EP0240623A2 - Strip bending - Google Patents
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- EP0240623A2 EP0240623A2 EP86302132A EP86302132A EP0240623A2 EP 0240623 A2 EP0240623 A2 EP 0240623A2 EP 86302132 A EP86302132 A EP 86302132A EP 86302132 A EP86302132 A EP 86302132A EP 0240623 A2 EP0240623 A2 EP 0240623A2
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- B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21D—WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21D7/00—Bending rods, profiles, or tubes
- B21D7/08—Bending rods, profiles, or tubes by passing between rollers or through a curved die
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- the present invention relates to apparatus for and a method of bending strip metal material such as 'I' section beams and 'U' section beams or other formed sections.
- the first roll normally has fixed axis on one side of the path
- the next or second along the path is on the other side
- the third roll is on the same side of the path as the first
- the second and third rolls have axes which are adjustable with respect to the bending path. Bending is gradual, that is the position of the second and third rolls is initially only slightly away from the straight fee line of the material.
- the material is passed through the rolls several times. Each time the positions of the second and third rolls are adjusted to increase the bend. As the bend increases the tendency for the material to twist increases.
- the rolls are provided with flanges which should be in contact with the material on both edges.
- the flanges are normally adjustable to provide for different materials widths.
- the material expands on the inside of the curvature and contracts on the outside so that to maintain contact on both edges the flanges have to be reset. This is manually done by tightening a nut on the roll shaft.
- a bending machine comprises a plurality of rolls at least one of which and preferably at least two of which is/are provided with a pair of restraining means, preferably flanges, the restraining means being provided with adjustment means enabling continuous adjustment with respect to each other during rolling action, and control means for controlling the adjustment means.
- a method of bending strip material according to the invention comprises passing the strip material between a plurality of rolls at least one of which and preferably at least two of which is/are provided with restraining means, preferably flanges, which are adjustable with respect to each other, and continuously adjusting said restraining means during the bending action.
- the pair of restraining means comprises a pair of flanges on one of the rolls interconnected by one or more counter threaded or cammed shafts, each flange has a threaded or cammed portion counter to the other so that rotation of the or each counter threaded or cammed shaft relative the roll causes the flanges to move in unison towards or away from each other.
- the flanges should be controlled to move apart from each other as the bend increases whilst a roll on the outside of the bend is provided with similar flanges which are controlled to move towards each other as the bend increases. In such a case it will be appreciated that the roll axes are continuously moved to achieve the bending.
- FIG. 1 the typical three roll bending machine layout is shown but it should be clear that the invention is in no way restricted to such a layout.
- the rolls in the direction of movement of the strip material - in this case an 'I' section beam 4 are first roll 1 on the outside of the beam path, second roll 2 on the inside of the bend, and third roll 3 on the outside of the bend path.
- roll 1 has a fixed axis, though it can of course be made to be movable if required.
- the axes of rolls 2 and 3 are movable relative each other and roll 1 whilst setting up the bend and during the bending operation.
- CNC computer numerical control device
- FIG. 3 and 4 the control arrangements for 2 (similar to those for roll 3 and even those for roll 1 if required) are shown.
- Flanges 14 and 16 made of hardened steel are screwed to plates 22 and 24 respectively.
- Plate 22 has three (or there may be more) holes 26 axially parallel to the axis of the main roll drive shaft 30. Holes 26 are threaded with a left hand thread.
- Plate 24 has holes 28 axially aligned with holes 26 and are threaded with a right hand thread.
- Between plates 22 and 24 is a main roll member 32 having a hardened steel tyre 34 which in use abutts the material to be bent. Member 32 is bolted to an end flange 36 of shaft 30 by bolts 38.
- a capping plate 40 is bolted to the opposite side of members 32. Between the capping plate 40 and member 32 are located a sun wheel 42 and coacting planet gears 43. Wheel 42 is fixed to a shaft 44 born in suitable bearings in the member 32 and plate 40 and extending through plate 40 and plate 22 to a brake disc 46. Gears 43 have suitable bearings in member 32 and plate 40 and extending through both to left handed and right handed threaded portions 50 and 52 corresponding to those in holes 26 and 28 respectively. Rotation of shaft 44 relative to shaft 30 causes rotation of wheel 42 and gears 43 causing the rotation of shafts 48 in plates 22 and 24 to close or open flanges 14 and 16 on workpiece 4.
- the torque can be applied to shaft 44 by an alternative arrangement i.e. a torque motor mounted to plate 22, or a torque motor mounted on a bracket 67 with belt drive or the like to shaft 44.
- the braking force applicable to disc 46 will be proportioned to the restraining force of flanges 14 and 16 on the workpiece and this can be easily controlled by suitable servo mechanisms controlled in turn by the main control means 55 which may be the main CNC device.
- a slot 56 is provided in member 32 ( Figure 4) to enable easy cutting away of tyre 34. A new tyre can then be shrunk on.
