| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 029243517 | Annular work | 46 |
| 20100170071 | APPARATUS FOR SWAGING A COLLAR ONTO AN EXTERNALLY GROOVED MEMBER - A manually held hydraulically and pneumatically powered swaging tool for swaging a collar ( | 07-08-2010 |
| 20130263415 | SYSTEM FOR LOADING COLLARS ONTO BOLTS IN LARGE-SCALE MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS - The system includes a moving feed assembly through which a collar is moved by compressed air to a position in substantial alignment with the centerline of a swaging die assembly. Two spring-loaded fingers are mounted on opposing sides of the feed assembly for receiving the collar by compressed air action where it is maintained in substantial alignment with the swaging die assembly. The spring action of the fingers is strong enough that the collar can be pressed firmly against a curved receiving portion of the fingers by the compressed air. A die pin portion of the swaging die is then inserted into the collar, thereafter maintaining the position of the collar as the feed assembly with the opposing fingers are stripped away from the collar, leaving the die pin-engaged collar free to be moved by action of a ram assembly to a stackup of parts to be fastened, where the collar can be transferred onto a bolt which extends through the stackup. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20150013129 | CLIP CLAMPING MECHANISM OF PRESSURE FIXTURE AND PNEUMATIC CALIPER HAVING THE SAME - A clip clamping mechanism of a pressure fixture, which the clip comprises a fixedly mounted shaft, and a first clip and a second clip hinged through the fixed shaft. Two ends of the first clip and the second clip corresponding to the hinging joint form respectively a front arm, and a rear arm in linkage with a propulsion piece, wherein the propulsion piece is provided with an accommodation cavity for mounting the rear arm; and the accommodation cavity is provided with a wedge-shaped sidewall for butt junction and slip fit with the rear arm; one end of the accommodation cavity close to the front arm is a big end with opening, while the other end far away the front arm is a small end. The first clip and the second clip achieve a transmission connection through one fixed shaft only to realize butting clamp. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150047164 | Tool for Installing Swage-Type Hardware - A fastening tool has a centrally disposed rod with a shaped tip at a first end thereof and an enlarged second end effective to transfer force from an external source to the tool. A collar circumscribes the centrally disposed rod. A first end of the collar is adjacent to the shaped tip and an opposing second end of the collar terminates in an outwardly extending flange. A compressible spring is disposed between the enlarged second end of the centrally disposed rod and the outwardly extending flange of the collar. This tool provides simplified installation of swage-type hardware into a stack of two or more panels by providing both a clamping force and a swaging operation in a single stroke. | 02-19-2015 |
| 029243518 | With radially acting tool inside annular work | 2 |
| 20110239425 | PEX EXPANDING TOOL - A tool operable to expand an end of a pipe includes a plurality of jaws movable between a closed position and an expanded position and rotatable about a longitudinal axis and a rotation collar rotationally coupled to each of the plurality of jaws. A shuttle is selectively engageable with the rotation collar and is rotatable between a first orientation and a second orientation and a spindle is movable between a first position in which the shuttle is in the first orientation and is disengaged from the rotation collar, a second position in which the shuttle is in the first orientation and is engaged with the rotation collar, and a third position in which the shuttle and the rotation collar are rotated together to the second orientation. The rotation of the rotation collar produces a corresponding rotation of the plurality of jaws while the plurality of jaws is in the closed position. Movement of the spindle to a fourth position moves the plurality of jaws to the expanded position and maintains the engagement of the shuttle and the rotation collar in the second orientation. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20140150230 | INTERNAL ROLLER SWAGING DEVICE AND METHOD - An exemplary device and method for roller swaging a tube and a fitting includes a controller configured to terminate swaging in response to receiving a signal generated by a torque sensor. The torque sensor is configured to generate the signal indicative of a torque rise associated with a flow of tube material consisting of flow in an axial direction through a front or a rear of the fitting. | 06-05-2014 |
| 029243519 | With second workpiece inside annular work one workpiece moved to shape the other | 40 |
