Method for fixing resin tube to die and manufacturing method for resin-tube covered roller

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10189233-B2
Application number	US-201615333626-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 25, 2016
Priority date	Oct 30, 2015
Publication date	Jan 29, 2019
Grant date	Jan 29, 2019

Abstract

One end portion of a resin tube kept in a diameter expanded state by a plurality of diameter expanding claws is disengaged from the diameter expanding claws and is shifted onto an outer peripheral surface of a die by applying a pressing force toward the other end portion of the resin tube to an end surface of the one end portion of the resin tube.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for fixing a resin tube inserted in a cylindrical die to the die, comprising:
(a) placing the resin tube inside the cylindrical die so that both end portions of the resin tube protrude from both ends of the die; and
(b) folding back the end portions of the resin tube protruding from the both ends of the die onto an outer peripheral surface of the die,
wherein step (b) includes the following steps (i), (ii), and (iii):
(i) providing a diameter expanding unit having a plurality of diameter expanding claws which are movable in a radial direction between a diameter reduced position to be insertable in the resin tube and a diameter expanded position to extend the resin tube so that an inner diameter of the resin tube is larger than an outer diameter of the die, and which extend in an axial direction orthogonal to the radial direction;
placing the diameter expanding unit so that the axial direction is substantially parallel to a center axis of the die;
inserting the diameter expanding claws at the diameter reduced position into one end portion of the resin tube protruding from one of the ends of the die; and
moving the diameter expanding claws to the diameter expanded position to expand a diameter of the one end portion of the resin tube so that an inner diameter of the one end portion is larger than the outer diameter of the die;
(ii) moving the diameter expanding unit and the die relative to each other so that the diameter expanding unit approaches the other end portion of the resin tube while keeping the one end portion of the resin tube in a diameter expanded state by the diameter expanding claws; and
(iii) applying a pressing force toward the other end portion of the resin tube to an end surface of the one end portion of the resin tube; disengaging the one end portion of the resin tube kept in the diameter expanded state with the diameter expanding claws from the diameter expanding claws; and shifting the one end portion of the resin tube onto the outer peripheral surface of the die.

2. The method for fixing the resin tube according to claim 1 ,
wherein step (iii) includes:
inserting a plurality of pressing claws extending in a direction substantially parallel to the axial direction between the diameter expanding claws at the diameter expanded position and bringing distal ends of the pressing claws into contact with the end surface of the one end portion of the resin tube; and
moving the pressing claws and the die relative to each other so that the pressing claws approach the other end portion of the resin tube to shift the one end portion of the resin tube onto the outer peripheral surface of the die.

3. The method for fixing the resin tube according to claim 1 , wherein, in step (i), diameter expansion of the resin tube is performed while relatively moving the diameter expanding unit so that the diameter expanding unit approaches the other end portion of the resin tube.

4. The method for fixing the resin tube according to claim 1 , wherein, in step (iii), the relative movement is stopped at a time when the one end portion of the resin tube is folded back so that the outer peripheral surface of the die is opposed to at least a part of an outer peripheral surface of the one end portion of the resin tube while the one end portion of the resin tube is kept in the diameter expanded state by the diameter expanding claws.

Assignees

• Canon Kk

Inventors

• Suzuki Takeshi
• Arai Yutaka
• Takahashi Masaaki
• Takada Shigeaki
• Asaka Akeshi
• Sasame Yukio
• Onuma Masayuki

Classifications

• B29C53/08 Primary

  of tubes {or other profiled members} · CPC title

• G03G15/206

  Structural details or chemical composition of the pressure elements and layers thereof · CPC title

• B23P11/025

  by using heat or cold · CPC title

• B23P11/00

  Connecting or disconnecting metal parts or objects by metal-working techniques not otherwise provided for  (connecting sheet metal or metal tubes, rods or profiles B21D39/00; riveting B21J; soldering, unsoldering, welding B23K; hand tools for connecting wire or strip B25B25/00; connecting metal parts by adhesives F16B11/00) · CPC title

• B23P15/243

  Honeycomb dies · CPC title