Tube fin trimming machine and method for use

Details Tube fin trimming machine and method for use Tube fin trimming machine and method for use

1990-10-31

1992-11-03

Kastler, Scott

Metal treatment

Process of modifying or maintaining internal physical...

Chemical-heat removing or burning of metal

266 54, 266 58, 266 77, B23K 700

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051605490

ABSTRACT:
A tube fin trimming machine adapted for clamping and cutting elongated finned structures, such as finned tubes. The trimming machine includes an elongated main frame having at least one guideway, support means attached to the baseplate and adapted for supporting the finned structure a carriage unit longitudinally movable relative to the main frame and guideway, and at least one cutting torch unit movably mounted on the carriage unit. Each cutting torch is mounted above an elongated fin and is moved both longitudinally and laterally relative to the fin, so as to provide a desired elongated tapered shape for the fin. This invention also includes a method for operation of the fin trimming machine to perform desired trimming operations on elongated finned structures, such as finned tubes.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2631028 (1953-03-01), Murr
patent: 4747886 (1988-05-01), Dankovic et al.

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