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US3550235A
US3550235A US736912*A US3550235DA US3550235A US 3550235 A US3550235 A US 3550235A US 3550235D A US3550235D A US 3550235DA US 3550235 A US3550235 A US 3550235A
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    • B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
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    • B21C37/22—Making finned or ribbed tubes by fixing strip or like material to tubes
    • B21C37/26—Making finned or ribbed tubes by fixing strip or like material to tubes helically-ribbed tubes
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  • finned heat exchanger tubes have been manufactured and used to very eifectively increase the rate of heat exchange accomplished.
  • One of the major problems is in economically manufacturing a fin tube that has good overall heat transfer characteristics as well as between the fin and tube itself.
  • One form that has achieved some success employs an L-shaped sheet metal fin spiral wrapped on the tube with the base of the L welded to the tube but the assembly is slower and more expensive than the present invention.
  • a principal object of the present invention is to provide a dual fin which is readily attached to a tube to form an economic and efiicient fin tube for heat exchangers.
  • a further object of the present invention is to provide a fin tube construction wherein spaced U-shaped fins leave the tube exposed between fins for direct heat transfer without sacrificing any of the total area of fins exposed for heat transfer.
  • a still further object of the present invention is to provide a fin construction on a fin tube which will enhance the eddy currents flowing around the fins to in turn enhance the heat transfer.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic elevation illustrating the steps performed in forming the fin and mounting same on a tube.
  • FIG. 2 is a cross sectional elevation of the cutting die taken on line 2-2 of FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 3 is a cross sectional elevation of the first folding die taken on line 33 of FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 4 is a cross sectional elevation of the second folding die taken on line 44 of FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 5 is a cross sectional elevation of the final folding die taken on line 55 of FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 6 is a cross sectional elevation of the welding contact wheel attaching the fin to the tube taken on line 66 of FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the forming and mounting of the blank strip into the fin by the process shown in FIGS. 1-6.
  • FIG. 8 is a partial cross sectional elevation of a tube with the fins in place.
  • FIG. 9 is a sectional end view of a tube with the fins in place.
  • FIG. 10 is a fragmentary top elevation of a modified embodiment of the fin formed with staggered gaps.
  • FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the forming and mounting of a blank stock into a fin having staggered gaps.
  • FIG. 12 is a partial end elevation of a tube with the staggered fins in place.
  • FIG. 13 is a bottom elevation of a fin illustrating the welding configuration.
  • the blank stock 10 of sheet metal is first fed through cutting wheels 12, which make laterally extending serrations 14 along each edge of the blank. These cuts or serrations 14 extend from the side of the blank toward the center or backbone 16 to form laterally extending fin segments 18.
  • this blank is cut it is fed to a primary set of roller dies 20 and 21 which initiate the first bending of the serrated blank to a wide V-shape with a fiat base.
  • a second set of roller dies 22 and 23 further bends the blank into a V-shape and the last set of roller dies 24 and 25 completes the square U-shape of the fin 26.
  • the center portion 16 is slightly elongated longitudinally between the die cutting of wheels 12 and the last form rollers 24 and 25 to form small gaps 27 between the fin segments 18 as shown in FIG. 7.
  • the fin 26 is then fed through a guide means 28 where it is guided into the narrow wheel 34 with the fin seg ments 18 on either side and onto the surface of the tube 32.
  • a guide 30 assists in establishing the alignment.
  • a pair of support rollers 36 are provided to support the tube 32 and also may serve as the electrical contact with the tube for welding.
  • the wheel 34 is the other electrical contact and is urged toward the tube 32 for assuring good direct contact between the fin base portion 16 and the tube.
  • the weld may be either a continuous seam weld or in the form of spaced spot Welds.
  • the fins are divided into upright segments 18 which when the fin is wrapped on the tube 32 forms large gaps 35 between segments. This allows the heat to be transferred to and from the tube by the center portion 16 of the fins equally by the upright segments 18 on both sides of the portion 16. Eddy currents fiow through these gaps 35 and in and around these fins to aid the transfer of heat.
