Patent ID: 6357101
Filing Date: 2002-03-19
Classification: B21J,B23B,B64F,G01D,Y10T

Abstract:
A method for installing a fastener in a workpiece, comprisingdisposing a drilling and fastener installation machine adjacent a first surface of the workpiece such that an electromagnetic clamping device of the machine is against the first surface; placing a hand-held tool adjacent an opposite second surface of the workpiece such that a magnetic clamping block of the tool is against the second surface; sending a positioning signal from the drilling and fastener installation machine to the hand-held tool; detecting the positioning signal at the hand-held tool; aligning the hand-held tool with the electromagnetic clamping device based on the detected positioning signal; activating the electromagnetic clamping device after the hand-held tool has been aligned, so as to cause the magnetic clamping block and the electromagnetic clamping device to be attracted toward each other and clamp the workpiece therebetween; and operating the drilling and fastener installation machine to drill a hole through the workpiece and install a fastener into the hole.