EP4186614A1 - Device for removing mandrels from blind rivets - Google Patents

Device for removing mandrels from blind rivets Download PDF

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EP4186614A1
EP4186614A1 EP22466003.5A EP22466003A EP4186614A1 EP 4186614 A1 EP4186614 A1 EP 4186614A1 EP 22466003 A EP22466003 A EP 22466003A EP 4186614 A1 EP4186614 A1 EP 4186614A1
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guide tube
mandrel
riveting
container
permanent magnet
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Jiri Kuthan
Frantisek MACH
Martin JURIK
Martin VITEK
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Zapadoceska Univerzita v Plzni
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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
    • B21J15/02—Riveting procedures
    • B21J15/04—Riveting hollow rivets mechanically
    • B21J15/043—Riveting hollow rivets mechanically by pulling a mandrel
    • 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
    • B21J15/105—Portable riveters
    • 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
    • B21J15/326—Broken-off mandrel collection

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  • the invention relates to a device for removing mandrels from blind rivets comprising a guide tube and a container, wherein a clamp is provided at one end of the guide tube, the guide tube extending into the container at the opposite end, the guide tube being longitudinally movable relative to the frame.
  • the solution described in the invention eliminates the disadvantages of existing solutions by removing the practical problem of holding the rivets in all positions in the riveting device prior to actual riveting, and facilitating the automatic advancement of the mandrel through the device mechanism into the container after the riveting process is complete.
  • the essence of the invention is a device for removing the mandrels from blind rivets comprising a guide tube and a container, wherein a clamp is provided at one end of the guide tube, the guide tube extending at the opposite end into a container, wherein the guide tube is longitudinally movable relative to the frame.
  • the guide tube is enclosed by an electric coil.
  • the rivet mandrel which is inserted into the mouth of the device is attracted by a permanent magnet, thereby preventing it from falling off and ensuring stabilization before the riveting process begins. After the rivet head is removed, the mandrel is pulled by the permanent magnet into the cylindrical coil area. More than one electric coil can be used to improve the rivet retraction or to control its displacement.
  • the mandrel is also stabilized by the permanent magnet and cannot fall out of the riveting gun.
  • a very short, but high current pulse to the accelerator coil creates an electromagnetic field which superimposes on the magnetic field of the permanent magnet, thus creating a high pulse of force which accelerates the mandrel. If the pulse were too long, the force acting on the mandrel passing through the centre of the coil would reverse its direction and the motion of the mandrel would slow down, since the force in this case always acts in the centre of the coil.
  • the invention eliminates the disadvantages of the previously known and conventional solutions in the following:
  • suction is used to remove the rivet mandrel by compressed air supplied to the riveting gun via a flexible pipe connected to the workplace infrastructure.
  • the invention uses electromagnetic forces fully controlled by an electric current. The riveting gun thus does not need to be connected in any way to other workplace infrastructure.
  • the riveting device according to the invention is structurally very simple, space-saving and can be implemented directly in the mouth of the riveting device. Its implementation requires only minimal structural or conceptual modifications.
  • the electric coil is connected to the component against which it moves.
  • the electric coil is rigidly connected to the guide tube.
  • the electrical coil may be rigidly coupled to the frame. Both of these solutions are advantageous in terms of the function of the riveting device.
  • the electric coil includes at least one permanent magnet having an axial orientation of magnetization in the direction of the coil and the magnetic circuit.
  • a permanent magnet helps to hold the mandrel before moving it into the container.
  • FIG. 1a A front view of the blind rivet mandrel removal device is shown in Fig. 1a
  • a sectional view of the device is shown in Fig. 1b
  • a detailed sectional view of the blind rivet removal device is shown in Fig. 2 .
  • Fig. 3a shows a front view of the coil and a side view of the coil housing
  • Fig. 3b shows a side view of the coil housing and permanent magnet
  • Fig. 3c shows a cross-section of the coil housing and permanent magnet.
  • the device for removing mandrels from blind rivets consists of a guide tube T and a container Z. At one end of the guide tube T there is a clamp K. The opposite end of guide tube T opens into container Z.
  • the guide tube T is longitudinally movable relative to the frame R.
  • the guide tube T is encircled by an electric coil C.
  • the electric coil C is cylindrical.
  • the electrical coil C is rigidly connected to the guide tube T.
  • the electric coil C includes a permanent magnet M which is positioned in front of the coil C towards the mouth of the clamp K.
  • the head H is firmly connected to the frame R.
  • the rivet mandrel which is inserted into the clamp K of the riveting gun located in the head H of the device, is attracted by the permanent magnet M.
  • the mandrel is drawn by the permanent magnet M into the area of the cylindrical coil C by means of a rod O which is sprung by a compression spring P.
  • the mandrel is also stabilised by the permanent magnet M and cannot fall out of the riveting device.
  • the conductor N in the form of a cable is placed in the space between the frame R and the guide tube T.
  • a very short current pulse to the coil C creates an electromagnetic field which superimposes on the magnetic field of the permanent magnet M , thus creating a high pulse of force which accelerates the mandrel and delivers it to the container Z.
  • the device for removing the mandrel from blind rivets comprises a guide tube T and a container Z. At one end of the guide tube T there is a clamp K. The opposite end of guide tube T opens into the container Z.
  • the guide tube T is longitudinally movable relative to the frame R.
  • the guide tube T is surrounded by electric cylindrical coils C and C' housed in a cylindrical sleeve V forming a magnetic circuit.
  • the electrical coils C and C' are rigidly connected to the guide tube T.
  • the electrical coils C and C' are rigidly connected to the frame R.
  • the head H is rigidly connected to the frame R.
  • the electrical coils C and C' include a permanent magnet M. In this exemplary embodiment, several coils C and C' surround the guide tube.
  • the rivet mandrel which is inserted into the clamp K of the riveting gun located in the head H of the device, is attracted by the permanent magnet M. This prevents it from falling off and ensures stabilization before the riveting process is started.
  • the conductor N in the form of a cable is placed in the space between the frame R and the guide tube T.
  • the mandrel is pulled by the permanent magnet M into the area of the cylindrical coils C and C' by the pull rod O, which is sprung by the compression spring P.
  • the mandrel is also stabilised by the permanent magnet M and cannot fall out of the riveting device.
  • a very short, but high current pulse into the coils C and C' creates an electromagnetic field which superimposes the magnetic field of the permanent magnet M, thus creating a high pulse of force which accelerates the mandrel and delivers it to the container Z.
  • the device described according to the invention finds its application in the design of electric or battery-powered riveting devices for mandrels made of magnetic materials. In general, however, the invention can be used where it is necessary to provide automatic removal of bodies which react to a magnetic field.

