METHOD AND TOOL FOR INSTALLING A FASTENER

A method is provided for installing a fastener into an opening of a structure. The fastener includes a sleeve and a pin threadably received into the sleeve. The method includes inserting the fastener into the opening, grabbing a pintail of the pin, and deforming a tail of the sleeve radially outward...

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Main Authors Sisco, Farahnaz, Brockway, Monica Joy, Tsegga, Mekonnen
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 31.07.2024
Subjects
FORGE FURNACES
FORGING
HAMMERING
MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVINGMATERIAL
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PRESSING METAL
PUNCHING METAL
RIVETING
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:A method is provided for installing a fastener into an opening of a structure. The fastener includes a sleeve and a pin threadably received into the sleeve. The method includes inserting the fastener into the opening, grabbing a pintail of the pin, and deforming a tail of the sleeve radially outward relative to a centerline axis of the fastener by automatically displacing the pin longitudinally along the centerline axis relative to the sleeve. The method also includes rotationally shearing the pintail of the pin from a shaft of the pin. (Fig. 6)
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20240182895