EP3303687A1 - Unit for producing an assembly - Google Patents
Unit for producing an assemblyInfo
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- EP3303687A1 EP3303687A1 EP16727358.0A EP16727358A EP3303687A1 EP 3303687 A1 EP3303687 A1 EP 3303687A1 EP 16727358 A EP16727358 A EP 16727358A EP 3303687 A1 EP3303687 A1 EP 3303687A1
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Definitions
- the invention relates to an installation for manufacturing an assembly of wire elements.
- the crown reinforcement comprises a working frame, a hooping frame, a protective frame, and optionally, a triangulation frame.
- the relative arrangement of these frames relative to each other may vary.
- the protective frame is the radially outermost frame
- the frame is the radially innermost frame
- the hooping frame being arranged between the protective frame and the frame of work.
- Each armature comprises a single or several layers.
- Each sheet comprises reinforcement elements arranged side by side parallel to each other. The reinforcing elements are at an angle that varies according to the reinforcement to which the sheet belongs.
- Each reinforcing element comprises one or more wire element assemblies, each assembly comprising a plurality of metal single wires assembled together, either by wiring or by twisting.
- the installation comprises supply means and individual preforming means of each wire arranged in a nacelle set in rotation arranged upstream of the assembly point of the wire elements between them.
- this step of preforming the wire elements does not achieve high structural elongations.
- the use of an assembly method using a wire pre-forming step provides a structural elongation of at most 2.0% for the cable 3.26 described above.
- the object of the invention is to obtain assemblies of wire elements having a high structural elongation and this, using a more productive installation than that of the state of the art.
- the subject of the invention is an installation for manufacturing an assembly of wire elements wound together in a helix, comprising:
- the preforming and twisting means can be dimensioned independently of each other, particularly with regard to their size and mass. Unlike an installation comprising wiring assembly means in which the mass and bulk of the means upstream of the assembly point must be as small as possible, the installation according to the invention allows to use large variety of means without being limited by the bulk or weight of pre-forming and twisting means.
- the individual twisting means of each wire element being arranged upstream of the individual pre-forming means it does not act on the curvature of the wire elements obtained during and after the pre-processing step using the individual pre-training means .
- the individual preforming step taking place downstream of the individual twisting step the twisting can not remove the helix created later by the preform.
- the assemblies obtained after the assembly step have a significant aeration related to the preservation of the curvature of the preformed wire elements. This aeration makes it possible to obtain assemblies having a significant structural elongation if this proves necessary.
- the installation according to the invention comprises means for individually twisting each wire element allowing each wire element to undergo an individual twist around its own axis. During this individual twist, each wire element is deformed plastically and is generated, within each wire element, a residual torque torque. Also, during this step of individually twisting each wire element, each wire element is then balanced by a detorsion so as to cancel this residual torque. Thus, after the individual twisting step and before the individual preforming step, each wire element is twisted and balanced.
- Wire element means any elongate element of great length relative to its cross section, whatever the shape of the latter, for example circular, oblong, rectangular or square, or even flat, this element wired, for example, twisted or corrugated. When it is circular in shape, its diameter is preferably less than 3 mm.
- helical preforming is meant a three-dimensional helix inscribed in a cylinder having a main axis defining the helix axis.
- the three-dimensional helix defines a trajectory whose projection on a plane orthogonal to its helix axis is a circle and whose projection on a plane parallel to its helix axis is a sinusoid.
- the assembly means comprise a tundish and an assembly bead.
- the installation comprises means for maintaining the rotation of the assembly arranged downstream of the assembly line.
- the assembly means comprise a lyre arranged downstream of the assembly line.
- the assembly means comprise a nacelle arranged downstream of the assembly line bearing means for storing the assembly.
- the nacelle carries balancing means of the assembly.
- the installation comprises means for supplying at least the first and second wire elements arranged upstream of the twisting means.
- the assembly of wire elements comprises a single layer formed by the wire elements of the assembly.
- the assembly is devoid of central core arranged around which would be wound the wire elements of the layer.
- the assembly of wire elements comprises a layer of wire elements wound together helically around a central core.
- the method comprises a step of assembling the layer of wire elements wound together helically around the central core so that the central core has a substantially non-zero torsion.
- This variant is used in particular in the case where the central core is textile and whose substantially non-zero torsion does not impact the torsional balance of the assembly.
- substantially non-zero means that the core has a torsion greater than 10 turns per meter.
- Textile means that the central core is non-metallic.
- the central core may then comprise a single textile elementary monofilament or several multifilamentary textile strands comprising several textile elementary monofilaments.
