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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2007
Applicants:
Bernhard Heimann, Moers, DE;
Johannes Kamps, Wegberg, DE;
Inventors:
Bernhard Heimann, Moers, DE;
Johannes Kamps, Wegberg, DE;
Assignee:
SMS MEER GmbH, Moenchengladbach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 5/08 (2006.01); B21D 39/02 (2006.01); B21D 51/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An internal tool for bending a strip passing in a strip-travel direction into a tube has a support juxtaposable with a face of the passing strip, at least two roller holders pivotal on the support about respective offset holder pivot axes generally parallel to the strip-travel direction, and respective rollers carried in the holders and rotatable about respective roller axes generally perpendicular to the respective holder axes.