EP3122485B1 - Machine de cintrage rabattable - Google Patents

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EP3122485B1
EP3122485B1 EP15718619.8A EP15718619A EP3122485B1 EP 3122485 B1 EP3122485 B1 EP 3122485B1 EP 15718619 A EP15718619 A EP 15718619A EP 3122485 B1 EP3122485 B1 EP 3122485B1
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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
    • B21D7/00—Bending rods, profiles, or tubes
    • B21D7/08—Bending rods, profiles, or tubes by passing between rollers or through a curved die
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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
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  • the present invention generally relates to machines for bending tubes or profiles, in particular metal tubes or profiles, bars or the like.
  • the machines for bending tubes or profiles, in particular made of metal, have already been known in the art for a long time and are used by artisans and industries. They serve to obtain curved tubes/profiles applicable to numerous technical fields, for example to process engineering plants (chemical, air-conditioning, fluid cooling and/or heating plants, etc.), as well as to obtain support and/or safety and protection structures, such as parapets, podiums and scaffolding, to name just a few examples.
  • a first type being the matrix and countermatrix type, but in this case, since the matrix has a fixed radius, it is not possible to use the same machine to obtain curves of any radius on an initially straight tube, profile, or the like.
  • the second type of machine employed to bend tubes, profiles, or the like, in particular made of metal is the bending machine, which is able to bend tubes or profiles according to a substantially arbitrary radius, settable by the operator, such as in DE 202 03 583 U1 .
  • This second type of tube-bending machine corresponding in general to that addressed in the present invention patent application, has a series of deforming rollers, some of which are fixed and other are movable.
  • the tube or profile, or the bar, and in general the workpiece having an oblong shape that is elongated is introduced in the bending machine between the deforming fixed and movable rollers, and is bent by automatically moving the movable rollers.
  • the machines must also be very precise to adhere exactly to the machining tolerances required, in particular in relation to the radius of the curve made on the tube, profile, or the like.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a bending machine for bending tubes, profiles or the like, in particular made of metal, that can solve the above problems.
  • Figure 1 shows very schematically the bending machine of the present invention in vertical position, seen frontally.
  • the bending machine of the invention can assume both the vertical position and the horizontal position, to remedy the problems of the prior art. In this manner it is not necessary to purchase different machines, but it will be sufficient for the artisan (or the user in general) to only have the machine of the present invention, which due to its versatility is adapted to various situations, being able to work both "horizontally” and “vertically”.
  • the machine in the embodiment shown essentially comprises a machine body 1 mounted so as to be able to oscillate around a horizontal axis, on a frame consisting of a base 4 (fixed to the ground) and two sides 3a, 3b integral with and orthogonal to the base 4 itself.
  • the "face" of the machine in Fig. 1 constitutes the machining platform 2, which in this position is perfectly vertical while in the horizontal position of the machine (see Fig. 3 ) is obviously perfectly horizontal.
  • the bending machine has the ordinary deforming rollers; in the present case two (lateral) fixed deforming rollers 9a, 9b and one (central) movable deforming roller 9c.
  • the rollers 9a, b, c are all mounted on respective axes (directed horizontally in Fig. 1 and vertically in Fig. 3 ).
  • the movable deforming roller 9c is actuated (e.g., by a pneumatic or hydraulic actuation system) and can slide vertically along a guide (slot or window), omitted for the sake of simplicity from the figures enclosed to the present application.
  • the piece 12 to be bent e. g. a profile, tube, bar or the like, indicated by the reference numeral 12, is initially straight and is arranged resting on the two fixed deforming rollers 9a, 9b, which have an annular groove adapted to receive the cross section of the piece 12, so as to be able to retain it with respect to the transverse direction (direction orthogonal to the plane of Fig. 1 that is parallel to the axis 10 of the deforming rollers). Then the movable deforming roller 9c is lowered (by means of said actuation system), along its vertical straight guide (not shown in the figures), until abutting on the upper side the profile 12 still perfectly rectilinear and horizontal.
  • the movable deforming roller 9c is lowered (by means of said actuation system), along its vertical straight guide (not shown in the figures), until abutting on the upper side the profile 12 still perfectly rectilinear and horizontal.
  • the deforming roller 9c then deforms the piece 12 with a determined deflection coefficient set by the operator.
  • a suitable actuation system of known type, one is then able to progressively bend the entire piece 12 for a predefined length.
