Joining means
AssigneeNewfrey LLC
InventorsReinhold Opper, Ruben Gutierrez Romero
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Abstract
In the invention, a joining means having a ram tool, a countertool and a holder with an opening to accommodate the ram tool or the countertool, is described. The two tools are arranged coaxial with each other at different ends of a C-bracket. The holder comprises at least one plane contact surface arranged on the outer surface of the holder, resting in contact with at least one plane face of the corresponding end of the C-bracket and detachably fastened thereto. Between the contact surface and the face, at least one interlay is arranged, determining the information and/or the distance of the contact surface from the face.
Claims19
A joining apparatus comprising:
- a substantially C-shaped frame having an end face;
- a tool holder releasably connected to the end face, the tool holder including a mounting segment and a body with a tool-receiving through opening, the body being positioned off-center with respect to the mounting segment;
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- an interlay located between the tool holder and the frame, the interlay serving to change an orientation of an axis of the through opening relative to the frame, and the interlay and tool holder being stationary relative to the frame when the tool holder, interlay and frame are attached together.
A joining apparatus comprising:
- a substantially C-shaped frame having an end face;
- a tool holder releasably connected to the end face, the tool holder including:
- a mounting segment and a receiving body with a tool-receiving through opening, the receiving body being positioned off-center with respect to the mounting segment;
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- a U-shaped recess including a first contact surface oriented parallel to the axis of the through opening and opposed second and third contact surfaces oriented perpendicular to the first contact surface, the second and third contact surfaces positioned proximate to and overlapping a top and a bottom face of the C-shaped frame;
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- an interlay located between the tool holder and the frame acting to change an orientation of an axis of the through opening relative to the frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.