EP3664945A1 - Machine à cintrer pour le cintrage de pièces en forme de tige ou de tube - Google Patents

Machine à cintrer pour le cintrage de pièces en forme de tige ou de tube

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EP3664945A1
EP3664945A1 EP18733859.5A EP18733859A EP3664945A1 EP 3664945 A1 EP3664945 A1 EP 3664945A1 EP 18733859 A EP18733859 A EP 18733859A EP 3664945 A1 EP3664945 A1 EP 3664945A1
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bending
workpiece
slide rail
machine according
lever
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Jürgen Wolf
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Wafios AG
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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
    • B21D7/02—Bending rods, profiles, or tubes over a stationary forming member; by use of a swinging forming member or abutment
    • B21D7/021—Construction of forming members having more than one groove
    • 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
    • B21D7/02—Bending rods, profiles, or tubes over a stationary forming member; by use of a swinging forming member or abutment
    • B21D7/024—Bending rods, profiles, or tubes over a stationary forming member; by use of a swinging forming member or abutment by a swinging forming member
    • 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
    • B21D11/00—Bending not restricted to forms of material mentioned in only one of groups B21D5/00, B21D7/00, B21D9/00; Bending not provided for in groups B21D5/00 - B21D9/00; Twisting
    • B21D11/10—Bending specially adapted to produce specific articles, e.g. leaf springs
    • 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
    • B21D11/00—Bending not restricted to forms of material mentioned in only one of groups B21D5/00, B21D7/00, B21D9/00; Bending not provided for in groups B21D5/00 - B21D9/00; Twisting
    • B21D11/10—Bending specially adapted to produce specific articles, e.g. leaf springs
    • B21D11/12—Bending specially adapted to produce specific articles, e.g. leaf springs the articles being reinforcements for concrete

