US20200348085A1 - Round metal pipe, heat exchanger provided with same, pipe bender, and method for bend-processing round metal pipe - Google Patents

Round metal pipe, heat exchanger provided with same, pipe bender, and method for bend-processing round metal pipe Download PDF

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US20200348085A1 US16/933,732 US202016933732A US2020348085A1 US 20200348085 A1 US20200348085 A1 US 20200348085A1 US 202016933732 A US202016933732 A US 202016933732A US 2020348085 A1 US2020348085 A1 US 2020348085A1
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    • 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
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    • 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
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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
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    • B21D7/024—Bending rods, profiles, or tubes over a stationary forming member; by use of a swinging forming member or abutment by a swinging forming member
    • B21D7/025—Bending rods, profiles, or tubes over a stationary forming member; by use of a swinging forming member or abutment by a swinging forming member and pulling or pushing the ends of the work
    • 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
    • B21D7/00—Bending rods, profiles, or tubes
    • B21D7/02—Bending rods, profiles, or tubes over a stationary forming member; by use of a swinging forming member or abutment
    • B21D7/024—Bending rods, profiles, or tubes over a stationary forming member; by use of a swinging forming member or abutment by a swinging forming member
    • B21D7/028—Bending rods, profiles, or tubes over a stationary forming member; by use of a swinging forming member or abutment by a swinging forming member and altering the profile at the same time, e.g. forming bumpers
    • 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
    • B21D9/00—Bending tubes using mandrels or the like
    • B21D9/05—Bending tubes using mandrels or the like co-operating with forming members
    • B21D9/07—Bending tubes using mandrels or the like co-operating with forming members with one or more swinging forming members engaging tube ends only
    • B21D9/073—Bending tubes using mandrels or the like co-operating with forming members with one or more swinging forming members engaging tube ends only with one swinging forming member
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
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    • F16L43/002—Bends; Siphons made of metal and formed from sheet having a circular passage
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
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    • F16L9/006—Rigid pipes specially profiled
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
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    • F16L9/02—Rigid pipes of metal
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28D—HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
    • F28D7/00—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary tubular conduit assemblies for both heat-exchange media, the media being in contact with different sides of a conduit wall
    • F28D7/08—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary tubular conduit assemblies for both heat-exchange media, the media being in contact with different sides of a conduit wall the conduits being otherwise bent, e.g. in a serpentine or zig-zag
    • F28D7/082—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary tubular conduit assemblies for both heat-exchange media, the media being in contact with different sides of a conduit wall the conduits being otherwise bent, e.g. in a serpentine or zig-zag with serpentine or zig-zag configuration
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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  • the present invention relates to a round metal pipe formed with a bend portion, and techniques relating thereto.
  • a round metal pipe including a bend portion such as a heat transfer pipe with a U shape, a meandering shape, or a spiral shape, is often used as a heat transfer pipe of a heat exchanger.
  • a round metal pipe including a bend portion of this type is manufactured by bend-processing a straight pipe-shaped round metal pipe using a pipe bender (see PTL 1 and PTL 2, for example).
  • a pipe bender shown as an example in FIG. 6 includes a rolling block 2 and a pressure die 3 .
  • Semicircular first and second pipe insertion recesses 21 , 31 are provided respectively in the rolling block 2 and the pressure die 3 .
  • the round metal pipe 1 is bent around the first pipe insertion recess 21 of the rolling block 2 while clamped between respective inner surfaces of the first and second pipe insertion recesses 21 , 31 .
  • the round metal pipe 1 having a bend portion 10 is obtained.
  • the bend portion 10 of the round metal pipe 1 is formed such that an inner half portion 11 a on the inside of a center line C 1 takes the shape of a semicircular arc, while a large region of an outer half portion 11 b on the outside of the center line C 1 is depressed toward the center line C 1 .
  • a part Pa that originally formed the outermost portion is offset toward the center line C 1 by an appropriate dimension Lc.
  • the inner half portion 11 a serves as a compressed side, while the outer half portion 11 b serves as a pulled side. Accordingly, as a curvature radius R (a bend radius) of the bend portion 10 decreases, an amount of tensile deformation applied to the outer half portion 11 b increases, leading to an increase in the aforementioned dimension Lc, and as a result, the outer half portion 11 b is flattened. Moreover, when the bend-processing speed of the round metal pipe 1 is increased, this flattening becomes more noticeable.
