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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2018
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Paul Carlos Edwards, II, Marysville, OH (US);
Richard Wolfgang Geary, Hilliard, OH (US);
Matthew J. Raiche, Powell, OH (US);
Kevin Scott Schnipke, Prospect, OH (US);
Gregory A. Seckel, Dublin, OH (US);
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A fastening apparatus for setting a fastener penetrating into a workpiece having a first and a second sheet of material to be joined is provided. The fastening apparatus includes a frame supporting a punch and an upsetting die assembly. The upsetting die assembly includes a housing defining an axial bore, and a die member and a rod located in the bore. The die member and rod are axially displaceable within the bore. A stop member is pivotally connected to the frame and is in engagement with the rod. A fastener insertion force generated by the punch displaces the die member and rod within the bore, and the stop member is configured to dampen the axial displacement and reduce the fastener insertion force over a predetermined fastener insertion distance of the fastener into the workpiece.