EP0755734B1 - Cold extrusion method for forming a bevel gear integral with a rotation pivot, and the gear obtained by said method - Google Patents
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- B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21K—MAKING FORGED OR PRESSED METAL PRODUCTS, e.g. HORSE-SHOES, RIVETS, BOLTS OR WHEELS
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- This invention relates to a method for forming, by the cold extrusion of a metal blank, a small-dimension bevel gear integral with a rotation pivot, the pivot extending from the root of the teeth of said gear.
- the invention also relates to the gear obtained by said method, and the mould for its implementation.
- JP-A-64 002756 refers to a production of bevel gear with a die with a preform piece.
- JP-A-60 184444 relates to a cold forming method of splinz shaft with conduction parts.
- US-A-3 429 172 discloses a method of making gear forging apparatus, in particular for spiral gear.
- bevel gear pairs for this purpose is extremely limited because the relatively small dimensions required of the gears complete with their rotation pivot result in very high production costs, especially if said bevel gears are to be applied to products of wide consumption.
- the general object of the present invention is therefore to provide an economical method which enables, by cold extrusion, a small-dimension bevel gear integral with a rotation pivot to be formed, as part of a bevel gear pair for transmitting motion between mutually perpendicular axes.
- a further object of the invention is to provide a mould for implementing the method.
- the method of the invention for extruding a small-dimension bevel gear integral with a rotation pivot starts with a metal wire 10 which is made to advance stepwise, guided by a head 12, in the direction of the arrow 11 until it abuts against a mechanical stop 13, which determines the exact length "1" of the end piece 14 of wire 10 to be used.
- Said piece 14 is cut from the wire 10, as shown in Figure 2, by a blade 15 which advances in the direction of the arrow 16, so as to obtain a pin 17 forming the blank to be used for the cold extrusion of a small-dimension bevel gear with an integral rotation pivot extending from the root of the teeth of said gear.
- the pin 17 obtained in this manner is inserted into a die 18 of configuration corresponding to that of the finished article to be obtained.
- the die 18 is formed within a so-called anvil 19 of a mould provided with an extractor 20 for the extruded article ( Figure 3).
- the pin 17 is only partly inserted into the die 18, an end portion projecting from the die as clearly seen in Figure 3, to be deformed by a first hammer 21 of said mould ( Figures 4-7), which moves in the directions of the arrows 22, 23.
- the hammer 21 is provided with a cavity 24 arranged to engage the projecting free end of the pin 17 (Figure 5), so as to define on the pin 17 a terminal head 25, serving as the base blank for the definitive extrusion of the bevel gear, the remaining part of the pin 17 defining a rotation pivot 26 for said gear ( Figures 5-7).
- the gear is formed from the head 25 by a punch 27 provided in a second hammer 28, the punch 27, by being lowered from the position shown in Figure 8 to the position shown in Figure 9, deforming said head 25 so as to further expand the material and cause it to completely fill the empty spaces in the die 18 with precision (see Figures 9 and 10, and Figure 11 which represents an enlargement of Figure 9 in correspondence with the extrusion region for the gear teeth, so as to obtain a bevel gear 34 integral with the pivot 26.
- the second hammer 28 has a partly spherical cavity 29 which correspondingly shapes the summit of the teeth 33 of the gear 34.
- said cavity 29 closes the top of the die 18 with great precision and in a sealed manner, so preventing inadmissible escape of material from the closed mould.
- the punch 27 is of polygonal shape, for example hexagonal, so as to define in the bevel gear a seat 30 for an operating key.
- the bevel gear 34 complete with rotation pivot obtained by the method of the invention is extracted from the anvil 19 by moving the extractor 20 in the direction of the arrow 31.
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Description
- This invention relates to a method for forming, by the cold extrusion of a metal blank, a small-dimension bevel gear integral with a rotation pivot, the pivot extending from the root of the teeth of said gear.
- The invention also relates to the gear obtained by said method, and the mould for its implementation.
- In various applications it would be desirable to use a bevel gear integral with a rotation pivot for transmitting motion between tw mutually perpendicular axes.
- A non-limiting example of such application are mechanisms for adjusting the height of concealed connections for wall-mounted kitchen furniture. See EP-A-389054.
- JP-A-64 002756 refers to a production of bevel gear with a die with a preform piece.
- JP-A-60 184444 relates to a cold forming method of splinz shaft with conduction parts.
- US-A-3 429 172 discloses a method of making gear forging apparatus, in particular for spiral gear.
- However the application of bevel gear pairs for this purpose is extremely limited because the relatively small dimensions required of the gears complete with their rotation pivot result in very high production costs, especially if said bevel gears are to be applied to products of wide consumption.
- The general object of the present invention is therefore to provide an economical method which enables, by cold extrusion, a small-dimension bevel gear integral with a rotation pivot to be formed, as part of a bevel gear pair for transmitting motion between mutually perpendicular axes.
- A further object of the invention is to provide a mould for implementing the method.
- Said objects are attained by the use of the method and mould having the characteristics defined in the accompanying claims.
- The characteristics of the extrusion method according to the invention will be more apparent from the description thereof given hereinafter with reference to the accompanying schematic drawings, in which:
- Figures 1 to 13 show schematically the steps of said method; and
- Figure 14 is an enlarged view of the bevel gear complete with rotation pivot, obtained by the method and mould of the invention.
