Patent ID: 6425709
Filing Date: 2002-07-30
Classification: B23K,F16L,Y10S

Abstract:
A line up and connection installation comprising an elongated pipe receiving structure, a line up device for lining up pipes or pipe components and a connection station for connecting the lined up pipes or pipe components, the line up device comprising at least two gripper means which lie at a distance from one another in the axial direction of the pipe receiving structure, for the purpose of securely gripping a pipe or pipe component, the gripper means each being movable in translation in a plane which lies substantially perpendicular to the axial direction of the pipe receiving structure, and at least one of the gripper means being movable in the axial direction of the pipe receiving structure, the line up device positioning a first pipe or component in such a manner with respect to a second pipe or component that they can be connected to one another at their ends in a connection station, wherein at least one of the gripper means, which can be displaced in the axial direction of the pipe, is designed to alternately grip an inner pipe and an outer pipe of a double-walled pipe.