EP2394753A1 - Apparatus and method for bending a heat exchange assembly - Google Patents
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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
- B21D7/02—Bending rods, profiles, or tubes over a stationary forming member; by use of a swinging forming member or abutment
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- 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
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- B21D53/02—Making other particular articles heat exchangers or parts thereof, e.g. radiators, condensers fins, headers
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- 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
- B21D53/00—Making other particular articles
- B21D53/02—Making other particular articles heat exchangers or parts thereof, e.g. radiators, condensers fins, headers
- B21D53/08—Making other particular articles heat exchangers or parts thereof, e.g. radiators, condensers fins, headers of both metal tubes and sheet metal
- B21D53/085—Making other particular articles heat exchangers or parts thereof, e.g. radiators, condensers fins, headers of both metal tubes and sheet metal with fins places on zig-zag tubes or parallel tubes
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- This invention concerns an apparatus and a method for bending a heat exchange battery.
- a typical heat exchange battery comprises a plurality of parallel fluid tubes having heat exchange fins.
- the fluid tubes are connected in pairs at one end and have apertures at the opposite end for receiving C-shaped connection elements, known in the art as bends.
- bends are designed to connect separate pairs of tubes, to form a fluid circuit having an inlet, an outlet and a fluid path.
- Heat exchange batteries are designed to be arranged in special housings, with a fan located therein. In order to obtain an appropriate configuration for this purpose, heat exchange batteries undergo bending processes.
- the bends are successively formed by a complex mechanism that synchronizes the shaping roller, the bending plates and the support and conveyor element.
- a different apparatus for bending a heat exchange battery comprises a shaping roller having a circular section, which is equipped with gripper means for gripping one end of the battery. As the roller rotates, the battery is bent around the roller to substantially conform to the profile of the roller. This arrangement only partially obviates the drawbacks as mentioned with reference to EP 927 865 . Indeed, the apparatus can only provide heat exchange batteries having a constant radius.
- the object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for bending a heat exchange battery that has such structural and functional features as to fulfill the above needs, while obviating the drawbacks of the prior art.
- numeral 10 designates an apparatus of the present invention for bending a heat exchange battery, such as the heat exchange battery 1 as shown in Figure 7 .
- the heat exchange battery 1 comprises a plurality of parallel fluid tubes 2 having heat exchange fins 3.
- the fluid tubes 2 are connected in pairs at a first end 2a, corresponding to a first end 1a of the heat exchange battery 1, where they are connected by curved connecting portions 5, and have apertures 4 at the opposite end 2b, corresponding to a second end 1b of the heat exchange battery 1, for receiving C-shaped connector elements (not shown), known in the art as bends.
- Such bends are designed to connect separate pairs of tubes, to form a fluid circuit having an inlet, an outlet and a fluid path.
- the apparatus 10 comprises a load-bearing structure 11 with a shaper 20 associated therewith (see Figure 8 ) for rotating about an axis of rotation A-A and having a shaping surface 20a.
- the shaping surface 20a has at least two curved shaping portions with different bend radiuses which are joined by a flat shaping portion 24.
- the apparatus 10 can provide bent battery configurations with at least two bending points, while maintaining a simple and inexpensive construction.
- the shaping surface 20a has a first curved shaping portion 21 with a first bend radius r1, second 22 and third 23 curved shaping portions with a second bend radius r2 and a first flat shaping portion 24 extending between the first 21 and second 22 curved shaping portions along a first length 11.
- the second bend radius r2 is smaller than the first bend radius r1.
- the shaping surface has a second shaping portion 25 extending between the second 22 and third 23 curved shaping portions along a second length 12 greater than the first length 11.
- the shaping surface 20a has a concave-profile portion, whose concavity extends towards the interior of the shaper 20.
- concave intends to designate a depression from the shaping surface 20a, wherein the depression extends towards the interior of the shaper 20.
- the concave-profile portion is the second shaping portion 25.
- the shaper 20 In order to cause the shaper 20 to rotate about the axis of rotation A-A, the shaper 20 has a hole 26 for receiving a drive shaft 12 extending along the axis of rotation A-A, which is adapted to be rotatably driven about such axis of rotation A-A, rotatably integral with the shaper 20.
- First drive means 30 are connected to the drive shaft 12 for rotating the shaper 20 for winding the heat exchange battery 1 around the shaper 20.
- the first drive means 30 include an electric motor having a drive shaft connected to the drive shaft 12 through drive-transfer means.
