Metallic fluid tube
AssigneeVeritas AG
InventorSergio PASCUZZI
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Abstract
A metallic fluid tube includes a metallic tube wall having a tube wall inner side which delimits an interior space and a tube wall outer side facing away from the interior space and toward an exterior area. The tube wall has a tube end with a tube opening connecting the interior space with the exterior area. The tube wall has an elevation which runs around the tube wall outer side and is arranged spaced apart from the tube end. The tube wall outer side has a circumferential sealing geometry extending on the tube wall outer side from the elevation to the tube end. The circumferential sealing geometry has turning grooves extending along a groove extension direction that runs transversely to a longitudinal extension direction of the fluid tube.
Claims20
A metallic fluid tube for a fluid connection arrangement comprising:
- a metallic tube wall comprising a tube wall inner side which delimits an interior space of the fluid tube and a tube wall outer side which faces away from the interior space of the fluid tube and faces an exterior area of the fluid tube;
- wherein the tube wall comprises a tube end with a tube opening which connects the interior space of the fluid tube with an exterior area of the metallic fluid tube;
- wherein the tube wall has an elevation which runs around the tube wall outer side and is arranged such that the elevation is spaced apart from the tube end,
- wherein the tube wall outer side has a circumferential sealing geometry which is adapted to provide a fluid-tight connection between the metallic fluid tube and a further fluid-conducting component of the fluid connection arrangement, and wherein the circumferential sealing geometry extends on the tube wall outer side from the elevation to the tube end, and
- wherein the circumferential sealing geometry has turning grooves which extend along a groove extension direction, wherein the groove extension direction runs transversely to a longitudinal extension direction of the fluid tube.
A method for producing a metallic fluid tube with a circumferential sealing geometry, the method comprising:
- providing a tube precursor comprising a metallic tube wall, wherein the metallic tube wall comprises a tube wall inner side which delimits an interior space of the tube precursor and a tube wall outer side which faces away from the interior space of the tube precursor and faces an exterior area of the tube precursor, wherein the tube wall comprises a tube end with a tube opening which connects the interior space of the tube precursor to an exterior area of the tube precursor,
- removing metal with a turning tool from the tube wall outer side of the metallic tube wall in an area of the tube wall outer side extending from the tube end of the tube precursor,
- removing metal with a cutting tool from a tube edge delimiting the tube end of the tube wall outer side of the metallic tube wall, and
- solid forming the tube precursor with a forming tool to obtain the metallic fluid tube, wherein the tube wall of the obtained metallic fluid tube has an elevation which runs around the tube wall outer side and is arranged spaced apart from the tube end, wherein the tube wall outer side has a circumferential sealing geometry which is adapted to provide a fluid-tight connection between the metallic fluid tube and a further fluid-conducting component of the fluid connection arrangement, and wherein the circumferential sealing geometry extends on the tube wall outer side from the elevation to the tube end, and wherein the circumferential sealing geometry has turning grooves which extend along a groove extension direction, wherein the groove extension direction runs transversely to a longitudinal extension direction of the fluid tube.
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