Patent ID: 6125680
Filing Date: 2000-10-03
Classification: B21J,B23P,Y10T

Abstract:
A rivet setting tool, comprising:a rivet passage;a nose piece having an opening for receiving a mandrel of a rivet therein;a pulling head and jaw case mechanism for gripping and tensioning a mandrel received through said nose piece;a rivet delivery device for transferring a rivet from said rivet passage to said nose piece, said rivet delivery device including:a housing body;a piston slidably disposed in said housing body;a rod having a first end attached to said piston;a delivery arm attached to said rod,a cam sleeve disposed within said housing body;a cam follower slidably engaged with said rod and in cammed engagement with said cam sleeve; anda piston stop engaged with said rod, said piston stop being engagable with said cam follower to drive said cam follower relative to said cam sleeve upon said rod being moved a predetermined distance relative to said cam sleeve, said cam follower causing said rod to rotate as said cam follower moves relative to said cam sleeve.