EP0938380A1 - Procede et dispositif pour produire des toles metalliques structurees - Google Patents

Procede et dispositif pour produire des toles metalliques structurees

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EP0938380A1
EP0938380A1 EP97944888A EP97944888A EP0938380A1 EP 0938380 A1 EP0938380 A1 EP 0938380A1 EP 97944888 A EP97944888 A EP 97944888A EP 97944888 A EP97944888 A EP 97944888A EP 0938380 A1 EP0938380 A1 EP 0938380A1
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metal sheet
height
calibration
profile
gap
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Rolf BRÜCK
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Vitesco Technologies Lohmar Verwaltungs GmbH
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01JCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS
    • B01J35/00Catalysts, in general, characterised by their form or physical properties
    • B01J35/50Catalysts, in general, characterised by their form or physical properties characterised by their shape or configuration
    • B01J35/56Foraminous structures having flow-through passages or channels, e.g. grids or three-dimensional monoliths
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21DWORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21D13/00Corrugating sheet metal, rods or profiles; Bending sheet metal, rods or profiles into wave form
    • B21D13/04Corrugating sheet metal, rods or profiles; Bending sheet metal, rods or profiles into wave form by rolling
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01NGAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01N3/00Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust
    • F01N3/08Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for rendering innocuous
    • F01N3/10Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for rendering innocuous by thermal or catalytic conversion of noxious components of exhaust
    • F01N3/24Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for rendering innocuous by thermal or catalytic conversion of noxious components of exhaust characterised by constructional aspects of converting apparatus
    • F01N3/28Construction of catalytic reactors
    • F01N3/2803Construction of catalytic reactors characterised by structure, by material or by manufacturing of catalyst support
    • F01N3/2807Metal other than sintered metal
    • F01N3/281Metallic honeycomb monoliths made of stacked or rolled sheets, foils or plates