- the apparatus 10 also comprises first gripper means 40 associated with the shaper 20 for gripping a first end 1a of the heat exchange battery 1.
- the first gripper means 40 include a plurality of gripper members 41 which are adapted to engage the apertures 4 of the ends 1a of the heat exchange battery 1.
- each gripper member 41 comprises a pin adapted to fit into a corresponding aperture 4 of the end 1a of the heat exchange battery 1.
- the pins 41 are mounted to a movable support 42 which can be driven by drive means 15, e.g. pneumatic drive means.
- Second gripper means 50 are provided for gripping the second end 1b of the heat exchange battery 1.
- the gripper means 50 are movable from and to the shaper 20 in a sliding direction X-X perpendicular to the direction of the axis of rotation A-A.
- Corresponding second drive means 60 are provided to move the second gripper means 50.
- the apparatus 10 further comprises control means (not shown), which are connected to the drive means 30 and 6 for controlling and synchronizing actuation thereof
- the second gripper means 50 include a carriage 51 that is mounted to move in the sliding direction X-X and has engagement members 52 for engaging the second end 1b of the heat exchange battery 1.
- the engagement members 52 include a plurality of teeth which are designed to fit into the curved connecting portions 5 of the second end 1b of the heat exchange battery 1.
- the carriage 51 comprises a slider 53 that is mounted to a guide element 54 to slide in the sliding direction X-X and a support plate 55 that is mounted to said slider 53 for swinging movement about an axis of oscillation parallel to the axis of rotation A-A of the shaper.
- the support plate 55 is connected to drive means (not shown), which allow the support plate 55 to swing relative to the slider 53 to change the inclination thereof to a horizontal plane.
- the support plate 55 defines a support surface 55a for a portion of the second end 1b of the heat exchange battery 1 and has the engagement members 52.
- the engagement members 52 extend perpendicular to the plane defined by the support plate 55.
- the second drive means 60 include a drive chain 61 connected to the slider 53 which passes through at least on pulley, in this example the pulley 62.
- the second drive means 60 also include a pneumatic piston 63 which is connected to the pulley 62 to move the pulley 62 in the sliding direction X-X, thereby moving the slider 53 of the carriage 51 in the sliding direction X-X.
- the guide element 54 is mounted to pivot about an axis of rotation parallel to the axis of rotation A-A of said shaper 20.
- the guide element 54 has a first end 54a which is coupled to a pivot 56 integral with the load-bearing structure 11 and extends along the axis of rotation A-A and a second end 54b which is connected to third drive means 70 to move the guide element 54 and cause such guide element 54 to pivot about the axis of rotation A-A relative to the pivot 56.
- the third drive means 70 include a pneumatic piston 71 which is connected to the second end 54b of the guide element 54 to cause said guide element 54 to pivot about the axis of rotation A-A relative to the pivot 56.
- the apparatus 10 also comprises compensating means 80 for pressing a portion of the heat exchange battery 1 towards the concave-profile portion of the shaper 20.
- this will allow the performance of bending processes that can provide bent heat exchange batteries having long straight sections between portions with small bend radiuses.
- the compensating means 80 press a portion of the heat exchange battery 1 towards the second concave shaping portion 25 of the shaper 20 (see Figures 4 and 5 ).
- the compensating means 80 include a member 81 movable from and to the shaper 20 and having an abutment element 82 for pressing the portion of the heat exchange battery towards the concave-profile portion of the shaper 20, in this example the second concave shaping portion 25 of the shaper 20.
- Fourth drive means 90 are provided to move the movable member 81.
- the fourth drive means 90 include a pneumatic piston.
- the piston is represented by the movable member 81. Otherwise, the piston may be connected to the movable member 81.
- a heat exchange battery 1 to be bent and a shaper 20 rotating about the axis of rotation A-A is provided.
- the first end 1a of the heat exchange battery 1 is fixed to the shaper 20, and the second end 1b is fixed to the first gripper means 40.
- the pins 41 are introduced into the apertures 4 of the end 1a of the heat exchange battery 1, whereas the curved connecting portions 5 are fitted on the teeth 52 of the carriage 51.
- the shaper 20 is rotated about the axis of rotation A-A to wind the heat exchange battery 1 around the shaper 20 and the carriage 51 is driven to move in the sliding direction X-X.
- Such movement pushes the pins 41 into the apertures 4 until the pins 41 engage by interference fit the tubes 2 of the exchanger to grip them.
- the carriage 51 switches from a pushing element mode to a driven element mode, e.g. by changing the operating mode of the drive means 60.
