WO2008016777A3 - Device for welding plastic tubes - Google Patents

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WO2008016777A3
WO2008016777A3 PCT/US2007/073651 US2007073651W WO2008016777A3 WO 2008016777 A3 WO2008016777 A3 WO 2008016777A3 US 2007073651 W US2007073651 W US 2007073651W WO 2008016777 A3 WO2008016777 A3 WO 2008016777A3
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tube
stub
tubes
create
plastic tubes
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PCT/US2007/073651
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Ivars V Ivansons
Gregory M Bak
Dudley Spencer
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Denco Inc
Ivars V Ivansons
Gregory M Bak
Dudley Spencer
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Priority to CA2659195A priority Critical patent/CA2659195C/en
Priority to EP07812998.8A priority patent/EP2046560B1/en
Publication of WO2008016777A2 publication Critical patent/WO2008016777A2/en
Publication of WO2008016777A3 publication Critical patent/WO2008016777A3/en

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
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    • Y10T156/10—Methods of surface bonding and/or assembly therefor
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Abstract

Plastic tubes are welded by first placing the plastic tubes across aligned tube slots in a pair of side by side tube holders. The tubes are clamped to create a fluid free area. The clamps in one of the tube holders are shifted laterally away from the other tube holders to increase the fluid free area of each tube. A cold cutting device cuts through the clamped tubes to create four stub ends, The four stub ends are heated/melted. The stub ends are realigned so that the one stub end in one holder is aligned with the other stub end of the other tube holder and the realigned stub ends are pressed into contact with each other to create a weld seam.
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