Electromagnetic mechanical pulse forming of fluid joints for high-pressure applications
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsPradip Saha, Mark Bice, Don Norris, Vaughn Brady
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Abstract
An electromagnetically formed fluid circuit joint (150) includes a tubular conduit (58) that has an outer surface (154) with a groove (72). A hollow fitting (56) is mechanically separate from and received over the tubular conduit (58). The hollow fitting (56) includes an electromagnetic field formed wall deformation (165) that extends into the groove (72).
Claims25
An electromagnetically formed fluid circuit joint comprising:
- a tubular conduit having an outer surface with at least one groove;
- and
- a hollow fitting mechanically separate from and received at least partially over said tubular conduit, said hollow fitting comprising an electromagnetic field formed wall deformation extending into said at least one groove.
A magnetic forming system for creating a fluid circuit joint between a tube having at least one groove and a fitting comprising:
- an induction coil forming an electromagnetic field;
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- a nest configured to contain the tube at least partially positioned within the fitting;
- said induction coil imposing said electromagnetic field on and to conform at least a portion of the fitting in the at least one groove to form the fluid circuit joint.
A method of magnetically forming a fluid joint comprising:
- inserting a first tube at least partially into a first fitting;
- inserting said first tube and said first fitting into an induction coil;
- generating an electromagnetic field;
- and
- imposing said electromagnetic field on and to compress at least a first portion of said first fitting into at least one groove of said first tube to form a first fluid joint.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.