- the pins 41 are disengaged from the apertures 4 by pneumatic cylinder 15 which pushes the support 42 of the pins 41 away from the apertures 4 of the heat exchanger 1.
- the shaping surface 20a has a first curved shaping portion 21 with a first bend radius r1, second 22 and third 23 curved shaping portions with a second bend radius r2 smaller than the first bend radius r1, a first flat shaping portion 24 extending between the first 21 and second 22 curved shaping portions along a first length 11 and a second concave shaping portion 25 extending between the second 22 and third 23 curved shaping portions along a second length 12 greater than the first length 11.
- a bent heat exchange battery 100 (see Figure 9 ) that has a first curved portion 101 with a first bend radius R1, second 102 and third 103 curved portions with a second bend radius R2 smaller than the first bend radius R1, a first flat portion 104 extending between the first 101 and second 102 curved portions along a first length L1 and a second flat portion 105 extending between the second 102 and third 103 curved portions along a second length L2 greater than the first length L1.
- the compensating means 80 press the portion 105 of the bent heat exchange battery 100 towards the second flat shaping portion 25 of the shaper 20 (see Figures 4 and 5 ) to compensate for the convexity created during bending and cause the latter to spring back to the flat position.
- control means are connected with corresponding drive means for driving the support plate 55 and the guide element 54 as well as with the drive means for rotating the shaper 20 and moving the carriage 51.
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- This invention concerns an apparatus and a method for bending a heat exchange battery.
- A typical heat exchange battery comprises a plurality of parallel fluid tubes having heat exchange fins. The fluid tubes are connected in pairs at one end and have apertures at the opposite end for receiving C-shaped connection elements, known in the art as bends. Such bends are designed to connect separate pairs of tubes, to form a fluid circuit having an inlet, an outlet and a fluid path.
- Heat exchange batteries are designed to be arranged in special housings, with a fan located therein. In order to obtain an appropriate configuration for this purpose, heat exchange batteries undergo bending processes.
- An exemplary apparatus for bending a heat exchange battery is disclosed in document
EP 927 865 - While this apparatus fulfills the battery bending purpose, it still has a number of drawbacks.
- It shall be noted that the bends are successively formed by a complex mechanism that synchronizes the shaping roller, the bending plates and the support and conveyor element.
- This adds complexity to the bending process, and hence increases the time required for bending operations, as well as the costs of the apparatus and the product thereby obtained.
- A different apparatus for bending a heat exchange battery comprises a shaping roller having a circular section, which is equipped with gripper means for gripping one end of the battery. As the roller rotates, the battery is bent around the roller to substantially conform to the profile of the roller. This arrangement only partially obviates the drawbacks as mentioned with reference to
EP 927 865 - Thus, it would be desirable to provide an apparatus for bending a heat exchange battery that can provide configurations having multiple bending points, while maintaining a simple and inexpensive construction.
- Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for bending a heat exchange battery that has such structural and functional features as to fulfill the above needs, while obviating the drawbacks of the prior art.
- This object is fulfilled by an apparatus for bending a heat exchange battery as defined in
claim 1. - Furthermore, this object is fulfilled by a method of bending a heat exchange battery as defined in
claim 10. - Further features and advantages of the apparatus and method for bending a heat exchange battery according to the present invention will result from the following description of one preferred embodiment thereof, which is given by way of illustration and without limitation with reference to the accompanying figures, in which:
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Figure 1 is a diagrammatic view of an apparatus for bending a heat exchange battery of the present invention; -
Figures 2 to 6 show the apparatus ofFigure 1 , in successive modes, -
Figure 7 is a schematic side plan view of a heat exchange battery to be bent, -
Figure 8 is a schematic plan view of a shaper to be used in the apparatus ofFigure 1 , -
Figure 9 is a schematic perspective view of a heat exchange battery bent by the apparatus ofFigure 1 and the shaper ofFigure 8 . - Referring to the annexed figures,
numeral 10 designates an apparatus of the present invention for bending a heat exchange battery, such as theheat exchange battery 1 as shown inFigure 7 . - The
heat exchange battery 1 comprises a plurality ofparallel fluid tubes 2 havingheat exchange fins 3. - The
fluid tubes 2 are connected in pairs at afirst end 2a, corresponding to afirst end 1a of theheat exchange battery 1, where they are connected by curved connectingportions 5, and have apertures 4 at theopposite end 2b, corresponding to asecond end 1b of theheat exchange battery 1, for receiving C-shaped connector elements (not shown), known in the art as bends. - Such bends are designed to connect separate pairs of tubes, to form a fluid circuit having an inlet, an outlet and a fluid path.
