Cover-plate expansion assembly method and device therefore

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F - Mech Eng,Light,Heat,Weapons

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F16C 11/06 (2006.01) B23P 11/00 (2006.01)

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CA 2284434

An assembly technique for closing a movable socket (10) without the need to deform or displace any portion of the socket housing (12), thereby allowing for the use of fully hardened socket housing materials. The internal components of the movable socket are installed within the housing through an opening (16), and a conical cover-plate (66) is positioned over the components, within the opening. An assembly tool (100) configured to exert pressure on the conical cover-plate is brought into engagement with the plate, and a downward load is applied, expanding the plate to seat within a circumferential groove (22) in the housing. The assembly tool includes a specifically contoured face (109) which alters the angle at which pressure is exerted against the expanding conical cover-plate as the plate deforms to a generally planar configuration, closing the opening in the housing. Once expanded, the cover-plate seats within the groove formed in the interior surface of the housing, thereby securing the internal components within the housing.

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