Method of brazing and apparatus
US5344717A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 25, 1993 |
| Grant date | Sep 6, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 25, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/12389
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of brazing and apparatus therefor wherein two elements are bonded together using pre-formed fillet material. In accordance with a first alternative embodiment, the pre-formed fillet material comprises a depression formed on a first surface of one of the elements by a punching operation. The preformed fillet material also comprises a protrusion formed on a second surface opposite the depression formed by the punching operation. The invention also comprises a method of reducing bending stress in a Coriolis flow tube by bonding the flow tube and a brace bar with preformed fillet material.
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