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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 11241728 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2022

Filed:

Jul. 10, 2019

Method of riveting

Applicant:

Atlas Copco Ias Uk Limited, Flintshire, GB;

Inventors:

Stuart Edmund Blacket, Queensland, AU;

Wojciech Gostylla, Queensland, AU;

Paul Briskham, Coventry, GB;

Assignee:

Atlas Copco IAS UK Limited, Flintshire Wales, GB;

Attorney:

Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

Primary Examiner:

Sarang Afzali

Assistant Examiner:

Darrell C Ford

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21J 15/26 (2006.01); B21D 39/03 (2006.01); B21J 15/02 (2006.01); B23K 20/12 (2006.01); B23K 20/227 (2006.01); F16B 5/08 (2006.01); F16H 25/20 (2006.01); H02K 41/02 (2006.01); B21J 15/10 (2006.01); B23K 103/08 (2006.01); B23K 103/18 (2006.01); B23K 103/10 (2006.01); B23K 103/16 (2006.01); B23K 103/20 (2006.01); B23K 103/00 (2006.01); B23K 103/04 (2006.01); B23K 26/352 (2014.01); B23K 20/233 (2006.01); B23K 20/24 (2006.01); B23P 19/06 (2006.01); B23K 103/24 (2006.01); B23K 103/14 (2006.01); B23K 101/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B21J 15/26 (2013.01); B21D 39/03 (2013.01); B21J 15/025 (2013.01); B21J 15/027 (2013.01); B23K 20/127 (2013.01); B23K 20/1265 (2013.01); B23K 20/227 (2013.01); B23K 20/2333 (2013.01); B23K 20/24 (2013.01); B23K 26/352 (2015.10); B23P 19/062 (2013.01); F16B 5/08 (2013.01); F16H 25/2025 (2013.01); H02K 41/02 (2013.01); B21J 15/10 (2013.01); B23K 2101/006 (2018.08); B23K 2103/04 (2018.08); B23K 2103/05 (2018.08); B23K 2103/10 (2018.08); B23K 2103/14 (2018.08); B23K 2103/15 (2018.08); B23K 2103/16 (2018.08); B23K 2103/172 (2018.08); B23K 2103/18 (2018.08); B23K 2103/20 (2018.08); B23K 2103/24 (2018.08); B23K 2103/34 (2018.08); B23K 2103/42 (2018.08); Y10T 29/4984 (2015.01);
Abstract

A method of inserting a rivet into a workpiece comprises moving the rivet and workpiece relative to one another, along a longitudinal axis of the rivet, so as to drive the rivet into the workpiece. The rivet is rotated about its longitudinal axis, relative to the workpiece, for at least part of the time during which it is in contact with the workpiece. The speed of said rotation, or the speed of movement along the longitudinal axis of the rivet, is altered at least once before driving of the rivet into the workpiece is complete. One axial end of the rivet has a tip for piercing the workpiece, and the rivet has a substantially cylindrical shank extending longitudinally from the tip. The shank has one or more surface irregularities.

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