摘要 |
A machine and method for bending tubes of large diameter in different bending directions, wherein a tube (10) is guided in the axial direction through an annular inductive heating device (7); the tube (10) is secured by a bending lock (4) at the end (11) thereof intended to be bent; at least one bending arm (2), which is mounted rotatably about a vertical axis of rotation (8), is located at the part of the bending machine that is disposed in the advancing direction of the tube (10); the bending lock (4) is indirectly connected to the bending arm (2); the bending lock (4) has a force transmission device between the receiving device for tubes and the bending arm (2); and the force transmission device is connected to the bending arm (2). |