  • the sectional area of the bend portion 10 becomes considerably smaller than the original sectional area prior to bend-processing.
  • a minimum inside width Ld of the bend portion 10 also decreases.
  • flow path resistance increases when a fluid is passed through the round metal pipe 1 . This is undesirable in a case where the round metal pipe 1 is used as a heat transfer pipe of a heat exchanger or the like, for example.
  • means for preventing flattening of the bend portion by disposing a metal core inside of the bend-processing target part may be employed when implementing bend-processing on the round metal pipe.
  • increases occur in operational complexity and facility costs.
  • the metal core cannot be disposed and accommodated inside the bend-processing target part, making it difficult to perform bend-processing using the metal core. Hence, it remains difficult to appropriately solve the problems described above.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a round metal pipe, a heat exchanger including the round metal pipe, a pipe bender suitable for manufacturing the round metal pipe, and a method for bend-processing the round metal pipe with which problems such as those described above can be solved appropriately.
  • the present invention teaches the following technical means.
  • a round metal pipe provided by a first aspect of the present invention includes a bend portion, wherein, on an axial direction cross-section of the bend portion, an outer half portion of a peripheral wall portion of the bend portion has an outwardly projecting, non-circular arc shape in which a central portion in an orthogonal direction to a bend radius direction of the bend portion forms an outermost peripheral portion, and a distance from respective intermediate portions between the outermost peripheral portion and a pair of proximal end portions of the outer half portion to a pipe center is shorter than a distance from the outermost peripheral portion to the pipe center.
  • an inner half portion of the peripheral wall portion of the bend portion has either a semicircular arc shape or a shape that is closer to a semicircular arc shape than the outer half portion.
  • the outermost peripheral portion and the intermediate portions of the outer half portion are respectively formed in either an outwardly projecting curved shape or a straight shape such that no inwardly depressed parts are provided on the outer half portion.
  • a heat exchanger provided by a second aspect of the present invention includes a heat transfer pipe, and the heat transfer pipe is constructed using the round metal pipe provided by the first aspect of the present invention.
  • the heat transfer pipe is a meandering heat transfer pipe in which a plurality of bend portions are provided as the bend portion and a plurality of straight pipe body portions arranged via intervals in a direction intersecting an axial length direction are connected in series via the plurality of bend portions.
  • a pipe bender provided by a third aspect of the present invention includes a rolling block having a first pipe insertion recess, into which a bending direction inner surface side of a round metal pipe is inserted, formed in an outer peripheral surface thereof, and a pressure die having a second pipe insertion recess, into which a bending direction outer surface side of the round metal pipe is inserted, formed in a side face thereof, wherein a bend portion can be formed on the round metal pipe by clamping the round metal pipe between respective inner surfaces of the first and second pipe insertion recesses, and the second pipe insertion recess has a non-semicircular cross-section on which a central portion in an opening width direction of the second pipe insertion recess forms a deepest portion, and a distance from respective intermediate portions between the deepest portion and a pair of edge portions of the second pipe insertion recess to a center between the pair of edge portions is shorter than a distance from the deepest portion to the center.
  • the first pipe insertion recess is formed to have either a semicircular sectional shape or a sectional shape that is closer to a semicircular shape than the second pipe insertion recess.
  • the deepest portion and the intermediate portions of the second pipe insertion recess are formed to have either a recessed, curved sectional shape or a straight sectional shape such that no projecting parts are provided on the second pipe insertion recess.
  • a method for bend-processing a round metal pipe provided by a fourth aspect of the present invention includes a step of using a pipe bender that includes a rolling block having a first pipe insertion recess formed in an outer peripheral surface thereof and a pressure die having a second pipe insertion recess formed in a side face thereof to bend the round metal pipe by clamping the round metal pipe between respective inner surfaces of the first and second pipe insertion recesses, wherein the pipe bender provided by the third aspect of the present invention is used as the pipe bender.
  • FIG. 1A is a plan view showing main parts of an example of a round metal pipe according to the present invention
  • FIG. 1B is an IB-IB enlarged sectional view of FIG. 1A .
