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US 10,744,601 B2Granted
Bonded brazing ring system and method for adhering a brazing ring to a tube
AssigneeBellman-Melcor Development, LLC
InventorsSteven Campbell, John Scott
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Abstract
A bonded brazing ring secured to an end of a tube having a solvent or a solvent with a binder applied to the surface of the tube, and a method of adhering a brazing ring to a tube using a solvent or a solvent with a binder is provided. The brazing ring is secured to the tube prior to a brazing operation.
Claims9
A method of adhering a brazing ring to a tube comprising:
- providing a tube having a first end;
- loading a first brazing ring on the first end of the tube having a channel of flux exposed toward an outer surface of the first end of the tube;
- causing a binder in the exposed flux of the first brazing ring to partially activate and adhere to the outer surface of the first end of the tube,
- transporting the tube and the first brazing ring after causing the binder in the exposed flux of the first brazing ring to partially activate and adhere to the outer surface of the first end of the tube;
- and,
- heating the brazing ring to a temperature sufficient to allow the flux to melt and flow out of the first brazing ring after transporting the tube and the first brazing ring.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.