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EP1690613A1 (en) 2005-02-14 2006-08-16 Textron, Inc. Magnetic rivet retention system for a rivet-gun
US8091195B2 (en) 2008-10-03 2012-01-10 Yu-Ching Lin Trigger device for a rivet gun and a rivet gun handle assembly with a trigger device
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US8925166B2 (en) 2010-08-24 2015-01-06 Würth International Ag Rivet-fitting tool
DE102014208841A1 (de) * 2014-05-12 2015-11-12 Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft Handnietgerät für Blindniete

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US5600878A (en) 1995-04-20 1997-02-11 Emhart Inc. Mandrel stem length measurement system for use with blind rivet setting tool
EP0739664B1 (en) * 1995-04-20 2001-05-23 Emhart Inc. Mandrel stem length measurement system for use with blind rivet setting tool
EP1690613A1 (en) 2005-02-14 2006-08-16 Textron, Inc. Magnetic rivet retention system for a rivet-gun
US20060179649A1 (en) 2005-02-14 2006-08-17 Wim Bouman Magnetic rivet retention system for a rivet gun
US8091195B2 (en) 2008-10-03 2012-01-10 Yu-Ching Lin Trigger device for a rivet gun and a rivet gun handle assembly with a trigger device
US8925166B2 (en) 2010-08-24 2015-01-06 Würth International Ag Rivet-fitting tool
US20130149049A1 (en) 2011-12-09 2013-06-13 Gesipa Blindniettechnik Gmbh Blind rivet drawing mandrel removal device
DE102014208841A1 (de) * 2014-05-12 2015-11-12 Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft Handnietgerät für Blindniete

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