Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Forming the end portions of fibre reinforced thermoplastic composite tubes
- Patent Title (中): 形成纤维增强热塑复合管的端部
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Application No.: US13140959Application Date: 2009-12-17
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Publication No.: US08801994B2Publication Date: 2014-08-12
- Inventor: Michael James Dewhirst
- Applicant: Michael James Dewhirst
- Applicant Address: GB
- Assignee: Crompton Technology Group Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Crompton Technology Group Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: GB
- Agency: Cantor Colburn LLP
- Priority: GB0823321.5 20081222
- International Application: PCT/GB2009/002901 WO 20091217
- International Announcement: WO2010/072994 WO 20100701
- Main IPC: B29C53/00
- IPC: B29C53/00
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for forming at least one external annular flange (48 or 49) adjacent one end of a fiber reinforced thermoplastic tube (10) in which the tube (10) is mounted on a mandrel (12) and a first end portion of the tube is clamped in a collar (13) having at least one internal annular cavity (18 or 19) for forming a flange, a second end portion of the tube in the region (R1, R2) of the cavity is heated to soften the thermoplastic, and an axial load (L) is applied to the end of the tube by a piston (24) causing the softened tube to flow into the cavity (18, 19) in the collar (13) to form a flange on the tube.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110290366A1 Forming the End Portions of Fibre Reinforced Thermoplastic Composite Tubes Public/Granted day:2011-12-01
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