Fastening tool including fastener-supporting nodes in the nose thereof
US5813114A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 6, 1995 |
| Grant date | Sep 29, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 6, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/53478
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A fastening machine (1) includes a guide block (11) with a rivet delivery passage (12). Rivets (17) are supplied from a source via a tube (22) and are delivered through a rivet supply passage (20) to the rivet delivery passage. The rivet delivery passage includes a plurality of spring-loaded balls (60) on the inside thereof to maintain the heads of the rivets in alignment with a punch (16).
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