| 20110203088 | TOOL FOR INSTALLING RIVET NUTS - A tool for installing rivet nuts, the tool comprising a screw, a rotatable drive for rotating the screw and an anti-rotation device for preventing rotation of a rivet nut which has been screwed onto the screw. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20130340223 | BUCKET TRUCK INTENSIFIER - A high pressure tool assembly includes a hand control valve mechanically connectable to a tool. An intensifier is fluidly connected to the hand control valve and to the tool. The intensifier increases pressure of an operating fluid to be supplied to the tool. A first fluid circuit conveying the first operating fluid is formed between the intensifier and the tool. A second fluid circuit conveying a second operating fluid is formed between the hand control valve and the intensifier. The first fluid circuit operates at a first pressure. The second fluid circuit operates at a second pressure. The first pressure is higher than the second pressure. The first fluid circuit is isolated from the second fluid circuit. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20150033524 | PRESSING TOOL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PRESSING TOOL - A method for manufacturing a pressing tool includes shaping a blank, which is able to be hardened, at least in part, to a final size of a pressing jaw. Then, a laser beam is applied to at least one selected region of a surface of the pressing jaw so as to form at least one hardened surface layer. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20160136795 | Pressing Tool with Axial Stroke Working in Opposite Directions - A pressing tool for producing a non-detachable pipe connection, including holding means for holding the periphery of at least one first tubular or sleeve-shaped connection element and including sliding means for peripherally holding and axially displacing at least one second tubular or sleeve-shaped connection element. The sliding means is movable along a first axial operating direction towards the holding means to press two interengaging tubular or sleeve-shaped connection elements. The pressing tool easily allows pipe connections to be produced in a more flexible and efficient way in that the sliding means are movable towards the holding means along a second axial operating direction opposite the first axial operating direction to press two interengaging tubular or sleeve-shaped connection elements. | 05-19-2016 |
| 029243521 | Comprising driver for snap-off-mandrel fastener; e.g., Pop (TM) riveter | 34 |
| 20080222868 | NOSE ASSEMBLY - A nose assembly for fitting onto a fastener installation tool for installing fasteners of the type in which a part of the fastener is broken off during the installation process, the nose being provided with a housing and a sleeve, the sleeve having a spring, and a collar which is movable within the housing against resistance of the spring, wherein plunger means are provided on the collar, and wherein the sleeve is threadably engaged with the collar, such that movement of the sleeve causes corresponding movement of the collar and plunger means, the plunger means being arranged to actuate a trigger thereby to open an air valve and allow a flow of compressed air through the tool, thereby to allow installation of the fastener into a workpiece. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20090300895 | STEM COLLECTION CONTAINERS FOR FASTENING TOOLS - A container ( | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100139067 | RIVETING UNIT FOR ELECTRIC RIVET GUN - A riveting unit is assembled with an electric rivet gun, including a transmission unit, a clamping jaw having a locating portion driven by the transmission unit to be moveable between a first position and a second position, a first sensor detecting whether the locating portion of the clamping jaw is located at the first position, and a second sensor detecting whether the locating portion of the clamping jaw is located at the second position. When the locating portion of the clamping jaw is located at the first position, a blind rivet can be installed in the clamping jaw, and when the locating portion of the clamping jaw is located at the second position, the blind rivet can be ejected, and meanwhile the second sensor can allow the transmission unit to stop the movement of the clamping jaw, thereby preventing the clamping jaw from moving backwards excessively. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100257713 | HAND-OPERATED RIVET SETTING TOOL - A hand-operated rivet setting tool, having an upper handle, a lower handle, a housing which is connected to the lower handle at its first end and houses a pump assembly and a flexible reservoir, the pump assembly, connected to a flexible reservoir, the front assembly for setting a rivet, having a nose tube connected to a hydraulic cylinder of the pump assembly, a lever assembly, wherein the lever assembly and at least one of the handles are operationally connected to the pump assembly, wherein the pump assembly is sufficiently designed to advance the hydraulic cylinder with the nose tube to set the rivet when the lever of the lever assembly is in a first position, and wherein the pump assembly is sufficiently designed to open a passage for oil to return into the flexible reservoir and the hydraulic cylinder with the nose tube to retrieve toward the housing when the lever of the lever assembly is in a second position. