Patent ID: 8763853
Filing Date: 2014-07-01
Classification: B21J,B23P

Abstract:
1. A device for providing rivets, comprising: a rivet storage unit with at least one rivet outlet for at least one rivet application, said the rivet storage unit including at least two stacked, replaceable rivet cartridges each having at least one output flange for dispensing rivet elements; and a cartridge guide and a detachable cartridge lock assigned to each of said rivet cartridges and configured so that a rivet cartridge for installation is slidable via said cartridge guide to an operating position and fixable using said cartridge lock; wherein said cartridge lock is assigned to said cartridge guide and is engagable with the rivet cartridge for locking, and wherein said cartridge lock has a linear actuator which is coupled at one end to said cartridge guide and at another end to a locking mechanism.