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US 11,571,830 B2Granted
Apparatus and method for production of duct members
AssigneeCleveland Tool & Machine, Inc.
InventorVictor Bota
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Abstract
An apparatus for forming and sealing a duct member for use in an air handling system. At least one work station accommodates a work piece, which is generally a cylindrical tube.
Claims20
An apparatus for forming a sealed duct member for use m an air handling system comprising,
- at least one work station adapted to accommodate a work piece in a channel,
- a cutter configured to cut the work piece to form lower and upper sections,
- a former and at least one die member to form a connecting bead in the lower and upper sections,
- a moveable support at a bottom of the channel on which the work piece and lower section is supported within the channel and moved axially and rotated, and an upper holder employed with a rotator to engage and rotate the upper section of the work piece relative to the cutter and former, wherein the moveable support and upper holder rotate the lower and upper sections in the clockwise and counter clockwise directions, and
- a sealing plate which cooperates with the at least one die member to seal the connecting beads in the lower and upper sections, and
- a control system for controlling operation of the cutter, former, moveable support and upper holder.
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