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- With reference to Figure 1, the method of the invention for extruding a small-dimension bevel gear integral with a rotation pivot starts with a
metal wire 10 which is made to advance stepwise, guided by ahead 12, in the direction of thearrow 11 until it abuts against amechanical stop 13, which determines the exact length "1" of theend piece 14 ofwire 10 to be used. - Said
piece 14 is cut from thewire 10, as shown in Figure 2, by ablade 15 which advances in the direction of thearrow 16, so as to obtain apin 17 forming the blank to be used for the cold extrusion of a small-dimension bevel gear with an integral rotation pivot extending from the root of the teeth of said gear. - The
pin 17 obtained in this manner is inserted into adie 18 of configuration corresponding to that of the finished article to be obtained. - The die 18 is formed within a so-called
anvil 19 of a mould provided with anextractor 20 for the extruded article (Figure 3). - The
pin 17 is only partly inserted into thedie 18, an end portion projecting from the die as clearly seen in Figure 3, to be deformed by afirst hammer 21 of said mould (Figures 4-7), which moves in the directions of thearrows - To effect a controlled first deformation of the
pin 17, thehammer 21 is provided with acavity 24 arranged to engage the projecting free end of the pin 17 (Figure 5), so as to define on the pin 17 aterminal head 25, serving as the base blank for the definitive extrusion of the bevel gear, the remaining part of thepin 17 defining arotation pivot 26 for said gear (Figures 5-7). - As can be clearly seen from the enlarged view shown in Figure 6 of the drawings,
sections 32 of thegear teeth 33 are already formed in theterminal head 25 in correspondence with the roots of theteeth 33. - The gear is formed from the
head 25 by apunch 27 provided in asecond hammer 28, thepunch 27, by being lowered from the position shown in Figure 8 to the position shown in Figure 9, deforming saidhead 25 so as to further expand the material and cause it to completely fill the empty spaces in thedie 18 with precision (see Figures 9 and 10, and Figure 11 which represents an enlargement of Figure 9 in correspondence with the extrusion region for the gear teeth, so as to obtain abevel gear 34 integral with thepivot 26. - For this purpose the
second hammer 28 has a partlyspherical cavity 29 which correspondingly shapes the summit of theteeth 33 of thegear 34. - It should be noted that said
cavity 29 closes the top of thedie 18 with great precision and in a sealed manner, so preventing inadmissible escape of material from the closed mould. - Preferably, but not necessarily, the
punch 27 is of polygonal shape, for example hexagonal, so as to define in the bevel gear aseat 30 for an operating key. - As shown in Figures 12, 13, the
bevel gear 34 complete with rotation pivot obtained by the method of the invention is extracted from theanvil 19 by moving theextractor 20 in the direction of thearrow 31. - The economy of the method of the invention for large-scale production will be apparent to the expert of the art.
- The object stated in the introduction to the description is hence attained, namely forming, by cold extrusion of a metal blank, a small-dimension bevel gear with an integral rotation pivot extending from the root of the gear teeth, and possibly also provided with a seat for an operating key.
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- A method for forming, by cold extrusion of a metal blank, a small-dimension bevel gear integral with a rotation pivot which extends at the side of the gear where the teeth are, comprising the following steps:inserting a pin (17) into a die (18) in an anvil (19), said die comprising gear teeth having a configuration corresponding to that of the finished article to be obtained, a terminal portion of said pin (17) projecting from said die (18);deforming the free end of said pin (17) by a first hammer (21), to define a terminal head (25) acting as the base blank for extruding the bevel gear teeth (33), the remaining part of the pin (17) defining a rotation pivot (26) for said gear;deforming said head (25) by a punch (27) provided in a second hammer (28), said punch being inserted a certain distance into said head (25) so as to expand the material and oblige it to completely fill the empty spaces of the die (18) with precision; andextracting the bevel gear (34) formed in this manner, and integral with its rotation pivot, from said anvil (19).
- A method as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that sections (32) of the gear teeth (33) are already formed in said head (25), in correspondence with the roots of said teeth (33).
- A mould for forming, by cold extrusion of a metal blank, a small-dimension bevel gear integral with a rotation pivot, according to the method of claim 1, characterised by comprising an anvil (19), and a first and a second hammer (21, 28), said anvil (19) being provided with said die (18), which comprises gear teeth and has a configuration corresponding to that of the finished article to be obtained, and with an extractor (20), the first hammer (21) being provided with a cavity (24) arranged to form said head (25), the second hammer (28) being provided with the punch (27) and with a second cavity (29) arranged to shape the summit of the teeth (33) of the bevel gear, and to perfectly close the die (18) in a sealed manner.
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IT95MI001640A IT1277365B1 (en) | 1995-07-27 | 1995-07-27 | PROCEDURE FOR THE PRODUCTION BY COLD FORGING OF A BEVEL GEAR ATTACHED TO A ROTATION PIN AND |
ITMI951640 | 1995-07-27 |
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EP0755734A1 EP0755734A1 (en) | 1997-01-29 |
EP0755734B1 true EP0755734B1 (en) | 2001-05-09 |
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