TOOL FOR THE PRESSURE CRIMPING AND DRIVING-OUT OF A CLEAT

摘要

#CMT# #/CMT# The tool (40) has two receptacles (52, 76) opposite to which a crimping head (56) and a drive-out head (78) are respectively located, where the heads are respectively and movably mounted on a body (42) of the tool along two sliding directions (58, 80) and co-operate with a cleat or pin (2). A pressure unit (100) is movably mounted on the body and is displaced from a crimping position in which the unit applies a pressure on the crimping head, to a drive-out position in which the unit applies a pressure on the drive-out head, and conversely. #CMT# : #/CMT# Independent claims are also included for the following: (1) a method for pressure crimping a cleat or pin in an element (2) a method for pressure driving out the cleat or pin outside the element. #CMT#USE : #/CMT# Tool for pressure crimping a cleat or pin in an element i.e. gripping clip, and for pressure driving out the cleat or pin outside the element, where the cleat or pin establishes a mechanical connection between a mechanical tulip and a bolt of the cleat forming the clip, which co-operates with a nuclear fuel pencil to be introduced in or extracted outside a storing basket. #CMT#ADVANTAGE : #/CMT# The tool is portable, presents reduced encumbrance, effectively offers both crimping and driving out of the cleat, and reduces deterioration risks of the clip or cleat during crimping. #CMT#DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS : #/CMT# The drawing shows a schematic view of a tool implementing a method for pressure crimping a cleat or pin in an element, applied to the cleat or pin of a handling device, which handles a nuclear fuel pencil. 2 : Cleat or pin 40 : Pressure crimping and driving out tool 42 : Body 52, 76 : Receptacles 56 : Crimping head 58, 80 : Sliding directions 78 : Drive-out head 100 : Pressure unit.