Pipe processing apparatus, particularly for forming branches on pipes made of thermoplastic material
AssigneeRitmo S.P.A.
InventorsAlessandro Apolinari, Renzo Bortoli
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Abstract
A pipe processing apparatus, for forming branches on pipes made of thermoplastic material, including a base adapted to be fastened to the outer wall of a pipe and a supporting structure which extends from the base; a support member is slidingly associated with the supporting structure and is adapted to receive an interchangeable processing/handling means configured to interact with the pipe; the apparatus also includes a movement means which engages the support member in order to move it on command along a processing axis. The supporting structure includes a single elongated structural element.
Claims15
A pipe processing apparatus, particularly for forming branches on pipes made of thermoplastic material, comprising a base, adapted to be fastened to an outer wall of a pipe, and a supporting structure extending from said base;
- a support member being slidingly associated to said supporting structure and being adapted to receive an interchangeable processing/handling means configured to interact with said pipe;
- said apparatus comprising a movement means engaging said support member in order to move it on command along a processing axis;
- said supporting structure comprising a single elongated structural element.
A pipe processing apparatus, particularly for forming branches on pipes made of thermoplastic material, comprising a base, adapted to be fastened to an outer wall of a pipe, and a supporting structure extending from said base;
- a support member being slidingly associated to said supporting structure and being adapted to receive an interchangeable processing/handling means configured to interact with said pipe;
- said apparatus comprising a movement means engaging said support member in order to move it on command along a processing axis;
- said supporting structure comprising a single elongated structural element, wherein said base comprises a profiled element having a substantially concave face, adapted to at least partially make contact with said outer wall of said pipe, and a substantially convex face.
A pipe processing apparatus, particularly for forming branches on pipes made of thermoplastic material, comprising a base, adapted to be fastened to an outer wall of a pipe, and a supporting structure extending from said base;
- a support member being slidingly associated to said supporting structure and being adapted to receive an interchangeable processing/handling means configured to interact with said pipe;
- said apparatus comprising a movement means engaging said support member in order to move it on command along a processing axis;
- said supporting structure comprising a single elongated structural element, wherein said base comprises a fastening means for fastening said base to said outer wall of said pipe, and wherein said fastening means comprises at least one flexible member that has an end connected to a tensioning device that is joined to a profiled element, said flexible member being adapted to at least partially surround said outer wall of said pipe so as to lock said base in cooperation with said tensioning device.
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