  • the fins 26 are spaced along the tube and since there is only a single base portion 16 for each pair of fins the exterior surface of the tube is exposed between adjacent convolutions of the fins 26 for direct heat transfer. Moreover, it is to be noted from FIG.
  • the preferred embodiment employs two fins 26 spirally wrapped together whereby a double lead or thread results and the tubing can be formed twice as fast by duplicating the dies, wheels and guides shown in FIGS. 1-6 and simultaneously attaching two U-shaped fins to the tube.
  • the gaps 35 between the upright segments 18 may be formed in either of two configurations as illustrated by FIG. 7 in which the gaps 35 are directly opposite each other or as illustrated in FIGS. 10-12 in which the gaps 35 are staggered so that the gaps 35 are opposite the opposing upright segments 18.
  • the choice of gap placement determines the configuration of the resultant resistance weld. If the gaps 35 are directly opposite each other, a small air space 36 will be formed between the tube and the base portion 16 of the fin. This small air gap interrupts the conductive electrical contact between the base portion 16 and the tube 32, and thus an intermittent weld will be formed only at those portions of the fin at points where the upright portions are formed.
  • the staggered fin configuration can be used.
  • This configuration causes the base portion 16 to continually contact the tube 32 at some point which shifts between points adjacent to each of the upright segments 18 and results in a continuous weld line 38 between the tube and fin as illustrated by FIG. 13.
  • the electrical contact wheel 34 need not and does not follow the wavy pattern of the weld 38 to form such Weld but merely that the contact between the fin and tube is so shaped.
  • a method of manufacturing fin tube comprising the steps of: forming a plurality of lateral slits along each edge of a blank stock strip to form a plurality of laterally extending fin segments extending outwardly from both sides of a base, the lateral slits on one side of the strip being offset from those on the other side, bending said laterally extending fin segments with respect to said base to form a U-shaped fin, spirally wrapping said base around a tube, said base having a continuous line of contact between the base of the fin and the tube, and welding said base to said tube.
  • step of welding the base of the fin to the tube includes the steps of applying an electrode to the base of the fin and applying a constant differential welding potential to the electrode to form a continuous weld between the base and the tube.
  • step of welding the base of the fin to the tube includes the steps of applying an electrode to the base of the fin and applying an intermittent differential welding potential to the electrode to form a plurality of longitudinally spaced spot Welds between the base and the tube.
  • said electrode is a welding wheel having its periphery contacting the base of said U-shaped fin.
  • said electrode is a Welding wheel having its periphery contacting the base of said U-shaped fin.
  • the invention of claim 1 further comprising simultaneously wrapping a pair of said formed U-shaped fins on the tube in a double lead of the spiral wrapping and simultaneously welding said pair of U-shaped fins to said tube.

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Dec. 29, 1970 JARvls ETAL METHOD ORMAKING A HEAT EXCHANGER FIN TUBING 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed May 15, 1968 Hyw/w TJ4W5 2056274: 50055 INVENTORS.
A TTUK/VE S Dec. 29, 1970 1'. JARVIS ETAL 3,550,235
METHOD OF MAKING A HEAT EXCHANGER FIN TUBING Filed May 15, 1968 '3 Sheets-Sheet 2 (/VH/M J/VV/G man/v (f @0004 INVILVH )R3.
- A TTOEA/B S 29, 1970 JARIVIS ETAL 3,550,235
METHOD OF MAKING A HEAT EXCHANGER FIN TUBING Filed May 15, 1968 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 Fm J0. 9
INVENTORE A7 aeA/eys United States Patent 3,550,235 METHOD OF MAKING A HEAT EXCHANGER FIN TUBING Hyrum T. Jarvis, Whittier, Calif., and Robert C. Boose, Pryor, Okla., assignors to Escoa Corporation, Pryor, Okla., a corporation of Oklahoma Filed May 15, 1968, Ser. No. 736,912 Int. Cl. B21d 53/02 U.S. Cl. 29157.3 6 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE Fin style tubing for heat exchangers wherein a channelshaped cooling fin is formed by first serrating the blankstock strip on both lateral edges and then progressively feeding the serrated stock longitudinally through a series of roller dies which fold the serrated portions to form a U-shaped fin and then spiral wrapping the fin on a tube and welding it thereto.
