Apparatuses and methods for induction heating
AssigneeUS Synthetic Corporation
InventorsS. Barrett Peterson, Timothy N. Sexton, Curtis M. Simons, Troy C. Campbell
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Abstract
A heating apparatus for induction heating is disclosed. The heating apparatus may comprise a bearing ring, at least one bearing element disposed in the bearing ring, and a braze material adjacent to the at least one bearing element and the bearing ring. The heating apparatus may additionally comprise an inductor positioned radially adjacent to at least a portion of the bearing ring. A current source may be electrically coupled to the inductor. A bearing orienting member may also abut a surface of the at least one bearing element. The bearing orienting member may orient a surface of the at least one bearing element. A heating method is also disclosed.
Claims19
A heating method, comprising:
- positioning at least one bearing element in a bearing ring such that a braze material is adjacent to and between the at least one bearing element and the bearing ring;
- after positioning the at least one bearing element in the bearing ring, passing a current through an inductor to generate a magnetic field from the inductor;
- exposing at least a portion of the bearing ring to the magnetic field generated from the inductor;
- rotating the bearing ring with a rotational support member relative to the inductor, the rotational support member coupled with a support structure, the rotational support member being removably coupled with the bearing ring of the bearing assembly and having a rotational axis about which the rotational support member rotates.
A method of induction heating, comprising:
- providing a superabrasive compact and a base member, the superabrasive compact comprising:
- a substrate;
- and
- a superabrasive material bonded to the substrate;
- providing an inductor proximate to the base member;
- induction heating the base member to at least one of braze, solder, or weld the superabrasive compact to the base member;
- wherein at least one of a braze material or a solder material is positioned between the base member and the superabrasive compact before induction heating the base member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.