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apparatus 10 comprises a load-bearingstructure 11 with ashaper 20 associated therewith (seeFigure 8 ) for rotating about an axis of rotation A-A and having a shaping surface 20a. - According to one embodiment, the shaping surface 20a has at least two curved shaping portions with different bend radiuses which are joined by a
flat shaping portion 24. Thus, theapparatus 10 can provide bent battery configurations with at least two bending points, while maintaining a simple and inexpensive construction. - In this example, the shaping surface 20a has a first
curved shaping portion 21 with a first bend radius r1, second 22 and third 23 curved shaping portions with a second bend radius r2 and a firstflat shaping portion 24 extending between the first 21 and second 22 curved shaping portions along afirst length 11. - According to an embodiment, the second bend radius r2 is smaller than the first bend radius r1.
- In order to obtain additional bending points, the shaping surface has a second shaping
portion 25 extending between the second 22 and third 23 curved shaping portions along asecond length 12 greater than thefirst length 11. - In one embodiment, the shaping surface 20a has a concave-profile portion, whose concavity extends towards the interior of the
shaper 20. As used herein, the term concave intends to designate a depression from the shaping surface 20a, wherein the depression extends towards the interior of theshaper 20. - In this example the concave-profile portion is the
second shaping portion 25. - In order to cause the
shaper 20 to rotate about the axis of rotation A-A, theshaper 20 has ahole 26 for receiving adrive shaft 12 extending along the axis of rotation A-A, which is adapted to be rotatably driven about such axis of rotation A-A, rotatably integral with theshaper 20. - First drive means 30 are connected to the
drive shaft 12 for rotating theshaper 20 for winding theheat exchange battery 1 around theshaper 20. - According to one embodiment, the first drive means 30 include an electric motor having a drive shaft connected to the
drive shaft 12 through drive-transfer means. - The
apparatus 10 also comprises first gripper means 40 associated with theshaper 20 for gripping afirst end 1a of theheat exchange battery 1. - According to one embodiment, the first gripper means 40 include a plurality of gripper members 41 which are adapted to engage the apertures 4 of the
ends 1a of theheat exchange battery 1. - In one embodiment, each gripper member 41 comprises a pin adapted to fit into a corresponding aperture 4 of the
end 1a of theheat exchange battery 1. - Advantageously, the pins 41 are mounted to a
movable support 42 which can be driven by drive means 15, e.g. pneumatic drive means. - Second gripper means 50 are provided for gripping the
second end 1b of theheat exchange battery 1. The gripper means 50 are movable from and to theshaper 20 in a sliding direction X-X perpendicular to the direction of the axis of rotation A-A. - Corresponding second drive means 60 are provided to move the second gripper means 50.
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apparatus 10 further comprises control means (not shown), which are connected to the drive means 30 and 6 for controlling and synchronizing actuation thereof - According to one embodiment, the second gripper means 50 include a
carriage 51 that is mounted to move in the sliding direction X-X and hasengagement members 52 for engaging thesecond end 1b of theheat exchange battery 1. - In one embodiment, the
engagement members 52 include a plurality of teeth which are designed to fit into the curved connectingportions 5 of thesecond end 1b of theheat exchange battery 1. - Advantageously, the
carriage 51 comprises aslider 53 that is mounted to aguide element 54 to slide in the sliding direction X-X and asupport plate 55 that is mounted to saidslider 53 for swinging movement about an axis of oscillation parallel to the axis of rotation A-A of the shaper. - Particularly, the
support plate 55 is connected to drive means (not shown), which allow thesupport plate 55 to swing relative to theslider 53 to change the inclination thereof to a horizontal plane. - This will optimize the process for bending the
heat exchange battery 1 while maintaining the proper tension and angle of incidence of the portions of theheat exchange battery 1 that, as theshaper 20 rotates, successively engage corresponding portions of theshaper 20. - The
support plate 55 defines a support surface 55a for a portion of thesecond end 1b of theheat exchange battery 1 and has theengagement members 52. In this example, theengagement members 52 extend perpendicular to the plane defined by thesupport plate 55. - The second drive means 60 include a
drive chain 61 connected to theslider 53 which passes through at least on pulley, in this example thepulley 62. - The second drive means 60 also include a
pneumatic piston 63 which is connected to thepulley 62 to move thepulley 62 in the sliding direction X-X, thereby moving theslider 53 of thecarriage 51 in the sliding direction X-X. - According to one embodiment, the
guide element 54 is mounted to pivot about an axis of rotation parallel to the axis of rotation A-A of saidshaper 20. - In one embodiment, the
guide element 54 has afirst end 54a which is coupled to apivot 56 integral with the load-bearingstructure 11 and extends along the axis of rotation A-A and asecond end 54b which is connected to third drive means 70 to move theguide element 54 and causesuch guide element 54 to pivot about the axis of rotation A-A relative to thepivot 56. - According to one embodiment, the third drive means 70 include a pneumatic piston 71 which is connected to the
second end 54b of theguide element 54 to cause saidguide element 54 to pivot about the axis of rotation A-A relative to thepivot 56. - The
apparatus 10 also comprises compensatingmeans 80 for pressing a portion of theheat exchange battery 1 towards the concave-profile portion of theshaper 20. - This will allow springback of the portion of the
heat exchange battery 1 to compensate for any convexity formed as theheat exchanger 1 winds on the rotatingshaper 20. - Particularly, this will allow the performance of bending processes that can provide bent heat exchange batteries having long straight sections between portions with small bend radiuses.
