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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2019
Applicant:
Atlas Copco Ias Uk Limited, Flintshire, GB;
Inventor:
Russell John Trinick, Flintshire, GB;
Assignee:
Atlas Copco IAS UK Limited, Flintshire, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21J 15/02 (2006.01); B21J 15/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B21J 15/025 (2013.01); B21J 15/36 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of inserting a rivet into a workpiece using a rivet insertion apparatus, the method comprising, during a first rivet insertion step, using a punch and die to drive the rivet into the workpiece such that a slug of workpiece material is removed from the workpiece and travels into a bore provided in the die, modifying or changing the die to provide a rivet receiving die surface, then during a second rivet insertion step, using the punch to drive the rivet further into the workpiece such that a shank of the rivet is upset by the rivet receiving die surface.