DEVICE FOR CRIMPING SLEEVES AT HOSE ENDS Russian patent published in 2002 - IPC

FIELD: mechanical engineering; power units for crimping sleeves at ends of high- pressure hoses in securing end nipples. SUBSTANCE: device has body with crimping spring-loaded cams movable secured in its radial slots. Clamping ring is articulated with rods of power cylinders and is secured on body for turn limited by adjustable stop. Fitted between crimping cams and wedge-shaped projections are wedge-shaped levers whose projections are engageable at one end with at one end with respective grooves on inner surface of clamping ring and their detentes on other end are engageable with spring-loaded stops of body. EFFECT: increased crimping forces; increased zone of crimping cam extension. 2 cl, 3 dwg