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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2015
Applicant:
Ajax Tocco Magnethermic Corporation, Warren, OH (US);
Inventors:
Ronald R. Akers, Guntersville, AL (US);
Richard McKelvey, Albertville, AL (US);
David Lazor, Girard, OH (US);
Michael Faber, Warren, OH (US);
Anthony Dellapenna, Canfield, OH (US);
Assignee:
Ajax Tocco Magnethermic Corporation, Warren, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 6/10 (2006.01); F16L 53/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 53/004 (2013.01); H05B 6/101 (2013.01);
Abstract
Induction heating apparatus and methods are presented for pipe end heating using a solenoid coil to heat a controlled length of a pipe workpiece by adjusting the relative positions of the solenoid coil with a flux diverter positioned relative to the pipe end to divert flux from the coil to control inductive heating of the pipe workpiece end.