EP0195408A3 - Improved flexible mandrel for bending hollow articles - Google Patents

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EP0195408A3
EP0195408A3 EP86103646A EP86103646A EP0195408A3 EP 0195408 A3 EP0195408 A3 EP 0195408A3 EP 86103646 A EP86103646 A EP 86103646A EP 86103646 A EP86103646 A EP 86103646A EP 0195408 A3 EP0195408 A3 EP 0195408A3
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mandrel
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hoses
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flexible mandrel
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James Donald Klingensmith
Robert Paul Evert
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Howmet Aerospace Inc
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Aluminum Company of America
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21D—WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21D9/00—Bending tubes using mandrels or the like
    • B21D9/01—Bending tubes using mandrels or the like the mandrel being flexible and engaging the entire tube length

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Shaping Of Tube Ends By Bending Or Straightening (AREA)
  • Bending Of Plates, Rods, And Pipes (AREA)

Abstract

The invention comprises a flexible mandrel for insertion into and removal from a hollow member, said mandrel being adapted to provide support for the walls of the hollow member in the process of bending the member, the mandrel comprising a plurality of elongated individual hoses dis­ posed together in a side-by-side manner to form a unitary, elongated mandrel structure, said hoses being capable of expanding in cross section when a fluid is directed to them under pressure at a predetermined pressure value and contracting in cross section when the pressure value is lowered to or below a predetermined value, the cross-­ sectional expansion and contraction of the hoses being effective to expand and contract the cross-sectional area of the mandrel structure.
EP86103646A 1985-03-21 1986-03-18 Improved flexible mandrel for bending hollow articles Ceased EP0195408A3 (en)

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US71436385A 1985-03-21 1985-03-21
US714363 1985-03-21

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EP0195408A2 EP0195408A2 (en) 1986-09-24
EP0195408A3 true EP0195408A3 (en) 1987-04-29

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DE3701612A1 (en) * 1987-01-21 1988-08-04 Benteler Werke Ag METHOD FOR BENDING TUBES AND SUPPORTING PIN FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD

Citations (5)

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US1555895A (en) * 1924-11-03 1925-10-06 American Nat Company Method of bending sheet-metal blanks having alpha rolled edge
DE1552862A1 (en) * 1966-12-29 1969-09-11 Banning Ag Maschinenfabrik J Bending mandrel for thin-walled pipes
US3851519A (en) * 1972-06-06 1974-12-03 Crc Crose Int Inc Internal pipe supporting mandrel
DE2449221A1 (en) * 1973-10-17 1975-04-24 Pneumatiques Caoutchouc Mfg EXPANDABLE PIN OR CORE FOR BENDING LARGE DIAMETER METAL PIPES
US3922134A (en) * 1973-12-17 1975-11-25 Robintech Inc Pipe bending mandrel

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1555895A (en) * 1924-11-03 1925-10-06 American Nat Company Method of bending sheet-metal blanks having alpha rolled edge
DE1552862A1 (en) * 1966-12-29 1969-09-11 Banning Ag Maschinenfabrik J Bending mandrel for thin-walled pipes
US3851519A (en) * 1972-06-06 1974-12-03 Crc Crose Int Inc Internal pipe supporting mandrel
DE2449221A1 (en) * 1973-10-17 1975-04-24 Pneumatiques Caoutchouc Mfg EXPANDABLE PIN OR CORE FOR BENDING LARGE DIAMETER METAL PIPES
US3922134A (en) * 1973-12-17 1975-11-25 Robintech Inc Pipe bending mandrel

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JPS61253126A (en) 1986-11-11

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