US5397876A
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High frequency bolt heater having induction heating coil
Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd
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Filing: 1994-01-06
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Granted: 1995-03-14
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Expires: 2014-01-06
Abstract
Abstract A high frequency bolt heater is provided which can heat up the inside of a narrow hole much faster than a conventional bolt heater employing a resistance wire. The high frequency bolt heater includes an induction heating coil made of a copper tube bent in a hairpin fashion and whose shape is made approximately circular in section by pinching a magnet between opposed portions thereof. The heater can be inserted into a hole bored in the axial direction of a metallic bolt. A length of the coil is made approximately equal with that of the bored hole, and the magnet is omitted from a region of the heater which corresponds to a screw portion of the bolt for mounting a nut. An adjustable stopper made of a heat resistant electrical insulator is provided for setting a necessary length of the induction heating coil to be inserted into the hole, and a heat resistant insulator is provided on the surface of the induction heating coil.
Inventors
- 👤 Takijiro Shimamoto
- 👤 Yoji Morita
- 👤 Ichiro Shimasaki
- 👤 Ichiro Matsuura
- 👤 Tsukasa Maenosono
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 04:36
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05B; H05B6/00; H05B6/02; H05B6/36; H05B6/38; B; B23; B23P; B23P19/00; B23P19/04; B23P19/06; B23P19/067; B23P19/068; H05B6/10; H05B6/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
122 words
A high-frequency bolt heater for use in heating a bolt having an axial hole, said heater comprising: an elongated induction coil comprising a conductive tube formed in a substantially U-shape having a pair of substantially parallel leg portions, each of said leg portions having a substantially semicircular cross-sectional shape; an elongated magnet sandwiched between said leg portions of said induction coil along a first portion thereof, said leg portions of said induction coil being devoid of a magnet therebetween along a second portion of said induction coil, said first portion constituting a heating portion and said second portion constituting a non-heating portion; wherein, along said heating portion, said leg portions together with said magnet sandwiched therebetween have a substantially circular cross-sectional shape.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
122 words
A high-frequency bolt heater for use in heating a bolt having an axial hole, said heater comprising: an elongated induction coil comprising a conductive tube formed in a substantially U-shape having a pair of substantially parallel leg portions, each of said leg portions having a substantially semicircular cross-sectional shape; an elongated magnet sandwiched between said leg portions of said induction coil along a first portion thereof, said leg portions of said induction coil being devoid of a magnet therebetween along a second portion of said induction coil, said first portion constituting a heating portion and said second portion constituting a non-heating portion; wherein, along said heating portion, said leg portions together with said magnet sandwiched therebetween have a substantially circular cross-sectional shape.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
A heater as recited in claim 1, wherein said conductive tube comprises a copper tube.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
45 words
A heater as recited in claim 1, further comprising an adjustable stopper, formed of a heat resistant electrically insulating material and adjustably mounted to said conductive tube, for regulating a length by which said induction coil is inserted into the axial hole of the bolt.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
68 words
A heater as recited in claim 1, further comprising an adjustable stopper, formed of a heat resistant electrically insulating material and adjustably mounted to said conductive tube, for regulating a length by which said induction coil is inserted into the axial hole of the bolt, and for causing said non-heating portion to be positioned at a predetermined location in the axial hole which is to not be heated.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
47 words
A heater as recited in claim 1 wherein said leg portions of said conductive tube have inwardly facing exterior surfaces facing toward one another, and outwardly facing exterior surfaces facing away from one another; and a heat resistant insulator is provided over said outwardly facing exterior surfaces.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
60 words
A heater as recited in claim 1, wherein said leg portions of said conductive tube have inwardly facing exterior surfaces facing toward one another, and outwardly facing exterior surfaces facing away from one another; and said outwardly facing exterior surfaces of said leg portions constitute, in cross section, a majority of an outer periphery of said substantially circular cross-sectional shape.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
A heater as recited in claim 1, further comprising a high frequency transformer operably connected to said induction heating coil; and a flexible member connecting said induction heating coil to said high frequency transformer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
185 words
A high-frequency bolt heater for use in heating a bolt having a predetermined length, an axial hole, and a threaded portion for engaging a nut, said heater comprising: an elongated induction coil for insertion into the axial hole of the bolt and comprising a conductive tube formed in a substantially U-shape having a pair of substantially parallel leg portions, each of said leg portions having a substantially semicircular cross-sectional shape and being of a length approximately equal to a length of the axial hole; an elongated magnet sandwiched between said leg portions of said induction coil along a first portion thereof, said leg portions of said induction coil being devoid of a magnet therebetween along a second portion of said induction coil, said first portion constituting a heating portion and said second portion constituting a non-heating portion which, when said induction coil is inserted in the axial hole, corresponds in position along said induction coil to a position of the threaded portion of the bolt; wherein, along said heating portion, said leg portions together with said magnet sandwiched therebetween have a substantially circular cross-sectional shape.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
185 words
A high-frequency bolt heater for use in heating a bolt having a predetermined length, an axial hole, and a threaded portion for engaging a nut, said heater comprising: an elongated induction coil for insertion into the axial hole of the bolt and comprising a conductive tube formed in a substantially U-shape having a pair of substantially parallel leg portions, each of said leg portions having a substantially semicircular cross-sectional shape and being of a length approximately equal to a length of the axial hole; an elongated magnet sandwiched between said leg portions of said induction coil along a first portion thereof, said leg portions of said induction coil being devoid of a magnet therebetween along a second portion of said induction coil, said first portion constituting a heating portion and said second portion constituting a non-heating portion which, when said induction coil is inserted in the axial hole, corresponds in position along said induction coil to a position of the threaded portion of the bolt; wherein, along said heating portion, said leg portions together with said magnet sandwiched therebetween have a substantially circular cross-sectional shape.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
15 words
A heater as recited in claim 8, wherein said conductive tube comprises a copper tube.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
45 words
A heater as recited in claim 8, further comprising an adjustable stopper, formed of a heat resistant electrically insulating material and adjustably mounted to said conductive tube, for regulating a length by which said induction coil is inserted into the axial hole of the bolt.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
61 words
A heater as recited in claim 8, further comprising an adjustable stopper, formed of a heat resistant electrically insulating material and adjustably mounted to said conductive tube, for regulating a length by which said induction coil is inserted into the axial hole of the bolt, and for causing said non-heating portion to be positioned at the threaded portion of the bolt.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
47 words
A heater as recited in claim 8, wherein said leg portions of said conductive tube have inwardly facing exterior surfaces facing toward one another, and outwardly facing exterior surfaces facing away from one another; and a heat resistant insulator is provided over said outwardly facing exterior surfaces.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
60 words
A heater as recited in claim 8, wherein said leg portions of said conductive tube have inwardly facing exterior surfaces facing toward one another, and outwardly facing exterior surfaces facing away from one another; and said outwardly facing exterior surfaces of said leg portions constitute, in cross section, a majority of an outer periphery of said substantially circular cross-sectional shape.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
34 words
A heater as recited in claim 8, further comprising a high frequency transformer operably connected to said induction heating coil; and a flexible member connecting said induction heating coil to said high frequency transformer.
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