Tool driving or impacting – Processes
Patent
1974-09-19
1976-02-24
Purser, Ernest R.
Tool driving or impacting
Processes
29240, 173 12, 2351501, 2351513, B23Q 1906
Patent
active
039399206
ABSTRACT:
A tightening method and system for practicing same are disclosed herein for tightening a fastener to a desired axial load. According to the method, torque is applied to the fastener until it is tightened to its yield point and either the torque applied at the yield point or the angular rotation of the fastener at the yield point are determined and are used to determine the axial load acting on the joint assembly and these determined characteristics are used to determine either the torque or angular rotation required to tighten the fastener to the desired load. Thereafter, torque is again applied to the fastener and when the actual torque being applied or actual angular rotation of the fastener substantially equals that required to tighten the fastener to the desired load, the application of torque is discontinued.
The tightening system disclosed for practicing the method includes a wrench for applying torque to a fastener and including means for developing a signal representative of the torque applied to or angular rotation of the fastener and means for developing an actuating signal when the fastener has been tightened to its yield point. The actuating signal shuts off the wrench and feeds the signal representative of torque or angular rotation at the yield point to a memory device including predetermined load-torque relationships or a predetermined load-angular rotation relationship for the fastener. From these relationships the torque or angular rotation required to tighten the fastener to the desired load can be determined and a signal representative thereof is developed and stored for comparison with a signal representative of the actual torque or angular displacement of the fastener as the wrench again applies torque to the fastener. When the compared signals are substantially equal, a control signal is developed for shutting off the wrench.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3454111 (1969-07-01), Niess
patent: 3693726 (1972-09-01), Hornig et al.
Hardiman Russell J.
Smith Stanley K.
Nerenberg Aaron
Ney Andrew L.
Purser Ernest R.
Seitter Robert P.
Standard Pressed Steel Co.
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