Title:
JOINING METHOD
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2016/174474
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A method for joining primary and secondary members comprises providing a primary member, a secondary member and a heating element which is joined to one of the primary and secondary members, wherein the heating element includes an electrically insulating matrix material and an electrically conductive reinforcing element extending through the matrix material. The method further comprises bringing the other of the primary and secondary members and the heating element into engagement and controlling a flow of electrical current in the reinforcing element so as to resistively heat and fuse at least some of the matrix material of the heating element with a matrix material of the other of the primary and secondary members. The method may be used to join a primary member such as a composite tubular and a secondary member such as a component for terminating the composite tubular.
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Inventors:
BATTEN ALEX (GB)
WESTLEY JAMES (GB)
VERNON-HARCOURT ED (GB)
ROBERTS DAMON (GB)
JONES MARTIN (GB)
WESTLEY JAMES (GB)
VERNON-HARCOURT ED (GB)
ROBERTS DAMON (GB)
JONES MARTIN (GB)
Application Number:
PCT/GB2016/051256
Publication Date:
December 08, 2016
Filing Date:
April 29, 2016
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MAGMA GLOBAL LTD (GB)
International Classes:
F16L47/03; B29C57/04; B29C65/00; B29C65/34; B29C65/48; B29C65/50; B29C65/56; B29C65/72; H05B3/18; H05B3/20
Domestic Patent References:
| WO1989012545A1 | 1989-12-28 |
Foreign References:
| US5500510A | 1996-03-19 | |||
| EP0924054A2 | 1999-06-23 | |||
| US7034251B1 | 2006-04-25 | |||
| GB2518006A | 2015-03-11 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
WILDING, Richard et al. (c/o Keltie LLPNo.1 London Bridge, London Greater London SE1 9BA, GB)
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