IP Library Granted Patent US 9,101,972
Granted Patent B2
US 9,101,972 · App. 13/502,466 · Granted Aug 11, 2015

Water pipe for which hydroforming is employed, and a production method therefor

Inventors: Sung-Pill Park (Ulsan, KR); Kyung-Soo Jin (Ulsan, KR); Yun-Gyu Kim (Ulsan, KR); Man-Been Moon (Guri-si, KR)
Assignee: HYUNDAI HYSCO
B21D26/051B21C37/154B21D26/033B21D35/002B21D39/04B21D51/16F16L9/04F16L58/08
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Patent No.
US 9,101,972
App. No.
13/502,466
Granted
Aug 11, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed are a double water pipe manufactured via hydroforming and a method of manufacturing the same via hydroforming. The method includes (a) inserting an inner pipe into an outer pipe made of steel, the inner pipe being made of a corrosion resistant material selected from among stainless steel, titanium and aluminum, and having a smaller outer diameter than an inner diameter of the outer pipe; (b) placing the outer pipe on a die unit and sealing opposite ends of the die unit with sealing members each having a through-hole connected to a fluid supply unit for supplying a fluid to the inner pipe; (c) supplying the fluid to the inner pipe to perform plastic expansion of the inner pipe and elastic expansion of the outer pipe; and (d) discharging the fluid from the inner pipe to allow frictional coupling between the inner pipe and the outer pipe through elastic restoration of the outer pipe.

Claims (19)

1. A double water pipe, comprising:

an outer pipe comprising steel; and

an inner pipe comprising a corrosion resistant material selected from among stainless steel, titanium and aluminum, the inner pipe being inserted into the outer pipe to be frictionally coupled to the outer pipe by hydroforming,

wherein compositions of the outer pipe and the inner pipe are different from each other; and

wherein each of an inner surface of the outer pipe and an outer surface of the inner pipe includes a rough surface which maintains the frictional coupling of the outer pipe with the inner pipe.

2. The double water pipe of claim 1 , wherein the steel of the outer pipe comprises a material selected from among galvanized steel, aluminum-plated steel, and non-plated steel.

3. The double water pipe of claim 1 , wherein a corrosion resistance of the inner pipe is greater than a corrosion resistance of the outer pipe, and

wherein an impact resistance of the outer pipe is greater than an impact resistance of the inner pipe.

4. The double water pipe of claim 1 , wherein the inner pipe comprises titanium.

5. The double water pipe of claim 1 , wherein the inner pipe comprises aluminum.

6. The double water pipe of claim 2 , wherein the steel of the outer pipe comprises aluminum-plated steel.

7. The double water pipe of claim 2 , wherein the steel of the outer pipe comprises non-plated steel.

8. A double water pipe, comprising:

an outer pipe comprising steel; and

an inner pipe comprising a corrosion resistant material selected from among stainless steel, titanium and aluminum, the inner pipe being inserted into the outer pipe to be frictionally coupled to the outer pipe by hydroforming,

wherein compositions of the outer pipe and the inner pipe are different from each other; and

wherein the steel of the outer pipe comprises aluminum-plated steel.

9. The double water pipe of claim 8 , wherein a corrosion resistance of the inner pipe is greater than a corrosion resistance of the outer pipe, and

wherein an impact resistance of the outer pipe is greater than an impact resistance of the inner pipe.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Dec 17, 2015
From: HYUNDAI HYSCO CO., LTD.
To: HYUNDAI STEEL COMPANY
Reel/Frame 037325/0070 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 18, 2012
From: PARK, SUNG-PILL; JIN, KYUNG-SOO; KIM, YUN-GYU; MOON, MAN-BEEN
To: HYUNDAI HYSCO
Reel/Frame 028066/0596 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2009-0108969 · Nov 12, 2009 · national
Continuity (1)
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