Patent ID: 8763446

Claim:
A tube weld seam test device for testing a tube weld seam ( 32 ) of a flexible tube ( 18 ) for leaks, comprising: a first pinching device ( 10 ) and a second pinching device ( 12 ) for pinching closed the flexible tube ( 18 ) at a first position (A) and at a second position (B) distant from the first position (A); a compressing mechanism ( 26 ) arranged for partly compressing a tube section enclosed between the first and second pinching devices ( 10 ; 12 ), when the tube ( 18 ) is pinched closed by the first and second pinching devices ( 10 ; 12 ); and a pressure test device ( 14 ) arranged for testing an internal pressure of said tube section; wherein the compressing mechanism comprises at least one moveable pinching member ( 24 ) of the first pinching device ( 10 ), said pinching member ( 24 ) being forcibly moveable towards the second pinching device ( 12 ) while pinching closed the flexible tube ( 18 ).