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Dimpleless tube cutoff device

US4015496A · kind A · utility

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14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 6, 1976
Grant dateApr 5, 1977
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Expiry dateFeb 6, 1996

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T83/8736
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A tube cutoff apparatus arranged to provide an improved cutoff of a tube avoiding dimpling of the tube. The apparatus includes an improved blade configuration and mechanism for moving the blade in different directions to effect a multistep tube cutoff. In a first step, the tube is chordally notched, and in a second step, the tube is diametrically sliced to provide a dimpleless cutoff.

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