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A method of sawing slits in finned tubing

Assignee: Hudson Engineering Corp
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Filing: 1964-10-20
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Granted: 1967-12-05
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Expires: 1984-10-20
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Addison Y Gunter
  • 👤 Thomas E Owen

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 19:55
CPC Classifications
B; B21; B21D; B21D53/00; B21D53/02; B21D53/08; B21C; B21C37/00; B21C37/06; B21C37/15; B21C37/22; B23; B23C; B23C3/00; B23C3/28; B23C3/30; B23D; B23D45/00; B23D45/12; B23D45/122; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S83/00; Y10S83/929; Y10S83/952; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/4935; Y10T29/49377; Y10T29/49378; Y10T83/00; Y10T83/02; Y10T83/0304; Y10T83/0311

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 92 words
A PROCESS FOR SLITTING FINNED TUBING, WHICH COMPRISES THE STEPS OF PASSING FINNED TUBING IN AN AXIAL DIRECTION THROUGH AN ASSEMBLY OF ROTARY SAWS, SAID TUBING HAVING A SERIES OF EXTRUDED ALUMINUM FINS 5/8-INCH WIDE AND 0.016 INCH THICK THEREON SUPPORTED ONLY BY THE TUBING; AND THEREIN SAWING SLITS IN EACH FIN BY CONTROLLING THE SPEED OF MOVEMENT OF THE SAWS RELATIVE TO SPEED OF MOVEMENT OF THE TUBING TO PROVIDE AN AVERAGE SAW TOOTH CUT PER IMPACT IN THE RANGE FROM 0.02 INCH TO 0.003 INCH ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING EQUATION:
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 92 words
A PROCESS FOR SLITTING FINNED TUBING, WHICH COMPRISES THE STEPS OF PASSING FINNED TUBING IN AN AXIAL DIRECTION THROUGH AN ASSEMBLY OF ROTARY SAWS, SAID TUBING HAVING A SERIES OF EXTRUDED ALUMINUM FINS 5/8-INCH WIDE AND 0.016 INCH THICK THEREON SUPPORTED ONLY BY THE TUBING; AND THEREIN SAWING SLITS IN EACH FIN BY CONTROLLING THE SPEED OF MOVEMENT OF THE SAWS RELATIVE TO SPEED OF MOVEMENT OF THE TUBING TO PROVIDE AN AVERAGE SAW TOOTH CUT PER IMPACT IN THE RANGE FROM 0.02 INCH TO 0.003 INCH ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING EQUATION:

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