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100275424 | Blind Rivet Fastening Device - To provide a blind rivet fastening device that makes it easy to mount a blind rivet in the nose and that keeps the mounted blind rivet from falling out of the nose. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20110214268 | Multifunctional multipositional precision hand mechanical rivet setting device - A hand and mechanically activated rivet setting device uniquely and integrally designed to set multiple different types of rivets comprising tubular, semi-tubular and solid rivets made entirely or in part from aluminum, brass, steel and stainless steel having multiple different kinds of heads comprising truss, dome and flat rivet heads; in a work product consisting of pieces and components to be riveted together. The device has the means to set rivets from different positional locations within the device and provides the device operator the ability to completely control the rivet setting process, assuring precision rivet setting without damaging the pieces or components being riveted. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20120137483 | DEVICE FOR SETTING A FASTENER ELEMENT - The invention relates to a device for setting a fastener element ( | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120240371 | BLIND RIVET FASTENING DEVICE - A steel ball 11 is housed in a hole 10 which extends from an inner wall toward an outer wall of a nose piece 3 and obliquely rearward with respect to a rivet inserting port 6 as shown by an arrow A. An elastic ring 12 elastically pushes the ball 11 from the outer wall toward the inner wall so that a part of the ball 11 may project into the port 6 whereby the mandrel 5 is grasped. As the hole 10 extends obliquely rearward with respect to the port 6, the ball 11 can move easily when the mandrel 5 travels in the inserting direction but the ball 11 is difficult to move when the mandrel 5 travels in the direction opposite to the inserting direction. As a result, the ball 11 blocks the mandrel 5 from travelling. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20130205556 | Rivet-Fitting Tool - A rivet setting device contains in a housing a receiving chamber in which a break-off rivet mandrel is situated after the setting operation. Arranged in this receiving chamber are two elongate magnets which leave free between them a space for the residual mandrel and which attract the residual mandrel from the holder for the rivet after it has been broken off and retain it. The holder for the residual mandrel can be moved with a transverse component in the device, with the residual mandrel being moved past a stripping element into a region outside the axis of the holder for the rivet. During the rearward movement of the residual mandrel holder, the residual mandrel is stripped off and remains in a collecting chamber. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130212849 | Rivet Setting Tool - A rivet setter has a holder for holding a blind rivet prior to said rivet being set by means of the setter. The holder has a central cylindrical passage, the diameter of which is somewhat greater than the diameter of the mandrel. At least two, preferably three clamping jaws, which are guided in radial slots so as to be radially and axially displaceable, act on the mandrel. The width of the slot is smaller than the diameter of the mandrel. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20140101908 | JAW GRIP FORCE ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM FOR OFFSET AND 90 DEGREE PULLING HEADS - The invention provides a pulling head, a jaw gripping assembly, and an adjustment assembly. The pulling head has a frame having first and second ends with the first end being configured to receive a stem of a fastener therein. The jaw gripping assembly is generally positioned within the frame. The adjustment assembly is operatively associated with at least one of the frame and the jaw gripping assembly. Manipulation of the adjustment assembly in a first manner moves the jaw gripping assembly closer to the first end of the frame in order to minimize an amount of jaw grip force generated by the jaw gripping assembly, while manipulation of the adjustment assembly in a second manner moves the jaw gripping assembly distal to the first end of the frame in order to maximize an amount of jaw grip force generated by the jaw gripping assembly. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140137379 | SINGLE HANDLE PULLING RIVETING GUN - A single handle pulling riveting gun is disclosed. The single handle pulling riveting gun includes a body, a handle, a pulling rod, a grabbing mechanism, a riveting regulating mechanism, a first pin shaft, a second pin shaft, a third pin shaft and a moving piece. The riveting regulating mechanism cooperates with a front end of the body, the grabbing mechanism is set on a chamber of the riveting regulating mechanism; a rear end of the grabbing mechanism cooperates with the pulling rod. