EP0911092B1 - Dispositif et procédé de dépôt de boucles de fil sur une bande transporteuse - Google Patents

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EP0911092B1
EP0911092B1 EP98118614A EP98118614A EP0911092B1 EP 0911092 B1 EP0911092 B1 EP 0911092B1 EP 98118614 A EP98118614 A EP 98118614A EP 98118614 A EP98118614 A EP 98118614A EP 0911092 B1 EP0911092 B1 EP 0911092B1
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Uwe Dipl.-Ing. Plociennik
Otmar Dr.-Ing. Palzer
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21C—MANUFACTURE OF METAL SHEETS, WIRE, RODS, TUBES OR PROFILES, OTHERWISE THAN BY ROLLING; AUXILIARY OPERATIONS USED IN CONNECTION WITH METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL
    • B21C47/00—Winding-up, coiling or winding-off metal wire, metal band or other flexible metal material characterised by features relevant to metal processing only
    • B21C47/02—Winding-up or coiling
    • B21C47/10—Winding-up or coiling by means of a moving guide
    • B21C47/14—Winding-up or coiling by means of a moving guide by means of a rotating guide, e.g. laying the material around a stationary reel or drum
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21C—MANUFACTURE OF METAL SHEETS, WIRE, RODS, TUBES OR PROFILES, OTHERWISE THAN BY ROLLING; AUXILIARY OPERATIONS USED IN CONNECTION WITH METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL
    • B21C47/00—Winding-up, coiling or winding-off metal wire, metal band or other flexible metal material characterised by features relevant to metal processing only
    • B21C47/26—Special arrangements with regard to simultaneous or subsequent treatment of the material
    • B21C47/262—Treatment of a wire, while in the form of overlapping non-concentric rings

