Metal working – Means to assemble or disassemble – Puller or pusher means – contained force multiplying operator
Patent
1978-12-18
1981-03-03
Crane, Daniel C.
Metal working
Means to assemble or disassemble
Puller or pusher means, contained force multiplying operator
285197, 403237, 113116UT, 29 33T, 83861, 72367, B23P 1500
Patent
active
042532248
ABSTRACT:
A method of joining tubular elements to provide fluid tight connections is disclosed in which the mating portions of the joined tubes are preformed so as to be able to be located with respect to each other prior to soldering, brazing, or other joining process. The preforming operations involve the punching or shearing of an opening in the sidewall of a body tube to which a branching tube is to be joined, in which shearing operation a pair of cusps or tabs are formed at opposite locations on either side of the sheared hole. The punching or shearing is carried out by a punch tool moved to intercept a segment of the body tube sidewall to form an opening, with portions of the tubing wall on either side of the opening formed remaining, these portions being displaced upwardly by the tool to provide the locating cusps or tabs at the periphery of the opening so-formed. The end of the branch tube is initially slotted prior to being formed by means of a swaging tool into a saddle shape suitably formed to snap over the body tube section with the tabs cooperating with the interior of the branch tube to provide a locating function such as to enable correct positioning of the tube over the opening punched in the body tube sidewall. Once in position, the tubes are then joined in position by conventional soldering, brazing, or other suitable joining process.
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Hickman Stephen L.
Pifer Clifford E.
Brazeway, Inc.
Crane Daniel C.
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