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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dieter Maurer, Lollar, DE;
Hermann Roeser, Biebertal, DE;
Reinhold Opper, Alten-Buseck, DE;
Andreas Wojcik, Braunfels, DE;
Christian Schoenig, Kinsau, DE;
Assignee:
Newfrey LLC, Newark, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/900 ;
Abstract
A computer program operably controls a riveting system to join two or more workpieces with a rivet. In another aspect of the present invention, a self-piercing rivet is employed with computer software to sense, measure and/or determine riveting and/or joint characteristics. Still another aspect of the present invention employs an electronic control unit and one or more sensors to determine a riveting characteristic and/or an actuator characteristic.