Calsonic Corporation

Calsonic Kansei Corporation

Seiji Mashiko

Michito Saito

In the method and apparatus of making a header pipe, the end faces of the edge portions of a flat plate, which have been respectively cut into a given shape according to a trimming operation, are then respectively face-struck into a linear shape. Also, in the trimming operation, each of the edge portions of the flat plate is cut into a shape having a larger dimension than that of a finally required shape thereof, and the thus produced excess length portions of the edge portions are worked by compressing when a pair of semidivided cylindrical portions are butted against each other. Since a connecting portion situated between the pair of semidivided cylindrical portions is always pressed with a given pressure, the working properties of the connecting portion in the molding operation are prevented from being revived. Further, in the neighborhood of one side edge portion and the other side edge portion, there are formed pressing recessed portions or pressing projecting portions which, when connecting together one side edge portion and the other side edge portion, are used to press against one side edge portion and the other side edge portion in their mutually opposing directions.

Method and apparatus for manufacturing a header pipe

The end faces of the edge portions of a flat plate, which have been respectively cut into a given shape according to a trimming operation, are then respectively face-struck into a linear shape. Also, in the trimming operation, each of the edge portions of the flat plate is cut into a shape having a larger dimension than that of a finally required shape thereof, and the thus produced excess length portions of the edge portions are worked by compressing when a pair of semidivided cylindrical portions are butted against each other. Since a connecting portion situated between the pair of semidivided cylindrical portions is always pressed with a given pressure, the working properties of the connecting portion in the molding operation are prevented from being revived. Further, in the neighborhood of one side edge portion and the other side edge portion, there are formed pressing recessed portions or pressing projecting portions which, when connecting together one side edge portion and the other side edge portion, are used to press against one side edge portion and the other side edge portion in their mutually opposing directions.

Apparatus for manufacturing a header pipe

A flat plate is molded in such a manner that a pair of semidivided cylindrical portions are arranged in parallel to each other with an arc-shaped connecting portion between them. Tube insertion holes are formed in one of the pair of semidivided cylindrical portions. Then, the connecting portion is projected from the inside thereof to thereby dispose the pair of semidivided cylindrical portions in such a manner that they are opposed to each other. The mutually opposed semidivided cylindrical portions are butted against each other, thereby manufacturing a cylindrically-shaped header pipe. The tube insertion holes are formed only in one of the pair of semidivided cylindrical portions in such a manner that the tube insertion holes are not allowed to extend up to the connecting portion.

Method for manufacturing a header pipe

In the method for manufacturing a pipe with a partition, a flat plate is molded such that a pair of semidivided cylindrical portions are arranged in parallel to each other through a connecting portion, a U-shaped partition forming portion is so formed in the pair of semidivided cylindrical portions as to project inwardly thereof, and the partition forming portion is compressed from the two sides thereof to thereby form a semidivided partition portion. The connecting portion situated between the partition forming portion is cut to thereby form an escape hole. The escape hole is formed of not only by first and second lateral-direction lines opposed to each other with a gap between them and crossing the connecting portions but also by first and second longitudinal-direction lines connecting together the end points of the first and second lateral-direction lines on the same side thereof, and the distance between the first and second longitudinal-direction lines decreases as they approach the centers of the longitudinal-direction lines. Further, the compression of the U-shaped partition forming portion is carried out in such a manner that the compression and deformation amounts of the other portions of the U-shaped partition forming portion than the leading end portion thereof are larger than that of the leading end portion.

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