeed riveting system, comprising:
- a housing;
- an electrical control module mounted on a first panel, said first panel being removably mounted within said housing;
- a pneumatic control module mounted on a second panel, said second panel being removably mounted within said housing independently of said first panel;
- a mandrel collection bin disposed in said housing;
- a rivet feeder device disposed within said housing, said rivet feeder device being controlled by said electrical control module;
- an escapement mechanism for receiving rivets from said rivet feeder device, said escapement mechanism being controlled by said pneumatic control module;
- an umbilical assembly including a rivet setting tool, a rivet delivery tube connecting said escapement mechanism and said rivet setting tool, a mandrel return tube connecting said rivet setting tool and said mandrel collection bin, a hydraulic fluid hose connected to a pulling head of said rivet setting tool, and a plurality of pneumatic lines connected to said pneumatic control module for operatively controlling said rivet setting tool;
- a remote intensifier module disposed in said housing and connected to said hydraulic fluid hose for supplying hydraulic pressure to said rivet setting tool;
- wherein said electrical control module and said pneumatic control module are each detachable from said housing independently of one another.
A modular autofeed riveting system, comprising:
- an electrical control module mounted on a first panel;
- a pneumatic control module mounted on a second panel independent of said first panel, said pneumatic control module being controlled by said electrical control module;
- a rivet feeder device disposed within said housing, said rivet feeder device being connected to and controlled by said electrical control module;
- an escapement mechanism for receiving rivets from said rivet feeder device, said escapement mechanism being connected to and controlled by said pneumatic control module;
- an umbilical assembly including a rivet setting tool, a rivet delivery tube connecting said escapement mechanism and said rivet setting tool, a mandrel return tube connecting said rivet setting tool to a mandrel collection bin, a hydraulic fluid hose connected to a pulling head of said rivet setting tool, and a plurality of pneumatic lines connected to said pneumatic control module for operatively controlling said rivet setting tool;
- a remote intensifier module connected to said hydraulic fluid hose for supplying hydraulic pressure to said rivet setting tool;
- wherein said first panel, said second panel, said escapement mechanism, said umbilical assembly and said remote intensifier are each mounted to a support structure independent from one another.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.