Connecting device and method
US4469356A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 24, 1982 |
| Grant date | Sep 4, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 24, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/4994
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Process for providing a rigid pipe, particularly made of light alloy, with a connecting section comprising a projecting peripheral bead, whereby a reinforcing sleeve is firstly positioned at a free end of said pipe, after which said end provided with its sleeve is deformed to the shape desired for said connecting section said process further comprising the step of deforming said end and said sleeve together to form, in the connecting section, the projecting peripheral bead, which thus participates in the connection of said sleeve on said pipe end.
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