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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Garret Sankey Huff, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Amanda Freis, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21J 15/28 (2006.01); B21J 15/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B21J 15/285 (2013.01); B21J 15/025 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of operating a riveting tool includes mounting a die in an installed position, determining an actual stroke distance of the riveting tool, comparing the actual stroke distance to a predetermined stroke distance that is based on a desired rivet location, and operating or not operating the riveting tool to install a rivet into workpieces, based on the result of the comparison.