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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 1985
Filed:
Dec. 07, 1982
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignees:
Commissarit a l'Energie Atomique, Paris, FR;
Framatome & Cie, Paris, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
29452 ; 2940 / ; 2945 / ; 29464 ; 29723 ; 29DI / ; 376261 ; 376438 ; 376446 ;
Abstract
A tool for the manufacture of a fuel assembly, said tool comprising for each end of an assembly an inner metal plate which can be applied to the bottom of an end member, an outer metal plate which can be displaced, under the action of a jack, along sliding columns fixed to the inner plate, in longitudinal translation with respect thereto and threaded ties traversing corresponding openings in the end member and in the inner and outer plates, able to engage with the internal thread of the guide tubes, and each provided with a head on which is supported a spring for compensating the action of the jack. A method for utilizing the tool is set forth, also.