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B29C 35/04 (2006.01) B23Q 16/02 (2006.01) B29B 13/02 (2006.01) B29C 31/00 (2006.01) B29C 57/00 (2006.01) B29C 65/00 (2006.01) B29C 65/78 (2006.01) G01B 5/02 (2006.01) G01B 5/14 (2006.01)

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CA 2187554

A tube reforming apparatus and associated methods provide efficient mass production of reformed tube end portions. In a preferred embodiment, a tube reforming apparatus has a loading station, two heating stations, a forming station, and an unloading station. The loading station permits rapid loading of a series of laterally spaced apart tubes into clamping fixtures, and accurately meters a downwardly extending end portion of each tube. The heating stations permit accurate and evenly distributed heat to be applied to the end portions to make them pliable. The forming station reforms the end portions between a mating die pair, while compensating for any volume variation in the end portions. The unloading station automatically unloads the tubes from the clamping fixtures. Automation features of the apparatus permit these operations to be efficiently accomplished.

L'appareil de reformage de tubes et les méthodes qui s'y rattachent permettent une production de masse efficiente des extrémités de tubes reformés. Dans une application privilégiée, un appareil à reformer les tubes a une unité de chargement, deux unités de chauffage, une unité de formage et une unité de déchargement. L'unité de chargement permet de charger rapidement une série de tubes espacés latéralement dans les dispositifs de fixation, et mesure avec précision la partie de l'extrémité de chaque tube qui s'étend vers le bas. Les unités de chauffage permettent d'appliquer de la chaleur répartie de manière précise et égale sur les parties des extrémités pour les rendre pliables. L'unité de formage reforme les parties des extrémités entre deux matrices correspondantes, tout en compensant toute variation de volume dans les extrémités. L'unité de déchargement décharge automatiquement les tubes des dispositifs de fixation. L'automatisation de l'appareil permet d'effectuer ces opérations de manière efficiente.

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