Spring mounting device for nuclear fuel rod
US8644445B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 1, 2007 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 6, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E30/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A spring mounting device in a cladding tube for nuclear fuel, comprising a spring distributor, a spring loader in the cladding tube, the distributor supplying the springs to the loader, said loader comprising a longitudinal slide to receive the spring, a pusher in order to set the spring into place in the cladding tube and is able to move in the slide, means of displacement of said pusher, said device comprising mechanical means in order to associate the actuation of the means of displacement with that of the spring distributor.
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