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US 2006/0138125 A1Published application
Mobile induction brazing and quenching machine
AssigneeMasco Corporation of Indiana
InventorPhillip Coomer
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Abstract
An induction brazing and quenching apparatus and related method of coupling components together.
Claims31
An apparatus for brazing a first component and a second component together, the apparatus comprising:
- a fixture configured to support the first and second components;
- an induction coil supported for movement relative to the fixture and configured to braze the first component to the second component;
- a quenching applicator supported for movement relative to the fixture and configured to supply coolant to the first and second components;
- and
- a gas supply coupled to the quenching applicator.
2 more elements
A brazing apparatus comprising:
- a fixture configured to support a part assembly;
- an induction coil configured to move relative to the fixture and to heat the part assembly;
- a quenching applicator configured to move relative to the induction coil and the fixture, the quenching applicator further configured to cool the part assembly after heating;
- and
- a controller configured to control movement of the induction coil and the quenching applicator.
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A quenching system for cooling a part comprising:
- a gas supply;
- a liquid supply;
- a valve system coupled to the gas supply and the liquid supply;
- an applicator coupled to valve system;
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- a controller configured to control the valve system to quench a part with at least one of a gas from the gas supply, and a liquid from the liquid supply, the controller further configured to control the valve system to purge liquid from the nozzle after the part has been quenched.
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The quenching system of claim 27, wherein the controller actuates the air supply to provide a low pressure gas flow through the applicator to purge any liquid remaining in the nozzle.
An apparatus for brazing a first component to a second component, the apparatus comprising:
- an induction coil configured to heat the first and second components;
- and
- a quenching system including an applicator, the applicator configured to apply a gas and a liquid to the first and second components.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.