EP0068857A1 - Jet guide rivet injector - Google Patents
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- EP0068857A1 EP0068857A1 EP82303351A EP82303351A EP0068857A1 EP 0068857 A1 EP0068857 A1 EP 0068857A1 EP 82303351 A EP82303351 A EP 82303351A EP 82303351 A EP82303351 A EP 82303351A EP 0068857 A1 EP0068857 A1 EP 0068857A1
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- feed tube
- rivets
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- shank portions
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21J—FORGING; HAMMERING; PRESSING METAL; RIVETING; FORGE FURNACES
- B21J15/00—Riveting
- B21J15/10—Riveting machines
- B21J15/30—Particular elements, e.g. supports; Suspension equipment specially adapted for portable riveters
- B21J15/32—Devices for inserting or holding rivets in position with or without feeding arrangements
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
- B25C—HAND-HELD NAILING OR STAPLING TOOLS; MANUALLY OPERATED PORTABLE STAPLING TOOLS
- B25C1/00—Hand-held nailing tools; Nail feeding devices
- B25C1/001—Nail feeding devices
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- the present invention relates to the feeding of rivets or other fasteners or similar articles to riveting or other fastener inserting means.
- the rivet blanks having heads at one end of each are commonly fed to the riveting apparatus by passing them downwardly through a feed tube and thence laterally to rivet receiving fingers which support the same and insert them through holes in workpieces to be riveted. Passage of the rivet blanks downwardly through the feed tube may be by gravity alone or by air pressure against rivet blanks downwardly through the feed tube.
- the individual rivets are fed usually downwardly through a feed tube and come to rest upon side rail formations from which they are moved laterally to conventional rivet holding fingers.
- the present invention provides means to prevent cocking of rivet blanks in the feed tube which interferes with feeding thereof and also makes it possible to employ the rivet feeding mechanism in any orientation, including an upside-down orientation with respect to conventional downwardly moving rivet blanks.
- the present invention relates entirely to means for preventing cocking of the rivet blanks in their passage through the feed tube and insuring their axial alignment regardless of the position or orientation of the feed tube.
- an air jet arrangement which surrounds the feed tube and includes a series of circumferentially spaced air passages which are each directed angularly toward the feed tube axis and in the direction of movement of the individual rivets whereby they form a conical air pressure pattern which acts against the shanks of the individual rivets and thus maintains them in axial alignment in the feed tube.
- Fig. 1 the numeral 10 designates generally the upper anvil structure of a riveting machine which structure is conventional and well known.
- the anvil., per se, is designated 11 and extends downwardly into a pair or rivet receiving fingers 12 which is likewise conventional in the riveting machine art.
- the individual rivets, designated 13, are moved laterally to a position between the fingers 12 with the heads of the rivets uppermost and the shank portions extending downwardly as shown in dot and dash lines at 13 in Fig. 1.
- the position of individual rivets prior to their horizontal movement to the rivet fingers is shown in full lines in Fig. 1.
- the present invention provides means to maintain individual rivets in vertical alignment and prevent cocking thereof in the feed tube and also provides for feeding rivets in proper axial orientation in any position of the rivet feeding mechanism, including an upside-down position in which case the rivets would be blown upwardly through the feed tube 15 by air pressure.
- Fig. 3 As illustrated in Fig. 3 on a somewhat enlarged scale the lower end of tube 15 fits within a collar 16 the interior of which forms a continuation of the feed tube 15. Collar 16 is supported upon a horizontally extending bracket 18 which is attached to the riveting machine. Referring particularly to Fig. 1, rivets 13 having heads at their upper ends drop downwardly so that the rivet heads normally rest upon spaced ledges 20 formed by a slot 21 in bracket 18 as shown in Fig. 2.
- a bar 24 is longitudinally slidable in slot 21 and has a V-shaped nose portion 25 adapted to engage successive rivets on ledges 20 and move them horizontally to engagement with conventional receiving fingers 12.
- Bar 24 is fixed to a piston 26 and an air pressure connection 27 moves piston 26 and bar 24 against the resistance of a coil spring 28.
- the novel portion of the present rivet feeding apparatus is best shown in Figs. 3 and 4 and in the present instance takes the form of a beveled annular groove 30 in collar 16 and a series of circumferentially spaced downwardly extending angular passages 31.
- the beveled groove 30 is closed by a collar 32 and a source of air pressure is introduced to groove 30 by a connection 33.
- air is projected in a downwardly conical path as shown by the dot and dash lines in Fig. 3 and impinges against the shanks of rivets 13 to urge such shanks toward a coaxial position with respect to feed tube 15 and collar 16.
