EP3766993A1 - Object processing method and device - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure relates to object-processing method and device.
- the object When molding an object made of metal through forging as a type of plastic working method, as is well known, the object deforms and generates heat due to the action of an external force. This heat generation of the object may cause a change (transformation) of the structure (for example, crystal structure) of the object and may deteriorate the mechanical properties of the object.
- This heat generation of the object may cause a change (transformation) of the structure (for example, crystal structure) of the object and may deteriorate the mechanical properties of the object.
- Patent Document 1 shown below discloses a method of manufacturing a forged member, in which a blank (object) made of steel is cooled (rapidly cooled) while an external force is applied to the blank during the forging. That is, in this manufacturing method, at the same time as the blank is pressed with a mold to be forged into a predetermined shape, the blank is rapidly cooled by a cooling means provided in the mold, and forging, quenching and tempering of the blank are simultaneously performed.
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Unexamined Patent Application, First Publication No. 2015-188927
- the present disclosure is made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to further limit the structural change and deformation of an object compared with the conventional technique or to more appropriately cool the object.
- an object-processing method of a first aspect of the present disclosure includes: applying a specific process to an object to be processed by connecting a power source to the object to be processed.
- the specific process may be a cooling process on the object to be processed.
- the specific process may be a transformation-limiting process on a structure of the object to be processed.
- the power source may cause free electrons in the object to be processed to be emitted to the outside by being connected to the object to be processed.
- the power source may collect the free electrons emitted to the outside from the object to be processed.
- no other power source that supplies an electric current to the object to be processed has to be connected to the object to be processed.
- the object to be processed may be a metal body that generates heat by forging, and the specific process may be applied to the metal body heated before forging, the metal body generating heat during forging, or the metal body that has generated heat by forging.
- an object-processing device of a second aspect of the present disclosure includes: a power source; and an electrode that is connected to the power source and comes into contact with an object to be processed.
- the power source may be configured to cause free electrons in the object to be processed to be emitted to the outside by being connected to the object to be processed through the electrode.
- the power source may be configured to collect the free electrons emitted to the outside from the object to be processed.
- no other power source that supplies an electric current to the object to be processed has to be provided.
- the object to be processed may be a metal body heated before forging, a metal body generating heat during forging, or a metal body that has generated heat by forging.
- the power source is connected to the object to be processed, it is possible to further limit the structural change and deformation of the object to be processed (object) compared with the conventional technique or to more appropriately cool the object to be processed.
- the object to be processed is a metal material (metal body) that generates heat by forging, since electrons are removed from the metal material by connecting the power source to the metal material before forging, it is possible to forge the metal material at a lower temperature than that of a metal material from which electrons have not been removed.
- the forged product-cooling device R is a device that applies a cooling process to a forged product X and as shown in FIG. 1 , includes electrodes 1, a first switch 2, a first resistor 3, a capacitor block 4, a second switch 5, a third switch 6, a second resistor 7, a third resistor 8, a fourth switch 9, a fifth switch 10, a DC power supply 11, a controller 12 and an operation unit 13.
- the capacitor block 4 corresponds to a power source of the present disclosure.
- no other power source is provided that supplies an electric current to the forged product X by applying a voltage thereto, that is, that supplies electrons to the forged product X.
- the forged product-cooling device R corresponds to an object-processing device of the present disclosure.
- the above forged product X corresponds to an object to be processed (object) of the present disclosure.
- the cooling process and a transformation-limiting process that the forged product-cooling device R applies to the forged product X correspond to a specific process of the present disclosure.
- the forged product X is made of a predetermined metal material and is, for example, a prototype material of a blisk (product).
- a blisk is a substantially circular disk-shaped rotating body in which a rotor disk and a blade of a turbo machine are integrally molded, and is, for example, a component of a compressor or/and a turbine of a gas turbine.
- Such a blisk is manufactured as a final product by cutting a prototype material obtained through plastic deformation working such as forging.
- the above metal material is, for example, a titanium alloy having a predetermined composition.
- the forged product-cooling device R of this embodiment is a device that applies the cooling process to the forged product X by connecting the power source to the forged product X.
- the electrode 1 is a needle-shaped terminal connected to one terminal of the first switch 2 through an electric wire (power line) and is made of metal having a relatively low electrical resistance such as platinum (Pt).
- the electrode 1 is disposed on the forged product X in a state of being electrically connected to the forged product X, for example, in a state of being in contact with the surface of the forged product X.
- the electrode 1 is electrically connected to one terminal of the first switch 2 through a flexible electric wire. Therefore, it is possible to easily dispose the electrode in a suitable place of the forged product X according to the shape, attitude and the like of the forged product X.
