Family of temporary fasteners and a device for installing them
US10549409B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 22, 2013 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16B2200/95
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention concerns a family of insertable temporary fasteners (100) comprising the following: The family comprises at least two temporary fasteners (100) with different diameters and nuts with different lengths (116).The invention also concerns a set comprising such a family of fasteners, along with an installation device (13) comprising a means (26, 30) of detecting the length of the nut.The invention enables the installation device to automatically determine the appropriate tightening torque when installing the fastener based on the length of the nut.
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