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Method and device for producing screw connections

US8161613B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 4, 2005
Grant dateApr 24, 2012
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Expiry dateAug 1, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/5303
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention is based on a method for producing a screw connection by means of a cutout screwdriver (10) that terminates a screw driving operation when a predetermined torque is achieved.According to the invention, data relating to an operation are detected in the cutout screwdriver (10) and transmitted to an external monitoring unit (20). The invention also discloses a device for executing the method as well as a cutout screwdriver.

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