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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 1983
Filed:
Apr. 21, 1981
Bruno de Sivry, Paris, FR;
Bernard Sudreau, Puteaux, FR;
Claude Carsac, St Leu la Foret, FR;
Jean-Pierre Hamon, Cergy, FR;
Michel Fuzeau, Parthenay, FR;
Compagnie Francaise des Petroles, Paris, FR;
Abstract
An electron beam welding chamber for butt joining elongate members 1,2 extending longitudinally at the center of the chamber. The chamber comprises an envelope 7 defining the welding enclosure 6 and which rests on a fixed structure 8. The electron gun equipment 13 is provided within the envelope and is mechanically connected, by a withdrawable connection means 18 or by elastic connection means 24, 25, to the enclosure, clamping means 15 being provided for clamping the electron gun equipment relative to one of the elongate members. This invention is particularly applicable to the welding of the sections of a pipe to be laid on the sea bed.