Patent · US Expired

Tapered wall shaft with reinforced tip

US5074555A · kind A · utility

20Cited by
35References
12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 24, 1989
Grant dateDec 24, 1991
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 24, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB21K17/00
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A tapered wall shaft with a reinforced tip includes a rear portion, a front portion and an interconnecting portion. The interconnecting portion has a smoothly decreasing outer diameter and a smoothly increasing wall thickness. The tapered wall shaft with a reinforced tip is formed by a rotary swaging operation, a sink drawing operation and a rotary swaging operation.

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