Patent ID: 11951693
Assignee: SOCIETE INTERNATIONALE POUR LE COMMERCE ET L'INDUSTRIE
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 11:
12. The method for reinforcing a panel according to claim 2, having a cutting step e) successively to the insertion step d), wherein the loop of the reinforcing element is sectioned in the final position of the reinforcing element, dividing the reinforcing element into two length sections, each extending through the bore, the two ends of each length section being provided projecting from both sides of the panel, or else flush with both sides of the panel, or else projecting from one side of the panel and flush with the other side of the panel, and
wherein step e) is carried out while the loop is positioned protruding from the panel on the side of the panel opposite to the insertion side in the final position of the reinforcing element, by a cutting tool distinct from the insertion tool sectioning the loop along an intermediate cutting plane between the gripper, on the one hand, consisting of the hook or the clamp of the insertion tool, and the wall of the panel, on the other hand, the cut generating scrap formed by the loop fold.