Invention Application
- Patent Title: Circular-shaped metal structure, method of fabricating the same, and apparatus for fabricating the same
- Patent Title (中): 圆形金属结构体及其制造方法及其制造装置
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Application No.: US10391862Application Date: 2003-03-19
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Publication No.: US20030177802A1Publication Date: 2003-09-25
- Inventor: Youji Ito
- Applicant: K.K. Endo Seisakusho
- Applicant Address: null
- Assignee: K.K. Endo Seisakusho
- Current Assignee: K.K. Endo Seisakusho
- Current Assignee Address: null
- Priority: JP2002-81679 20020322
- Main IPC: B21D022/00
- IPC: B21D022/00

Abstract:
A method of fabricating a circular-shaped metal structure includes the steps of (a) rotating a pipe around an axis thereof, the pipe being composed of a plastic-workable metal, (b) moving a jig towards the pipe in a direction perpendicular to the axis until the jig makes contact with an outer surface of the pipe, and compressing the jig onto the pipe, (c) moving the jig in a direction in parallel with the axis with the jig being compressed onto the pipe while the pipe is kept rotated, (d) measuring a thickness of a wall of the pipe during the step (c), and (e) adjusting a pressure with which the jig is compressed onto the pipe, in accordance with the thickness measured in the step (d).
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