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  • the invention relates to a bending machine for bending rod or tubular workpieces, comprising a bending tool comprising a bending head with a bending disc with at least one circumferential bending groove, further comprising two slide rails, each of which is provided with a forming groove and the are laterally applied to opposite longitudinal sides of the workpiece, wherein each slide rail is fixed to a support member, and in the applied state against the workpiece in a range of its tangential entry into the bending groove of the bending disc up to a point at a predetermined distance in front of this the workpiece supported laterally, and wherein each support member between a starting position in which the associated slide rail does not bear against the workpiece, and an end position in which it is in contact with the workpiece, can be brought, wherein when plant a
  • a pipe bending machine which can be used for left and right bending of pipes.
  • two separate slide rail devices are used on both sides of the longitudinal axis of the pipe to be treated, each of which can be moved parallel to the direction of movement of the workpiece and horizontally (perpendicular) to the workpiece.
  • the movements of both slide rail devices are independent of each other.
  • a vertical mobility of the slide rails to obtain less interference contours with a larger bending space is not possible.
  • slide rails are provided on both sides of the workpiece, which are parallel to the workpiece independently and perpendicular to the workpiece can be moved together. But here, too, a vertical movement of the slide rails is not provided.
  • a bending machine of the aforementioned type is known from EP 2 177 287 A2. There, mounted on both sides of the workpiece slides can be moved parallel to the workpiece, with a vertical or even directed perpendicular to the workpiece movement is not provided. With this known bending machine can also perform a left and right bending, with material from the coil and no cut pipe sections are processed. When bending pipes with one
  • Tube bending machine to improve so that they less interference contours with larger
  • the slide rails are advantageously also movable in the direction of movement of the workpiece, wherein particularly preferably also the bending head is arranged to be movable in the vertical and horizontal directions.
  • the bending machine according to the invention is particularly advantageous for bending thin-walled tubes in order to be able to bend them without an internal mandrel. Also the bending of
  • the bending machine according to the invention has the advantage that the counter-holding rollers are always located further away from the bending center as slide rails and thus not so high
  • Bending quality can be achieved as in the bending machine according to the invention.
  • the pivotally mounted lever is mounted between a workpiece guide on the machine frame and the bending tool.
  • the lever may advantageously be pivotally mounted on a console, which is fixed to the machine housing, preferably the front of the machine frame, or also pivotally mounted on the bending head while still horizontally (perpendicular to the workpiece longitudinal axis) is movable.
  • the design of the two-armed pivoting lever can in any suitable
  • each slide on the associated support member is provided movable parallel to the longitudinal direction of the workpiece, wherein in the installation of a slide by the frictional force, the slide is entrained in the movement of the workpiece in the longitudinal direction until the bend is completed, after which the slide again must be returned to their original position.
  • each slide on a mounted on the associated support member tool holder, which in turn is movable via a linear guide on the lever parallel to the longitudinal direction of the workpiece, again preferably on the linear guide an adjustable stop is provided by means of which a desired initial position of the slide, in Seen longitudinal direction, let set.
  • the bending machine according to the invention is used for the treatment of cut-to-length workpieces, it is particularly advantageous if the workpiece feed is provided in the form of a tong guide.
  • the bending head can be moved laterally and / or vertically relative to the machine frame.
  • the bending machine according to the invention can be used both for the machining of material from the coil, as well as for the machining of cut pipe sections. In this case, it has few interference contours with a particularly large bending clearance and allows rapid switching from right to left bending (and vice versa), so that the non-productive times are also relatively low.
  • Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a pipe bending machine according to the invention with
  • Pipe wrench guide wherein at the front end side of the machine frame, a bending unit is arranged with bending head and m it mounted on a pivotable lever slide rails;
  • Figure 2 is a perspective oblique view (from above) of the pivotable lever means for the slide rails with a bracket for attachment to the machine frame.
  • Lever means, as approached during the working cycle of the bending machine (can);
  • FIG. 3a in front view and Fig. 3b in plan view of a bending machine according to the invention in a position for left bending;
  • Fig. 4b is a plan view of an inventive
  • Fig. 5a is a front view and Fig. 5b is a plan view of an inventive
  • FIG. 1 shows a perspective view (from the front and obliquely from above) of a pipe bending machine 1 with a machine frame 2 on which a control cabinet 3 with a control panel 4 and a screen 5 for operating the pipe bending machine 1 is attached laterally.
  • the machine frame 2 is a spindle assembly 6 associated with a protective hood 7, in which case a pipe wrench 8 for holding and for advancing and also for rotation of a cut workpiece 9 (pipe) is provided around its longitudinal axis.
  • a pipe wrench 8 for holding and for advancing and also for rotation of a cut workpiece 9 (pipe) is provided around its longitudinal axis.
  • a bending unit 10 is further mounted with a bending head 1 1, wherein the bending unit 10 both the vertical (Z-axis), as well as perpendicular (B-axis) to the direction of movement of the workpiece 9 is moved (the
  • Movement directions are illustrated in Fig. 1 by the bending unit 10 associated arrow representations).
  • the machine frame 2 is a pivotable
  • Lever device 12 attached, which is shown in more detail in Fig. 2 in a perspective view:
  • This lever device 12 is essentially formed by a two-armed lever 13 which is pivotally mounted on a bracket 18 via a bearing pin 19 whose pivot point simultaneously represents the pivot axis for the lever 13. It sits, as shown in FIG. 2, the lever 13 on the front of the console 18, at the rear via a transmission of the two-armed lever 13 is connected to a servo motor 20 through which the drive for the
  • the lever 13 has on a (in Fig. 2 left side) a lever arm 16 for
  • Lever arm 17 for right bending a support member 23 is formed on each one
  • Linear guide 25 and 26 is fixed, in each of which a displaceable tool holder 15 is seated, on which a slide rail 14 is attached via a clamp 21.
  • an adjustable stop 27 and 28 is provided, the in the embodiment shown in the form of a rotatable nut is mounted and by means of which the initial position of the slide rail 14 of the respective lever arm 16 and 17 can be adjusted.
  • Such positioning is necessary because the slide rail 14 must be adapted to the position of the workpiece to be bent 9 the bending step to be carried out accordingly.
  • this function is essential if a cut pipe is to be bent, which has already been processed at its end (such as an end Umform or an attached mother) and the inner contour of the slide rail 14 has a specific shape (groove, groove, o. ⁇ .). Due to the occurring during installation of the slide rail 14 against the workpiece 9 friction force in the corresponding bending step, the slide rail 14 is pulled by the workpiece 9 until the bend is finished, after which the
  • Slide rail 14 must be returned to its original position. Such a return to the initial position can be achieved by the slide rail 14 z.
  • Example, as shown in Fig. 2, are realized via suitable biasing springs 29, but could also be suitably controlled by pneumatic or electrical means.
  • the entire lever device 12 with the individual elements attached to it constitutes an assembly which could also be referred to as a pivotal support means or as an opposing unit.
  • FIGS. 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b and 5a and 5b the bending machine 1 according to the invention is shown in different positions of the lever device 12, which can be approached during a working cycle of the bending machine 1 or m.
  • Fig. 3a shows a front view of a pipe bending machine 1
  • Fig. 3b is a plan view of this in a position which is provided for left bending, wherein in both figures (as well as in the following figures) the workpiece is not shown.
  • the workpiece is about the feed, such as a pipe wrench feed, the
  • Bending unit 10 fed and threaded between a jaw 30 and the bending mold 31 and clamped by them.
  • the lever device 12 then pivots (seen in the longitudinal direction of the workpiece to be treated 9) to the right, see. Fig. 3a, and the
  • the lever device 12 serves as a corresponding support device or counter-holding unit for the workpiece to be machined.
  • the sliding rail 14 is moved forward by the frictional force of the workpiece 9 pulled along until the bend is completed. Then, when lifting the slide rail 14 from the side of the workpiece 9, the slide rail 14 supporting support member 22 is pushed back via the biased spring 29 back to its initial position.
  • a shape groove 24 is mounted, which is parallel to the longitudinal direction of the workpiece 9 and at system of the slide rail 14 against the side of the workpiece to be supported 9 against the outer periphery to the plant comes.
  • at least one (in the figures: two) bending groove 32 is also attached to the bending mold 31.
  • Fig. 5a shows the bending machine 1 in the position for right bending from the front and Fig. 5b shows a plan view of the lever device 12 (support means) in this position. If a change from a position for left bending in the position for right bending to be made, the bending head 1 1 is lowered vertically downwards, then moved transversely to the longitudinal direction of the workpiece 9 and then positioned again in its new working position, as shown in Figs and Fig. 5b is shown. The procedure of the
  • Bending head 1 1 vertically downward as a function of the central axis of the workpiece 9.
  • the lever device 12 or support device pivots, seen in the feed direction of the workpiece 9, clockwise from right to left until the end position shown in Figures 5a and 5b is reached, in which the held on the lever arm 17 for right bending
  • Slide rail 14 can be applied laterally against the workpiece 9 and m this with its feed to carry out the bending by friction in the transport direction
  • the arrangement of the slide rails 14 is such that they are employed at an angle of 60 ° to each other. This angle is particularly advantageous because it only a relatively small distance must be covered for the pivoting of right and left turns, which can lead to a significant reduction in non-productive time.
  • the lever arms 16 and 17, however, at this angle still sufficiently far apart to ensure a very large bending space.
  • Angle of the two slide rails 14 to each other possible about greater or smaller than 90 °.
  • the shape of the two-armed lever 13 can be designed in any suitable manner, e.g. B. V-shaped or C-shaped (as the latter is indicated in the figure representations).
  • the embodiment of the lever device 12 according to the invention can be used in particular for thin-walled tubes with advantage, which can be bent without internal mandrel.
  • the bending of Alum iniumrohren and stainless steel pipes without cold welding is m it with this lever device 12 possible.
  • the bending quality is increased compared to conventional bending systems, at the same time the undesirable non-productive times are lowered.