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Abstract
® Air pressure means for maintaining rivets (13) in axial alignment as they pass through a feed tube (15) to a riveting machine (10). The air pressure means comprises a circumferentially spaced series of air discharge passages (31) directed obliquely toward the axis of the feed tube (15) and in the direction of travel of the rivets (13) whereby a conical pattern of air pressure is directed against the shanks of the rivets (13) to urge them into axial alignment in the feed tube (15).
Description
- The present invention relates to the feeding of rivets or other fasteners or similar articles to riveting or other fastener inserting means.
- In riveting machines the rivet blanks having heads at one end of each are commonly fed to the riveting apparatus by passing them downwardly through a feed tube and thence laterally to rivet receiving fingers which support the same and insert them through holes in workpieces to be riveted. Passage of the rivet blanks downwardly through the feed tube may be by gravity alone or by air pressure against rivet blanks downwardly through the feed tube.
- In us Patent No. 3,647,129 to Ehrlich, air pressure is employed to direct successive rivet blanks laterally from the feed tube into a rivet receiving channel extending at right angles to the feed tube.
- In us patent No. 3,906,615 to Campbell, Jr. et al, the rivet blanks are free to cock as they move along the feed tube but are ultimately straightened by movement into engagement with an 0-ring at the discharge end of the feed tube, if, in fact, they ultimately reach such discharge end.
- In us Patent No. 3,946,926 to Willis, as best shown in Fig. 6 thereof, air is permitted to bleed off from beneath the fasteners to permit their free downward flow. The individual fasteners are introduced into the feed channel by way of an inlet passage 62 which intersects the feed channel and are moved upwardly by air pressure from such passage to a position where they abut the rivet driving device.
- In us Patent No. 4,194,665, air pressure is merely employed to actuate the staple driving element which is in the form of a pneumatic hammer.
- None of the patents referred to above or known to the applicant or his attorney approach the construction shown and claimed herein or provide air pressure means for maintaining rivet blanks against cocking during their passage to the riveting means through a feed tube.
- In the present invention, the individual rivets are fed usually downwardly through a feed tube and come to rest upon side rail formations from which they are moved laterally to conventional rivet holding fingers.
- The present invention provides means to prevent cocking of rivet blanks in the feed tube which interferes with feeding thereof and also makes it possible to employ the rivet feeding mechanism in any orientation, including an upside-down orientation with respect to conventional downwardly moving rivet blanks.
- The present invention relates entirely to means for preventing cocking of the rivet blanks in their passage through the feed tube and insuring their axial alignment regardless of the position or orientation of the feed tube.
- This result is accomplished by an air jet arrangement which surrounds the feed tube and includes a series of circumferentially spaced air passages which are each directed angularly toward the feed tube axis and in the direction of movement of the individual rivets whereby they form a conical air pressure pattern which acts against the shanks of the individual rivets and thus maintains them in axial alignment in the feed tube.
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- Fig. 1 is a general cross-sectional view on a vertical plane showing one form of the apparatus of the present invention;
- Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the apparatus taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;
- Fig. 3 is a fragmentary cross-sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1 and
- Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.