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  • the invention relates to a method for producing at least one structured metal sheet, a method for producing a coated sheet metal stack and an apparatus for producing structured metal sheets.
  • metal sheets are predominantly processed into honeycomb bodies for catalytic converters, as are used in particular in exhaust systems of motor vehicles.
  • honeycomb body is described for example by EP 0 245 737 B1.
  • structured metal sheets are generally produced by intermeshing profile rollers, which preferably have involute teeth or a similarly shaped teeth.
  • intermeshing profile rollers which preferably have involute teeth or a similarly shaped teeth.
  • there are other geometries of the structures e.g. B. trapezoidal shape, zigzag shape, etc., known.
  • Sections are separated from the structured, band-shaped metal sheet, which are stacked to form a metal sheet stack, a smooth sheet being inserted between the structured metal sheets. For example, the ends of the stack are intertwined in opposite directions about at least two fixed points.
  • the stack thus deformed is inserted into a casing tube.
  • the jacket tube with the metal sheet stack used is then subjected to a soldering process in which the jacket tube is soldered to the metal sheet stack and the individual sheets to one another.
  • the jacket tube and the sheet metal package have different coefficients of thermal expansion.
  • the metal sheet insert package with a prestress in the jacket tube, so that no gap occurs between the metal sheets and / or the metal sheets and the jacket tube.
  • the band-shaped metal sheet is deformed. Fluctuations in the material properties of the metal sheet lead to fluctuations in the structural height of the structured metal sheet. These fluctuations in the structural height are attributed to the fact that the elasticity of the metal sheet lies within a tolerance band. This effect is possibly also superimposed by tolerances of the profile rolls, so that it is not ensured that metal sheet packages can always be inserted into a tube with the same prestress. It has also been found that the cell density of a honeycomb body can also be different in the same production process.
  • the invention is based on the object of specifying a method for producing at least one structured metal sheet and a layered sheet metal stack and a device for producing structured sheets by which it is ensured that when the structured metal sheets or the metal sheet stack are further processed into a honeycomb body, Fluctuations in a preload with which a metal sheet package can be inserted into a jacket tube are small.
  • Another object of the invention is to ensure that a honeycomb body formed by structured metal sheets has a constant cell density.
  • the method according to the invention for producing at least one structured metal sheet is characterized in that initially in a structured forming step, a ribbon-shaped metal sheet is formed with a structure.
  • a structure is produced whose structure height is greater than a target structure height that the structured metal sheet is to have as a finished product.
  • the structure-forming step is followed by a calibration step in which a force is exerted on the structure of the metal sheet in such a way that after the calibration step the height of the structure corresponds to the desired structure height.
  • the fact that during the structure-forming step the structure height is greater than a desired structure height ensures that the structure height of the metal sheet is sufficiently high despite springback. Furthermore, any tolerances of profile tools are compensated.
  • a force is exerted on the apex areas of the structure, by which the structure is deformed, so that after the calibration step the height of the structure corresponds to the desired structure height.
  • the metal sheet is passed between two intermeshing profile rollers.
  • the total profile height of the profile rollers is greater than the target structure height.
  • the profile rollers can, for example, be rollers with an involute profile.
  • the calibration step is preferably carried out in such a way that the metal sheet with the structure is passed through a gap, the gap height of which is smaller than the desired structural height of the metal sheet or corresponds to the desired structural height of the metal sheet.
  • a gap can be formed in that two rollers are arranged axially parallel.
  • honeycomb body that consists of a structured
  • Sheet metal or a sheet metal package is produced, has a constant cell density, it is proposed that after the calibration step Spring property of the structure of the metal sheet is determined. Taking the spring property into account, a cut length is determined and a section of a metal sheet is cut from the band-shaped metal sheet in accordance with the cut length.
  • a structured metal sheet produced in this way can be used to produce a honeycomb body which has a reproducible cell density and the metal sheets can be inserted into a jacket tube with a reproducible prestress.
  • a method for producing a layered sheet metal stack as is known, for example, from EP 0 245 737, is proposed, in which a first band-shaped sheet metal is first subjected to a structure-forming step by which the first sheet metal is formed with a structure, whose structure height is greater than the desired structure height, then a calibration step, in which a force is exerted on the structure of the first metal sheet, that after the calibration step the height of the structure corresponds to a desired structure height, and then a second band-shaped metal sheet on the first metal sheet is placed.
  • the first band-shaped metal sheet is passed between two intermeshing profile rollers.
  • the second metal sheet be placed on the metal sheet before the calibration step.
  • the structured metal sheet is calibrated together with the second, preferably smooth, metal sheet.
  • Sheet metal or the spring property of the layered metal sheets is determined and, taking the spring property into account, a cut length determined, and the first metal sheet or the layered metal sheets are cut according to the cut length.
  • a device for producing structured metal sheets with a structuring unit for forming a structure with a structure height in which the structuring unit, which has at least two interlocking profile tools with an overall profile height that is greater than the desired structure, and one in the transport direction of the metal sheet considers downstream calibration unit, through which a force is exerted on the structure of the metal sheet such that the height of the structure corresponds to a predetermined desired structure height.
  • the structuring unit has at least two intermeshing profile rollers, which preferably have an involute profile.
  • the use of rotatable profile rollers enables a continuous manufacturing process of a structured metal sheet.
  • a structuring unit can be used which comprises two profile tools which can be moved towards one another and between which the metal sheet can be deformed.
  • the calibration unit have at least two calibration tools between which the metal sheet can be placed, and the calibration tools limit a gap whose gap height is smaller than the profile height of the profile tools.
  • the gap height preferably corresponds to the target structural height that a structured metal sheet is to have.
  • the gap height is preferably adjustable by adjusting the calibration tools.
  • the calibration tools are preferably formed by two rollers arranged essentially axially parallel. The rollers are preferably arranged such that the roller axes run essentially transversely to the direction of transport of a metal sheet.
  • the calibration unit is followed by a measuring unit by which the spring property of the metal sheet is determined, and a separating unit by which the metal sheet is cut to length according to the spring property.
  • FIG. 1 schematically shows a first embodiment of a device for producing structured metal sheets
  • Fig. 2 shows a calibration unit
  • FIG 3 shows a second exemplary embodiment of a device for producing structured metal sheets.
  • Fig. 1 shows schematically a device for producing structured sheets.
  • the device has a structuring unit 1.
  • the structural unit 1 comprises two intermeshing profile rollers 2, 3.
  • the profile rollers 2, 3 have, for example, an involute-shaped profile.
  • the axes 4, 5 of the profile rollers 2, 3 run parallel to one another.
  • Between the profile rolls 2, 3 runs a band-shaped metal sheet 6, which is unwound from a coil 7.
  • a structure 8 is imparted to the metal sheet 6 as it passes through the structuring unit 1.
  • the structure 8 essentially corresponds to the profile of the profile rolls 2, 3.
  • the structuring unit 1 is followed by a calibration unit 9.
  • the calibration unit 9 has two calibration tools which are designed in the form of two rollers 10, 11.
  • the rollers 10, 11 are arranged axially parallel to one another.
  • the lateral surfaces of the rollers 10, 11 delimit a gap 12 through which the structured metal sheet 6 is passed.
  • the calibration unit 9 is followed by a measuring unit 13 and a separation
  • the spring property of the structure 8 of the metal sheet 6 is determined by the measuring unit 13. Taking into account the spring property of the structure 6, a cut length L is determined and a section 15 corresponding to the cut length L is separated from the band-shaped metal sheet 6 in the separating unit 14.
  • the spring property of the structure 6 of the metal sheet can be determined by a force / displacement measurement.
  • the profile of the profile rollers 2, 3 is designed such that the height H of the structure 8 is greater than a predetermined desired structure height SH.
  • the metal sheet 6 is given a structure 8, as shown for example in FIG. 2.
  • the metal sheet structured in this way is felt through the gap 12 between the rollers 10, 11.
  • the height h of the gap 12 is dimensioned such that when the metal sheet 6 passes between the rollers 10, 11, the structure 8 is compressed, as a result of which the structure 8 'according to the calibration unit 9 has a height which corresponds to the desired structure height SH .
  • the rollers 10, 11 are rotatably mounted.
  • the gap height h is preferably adjustable by means of adjustable rollers 10, 11.
  • the device shown in FIG. 3 has a structuring unit 1, which is formed by two profile rollers 2, 3 arranged at a distance from one another and axially parallel. Viewed in the direction of transport, the profile unit 1 is followed by a calibration unit 9, to which a measuring unit 13 and a separation unit 14 are connected.
  • the calibration unit 9 is formed by two rollers 10, 11 arranged at a distance from one another and axially parallel. The rollers 10, 11 are rotatably mounted. The lateral surfaces of the rollers 10, 11 delimit a gap 12.
  • a strip-shaped metal sheet 6 is unwound from a coil 7 and fed to the structuring unit 1.
  • the metal sheet 6 is given a structure 8 by the profile rollers 2, 3.
  • the structure 8 has a height H which is greater than the desired structure height SH.
  • the metal sheet 6 structured in this way is subsequently fed to the calibration unit 10.
  • the metal sheet 6 passes through the gap 12 between the rollers 10, 11.
  • the gap 12 has a height h which is smaller than the height H of the structure 8.
  • the structure 8 becomes one Force exerted by which the height of the structure is brought to the desired structure height SH.
  • a smooth metal sheet 16 is fed onto the structured sheet 6, which is unwound from a coil 17.
  • the smooth metal sheet 16 and the structured metal sheet 8 pass through the calibration unit 9 together.
  • the calibration unit 9 is followed by a measuring unit 13, by means of which the spring properties of the smooth and the structured metal sheet 6, 16 are determined.
  • a cut length L is determined on the basis of the spring property determined.
  • a separating unit 14 following the measuring unit 13 separates a section 8 of the smooth metal sheet 16 and the structured metal sheet 6.
  • the structured sheets 6 are stacked one on top of the other, creating a Sheet metal package 19 is formed, which can be inserted into a jacket tube after being devoured.

