发明授权
- 专利标题: Channel hot-forming apparatus
- 专利标题(中): 通道热成型装置
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申请号: US576760申请日: 1990-09-04
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公开(公告)号: US5027635A公开(公告)日: 1991-07-02
- 发明人: Robert S. Wilks
- 申请人: Robert S. Wilks
- 申请人地址: CA San Jose
- 专利权人: General Electric Company
- 当前专利权人: General Electric Company
- 当前专利权人地址: CA San Jose
- 主分类号: B21D3/14
- IPC分类号: B21D3/14 ; B21C37/30 ; B21D39/20 ; B21K21/16 ; C21D7/12 ; G21C3/06 ; G21C21/00
摘要:
Apparatus for thermal sizing elongated, tubular channels of a square cross section includes a die having plural elongated die elements and an elongated mandrel having a frame mounting plural pairs of rollers distributed along its length on all four sides. The die is inserted in the channel with its die elements disposed adjacent the channel corners. The mandrel is then inserted with its roller pairs peripherally engaging the die elements, pressing them against the channel corners. The channel, die and mandrel are then heated to a hot-forming temperature, thermally expanding the mandrel frame into pressing engagement with the die elements in lieu of the rollers to plastically reform the channel to a stable shape free of geometric irregularities.