Metal working – Method of mechanical manufacture – Assembling or joining
Patent
1982-09-01
1985-09-10
Moon, Charlie T.
Metal working
Method of mechanical manufacture
Assembling or joining
292811, 292815, 29400N, 29464, 29559, 29723, 228212, 228 491, 269 37, 269 545, 269309, B23Q 300
Patent
active
045397384
ABSTRACT:
A strap and vane positioning fixture is provided for aligning simultaneously the segments of straps forming a fuel rod grid. The fixture comprises a plate having a plurality of rods extending from it, in rows and columns, positioned for entry into cells of a grid. The rods at the periphery of the plate comprise a first set and have at their upper ends a spade with a single blade, the remaining rods comprising a second set and having at their upper ends a spade with a pair of blades. A method comprising engaging vanes extending from certain straps to align segments of each strap between the slots thereof, and holding the straps in the aligned position.
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Antol Ronald F.
Kalkbrenner Ralph W.
Kobuck Richard M.
Erickson Douglas E.
Moon Charlie T.
Wallace Ronald S.
Westinghouse Electric Corp.
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