ball lock pin ball retention
ball lock pin ball retention
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I'm working on a specially designed part with a ball lock feature similar to a ball lock pin and looking for some guidance on how balls in a ball lock pin are retained.
It's obvious that there is a stamping, or "coining" operation that deforms the edge of the hole to keep the balls from popping out, but I'm curious if there are any standards related to the subject or off-the-shelf tooling that is made specifically for this purpose.
I'm trying to find something I know will work with a high degree of confidence to save time over just "figuring it out." Specific suggestions welcome.
Below is link to a typical ball lock pin for reference.
http://www.allamericanproducts.com/toolng/555-00.h...
It's obvious that there is a stamping, or "coining" operation that deforms the edge of the hole to keep the balls from popping out, but I'm curious if there are any standards related to the subject or off-the-shelf tooling that is made specifically for this purpose.
I'm trying to find something I know will work with a high degree of confidence to save time over just "figuring it out." Specific suggestions welcome.
Below is link to a typical ball lock pin for reference.
http://www.allamericanproducts.com/toolng/555-00.h...





RE: ball lock pin ball retention
It is better to have enough ideas for some of them to be wrong, than to be always right by having no ideas at all.
RE: ball lock pin ball retention
RE: ball lock pin ball retention
It is better to have enough ideas for some of them to be wrong, than to be always right by having no ideas at all.
RE: ball lock pin ball retention
RE: ball lock pin ball retention
Speaking from experience, this is not a difficult process, and shouldn't require much, if any, trial and error. Any good tooling designer that has a solid understanding of upsetting and forming operations should be able to nail this on the first try. Lacking confidence, simply job it out to another company that already does these kind of parts.
It is better to have enough ideas for some of them to be wrong, than to be always right by having no ideas at all.
RE: ball lock pin ball retention