Automated brazing system
AssigneeCarrier Corporation
InventorsMichael F. Taras, Zhihui Xiao, Luis Felipe Avila, Jeffrey L. Jones
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Abstract
An automated brazing system by which an apparatus is conveyed along a path defined through a brazing zone is provided and includes first and second sets of burners disposed within the brazing zone at first and second opposing sides of the path, respectively, to heat the components of the apparatus substantially uniformly at the first and second sides and to heat the components of the apparatus substantially uniformly along the brazing zone, such that each side of each of the components is heated to a substantially similar temperature as each side of each of the other components.
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An automated brazing system by which an apparatus is conveyed along a path defined through a brazing zone, the system comprising:
- first and second sets of burners disposed within the brazing zone at first and second opposing sides of the path, respectively, to heat components of the apparatus substantially uniformly at the first and second sides and to heat the components of the apparatus substantially uniformly along the brazing zone such that each side of each of the components is heated to a substantially similar temperature as each side of each of the other components.
An automated brazing system by which an apparatus is conveyed along a path defined through a brazing zone, the system comprising:
- a first set of burners disposed within the brazing zone at a first side of the path to heat components of the apparatus from the first side substantially uniformly along a length of the brazing zone;
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- a second set of burners disposed within the brazing zone at a second side of the path to heat the components of the apparatus from the second side substantially uniformly along the length of the brazing zone,
- the first and second sides opposing one another and the first and second sets of burners heating the apparatus substantially uniformly at the first and second sides, such that each side of each of the components is heated to a substantially similar temperature as each side of each of the other components.
An automated brazing system by which an apparatus is conveyed along a path defined sequentially through pre-heating and brazing zones, the system comprising:
- a first set of burners disposed within the pre-heating and brazing zones at a first side of the path to heat components of the apparatus from the first side substantially uniformly along respective lengths of the pre-heating and brazing zones;
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- a second set of burners disposed within the pre-heating and brazing zones at a second side of the path to heat the components of the apparatus from the second side substantially uniformly along the respective lengths of the pre-heating and brazing zones,
- the first and second sides opposing one another and the first and second sets of burners heating the apparatus substantially uniformly at the first and second sides, such that each side of each of the components is heated to a substantially similar temperature as each side of each of the other components.
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