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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2019
Westinghouse Electric Company Llc, Cranberry Township, PA (US);
James A. Kisic, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Samuel C. McCaslin, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, Cranberry Township, PA (US);
Abstract
A tool for reforming printed circuit board backplane connector pins on a rod control system. The pin reforming tool of this invention is aligned into a card cage using existing card guides and locates itself around the backplane connector. The tool uses a uniquely designed die (that can be set up for one or multiple pin applications) that precisely engages into the connector and around the pin or pins to be reformed, with the assistance of a zig zag alignment guide matched specifically for the pin spacing. A consistent reforming force is applied via a force applicator structured to provide a force of a preselected magnitude.