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Multi-stage hydraulic stretcher for elongated fasteners

US4074890A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 26, 1976
Grant dateFeb 21, 1978
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Expiry dateOct 26, 1996

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02E30/30
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Hydraulic device for exerting a pre-stressing traction on bolts or pins comprises three stages, with each stage comprising a piston within a chamber. The thickness of the skirts of the piston increases from stage to stage in proportion to the pressure to which the piston of that stage is subjected during a stretching operation.

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