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20150052720 | Tool Connection - The invention relates to a tool connection for arranging a riveting tool on a riveting tool receptacle, having a contact surface arranged on the riveting tool for supporting the riveting tool on a supporting surface arranged on the riveting tool receptacle. In order to provide a tool connection for arranging a riveting tool on a riveting tool receptacle, by means of which a repetitive riveting operation can be carried out without damage and it is particularly simple to replace the riveting tool, it is provided that a journal is arranged on one of the riveting tool or riveting tool receptacle and a journal receptacle is arranged on the other of the riveting tool or riveting tool receptacle, the journal can be introduced into and removed from the journal receptacle and the riveting tool can be releasably locked to the riveting tool receptacle by a magnetic force. | 02-26-2015 |
| 029243522 | Including near side fastener shaping tool | 1 |
| 20160167108 | COMBINATION COLLAR FEEDER AND SWAGING TOOL | 06-16-2016 |
| 029243523 | Pneumatic- or fluid-actuated tool | 13 |
| 20100139068 | FASTENER INSTALLATION TOOL INCLUDING MEANS FOR DISABLING THE TOOL - In a fastener tool, a constant flow of compressed air is supplied. When the tool is not in use however the constant flow of compressed air results in wastage. The tool is therefore provided with a trigger ( | 06-10-2010 |
| 20110308055 | SETTING DEVICE WITH A VARIABLE SETTING STROKE ADJUSTMENT - Setting device with a variable setting stroke adjustment and method of setting the setting stroke of setting device. Setting device includes a housing, a pulling rod structured and arranged for movement in an axial direction, an adjustably positionable stop element structured and arranged to adjustably limit a setting stroke of the pulling rod, and a locking element movable between a closed position and an adjustment position. The stop element has at least one region with a polygonal contour, and, in the closed position, the locking element engages in a path of motion of edges of the polygonal contour and, in the adjustment position, releases the path of motion. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20120090142 | RIVET GUN WITH DETACHABLE PNEUMATIC CYLINDER ASSEMBLY - A rivet gun has a barrel, a shaft, a handle and a pneumatic cylinder assembly. The shaft is mounted under the barrel. The handle is mounted around the shaft. The pneumatic cylinder assembly is mounted under the handle and has a top cover, a fastener, an annular cylinder and a bottom base. The top cover, fastener, annular cylinder and bottom base are detachably assembled so can be replaced easily without changing the whole pneumatic cylinder assembly. The maintenance costs of the rivet gun are reduced. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120144636 | BLIND-RIVET GUN - A blind-rivet gun includes a gun header, a cylinder, a piston, and a tube. The cylinder is separated from the gun header. The piston includes a piston header. The piston header and an inner surface of the cylinder form a seal to divide the cylinder into a first air chamber and a second air chamber. The cylinder includes a first gas hole and a second gas hole. The first gas hole is connected to the first air chamber, and the second gas hole is connected to the second air chamber. The piston is adapted to slide in the cylinder to generate inner high pressure gas by alternatively supplying outer high pressure gas to the first gas hole or the second gas hole. The tube is connected to the gun header and the cylinder. The tube transmits inner high pressure from the cylinder to the gun header. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20130104360 | MODULAR PNEUMATIC FASTENING DEVICE | 05-02-2013 |
| 029243524 | Liquid | 8 |
| 20110271504 | Electro-Hydraulic Device With An Electronic Control For Deforming Fastening Elements - The electro-hydraulic pistol device ( | 11-10-2011 |
| 20160151828 | Riveting Tool | 06-02-2016 |
| 029243525 | And gas | 6 |
| 20100125991 | Pneumo-Hydraulic Rivet Gun - A pneumo-hydraulic rivet gun, comprising: a pneumatic motor ( | 05-27-2010 |
