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Method of mounting a pivot insert
Assignee: Yokogawa Electric Corp
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Filing: 1978-10-02
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Granted: 1980-10-28
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Expires: 1998-10-02
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to an electrical measuring instrument of the D'Arsonval type and more specifically to an improved low cost and small suspension system for the bobbin or armature assembly of such an instrument. Such improved suspension system includes the combination of a small light weight bobbin having thin gauge, surface insulated conductor wound on a light weight bobbin frame. Thin conducting strips are mounted to the frame above and below and these thin plates are provided with pins extending above and below respectively into jeweled pin pockets. Each pin is inserted at its blunt end through a strip in which it later resides by incorporating the pin in a punch, mounting the strip over an opening in a die beneath the punch and aligning the blunt end of the pin with the opening in the die.
Inventors
- 👤 William J. Schultz
- 👤 Carl F. Van Bennekom
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 12:24
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23P; B23P11/00; G; G01; G01R; G01R1/00; G01R1/02; G01R1/10; G01R3/00; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49826; Y10T29/49833; Y10T403/00; Y10T403/32; Y10T403/32606; Y10T403/32951; Y10T403/32967; Y10T403/49; Y10T403/4974
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
150 words
The method of forming a pivot element comprising: providing a pin to serve as a pivot pin having a blunt end and a pointed end; providing a strip to receive and hold the pin; providing a punch to contain said pin, where a portion of said punch immediately above the point of said pin is recessed, and with a portion of the blunt end extending from said punch to a distance slightly greater than the thickness of said receiving strip; placing said strip on a die having an opening of approximately the same cross section as that of the blunt end of the pin; aligning the blunt end of the pin above the die hole and above the strip disposed on the die; driving the punch to force the blunt end through the strip to remove a slug of metal from said strip as the pin acts on the strip.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
150 words
The method of forming a pivot element comprising: providing a pin to serve as a pivot pin having a blunt end and a pointed end; providing a strip to receive and hold the pin; providing a punch to contain said pin, where a portion of said punch immediately above the point of said pin is recessed, and with a portion of the blunt end extending from said punch to a distance slightly greater than the thickness of said receiving strip; placing said strip on a die having an opening of approximately the same cross section as that of the blunt end of the pin; aligning the blunt end of the pin above the die hole and above the strip disposed on the die; driving the punch to force the blunt end through the strip to remove a slug of metal from said strip as the pin acts on the strip.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the pin is of a circular cross section and the die hole is of a circular cross section.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the pressure on the punch is raised until the pin abruptly penetrates the strip.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the blunt end of said pin has radiused corners.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the pin and strip are of metal.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 2 wherein the diameter of the pin is approximately 50% greater than the thickness of the strip.
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