EP2026917B1 - Retained mandrel rolling mill for seamless tubes - Google Patents

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EP2026917B1
EP2026917B1 EP06766322A EP06766322A EP2026917B1 EP 2026917 B1 EP2026917 B1 EP 2026917B1 EP 06766322 A EP06766322 A EP 06766322A EP 06766322 A EP06766322 A EP 06766322A EP 2026917 B1 EP2026917 B1 EP 2026917B1
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Vincenzo Palma
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
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    • B21B17/00—Tube-rolling by rollers of which the axes are arranged essentially perpendicular to the axis of the work, e.g. "axial" tube-rolling
    • B21B17/02—Tube-rolling by rollers of which the axes are arranged essentially perpendicular to the axis of the work, e.g. "axial" tube-rolling with mandrel, i.e. the mandrel rod contacts the rolled tube over the rod length
    • B21B17/04—Tube-rolling by rollers of which the axes are arranged essentially perpendicular to the axis of the work, e.g. "axial" tube-rolling with mandrel, i.e. the mandrel rod contacts the rolled tube over the rod length in a continuous process
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    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
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  • the object of the present invention is a retained mandrel rolling mill for seamless tubes.
  • Continuous rolling mills for seamless tubes are known to provide a plurality of rolling units, commonly called the stands, which are sequentially arranged along a rolling axis; each rolling unit is provided with three removable working rolls, which are each equipped with a groove for accommodating the tube to be processed; the three rolls are rotatably driven about axes of rotation that are coplanar to each other and laying on a plane orthogonal to the rolling axis; a mandrel is further provided, which is suitable to be fitted within the tube cavity upon operation.
  • a rolling mill according to the preamble of claim 1 is e.g. known from WO- A 97 19767 .
  • the rolls are always employed in the same rolling unit and are processed on their outer surface when they are excessively worn, by removing material from the roll surface by means of turning.
  • roll work profile is meant that part of the roll which is in contact with the tube.
  • nominal diameter is meant twice the distance between the rolling axis and the roll axis.
  • the roll is eliminated and replaced with a new roll.
  • the rolls are oversized in order to be turned and used several times, because the roll diameter is reduced at each turning. Due to this oversizing, rolling mills are provided which are large-sized, and thus bulky and expensive. In addition, a considerable energy consumption is involved due to the large moving masses.
  • the object of the present invention is to overcome the above-mentioned drawbacks.
  • the rolling mill illustrated in Fig. 1 which is generally designated with 10, is shown in the known, general configuration thereof comprising a plurality of rolling units U, which are sequentially arranged aligned relative to each other along a rolling axis and fitted in a fixed structure S, which is suitable to connect them to each other in a rigid manner.
  • Each rolling unit U comprises a support framework 11, three working rolls 12 being mounted therein.
  • each roll 12 is pivotally mounted on a fork support 13, which is, in turn, carried by a lever 14 that is pivoted on a pivot 15.
  • the pivots 15 are rigidly connected to each other by the support framework 11.
  • the three axes X of the three rolls lay on a same plane and cross such as to form an equilateral triangle. This plane is orthogonal to the rolling axis.
  • Each roll 12 is rotatably driven by a motor 16 of its own, via a shaft 17 that is connected to the motor by means of gears.
  • a hydraulic cylinder 18 acts on each fork support 13, which cylinder has the function of adjusting the position of the roll 12 and maintaining the latter in this position by counteracting the contrary forces that are generated during the rolling process.
  • a device 19 acts on one of the hydraulic cylinders 18, which provides to move the cylinder away from its position by rotatably moving the same about a pivot 20 in the event that the support framework 11 requires to be removed from the rolling mill for servicing.
  • the series of three-roll sets 12 of the several sequential rolling units U that are designated with U1, U2, U3, U4, U5 is illustrated in a perspective view in Fig. 3 .
  • the profile of the grooves 12a of the working rolls 12 is illustrated in Fig. 4 .
