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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2001
Charles W. Bucey, San Diego, CA (US);
Steven W. Clayton, Metamora, IL (US);
Douglas R. Ervin, Metamora, IL (US);
Robert M. Jones, Metamora, IL (US);
Chad Miars, Peoria, IL (US);
Solar Turbines Inc, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
An assembly line for economically and efficiently assembling a core into a recuperator. The assembly line has an inlet end, an assembly station, a welding station, a control station and an outlet end. The inlet end has a plurality of the cores to be used for assembly thereat. The core is positioned within the assembly station and an assembly fixture locates a ducting structure in a preestablished relationship to the core. The control station using a plurality of sensors sends an input to a controller and the welding station performs a weld fixedly securing the ducting structure to the core.