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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 03, 1997
Robert John Hutter, Plymouth, MI (US);
Mike Heinonen, Brighton, MI (US);
Atul Natverial Sheth, Novi, MI (US);
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
The present invention is a tool for inserting an evaporator orifice tube check valve into an evaporator orifice tube. The tool uses a press pin comprising a pneumatically activated cylinder which forces the evaporator orifice tube check valve into the evaporator orifice tube a predetermined distance. The tool also includes a reciprocating cylinder which locates the valve to a proper seating depth, a signal generator which notifies the operator if the valve in a particular evaporator is not seated properly, and a marking device which creates a label on the evaporator orifice tube only if the evaporator orifice tube check valve is at the predetermined desired location.