Inflatable ring for supporting friction welding workpieces, and associated systems and methods
US8534530B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 25, 2012 |
| Grant date | Sep 17, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 25, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49998
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Inflatable rings for supporting friction welding workpieces, and associated systems and methods. A support assembly for joining multiple workpieces in a representative embodiment includes a carriage and a generally ring-shaped support member that in turn includes a body and at least one inflatable member carried by the body and positioned to expand from a first configuration to a second configuration.
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