Georg Fischer Aktiengesellschaft

George Fisher Aktiengesellschaft

Gerhard Baumann

Xaver Wuchner

Hans Tanner

Herbert Kramer

A treating device for mechanically treating the outer circumferential surface of tubular components. The treating device includes a grinding tool and is rotatably mounted on an internal chuck. The internal chuck is chucked by means of chuck jaws concentrically relative to the inner diameter of the tubular component. The grinding tool includes a drive shaft and a drive motor and is eccentrically mounted in a bushing which can be swivelled by means of a worm drive. By swivelling the grinding tool, the grinding tool is moved toward the tubular component for the appropriate processing depth. Subsequently, the outer surface of the tubular component is treated by rotating the treating device about the internal chuck.

Device for treating the ends of tubular components

A tool for forming a pipe joint of the type wherein a ring with a frusto-conical inner surface is forced over the belled one of two telescopically assembled pipes includes a jaw assembly having two pairs of jaws which are axially movable toward each other, one pair to engage the bell shoulder and the other to engage and push the ring. A pressure clamp has two forks shaped to engage the ends of the jaw assembly and a piston and cylinder assembly to linearly move one fork toward the other, thereby moving the jaws and forming the joint. The size of the jaw assembly can be selected according to pipe diameter.

Tool for joining pipes

A die head has replaceable radially slidable threading dies moved by a bushing with cams. As the workpiece is threaded to the desired length, its end contacts cam surfaces which move a sensor bolt and a control pin to disengage the bushing from a locked position. The bushing can then move axially to radially retract the threading dies from the workpiece.

Die head with workpiece actuated release

To simplify the apparatus and reduce handling, a pipe threading section and a pipe cutting section are axially aligned with respect to a pipe clamping apparatus, both located at the same side of the pipe clamping section. A guide is provided, extending parallel to the axis of the pipe, to guide the clamping section on the apparatus for movement in selected positions, the moving distance of the clamping section being greater than the distance between that side of the threading tool of the pipe threading section and the cutting tool of the cutting tool section which faces the clamping section.

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Schaffhausen, Switzerland

Gerhard Baumann