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Punch rivet supply device and punch riveting device

US10589340B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 14, 2017
Grant dateMar 17, 2020
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Expiry dateOct 20, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16B19/086
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A supply device for a joining element which has a shaft, extending along a joining element axis with a first diameter, and an adjacent head with a second diameter which is greater than the first diameter. The supply device comprising a base enclosing a first joining element channel, a second joining element channel and a third joining element channel, which are at least partially arranged in a common channel plane, and which each have a cross-section which is adapted to the shape of the joining element. And the first and the second joining element channels are orientated relative to each other at a switching angle which is in a range from 5° to 45°, while the first and the second joining element channels merge into the third joining element channel at a junction with a switching arrangement.

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