Ring assembly manufacturing apparatus and method
US6400899B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 27, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jun 4, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 27, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49865
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A ring assembly manufacturing apparatus (30) and method provides heat to a ring (216) such as a polymeric ring from an infrared source (48). A ring assembly (214) includes a ring (216) and a hub (218) within the ring. The ring (216) is traversed into a chamber (46) such that the ring (216) is exposed to infrared energy from the infrared source (48). The infrared energy causes the ring (216) to expand thereby facilitating assembly with the hub (218).
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