- In this case, at the straight section of the shaper between portions with large bend radiuses, convexities will be formed due to the elasticity of the metal material that forms the tubes and fins of the heat exchanger.
- In this example, the compensating means 80 press a portion of the
heat exchange battery 1 towards the second concave shapingportion 25 of the shaper 20 (seeFigures 4 and5 ). - According to one embodiment, the compensating
means 80 include amember 81 movable from and to theshaper 20 and having anabutment element 82 for pressing the portion of the heat exchange battery towards the concave-profile portion of theshaper 20, in this example the second concave shapingportion 25 of theshaper 20. - Fourth drive means 90 are provided to move the
movable member 81. - According to one embodiment, the fourth drive means 90 include a pneumatic piston. In this example, the piston is represented by the
movable member 81. Otherwise, the piston may be connected to themovable member 81. - Therefore, for the bending process of the present invention, a
heat exchange battery 1 to be bent and a shaper 20 rotating about the axis of rotation A-A is provided. - Then, the
first end 1a of theheat exchange battery 1 is fixed to theshaper 20, and thesecond end 1b is fixed to the first gripper means 40. - According to one embodiment, the pins 41 are introduced into the apertures 4 of the
end 1a of theheat exchange battery 1, whereas the curved connectingportions 5 are fitted on theteeth 52 of thecarriage 51. - Now, the
shaper 20 is rotated about the axis of rotation A-A to wind theheat exchange battery 1 around theshaper 20 and thecarriage 51 is driven to move in the sliding direction X-X. Such movement pushes the pins 41 into the apertures 4 until the pins 41 engage by interference fit thetubes 2 of the exchanger to grip them. Then, during bending, thecarriage 51 switches from a pushing element mode to a driven element mode, e.g. by changing the operating mode of the drive means 60. - At the end of the bending operation, the pins 41 are disengaged from the apertures 4 by
pneumatic cylinder 15 which pushes thesupport 42 of the pins 41 away from the apertures 4 of theheat exchanger 1. - As mentioned above, in this example, the shaping surface 20a has a first
curved shaping portion 21 with a first bend radius r1, second 22 and third 23 curved shaping portions with a second bend radius r2 smaller than the first bend radius r1, a firstflat shaping portion 24 extending between the first 21 and second 22 curved shaping portions along afirst length 11 and a second concave shapingportion 25 extending between the second 22 and third 23 curved shaping portions along asecond length 12 greater than thefirst length 11. - In this case, as the
shaper 20 rotates, it bends theheat exchange battery 1 at three points, to provide a bent heat exchange battery 100 (seeFigure 9 ) that has a firstcurved portion 101 with a first bend radius R1, second 102 and third 103 curved portions with a second bend radius R2 smaller than the first bend radius R1, a firstflat portion 104 extending between the first 101 and second 102 curved portions along a first length L1 and a secondflat portion 105 extending between the second 102 and third 103 curved portions along a second length L2 greater than the first length L1. - In this example, during the bending steps, the compensating means 80 press the
portion 105 of the bentheat exchange battery 100 towards the second flat shapingportion 25 of the shaper 20 (seeFigures 4 and5 ) to compensate for the convexity created during bending and cause the latter to spring back to the flat position. - It shall be noted that, during bending of the
heat exchange battery 1, the relative inclination of thesupport plate 55 and theguide element 54 and the inclination of both to the horizontal plane may be changed to optimize bending of theheat exchange battery 1. - For this purpose, the control means are connected with corresponding drive means for driving the
support plate 55 and theguide element 54 as well as with the drive means for rotating theshaper 20 and moving thecarriage 51. - It will be appreciated from the above that the apparatus of the present invention obviates prior art drawbacks.