- FIG. 5 An alternative arrangement is shown in Figure 5 where the main shaft 30 ⁇ has a rolling flange 36 ⁇ on which is heat shrunk a tyre 34 ⁇ . Threaded portions 58 and 60 with left handed and right handed threads are provided either ride on the main shaft. Screwed on the threaded portions are flange plate 22 ⁇ and 24 ⁇ with flanges 14 ⁇ and 16 ⁇ . Screwing toward or away from each other is controlled by a pair of shoe or band brakes 62 and 64 controlled by a common servo system 66. The operation in similar to the previous embodiment.
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- The present invention relates to apparatus for and a method of bending strip metal material such as 'I' section beams and 'U' section beams or other formed sections.
- In order to bend such section it is conventional to provide three rolls which straddle the feed path of the material to be bent. The first roll normally has fixed axis on one side of the path, the next or second along the path is on the other side, whilst the third roll is on the same side of the path as the first, the second and third rolls have axes which are adjustable with respect to the bending path. Bending is gradual, that is the position of the second and third rolls is initially only slightly away from the straight fee line of the material. In order to progress the bend, the material is passed through the rolls several times. Each time the positions of the second and third rolls are adjusted to increase the bend. As the bend increases the tendency for the material to twist increases. To prevent twisting the rolls are provided with flanges which should be in contact with the material on both edges. The flanges are normally adjustable to provide for different materials widths. In the conventional bending method after each pass of the material, the material expands on the inside of the curvature and contracts on the outside so that to maintain contact on both edges the flanges have to be reset. This is manually done by tightening a nut on the roll shaft.
- The necessity for repassing the material with manual readjustment of the flanges after each pass is time-consuming and is very much an ad hoc procedure which relies considerably on the operator's skill to achieve an accurately formed finished article which does not have a twist in it.
- A bending machine according to the invention comprises a plurality of rolls at least one of which and preferably at least two of which is/are provided with a pair of restraining means, preferably flanges, the restraining means being provided with adjustment means enabling continuous adjustment with respect to each other during rolling action, and control means for controlling the adjustment means.
- A method of bending strip material according to the invention comprises passing the strip material between a plurality of rolls at least one of which and preferably at least two of which is/are provided with restraining means, preferably flanges, which are adjustable with respect to each other, and continuously adjusting said restraining means during the bending action.
- By reason of the provision of continuous adjustment of the restraining means it is possible to bend the material in a single pass especially if the amount of the bend is continually monitored. Furthermore it is also possible to ensure that the control means is operated so as to ensure an even and correct restraining pressure on the material so as to ensure accurate bending without any twisting being evident. A further advantage is that in a repetitive operation where material guage differs slightly from strip to strip the restraining means can be immediately reset to the correct restraining pressure normally about 10% of the roll pressure.
- In a preferred embodiment of the invention the pair of restraining means comprises a pair of flanges on one of the rolls interconnected by one or more counter threaded or cammed shafts, each flange has a threaded or cammed portion counter to the other so that rotation of the or each counter threaded or cammed shaft relative the roll causes the flanges to move in unison towards or away from each other. In the case of a roll positioned on the inside of the bend the flanges should be controlled to move apart from each other as the bend increases whilst a roll on the outside of the bend is provided with similar flanges which are controlled to move towards each other as the bend increases. In such a case it will be appreciated that the roll axes are continuously moved to achieve the bending.
- An embodiment of the inventon will now be described by way of example with references to the accompanying drawings in which:-
- Figure 1 is an axial view of a typical three roll bending machine layout incorporating the invention, and showing an 'I' section beam being rolled to form a colliery arch,
- Figure 2 is a cross section taken along the line Z-Z in Figure 1 showing flange movement between two opposed rolls with the 'I' section beam in between,
- Figure 3 is a diagrammatic cross section of one of the rolls of Figure 1 showing flange control arrangements,
- Figure 4 is a diagram of part of the flange control arrangements taken at D-D in figure 3, and
- Figure 5 is a diagram of an alternative arrangement for roll flange control according to the invention.