- the transient core comprises a single strand multifilamentary called surtors comprising several elemental monofilaments.
- the transient nucleus comprises several multifilament strands, each called surtors, each comprising several elementary monofilaments and assembled together in a helix to form a twist.
- the or each textile material of each textile elemental monofilament is chosen from a polyester, a polyamide, a polyketone, a polyvinyl alcohol, a cellulose, a mineral fiber, a natural fiber or a mixture of these materials.
- polyesters include polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyethylene naphthalate (PEN), polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), polybutylene naphthalate (PBN), polypropylene terephthalate (PPT) or polypropylene naphthalate (PPN) .
- PET polyethylene terephthalate
- PEN polyethylene naphthalate
- PBT polybutylene terephthalate
- PBN polybutylene naphthalate
- PPT polypropylene terephthalate
- PPN polypropylene naphthalate
- polyamides mention may be made of an aliphatic polyamide such as nylon or an aromatic polyamide such as aramid.
- polyvinyl alcohols mention may be made of Kuralon®.
- celluloses mention will be made of rayon.
- mineral fibers mention will be made of glass and carbon fibers.
- natural fibers mention may be made of hemp or flax fibers.
- the method comprises a step of assembling the layer of wire elements wound together helically around the central core so that the central core has a substantially zero torsion.
- This variant is used in particular in the case where the central core is metallic and whose substantially non-zero torsion significantly impact the torsional balance of the assembly.
- substantially zero it is meant that the core has a twist of less than 10 turns per meter.
- the layer comprises between 2 and 9 wire elements, preferably between 5 and 9 wire elements.
- the layer may comprise 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 wire elements.
- one of the wire elements is positioned in the center of the assembly. The invention advantageously makes it possible to solve this problem irrespective of the number of wire elements of the assembly.
- the helix angle of at least each first and second wire element is between 10 ° and 25 °.
- the helix angle is equal, in a plane of projection of the helix through which its longitudinal axis passes, to the angle measured between the projection of the longitudinal axis on the plane of projection and the tangent to the projection of the helix at the point of intersection of the projection of the helix and the projection of the longitudinal axis.
- the pitch of the helix P is equal to the distance, along the axis of the wire element, that a point of the neutral fiber of the wire element traverses after having traveled a complete revolution of the circle described by the fiber. neutral.
- the helix diameter D is equal to the diameter of the circle described by the neutral fiber F of each wire element. It is also possible to determine the helix diameter D as being equal to the distance separating the centers of two diametrically opposed wire elements within the assembly A.
- each first and second wire element consists of a single metallic elemental monofilament.
- each first and second wire element consists of a strand comprising a plurality of elementary metal monofilaments.
- each wire element comprises a strand of several elementary monofilaments.
- Each strand preferably comprises one or more layers of elementary monofilaments wound together in a helix.
- each elemental monofilament is preferably metallic.
- metal is meant by definition an elementary monofilament consisting predominantly (that is to say for more than 50% of its mass) or integrally (for 100% of its mass) of a metallic material.
- Each elemental monofilament is preferably made of steel, more preferably of pearlitic (or ferrito-pearlitic) carbon steel hereinafter referred to as "carbon steel", or else of stainless steel (by definition, steel comprising at least 10.5% of carbon). chromium).
- the carbon content is preferably between 0.5% and 0.9%. It is preferable to use steel of the steel cord type with normal resistance (called “NT” for “Normal Tensile”) or high-strength (called “HT” for “High Tensile”) whose tensile strength (Rm) is preferably greater than 2000 MPa, more preferably greater than 2500 MPa and less than 3500 MPa (measurement carried out in traction according to ISO 6892-1 of 2009).
- the diameter of the or each elemental monofilament ranges from 0.05 mm to 0.50 mm, preferably from 0.10 mm to 0.40 mm and more preferably from 0.15 mm. at 0.35 mm.
- the invention makes it possible to manufacture an assembly of wire elements wound together in a helix.
- the assembly of wire elements has a structural elongation greater than or equal to 3.0%, preferably 4.0% and more preferably 5.0% measured according to ASTM A931 -08.
- the invention provides a tire comprising an assembly of wire elements as defined above.
- Such a tire is particularly intended to equip tourism-type motor vehicles, SUV ("Sport Utility Vehicles"), two wheels (including bicycles, motorcycles), aircraft, such as industrial vehicles chosen from light trucks, "Poids- heavy "- that is to say metro, bus, road transport equipment (trucks, tractors, trailers), off-the-road vehicles such as agricultural or civil engineering machinery -, other transport or handling vehicles .