  • the grooves 12a of the rolls 12 have a profile similar to an arc of circle with radiuses R5, R4, R3, R2, R1 that gradually decrease from the last rolling unit U5 to the first rolling unit U1, respectively.
  • This decrease of the groove radiuses is such that the nominal diameter "D" of the rolls 12, which is twice the distance between the rolling axis L and the roll axis X, is the same, i.e. it is unchanged from a rolling unit to the next one.
  • the rolling direction is indicated by the arrow A.
  • the roll 12 can be substantially made in two parts 12.1 and 12.2.
  • the roll part 12.1 is made as one piece with a shaft 21 integral with the shaft 17, which transmits the motion to the roll 12.
  • the roll part 12.2 is ring-shaped and the groove 12a of the roll is formed on the outer surface thereof.
  • This roll part 12.2 is made integral to the roll part 12.1 by means of keying, hot shrinkage or preferably by means of bonding.
  • the rolling mill 10 also comprises a mandrel 22, shown in Fig. 3 , which is movable along the rolling axis L and driven via known means.
  • a tube T is advanced through the series of three-roll sets 12 that are rotatably driven by the motors 16 via the drive shafts 17.
  • the mandrel 22 fitted within the tube T is also simultaneously advanced at a lower speed than the tube advancement speed.
  • the tube T with the mandrel 22 fitted therein determines a reduction in the diameter and thickness of the tube T.
  • the work profile of their groove 12a is turn such as to maintain the same nominal diameter.
  • the new profile will be such that a wider passage section than the previous profile is created through the rolling unit U.
  • the thus-processed rolls 12 are placed in the preceding rolling unit relative to the rolling direction A; for example, if the roll 12 belonged to the rolling unit U5, it is transferred to the rolling unit U4 after turning, etc.
  • the rolls 12 of the first rolling unit U1 have finished their operating life, they are eliminated.
  • the rolling mill 12 as described above and illustrated according to the invention has considerable advantages over the rolling mills described in the preamble, in which the rolls are always used in a same rolling unit.
  • the new rolls do not require to be oversized, unlike the rolls of the rolling mills described in the preamble. This is because the rolls have constant diameters in the rolling mill 10, and it is the radius of the roll groove that changes, as may be seen in Fig. 4 . Due to the above, the rolling mill 10 has a lower size relative to the rolling mills cited in the introductory part, thus being less bulky, less expensive, less energy-consuming, and providing for an easy assembly/disassembly of the rolls.
  • the adjustment of the rolls' position in the rolling mill 10 is minimal, as one does not require to compensate changes in the roll diameter. A much shorter time is thus taken for such adjustment, and accordingly less labour and management costs are required as compared with the rolling mills mentioned in the preamble.
  • the rolling mill In a rolling mill with rolls having a variable nominal diameter, the rolling mill requires to be adjusted each time that re-turned rolls are mounted thereon. This is because a different rotation speed corresponds to each nominal diameter of a roll. Furthermore, at the beginning of the rolling operations, a further adjustment is required, which can imply that a part of the production will be of low quality until the rolling mill has reached the optimum operating conditions. With the rolls always having the same nominal diameter, the adjustment of the rolling mill is much simplified and the fine-tuning step is unnecessary, thereby the entire production has the same quality level.
  • the rolling mill 10 is also advantageous when more bores have to be worked (by "bore” is meant the diameter of the tube exiting the rolling mill).
  • the new roll can start working in the last rolling unit U5 (outlet of the tube) and end working in the first rolling unit U1 (inlet of the tube); subsequently, for a larger bore, the same roll can be processed such as to be employed in the last rolling unit U5 to the first rolling unit U1.
  • the use of the roll is optimized, as it is used as much as possible and the incidence on the production cost is minimized.
  • the roll profile is re-turned one or two times with the roll being maintained in the same rolling unit.
  • the nominal diameter would undergo a minimum variation that can be compensated with an equally minimum adjustment.