  • the length of the piece 12 which has already “passed” the deforming rollers is, as known, constantly monitored, for example by a measuring device 11 (an encoder or the like), so as to exactly match the desired machining length at the end of the machining of the piece 12.
  • the encoder 11 is also able to constantly measure the curvature (that is the deflection) of the piece 12 on the extrados that is the outer part, convex towards the outside, of the curve formed by the piece 12; moreover, the same encoder 11 is suitably calibrated (in the testing phase of the machine) by using a rigid bar, to find the zero point of curvature, or "zero bar” point, as it is called in such parallel patent application by the same Applicant of the present patent application.
  • An encoder and a calibration method of this kind could be used also in the bending machine of the present invention, to initially calibrate the machine in the testing phase and thus obtain results that more closely match the needs of the end user.
  • encoder 11 it is also intended two encoders, that is a system comprising two encoders, one to measure/monitor the length of the piece 12 during machining, and the other to measure/monitor the deflection coefficient with greater precision than conventional systems.
  • a system that allows the machine body 1 to oscillate around a horizontal axis, with respect to the left and right sides 3a and 3b integral with the base 4 (which is fixed to the ground).
  • This system allows the bending machine of the present invention to be used in complete safety, both in the vertical position ( Fig. 1 ) and in the horizontal position ( Fig. 3 ).
  • the expression "in complete safety” it is intended that the machine body is sufficiently stable in these positions in order to be able to carry out the machining, so that there are no risks for the operator using the machine.
  • the machine body is preferably obviously locked in these positions (vertical or horizontal).
  • the same system that allows the machine body 1 to rotate around the horizontal oscillation axis therefore also preferably comprises a locking system which allows locking of the machine body 1 in the vertical and/or horizontal position, preferably in both positions.
  • the machine body 1 has two side walls 13a, 13b.
  • two first perforated bushings 5 and two second perforated bushings 6 are integrally formed (one on each side wall), which are all extended towards the outside of the respective side wall 13a and 13b of the machine body 1.
  • the sides (left and right) 3a, 3b of the fixed frame of the machine have two semicircular projections 14, 14, on which an oscillation/rotation axis 8 of the machine body 1 - that is of the respective machining platform 2 with respect to the sides 3a and 3b - is centrally provided, said oscillating axis 8 being only schematized in the figures (a clear representation of the relative bearings, holes and the like is omitted).
  • the first perforated bushing 5 is laterally offset with respect to the oscillation axis 8, and the same applies to the second perforated bushing 6.
  • first perforated bushings 5 and the second perforated bushings 6, integral in pairs with the corresponding side wall (13a or 13a), are only shown by dotted lines in Fig. 4b (and in Figs. 2 and 3 ), since they are obviously hidden by the respective annular projection 14 of the corresponding side 3a or 3b. From Figure 4b , it is also noted that, with respect to the oscillation axis 8, the second bushing 6 is also angularly offset by 90° from the first bushing 5.
  • Each of said upper circular projections 14 of one side bears a non-threaded through hole 16 ( Fig. 4 ; offset to the right in Fig. 4b with respect to the position of the oscillation axis 8 of the machine body 1), for the passage of the threaded pin 15 of a corresponding threaded hand wheel 7 for locking the machine body 1 in position.
  • the non-threaded through hole 16 for the passage of the pin 15 of the hand wheel 7 is offset to the right (on the side 3a) with respect to the oscillation axis 8.
  • the first bushings 5 serve for locking in the vertical position, as shown by the figures, given that the threaded pin 15 of the hand wheel is in this case inserted in the threaded hole 17 of the first bushing 5.
  • the latter is first rotated by 90° (after having unscrewed the two pins 15 of the two hand wheels 7 from the threaded holes 17 of the two first bushings 5), next the same two threaded pins 15 of the two hand wheels 7 are screwed into the two second bushings 6, that is in the threaded holes 18 thereof.
  • a motor could also be employed (hydraulic or electric) to move (rotate) the machine body 1 with respect to the fixed frame 3, 4.
  • the actuation could be by means of pedal or button.
  • the actuation could also comprise several degrees of inclination of the machining platform 2 ( Fig. 1 ), not necessarily only 0° and 90° with respect to the horizontal (workshop floor).
  • the machining platform 2 could also have any structure, not perfectly flat, so that the figures enclosed to the present patent application are only illustrative and only serve to express the inventive concept and not to limit the invention with respect to what is already known in the art of this field.
  • rollers 9a and 9b could in fact be movable in the horizontal direction only, to make (preliminary) adjustments in that direction.
