Device and method for making efficient Y-pipes
US12303962B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 16, 2023 |
| Grant date | May 20, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 24, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16L41/023
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device for making efficient Y-pipes has a first piece configured to hold a Y-pipe that has a holder portion and a jaws portion, the jaws portion being moveable between a first configuration and a second configuration, a second piece configured to be inserted into the vertex of a Y-pipe that has a wedge portion and a punch portion, the wedge portion being configured to be inserted into the vertex of a Y-pipe and the punch portion having a tip and fitting at least partially within the wedge portion and being moveable with relation to the wedge portion between a retracted position and an extended position, and a control system configured to control the movement of the jaws portion and the punch portion such that a Y-pipe held between the first piece and second piece has its vertex angle decreased.
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