  • the waste is advantageously reduced when the roll has come to the end of its life cycle.
  • the ring-shaped part 12.2 that comes in contact with the tube T can be removed from the part 12.1 when it is completely worn, and can be replaced by a new, ring-shaped part 12.2. Thereby, one avoids having to replace the entire roll, and can replace only one part thereof.
  • the several members of the rolling mill 10 can be changed in structure, operation and shape.
  • the number of rolling units can be different from that illustrated herein, according to the requirements.
  • More than three rolls may be also provided for each rolling unit.
  • the shape of the roll and the profile of its groove may also be changed from what has been illustrated above.
  • Each roll can be made as one piece. Making the roll in two pieces, as in Fig. 5 , is however particularly advantageous.

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  • The object of the present invention is a retained mandrel rolling mill for seamless tubes.
  • Continuous rolling mills for seamless tubes are known to provide a plurality of rolling units, commonly called the stands, which are sequentially arranged along a rolling axis; each rolling unit is provided with three removable working rolls, which are each equipped with a groove for accommodating the tube to be processed; the three rolls are rotatably driven about axes of rotation that are coplanar to each other and laying on a plane orthogonal to the rolling axis; a mandrel is further provided, which is suitable to be fitted within the tube cavity upon operation. During the processing, the tube passes through the rotating rolls of the several rolling units with the mandrel being fitted within the tube cavity; the feeding occurs by means of friction between the tube and rolls, and the geometry of the grooves of the rolls of the several rolling units is such as to exert a reducing action on the outer diameter of the tube, and thus a consequent reduction in the tube thickness. A rolling mill according to the preamble of claim 1 is e.g. known from WO- A 97 19767 .
  • In this type of rolling mills, the rolls are always employed in the same rolling unit and are processed on their outer surface when they are excessively worn, by removing material from the roll surface by means of turning.
  • This turning is carried out such that the roll has the same work profile with a smaller nominal diameter. By "roll work profile" is meant that part of the roll which is in contact with the tube. By "nominal diameter" is meant twice the distance between the rolling axis and the roll axis.
  • When the least operating diameter has been reached, the roll is eliminated and replaced with a new roll.
  • This type of rolling mills, however, has considerable drawbacks.
  • First, the rolls are oversized in order to be turned and used several times, because the roll diameter is reduced at each turning. Due to this oversizing, rolling mills are provided which are large-sized, and thus bulky and expensive. In addition, a considerable energy consumption is involved due to the large moving masses.
  • Secondly, as the stands are oversized, the operations of dismounting and subsequent re-mounting the rolls are also onerous.
  • Finally, because the diameter of the roll decreases at each turning, the position of each roll must be adjusted in the rolling unit such that the work profiles of the rolls are in the same work position as before turning, in order to provide the same reduction in the tube diameter. Suitable adjusting members or shims are employed for this adjustment, by carrying out operations that, however, are time-consuming and thus increase the process cost.
  • The object of the present invention is to overcome the above-mentioned drawbacks.
  • This object is achieved by means of a rolling mill for processing seamless tubes with the features of claim 1 in combination.
  • In order to better understand the invention, the description of an exemplary, non-limiting embodiment thereof is given below, as shown in the annexed drawings, in which:
    • Fig. 1 shows a schematic diagram, on a transversal plane, of a retained mandrel rolling mill for seamless tubes according to the invention;
    • Fig. 2 shows a detail of Fig. 1;
    • Fig. 3 shows a perspective, schematic view of series of roll sets of the rolling mill of Fig. 1;
    • Fig. 4 shows a schematic illustration of the profiles of the sequential rolls of the rolling mill of Fig. 1;
    • Fig. 5 shows, in partial longitudinal section, an exemplary structure of a roll mounted on an axis thereof.
  • The rolling mill illustrated in Fig. 1, which is generally designated with 10, is shown in the known, general configuration thereof comprising a plurality of rolling units U, which are sequentially arranged aligned relative to each other along a rolling axis and fitted in a fixed structure S, which is suitable to connect them to each other in a rigid manner.