- In Figure 1 the typical three roll bending machine layout is shown but it should be clear that the invention is in no way restricted to such a layout. The rolls in the direction of movement of the strip material - in this case an 'I'
section beam 4 are first roll 1 on the outside of the beam path,second roll 2 on the inside of the bend, andthird roll 3 on the outside of the bend path. For the purpose of this explanation roll 1 has a fixed axis, though it can of course be made to be movable if required. The axes ofrolls Detectors 5 and 6 suitably monitor the position of the material being bent and these are linked to the CNC device. - As the material of
beam 4 enters the bend betweenrolls flanges roll 2 are allowed to move outwardly under control as will be described. At the same time the outflange 10 of the beam tends to retract in the x axis so thatflanges roll 3 must be moved inwardly under control. - In Figure 3 and 4 the control arrangements for 2 (similar to those for
roll 3 and even those for roll 1 if required) are shown.Flanges plates Plate 22 has three (or there may be more)holes 26 axially parallel to the axis of the mainroll drive shaft 30.Holes 26 are threaded with a left hand thread.Plate 24 hasholes 28 axially aligned withholes 26 and are threaded with a right hand thread. Betweenplates main roll member 32 having a hardenedsteel tyre 34 which in use abutts the material to be bent.Member 32 is bolted to anend flange 36 ofshaft 30 bybolts 38. Acapping plate 40 is bolted to the opposite side ofmembers 32. Between thecapping plate 40 andmember 32 are located asun wheel 42 and coactingplanet gears 43.Wheel 42 is fixed to ashaft 44 born in suitable bearings in themember 32 andplate 40 and extending throughplate 40 andplate 22 to abrake disc 46.Gears 43 have suitable bearings inmember 32 andplate 40 and extending through both to left handed and right handed threadedportions holes shaft 44 relative toshaft 30 causes rotation ofwheel 42 andgears 43 causing the rotation ofshafts 48 inplates flanges workpiece 4. - To control the relative movement of
shafts brake pads 54 anddisc 46. The threads in holes andshafts roll 2 as seen in Figure 1 with braking torque tends to open theflanges roll 3 tends to closeflanges - The torque can be applied to
shaft 44 by an alternative arrangement i.e. a torque motor mounted toplate 22, or a torque motor mounted on abracket 67 with belt drive or the like toshaft 44. - It will be appreciated that the braking force applicable to
disc 46 will be proportioned to the restraining force offlanges - In the mechanically most advantageous arrangement the
main roll member 32 requires to be as near as possible centrally located with respect toflange 36. For simplicity they are shown distanced by distance W. When W = O the couple between 36 and 32 is reduced to zero. - A
slot 56 is provided in member 32 (Figure 4) to enable easy cutting away oftyre 34. A new tyre can then be shrunk on. - An alternative arrangement is shown in Figure 5 where the main shaft 30ʹ has a rolling flange 36ʹ on which is heat shrunk a tyre 34ʹ. Threaded
portions band brakes common servo system 66. The operation in similar to the previous embodiment.
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GB08527565A GB2166987B (en) | 1984-11-16 | 1985-11-08 | Bending roll with lateral work restraining means |
DE19863687125 DE3687125T2 (en) | 1986-03-21 | 1986-03-21 | BEND PROFILES. |
EP19860302132 EP0240623B1 (en) | 1986-03-21 | 1986-03-21 | Strip bending |
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FR348680A (en) * | 1903-12-03 | 1905-04-21 | Nicol Sinclair Arthur | Bending and straightening machine for metal bars and joists |
FR456403A (en) * | 1913-03-22 | 1913-08-26 | Wilhelmshuette In Saalfeld A D Saale Aktiengesells | Roller train for bending profile irons |
US1926830A (en) * | 1932-03-25 | 1933-09-12 | Buffalo Forge Co | Bending machine roll |
GB551447A (en) * | 1941-08-20 | 1943-02-23 | Salopian Engineers Ltd | Improvements in rolls for bending lengths of metal of angle, tee or other bar section |
FR2217087A1 (en) * | 1973-02-07 | 1974-09-06 | Kloeckner Werke Ag | Rolling mill control for curved sections - by curvature sensors for rolled stock controlling screwdown motion |
DE3041212A1 (en) * | 1980-11-03 | 1982-05-13 | August Wilhelm 5901 Wilnsdorf Schäfer | Rounding machine for sheet metal - uses curvature gauge, adjusting members, and electric reference value adjusting control as need be |
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FR348680A (en) * | 1903-12-03 | 1905-04-21 | Nicol Sinclair Arthur | Bending and straightening machine for metal bars and joists |
FR456403A (en) * | 1913-03-22 | 1913-08-26 | Wilhelmshuette In Saalfeld A D Saale Aktiengesells | Roller train for bending profile irons |
US1926830A (en) * | 1932-03-25 | 1933-09-12 | Buffalo Forge Co | Bending machine roll |
GB551447A (en) * | 1941-08-20 | 1943-02-23 | Salopian Engineers Ltd | Improvements in rolls for bending lengths of metal of angle, tee or other bar section |
FR2217087A1 (en) * | 1973-02-07 | 1974-09-06 | Kloeckner Werke Ag | Rolling mill control for curved sections - by curvature sensors for rolled stock controlling screwdown motion |
DE3041212A1 (en) * | 1980-11-03 | 1982-05-13 | August Wilhelm 5901 Wilnsdorf Schäfer | Rounding machine for sheet metal - uses curvature gauge, adjusting members, and electric reference value adjusting control as need be |
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CN105057456A (en) * | 2015-08-13 | 2015-11-18 | 湖北元拓铝合金模架制造有限公司 | Section coiling and bending mold |
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