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Method and an apparatus for inductively welding a front fork of bicycle

US4584453A · kind A · utility

4Cited by
5References
21Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 6, 1985
Grant dateApr 22, 1986
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 6, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB23K13/00
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention discloses a method for welding the front fork of a bicycle which makes each junctures among the joint, the handlebar, and the fork blades simultaneously reach the melting temperature of a weld metal, so that the weld metal located in the joint evenly distributes over each juncture. The present invention also discloses an apparatus for welding the front fork of a bicycle which utilizes two high-frequency induction coils to heat the front fork respectively from the outer surface and the inner surface of the front fork, and controls the voltage applied to the high-frequency induction coils and the time span of the heating throughout all of the heating and welding procedures.

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