| 20120174362 | BLIND-RIVET GUN - A blind-rivet gun includes a gun header, a cylinder, a piston, and an air saving device. The cylinder is separated from the gun header. The piston and an inner surface of the cylinder form a seal to divide the cylinder into a first air chamber and a second air chamber. The air saving device includes a switch circuit. The switch circuit turns on a first connection between the air inlet pipe and the first air outlet pipe or turns on a second connection between the air inlet pipe, the second air outlet pipe and the third air outlet pipe. The piston slides in the cylinder to generate inner high pressure by alternatively supplying high pressure air to the first air chamber or the second air chamber. The blind-rivet is pulled in and is pushed out of the blind-rivet ejecting pipe by the inner high pressure. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120210550 | HYDROPNEUMATIC RIVETER - A hydropnuematic riveter system is described, having features that allow for a reduction in size and weight over traditional rivet squeezers and rivet pullers. The riveter system also provides for greater versatility by permitting the operator to connect different rivet forming heads to the pressure intensifier portion, via a single flexible conduit with fluid-tight quick disconnect fittings. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20130117981 | FASTENER INSTALLATION TOOL - The present invention provides a hydro-pneumatically operated fastener installation tool ( | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130247346 | MULTI-STEP CONTROL RIVET GUN - A rivet gun has a barrel, a handle, a pneumatic cylinder and a two-step pressing assembly. The handle has a valve-mounting hole, a first mounting hole and a second mounting hole being cylindrical and defined in a bottom end of the handle. The pneumatic cylinder has an inlet bushing, an inner bushing and a control valve assembly respectively mounted in the aforementioned holes. The two-step pressing assembly is mounted on the handle and allows the rivet gun to be operated by two steps. The handle is structurally simple and has a low manufacturing cost. The bushings and control valve assembly are easily mounted in and detached from the handle so that assembling of the rivet gun is efficient. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20150068003 | RIVET GUN HAVING BUFFER DEVICE - The rivet gun has a barrel, a handle, an inflator, a piston assembly and at least one buffer device. The piston assembly has a piston rod and a piston head. The at least one buffer device is mounted in the piston head and has a housing, a valve stem and a buffer spring. The housing has an inserting hole and a side hole communicating with the inserting hole. The inserting hole has a valve opening. The valve stem is movably mounted in the valve opening. A valve part is formed on a lower end of the valve stem to selectively close the valve opening. The buffer spring is mounted around the valve stem. When the piston head moves upward, the buffer spring absorbs some momentum produced by the high pressure gas to mitigate shake caused by the high pressure gas directly hitting the piston head. | 03-12-2015 |
| 029243526 | Having rotary drive mechanism | 4 |
| 20110289745 | RIVET GUN WITH AN IMPROVED ACTUATION STRUCTURE - A rivet gun for driving a rivet consisting of a smooth cylindrical shaft with a head on one end is disclosed to include a gun body having a beam barrel matching portion, a displacement control device matching portion, a linking device limiter and a rivet holder, a riveting mechanism having a beam barrel with a driven portion mounted in and axially movable along the beam barrel matching portion and a rivet seizing unit adapted for catching the cylindrical shaft of the rivet, a driving mechanism having a displacement control device mounted in and axially movable along the displacement control device matching portion of the gun body, and a linking device having a coupling portion located on the middle part thereof and coupled to the linking device limiter of the gun body, a driving portion located on one end thereof and connected to the driven portion of the beam barrel and a pivot located on the opposite end thereof and coupled to and movable by the displacement control device of the driving mechanism. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20150033525 | Electric Riveter - Provided is an electric riveter including a housing internally provided with a drive unit configured to drive an actuator that withdraws a mandrel from a rivet, and a mandrel collector that collects mandrels. The actuator includes a cover having a proximal end coupled to the housing, a nozzle provided at a distal end of the cover, and a jaw provided in the cover. The drive unit includes an electric motor that drives the actuator. The housing includes a drive housing unit connected to a handle having a rod shape. The electric motor is arranged at a position deviated from the center of grip of the handle in a direction about an axis line extending along the center line of the cover. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150074964 | BLIND RIVET FASTENING DEVICE - A blind rivet fastening device in which a passage for collecting broken mandrels is provided other than on the axis of the motor. A large collection chamber is provided for broken mandrels. A collection chamber for broken mandrels is provided in front of a brushless electric motor in the axial direction. When the electric motor rotates, power from the electric motor is transmitted to a spindle positioned to the rear of the collection chamber via a second shaft positioned below the collection chamber. When the spindle rotates, a pulling head moves in the axial direction. The axial position of the pulling head is determined by detecting the rotation count of the electric motor. Forward rotation, reverse rotation, and stopping of the electric motor are controlled based on the operation of a trigger and the axial position of the pulling head. Excessive torque is avoided by clutches. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20180021844 | DRIVE UNIT FOR A SETTING DEVICE, IN PARTICULAR A RIVET SETTING DEVICE | 01-25-2018 |
