WO2005102579A1 - Furnace brazing process - Google Patents
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- WO2005102579A1 WO2005102579A1 PCT/EP2004/050590 EP2004050590W WO2005102579A1 WO 2005102579 A1 WO2005102579 A1 WO 2005102579A1 EP 2004050590 W EP2004050590 W EP 2004050590W WO 2005102579 A1 WO2005102579 A1 WO 2005102579A1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- 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
- B23K1/00—Soldering, e.g. brazing, or unsoldering
- B23K1/0008—Soldering, e.g. brazing, or unsoldering specially adapted for particular articles or work
- B23K1/0012—Brazing heat exchangers
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
- F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
- F28F9/00—Casings; Header boxes; Auxiliary supports for elements; Auxiliary members within casings
- F28F9/02—Header boxes; End plates
- F28F9/04—Arrangements for sealing elements into header boxes or end plates
- F28F9/16—Arrangements for sealing elements into header boxes or end plates by permanent joints, e.g. by rolling
- F28F9/18—Arrangements for sealing elements into header boxes or end plates by permanent joints, e.g. by rolling by welding
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- 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
- B23K2101/00—Articles made by soldering, welding or cutting
- B23K2101/04—Tubular or hollow articles
- B23K2101/14—Heat exchangers
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- 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
- F28D21/00—Heat-exchange apparatus not covered by any of the groups F28D1/00 - F28D20/00
- F28D2021/0019—Other heat exchangers for particular applications; Heat exchange systems not otherwise provided for
- F28D2021/0035—Other heat exchangers for particular applications; Heat exchange systems not otherwise provided for for domestic or space heating, e.g. heating radiators
- F28D2021/0036—Radiators for drying, e.g. towel radiators
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
- F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
- F28F2220/00—Closure means, e.g. end caps on header boxes or plugs on conduits
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- the present invention relates to a brazing process, in particular of elements poorly accessible from the outside such as tubes, more in particular for the joining of 5 elements constituting a "towel-rail" type radiator.
- the process according to a preferred aspect is a furnace brazing process.
- PRIOR ART Brazing is a system commonly used to permanently join two metal parts (metal which may be non ferrous or ferrous, such as steels with various carbon contents).0 The junction takes place thanks to a thin layer of a metal, different from the material making up the parts to join together, called deposit or filler metal.
- the filler metal has a lower melting point than that of the material to be joined, and the area involved in brazing is taken to a temperature at which the filler metal melts.
- the molten filler metal penetrates by capillary action into the clearance5 between the two parts to join together, forming the layer which, once solidified, forms the joint.
- the parts are brought to the temperature at which the fusion of the filler metal occurs.
- the heating may take place in a gradual manner and affects all of the parts to be joined and not just the area affected by the junction.5
- the cooling is normally carried out in a gradual manner, also in order not to induce stresses or damage to the parts to be treated.
- the furnace may comprise several chambers through which the parts to be treated are led on a conveyor belt suitably constructed to resist to the heat, or by adequate mechanical means of another type.0
- the systems for positioning the filler metal in the appropriate location are various; for example metal wires suitably folded to adapt to the characteristics of the site concerned may be used.
- brazing is in the joining of tubular elements to each other, such as occurs for example in the joining together of one pipe to another pipe, or with elements of another type, such as for example closing stoppers for the ends of tubes. In this case it is required that a liquid tight junction is achieved.
- An application of particular interest is in the production of towel-rail type radiators, commonly used in domestic heating.
- This type of radiator typically comprises two tubular manifolds parallel to each other, joined transversally by a series of tubes (generally forming a structure which resembles a ladder); a fluid, usually water, may enter from one end of a manifold and exit from the opposite end of the other manifold after being circulated through the transversal tubes.
- a fluid usually water
- the points subjected to brazing are the connections of the tubes into the manifolds, and the ends of the manifolds which are closed by appropriate stoppers (metal plates of an appropriate form).
- a copper based paste is normally used, which is applied to the joints externally, then the brazing takes place in the furnace.
- the process is unsatisfactory for various reasons: the filler material must be able to disperse throughout the joint, to give an even distribution and it is difficult to position it in a correct manner.
- This operation is normally performed manually by an operator and is therefore reproducible with difficulty, and therefore, the metal is dosed in a large excess, with waste of material, the possibility of obtaining irregular surfaces and, in any case, bad diffusion throughout the junction. This results in that there is a considerable percentage of rejections (frequently due to inadequate liquid sealing).
- the external positioning also entails the possibility that the molten filler material drips away, thus damaging some parts of the furnace, such as the conveyor belt.
