Apparatus for mounting blind rivet

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9776237-B1
Application number	US-201615365868-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Nov 30, 2016
Priority date	Apr 5, 2016
Publication date	Oct 3, 2017
Grant date	Oct 3, 2017

Abstract

An apparatus for mounting a blind rivet, configured to mount the blind rivet having a rivet body and a mandrel on a board, may include a rivet holder accommodating a mandrel therein and pressing a rivet head towards the board, a mandrel holder positioned inside the rivet holder and moving separately from the rivet holder to hold and pull the accommodated mandrel, and an impactor positioned inside the rivet holder to accommodate the mandrel holder therein and applying pressure to the mandrel holder holding the mandrel, thus lifting the mandrel holder together with the mandrel.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An apparatus for mounting a blind rivet, configured to mount the blind rivet having a rivet body and a mandrel on a board, the apparatus comprising:
a rivet holder accommodating a mandrel therein and pressing a rivet head towards the board;
a mandrel holder positioned inside the rivet holder and moving separately from the rivet holder to hold and pull the accommodated mandrel;
an impactor positioned inside the rivet holder to accommodate the mandrel holder therein, and applying pressure to the mandrel holder holding the mandrel, thus lifting the mandrel holder together with the mandrel; and
a damper attached to either of a part of the impactor applying pressure to the mandrel holder or a part of the mandrel holder subjected to pressure.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the rivet holder comprises:
an accommodating part accommodating the impactor in a space formed therein; and
a first pressing part formed on a lower end of the accommodating part, and having a central recess formed in a shape corresponding to the rivet head, with a through hole formed in the central recess, the first pressing part pressing the board and the rivet head down while accommodating the mandrel therein.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the mandrel holder includes:
a holding part including a plurality of pieces that are spaced apart from each other, and moving horizontally to cause the plurality of pieces to come near to each other, so that an inside surface of the holding part is in surface contact with an outside surface of the mandrel; and
a pressed part formed on a lower end of the holding part, and subjected to pressure applied by the impactor.

4. The apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the mandrel holder is configured such that a thickness from an inside surface to an outside surface thereof is reduced in a direction from a lower portion of the holding part to the pressed part.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, based on a section taken along a longitudinal direction of the rivet holder, the mandrel holder and the impactor, the impactor is positioned between the rivet holder and the mandrel holder.

6. The apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the impactor includes:
a space defining part accommodating the mandrel holder therein, and defining a space in which the holding part is movable horizontally.

7. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the impactor further includes:
a second pressing part bent to be reduced in width in a longitudinal direction of the space defining part so that an upper surface of an end of the second pressing part faces a lower surface of the pressed part.

8. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the impactor momentarily applies pressure to an entire lower end of the mandrel holder when the mandrel head is fitted into the rivet body by an upward movement of the mandrel holder holding the mandrel, thus allowing the mandrel to be separated into the mandrel head and the mandrel body.

9. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, when the mandrel holder holds the mandrel, the impactor continuously applies uniform pressure to an entire lower end of the mandrel holder, thus causing the mandrel fitted into the rivet body to be separated into the mandrel head and the mandrel body.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Min Soo
• Kim Chang Dong
• Kim Jun Hyoung

Classifications

• B21J15/043

  by pulling a mandrel · CPC title

• B21J15/105

  Portable riveters (pliers for riveting B21J15/386) · CPC title

• B21J15/10 Primary

  Riveting machines (electric heating elements H05B) · CPC title

• B29C66/80

  General aspects of machine operations or constructions and parts thereof · CPC title

• B21J15/32 Primary

  Devices for inserting or holding rivets in position with or without feeding arrangements · CPC title