  • FIG. 2A is a schematic planar sectional view showing an example of a pipe bender according to the present invention
  • FIG. 2B is an IIB-IIB sectional view of FIG. 2A
  • FIG. 2C is an IIC-IIC sectional view of FIG. 2A .
  • FIG. 3A is a schematic planar sectional view of a state in which the round metal pipe is set in the pipe bender shown in FIGS. 2A to 2C
  • FIG. 3B is an IIIB-IIIB sectional view of FIG. 3A .
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic planar sectional view of a state in which a bend portion has been formed on the round metal pipe by operating the pipe bender from the state shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B .
  • FIG. 5A is a planar sectional view showing an example of a heat exchanger constructed using a round metal pipe having a bend portion
  • FIG. 5B is a VB-VB sectional view of FIG. 5A
  • FIG. 5C is a side view.
  • FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing main parts of an example of a pipe bender according to the prior art.
  • FIG. 7A is a planar view showing main parts of an example of a round metal pipe according to the prior art
  • FIG. 7B is a VIIB-VIIB enlarged sectional view of FIG. 7A .
  • FIGS. 6, 7A and 7B Elements that are identical or similar to the prior art shown in FIGS. 6, 7A and 7B have been allocated identical reference numerals to those of the prior art as appropriate.
  • a round metal pipe 1 shown in FIG. 1A is made of stainless steel, for example, and includes a bend portion 10 that curves by an appropriate curvature radius R over an angle range of 180°.
  • an inner half portion 11 a on the inside (the left side) of a center line C 1 ) of a peripheral wall portion 11 of the bend portion 10 takes the shape of a semicircular arc. Note, however, that the inner half portion 11 a is a site where the peripheral wall portion 11 is compressed in a circumferential direction, and therefore, as shown in FIG. 1A , the inner half portion 11 a is formed in a wrinkled shape having a plurality of projecting portions 12 .
  • an outer half portion 11 b (on the outside of the center line C 1 ) of the peripheral wall portion 11 of the bend portion 10 takes the shape of an outwardly projecting, non-circular arc. More specifically, a central portion (a part through which a center line C 2 passes) of the outer half portion 11 b in a y direction of FIG. 1B (an up-down vertical direction in the figure) serves as an outermost peripheral portion 13 .
  • the y direction is an orthogonal direction to an x direction, which is a bend radius direction of the bend portion 10 (the same direction as a direction in which an inner peripheral portion and an outer peripheral portion of the bend portion 10 oppose each other, i.e. a left-right direction in FIG. 1B ).
  • a distance Lb from a pair of intermediate portions 15 to a pipe center O is set to be shorter than a distance La from the outermost peripheral portion 13 to the pipe center O (a relationship of La>Lb).
  • the intermediate portions 15 are sites respectively located between the outermost peripheral portion 13 and a pair of proximal end portions 14 of the outer half portion 11 b .
  • the pair of proximal end portions 14 are sites serving as proximal ends of the outer half portion 11 b , and are the sites of the outer half portion 11 b that are closest to the center line C 1 .
  • the position of the outermost peripheral portion 13 may deviate slightly from the original position thereof prior to bend-processing toward the pipe center O. Accordingly, a distance from the part of the intermediate portion 15 closest to the proximal end portion 14 to the pipe center O may become longer than the distance La. In the present invention, however, it is not necessary for the entire region of the intermediate portion 15 to satisfy the relationship of La>Lb as long as the distance Lb from at least a part of the intermediate portion 15 (for example, a central portion of the intermediate portion 15 or the vicinity thereof) to the pipe center O satisfies the relationship of La>Lb.
  • the outer half portion 11 b corresponds to a form in which the intermediate portions 15 are positioned closer to the pipe center O than an arc a passing through three points on the pair of proximal end portions 14 and the outermost peripheral portion 13 .
  • the pipe bender A shown in FIGS. 2A to 2C includes a rolling block 2 , the pressure die 3 , and a clamping die 4 .
  • the rolling block 2 is capable of rotating horizontally about a shaft portion 20 , and a first pipe insertion recess 21 is formed continuously in an outer peripheral surface thereof.
