| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 6012369 |
Tube cut-off device having a die set removal apparatus |
January 11, 2000 |
| A tube cutting apparatus for cutting a continuously fed elongate tube into predetermined lengths including a removable die set which is mounted at an angle to the horizontal and an associated die set changeover table adapted to receive the die set and tilt the same to a horizontal positi |
| 5887472 |
Tooling changeover for tube mills |
March 30, 1999 |
| A continuous tube mill apparatus for changeover production of a first product to production of a second product of a different size or shape which includes a tube forming section having a stationary section and a removable cassette. The stationary section includes a pair of horizontally |
| 5868299 |
Method and apparatus for maintaining seam alignment in seam welded tubes |
February 9, 1999 |
| The invention comprises a method and apparatus for maintaining seam alignment in seam welded tubes comprising the tube being formed to be advanced through a shaping station after seam welding and prior to the cooling of tube wherein the tube is preformed to commence to assume at leas |
| 5865053 |
Transition beam forming section for tube mill |
February 2, 1999 |
| A transition forming unit for a tube mill is provided for forming a strip into a generally annular shaped cross-sectional configuration. The forming process is performed by a plurality of roll assemblies mounted on at least a pair of spaced longitudinally extending beams, one disposed on |
| 5720195 |
Lower forming roll removal and replacement structure |
February 24, 1998 |
| A tube forming machine having a pivotal mounted platform for receiving and holding the bearing block for the spindle of lower forming roll in the breakdown section which may be selectively indexed into supporting relation with the bearing block to eliminate the necessity of physically |
| 5647241 |
Rotary upper roll selector |
July 15, 1997 |
| A tube forming machine having at least two upper forming roll members in the breakdown section which may be selectively indexed into cooperative working relation with a lower forming roll member to produce different size tubes without the necessity of physically removing the upper formin |
| 5600988 |
Mill tooling changeover systems |
February 11, 1997 |
| An automated system for exchanging components of a continuous seam-welded tube mill to change from production of one tubular product to another. The components to be changed are mounted upon subbase units adapted to be removably affixed to a fixed mill base. Alternate sets of changeable |
| 5529257 |
Strip accumulator |
June 25, 1996 |
| A strip accumulator for forming a length of strip material into a storage coil composed of an inner set of convolutions and an outer set of convolutions and an outer set of convolutions interconnected by a free reverse bend which will move freely in opposite paths, the strip being su |
| 5461896 |
Automated changeover tube mill |
October 31, 1995 |
| An automated system for exchanging components of a continuous seam-welded tube mill to change from production of one tubular product to another. The components to be changed are mounted upon sub-base units adapted to be removably affixed to a fixed mill base. Alternate sets of changeable |
| 5330119 |
Automated uncoiling apparatus |
July 19, 1994 |
| A method and apparatus for simultaneously preparing and feeding coils of strip stock into a strip processing line. Two coil support mechanisms are provided, each rotatably supporting a coil for uncoiling. A takeoff mechanism spaced apart from the strip processing line is adapted to peel |
| 5323949 |
Apparatus and method for cutting and transporting scarfed weld bead |
June 28, 1994 |
| The invention comprises a method and apparatus for handling the weld bead scarfed from the interior surface of continuous seam welded metal tube or pipe incident to its manufacture. A section of tube of predetermined length is cut from the lead and of the advancing continuous tube, havin |
| 5309746 |
Automatic tube straightening system |
May 10, 1994 |
| A system is provided for assuring the straightness of pipes or tubes produced by a continuous seam-welded process. Following sizing, the newly formed continuous tube passes through a straightening unit and a preliminary alignment checker. The alignment checker observes the actual spa |
| 5192013 |
Scarfing apparatus |
March 9, 1993 |
| The invention comprises an apparatus for removing from the outer surface the raised bead resulting from welding in the manufacture of continuous seam-welded metal tubes. A stage or travelling support block mounted for movement transversely of the advancing tube carries a pair of scarfing |
| 5148960 |
Rotary seam guide |
September 22, 1992 |
| The invention comprises an apparatus for aligning and guiding the seam of newly formed tube as it enters the welding mechanism in the manufacture of continuous seam-welded metal tubes or pipes. A rotary seam guide member having an alignment fin is mounted so that a alignment fin rollingl |
| 4600180 |
Scarfing tool |
July 15, 1986 |
| An apparatus for internally removing a raised weld bead of a longitudinal seam welded tube having an elongate mandrel support body. A cutting tool is mounted on the support body adjacent one of its ends and projects outwardly from one surface on the body. A pivot roll and a stabilizing |
| 4313329 |
Unloading apparatus |
February 2, 1982 |
| An axial discharge apparatus for use with a drawbench or an extrusion press includes a plurality of shiftable forks aligned for reception of drawn or extruded stock and a plurality of powered rollers disposed therebelow. The forks receive one or more lengths of drawn or extruded stock su |
