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Duct-shaping machine and method

US4571980A · kind A · utility

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22Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 21, 1983
Grant dateFeb 25, 1986
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 21, 2003

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB21C37/155
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A duct-shaping machine having a pair of major-axis duct-shaping modules for elongating the cross section of a cylindrical duct as they are forced apart, a minor-axis compaction assembly having first and second compactors pressing inwardly towards the center line between the modules to flatten the sides of the duct.

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