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  • Bending Of Plates, Rods, And Pipes (AREA)

Abstract

L'invention concerne une machine à cintrer (1) pour des pièces allongées (9), pourvue d'un outil de cintrage, qui comprend une tête de cintrage (11) pourvue d'un disque de cintrage présentant au moins une rainure de cintrage, en outre de deux coulisseaux (14), présentant chacun une rainure de façonnage et pouvant être placés latéralement contre des côtés longitudinaux opposés de la pièce (9). Chaque coulisseau (14) est fixé sur une pièce support (15) et supporte latéralement la pièce (9), dans l'état placé contre la pièce (9), dans une zone de son entrée tangentielle dans la rainure de cintrage du disque de cintrage jusqu'à un endroit à une distance prédéfinie devant celui-ci. Chaque pièce support (15) peut être réglée entre une position de départ, dans laquelle le coulisseau associé (14) n'est pas placé contre la pièce (9), et une position finale, dans laquelle il se trouve en butée contre la pièce (9), l'autre coulisseau (14) occupant respectivement sa position de départ lorsqu'il est en butée contre la pièce (9). Les deux pièces support (15) sont disposées aux extrémités d'un levier (13) à deux bras pouvant pivoter, un des coulisseaux (14) étant placé latéralement contre la pièce (9) dans chaque position finale de pivotement du levier (13).
EP18733859.5A 2017-08-08 2018-06-25 Machine à cintrer pour le cintrage de pièces en forme de tige ou de tube Active EP3664945B1 (fr)

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