US4359812A
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Method of making a joint
Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1981-01-14
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Granted: 1982-11-23
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Expires: 2001-01-14
Abstract
Abstract A method for making a joint between a small diameter metal tube and a large diameter metal tube by coating the outside of the small diameter tube with an adhesive and inserting it through a hollow cylindrical sleeve made of metal having the same or greater thermal coefficient of expansion as a small diameter tube such that it extends beyond the ends of the hollow sleeve. An area of the hollow sleeve is deformed circumferentially to displace the adhesive in the deformed area and make metal-to-metal contact between the sleeve and the small diameter tube. A portion of the sleeve is coated with adhesive and one of the sleeve or large diameter tube is positioned around the other with said one having a thermal coefficient of expansion the same or greater than the other and then deforming an area of said one of the sleeve or large diameter tube circumferentially to displace the adhesive in the deformed area and make metal-to-metal contact between the large diameter tube and the sleeve.
Inventors
- 👤 Norbert P. Haag
- 👤 William D. Irish
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 01:08
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16L; F16L13/00; F16L13/10; F16L13/11; F25; F25B; F25B41/00; F25B41/40; F25B2400/00; F25B2400/05; F25B2400/052; F25B2400/054; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49826; Y10T29/49885; Y10T29/49906; Y10T29/49908; Y10T29/49925; Y10T29/49927
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
172 words
A method of making a joint between a small diameter metal tube and a large diameter metal tube comprising the steps of: coating the outside of the small diameter tube with an adhesive; inserting the coated small diameter tube through a hollow cylindrical sleeve made of metal having the same or greater thermal coefficient of expansion as the small diameter tube, and extending beyond the ends of said hollow sleeve; deforming an area of the hollow sleeve circumferentially to displace the adhesive in the deformed area and make metal-to-metal contact between the sleeve and the small diameter tube; coating at least a portion of the sleeve with an adhesive; positioning one of the sleeve or large diameter tube around the other with said one having a thermal coeffficient of expansion the same or greater than the other, and deforming an area of said one of the sleeve or large diameter tube circumferentially to displace the adhesive in the deformed area and make metal-to-metal contact between the large diameter tube and the sleeve.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
172 words
A method of making a joint between a small diameter metal tube and a large diameter metal tube comprising the steps of: coating the outside of the small diameter tube with an adhesive; inserting the coated small diameter tube through a hollow cylindrical sleeve made of metal having the same or greater thermal coefficient of expansion as the small diameter tube, and extending beyond the ends of said hollow sleeve; deforming an area of the hollow sleeve circumferentially to displace the adhesive in the deformed area and make metal-to-metal contact between the sleeve and the small diameter tube; coating at least a portion of the sleeve with an adhesive; positioning one of the sleeve or large diameter tube around the other with said one having a thermal coeffficient of expansion the same or greater than the other, and deforming an area of said one of the sleeve or large diameter tube circumferentially to displace the adhesive in the deformed area and make metal-to-metal contact between the large diameter tube and the sleeve.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of making the joint of claim 1 wherein each deforming step includes deforming at least two spaced apart areas.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of making the joint of claim 1 wherein the adhesive is thermosetting and the joint is heated to cure the adhesive.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method of making the joint of claim 1 wherein the small diameter tube is made of copper, the sleeve is made of aluminum, the large diameter tube is made of aluminum and the large diameter tube is positioned around the sleeve.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of making the joint of claim 4 wherein the sleeve is coated on the outside with the adhesive prior to the positioning of the large diameter tube around the sleeve.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method of making the joint of claim 1 wherein the small diameter tube is made of copper, the sleeve is made of aluminum, the large diameter tube is made of steel, and the sleeve is positioned around the large diameter tube.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of making the joint of claim 6 wherein the large diameter tube is coated on the outside with the adhesive prior to the positioning of the sleeve around the large diameter tube.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method of making the joint of claim 1 wherein the small diameter tube is a capillary tube for conducting refrigerant from a condenser to an evaporator in refrigerating apparatus and the large diameter tube is an evaporator tube or a condenser tube.
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