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  • the invention relates to a laying process for wire windings on a conveyor belt with a belt center, in particular on a Stelmor conveyor belt, the Wire windings in an actual position with respect to the belt center position-controlled on the Conveyor belt are stored and the actual position by an optical sensor device is detected, and the winding of the wire by a winding layer takes place, which is at a variable speed around an axis of rotation rotates, changing the speed to control the actual position of the wire windings becomes.
  • the invention also relates to an apparatus for performing the method.
  • Document EP-A-0432 531 describes a depositing method and device for wire windings, the wire windings being position-controlled with With the help of an optical sensor device placed on the conveyor belt and their Location is corrected. Between the winding layer and the cooling and transport system a swiveling and / or displaceable winding feeder is arranged. This winding trailer is part of the cooling and transport system. He can have a heat-insulating hood and designed as a roller conveyor his.
  • the winding feeder has one at the transition to the cooling and transport system Joint training on.
  • a rolling or sliding support arranged for the winding trailer, at least at a side wall of the winding trailer closest to the winding trailer attacks a displacement device.
  • the drive of the conveyor rollers of the winding trailer can be a speed-adjustable drive unit.
  • the cooling and transport system can be a measuring device directed at the wire windings, preferably be assigned a photo-optical measuring device, which with the Sliding device is connected in terms of control technology.
  • Document FR-A-2 459 085 discloses an apparatus for producing Metal wire, formed as a semi-finished product in the form of coils, comprising a plant for the successive production of wire sections of a length that is needed to form a wrap.
  • the necessary scissors in the wire stretch is arranged at an intermediate point of the device at which the wire has not yet reached its top speed, and being an automatic Regulating loop between the scissors and the aforementioned device for Looping is arranged.
  • the control loop includes a photo-electric detector upstream of the Scissors in the wire path, and includes a circuit for the output of signals to trigger the scissors, the start of which starts within a time interval after detection of the wire by a detector in cooperation with the reference signal.
  • Document DE-A-3 537 668 describes an adjustment device for wire emerging from a rolling mill and to be cooled in the form of turns.
  • the winding layer is inclined forwards with its axis and the last section of the conveyor belt is inclined backwards with respect to the horizontal.
  • the position of the winding layer means that the wire windings to be deposited are deposited in an increasing manner when viewed in the transport direction. A perfect entrainment of the wire windings is not guaranteed.
  • the object of the invention is based on a depositing method and the corresponding depositing device to be improved so far that with these uniform cooling the wire turns can be reached on the conveyor belt.
  • This task becomes in the generic term in a laying process for wire windings of type mentioned with the invention in that the Wire winds first on a steep ramp with one opposite the horizontal changeable angle of inclination and from there to Conveyor belt are transported and that to regulate the actual position of the Wire turns the angle of inclination of the ramp is changed.
  • This method ensures that the wire turns with respect to the The center of the belt is placed on the conveyor belt in a position-controlled manner.
  • An embodiment of the depositing method according to the invention provides that the wire windings when transported on the ramp by laterally adjustable Guide rulers are guided on both sides, and that to regulate the Actual position of the wire turns the position of the guide rulers is changed.
  • the depositing device is equipped with a Coiler for depositing wire turns on the conveyor belt with a sensor device for detecting the position of the wire turns on the Conveyor belt, with actuators to influence the actual position of the wire windings on the conveyor belt and with a controller that feeds the actual and target position are determined and from their difference an actuating signal for an actuator and outputs to this.
  • the actuator is according to the invention as the conveyor belt upstream sloping ramp with one opposite the horizontal changeable angle of inclination, and the actuating signal is the angle of inclination the ramp.
  • the actuator as the Ramp assigned laterally adjustable guide rulers is formed, and that the positioning signal is the lateral position of the guide rulers.
  • one embodiment provides that the actuator is variable in speed Winding layer is formed, and that the control signal the speed of the turntable.
  • the measure according to the invention and the further configuration of the Device can be a defined position of the wire turns on the conveyor belt to reach.
  • cooling flows can therefore be such be coordinated and directed so that there is even cooling of the Wire turns results.
  • the position of the Wire windings are regulated so that there is even cooling results
  • an ultrasonic or infrared sensor can be used as a sensor device for detecting the actual position of the wire windings.
  • An optical sensor device for example, has proven suitable can be designed as a CCD camera.
  • the wire turns are deposited on the conveyor belt by means of a Winding layer, which rotates at a speed around an axis of rotation, wherein the speed is changeable.
  • the wire windings are from the coil layer first placed on a ramp, one opposite the horizontal Inclination angle includes.
  • the wire turns continue from the ramp transported to the conveyor belt.
  • the angle of inclination of the ramp can be changed.
  • On the ramp and / or the conveyor belt there are laterally adjustable guide rulers arranged, which the deposited on the ramp or the conveyor belt Guide wire turns laterally. To control the actual position of the wire windings can optionally choose the speed of the winding layer, the angle of inclination the ramp and / or the bearings of the guide rulers are changed.
  • a wire is fed to the billet rolling mill.
  • the wire has a diameter between z. B. 5 and 19 mm.
  • This wire is turned by the winding layer 1 Wire windings 2 shaped and placed on a ramp 3. From there it gets over Transport rollers 4 transported on a Stelmor conveyor belt 5.
  • the wire turns 2 are by means of guide rulers arranged on the side of the ramp 6 laterally guided.
  • the optical sensor device 7 is designed as a CCD camera. It therefore has a large number of light-sensitive elements arranged side by side Cells on.
  • the sensor signal of the sensor device 7 is fed to a controller 8.
  • the controller 8 is also controlled by a higher-level simulation computer 9 a target position for the wire windings 2 supplied.
  • the controller 8 determines from the sensor signal of the optical sensor device 7 an actual position of the wire windings 2.
  • the accuracy of the actual position is thereby the resolution of the optical sensor device 7 in connection with the width of the Stelmor conveyor belt 5 given.
  • the optical sensor device 7 and a transport width of 1.5 m results, for example a resolution of less than one millimeter.
  • the controller 8 calculates a control signal for Actuator to adjust the actual position to the target position.
  • a control signal for Actuator to adjust the actual position to the target position.
  • this turns with a variable speed n about an axis of rotation 11.
  • the position of the Wire turns 2 on the Stelmor conveyor belt 5 can, for example, by Changing the speed n of the winding layer 1 can be influenced. This is particularly so with a diameter of the wire less than 12 mm advantageous.
  • the ramp 3 includes an angle of inclination ⁇ with the horizontal. alternative and / or in addition to regulating the speed n of the winding layer 1, the Actual position of the wire windings 2 also by influencing the angle of inclination ⁇ the ramp 3 and / or the lateral position s influenced by rulers 6 become. This is particularly the case when the diameter of the wire is greater than 10 mm advantageous. This is particularly the case with smaller wire diameters Danger that the wire windings 2 through during a lateral displacement deform the guide rulers 6.
  • the optical sensor device 7 is as CCD camera 7 formed, which extends over the entire width of the Stelmore conveyor belt 5 extends. Such a sensor device 7 is in particular then makes sense if it is not known beforehand which part of the Stelmore conveyor belt 5 should be covered with wire turns 2.
  • the CCD camera 7 (according to FIG. 3) or the CCD cameras 7-1, 7-2 (according to FIG. 4) deliver up to 100 signals per second to the controller 8.
  • the number of signals from the detection of a wire turn 2 to the next wire turn 2 thus results directly the time between the detection of two wire turns 2.
  • the geometric distance thus results the wire turns 2 on the Stelmor conveyor belt.
  • single-line CCD cameras 7, 7-1, 7-2 used.
  • you could of course use a multi-line CCD camera 7 or multi-line cameras 7-1, 7-2 are used.
  • the term "Multi-line” means that the camera 7, 7-1, 7-2 in question has a plurality of parallel ones Rows, which are each over the wide or the edge area of the Stelmor conveyor belt 5.
  • multi-line Cameras 7, 7-1, 7-2 can of course take the distance between the wire windings 2 from one another directly by evaluating a single, then two-dimensional sensor signal be determined.
  • the depositing method according to the invention and the corresponding depositing device have been described above in connection with a Stelmor conveyor belt 5 described. But it can also be used with other conveyor belts serve to position the wire windings 2 on the conveyor belt in a precise position is required or desired.