  • Each rolling unit U comprises a support framework 11, three working rolls 12 being mounted therein.
  • Particularly, as shown in Fig. 1 and in detail in Fig. 2, each roll 12 is pivotally mounted on a fork support 13, which is, in turn, carried by a lever 14 that is pivoted on a pivot 15. The pivots 15 are rigidly connected to each other by the support framework 11. As may be seen, the three axes X of the three rolls lay on a same plane and cross such as to form an equilateral triangle. This plane is orthogonal to the rolling axis.
  • Each roll 12 is rotatably driven by a motor 16 of its own, via a shaft 17 that is connected to the motor by means of gears.
  • A hydraulic cylinder 18 acts on each fork support 13, which cylinder has the function of adjusting the position of the roll 12 and maintaining the latter in this position by counteracting the contrary forces that are generated during the rolling process.
  • A device 19 acts on one of the hydraulic cylinders 18, which provides to move the cylinder away from its position by rotatably moving the same about a pivot 20 in the event that the support framework 11 requires to be removed from the rolling mill for servicing.
  • The series of three-roll sets 12 of the several sequential rolling units U that are designated with U1, U2, U3, U4, U5 is illustrated in a perspective view in Fig. 3.
  • The profile of the grooves 12a of the working rolls 12 is illustrated in Fig. 4. As may be seen, the grooves 12a of the rolls 12 have a profile similar to an arc of circle with radiuses R5, R4, R3, R2, R1 that gradually decrease from the last rolling unit U5 to the first rolling unit U1, respectively. This decrease of the groove radiuses, however, is such that the nominal diameter "D" of the rolls 12, which is twice the distance between the rolling axis L and the roll axis X, is the same, i.e. it is unchanged from a rolling unit to the next one. The rolling direction is indicated by the arrow A.
  • A possible embodiment of the rolls 12 is shown in Fig. 5. The roll 12 can be substantially made in two parts 12.1 and 12.2. The roll part 12.1 is made as one piece with a shaft 21 integral with the shaft 17, which transmits the motion to the roll 12. The roll part 12.2 is ring-shaped and the groove 12a of the roll is formed on the outer surface thereof. This roll part 12.2 is made integral to the roll part 12.1 by means of keying, hot shrinkage or preferably by means of bonding.
  • The rolling mill 10 also comprises a mandrel 22, shown in Fig. 3, which is movable along the rolling axis L and driven via known means.
  • The operation of the rolling mill 10 described and illustrated herein is as follows.
  • As shown in Fig. 3, a tube T is advanced through the series of three-roll sets 12 that are rotatably driven by the motors 16 via the drive shafts 17. The mandrel 22 fitted within the tube T is also simultaneously advanced at a lower speed than the tube advancement speed.
  • By passing through the grooves 12a of the rolls 12 having gradually decreasing radiuses, the tube T with the mandrel 22 fitted therein, determines a reduction in the diameter and thickness of the tube T.
  • When the rolls 12 are worn, the work profile of their groove 12a is turn such as to maintain the same nominal diameter. By removing material from the roll 12, the new profile will be such that a wider passage section than the previous profile is created through the rolling unit U. As the diameter of the tube T decreases in the rolling mill by passing from a rolling unit to the next one, the thus-processed rolls 12 are placed in the preceding rolling unit relative to the rolling direction A; for example, if the roll 12 belonged to the rolling unit U5, it is transferred to the rolling unit U4 after turning, etc. When the rolls 12 of the first rolling unit U1 have finished their operating life, they are eliminated.
  • The rolling mill 12 as described above and illustrated according to the invention has considerable advantages over the rolling mills described in the preamble, in which the rolls are always used in a same rolling unit.
