Patent ID: 7100272

Claim:
Apparatus for forming a riveted joint interconnecting a plurality of parts, comprising: (a) a frame; (b) a rivet support anvil mounted fixedly on said frame; (c) a parts support anvil located adjacent said rivet support anvil; (d) a parts clamp member facing toward said parts support anvil and movable toward and away from said rivet support anvil; (e) a parts clamp motor arranged to urge said parts clamp member controllably toward said rivet support anvil; (f) a parts support anvil adjustment mechanism acting between said frame and said parts support anvil to move said parts support anvil controllably with respect to said rivet support anvil; (g) a position sensor supported by said frame in a fixed position with respect to said rivet support anvil and arranged to detect and to measure movement of said parts clamp member with respect to said rivet support anvil; and (h) a rivet head forming device disposed adjacent said parts clamp member in position to form a head at a second end of a rivet having a first end supported by said rivet support anvil.