Axial swage tool
OwnerVeigh Hoganinventor
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Abstract
A swaging tool having a housing, a piston, a fixed jaw and a moveable jaw, wherein the housing is capable of receiving and holding a tube and a swage fitting in the fixed jaw; the moveable jaw is in communication with a moveable die and is capable of moving axially along the housing with respect to an axis for the tube and the swage fitting to connect the swage fitting to the tube and create a seal between the swage fitting and the tube, and two opposing arms attached to the moveable jaw that have an open and a closed position to hold the tube and swage in alignment.
Claims12
A swaging tool for communicatively attaching a swage fitting to a tube comprising
- a housing having an outer surface and an inner surface, and a first end portion and a second end portion defining an enclosure, and an intermediate portion;
- a moveable die movably located on the inner surface of the housing, and axially extending through the intermediate housing portion;
- a fixed jaw located on the second end portion of the housing having a first slot;
- a moveable jaw directly engaged to the moveable die;
- wherein the moveable die is moved axially by a hydraulic piston or screw;
- wherein the moveable jaw has a second slot with a first arm, a second arm and a hinge;
- wherein the first arm and the second arm define a gap;
- wherein the hinge is coaxially aligned with the moveable die and the hydraulic piston or screw;
- and
- wherein the first and second arms have an open position and a closed position.
A swaging tool for communicatively attaching a swage fitting to a tube comprising
- a housing having an outer surface and an inner surface, and a first end portion and a second end portion defining an enclosure, and an intermediate portion;
- a moveable die movably located on the inner surface of the housing, and axially extending through the intermediate housing portion;
- a fixed jaw located on the second end portion of the housing having a first slot;
- a moveable jaw directly engaged to the moveable die;
- wherein the moveable die is moved axially by a hydraulic piston or screw;
- wherein the moveable jaw is located in the intermediate portion;
- wherein the moveable jaw has a second slot with a first arm, a second arm and a hinge;
- wherein the first arm and the second arm define a gap;
- wherein the first arm is pivotably attached to the moveable die by a connecting member;
- wherein the hinge is coaxially aligned with the moveable die and the hydraulic piston or screw;
- and
- wherein the first and second arms have an open position and a closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.