  • First, in the rolling mill 10, the new rolls do not require to be oversized, unlike the rolls of the rolling mills described in the preamble. This is because the rolls have constant diameters in the rolling mill 10, and it is the radius of the roll groove that changes, as may be seen in Fig. 4. Due to the above, the rolling mill 10 has a lower size relative to the rolling mills cited in the introductory part, thus being less bulky, less expensive, less energy-consuming, and providing for an easy assembly/disassembly of the rolls.
  • The adjustment of the rolls' position in the rolling mill 10 is minimal, as one does not require to compensate changes in the roll diameter. A much shorter time is thus taken for such adjustment, and accordingly less labour and management costs are required as compared with the rolling mills mentioned in the preamble.
  • In a rolling mill with rolls having a variable nominal diameter, the rolling mill requires to be adjusted each time that re-turned rolls are mounted thereon. This is because a different rotation speed corresponds to each nominal diameter of a roll. Furthermore, at the beginning of the rolling operations, a further adjustment is required, which can imply that a part of the production will be of low quality until the rolling mill has reached the optimum operating conditions. With the rolls always having the same nominal diameter, the adjustment of the rolling mill is much simplified and the fine-tuning step is unnecessary, thereby the entire production has the same quality level.
  • It should be added that the rolling mill 10 is also advantageous when more bores have to be worked (by "bore" is meant the diameter of the tube exiting the rolling mill). In this case, for a certain bore, the new roll can start working in the last rolling unit U5 (outlet of the tube) and end working in the first rolling unit U1 (inlet of the tube); subsequently, for a larger bore, the same roll can be processed such as to be employed in the last rolling unit U5 to the first rolling unit U1. Thereby, the use of the roll is optimized, as it is used as much as possible and the incidence on the production cost is minimized.
  • It may also be envisaged, in the rolling mill 10, that the roll profile is re-turned one or two times with the roll being maintained in the same rolling unit. Thereby, the nominal diameter would undergo a minimum variation that can be compensated with an equally minimum adjustment.
  • By providing the roll 12 as in Fig. 5, the waste is advantageously reduced when the roll has come to the end of its life cycle. In fact, the ring-shaped part 12.2 that comes in contact with the tube T can be removed from the part 12.1 when it is completely worn, and can be replaced by a new, ring-shaped part 12.2. Thereby, one avoids having to replace the entire roll, and can replace only one part thereof.
  • Variants and/or additions can be provided to what has been described and illustrated above.
  • The several members of the rolling mill 10 can be changed in structure, operation and shape.
  • The number of rolling units can be different from that illustrated herein, according to the requirements.
  • More than three rolls may be also provided for each rolling unit.
  • The shape of the roll and the profile of its groove may also be changed from what has been illustrated above.
  • Each roll can be made as one piece. Making the roll in two pieces, as in Fig. 5, is however particularly advantageous.

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  1. A rolling mill (10) for processing seamless tubes (T),
    said rolling mill (10) defining a rolling axis (L) along which the seamless tubes (T) are moved in a rolling direction (A) during processing by said rolling mill (10),
    said rolling mill (10) comprising a plurality of rolling units (U) that are sequentially arranged one after another along said rolling axis (L),
    wherein each of said rolling units (U) is provided with at least three removable working rolls (12) which can be driven to rotate about axes of rotation (X),
    wherein said axes of rotation (X) of the working rolls (12) of respectively one rolling unit (U) are co-planar to each other and are laying in a plane orthogonal to said rolling axis (12),
    wherein each working roll (12) has a groove (12a) for accommodating the tube (T) to be worked while it moves along said rolling axis (L),
    wherein said grooves (12a) of the working rolls (12) have a profile similar to an arc of a circle with a groove radius (R1; R2; R3; R4; R5),
    wherein said groove radius (R1; R2; R3; R4; R5) of said working rolls (12) decreases in said rolling direction (A) from a last rolling unit (U5) to a first rolling unit (U1) of said rolling units (U),
    so that the tube (T) can be worked by being passed in said rolling direction (A), within the grooves (12a) of the rolls (12) of the successively arranged rolling units (U), such that the outer diameter of the tube (T) is reduced, wherein said rolling mill (10) further comprises a mandrel (22) suitable to be fitted in the cavity of the tube (T) during the process, so that the tube (T) can be worked by being passed, with the mandrel (22) fitted in the tube (T) cavity, within the grooves (12a) of the rolls (12) of the successively arranged rolling units (U), such that the outer diameter of the tube (T) is reduced,
    wherein each rolling unit (U) comprises a nominal diameter (D) defined as twice the distance between said rolling axis (L) and said axes of rotation (X) of the working rolls (12) of said rolling unit (U),
    characterized in that said nominal diameter (D) is unchanged from one rolling unit (U) to the next one (U) and said rolling mill (10) is configured that the working rolls (12) belonging to one of said rolling units (U) can be placed, after turning of their grooves (12a), in the preceding rolling unit (U) with respect to the rolling direction (A).

