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Support coil comprising a mechanical locking means and method for the production thereof

US7744977B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Tyco Electronics Raychem GmbH · DE

Inventors

Thilo Simonsohn · Munich, DE
Christian Heindl · Munich, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 3, 2007
Grant date	Jun 29, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 4, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T428/24479
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A support coil for radially supporting an elastically expanded tube material includes an extruded profile body consisting of a plurality of windings wound about a longitudinal axis of the support coil. Each of the windings has opposing end faces. A ratchet arrangement joins the end faces of the adjacent windings with respect to the longitudinal axis of the support coil. A tongue and groove arrangement joins the end faces of the adjacent windings with respect to a radial direction of the support coil. The tongue and groove arrangement is spatially separated from the ratchet arrangement.

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