  • the first pipe insertion recess 21 includes a curved portion 21 a curved into an arc shape over an angle range of 180°, and rectilinear portions 21 b , 21 c connected to respective ends of the curved portion 21 a .
  • the first pipe insertion recess 21 has a form that corresponds to the inner half portion 11 a of the bend portion 10 described above. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 2C , the first pipe insertion recess 21 has a semicircular sectional shape (a semicircular arc-shaped inner surface).
  • recessed groove portions 22 having a greater depth than the first pipe insertion recess 21 are provided at appropriate intervals in the inner surface of the first pipe insertion recess 21 .
  • the recessed groove portions 22 are sites corresponding to the projecting portions 12 shown in FIG. 1A .
  • the pressure die 3 is a block-shaped member in which the second pipe insertion recess 31 is formed continuously in a horizontal direction, indicated by an arrow Na, in a side face thereof.
  • the pressure die 3 is capable of reciprocating in the direction of the arrow Na when positioned beside the rolling block 2 , and is also capable of reciprocating in a horizontal direction indicated by an arrow Nb, which intersects the direction of the arrow Na, so as to approach and separate from the rolling block 2 .
  • the second pipe insertion recess 31 has a form that corresponds to the outer half portion 11 b of the bend portion 10 described above. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 2C , the second pipe insertion recess 31 has a non-semicircular sectional shape in which a central portion in an up-down opening width direction serves as the deepest portion 31 a , and the distance Lb′ from each of the pair of intermediate portions 31 c to a center Oa between a pair of edge portions 31 b of the second pipe insertion recess 31 is shorter than the distance La′ from the deepest portion 31 a to the center Oa.
  • the intermediate portions 31 c are sites between the deepest portion 31 a and the respective edge portions 31 b .
  • the deepest portion 31 a and the intermediate portions 31 c are sites corresponding respectively to the outermost peripheral portion 13 and the intermediate portions 15 of the bend portion 10 shown in FIG. 1B , and are preferably formed to have a recessed, curved sectional shape or a non-curved (straight) sectional shape such that no projecting parts are provided on the second pipe insertion recess 31 .
  • the clamping die 4 is a site for clamping the round metal pipe 1 together with the rolling block 2 so as to exert a pulling action on the round metal pipe 1 .
  • the clamping die 4 is configured such that when the rolling block 2 is rotated about the shaft portion 20 , the clamping die 4 rotates horizontally about the shaft portion 20 together therewith.
  • the round metal pipe 1 can be kept in a clamped state by both the rolling block 2 and the clamping die 4 .
  • Processing for forming the bend portion 10 on the round metal pipe 1 using the pipe bender A described above is performed as follows.
  • the round metal pipe 1 is set such that a bending direction inner surface side is inserted into the first pipe insertion recess 21 (the rectilinear portion 21 b ) of the rolling block 2 and a bending direction outer surface side is inserted into the second and third pipe insertion recesses 31 , 41 of the pressure die 3 and the clamping die 4 .
  • the pressure die 3 and the clamping die 4 are then brought closer to the rolling block 2 side so as to clamp the round metal pipe 1 with enough force to ensure that no slippage or the like occurs between the round metal pipe 1 and the pressure die 3 and clamping die 4 .
  • the rolling block 2 and the clamping die 4 are rotated 180° horizontally about the shaft portion 20 .
  • a part of the round metal pipe 1 is bent around the curved portion 21 a of the first pipe insertion recess 21 of the rolling block 2 , thereby forming the bend portion 10 .
  • the bend portion 10 has a similar configuration to that described with reference to FIGS. 1A and 1B .
  • the round metal pipe 1 including the bend portion 10 can be manufactured easily and appropriately.
  • the pressure die 3 to advance in the direction of an arrow Nc while the rolling block 2 and clamping die 4 rotate as described above, it is possible to adjust the tensile force, or the amount of pulling, applied to the outer half portion 11 b of the bend portion 10 .
  • FIGS. 5A to 5C show an example of a heat exchanger HE.
  • a plurality of heat transfer pipes 1 A of the heat exchanger HE are formed from heat transfer pipes having an overall meandering shape by forming the bend portion 10 described above in a plurality of locations on the round metal pipe 1 . More specifically, each heat transfer pipe 1 A includes the plurality of bend portions 10 and a plurality of straight pipe body portions 18 arranged via intervals in a direction intersecting an axial length direction, the plurality of straight pipe body portions 18 being connected in series by the plurality of bend portions 10 .