- SUV Sport Utility Vehicles
- Poids- heavy that is to say metro, bus, road transport equipment (trucks, tractors, trailers)
- off-the-road vehicles such as agricultural or civil engineering machinery -, other transport or handling vehicles .
- the tire comprises a tread and a crown reinforcement arranged radially inside the tread.
- the crown reinforcement preferably comprises a working reinforcement and a protective reinforcement, the protective reinforcement being interposed radially between the tread and the reinforcement.
- each protection ply comprising one or more reinforcing elements, referred to as protection elements, each protective reinforcing element comprises an assembly as described above.
- the protective reinforcing element or elements make an angle of at least 10 °, preferably ranging from 10 ° to 35 ° and more preferably from 15 ° to 35 ° with the circumferential direction of the tire.
- each working ply comprising reinforcing elements, said working, the reinforcing elements work at an angle at most equal to 60 °, preferably from 15 ° to 40 ° with the circumferential direction of the tire.
- the crown reinforcement comprises a hooping reinforcement comprising at least one hooping web.
- each hooping sheet comprising one or more reinforcement elements, called hooping elements, each hooping element comprises an assembly such as as described above.
- the hoop reinforcing element or elements make an angle at most equal to 10 °, preferably ranging from 5 ° to 10 ° with the circumferential direction of the tire.
- the carcass reinforcement is arranged radially inside the crown reinforcement.
- the carcass reinforcement comprises at least one carcass ply comprising carcass reinforcing elements, the carcass reinforcement elements making an angle greater than or equal to 65 °, preferably to 80 ° and more. preferably ranging from 80 ° to 90 ° with respect to the circumferential direction of the tire.
- Figure 1 is a diagram of an installation according to a first embodiment and for implementing a method according to a first embodiment and to manufacture the assembly of Figure 2;
- Figure 2 is a sectional view perpendicular to the axis of the assembly (assumed rectilinear and at rest) of an assembly manufactured by means of the installation of Figure 1;
- Figure 3 is a view of a wire assembly of Figure 2 projected on a plane parallel to the axis of the assembly;
- FIG. 4 is a diagram of an installation according to a second embodiment of the invention and making it possible to implement a method according to a second embodiment and to manufacture the assembly of FIG. 5;
- Figure 5 is a sectional view perpendicular to the axis of the assembly (assumed rectilinear and at rest) of an assembly manufactured by means of the installation of Figure 4;
- FIG. 6 is a diagram of an installation according to a third embodiment of the invention making it possible to implement a method according to a third embodiment and to manufacture the assembly of FIG. 7;
- FIG. 7 is a sectional view perpendicular to the axis of the assembly (assumed rectilinear and at rest) of an assembly according to a third embodiment manufactured by means of the installation of FIG. 6.
- FIG. 1 shows an installation for manufacturing an assembly A of wire elements wound together in a helix. This installation, according to the invention, is designated by the general reference 10.
- the installation 10 comprises, from upstream to downstream, considering the direction of scrolling of the wired elements:
- the installation 10 also comprises means for guiding, unwinding and pulling wire elements and assembly conventionally used by those skilled in the art, for example pulleys and capstans.
- the supply means 12 comprise a storage coil 30 for each wire element. For reasons of clarity of the figures, there is shown on them only two wire elements 14 and therefore only the corresponding means.
- the means 16 of individual twisting of each wire element 14 comprise a twister 32, also commonly called “twister” by the skilled person, for example a twister with two pulleys.
- the individual pre-forming means 18 of each wire element 14 comprise, for example, a roller pre-forming device 34 as described in US Pat. No. 5,333,327 or US Pat.
- the assembly means 20 comprise a distributor 36 and, downstream, a connecting rod 38.
- the means 24 for maintenance of the rotation are arranged downstream of the assembly line 38 and comprise a twister 40, for example a twister with two pulleys for maintaining the rotation assembly A respectively around the direction main assembly A.
- the assembly means 20 Downstream of the means 24 for maintenance of the rotation and the assembly grain 38, the assembly means 20 comprise a lyre 42 and a nacelle 44 carrying the balancing means 26 and the means 28 of storage.
- the lyre 42 and the nacelle 44 are rotatably mounted so as to impose the pitch of the assembly A.
- the balancing means 26 comprise a twister 46, for example a twister with four pulleys.
- the storage means 28 here comprise a coil 48 for storing the assembly A.
- the assembly A comprises, here consists of, a single layer 50 formed by the M wire elements of the assembly.
- the M wire elements are wound together in a helix.
