Patent ID: 6677054
Filing Date: 2004-01-13
Classification: B23K,Y10T

Abstract:
A device for the integral joining of a metal block made up of a plurality of plates, by brazing, wherein the braze provides a large surface area, minimal thickness connection in solder gaps (17j; j=1, 2, . . . , nâˆ’1) located between adjacent segment plates (12i; i=1, 2, . . . , n), wherein at least one capillary solder inflow path (14) is provided starting at a solder depot, the solder depot containing a supply of braze material (42), which solder melts as the stack (11) of plates is heated, such that the melted solder material flows directly into the individual capillary solder gaps (17j; j=1, 2, . . . , nâˆ’1) formed between the facing surfaces of the segment plates (12i) via said solder inflow path, wherein the capillary supply path is provided along an external surface of the stack of plates intended to form the metal block (11â€²), in which the outer narrow surfaces of the segment plates, which lie with large surfaces against each other, are coplanar.