| 摘要 |
<p>A method and apparatus for loading fastener collars (10) of the lockbolt variety into a tubular magazine (25) associated with a fastener collar-feeding apparatus (8). Collars are stacked on an elongated flexible mandrel (27), after which the mandrel-collar assembly is inserted as a unit into the tubular magazine. The mandrel is then pulled out of the magazine while deforming a collar retainer (29) provided on the mandrel thereby releasing the collars from the mandrel and leaving the collars loaded in place within the magazine.</p> |
