Patent ID: 9416907
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: B23P,B25B,F16L

Claim Text:
1. A plugging device for plugging an end of a conduit with a sealing plug comprising a tubular socket provided with an axial bore, inserted beforehand into the end of the conduit, and a pin intended to be axially driven into the bore of the socket in order to ensure a sealing contact between the socket and the end, the plugging device comprising: a driver configured to drive the pin into the bore of the socket, the driver comprising a supporting body configured to be maintained in a fixed position relatively to the socket and a pusher configured to be driven into translation along the axial direction by means of a press, the pusher being configured to exert pressure on the pin in order to generate axial displacement of the pin; and a determiner configured to determine an instantaneous axial position of the pin relatively to the socket as the pin is gradually driven into the bore of the socket by the driver, the determiner being configured to measure a displacement of the pusher relatively to the supporting body as the pin is gradually driven into the bore of the socket.