- welding pastes which is normally preferred due to the difficulties with positioning, and is necessary in the case of the stoppers of the manifolds, may bring about drawbacks such as the presence of impurities such as leaving carbonaceous residues, during and following brazing, which may compromise the quality of the joint.
- the metal in a paste is necessarily diluted in a binding agent, which reduces the concentration of metal in the relevant zone in the proximity of the joint, with greater dispersion of the metal during the formation step of the joint.
- said heating is carried out in a furnace.
- said filler metal is in form of preformed object, which may be, for example, an appropriately folded metal wire or a moulded object of appropriate shape, preferably a thin ring.
- the parts to be joined are the metal parts of a towel-rail type radiator.
- a towel-rail type radiator may be a tube and a tubular manifold and the tube be brazed in a hole in one of the lateral surfaces, preferably flat, of the manifold.
- it may be a stopper to connect to one end of the manifold to close it.
- the stopper has an external perimeter which is substantially the same in shape and dimensions to the external perimeter of the manifold; according to another preferred aspect it has, on the internal face (that is destined to face the manifold once the joint is made) a step, the outer edge of which has the shape and dimensions such as to enter inside the manifold, leaving between itself and the internal walls of the manifold just enough appropriate clearance to create a joint for brazing.
- the stopper has an internal face, in correspondence to which it is provided with means for retaining the filler metal in a preformed shape in proximity to the junction to be brazed, for example in proximity to said step if present, in general in proximity to the surface destined to form, with the manifold, the joint to be brazed.
- said means are a housing formed in the internal face, along the edge of the step.
- figure 1 a detail of a towel-rail type radiator.
- Figure 2 schematically represents a detail of the tube of a towel-rail type radiator inserted into a manifold to form a brazed junction.
- Figure 3 schematically represents in cross section a detail of a tube of a towel-rail type radiator prepared for brazing with the positioning of the filler material.
- Figure 4 schematically represents in cross section a detail of a tube of a towel-rail type radiator prepared for brazing with the positioning of the filler material, inserted into a manifold.
- Figures 5 and 6 schematically represent a stopper for closing the manifold of a towel-rail type radiator viewed from the inner side and in lateral section.
- Figure 7 schematically represents, in lateral section, a stopper inserted into a manifold, ready for brazing.
- a detail of a towel-rail type radiator may be observed in which a tubular manifold 1 may be noted.
- the manifold has a flat surface 2 on which are formed an array of holes such as to receive the ends of the tubes 3, leaving a clearance suitable to create a connection by brazing between the manifold and the tubes, so as to create the piece of which a detail is depicted.
- the tubes may be tapered at the ends so as to ease their insertion to a correct depth. Sometimes the ends are refashioned after they have been inserted, by an appropriate machine which is inserted into the manifold from one end.
- the filler metal is positioned onto the external surface of the end of the tubes, which is then inserted into the hole in the appropriate position, so as that the filler metal finds itself inside the manifold in proximity to the junction to be brazed, so as to be able to be drawn by capillary action into the clearance space in said junction once melted.
- the tubes and the manifolds are inserted into the furnace to cause the melting of the filler metal.
- a completely assembled radiator is inserted into the furnace, which exits as the finished product following cooling and the solidification of the filler metal.
- the filler metal may be positioned in various modes.
- a coating 5 constituted by a thin sheet of the filler metal may be applied or deposited around the end 4 of the tube 3, as shown in figure 2.
- the filler metal is positioned in preformed shape, for example a ring of metal wire to be placed around the end of the tube.
- the ring 6 will be placed at a special groove 7 (see figure 3) formed around the end 4 of the tube (for example by engraving onto the external surface 8 of the tube).
- the ring may be an open ring, in order to facilitate positioning.
- FIG 4 is represented the tube 3 inserted into a hole in the surface 2 of the manifold 1 , prior to the heating step, the ring must find itself in proximity with the junction, in such a way that it can be drawn by capillary action into the clearance between the walls 9 of the manifold and the tube 3.
- the end 4 of the tube 3 will protrude for a short length into the manifold, for example for a length of between 1 and 3 mm, for example 2 mm.
- the filler metal if deposited prior to the insertion of the tube 3 into the manifold 1 will have to be able to pass inside the hole.
- the groove 7 will have a sufficient depth to accommodate the metal preformed shape so as that it does not protrude from the surfaces 8.
- the end of the tube may be tapered, which will also facilitate correct insertion, which, if the tapering is sufficient may render the presence of the groove 7 not necessary.
- the filler metal must have such a shape as to allow it to stay in position around the tube, for example, it may be a ring which tightens around the surfaces of the tube by elasticity, or a coating (or a welding paste), or a spiral ring, which has the advantage of being able to enlarge without leaving parts of the tube perimeter uncovered.
