System and method of plating pipe
AssigneeABB Schweiz AG
InventorChalo Matta Aoun
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Abstract
A pipe plating rack assembly configured to position a pipe to receive a surface plating is described. The pipe defines a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and an opening extending therebetween. The pipe plating rack includes a first pipe racking component positioned at the first end of the pipe, and a second pipe racking component positioned at the second end of the pipe, wherein the first and second pipe racking components are rotatable about an axis and configured to intermittingly contact the pipe. The first and second pipe racking components are configured to position the pipe at a desired angle relative to a horizontal plane of the pipe plating rack.
Claims20
A pipe plating rack assembly configured to position a pipe to receive a surface plating, wherein the pipe defines a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and an opening extending therebetween, the pipe plating rack comprising:
- a first pipe racking component positioned at the first end of the pipe, and a second pipe racking component positioned at the second end of the pipe, wherein the first and second pipe racking components are rotatable about an axis and configured to intermittingly contact the pipe;
- wherein the first and second pipe racking components are configured to position the pipe at a desired angle relative to a horizontal plane of the pipe plating rack.
A pipe racking component configured for use with a pipe plating rack assembly, the pipe racking component is configured to intermittingly contact a pipe, the pipe racking component comprising:
- an engagement insert defining a first insert surface, an opposite second insert surface, and an axis extending therebetween, the engagement insert defines a pocket that extends a distance from the first insert surface in the direction of the second insert surface, the engagement insert defines a feature along the periphery of the pocket, wherein the feature is configured to disrupt the rotation of the pipe;
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- a conduit cap defining a first cap surface, an opposite second cap surface, and an axis extending therebetween, the conduit cap defines a pocket that extends a distance from the first cap surface in the direction of the second cap surface, wherein the pocket is sized and shaped to receive the engagement insert such that the second insert surface is inserted into the pocket of the conduit cap,
- wherein the engagement insert is configured to receive an end of the pipe and provide intermittent contact with an outer surface of the pipe.
A method of electroplating a pipe using a pipe rack assembly, the pipe rack assembly including a first pipe racking component and a second opposite pipe racking component the method comprising:
- positioning the pipe within the first pipe racking component at a first end of the pipe and the second pipe racking component at a second opposite end of the pipe, the pipe being positioned at a desired angle relative to a pipe rack assembly;
- rotating the first pipe racking component such that the pipe rotates therein, wherein the pipe racking component is configured to intermittingly contact the pipe;
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- applying a plating material to a surface of the pipe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.