Pipe processing tool with pipe deformation members
US10344892B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 29, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jul 9, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/5185
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A pipe processing tool that is configured to deform the end of a pipe so that the circumferential shape of the end of the pipe generally matches the circumferential shape of an adjacent pipe end. Matching the circumferential shapes of the pipe ends is advantageous during a pipe attachment process. The pipe processing tool can include a deformation ring with a plurality of pipe deformation members. Each pipe deformation member faces radially inward and is actuatable in a radial direction toward and away from the center of the deformation ring in order to permit engagement with the pipe. Each pipe deformation member is individually and separately actuatable from the other pipe deformation members so that the circumferential shapes of the pipes can be altered by controlling suitable ones of the pipe deformation members.
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