System for bringing the joint edges of sheet material into butti

Details System for bringing the joint edges of sheet material into butti System for bringing the joint edges of sheet material into butti

1997-07-29

2000-06-06

Ryan, Patrick

Metal fusion bonding

With means to handle work or product

Including means to orient work or position work portion...

228 55, 228 443, 228212, 269 22, 21912163, B23K 114, B23K 3700, B23K 522, B23Q 308

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ABSTRACT:
A system for bringing the joint edges of first and second sheet metal components into butting relationship. The components are clamped in opposing clamping assemblies with one of the assemblies being movable toward and away from the other. A fluid motor is mounted on one clamping assembly and a piston extending therefrom is connected to the other clamping assembly through a pair of expandable bladders. By sequentially introducing high and low pressure air to first one bladder and then the other, the movable clamping assembly is caused to move one component toward the other while accommodating any initial misalignment between the edges.

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