Many forms of finned heat exchanger tubes have been manufactured and used to very eifectively increase the rate of heat exchange accomplished. One of the major problems is in economically manufacturing a fin tube that has good overall heat transfer characteristics as well as between the fin and tube itself. One form that has achieved some success employs an L-shaped sheet metal fin spiral wrapped on the tube with the base of the L welded to the tube but the assembly is slower and more expensive than the present invention.
A principal object of the present invention is to provide a dual fin which is readily attached to a tube to form an economic and efiicient fin tube for heat exchangers.
A further object of the present invention is to provide a fin tube construction wherein spaced U-shaped fins leave the tube exposed between fins for direct heat transfer without sacrificing any of the total area of fins exposed for heat transfer.
A still further object of the present invention is to provide a fin construction on a fin tube which will enhance the eddy currents flowing around the fins to in turn enhance the heat transfer.
Other objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description taken with the accompanying drawings, wherein:
FIG. 1 is a schematic elevation illustrating the steps performed in forming the fin and mounting same on a tube.
FIG. 2 is a cross sectional elevation of the cutting die taken on line 2-2 of FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a cross sectional elevation of the first folding die taken on line 33 of FIG. 1.
FIG. 4 is a cross sectional elevation of the second folding die taken on line 44 of FIG. 1.
FIG. 5 is a cross sectional elevation of the final folding die taken on line 55 of FIG. 1.
FIG. 6 is a cross sectional elevation of the welding contact wheel attaching the fin to the tube taken on line 66 of FIG. 1.
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the forming and mounting of the blank strip into the fin by the process shown in FIGS. 1-6.
FIG. 8 is a partial cross sectional elevation of a tube with the fins in place.
FIG. 9 is a sectional end view of a tube with the fins in place.
FIG. 10 is a fragmentary top elevation of a modified embodiment of the fin formed with staggered gaps.
FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the forming and mounting of a blank stock into a fin having staggered gaps.
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FIG. 12 is a partial end elevation of a tube with the staggered fins in place.
FIG. 13 is a bottom elevation of a fin illustrating the welding configuration.
Referring now to FIG. 1, the blank stock 10 of sheet metal is first fed through cutting wheels 12, which make laterally extending serrations 14 along each edge of the blank. These cuts or serrations 14 extend from the side of the blank toward the center or backbone 16 to form laterally extending fin segments 18. After this blank is cut it is fed to a primary set of roller dies 20 and 21 which initiate the first bending of the serrated blank to a wide V-shape with a fiat base. A second set of roller dies 22 and 23 further bends the blank into a V-shape and the last set of roller dies 24 and 25 completes the square U-shape of the fin 26. In forming the fin 26 in this manner the center portion 16 is slightly elongated longitudinally between the die cutting of wheels 12 and the last form rollers 24 and 25 to form small gaps 27 between the fin segments 18 as shown in FIG. 7.
The fin 26 is then fed through a guide means 28 where it is guided into the narrow wheel 34 with the fin seg ments 18 on either side and onto the surface of the tube 32. As the fin is wrapped around the tube 32 a guide 30 assists in establishing the alignment. A pair of support rollers 36 are provided to support the tube 32 and also may serve as the electrical contact with the tube for welding. The wheel 34 is the other electrical contact and is urged toward the tube 32 for assuring good direct contact between the fin base portion 16 and the tube. By providing an appropriate electrical potential between wheel 34 and rollers 36 the fin 26 is resistance welded to the tube. The weld may be either a continuous seam weld or in the form of spaced spot Welds.
