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Diffusion bonding apparatus for pipes

US6098866A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 31, 1998
Grant dateAug 8, 2000
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Expiry dateMar 31, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T279/18
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A diffusion bonding apparatus for pipes that are supplied downward from above comprising a lower block for holding a lower pipe and an upper block for holding and pressing an upper pipe against the lower pipe. In the apparatus, three or more hydrraulic cylinders are provided in a lifting member of the upper block about a joint where the upper pipe is held in such manner that the cylinders are located in a circumference of a circle.

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