Pneumatic-hydraulic blind riveting device

• US 6,367,139 B2
• Filed: 03/02/2001
• Issued: 04/09/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 03/10/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Gesipa Blindniettechnik GmbH (SFS Group AG)
• Original Assignee: Gesipa Blindniettechnik GmbH (SFS Group AG)
• Inventors: Wille, Lothar
• Primary Examiner(s): Jones, David
• Application Number:
  US09/798,517
• Publication Number:
  US 20010020322A1
• Time in Patent Office: 403 Days
• Field of Search: 292/435.21, 292/435.23, 292/435.24, 292/435.25
• US Class Current: 29/243.525
• CPC Class Codes: B21J 15/105 Portable riveters pliers for riveting B21J15/386
• CPC Class Codes: B21J 15/22 operated by both hydraulic or liquid pressure and gas pressure
• CPC Class Codes: B21J 15/326 Broken-off mandrel collection
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/5373 comprising driver for snap-off-mandrel fastener; e.g., Pop [TM] riveter
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/53739 Pneumatic- or fluid-actuated tool
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/53748 and gas

Abstract

A pneumatic-hydraulic blind riveting device has a device housing and a pulling device arranged in the device housing. The pulling device has a chuck housing and chuck jaws arranged in the chuck housing. The pulling device has a pulling piston connected to the chuck housing and also has a return piston. The pulling device has a pressure bushing arrangement resting against the chuck jaws and interacting with the return piston. A pressure chamber is defined between the return piston and the pulling piston. A control device is designed to load the pressure chamber with a controlled pressure.

Claims

1. A pneumatic-hydraulic blind riveting device comprising:

a device housing;

a pulling device arranged in the device housing;

the pulling device comprising a chuck housing and chuck jaws arranged in the chuck housing;

the pulling device comprising a pulling piston connected to the chuck housing and further comprising a return piston;

the pulling device comprising a pressure bushing arrangement resting against the chuck jaws and interacting with the return piston, wherein a pressure chamber is defined between the return piston and the pulling piston;

a control device configured to load the pressure chamber with a controlled pressure.

2. The blind riveting device according to claim 1, wherein the pressure bushing arrangement is rigid in a pressure loading direction between the return piston and the chuck jaws.

3. The blind riveting device according to claim 1, wherein the pressure bushing arrangement comprises a pressure bushing divided transversely relative to a longitudinal direction of the pressure bushing into a first bushing portion and a second bushing portion, wherein the first bushing portion rests against the chuck jaws and is a hollow cylinder having a smooth mantle surface.

4. The blind riveting device according to claim 1, wherein the control device is configured to lower the pressure in the pressure chamber when loading the pulling piston in a pulling direction with hydraulic pressure.

5. The blind riveting device according to claim 1, wherein the return piston has a first end facing the pulling piston and a second end facing away from the pulling piston, wherein the second end has an active surface that is greater than an active surface of the first end and wherein the first and second ends are configured to be loaded with the same pressure.

6. The blind riveting device according to claim 5, wherein the return piston has a return pipe and the pulling piston has a connecting pipe, wherein the return pipe projects into the connecting pipe.

7. The blind riveting device according to claim 1, wherein the second end of the pulling piston is configured to be loaded with a constant pressure.

8. The blind riveting device according to claim 1, further comprising an ejector pipe, wherein the return piston is guided on the ejector pipe.

9. The blind riveting device according to claim 8, further comprising a drift collecting container, wherein the ejector pipe comprises a lock configured to be actuated by the drift collecting container, wherein the lock has a locking surface matched to a cross-section of the ejector pipe so that a gap remains having a size allowing flow of air but preventing drifts from passing through.

10. The blind riveting device according to claim 9, wherein the lock is formed by a plate and a finger connected to the plate, wherein the plate is pivotable about an axis extending parallel to an axis of the ejector pipe.

11. The blind riveting device according to claim 10, wherein the finger is configured to be radially inserted into the ejector pipe.

12. The blind riveting device according to claim 1, wherein the chuck housing has grooves and wherein the chuck jaws are guided in the grooves, wherein the grooves have a groove bottom having a constant cross-section across a predetermined length, and wherein the chuck jaws have a cross-section matching the constant cross-section of the groove bottom.