  2. The rolling mill according to claim 1, wherein the roll (12) consists of two parts (12,1,12.2), a first part (12.1) being integral with a drive shaft (21) for the roll (12) and a second part (12.2) being rigidly fastened to the first part (12.1) of the roll (12) in a removable manner.
  3. The rolling mill according to claim 3, wherein the second part (12.2) of the roll (12) has a substantially annular configuration.
  4. The rolling mill according to claim 3, wherein the second part (12.2) of the roll (12) is connected to the first part (12.1) by means of bonding.
  5. Method for operating a rolling mill (10) according to claim 1 for processing seamless tubes (T),
    said rolling mill (10) defining a rolling axis (L) along which the seamless tubes (T) are moved in a rolling direction (A) during processing by said rolling mill (10),
    said rolling mill (10) comprising a plurality of rolling units (U) that are sequentially arranged one after another along said rolling axis (L),
    wherein each of said rolling units (U) is provided with at least three removable working rolls (12) which can be driven to rotate about axes of rotation (X),
    wherein said axes of rotation (X) of the working rolls (12) of respectively one rolling unit (U) are co-planar to each other and are laying in a plane orthogonal to said rolling axis (12),
    wherein each working roll (12) has a groove (12a) for accommodating the tube (T) to be worked while it moves along said rolling axis (L),
    wherein said grooves (12a) of the working rolls (12) have a profile similar to an arc of a circle with a groove radius (R1; R2; R3; R4; R5),
    wherein said groove radius (R1; R2; R3; R4; R5) of said working rolls (12) decreases in said rolling direction (A) from a last rolling unit (U5) to a first rolling unit (U1) of said rolling units (U),
    so that the tube (T) can be worked by being passed in said rolling direction (A), within the grooves (12a) of the rolls (12) of the successively arranged rolling units (U), such that the outer diameter of the tube (T) is reduced,
    so that the tube (T) can be worked by being passed in said rolling direction (A), within the grooves (12a) of the rolls (12) of the successively arranged rolling units (U), such that the outer diameter of the tube (T) is reduced, wherein said rolling mill (10) further comprises a mandrel (22) suitable to be fitted in the cavity of the tube (T) during the process, so that the tube (T) can be worked by being passed, with the mandrel (22) fitted in the tube (T) cavity, within the grooves (12a) of the rolls (12) of the successively arranged rolling units (U), such that the outer diameter of the tube (T) is reduced,
    wherein each rolling unit (U) comprises a nominal diameter (D) defined as twice the distance between said rolling axis (L) and said axes of rotation (X) of the working rolls (12) of said rolling unit (U),
    characterized by the steps of:
    - providing said working rolls (12) so that said nominal diameter (D) is substantially unchanged from one rolling unit (U) to the next one (U),
    - turning said grooves (12a) of said working rolls (12) when they are worn, thereby increasing its groove radius,
    - placing the working rolls (12) belonging to one of said rolling units (U), after turning of their grooves (12a), in the preceding rolling unit (U) with respect to said rolling direction (A).
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