- the tapering and the presence of a groove may be combined in an appropriate manner.
- a guide 10 on the surface 8 of the tube may also be provided, for example a ring shaped ridge which impedes further insertion of the tube. It is also possible that the positioning of the filler metal follows the mutual positioning of the metal parts to be joined.
- a ring may be placed on the end of the already inserted tube by special machinery. It is in any case possible to refashion the ends of the tubes from inside, according to known methods, with the filler metal positioned; this favours the maintenance of the positions by the metal, beyond the correct positioning of the junction.
- FIG. 5 is represented a stopper 11 , according to a particular aspect of the invention, for the closure of the end 12 of a manifold 2.
- the outer edge 13 may advantageously have the external profile of the transverse section of the manifold.
- a step 14 will be formed, the external surface of which 16 may enter inside the manifold; between the internal surface 17 of the manifold and said surface 16 the clearance will be located into which the molten filler material must be drawn (see figure 7).
- a housing 19 may be formed, suitable for receiving a preformed object 18 of filler material (which may be a ring of appropriately shaped metal wire).
- Such housing with or without projections in this case represents the means for holding the filler metal in position.
- the projections for holding in place a preformed object may extend continuously over a portion of the edge 22 of the inner face 15 of the stopper 11.
- the stopper has the shape shown in figure 5, with said edge 22 having a semicircular or rounded portion 23 opposite to a linear portion 24 delimited by two (rounded) corners 25, a continuous projection may extend over the whole portion 23 and over the corners 25 (it may or may not also extend over the linear portion 24), while the middle portions 26 are left without projection.
- the person skilled in the art may find, according to what exemplified above, other possible ways to implement the projections on stoppers having the shape shown in figure 5 or other shapes, in order to have an easy insertion of the preformed object of filler metal.
- the stopper may have one or more threaded holes 21 or be blind, depending on whether the involved end of the manifold must be connected to tubing or not.
- the housing 19 is delimited by the interior surface 17 of the manifold and the filler metal will have few possibilities for dispersion once melted, increasing the efficacy of the process.
- copper based alloys are used to weld steel elements, in the construction of radiators.
- preformed shapes of filler metal are used, as mentioned, then it is possible to have a wide range of compositions available. This allows for them to be selected on the basis of the product process and quality requirements. For example lower melting alloys may be used instead of those of current practice, thus reducing the temperature of the furnace. This may reduce the mechanical tensions on the finished product and eliminate the need to correct deformations due to heating. The surfaces will result of better quality, even in view of further treatments such as chrome plating. Or, coloured alloys, suited to the colour of the mechanical parts to be joined may be selected, such as for example those based on copper-nickel or copper-silver if the material of the parts to be joined is, for example stainless steel.
- an aluminium-silicon alloy may be selected as the filler metal, which would easily allow the construction of aluminium radiators.
- the type of filler metal requires it, such as for example in the case of zinc or aluminium based alloys, such as aluminium-silicon, it is possible to use preformed objects provided with a deoxidiser.
- metal wire shaped preformed objects with deoxidant cores may be used.
- the rings of metal may be obtained by cutting wire from a coil, if necessary they may be appropriately folded for example in a mold, like the rings for the stoppers of the manifold.
- the metal wire may be selected of adequate diameter, for example, from 0.5 to 2 mm, for example 1 mm.
- the process is suitable for the construction of towel-rail type radiators, where the dimensions of the tubular parts to be joined are such as to render them difficult to be accessed from inside.
- the manifolds may have widths from 20 to 50 mm, the tubes appropriately lower diameters for example, between 10 and 30 mm.
- the tubes also have frequently sections other than rounded, for example oval sections; in such a case, the preformed objects may have the adequate conformations.
- the thicknesses of the metals may vary, for example, between 0.5 and 2 mm. It is however intended that the process may also find other applications different from those exemplified, without departing from the scope of protection of the claims.
- the process is, as mentioned a furnace brazing process. It is however possible that the heat be supplied to the junction by another method, for example through flames.
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MXPA06012270A MXPA06012270A (en) | 2004-04-22 | 2004-04-22 | Furnace brazing process. |
AU2004318635A AU2004318635A1 (en) | 2004-04-22 | 2004-04-22 | Furnace brazing process |
JP2007508736A JP2007533466A (en) | 2004-04-22 | 2004-04-22 | In-furnace brazing process |
CA002564514A CA2564514A1 (en) | 2004-04-22 | 2004-04-22 | Furnace brazing process |
BRPI0418728-8A BRPI0418728A (en) | 2004-04-22 | 2004-04-22 | oven brazing process |
PCT/EP2004/050590 WO2005102579A1 (en) | 2004-04-22 | 2004-04-22 | Furnace brazing process |
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