Method and apparatus for riveting fasteners to a belt.

摘要

The disclosure relates to a method and apparatus provided for riveting fasteners (22) to belts (28) wherein a plurality of rivet assemblies (26) are driven simultaneously while aligned and guided by elongated bores (70) of a guide block assembly (78). An impact distributing driver (74) is employed to transmit impact force from a single hammer simultaneously to a plurality of rivet assemblies (26). All of the rivet assemblies for a particular fastener are driven simultaneously. The driver disclosed comprises a metal cap (76) with a plurality of elongated metal drive rods (77) extending downwardly therefrom to be received within the bores (70) of the guide block assembly. Alignment rods (104) are provided to position the guide block (78) precisely in a predetermined position with respect to the base (10). The bottom of the guide block (78) is beveled (82) so as to be substantially coplanar with upper surfaces (40) of hinge type fasteners (26) which are inclined prior to installation.