Patent ID: 6347449
Filing Date: 2002-02-19
Classification: B21J,B23P,Y10T

Abstract:
An autofeed riveting system, comprising:a housing; an electrical control module mounted on a first panel, said first panel being removably mounted within said housing; a pneumatic control module mounted on a second panel, said second panel being removably mounted within said housing independently of said first panel; a mandrel collection bin disposed in said housing; a rivet feeder device disposed within said housing, said rivet feeder device being controlled by said electrical control module; an escapement mechanism for receiving rivets from said rivet feeder device, said escapement mechanism being controlled by said pneumatic control module; an umbilical assembly including a rivet setting tool, a rivet delivery tube connecting said escapement mechanism and said rivet setting tool, a mandrel return tube connecting said rivet setting tool and said mandrel collection bin, a hydraulic fluid hose connected to a pulling head of said rivet setting tool, and a plurality of pneumatic lines connected to said pneumatic control module for operatively controlling said rivet setting tool; a remote intensifier module disposed in said housing and connected to said hydraulic fluid hose for supplying hydraulic pressure to said rivet setting tool; wherein said electrical control module and said pneumatic control module are each detachable from said housing independently of one another.