  • the plurality of heat transfer pipes 1 A are housed in a case 5 so as to be stacked via intervals in an up-down height direction.
  • An intake port 50 and an exhaust port 51 for combustion gas serving as heating gas are provided in the case 5 .
  • respective end portions of each heat transfer pipe 1 A are disposed inside cold water inlet and hot water outlet headers 6 a , 6 b such that water to be heated, supplied through a cold water inlet 60 a of the header 6 a , is heated while passing through the respective heat transfer pipes 1 A, then enters the header 6 b , and is then discharged as hot water through a hot water outlet 60 b.
  • the inner half portion 11 a is, as expected, not flattened, and moreover, the outer half portion 11 b is also not greatly flattened.
  • the sectional area and minimum inside width of the bend portion 10 can be increased.
  • the flow path resistance that occurs when a fluid is passed through the round metal pipe 1 can be reduced. This is desirable for reducing water flow resistance of the heat transfer pipes 1 A in the heat exchanger HE shown in FIGS. 5A to 5C .
  • the intermediate portions 15 are positioned closer to the pipe center O than the outermost peripheral portion 13 .
  • the intermediate portions 15 serve as the sites that are depressed (displaced toward the pipe center O) when the outer half portion 11 b of the bend portion 10 is pulled and stretched during molding of the bend portion 10 .
  • the outermost peripheral portion 13 of the outer half portion 11 b can be formed so as not to be greatly depressed toward the pipe center O. Therefore, even when the bend-processing speed of the round metal pipe 1 is set to be comparatively high, flattening of the bend portion 10 can be avoided appropriately, which is desirable for improving the productivity and reducing the manufacturing cost of the round metal pipe 1 including the bend portion 10 .
  • the outermost peripheral portion 13 and the intermediate portions 15 of the outer half portion 11 b of the bend portion 10 all have outwardly projecting curved shapes on the axial direction cross-section of the bend portion 10 . It is therefore possible to ensure even more reliably that no sites of the outer half portion 11 b are greatly depressed toward the pipe center O.
  • the inner half portion 11 a of the bend portion 10 has a semicircular arc shape and is not depressed toward the pipe center O, and therefore the overall sectional area and the minimum inside width of the bend portion 10 can be increased, which is desirable for reducing flow path resistance. Note that even when the inner half portion 11 a is not formed in a semicircular arc shape, in contrast to this embodiment, excessive reductions in the overall sectional area and the minimum inside width of the bend portion 10 can be prevented by forming the inner half portion 11 a in a shape (a substantially semicircular arc shape) that is closer to a semicircular arc shape than the outer half portion 11 b.
  • the present invention is not limited to the content of the embodiment described above.
  • the specific configurations of the respective parts of the round metal pipe, the heat exchanger, and the pipe bender according to the present invention may be freely subjected to various design modifications within the intended scope of the present invention.
  • the specific configurations of the respective operation processes of the method for bend-processing a round metal pipe according to the present invention may also be freely subjected to various modifications within the intended scope of the present invention.
  • the present invention focuses on preventing or suppressing flattening of the outer half portion of the bend portion of the round metal pipe. Therefore, the specific shape of the inner half portion may be selected in accordance with various circumstances. Note, however, that the inner half portion preferably has a semicircular arc shape or at least a shape (a substantially semicircular arc shape) that is closer to a semicircular arc than the outer half portion.
  • the outermost peripheral portion and intermediate portions of the outer half portion of the bend portion preferably have an outwardly projecting curved shape or at least a non-curved (straight) shape, i.e. a shape not having any inwardly depressed parts, but the outermost peripheral portion and intermediate portions may also be configured to include inwardly depressed parts.
  • the bend portion is formed over an angle range of 180°, but a different bend angle, such as 90°, may be set instead.
  • a different bend angle such as 90°
  • the specific bend radius the size and material of the round metal pipe to be bent, and so on.
  • the round metal pipe to which the present invention is applied is suitable for use as a heat transfer pipe of a heat exchanger but can also be used in other applications.

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