Patents Assigned to Etablissement Brochier S.A.
  • Apparatus for fitting retaining rings
    Patent number: 4730387
    Abstract: An apparatus making it possible to fit retaining pins on a mandrel. The retaining pin arrives in the form of a continuous wire which is cut to the desired length by a wheel before being fitted in the mandrel. The end of the uncut retaining pin adjacent to the wheel is maintained in a gripper formed by two jaws. Simultaneously with the fitting of the cut retaining pin, a hole is made in the mandrel to permit the subsequent fitting of a retaining pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1987
    Date of Patent: March 15, 1988
    Assignees: Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique, Etablissement Brochier S.A.
    Inventors: Nicolas Pradel, Alain Bruyere