US3966646A
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Fabricating bodies
Assignee: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
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Filing: 1974-10-29
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Granted: 1976-06-29
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Expires: 1994-10-29
Abstract
Abstract A method of manufacturing a body comprising the steps of forming a single strip of material with at least one plain region and at least one region of protrusions, such as corrugations, bumps or ridges. The single strip of material is then laid on itself in a manner so as to provide two or more layers of the material and locate a plain region of one layer alongside a region of protrusions of an adjacent layer. The laying step may be accomplished by winding the strip into a coil.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael Lesney Noakes
- 👤 Wilfred George Caesar
- 👤 William Henry Holland
- 👤 Norman Herbert Hancock
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 13:41
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D46/00; B01D46/0001; B01D46/52; B01D46/521; B01D46/525; B01D46/527; B01J; B01J35/00; B01J35/50; B01J35/56; B21; B21D; B21D13/00; B21D13/10; F; F01; F01N; F01N3/00; F01N3/08; F01N3/10; F01N3/24; F01N3/28; F01N3/2803; F01N3/2807; F01N3/281; F01N3/2825; F01N3/2828; B01J35/70; B01J35/733; F01N2330/00; F01N2330/02; F01N2330/06; F01N2330/30; F01N2330/40; F01N2510/00; F01N2510/06; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/12; Y10T428/12333; Y10T428/1241
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 30
Claim 1
Independent Claim
98 words
A method of manufacturing a body, which method comprises the steps of forming a single elongate strip of material with regions comprising; alternately along the length of the strip, a plain region and a region of protrusions; laying the, or each, plan region onto the, or each, region of protrusions by folding the strip about an axis extending across the strip transverse to the length of the strip; and winding the folded strip onto itself, starting at the axis about which the strip is folded to form a coil which comprises alternate layers of plain and corrugated strip.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
98 words
A method of manufacturing a body, which method comprises the steps of forming a single elongate strip of material with regions comprising; alternately along the length of the strip, a plain region and a region of protrusions; laying the, or each, plan region onto the, or each, region of protrusions by folding the strip about an axis extending across the strip transverse to the length of the strip; and winding the folded strip onto itself, starting at the axis about which the strip is folded to form a coil which comprises alternate layers of plain and corrugated strip.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
60 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein each layer of the coiled strip is arranged to have a plurality of alternate plain regions and regions of protrusions located so that the respective regions of successive layers are positioned relative to adjacent layers so that, progressing radially, there are alternate layers of plain regions and regions of protrusions throughout the body.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the the strip is folded about an axis extending across the width of the strip at an intersection between a plain region and a region of protrusions.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
47 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the strip is worked to provide it with one plain region and one region of protrusions, and the strip is folded about an axis extending across the strip adjacent the intersection between the plain region and the region of protrusions.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the protrusions are in the form of corrugations.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method according to claim 5, wherein the crests and valleys of the or each region of corrugations extend in a direction transverse to the length of the strip so that the body has corresponding transverse channels extending between the layers.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
47 words
A method according to claim 5, wherein the crests and valleys of the each region of corrugations extend in a direction along the length of the strip so that the final product has voids extending in a direction along the length of the strip between adjacent layers.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the protrusions are in the form of ridges.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
12 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the protrusions are raised bumps.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the protrusions are tabs projecting from a surface of the strip.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
11 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the strip is perforated.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method according to claim 1, including the step of depositing a catalyst on the strip of material.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method according to claim 12, wherein the catalyst is applied to the strip prior to working the strip to provide the regions of protrusions.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method according to claim 12, wherein the catalyst is applied to the strip after working the strip to provide the regions of protrusions.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the strip is made of metal.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method according to claim 15, wherein the metal is an oxidised aluminium bearing ferritic steel.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
12 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the strip is a ceramic.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
79 words
A body comprising a single continuous elongate strip of material which has been worked to provide it with regions comprising, alternately along the length of the strip, a plain region and a region of protrusions, and has been folded about an axis extending across the strip transverse to the length of the strip to lay a plain region of the strip onto a region of protrusions wherein the folded strip has been wound onto itself to form a coil.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
79 words
A body comprising a single continuous elongate strip of material which has been worked to provide it with regions comprising, alternately along the length of the strip, a plain region and a region of protrusions, and has been folded about an axis extending across the strip transverse to the length of the strip to lay a plain region of the strip onto a region of protrusions wherein the folded strip has been wound onto itself to form a coil.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
14 words
A body according to claim 18, wherein the strip is made of a ceramic.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
14 words
A body according to claim 18, wherein the strip is made of a metal.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
15 words
A body according to claim 20, wherein the metal is an aluminium bearing ferritic steel.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
22 words
A body according to claim 21, wherein the steel is oxidised so as to form an oxide layer on a surface thereof.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
18 words
A body according to claim 18, wherein a catalyst is applied to at least part of the strip.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
23 words
A body according to claim 18, wherein the axis is located adjacent an intersection between a plain region and a region of protrusions.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
15 words
A body according to claim 18, wherein the protrusions are in the form of corrugations.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
15 words
A body according to claim 18, wherein the protrusions are in the form of bumps.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
15 words
A body according to claim 18, wherein the protrusions are in the form of ridges.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
51 words
A body according to claim 18, wherein each winding of the coil comprises successive plain regions and regions having protrusions, and juxtaposed windings of the coil are arranged relative to one another so that a plain region of one winding lies adjacent a region of protrusions of the next adjacent winding.
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