Apparatus for making grooved endform
AssigneeITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.
InventorMichael Andre
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Abstract
An apparatus or tool for simultaneously cutting an end and forming a groove in a tube includes at least one cutter for cutting the tube and at least one roller for forming a groove in the tube. The cutter can include a profile for simultaneously cutting the tube and forming a shaped end of the tube. In one aspect, a body and a carrier are used to make the at least one cutter and the at least one roller relative to the tube. In another aspect, a pair of opposing dies are used to move the at least one cutter and the at least one roller with respect to the tube. The dies can be moved by a drive shaft connected to an output of an electric power drill.
Claims54
An apparatus for simultaneously cutting an end and forming a groove in the tube spaced from the end comprising:
- means for cutting an end in the tube;
- means for forming a groove in the tube spaced from the end;
- and
- means for moving the cutting means and the groove forming means relative to the tube.
An apparatus for cutting and making a grooved endform in a tube comprising:
- a plurality of cutters for cutting a tube;
- a plurality of rollers for forming a groove in the tube;
- and
- means for moving the cutters and the rollers relative to the tube.
The apparatus of claim 48 wherein each cutter further comprises a profile for simultaneously cutting the tube to form an end and forming at least one of a rounded end and a chamfered end of the tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.