Patent ID: 8631553
Filing Date: 2014-01-21
Classification: B21D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A tube splicing machine, comprising: a frame; a die holder located on the frame, with a swaging die removably mounted in the die holder, the die holder including a main plate and a top plate removably connected to the main plate, with a die holding opening defined through a portion of the main plate and the top plate, the swaging die including two die parts that together define a die opening and are separable along a mid-line of the die opening; a splice fitting engagement plate with a splice fitting engagement portion that is located on the frame, the splice fitting engagement plate having an open or openable top to allow removable connection to a splice fitting; and an actuator connected to the splice fitting engagement plate and the frame that moves the splice fitting engagement plate relative to the die holder in an axial direction of the splice fitting from an initial position in which the splice fitting is located outside of the swaging die, to a swaged position in which the splice fitting is forced axially through the swaging die in order to swage the splice fitting onto a length of hose or tubing.