Induction heating apparatus for joining sheet bars
US6084222A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 26, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 4, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 26, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB23K2101/18
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A sheet bar joining apparatus comprises a heater provided between a delivery-side clamp for clamping a rear end of a preceding sheet bar and an entry-side clamp for clamping a front end of a succeeding sheet bar; upper and lower anti-buckling plates provided on the entry-side clamp and located above and below the sheet bars; upper comb tooth portions and lower comb tooth portions formed in the upper and lower anti-buckling plates, respectively; a heat resistant insulator provided at a surface of each comb tooth portion opposed to the sheet bars; and a plurality of groove portions provided near the surface of each comb tooth portion opposed to the sheet bars.
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