Referring now to FIGS. 8 and 9 which show the tube and the fins, it will be noted that the fins are divided into upright segments 18 which when the fin is wrapped on the tube 32 forms large gaps 35 between segments. This allows the heat to be transferred to and from the tube by the center portion 16 of the fins equally by the upright segments 18 on both sides of the portion 16. Eddy currents fiow through these gaps 35 and in and around these fins to aid the transfer of heat. The fins 26 are spaced along the tube and since there is only a single base portion 16 for each pair of fins the exterior surface of the tube is exposed between adjacent convolutions of the fins 26 for direct heat transfer. Moreover, it is to be noted from FIG. 8 that the preferred embodiment employs two fins 26 spirally wrapped together whereby a double lead or thread results and the tubing can be formed twice as fast by duplicating the dies, wheels and guides shown in FIGS. 1-6 and simultaneously attaching two U-shaped fins to the tube.
The gaps 35 between the upright segments 18 may be formed in either of two configurations as illustrated by FIG. 7 in which the gaps 35 are directly opposite each other or as illustrated in FIGS. 10-12 in which the gaps 35 are staggered so that the gaps 35 are opposite the opposing upright segments 18.
The choice of gap placement determines the configuration of the resultant resistance weld. If the gaps 35 are directly opposite each other, a small air space 36 will be formed between the tube and the base portion 16 of the fin. This small air gap interrupts the conductive electrical contact between the base portion 16 and the tube 32, and thus an intermittent weld will be formed only at those portions of the fin at points where the upright portions are formed.
Normally it has been found that a continuous weld is more desirable and to accomplish this the staggered fin configuration can be used. This configuration causes the base portion 16 to continually contact the tube 32 at some point which shifts between points adjacent to each of the upright segments 18 and results in a continuous weld line 38 between the tube and fin as illustrated by FIG. 13. It will be understood that the electrical contact wheel 34 need not and does not follow the wavy pattern of the weld 38 to form such Weld but merely that the contact between the fin and tube is so shaped.
While the preferred embodiment of the invention is shown and described herein, the invention is not to be construed as limited to the specific details disclosed herein, except as included in the following claims.
We Claim:
1. A method of manufacturing fin tube comprising the steps of: forming a plurality of lateral slits along each edge of a blank stock strip to form a plurality of laterally extending fin segments extending outwardly from both sides of a base, the lateral slits on one side of the strip being offset from those on the other side, bending said laterally extending fin segments with respect to said base to form a U-shaped fin, spirally wrapping said base around a tube, said base having a continuous line of contact between the base of the fin and the tube, and welding said base to said tube.
2. The invention of claim 1 wherein the step of welding the base of the fin to the tube includes the steps of applying an electrode to the base of the fin and applying a constant differential welding potential to the electrode to form a continuous weld between the base and the tube.
3. The invention of claim 1 wherein the step of welding the base of the fin to the tube includes the steps of applying an electrode to the base of the fin and applying an intermittent differential welding potential to the electrode to form a plurality of longitudinally spaced spot Welds between the base and the tube.
4. The invention of claim 2 wherein said electrode is a welding wheel having its periphery contacting the base of said U-shaped fin.
5. The invention of claim 3 wherein said electrode is a Welding wheel having its periphery contacting the base of said U-shaped fin.
6. The invention of claim 1 further comprising simultaneously wrapping a pair of said formed U-shaped fins on the tube in a double lead of the spiral wrapping and simultaneously welding said pair of U-shaped fins to said tube.
References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,689,568 10/1928 Wade 113-118 2,087,723 7/1937 McCord 29157.3 3,000,084 9/1961 Garland 29157.3 3,134,166 5/1964 Venables 29-157.3 3,177,937 4/1965 Slough 29157.3X 3,362,058 1/1968 Morris et al 29-1573 JOHN F. CAMPBELL, Primary Examiner D. C. REILEY, Assistant Examiner US. Cl. X.R. 113-118
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