Swage tool
AssigneeMilwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
InventorsJames O. Myrhum, JR., Noah Z. Fang
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Abstract
A swage mechanism operable to expand an inner diameter of tubing. The swage mechanism includes a housing defining a longitudinal axis, a plurality of jaws coupled to the housing and movable relative to the longitudinal axis for selectively gripping the tubing, and a ram including a cylindrical portion and a frusto-conical head portion. The frusto-conical head portion of the ram is insertable into the tubing to expand the inner diameter of the tubing.
Claims20
A swage mechanism operable to expand an inner diameter of tubing, the swage mechanism comprising:
- a housing defining a longitudinal axis;
- a plurality of jaws coupled to the housing and movable relative to the longitudinal axis for selectively gripping the tubing;
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- a ram including a cylindrical portion and a frusto-conical head portion, wherein the frusto-conical head portion of the ram is insertable into the tubing to expand the inner diameter of the tubing.
A swage mechanism operable to expand an inner diameter of tubing, the swage mechanism comprising:
- a housing defining a longitudinal axis;
- an arbor extending from the housing along the longitudinal axis, a first end of the arbor being graspable by a swaging tool;
- a plurality of jaws coupled to the housing and movable radially outward relative to the longitudinal axis for selectively gripping an interior of the tubing;
- a wedge coupled to a second end of the arbor and in slidable contact with the plurality of jaws for moving the jaws radially outward relative to the longitudinal axis in response to movement of the arbor along the longitudinal axis away from the jaws;
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- a ram slidably mounted on the housing and having a cylindrical portion and a frusto-conical head portion, wherein the frusto-conical head portion of the ram is insertable into the tubing to expand the inner diameter of the tubing.
A swage mechanism operable to expand an inner diameter of tubing, the swage mechanism comprising:
- a housing defining a longitudinal axis;
- a plurality of jaws coupled to the housing and movable inward relative to the longitudinal axis for selectively gripping an exterior of the tubing, each of the jaws having a first cam surface formed on an exterior thereof;
- a sleeve disposed within the housing and having a second cam surface in slidable contact with the first cam surfaces of the respective jaws for moving the jaws toward or away from the longitudinal axis in response to movement of the sleeve along the longitudinal axis;
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- a ram movable along the longitudinal axis and having a cylindrical portion and a frusto-conical head portion, wherein the frusto-conical head portion of the ram is insertable into the tubing to expand the inner diameter of the tubing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.