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US 7,578,159 B2Granted
Controlled cycle-life jaw assembly
AssigneeEmerson Electric Co.
InventorsRichard R. Bowles, Paul W. Gress
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Abstract
A jaw assembly for use with a crimping tool is described, wherein the assembly includes a jaw arm and a side plate where the side plate is configured to fail in a manner noticeable to a user of the jaw assembly prior to the anticipated failure of the jaw arm. The side plate includes a stress riser, such as a milled slot formed in one face of the sideplate, to ensure such failure.
Claims14
A jaw assembly for use with a crimping tool, the jaw assembly comprising:
- a first jaw arm member and a second jaw arm member oriented opposite each other and having an anticipated life cycle;
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- a sideplate having at least one pivot pin opening therethrough coupled to the first and second jaw arm members through a pivot pin positioned in the pivot pin opening defined by the sideplate and held in place through at least one retaining ring,
- wherein the sideplate includes a stress riser to ensure that the sideplate fails in a manner noticeable to a user of the jaw assembly prior to an anticipated failure of a jaw arm, and
- wherein the stress riser comprises a slot formed in one side or face of the sideplate.
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A crimping tool assembly, the assembly comprising:
- a jaw assembly comprising a first jaw member and a second jaw member, wherein the first and second jaw members have an anticipated life cycle and are oriented opposite each other;
- first and second pivot pins;
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- at least one sideplate having at least one pivot pin opening coupled to the first and second jaw members through first and second pivot pins positioned in the pivot pin opening defined by the sideplate and held in place through at least one retaining ring,
- wherein the at least one sideplate includes a stress riser to ensure that the sideplate fails in a manner noticeable to a user of the jaw assembly prior to an anticipated failure of the jaw arm, and
- wherein the stress riser comprises a slot formed in one side or face of the sideplate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.