Patent ID: 6423943
Filing Date: 2002-07-23
Classification: B23K,F16L,G01N

Abstract:
A connecting method comprising:a wax-material positioning stage of positioning a wax material between connecting ends at a portion to be connected of a rod member, a clamp-section attaching stage of positioning a first clamp section and a second clamp section on opposite sides of said portion to be connected and attaching said first and second clamp sections to said rod member; and a heating-member attaching stage of attaching a heating member in such a way as to surround said portion to be connected; and a connecting stage of connecting said portion to be connected by heating said portion to be connected by said heating member while apply pressure to said portion to be connected by said first and second clamp sections, said clamp-section attaching stage including a step of arranging said first and second clamp sections so as to be slid around an outer surface of said rod member from one side of said rod member to the other side thereof, said heating-member attaching stage including a step of arranging said heating member so as to be slid around said outer surface of said rod member from said one side of said rod member to said other side thereof.