- one or a plurality of electrodes 1 are provided, and an appropriately needed number of the electrodes 1 are connected to the surface of the forged product X according to the shape, attitude and the like of the forged product X.
- the first switch 2 is an open/close switch that is controlled by the controller 12, one terminal of the first switch 2 is connected to each electrode 1, and the other terminal of the first switch 2 is connected to one end of the first resistor 3 and one end of the third resistor 8.
- the first resistor 3 has a predetermined resistance value (for example, 100 ⁇ ), one end of the first resistor 3 is connected to the other terminal of the first switch 2 and one end of the third resistor 8, and the other end of the first resistor 3 is connected to one end of the capacitor block 4.
- the capacitor block 4 is a two-terminal circuit in which a plurality of capacitors each having a predetermined electrostatic capacity (for example, 0.1 ⁇ F) are connected in parallel, one end of the capacitor block 4 is connected to the other end of the first resistor 3, and the other end of the capacitor block 4 is connected to one terminal of the second switch 5.
- the capacitor block 4 is configured to cause free electrons in the forged product X to be emitted to the outside by being electrically connected to the forged product X through the electrode 1 and to collect the free electrons emitted to the outside from the forged product X.
- the second switch 5 is an open/close switch that is controlled by the controller 12, one terminal of the second switch 5 is connected to the other end of the capacitor block 4, and the other terminal of the second switch 5 is connected to one terminal of the third switch 6, the other terminal of the fourth switch 9, and the negative terminal of the DC power supply 11.
- the third switch 6 is an open/close switch that is controlled by the controller 12, one terminal of the third switch 6 is connected to the other terminal of the second switch 5, the other terminal of the fourth switch 9 and the negative terminal of the DC power supply 11, and the other terminal of the third switch 6 is connected to one end of the second resistor 7.
- the second resistor 7 has a predetermined resistance value (for example, 100 ⁇ ), one end of the second resistor 7 is connected to the other terminal of the third switch 6, and the other end of the second resistor 7 is grounded.
- the third resistor 8 has a predetermined resistance value (for example, 10 ⁇ ), one end of the third resistor 8 is connected to the other terminal of the first switch 2 and one end of the first resistor 3, and the other end of the third resistor 8 is connected to one terminal of the fourth switch 9 and one terminal of the fifth switch 10.
- the fourth switch 9 is an open/close switch that is controlled by the controller 12, one terminal of the fourth switch 9 is connected to the other end of the third resistor 8 and one terminal of the fifth switch 10, and the other terminal of the fourth switch 9 is connected to the other terminal of the second switch 5, one terminal of the third switch 6 and the negative terminal of the DC power supply 11.
- the fifth switch 10 is an open/close switch that is controlled by the controller 12, one terminal of the fifth switch 10 is connected to the other end of the third resistor 8 and one terminal of the fourth switch 9, and the other terminal of the fifth switch 10 is connected to the positive terminal of the DC power supply 11.
- the DC power supply 11 is a power supply that generates a predetermined DC voltage (for example, 16 V), the positive terminal of the DC power supply 11 is connected to the other terminal of the fifth switch 10, and the negative terminal of the DC power supply 11 is connected to the other terminal of the second switch 5, one terminal of the third switch 6 and the other terminal of the fourth switch 9.
- the controller 12 is a device that controls the first to fifth switches 2, 5, 6, 9 and 10 based on operation signals input from the operation unit 13.
- the controller 12 is a logic circuit or a software control device that generates opening/closing control signals for each of the first to fifth switches 2, 5, 6, 9 and 10 based on the operation signals.
- the controller 12 includes a central processing unit (CPU), various storage devices, and an input/output device.
- the controller 12 controls the operations of the first to fifth switches 2, 5, 6, 9 and 10 into desired states by appropriately generating the opening/closing control signals based on the operation signals.
- the operation unit 13 is a device that receives operation instructions of a manager in charge of the forged product-cooling device R and is, for example, one or a plurality of operation buttons.
- the operation unit 13 outputs operation signals according to the operation instructions to the controller 12.
- the forging device T includes a lower mold A, an upper mold B and a pressing upper mold C.
- the lower mold A is a substantially circular disk-shaped member in which a cylindrical protruding part a is provided on a center part of one surface thereof, and includes a first pressing surface b (flat surface) close to the center part and a second pressing surface c (wave-shaped surface) close to an outer peripheral part of the lower mold A.
- the first pressing surface b is formed in a flat shape
- the second pressing surface c is formed in a wave shape.
