Inventors:
Eymard J Chitty - Easton CT, US
Brian M Taylor - Glastonbury CT, US
Peter C Thomas - Cheshire CT, US
Daniel P Vigliotti - Hamden CT, US
International Classification:
B23P 21/00
US Classification:
29716, 29798, 29702, 29703, 29709, 2924353, 2940701, 2940705, 72 211, 723912, 227 2, 700175, 73760, 73763, 73774
Abstract:
A riveting system is operable to join two or more workplaces with a rivet. In another aspect of the present invention, a self-piercing rivet is employed. Still another aspect of the present invention employs an electronic control unit and one or more sensors to determine a riveting characteristic and/or an actuator characteristic.