Punch rivet supply device and punch riveting device
US10589340B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 14, 2017 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 20, 2037 |
Classification
- 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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