Method for Swaging Components
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorPeter K. Hwang
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Abstract
A method for practicing a swaging operation is described. A swaging apparatus comprises a housing, a holding unit, and a moveable member. The holding unit on the housing is capable of receiving and holding an inflexible tube and a swage fitting. The moveable member is capable of moving axially along the housing with respect to an axis for the inflexible tube and the swage fitting to connect the swage fitting to the inflexible tube and create a seal between the swage fitting and the inflexible tube.
Claims21
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A method for creating a connection between a swage fitting and an inflexible tube, the method comprising:
- placing the inflexible tube and the swage fitting into a holding unit on a housing, wherein the inflexible tube and the swage fitting are axially aligned to each other;
- and
- moving a moveable member axially, wherein the movement of the moveable member towards the holding unit causes the swage fitting to deform the inflexible tube to connect the swage fitting to the inflexible tube.
A method for connecting a swage fitting and an inflexible tube, the method comprising:
- placing the inflexible tube and the swage fitting into a holding unit on a housing, the placing the inflexible tube and the swage fitting axially aligning each to the other along an axis;
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- moving a moveable member axially, the moving the moveable member causing the swage fitting to deform the inflexible tube so as to connect the swage fitting to the inflexible tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.