Patent ID: 8959977
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: B21J

Abstract:
1. A device for setting fastening elements, comprising: a receiving housing; a feed shaft rod; a set control link non-rotatably mounted to said feed shaft rod, said set control link having a set control slot; a rivet ram connected to a set control pin, said set control pin engaging in said set control slot; a drive unit operable to rotate said feed shaft rod to move said rivet ram between a retracted, pre-installation position and an advanced, installation position; a feed link having a feed control slot, said feed control slot including a protrusion section, a retraction section opposite said protrusion section, and a pair of feed sections extending between said protrusion section and said retraction section; and a feed control pin mounted to said feed shaft rod, said feed control pin engaging in said protrusion, retraction, and feed sections of said feed control slot, said feed control slot configured such that said feed shaft rod, upon rotating, moves in an axial direction with respect to said receiving housing between a retracted, starting position in which said feed control pin is disposed in said retraction section and an advanced, setting position in which said feed control pin is disposed in said protrusion section.