- In Fig. 1 the numeral 10 designates generally the upper anvil structure of a riveting machine which structure is conventional and well known. The anvil., per se, is designated 11 and extends downwardly into a pair or rivet
receiving fingers 12 which is likewise conventional in the riveting machine art. The individual rivets, designated 13, are moved laterally to a position between thefingers 12 with the heads of the rivets uppermost and the shank portions extending downwardly as shown in dot and dash lines at 13 in Fig. 1. The position of individual rivets prior to their horizontal movement to the rivet fingers is shown in full lines in Fig. 1. - Reference will now be had to the novel position of the present apparatus in which individual rivets are moved downwardly through a
rivet feed tube 15. In conventional rivet feeding tubes the rivets are dropped into the feed tube individually with their heads uppermost and are then moved laterally into engagement withrivet fingers 12. - The present invention provides means to maintain individual rivets in vertical alignment and prevent cocking thereof in the feed tube and also provides for feeding rivets in proper axial orientation in any position of the rivet feeding mechanism, including an upside-down position in which case the rivets would be blown upwardly through the
feed tube 15 by air pressure. - As illustrated in Fig. 3 on a somewhat enlarged scale the lower end of
tube 15 fits within acollar 16 the interior of which forms a continuation of thefeed tube 15. Collar 16 is supported upon a horizontally extendingbracket 18 which is attached to the riveting machine. Referring particularly to Fig. 1, rivets 13 having heads at their upper ends drop downwardly so that the rivet heads normally rest upon spacedledges 20 formed by aslot 21 inbracket 18 as shown in Fig. 2. - A
bar 24 is longitudinally slidable inslot 21 and has a V-shaped nose portion 25 adapted to engage successive rivets onledges 20 and move them horizontally to engagement with conventionalreceiving fingers 12.Bar 24 is fixed to apiston 26 and an air pressure connection 27 movespiston 26 andbar 24 against the resistance of acoil spring 28. - The novel portion of the present rivet feeding apparatus is best shown in Figs. 3 and 4 and in the present instance takes the form of a beveled
annular groove 30 incollar 16 and a series of circumferentially spaced downwardly extendingangular passages 31. Thebeveled groove 30 is closed by acollar 32 and a source of air pressure is introduced togroove 30 by aconnection 33. Thus air is projected in a downwardly conical path as shown by the dot and dash lines in Fig. 3 and impinges against the shanks ofrivets 13 to urge such shanks toward a coaxial position with respect tofeed tube 15 andcollar 16. - A typical embodiment of the present invention has been described herein and shown in the accompanying drawing to illustrate the underlying principles of the invention, but it is to be understood that numerous modifications may be made without departing from the broad spirit and scope of the invention.
Claims (7)
1. Means for aligning rivets or the like as they pass through a feed tube with their axes in general alignment with the axis of said feed tube, said means comprising a circumferentially spaced series of air inlet passages discharging into said tube and directed obliquely toward the axis of said feed tube and in the general direction of movement of said rivets whereby the air enters the feed tube in a generally conical pattern converging substantially at the axis of said feed tube and in the direction of movement of the rivets to impinge against the shanks of the rivets and thus establish and maintain axial alignment thereof.
2. Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said air passage means comprises a plenum encircling said tube, a collar encircling said plenum to enclose the same, means for introducing air pressure into said plenum, said series of oblique passages extending from said plenum to the interior of said feed tube to establish said conical air flow pattern.
3. Apparatus according to claim 2 wherein said plenum is disposed adjacent to the lower portion of said feed tube.
4. Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said feed tube terminates at its lower end in a bracket which provides a slot for receiving the shank portions of rivets moving to said slot.
5. Apparatus according to claim 4 including horizontally movable means for engaging the shank portions of said rivets to move the same laterally to engagement with conventional rivet engaging fingers.
6. Apparatus according to claim 2 wherein said feed tube terminates at its lower end in a bracket which provides a slot for receiving the shank portions of rivets moving to said slot.
7. Apparatus according to claim 2 including horizontally movable means for engaging the shank portions of said rivets to move the same laterally to engagement with conventional rivet engaging fingers.
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US27821281A | 1981-06-29 | 1981-06-29 | |
US278212 | 1981-06-29 |
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EP (1) | EP0068857A1 (en) |