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  • Control Of Conveyors (AREA)
  • Replacing, Conveying, And Pick-Finding For Filamentary Materials (AREA)
  • Forwarding And Storing Of Filamentary Material (AREA)
  • Length Measuring Devices By Optical Means (AREA)

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  1. Procédé de dépôt de spires de fil métallique (2) sur une bande transporteuse (5) avec un centre de bande (10), notamment sur une bande transporteuse Stelmor (5), les spires de fil métallique (2) étant déposées sur la bande transporteuse (5) dans une position réelle en positionnement réglé par rapport au centre de la bande (10) et la position réelle étant détectée par un dispositif optique à capteur, et le dépôt des spires de fil métallique (2) étant réalisé par un plieur de spires (1), qui tourne à une vitesse modulable (n) autour d'un axe de rotation (11), la vitesse de rotation (n) étant modifiée pour le réglage de la position réelle des spires de fil métallique (2),
    caractérisé en ce que
    les spires de fil métallique (2) sont d'abord déposées sur une rampe en déclivité (3) avec un angle d'inclinaison (α) modifiable par rapport à l'horizontale et transportées de là plus loin vers la bande transporteuse (5), et
    que, afin de régler la position réelle des spires de fil métallique (2), l'angle d'inclinaison (α) de la rampe (3) est modifié.
  2. Procédé de dépôt selon la revendication 1,
    caractérisé en ce que
    les spires de fil métallique (2) sont, lors du transport sur la rampe (3) guidées par des réglettes de guidage (6) réglables latéralement, et
    que, afin de régler la position réelle des spires de fil métallique (2), la position des réglettes de guidage (6) est modifiée.
  3. Procédé de dépôt pour le dépôt positionné de spires de fil métallique (2) dans une position réelle sur une bande transporteuse (5) avec un centre de bande (10), notamment pour la réalisation du procédé de l'invention,
    avec un plieur de spires (1) pour le dépôt des spires de fil métallique (2) sur la bande transporteuse (5),
    avec un dispositif à capteur (7) pour détecter la position des spires de fil métallique (2) sur la bande transporteuse (5),
    avec des éléments de réglage (1, 3, 6) afin d'influer sur la position réelle des spires de fil métallique (2) sur la bande transporteuse (5), et
    avec un régulateur, auquel sont communiquées les positions réelles et théoriques, et qui détermine à partir de la différence entre celles-ci un signal de réglage pour un élément de réglage (1, 3, 6) et le transmet à ce dernier,
    caractérisé en ce que
    l'élément de réglage (3) est configuré sous la forme de la rampe en déclivité (3) installée en amont de la bande transporteuse (5) avec un angle d'inclinaison (α) modifiable par rapport à l'horizontale.
  4. Dispositif de dépôt selon la revendication 3,
    caractérisé en ce que
    l'élément de réglage (6) est configuré sous la forme de réglettes de guidage (6) à position réglable associées à la rampe (3), et
    que le signal de réglage prescrit la position latérale des réglettes de guidage (6).
  5. Dispositif de dépôt selon la revendication 3 ou 4,
    caractérisé en ce que
    l'élément de réglage (1) est configuré comme un plieur de spires (1) à vitesse modulable (1), et
    que le signal de réglage prescrit la vitesse de rotation (n) du plieur de spires (1).
EP98118614A 1997-10-22 1998-10-01 Dispositif et procédé de dépôt de boucles de fil sur une bande transporteuse Expired - Lifetime EP0911092B1 (fr)

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