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

Claim 1:
2. The lockbolt swage end effector as defined in claim 1 wherein the receiver assembly comprises:
a retainer barrel having a cylindrical cavity configured to receive the probe, the retainer barrel having a plurality of locking bearing retention holes;
a plurality of locking balls received in the plurality bearing retention holes;
a locking sleeve translatable over the retainer barrel between a locked position and a released position to constrain or release the plurality of locking balls in the plurality of bearing retention holes;
a pressure cylinder receiving the locking sleeve and having a port, the pressure cylinder providing sealing for vacuum or pneumatic actuation through the port for translation of the locking sleeve;
a cap securing the locking sleeve and retainer barrel within the pressure cylinder, and
a receiver flange engaged to a forward face of the retainer barrel.