- the layer 50 comprises between 2 and 9 wire elements 14.
- Assembly A of Figure 2 is devoid of a central core.
- Each wire element 14 comprises, here consists of a single elementary metal monofilament of circular section, here carbon steel, having a diameter ranging from 0.05 to 0.50 mm, preferably from 0.10 mm to 0.40 mm and preferably from 0.15 to 0.35 mm. here equal to 0.26 mm.
- the assembly A has a structural elongation greater than or equal to 2.0% measured according to the ASTM A931 -08 standard.
- it has a structural elongation greater than or equal to 3.0%, preferably 4.0% and more preferably 5.0%, measured according to ASTM A931 -08.
- Each wire 14 is preformed by the individual pre-forming means 18.
- Each wire 14 follows a trajectory having the shape of a three-dimensional helix characterized by a helix angle ⁇ , a helix pitch P and a diameter of D. propeller
- the helix angle a is equal, in a plane of projection of the helix through which its longitudinal axis passes, to the measured angle between the projection of the longitudinal axis on the plane of projection and the tangent to the projection of the helix at the point of intersection of the projection of the helix and the projection of the longitudinal axis.
- the helix angle ⁇ of each wire element 14 is between 10 ° and
- the helical diameter D is equal to the diameter of the circle described by the neutral fiber F of each wire element 14. It is also possible to determine the helix diameter D as being equal to the distance separating the centers of two diametrically opposed wire elements within the assembly A.
- the helical pitch P is equal to the distance, along the axis of the wire element, that a point of the neutral fiber F of the wire element traverses after having traveled a complete revolution of the circle described by the neutral fiber F.
- the assembly A is used in particular in the tire and more preferably in the tire protection or hooping plies as described above.
- the wire elements 14 are individually unwound from the supply means 12, here the coils 30.
- the method comprises a step of individually twisting each wire element 14.
- each wire element 14 is twisted individually and separately from the others.
- the individual twisting step of the wire elements 14 is carried out thanks to the tweezers 32.
- each wire element 14 is subjected to a twisting about its own axis, and then each wire element 14 is balanced in torsion. After the individual twisting step, each wire element 14 is thus twisted and torsionally balanced.
- the method comprises an individual helical pre-forming step of each wire element 14 previously twisted.
- each wire element 14 previously twisted is preformed individually and separately from the others.
- the individual pre-forming step of the wire elements 14 is carried out thanks to the preformers 34.
- the method comprises a step of assembling together the wire elements 14 twisted and preformed to form the assembly A of wire elements 14.
- the assembly step is carried out thanks to the distributor 36, the grain of assembly 38 but also thanks to the means arranged downstream of the assembly line 38 that are the lyre 42 and the nacelle 44.
- the method comprises a step of maintaining the rotation of the assembly A around its running direction. This step of maintenance of the rotation is carried out thanks to the twister 40. [080] Then, the method also includes a step of balancing the assembly A. This balancing step is carried out downstream of the assembly step with the twister 46.
- FIG. 4 Unlike the first embodiment, the installation of FIG. 4 further comprises means 12 for storing the wire elements 14, means 50 for feeding a central core 15.
- the assembly A comprises, here, consists of a layer of M filamentary elements wound together in a helix around the central core 15 comprising N element (s) wired (s) textile (s) 17.
- Each textile wire element 17 here comprises several multifilament strands, each called surtors, each comprising several elementary monofilaments and assembled together in a helix to form a twist. Elemental monofilaments are textiles, here in PET.
- the assembly step is a step of assembling the wire elements 14 and the central core 15.
- the assembly step is performed so that the central core 15 has a substantially non-zero twist. This torsion is substantially equal to the torsion imposed by the lyre 42, the supply means 50 being fixed relative to the assembly grain 38.
- the installation of Figure 6 comprises, in addition to the supply means 50 of the central core 15, means 52 for rotating the means 50.
- these rotating means comprise a nacelle 54.
- the assembly A comprises, here, consists of a layer of M filamentary elements wound together in a helix around the central core 15 comprising N element (s) wired (s) )
- Each metal wire element 17 is here a metal elemental monofilament, for example a steel wire of diameter between 0.05 mm and 0.50 mm, here equal to 0.20 mm.
- the assembly step is performed so that the central core 15 has a substantially zero torsion.
- This substantially zero torsion is obtained by synchronizing the rotation of the lyre 42 and the rotation of the supply means 50.
- wire elements each comprising several elemental metal monofilaments.
- Each wire element is then formed of a strand comprising the elementary metal monofilaments. Once assembled, the wire elements or strands form a multi-strand cable.
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