CA1063065A - Apparatus for hydraulically expanding a tube - Google Patents

Apparatus for hydraulically expanding a tube

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Publication number
CA1063065A
CA1063065A CA303,635A CA303635A CA1063065A CA 1063065 A CA1063065 A CA 1063065A CA 303635 A CA303635 A CA 303635A CA 1063065 A CA1063065 A CA 1063065A
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Prior art keywords
tube
mandrel
sealing means
tapered portion
adjacent
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CA303,635A
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English (en)
French (fr)
Inventor
Douglas G. Harman
Philip S. Brown
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Westinghouse Electric Corp
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Westinghouse Electric Corp
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21D—WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21D39/00—Application of procedures in order to connect objects or parts, e.g. coating with sheet metal otherwise than by plating; Tube expanders
    • B21D39/06—Application of procedures in order to connect objects or parts, e.g. coating with sheet metal otherwise than by plating; Tube expanders of tubes in openings, e.g. rolling-in
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21D—WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21D39/00—Application of procedures in order to connect objects or parts, e.g. coating with sheet metal otherwise than by plating; Tube expanders
    • B21D39/08—Tube expanders
    • B21D39/20—Tube expanders with mandrels, e.g. expandable
    • B21D39/203—Tube expanders with mandrels, e.g. expandable expandable by fluid or elastic material
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T29/00—Metal working
    • Y10T29/49—Method of mechanical manufacture
    • Y10T29/4935—Heat exchanger or boiler making
    • Y10T29/49373—Tube joint and tube plate structure
    • Y10T29/49375—Tube joint and tube plate structure including conduit expansion or inflation
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T29/00—Metal working
    • Y10T29/49—Method of mechanical manufacture
    • Y10T29/49805—Shaping by direct application of fluent pressure
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T29/00—Metal working
    • Y10T29/53—Means to assemble or disassemble
    • Y10T29/53113—Heat exchanger
    • Y10T29/53122—Heat exchanger including deforming means

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Shaping Of Tube Ends By Bending Or Straightening (AREA)
  • Heat-Exchange Devices With Radiators And Conduit Assemblies (AREA)
  • Rigid Pipes And Flexible Pipes (AREA)
CA303,635A 1977-06-28 1978-05-18 Apparatus for hydraulically expanding a tube Expired CA1063065A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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US05/810,817 US4125937A (en) 1977-06-28 1977-06-28 Apparatus for hydraulically expanding a tube

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CA1063065A true CA1063065A (en) 1979-09-25

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US (1) US4125937A (enExample)
JP (1) JPS5411874A (enExample)
CA (1) CA1063065A (enExample)
CH (1) CH629982A5 (enExample)
DE (1) DE2824961A1 (enExample)
EG (1) EG14605A (enExample)
ES (1) ES471122A1 (enExample)
FR (1) FR2395792A1 (enExample)
GB (1) GB1583729A (enExample)
IT (1) IT1096762B (enExample)
SE (1) SE425357B (enExample)

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IT7824836A0 (it) 1978-06-22
US4125937A (en) 1978-11-21
CH629982A5 (de) 1982-05-28
IT1096762B (it) 1985-08-26
DE2824961A1 (de) 1979-01-18
SE7807132L (sv) 1978-12-29
JPS5521611B2 (enExample) 1980-06-11
DE2824961C2 (enExample) 1988-09-01
GB1583729A (en) 1981-01-28
FR2395792B1 (enExample) 1983-11-04
JPS5411874A (en) 1979-01-29
FR2395792A1 (fr) 1979-01-26
SE425357B (sv) 1982-09-27
EG14605A (en) 1984-09-30
ES471122A1 (es) 1980-05-16

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