61 |
FORMING MACHINE FOR PRODUCING FORMED PARTS |
US12900652 |
2010-10-08 |
US20110218667A1 |
2011-09-08 |
Uwe-Peter Weigmann; Wolfgang Krueger |
A forming machine for producing formed parts by forming wire, tube or other elongated workpieces has a plurality of driven machine axes, a drive system having a plurality of electrical drives for driving the machine axes, a control device for the coordinated control of operating movements of the machine axes in a production process according to an operating program specific to the production process, and a speed setting device for setting the operating speed of the forming machine for the production process. An operator information system is used to determine and output at least one item of operator information which makes it possible for the operator to control the operating speed with respect to at least one control criterion which represents the energy consumption required for production. |
62 |
Clinch Pin Fastener |
US12757480 |
2010-04-09 |
US20110097172A1 |
2011-04-28 |
Michael J. Maloney |
A clinch-type fastener is formed by simultaneously creating an undercut during the same forging that creates the head and displacer of the fastener. A fastener blank is compressed end-to-end between top and bottom dies whereby the axial compression of a blank causes the outward bulging of the shank at its midline. Simultaneously, a tapered end point and a tangential interference band are formed provided by a curvilinear-shaped bulge in the shank. As the bulge is formed an undercut is created between the bulge and a shoulder which extends downwardly from a head of the fastener. This method of formation and the fastener produced thereby are particularly suited to the manufacture of small clinch pins having a diameter in the range of 1.0 mm. |
63 |
Method for preparing rivets from cryomilled aluminum alloys and rivets produced thereby |
US10348841 |
2003-01-22 |
US07435306B2 |
2008-10-14 |
Clifford C. Bampton; John R. Wooten |
High strength aluminum alloy rivets are provided in which the aluminum alloys exhibit high strength at atmospheric temperatures and maintain high strength and ductility at extremely low temperatures. The rivets are produced from an alloy which is made by blending about 89 atomic % to 99 atomic % aluminum, 1 atomic % to 11 atomic % of a secondary metal selected from the group consisting of magnesium, lithium, silicon, titanium, zirconium, and combinations thereof, and up to about 10 atomic % of a tertiary metal selected from the group consisting of Be, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ra, Sc, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Y, Nb, Mo, Tc, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, Cd, W, and combinations thereof. The alloy is produced by nanostructure material synthesis, such as cryomilling, in the absence of extrinsically added refractory dispersoids. The synthesized alloy is then consolidated and formed into a solid or blind rivet. Grain size within the rivet is less than 0.5 μm, and the rivet has exceptional thermal stability, resistance to strain localization cracking during rivet head upsetting, and resistance to stress corrosion cracking during service. |
64 |
Method for preparing pre-coated, ultra-fine, submicron grain high-temperature aluminum and aluminum-alloy components and components prepared thereby |
US11110551 |
2005-04-20 |
US20060237134A1 |
2006-10-26 |
Steven Keener; Patrick Berbon |
The invention is a high-strength, pre-coated, aluminum or aluminum-alloy component comprising an aluminum or aluminum-alloy article having ultra-fine, submicron grain microstructure and an organic coating of phenolic resin applied to the surface of the article. The article is prepared from a coarse grain aluminum or aluminum-alloy material that is cryomilled into an ultra-fine, submicron grain material, degassed, and densified. The densified material is formed into an article, and coated with an organic coating containing phenolic resin prior to installation or assembly. |
65 |
Hybrid fastening system and associated method of fastening |
US10939835 |
2004-09-13 |
US20060057413A1 |
2006-03-16 |
Steven Keener; Cesare Peralta |
A hybrid fastening system comprising a female fastener component, i.e., swage collar, fabricated from a titanium or titanium-alloy material, preferably Ti-3A1-2.5V, and a mating titanium or titanium-alloy material male fastener component, i.e., threaded pin, each preferably pre-coated with an organic coating material comprising an organic, phenolic resin. The threaded pin component is installed through two or more structural components to be joined. The swage collar component is then deformed or swaged onto the threads of the pre-coated threaded pin component to achieve the same, if not improved, fastener/joint performance characteristics of existing lockbolt systems using aluminum-alloy material swage collar components. |
66 |
Method of preparing ultra-fine grain metallic articles and metallic articles prepared thereby |
US11114457 |
2005-04-26 |
US20050193793A1 |
2005-09-08 |
Steven Keener; Max Runyan |
An apparatus and method are provided for angularly extruding a workpiece through a die to form blanks and articles having refined grain structure. The die is also used to form the workpiece to a desired shape, such as a cylinder. The angular extrusion method can be used in place of some heat treatments, thereby lowering the cost and time for manufacturing articles. The method is compatible with materials with high strength-to-weight ratios such as aluminum, titanium, and alloys thereof. The blanks can be used to form articles having favorable mechanical properties such as strength, toughness, formability, and resistance to fatigue, corrosion, and thermal stresses. |
67 |
Method for preparing rivets from cryomilled aluminum alloys and rivets produced thereby |
US10348841 |
2003-01-22 |
US20040140019A1 |
2004-07-22 |
Clifford
C.