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  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
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  • Toxicology (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Laminated Bodies (AREA)
  • Coating With Molten Metal (AREA)
  • Bending Of Plates, Rods, And Pipes (AREA)
  • Exhaust Gas After Treatment (AREA)
  • Straightening Metal Sheet-Like Bodies (AREA)

Abstract

L'invention concerne un procédé et un dispositif permettant de produire des tôles métalliques structurées. Selon ce procédé, la tôle métallique (6) sous forme de bande est d'abord soumise à une opération de structuration au cours de laquelle une structure (8) est réalisée, dont la hauteur (H) est supérieure à une hauteur structurale théorique (SH), puis ensuite à une opération de calibrage, dans une unité de calibrage (9). La structure (8) est guidée entre deux cylindres (10, 11) de l'unité de calibrage (9). Il en résulte qu'après le passage dans l'unité de calibrage (9), la hauteur de la structure correspond à la hauteur structurale théorique (SH).
EP97944888A 1996-10-30 1997-09-17 Procede et dispositif pour produire des toles metalliques structurees Expired - Lifetime EP0938380B1 (fr)

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DE19643934 1996-10-30
DE19643934A DE19643934A1 (de) 1996-10-30 1996-10-30 Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Herstellen strukturierter Metallbleche
PCT/EP1997/005097 WO1998018557A1 (fr) 1996-10-30 1997-09-17 Procede et dispositif pour produire des toles metalliques structurees

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JP (1) JP3544674B2 (fr)
KR (1) KR100476119B1 (fr)
CN (1) CN1111449C (fr)
AU (1) AU4623797A (fr)
DE (2) DE19643934A1 (fr)
MY (1) MY122364A (fr)
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