Method for the manufacture of tubular elements
US5107583A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 9, 1991 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 9, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49812
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a two-part, thin-walled tubular element, particularly waveguides, to close tolerances. The inventive method comprises the steps of bending or pressing thin material in a manner to produce the parts (1, 2) of said element, wherein at least one of the parts (2) is provided with a shoulder-like projection (3) for joining said parts together; inserting the first part (1) into a first tool-half (4) which functions as a counter-pressure means and which has accurately determined internal dimensions; pressing the second part (2) together with the first part (1), wherein the formed element has a smaller vertical extension than the finished element; pressing a second tool-half (6) over the second part (2) and into abutment with the first tool-half (4), this second tool-half (6) functioning as a counter-pressure device and having accurately determined internal dimensions, wherein at least one of the tool-halves (6) is provided with means (7) which is operative in squeezing the join-forming surfaces of the element parts together into a lightly squeezed sealing connection; by introducing a foaming filler (8) into the assembled tool (4, …
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