- Those skilled in the art will obviously appreciate that a number of changes and variants may be made to the apparatus of the invention as described hereinbefore to meet specific needs, without departure from the scope of the invention, as defined in the following claims.
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- An apparatus (10) for bending a finned heat exchange battery (1), comprising:- a shaper (20) which is adapted to pivot about an axis of rotation (A-A), said shaper (20) having a shaping surface (20a),- first gripper means (40) associated with said shaper (20) for gripping a first end (1a) of a heat exchange battery (1),- second gripper means (50) for gripping a second end (1b) of the heat exchange battery (1), said second gripper means (50) being movable from and to said shaper (20) in a sliding direction (X-X) perpendicular to said axis of rotation (A-A),- first drive means (30) for rotating said shaper (20) for winding said heat exchange battery (1) around said shaper (20),- second drive means (60) for moving said second gripper means (50) in said sliding direction (X-X),
characterized in that- said shaping surface (20a) has at least two curved shaping portions (21, 22) which have different bend radiuses (r1, r2) and which are joined by a flat shaping portion (24). - An apparatus (10) as claimed in claim 1, wherein said shaping surface (20a) has a concave-profile portion, whose concavity extends toward the interior of said shaper (20).
- An apparatus (10) as claimed in claim 2, comprising compensating means (80) for pressing a portion of said heat exchange battery (1) into said concave-profile portion of the shaping surface (20a).
- An apparatus (10) as claimed in claim 3, wherein said compensating means (80) include a member (81) movable from and to said shaper (20) and having an abutment element (82) for pressing said portion of the heat exchange battery into said concave-profile portion of the shaper.
- An apparatus (10) as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein said second gripper means (50) include a carriage (51) that is mounted to move in said sliding direction (X-X) and has engagement means (52) for engaging said second end (1b) of the heat exchange battery (1).
- An apparatus (10) as claimed in claim 5, wherein:- said carriage (51) comprises a slider (53) that is mounted to a guide element (54) to slide in said sliding direction (X-X) and a support plate (55) that is mounted to said slider (53) for swinging movement about an axis of oscillation parallel to said axis of rotation (A-A), said support plate (55) defining a support surface (55a) for an end portion of the heat exchange battery and having said engagement elements (52).
- An apparatus (10) as claimed in claim 6, wherein said guide element (54) is mounted to pivot about an axis of rotation parallel to the axis of rotation of said shaper (20).
- An apparatus (10) as claimed in claim 6 or 7, wherein said guide element (54) has a first end (54a) coupled to a pivot (56) that extends along said axis of rotation (A-A) and a second end (54b) connected to third drive means (70) for moving said guide element and cause said guide element to pivot about said axis of rotation.
- An apparatus (10) as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein said shaping surface (20a) has a first curved shaping portion (21) with a first bend radius (r1), second (22) and third (23) curved shaping portions with a second bend radius (r2) smaller than the first bend radius (r1), a first flat shaping portion (24) extending between the first (21) and second (22) curved shaping portions along a first length (11) and a second flat shaping portion (25) extending between the second (22) and third (23) curved shaping portions along a second length (12) greater than the first length (11).
- A process (10) for bending a finned heat exchange battery (1) comprising the steps of:- providing a heat exchange battery (1) to be bent,- providing a shaper, pivoting about an axis of rotation, said shaper having a shaping surface with at least two curved shaping portions (21, 22) which have different bend radiuses (r1, r2) and which are joined by a flat shaping portion (24),- fixing a first end (1a) of said heat exchange battery (1) to said shaper (20),- fixing a second end (1b) of said heat exchange battery (1) to gripper means (50) movable from and to said shaper (20) in a sliding direction (X-X) perpendicular to said axis of rotation (A-A),- rotating said shaper (20) about said axis of rotation to wind said heat exchange battery (1) about said shaper (20) and bend said heat exchange batter (100) in at least two bending points.
- A process as claimed in claim 10, wherein said shaping surface (20a) has a concave-profile portion, whose concavity extends toward the interior of said shaper (20), said process including the step of pressing a portion of the heat exchange battery (1) toward the concave-profile portion of the shaper.
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