Bampton; John
R.
Wooten |
High strength aluminum alloy rivets are provided in which the aluminum alloys exhibit high strength at atmospheric temperatures and maintain high strength and ductility at extremely low temperatures. The rivets are produced from an alloy which is made by blending about 89 atomic % to 99 atomic % aluminum, 1 atomic % to 11 atomic % of a secondary metal selected from the group consisting of magnesium, lithium, silicon, titanium, zirconium, and combinations thereof, and up to about 10 atomic % of a tertiary metal selected from the group consisting of Be, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ra, Sc, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Y, Nb, Mo, Tc, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, Cd, W, and combinations thereof. The alloy is produced by nanostructure material synthesis, such as cryomilling, in the absence of extrinsically added refractory dispersoids. The synthesized alloy is then consolidated and formed into a solid or blind rivet. Grain size within the rivet is less than 0.5 nullm, and the rivet has exceptional thermal stability, resistance to strain localization cracking during rivet head upsetting, and resistance to stress corrosion cracking during service. |
68 |
Method for preparing ultra-fine grain titanium and titanium-alloy articles and articles prepared thereby |
US10022882 |
2001-12-18 |
US06638381B2 |
2003-10-28 |
Steven G. Keener; Edward Litwinski |
A method for preparing ultra-fine grain titanium or titanium-alloy articles used for adjoining or assembling of detail components. Coarse-grained titanium or titanium-alloy materials typically are heated and forced under constant pressure through a friction stir processing tooling device containing a stirring chamber and a stirring rod. As the material is passed through the stirring chamber, the stirring rod solutionizes the titanium or titanium-alloy material and stirs the material to obtain a homogeneous or uniform material condition. As the processed material exits the stirring chamber of the friction stir process tooling device, it reconsolidates as an extremely homogeneous structure possessing ultra-fine grain structure. Titanium or titanium-alloy materials having been processed to achieve such ultra-fine grain material structure may then be manufactured into aerospace structural articles or components such as fasteners or articles that do not require a subsequent thermal or heat-treatment steps. The resulting fasteners, articles or components have improved material performance characteristics associated with this ultra-fine grain material structure. |
69 |
Method for preparing pre-coated aluminum alloy articles and articles
prepared thereby |
US5743 |
1998-01-12 |
US5922472A |
1999-07-13 |
Steven G. Keener |
An aluminum-alloy article such as a fastener is prepared by providing an aluminum-alloy article precursor that is not in its final heat-treated state, and in one form is in its solution treated/annealed state. A curable organic coating material is also provided. The method includes anodizing the article precursor, preferably in chromic acid solution and without chemical sealing during anodizing, applying the organic coating material to the aluminum-alloy article precursor, and precipitation heat-treating the coated aluminum article precursor to its final heat-treated state, thereby simultaneously curing the organic coating. If the aluminum alloy temper is of the naturally aging type, it is optionally lightly deformed prior to precipitation treatment aging. The approach may also be applied to articles that are not solution treated/annealed and aged, by first overly deforming the article precursor so that the curing treatment of the coating also partially anneals the article precursor to the final desired deformation state. |
70 |
Method for preparing pre-coated aluminum articles and articles prepared
thereby |
US432223 |
1995-05-01 |
US5614037A |
1997-03-25 |
Steven G. Keener |
