Back to results
US 12,496,672 B2Granted
Pipe machining system for positioning pipe machining apparatus in three-dimensional coordinate system
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorRoy C. Coakley
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A method of cutting a pipe includes positioning a positioning apparatus on the pipe, moving the positioning apparatus relative to the pipe to center the positioning apparatus on the pipe, attaching a pipe machining apparatus to the positioning apparatus, and moving the pipe machining apparatus relative to the positioning apparatus and relative to the pipe.
Claims18
A method of cutting a pipe comprising:
- positioning a positioning apparatus on the pipe;
- moving the positioning apparatus relative to the pipe to center the positioning apparatus on the pipe;
- attaching a pipe machining apparatus to the positioning apparatus;
- and
- moving the pipe machining apparatus relative to the positioning apparatus and relative to the pipe,
- wherein a cutting plane of the pipe machining apparatus is moved to a position which is non-parallel to a plane which is parallel to front and rear surfaces of the positioning apparatus.
3 more elements
A method of cutting a pipe having a longitudinal axis, the method comprising:
- positioning a positioning apparatus on the pipe;
- actuating coupling members on the positioning apparatus to move the positioning apparatus relative to the pipe to center the positioning apparatus on the pipe;
- attaching a pipe machining apparatus to the positioning apparatus after the positioning apparatus is centered on the pipe;
- actuating one or more adjustment members on the positioning apparatus to move a cutting plane of the pipe machining apparatus to a position which is non-parallel to a plane which is parallel to front and rear surfaces of the positioning apparatus;
- and
- cutting the pipe with the pipe machining apparatus.
3 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.