METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING SETTING DEFECTS IN SELF-PIERCING RIVET SETTING MACHINE - Patent 1404470

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EP 1 404 470 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	07.04.2004 Bulletin 2004/15

(21)	Application number: 02747908.8

(22)	Date of filing: 18.06.2002

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: B21J 15/28, B21J 15/02

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2002/019298

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2003/000445 (03.01.2003 Gazette 2003/01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

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Priority:

20.06.2001 JP 2001185762

(71)	Applicant: Newfrey LLC
	Newark,Delaware 19711 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	NAITO, Nobuharu,c/o Pop Rivet Fastener K.K. Toyohashi-shi,Aichi-ken (JP) AMANO, Toshiaki,c/o Pop Rivet Fastener K.K. Toyohashi-shi,Aichi-ken (JP)

(74)	Representative: Haar, Lucas H., Dipl.-Ing. et al
	L.H. Haar & Partner,Patentanwälte,Lessingstrasse 3 61231 Bad Nauheim 61231 Bad Nauheim (DE)

(54)	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING SETTING DEFECTS IN SELF-PIERCING RIVET SETTING MACHINE