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US 7,856,716 B2Granted
Method for assembling a plurality of tubes to a tubesheet
AssigneeLiebert Corporation
InventorMatthew A Dixon
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Abstract
A method for assembling a plurality of tubes to a tubesheet. A first end of each of the tubes is situated over a corresponding support rod that extends from a pattern block of the fixture. A first end of a plurality of locating members is inserted into a second end of each of the tubes such that a second end of the locating member extends from the tube second end. The tubesheet is then slid over the locating members and tubes such that each of a plurality of holes in the tubesheet receive corresponding ones of the tubes.
Claims12
A method for assembling a plurality of tubes to a tubesheet, the method comprising the steps of:
- situating a first end of each of the tubes over a corresponding support rod that extends from a pattern block;
- inserting a first end of a plurality of locating members into a second end of each of the tubes such that a second end of each locating member extends from a corresponding tube second end;
- connecting a first tubesheet to a first end of a shell;
- connecting a second tubesheet to a second end of the cylindrical shell;
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- subsequently sliding the first and second tubesheets and shell over the locating members and tubes such that each of the tubes is received by a corresponding hole in each of the first and second tubesheets, and the first and second tubesheets are situated at the first and second ends of the tubes, respectively.
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