| 029243527 | Having allochiral actuating handles | 1 |
| 20140345099 | Hand-held Rivet Nut (Rivet Bolt) Tool with a Replaceable Mandrel-Driving Device - A hand-held rivet nut (rivet bolt) tool has a body having a base; two handles connected pivotally to the base; two pairs of links connected pivotally and respectively to the handles; a driven member connected pivotally to the pairs of the links; a mandrel mounted rotatably through the driven member and the base. A push-and-pull mandrel-driving device or a rotational mandrel-driving device is mounted detachably and hence replaceably on the driven member, is capable of driving the mandrel, the bushing and the threaded shaft. A user is allowed to choose either the push-and-pull mandrel-driving device or the rotational mandrel-driving device according to different working spaces or personal practices. | 11-27-2014 |
| 029243528 | Having repositionable annulus engaging tool | 2 |
| 20090293250 | Compact universal offset pulling head for fasteners - A universal offset pulling head assembly for exerting an axial pulling force on a fastener allows the same pulling head assembly to be utilized for a variety of different fastener sizes and types by exchanging a front plate assembly, where the front plate assembly may comprise variable nose pieces according to the type of fastener to be installed. Because the front plate assembly is subject to the most severe wear, other components of the pulling head assembly may continue to be utilized and the front plate assembly discarded. The disclosed pulling head assembly utilizes a stationary guiding member which prevents damage which might otherwise occur because of severe bending moments. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20130061439 | POSITIONING ASSEMBLY OF A HAND RIVET NUT TOOL - A positioning assembly of a hand rivet nut tool has a rotating sleeve, a mandrel and a positioning ring. The rotating sleeve has a mounting groove formed around an inner surface of the rotating sleeve. The mandrel is mounted through the rotating sleeve and has a positioning groove formed around an outer surface of the mandrel. The positioning ring is mounted in and around the mounting groove of the rotating sleeve and the positioning groove of the mandrel. The mandrel is stably held by the positioning ring in a specific position, so the hand rivet nut tool is able to stably rivet a rivet nut on a work piece. The hand rivet nut tool with the positioning assembly has simplified and optimized positioning effect, and reduced assembling time and cost. | 03-14-2013 |
| 029243529 | Including near side fastener shaping tool | 2 |
| 20090249601 | EXTREME OFFSET NOSE ASSEMBLY - An apparatus and method for utilizing an extreme offset nose assembly for installing fasteners are disclosed involving a drawbar, an anvil, and a collet. The drawbar having a first portion, a second portion, a third portion. The third portion transitioning from the second portion by a chamfer or a shoulder. The anvil having a cavity, a first aperture, and a second aperture. The collet having a first bore and a second bore. The drawbar having a section of the first portion disposed within the first aperture, a front section of the second portion threadedly engaged within the second bore of the collet, a rearward section of the second portion passing through the second aperture of the anvil thereby providing a bearing surface between the rearward section of the second portion and the second aperture of the anvil, and the third portion passing through the second aperture of the anvil. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20100257714 | LOW SWAGE LOAD FASTENING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A fastener installation tool including an anvil member having a swage cavity, a collet having a pull section with a fastener engagement end and a plurality of teeth, and an anvil member. The plurality of teeth includes a first tooth with a first inner diameter, and each of the remainder of teeth includes a second inner diameter, the first inner diameter being greater than the second inner diameter. The collet has a protrusion extending the length of the pull section to increase the contact area with the anvil member. The anvil member includes a swage cavity with an entrance section, a swage land located adjacent to the entrance section, and an inner bore located adjacent to the swage land. | 10-14-2010 |
