公开(公告)号：US11085561B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-10

申请号：US16347661

申请日：2017-11-30

申请人： BAKER HUGHES ENERGY TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED

发明人： Leigh Shippen ,  Ashley Clack ,  David Lambert ,  Balaji Aresh ,  Paul Snowdon

IPC分类号： F16L11/16 ,  B21C37/12 ,  F16L11/08

摘要： A method and apparatus are disclosed. The method includes the steps of providing an elongate sheet having a uniform thickness and a first and further spaced apart long edge, to a first pair of a plurality of spaced apart pairs of opposed forming roller elements, and via the pairs of roller elements, progressively forming a cross-sectional profile in the sheet that comprises a body portion comprising a folded central region of the sheet and a first and further wing portion that each extend away from the body portion and terminate at a respective long edge of the sheet, and securing adjacent regions of the wing portions and/or opposed regions of the body portion together thereby providing a windable elongate tape element having laterally immobilised wing portions.