METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TWO-STAGE RIVETING USING REACTIVE STRUCTURAL FORCES

• Main Authors: ARRIAGA, JORGE ALBERTO, OBEROI, HARINDER, DRAPER, ALAN S, FINDLAY, MELISSA ANN, SARH, BRANKO, MILLER, JEFFREY LAWRENCE
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 27.04.2021
• Subjects: AEROPLANES; AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; BLASTING; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES; COSMONAUTICS; DESIGNING, MANUFACTURING, ASSEMBLING, CLEANING, MAINTAINING ORREPAIRING AIRCRAFT, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS ORMACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS,CLIPS, WEDGES, JOINTS OR JOINTING; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; FORGE FURNACES; FORGING; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLYADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT; HAMMERING; HAND TOOLS; HANDLING, TRANSPORTING, TESTING OR INSPECTING AIRCRAFTCOMPONENTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; HEATING; HELICOPTERS; LIGHTING; MANIPULATORS; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVINGMATERIAL; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; PRESSING METAL; PUNCHING METAL; RIVETING; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; TRANSPORTING; WEAPONS

ABSTRACT A method for installing a rivet involves generating a reactive structural force in a first direction during installation of the rivet and generating a new reactive structural force in a second direction opposite to the first direction during the installation of the rivet. CA 3004018 2018-05-02