JP (1) | JPS5816750A (en) |
AR (1) | AR230737A1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU8537682A (en) |
BR (1) | BR8203778A (en) |
CA (1) | CA1192769A (en) |
ES (1) | ES8308492A1 (en) |
IL (1) | IL66219A (en) |
Cited By (8)
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DE3825675A1 (en) * | 1988-07-28 | 1990-02-01 | Boellhoff & Co | BLIND RIVET DEVICE |
WO1996001161A1 (en) * | 1994-07-04 | 1996-01-18 | Michael Feldpausch | Rivet feed device |
EP0995536A2 (en) * | 1998-10-23 | 2000-04-26 | Northrop Grumman Corporation | Fastener injector system and method |
EP0995537A2 (en) * | 1998-10-23 | 2000-04-26 | Northrop Grumman Corporation | Orientation maintained fastener delivery system and method |
WO2008125311A3 (en) * | 2007-04-14 | 2008-12-11 | Boellhoff Verbindungstechnik | Placing device, method and devices for feeding fastening elements |
CN106040948A (en) * | 2016-08-03 | 2016-10-26 | 吴中区木渎蒯斌模具加工厂 | Riveting mechanism of riveting machine |
CN106424516A (en) * | 2016-10-12 | 2017-02-22 | 江苏西顿科技有限公司 | Press-in type automatic rivet conveyor |
DE102004006411B4 (en) | 2004-02-09 | 2018-09-20 | Volkswagen Ag | Method and device for providing fastening means arranged in a loading device in a specific orientation |
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US4592136A (en) * | 1985-02-14 | 1986-06-03 | Usm Corporation | Fastener presentation device |
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US3275047A (en) * | 1964-08-19 | 1966-09-27 | Ingersoll Rand Co | Fastener holder for power tools |
US3494393A (en) * | 1967-12-18 | 1970-02-10 | Teletype Corp | Screw positioning device |
US3647129A (en) * | 1968-10-21 | 1972-03-07 | Trw Inc | Stud feeding system for welding tools |
GB1419371A (en) * | 1971-12-30 | 1975-12-31 | Kaynar Mfg Co | Combined shipping loading and delivery carrier for internally threaded fasteners |
US3946926A (en) * | 1974-08-26 | 1976-03-30 | Willis Clyde P | Automatic fastener emplacement mechanism |
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- 1982-06-25 AR AR28980082A patent/AR230737A1/en active
- 1982-06-26 JP JP11055482A patent/JPS5816750A/en active Pending
- 1982-06-28 AU AU85376/82A patent/AU8537682A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1982-06-28 BR BR8203778A patent/BR8203778A/en unknown
- 1982-06-28 ES ES513533A patent/ES8308492A1/en not_active Expired
- 1982-06-29 CA CA000406257A patent/CA1192769A/en not_active Expired
- 1982-07-04 IL IL6621982A patent/IL66219A/en unknown
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US3275047A (en) * | 1964-08-19 | 1966-09-27 | Ingersoll Rand Co | Fastener holder for power tools |
US3494393A (en) * | 1967-12-18 | 1970-02-10 | Teletype Corp | Screw positioning device |
US3647129A (en) * | 1968-10-21 | 1972-03-07 | Trw Inc | Stud feeding system for welding tools |
GB1419371A (en) * | 1971-12-30 | 1975-12-31 | Kaynar Mfg Co | Combined shipping loading and delivery carrier for internally threaded fasteners |
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DE3825675A1 (en) * | 1988-07-28 | 1990-02-01 | Boellhoff & Co | BLIND RIVET DEVICE |
WO1996001161A1 (en) * | 1994-07-04 | 1996-01-18 | Michael Feldpausch | Rivet feed device |
AU699299B2 (en) * | 1994-07-04 | 1998-11-26 | Michael Feldpausch | Rivet feed apparatus |
EP0995537A3 (en) * | 1998-10-23 | 2000-07-26 | Northrop Grumman Corporation | Orientation maintained fastener delivery system and method |
EP0995537A2 (en) * | 1998-10-23 | 2000-04-26 | Northrop Grumman Corporation | Orientation maintained fastener delivery system and method |
EP0995536A3 (en) * | 1998-10-23 | 2000-07-26 | Northrop Grumman Corporation | Fastener injector system and method |
EP0995536A2 (en) * | 1998-10-23 | 2000-04-26 | Northrop Grumman Corporation | Fastener injector system and method |
US6196414B1 (en) | 1998-10-23 | 2001-03-06 | Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc. | Fastener injector system and method |
US6511061B1 (en) | 1998-10-23 | 2003-01-28 | Voughtaircraft Industries, Inc. | Fastener injector system and method |
DE102004006411B4 (en) | 2004-02-09 | 2018-09-20 | Volkswagen Ag | Method and device for providing fastening means arranged in a loading device in a specific orientation |
WO2008125311A3 (en) * | 2007-04-14 | 2008-12-11 | Boellhoff Verbindungstechnik | Placing device, method and devices for feeding fastening elements |
US8141761B2 (en) | 2007-04-14 | 2012-03-27 | Bollhoff Verbindungstechnik Gmbh | Setting device, method and apparatuses for feeding fastening elements |
CN106040948A (en) * | 2016-08-03 | 2016-10-26 | 吴中区木渎蒯斌模具加工厂 | Riveting mechanism of riveting machine |
CN106424516A (en) * | 2016-10-12 | 2017-02-22 | 江苏西顿科技有限公司 | Press-in type automatic rivet conveyor |
CN106424516B (en) * | 2016-10-12 | 2018-01-23 | 江苏西顿科技有限公司 | Forced automatic nail feeding machine |
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JPS5816750A (en) | 1983-01-31 |
AR230737A1 (en) | 1984-06-29 |
CA1192769A (en) | 1985-09-03 |
BR8203778A (en) | 1983-06-21 |
IL66219A (en) | 1985-11-29 |
ES513533A0 (en) | 1983-10-16 |
ES8308492A1 (en) | 1983-10-16 |
AU8537682A (en) | 1983-01-06 |
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