Error free rivet system
First Claim
1. A riveting system for ensuring the riveting together of at least two parts with a predetermined number of rivets at a workstation prior to removal of the resulting assembly from the workstation, said system comprising:
- a support fixture located at the workstation for receiving the at least two parts;
a locking device operatively connected to said support fixture to hold and lock the at least two parts together on said support fixture;
a rivet setting tool operable to apply rivets to said at least two parts to connect the parts to one another forming an assembly; and
a system control apparatus connected to said locking device and said rivet setting tool to prevent release of said locking device and the parts until determining a predetermined number of rivets have been applied.
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Abstract
A rivet system (10) locks separate parts (12, 14) of an assembly (13) together on a support fixture (20) with the clamping devices (28); which prevents release of the parts (12, 14) from the fixture (20) until a required number of rivets (51) have been counted. A rivet setting tool (50) provides insertion of the rivets (51) between the parts (12, 14), and which disposes spent rivet mandrels (62) through a vacuum tube (58) to be sensed and counted. A controller (100) automatically locks the parts in the support fixture and counts the sensed mandrels (62) to allow release of the assembly (13) only upon a predetermined count of mandrels (62).
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21 Claims
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1. A riveting system for ensuring the riveting together of at least two parts with a predetermined number of rivets at a workstation prior to removal of the resulting assembly from the workstation, said system comprising:
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a support fixture located at the workstation for receiving the at least two parts; a locking device operatively connected to said support fixture to hold and lock the at least two parts together on said support fixture; a rivet setting tool operable to apply rivets to said at least two parts to connect the parts to one another forming an assembly; and a system control apparatus connected to said locking device and said rivet setting tool to prevent release of said locking device and the parts until determining a predetermined number of rivets have been applied. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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