Patent ID: 11938616
Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 8:
9. The lockbolt swage end effector as defined in claim 6 wherein:
the taper proximate the aft end of the retainer barrel starts at a first diameter D1 and ends at a second diameter D2;
the aft cylindrical alignment flat in the retainer barrel has a diameter equal to second diameter D2;
the receiving taper on the forward end of the retainer barrel engaging the inboard ramp on the probe, said receiving taper reducing to the first diameter D1;
the trailing cylindrical alignment flat on the probe is configured to be received in the first diameter D1 of the receiving taper;
said probe having a length L from the leading shoulder to the inboard ramp and a second length L2 from the inboard ramp to the end of the taper at the second diameter D2 to provide bind free engagement of the probe and the retainer barrel during insertion of the probe.