  • the distribution of masses in the machine body 1 can be such that the machine body 1 is perfectly balanced with respect to the oscillation axis 8, so that in this case the machine body 1 can be rotated without any effort, to reach the final locking position desired.
  • the distribution of masses in the machine body 1 can be such that the machine body 1 naturally tends (once unlocked) towards the vertical position of Fig. 1 .

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  1. Machine de cintrage pour le cintrage de pièces (12) de forme allongée, par exemple des profilés, des tubes, des barres de métal ou autres, comprenant des rouleaux de déformation (9a, 9b ; 9c) montés frontalement, avec des axes de rotation (10) parallèles, sur un corps (1) de la machine de cintrage, l'un au moins desdits rouleaux (9c) étant apte à subir une translation verticale à l'intérieur d'un guide vertical, à l'aide d'un système d'actionnement le long du corps (1) de la machine de cintrage en maintenant l'axe de rotation de celui-ci parallèle audit rouleau, et l'un au moins des rouleaux de déformation (9a, 9b ; 9c) étant apte à être actionné par un autre système d'actionnement pour tourner sur son axe de rotation (10), la pièce à usiner (12) étant apte à être positionnée, pour l'usinage, entre les rouleaux de déformation (9a, 9b ; 9c), caractérisée en ce que le corps (1) de la machine de cintrage est monté de manière mobile sur deux côtés stationnaires (3a, 3b) d'un châssis fixe (3a, 3b, 4) de la machine de cintrage, qui comprend aussi une base (4) formée d'une seule pièce avec les côtés stationnaires (3a, 3b) eux-mêmes, ledit corps (1) étant apte à atteindre au moins deux positions d'usinage à 90° l'une par rapport à l'autre, à savoir une position horizontale et une position verticale.
  2. Machine de cintrage selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que le corps mobile (1) de la machine de cintrage est monté sur les deux côtés stationnaires (3a, 3b) sur un axe horizontal d'oscillation (8) qui relie les deux côtés stationnaires (3a, 3b) l'un à l'autre.
  3. Machine de cintrage selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisée en ce qu'un système de verrouillage (5, 6 ; 7, 15, 16, 17, 18) est prévu pour verrouiller le corps (1) sur les côtés (3a, 3b) dans l'une au moins des deux positions de traitement alternatives horizontale et verticale.
  4. Machine de cintrage selon la revendication 3, caractérisée en ce que la répartition de la masse dans le corps (1) est telle que ce dernier tend spontanément à se déplacer dans la position verticale, dans l'état déverrouillé du système de verrouillage (5, 6 ; 7, 15, 16, 17, 18).
  5. Machine de cintrage selon la revendication 3 ou 4, caractérisée en ce que le système de verrouillage (5, 6 ; 7, 15, 16, 17, 18) est complètement manuel, et il comprend des volants manuels respectifs (7) pourvus de broches filetées correspondantes (15) qui peuvent être vissées dans des premier (5) et second (6) coussinets à perçage fileté, ces premier et second coussinets (5, 6) étant réalisés d'une seule pièce avec deux parois latérales respectives (13a, 13b) du corps mobile (1) de la machine de cintrage, et la broche filetée (15) de chaque volant manuel (17) étant apte, avant d'être vissée dans le coussinet relatif (5 ou 6), à traverser un perçage traversant respectif (16) apte à être aligné sur le perçage fileté (17 ou 18) du coussinet correspondant (5 ou 6).
  6. Machine de cintrage selon la revendication 3, caractérisée en ce que la répartition de la masse dans le corps (1) est telle que lorsque le système de verrouillage (5, 6 ; 7, 15, 16, 17, 18) est déverrouillé, le corps (1) peut être tourné manuellement dans les deux sens de rotation sur l'axe d'oscillation (8) avec un effort minimum.
  7. Machine de cintrage selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce qu'il est prévu un système d'actionnement, par exemple un moteur électrique ou hydraulique, pour amener le corps (1) de la machine de cintrage dans la position verticale et dans la position horizontale, respectivement.
  8. Machine de cintrage selon les revendications 2 et 7, caractérisée en ce que le système d'actionnement, par exemple avec un moteur électrique ou hydraulique, est relié directement à l'axe d'oscillation horizontal (8) du corps mobile (1) de la machine de cintrage.
  9. Machine de cintrage selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce qu'il est prévu un encodeur (11) apte à détecter exactement le coefficient de flexion de la pièce (12) sur sa partie convexe lors du cintrage.
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