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Assembly method for concentric foil regenerators

US6347453B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 24, 1999
Grant dateFeb 19, 2002
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 24, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49909
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method of assembling a regenerator comprising multiple concentric layers of foil, each with an unbonded joint inside a generally cylindrical space, by inserting each successive layer of foil into the remaining space inside said generally cylindrical space and pressing it outward against the wall of the generally cylindrical space until its edges do not overlap.

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