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US 10,518,481 B2Granted
Gasket welding apparatus
AssigneeThe Filta Group, Inc.
InventorsRoy C. Sayers, Jlubormir Urosevic
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Abstract
A gasket welding apparatus (10) comprising: a pair of opposed clamping members (16A, 16B) for supporting corresponding first and second lengths of gasket material. The clamping members (16A, 16B) being moveable towards and away from one another by an actuator (58). The gasket welding apparatus (10) comprises a heating element (30), the heating element (30) is moveable between a first position in which it is removed from the clamping members and a second position in which it is disposed between the clamping members.
Claims19
A gasket welding apparatus comprising:
- a portable housing;
- a first carrier plate coupled to the portable housing;
- a first clamping member, coupled to the first carrier plate, for supporting a first length of gasket material, the first clamping member comprising a first pair of jaws being moveable towards and away from one another;
- a second carrier plate coupled to the portable housing;
- a second clamping member, coupled to the second carrier plate, for supporting a second length of gasket material, the second clamping member comprising a second pair of jaws being moveable towards and away from one another;
- the first and second carrier plates being movable relative to the portable housing and with respect to each other between an open position and a closed position to move the first and second clamping members toward and away from one another relative to the portable housing and with respect to each other;
- a first actuator for moving the first and second carrier plates toward one another into the closed position and away from one another into the open position;
- a locking device for selectively securing the first and second clamping members in the closed position, the locking device comprising;
- a locking pin coupled to the portable housing, the locking pin being linearly movable relative to the portable housing and with respect to the first and second carrier plates between a locked position, in which the locking pin is engaged with the first and second carrier plates to secure the first and second carrier plates in the closed position, and an unlocked position, in which the locking pin is disengaged from the first and second carrier plates to enable movement of the first and second carrier plates with respect to one another;
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- a spring-biasing device coupled to the locking pin for biasing the locking pin in the locked position, when the locking pin is engaged with the first and second carrier plates, and the unlocked position, when the locking pin is disengaged from the first and second carrier plates;
- a heating element coupled to the portable housing, the heating element being moveable between a first position, in which the heating element is removed from between the first and second clamping members and a second position, in which the heating element is disposed between the first and second clamping members;
- a second actuator for moving the heating element between the first position and the second position;
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- a control unit for controlling operation of the first and second actuators.
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A gasket welding apparatus comprising:
- a pair of opposed carrier plates coupled to a portable housing, the carrier plated being movable relative to the portable housing between an open position and a closed position;
- a pair of opposed clamping members for supporting corresponding left and right lengths of a gasket material, each one of the clamping members being coupled to a respective one of the carrier plates, and the clamping members being moveable toward and away from one another when the carrier plates move between the closed and open positions, respectively;
- a locking device for selectively restricting movement of the clamping members relative to each other;
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- a locking pin coupled to the portable housing, the locking pin being linearly movable relative to the portable housing and with respect to the carrier plates between a locked position, in which the locking pin is engaged with the carrier plates to secure the carrier plates in the closed position, and an unlocked position, in which the locking pin is disengaged from the carrier plates to enable movement of the carrier plates with respect to one another;
- a spring-biasing device coupled to the locking pin for biasing the locking pin in the locked position, when the locking pin is engaged with the carrier plates, and the unlocked position, when the locking pin is disengaged from the carrier plates;
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- a heating element, the heating element being moveable between a first position, in which the heating element is removed from between the clamping members and a second position, in which the heating element is disposed between the clamping members;
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- wherein the heating element comprises a thermally resistant, non-stick material on operative surfaces thereof.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.