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15, 1961
w. L. NEWHALL ETAL
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INVENTOR.
WELROSE L. NEWHALL.
SAMUEL B.'FLOYD,JR.
ATTORNEYS.
. L. NEWHALL
ETAL
2,996,100
INVENTOR.
WELROSE L. NEWHALL.
SAMUEL B, FLOYD, JR.
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ATTORNEYS.
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104 and the pressure die 105 are shown as being mounted
for concurrent rotation with the forming die 102 and are
to the piston head within the cylinder in a well known
manner. Secured to the piston head and extending 70 indicated as being adapted for inclusion of heating means.
Such heating means are described in greater detail in
through the cylinder is a piston stem 62. The piston stem
the description of FIGS. 7 and 8.
62 is connected, by any suitable means such as the cou
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180
or more.
mounted within cylinder 163, and said cylinder 163 is pro 30 cent wall of the pipe thereby reducing thinning in the
vided with suitable hydraulic connections to effect recip
pipe wall in the area in contact with the strap 19. When
rocal movement of the piston within the cylinder. Inter
however the strap 19 is made of metal having a higher
mediate the ends of mandrel shaft 159 and extending for
tensile strength than the metal of the pipe, the strap 19
at least that portion of the length of the pipe '155 in
because of its greater yield strength further restricts the
which the bend is to be formed, are a plurality of spaced 35 thinning or stretching of the adjacent outer pipe wall
to an extent represented by its increased yield strength.
members 164 provided with arcuate peripheral faces and
pivotally connected together by the link members 165 so
The drive rolls 12 and 114, when powered to impose su?i
as to conform to the pipe as it bends and prevents crush
cient additional compression on the pipe 7 to overcome
ing of the walls thereof. By means of suitable pressure
the frictional resistance of the pipe and strap moving
imposed within cylinder 163 upon its contained piston, 40 through the pressure die and support shoe, further re
the piston stem 162 may be retracted within the cylinder
duces tension in the outer wall of the pipe and-corre
imposing a compressive stress in the walls of the pipe
spondingly restricting thinning of the metal therein.
When however heat is applied to the inner surfaces of
which subtracts from the tension stresses imposed during
bending in the member forming the outer wall to resist
the bend, requiring less force to upset the metal therein,
stretching or thinning of the pipe in this area. Obviously 45 correspondingly less tension is placed on the outer bending
Wall of the pipe resulting in a reduction of the thinning
therefore, in order to provide sufficient length of bending
pipe in the outer wall of the pipe bend additional thick
of the metal therein.
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Referring now to FIG. 3 of the drawing, the strap 64
(wing of the pipe at the. inner side of the bend results
and in order to prevent wrinkling or crushing at said in
therein comprises an improvement over the strap 19 of
side of the bend the use of the mandrel is very desirable. 50 FIG. 1 in that the strap 64 may be initially tensioned
. Due to such greater thickening of the pipe wall on the
prior to bending so as to initially place the adjacent wall
of the pipe in compression thereby better enabling it to
inner face of the bend it is desirable to provide heat on
resist stretching with corresponding less thinning during
the inner face of the bend to assist in the upsetting of
the bending operation. By means of suitable back pres
the metal in that area. One method of providing heat
is to mount an oxy-fuel burner in the portion 166 of the 55 sure in the cylinder 60 of FIG. 3 any stretching of the
support shoe and extend suitable fuel connection lines
strap 64 can be taken up by the cylinder so as to main
thereto. To assist in the escape of gases, ports 167 and
tain a uniform tension on the pipe. Recognizing how
ever that the greatest thinning stress is imposed upon
168 may be formed in the support shoe and pressure
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where the metal forming strap 64 has a greater tensile
strength than the metal of the adjacent pipe wall.
The operation of the apparatus shown in FIG. 5 is
similar to that shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 and differs there
from by reason of the chain connected intermediate por CR
tion of the chain bar secured to the outer face of the
bending operation.
5. A method of restricting thinning of the metal in
the outer wall of the hollow pipe during formation of a
bend therein, comprising imposing a temporary addi
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Attest:
Attesting Officer
DAVID L. LADD
Commissioner of Patents
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