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US 2014/0086672 A1Published application
Clamp Ring And Method For Manufacturing A Clamp Ring
AssigneeHaldex Brake Corporation
InventorJohn Spencer
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Abstract
A clamp ring and process for manufacturing a clamp ring to effectively reduce, if not eliminate, waste scrap from the manufacturing process. The clamp ring and process for manufacturing the same, results in clamp ring having a seam formed by a metal joining technique such as welding, brazing, bolting, soldering, and clinching.
Claims20
A method for manufacturing a clamp ring comprising the steps of:
- providing a strip of metal;
- cutting the strip into a rectangular shape;
- shaping the strip into a circle via a shaping technique;
- and
- attaching two ends of the strip via a metal joining technique to form the clamp ring.
2 more elements
A clamp ring made by a process comprising the steps of:
- providing a strip of metal;
- cutting the strip into a rectangular shape;
- shaping the strip into a circle via a shaping technique;
- and
- attaching two ends of the strip via a metal joining technique to form the clamp ring, wherein the clamp ring has a seam formed by the metal joining technique.
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A method of manufacturing a clamp ring comprising:
- slitting a steel coil into a strip;
- using coiling, rolling and/or any steel forming technique to shape the strip into a circle;
- and
- attaching two ends together using a steel joining technique to form the clamp ring.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.