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Method for manufacturing fluid contacting device
Assignee: Nagaoka Kanaami KK
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Filing: 1980-05-29
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Granted: 1983-01-04
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Expires: 2000-05-29
Abstract
Abstract According to the invention, there is provided a method for manufacturing a fluid contacting device according to which a single side wall of vertically continuous hollow prism-shaped elements is formed of a single sheet of metal or like material and a plurality of such sheets are regularly arranged and joined together to form the fluid contacting device. By this arrangement, assembling of the fluid contacting device is made very simple, waste of material in forming the side wall sheet can be held to the minimum and an unused portion between a column and the fluid contacting device can be eliminated whereby a fluid contacting efficiency can be improved.
Inventors
- 👤 Tadayoshi Nagaoka
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 22:44
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01J; B01J19/00; B01J19/30; B01J2219/00; B01J2219/30; B01J2219/302; B01J2219/3023; B01J2219/304; B01J2219/30408; B01J2219/30416; B01J2219/30433; B01J2219/30466; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S138/00; Y10S138/11; Y10S261/00; Y10S261/72; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49345; Y10T29/49396; Y10T29/49428; Y10T29/4943; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24149
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
109 words
A method of manufacturing a fluid contacting device comprising the steps of forming a plurality of elongated sheets each of a predetermined length, each elongated sheet having opposite longitudinal undulating edges defining alternating widened portions and constricted portions, longitudinally foreshortening said sheets to lessen said predetermined length by bending each sheet at transverse lines of juncture traversing the widest and narrowest transverse areas of said widened and constricted portions respectively, and arranging at least three of said sheets into a generally hollow column of triangular cross-section with adjacent longitudinal edges of the elongated sheets being contiguous with each other and with the transverse lines of junction being generally aligned.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
109 words
A method of manufacturing a fluid contacting device comprising the steps of forming a plurality of elongated sheets each of a predetermined length, each elongated sheet having opposite longitudinal undulating edges defining alternating widened portions and constricted portions, longitudinally foreshortening said sheets to lessen said predetermined length by bending each sheet at transverse lines of juncture traversing the widest and narrowest transverse areas of said widened and constricted portions respectively, and arranging at least three of said sheets into a generally hollow column of triangular cross-section with adjacent longitudinal edges of the elongated sheets being contiguous with each other and with the transverse lines of junction being generally aligned.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method as defined in claim 1 including the step of joining said adjacent longitudinal edges whereby the fluid contacting device is of a longitudinally hollow configuration.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method as defined in claim 1 wherein the arranging step is performed by positioning the widened portions in adjacent alignment and the constricted portions in adjacent alignment.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
51 words
The method as defined in claim 1 wherein each elongated sheet includes a plurality of fold lines at the transverse lines of juncture, and the bending step is performed by folding each elongated sheet in alternating opposite directions along its associated fold lines thereby reducing the predetermined length of each sheet.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
49 words
The method as defined in claim 1 including the step of joining said adjacent longitudinal edges whereby the fluid contacting the device is of a longitudinally hollow configuration, and the arranging step is performed by positioning the widened portions in adjacent alignment and the constricted portions in adjacent alignment.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
71 words
The method as defined in claim 1 wherein the arranging step is performed by positioning the widened portions in adjacent alignment and the constricted portions in adjacent alignment, each elongated sheet includes a plurality of fold lines at the transverse lines of juncture, and the bending step is performed by folding each elongated sheet in alternating opposite directions along its associated fold lines thereby reducing the predetermined length of each sheet.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method as defined in claim 1 including the step of positioning the hollow column and other like constructed hollow columns in relative side-by-side relationship with the axes thereof generally parallel.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method as defined in claim 1 including the step of positioning the hollow column and another like constructed hollow column in axially aligned relationship.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method as defined in claim 1 including the step of positioning the hollow column and another like constructed hollow column in axially aligned, relatively rotated relationship.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
51 words
The method as defined in claim 5 wherein each elongated sheet includes a plurality of fold lines at the transverse lines of juncture, and the bending step is performed by folding each elongated sheet in alternating opposite directions along its associated fold lines thereby reducing the predetermined length of each sheet.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method as defined in claim 5 including the step of positioning the hollow column and other like constructed hollow columns in relative side-by-side relationship with the axes thereof generally parallel.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method as defined in claim 5 including the step of positioning the hollow column and another like constructed hollow column in axially aligned relationship.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method as defined in claim 5 including the step of positioning the hollow column and another like constructed hollow column in axially aligned, relatively rotated relationship.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method as defined in claim 10 including the step of positioning the hollow column and other like constructed hollow columns in relative side-by-side relationship with the axes thereof generally parallel.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method as defined in claim 10 including the step of positioning the hollow column and another like constructed hollow column in axially aligned relationship.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method as defined in claim 10 including the step of positioning the hollow column and another like constructed hollow column in axially aligned, relatively rotated relationship.
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