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Granted Patent B2
US 9,789,556 · App. 14/883,994 · Granted Oct 17, 2017

Brazing without tools

Inventors: Philippe Bienvenu (Montivilliers, FR); Helene Malot (Sainte Adresse, FR); Francisco Caneque (Evreux, FR)
Assignee: AIRCELLE
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Patent No.
US 9,789,556
App. No.
14/883,994
Granted
Oct 17, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for assembling a set including an inner wall, a shrouded outer wall and an intermediate element, each presenting substantially circular sections, the shrouded outer wall presenting a shape substantially complementary to a shape of outer and inner surfaces of the intermediate element, and whose inner surface covers the outer surface of the intermediate element. In particular, the method includes a step of placing a brazing sheet, whose melting temperature is lower than melting temperatures of other elements of the set, over an assembly surface in contact with another assembly surface, and a step of heating, by a furnace, a set including the outer or inner walls and the intermediate element between which is interposed a brazing sheet so as to fix the outer or inner wall by brazing on the intermediate element.

Claims (10)

1. A method for assembling a set comprising an inner wall, a shrouded outer wall and an intermediate element, each presenting substantially circular sections, the shrouded outer wall presenting a shape substantially complementary to a shape of outer and inner surfaces of the intermediate element, and whose inner surface covers the outer surface of the intermediate element,

wherein the method comprises at least one step of placing at least one brazing sheet, whose melting temperature is lower than melting temperatures of other elements of the set, over at least one assembly surface in contact with another assembly surface,

at least one step of heating, by means of a furnace and without tooling, a set comprising at least one of the outer or inner wads and the intermediate element between which is interposed at least one brazing sheet so as to fix the outer or inner wall by brazing on the intermediate element, wherein the heating is up to a melting temperature of the brazing sheet and lower than a melting temperature of the at least one outer or inner wall and the intermediate member, and

wherein the method comprises a step of radially expanding the inner wall, by means of an expansion tooling of an assembly device, in such a manner that the inner wall comes into contact with and takes the shape of the inner surface of the intermediate element.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method comprises a step of placing at least one brazing sheet over all or part of the inner surface of the outer wall.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method comprises a step of placing at least one brazing sheet over all or part of the inner surface of the intermediate element.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method comprises a step of introducing the intermediate element in a volume delimited by the outer wall in such a manner that the inner surface of the outer wall covers the outer surface of the intermediate element.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method comprises a step of introducing an inner wall in a volume delimited by the intermediate element in such a manner that the inner surface of the intermediate element covers the outer surface of the inner wall.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the step of radially expanding the inner wall is achieved by pressure of at least one solid element on the inner wall.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the step of radially expanding the inner wall is accomplished by expansion tooling comprising a hydroforming tool.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 9, 2016
From: BIENVENU, PHILIPPE; MALOT, HELENE; CANEQUE, FRANCISCO
To: AIRCELLE
Reel/Frame 039376/0923 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTFR2014050915 · Apr 15, 2014
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