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US4476194A
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Contour forming conical shapes
Assignee: RTX Corp
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Filing: 1982-11-10
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Granted: 1984-10-09
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Expires: 2002-11-10
Abstract
Abstract A truncated conical segment is made by the steps of longitudinally welding two pieces of metal, then contour rolling the weldment to preferentially reduce one of the pieces of the weldment more than the other. This provides a skewed trapezoid shape which is then 3-roll formed into a ring having a conical shape. The angle of the cone is a function of the preferential reduction in the second contour rolling step.
Inventors
- 👤 Harold C. Sanborn
- 👤 James B. Griffith
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 21:56
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23P; B23P15/00; B21; B21B; B21B1/00; B21B1/16; B21D; B21D51/00; B21D51/02; B21D51/10; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/12; Y10T428/12229; Y10T428/12271; Y10T428/12285; Y10T428/12354
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
210 words
The method of forming a conical segment from sheet metal characterized by (a) providing a first piece of material having a first length, a first cross sectional area and a first thickness; (b) butt welding to the first piece of material a second piece of material having a second length, a second cross sectional area and a second thickness greater than the thickness of the first piece, to form a weldment having a weld joint running along the lengths of the abutting pieces; (c) rolling the weldment to reduce the cross sectional area of the second piece section more than the cross sectional area of the first piece section, to make uniform the cross section thickness of the conical segment in the vicinity of the weld joint and thereby increase the length of the second piece section more than the length of the first piece section and make the weldment into a skewed shape; (d) rolling the skewed shape weldment to form it into a circle so that the opposing lengthwise ends of the weldment come into close proximity, the second piece section thereby forming a portion of a cone which is larger in average diameter compared to the average diameter of the portion comprised of the first piece section.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
210 words
The method of forming a conical segment from sheet metal characterized by (a) providing a first piece of material having a first length, a first cross sectional area and a first thickness; (b) butt welding to the first piece of material a second piece of material having a second length, a second cross sectional area and a second thickness greater than the thickness of the first piece, to form a weldment having a weld joint running along the lengths of the abutting pieces; (c) rolling the weldment to reduce the cross sectional area of the second piece section more than the cross sectional area of the first piece section, to make uniform the cross section thickness of the conical segment in the vicinity of the weld joint and thereby increase the length of the second piece section more than the length of the first piece section and make the weldment into a skewed shape; (d) rolling the skewed shape weldment to form it into a circle so that the opposing lengthwise ends of the weldment come into close proximity, the second piece section thereby forming a portion of a cone which is larger in average diameter compared to the average diameter of the portion comprised of the first piece section.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 1 characterized by welding the lengthwise ends after the rolling step and then further shaping the cone to a final shape.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of claim 1 characterized by adding sufficient filler to the weld joint made during step (b) so that the weld has a thickness equal to the thickness of the second section at the end of step (b).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
64 words
The method of claim 1 characterized by contour rolling the first piece of material to a first cross sectional contour shape using a first contour roll; and using the same contour roll in step (c) to roll the weldment, said step (c) insubstantially changing the contour of the first piece and substantially changing the thickness of the second piece and the weld joint therebetween.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 2 characterized by stretch forming the joined cone shape to expand its average diameter by up to about 5 percent.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
10 words
An article made up by the method of claim 1.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1987-10-09 | 1988-04-09 | 1988-10-09 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1991-10-09 | 1992-04-09 | 1992-10-09 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1995-10-09 | 1996-04-09 | 1996-10-09 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |