Tube loading apparatus
US4380868A · kind A · utility
9Cited by
4References
8Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 30, 1981 |
| Grant date | Apr 26, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/53978
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus in generally unitary machine form for the mechanical, automatic installation of tubes in an assembly of header plates and baffles to produce a tubular heat exchanger core or the like. Tubes are inserted one at a time in perforate parts held in a holding fixture with a mounting table and the holding fixture being capable of movement in different senses. A tube delivery arrangement features a tube support which can be rocked into and out of a support position. A guide rod is compelled to a rotary motion in its entrance into and alignment of the perforate parts.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.