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US 10,675,692 B2Granted
Systems, apparatuses and methods of machining pipes and/or pipe flanges
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorRoy C. Coakley
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Abstract
In one example, a pipe machining apparatus is provided and includes a frame, a tool carrier coupled to and rotatable relative to the frame, a first machining apparatus including a first tool support and a first tool supported by the first tool support and a second machining apparatus including a bridge member, a second tool support supported by the bridge member, and a second tool supported by the second tool support. The first tool is configured to perform a first machining operation and the second tool is configured to perform a second machining operation different than the first machining operation. The first machining apparatus and the second machining apparatus are interchangeably couplable to and rotatable with the tool carrier.
Claims12
A pipe machining apparatus comprising:
- a frame;
- a tool carrier coupled to and rotatable relative to the frame, wherein the tool carrier defines an opening therein;
- a bridge member coupled to the tool carrier and extending across the opening of the tool carrier;
- a first tool support mounted on the bridge member and supporting a first tool, the first tool being configured to perform a first machining operation as the tool carrier rotates relative to the frame, the first tool support being movable relative to the bridge member to be positioned at a variety of positions along the bridge member;
- a second tool support mounted on the bridge member and supporting a second tool, the second tool being configured to perform a second machining operation as the tool carrier rotates relative to the frame, the second tool support being movable relative to the bridge member to be positioned at a variety of positions along the bridge member;
- and
- an advancing mechanism coupled to the bridge member and configured to move the bridge member, the first tool support, the first tool, the second tool support, and the second tool relative to the tool carrier.
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A pipe machining apparatus comprising:
- a frame;
- a tool carrier coupled to and rotatable relative to the frame, wherein the tool carrier defines an opening therein;
- and
- a bridge member coupled to the tool carrier and extending across the opening of the tool carrier;
- a first tool support coupled to the bridge member and supporting a first tool, the first tool being configured to perform a first machining operation as the tool carrier rotates relative to the frame;
- and
- a second tool support coupled to the bridge member and supporting a second tool, the second tool being configured to perform a second machining operation as the tool carrier rotates relative to the frame,
- wherein when each machining operation is facing a flange, the first and second tools are configured to face the flange, and
- wherein when each machining operation is cutting a groove, the first tool is configured to cut a first edge of the groove and the second tool is configured to cut a second edge of the groove.
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A pipe machining apparatus comprising:
- a frame;
- a tool carrier coupled to and rotatable relative to the frame, wherein the tool carrier defines an opening therein;
- and
- a bridge member coupled to the tool carrier and extending across the opening of the tool carrier;
- a first tool support coupled to the bridge member and supporting a first tool, the first tool being configured to perform a first machining operation as the tool carrier rotates relative to the frame;
- and
- a second tool support coupled to the bridge member and supporting a second tool, the second tool being configured to perform a second machining operation as the tool carrier rotates relative to the frame,
- wherein the first machining operation is facing a flange of a pipe and the second machining operation is cutting a groove in the flange of the pipe.
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A pipe machining apparatus comprising:
- a frame;
- a tool carrier coupled to and rotatable relative to the frame, wherein the tool carrier defines an opening therein;
- a bridge member coupled to the tool carrier and extending across the opening of the tool carrier, the bridge member includes a first pair of angled surfaces angling toward each other in a first side of the bridge member and extending along a length of the bridge member, and a second pair of angled surfaces angling toward each other in a second side of the bridge member opposite the first side and extending along the length of the bridge member;
- a first tool support mounted on the bridge member and supporting a first tool, the first tool being configured to perform a first machining operation as the tool carrier rotates relative to the frame, the first tool support engaging with the first pair of angled surfaces when coupled to the bridge member;
- and
- a second tool support mounted on the bridge member and supporting a second tool, the second tool being configured to perform a second machining operation as the tool carrier rotates relative to the frame, the second tool support engaging with the second pair of angled surfaces when coupled to the bridge member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.