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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2011
Roger Stanton Doo, Flintshire, GB;
Stuart Edmond Blacket, Queensland, AU;
Wojciech Gostylla, Queensland, AU;
Neal Sean Williams, Queensland, AU;
Roger Stanton Doo, Flintshire, GB;
Stuart Edmond Blacket, Queensland, AU;
Wojciech Gostylla, Queensland, AU;
Neal Sean Williams, Queensland, AU;
Henrob Limited, Flintshire, GB;
Abstract
A fastening method comprising using a control apparatus to select a first upsetting volume of an upsetting die, using a punch to push a first fastener into a workpiece and using the upsetting die to upset the first fastener, then using the control apparatus to select a second upsetting volume of the upsetting die, using the punch to push a second fastener into a workpiece and using the upsetting die to upset the second fastener, or using the punch and the upsetting die to form a clinch joint.