Patent · US Expired

Container of sheet metal

US4854467A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 26, 1988
Grant dateAug 8, 1989
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 26, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB23K33/008
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A container of sheet metal includes a side wall whose ends are connected by means of a fold to a bottom wall and/or a top wall. Each fold is additionally reinforced, secured and/or sealed by welding. The welding seam is arranged along an outer, exposed toroidal surface of the fold and extends within an end portion of a circular arc formed in cross-sectional direction of the fold. The end portion is located near the rim regions of the walls being connected.

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