An aluminum-alloy article such as a fastener is prepared by providing an aluminum-alloy article that is not in its final heat-treated state, and is preferably in its annealed state. A curable organic coating material is also provided. The method includes applying the organic coating material to the aluminum-alloy article, and heat-treating the coated aluminum article to its final heat-treated state, thereby simultaneously curing the organic coating. |
71 |
Apparatus for making screws, rivets or similar objects |
US295628 |
1994-10-27 |
US5524471A |
1996-06-11 |
Ove Nielsen |
In a method of making screws, rivets or similar objects from a metal wire (6) the wire (6) is moved through a stationary cropping bushing (14) forwardly to a movable cropping bushing (24) present in a receiving position, following which the movable cropping bushing (24) is moved away from the receiving position substantially transversely to the axial direction of the wire to release a blank from the wire (6). The movable cropping bushing (24, 25) is then moved together with the released blank (26) further on to a discharge position, in which a punch (27) is adapted to move the blank (26) partly into a die (16) and to compress the blank (26) sufficiently to pre-upset it by cold flowing in the region between the die (16) and the movable cropping bushing (25). In an apparatus of making screws, rivets or similar objects the movable cropping bushing (24, 25) is secured to a transport device (15), by means of which it can be moved from a receiving position opposite the stationary bushing (14) to a discharge position opposite a die (16) between said die and a punch (27), which is adapted to move the blank (26) partly into the die (16) and to compress the blank (26) sufficiently to pre-upset it by cold flowing in the region between the die (16) and the movable cropping bushing (25). |
72 |
Press for producing machine elements, especially balls, rivets and the
like |
US855954 |
1977-11-29 |
US4208899A |
1980-06-24 |
Wilhelm Pieper |
A press for producing machine elements, such as balls, rivets and the like, especially machine elements of relatively small dimensions, e.g. balls having a diameter of 1 mm, from wire sections, which includes a wire intake device, a device for shearing off the wire, a device for conveying the wire sections to and in front of a stationary matrix, and a punch associated with the matrix and adapted to be reciprocated back and forth in axial direction with regard to the matrix. If desired, there may also be provided ejectors for the punch or the matrix. The punch is, axially with regard to the matrix, movably guided in a tool carrier which in pressing direction is stationarily arranged in the machine frame. Furthermore, the punch is drivingly connected to a rotatable cam disc through the intervention of a pick-up roller. |
73 |
Method for forming ultra high-strength buckable rivets |
US3626531D |
1969-05-29 |
US3626531A |
1971-12-14 |
MAZER MARSHALL R; OLLIS RAYMOND JR |
A METHOD OF FORMING AN ULTRA HIGH-STRENGTH BUCKABLE BOLT, SUCH AS A RIVET, WHEREIN AN INITIALLY UNIFORMLY SOFT RIVET BLANK IS SELECTIVELY COLD WORKED TO SELECTIVELY WORK HARDEN A PORTION OF THE RIVET BLANK WHILE MAINTAINING ANOTHER PORTION OF THE BLANK IN THE INITIALLY SOFT CONDITION. AFTER HEAT TREATING, THE BLANK IS MACHINED TO THE FINAL RIVET SHAPE WITH THE SOFTER PORTION BEING RETAINED AS THE RIVET TAIL SO THAT IT CAN BE READILY UPSET, AS BY BUCKING OR SQUEEZING, WITHOUT CRACKING WHEN THE RIVET IS INSTALLED.
|
74 |
Apparatus for forming composite electrical contact elements |
US52526965 |
1965-10-11 |
US3311965A |
1967-04-04 |
GWYN JR CHILDRESS B |
|
75 |
High speed double blow header |
US78680559 |
1959-01-14 |
US3031698A |
1962-05-01 |
FRIEDMAN ROBERT G |
|
76 |
Heading machines for bolts, screws, rivets, and the like |
US31983452 |
1952-11-12 |
US2747205A |
1956-05-29 |
HILL FRAY VICTOR |
|
77 |
Tool for upsetting die heads |
US36773340 |
1940-11-29 |
US2352429A |
1944-06-27 |
THEODORE GOMPERZ |
|
78 |
Method and apparatus for producing rivets |
US36631040 |
1940-11-19 |
US2303662A |
1942-12-01 |
SCHWARTZ ARTHUR A; GEORGE CARSON |
|
79 |
Rivet-slitting machine |
US17923427 |
1927-03-29 |
US1793647A |
1931-02-24 |
STIMPSON EDWIN B |
|
80 |
Single-blow tubular-rivet header |
US28970228 |
1928-07-02 |
US1730954A |
1929-10-08 |
ST PIERRE FORTUNA J |
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