- the lower mold A includes a cylindrical surface (an inner cylindrical surface d), which is a peripheral surface of the protruding part a and is in contact orthogonally with the first pressing surface b (flat surface).
- the inner cylindrical surface d is an outer peripheral surface of the protruding part a. Note that in parts (a) and (b) of FIG. 2 , a side where the lower mold A is positioned is referred to as a lower side, and a side where the pressing upper mold C is positioned is referred to as an upper side.
- the upper mold B is a ring-shaped member in which a cavity is provided in a center part thereof, and includes a third pressing surface e (wave-shaped surface) facing the second pressing surface c (wave-shaped surface) and an outer cylindrical surface f facing the inner cylindrical surface d.
- the third pressing surface e is formed in a wave shape.
- the outer cylindrical surface f is an inner peripheral surface of the upper mold B.
- the third pressing surface e faces the second pressing surface c of the lower mold A at a first distance La
- the outer cylindrical surface f faces the inner cylindrical surface d at a second distance Lb.
- a space disposed between the inner cylindrical surface d of the lower mold A and the outer cylindrical surface f of the upper mold B is a base material accommodation space Kb that accommodates a base material Xa (described below), and a space disposed between the second pressing surface c and the third pressing surface e is an extrusion space Ko.
- a reference sign Xa in part (a) of FIG. 2 represents a base material of the forged product X described above and is formed in a ring shape.
- the base material Xa is a ring-shaped metal member, in which the difference (width) between the cylindrical inner peripheral surface and the cylindrical outer peripheral surface is set to be slightly less than the second distance Lb, and the difference (thickness) between both end surfaces (upper surface and lower surface) parallel to each other is set to a predetermined dimension.
- the pressing upper mold C is a substantially circular disk-shaped member in which an annular protruding part g is provided on a peripheral edge of one surface thereof.
- the end surface (flat surface, lower surface) of the protruding part g is a pressing surface h that comes into contact with and presses the upper surface (one end surface) of the base material Xa.
- the pressing upper mold C is supported by a pressing mechanism (not shown) and moves up and down by the pressing device to press the upper surface of the base material Xa downward.
- This manufacturing method includes a cooling method and a transformation-limiting method of the forged product X that will be described later. Note that the cooling method and the transformation-limiting method correspond to an object-processing method of the present disclosure.
- a manufacturing step of the forged product X using the forging device T includes a forging step, a cooling step (transformation-limiting step), and a working step.
- the cooling step corresponds to the cooling method and the transformation-limiting method of this embodiment.
- the base material Xa is molded into the forged product X (the prototype material of the blisk) including a ring-shaped rotor disk x1 and a blade x2 positioned on the radially outer side of the rotor disk x1.
- the rotor disk x1 is a portion whose thickness is significantly greater than that of the blade x2, and the blade x2 is a portion having a wave shape and being relatively thin.
- the wave-shaped blade x2 of the forged product X is worked and thereby is finished into a plurality of blades annularly arranged on the radially outer side of the rotor disk x1 at predetermined intervals.
- the base material Xa deforms while generating heat. That is, the forged product X is a metal body that generates heat due to the action of an external force by the pressing upper mold C, and for example, the temperature thereof increases from 950°C before forging up to about 1100°C. Since such a high temperature of the forged product X may transform the structure (crystal structure) of the forged product X, the forged product X has to be cooled (rapidly cooled).
- the cooling step also corresponds to a transformation-limiting step of limiting transformation of the structure of the forged product X.
- the cooling step transformation-limiting step
- each of the electrodes 1 of the forged product-cooling device R is brought into contact with the upper surface of the rotor disk x1, thereby connecting the capacitor block 4 (power source) to the forged product X.
- the electrodes 1 are brought into contact with four points PI to P4 having an angular relationship at 90° between points adjacent to each other around the center O on the upper surface of the ring-shaped rotor disk x1.
- These four points P1 to P4 are positions included in the surface of the rotor disk x1 whose thickness is greater than that of the blade x2 and corresponding to a portion having the most intense internal heat generation among the portions (the rotor disk x1 and the blade x2) of the forged product X.
- the controller 12 of the forged product-cooling device R first sets the second switch 5 and the fifth switch 10 to the closed state and sets the first switch 2, the third switch 6 and the fourth switch 9 to the opened state (first setting state).
- each capacitor of the capacitor block 4 is gradually charged by the DC power supply 11 and becomes a fully charged state. That is, in the capacitor block 4, one end is positively charged, the other end is negatively charged, and the voltage between both ends (voltage between two terminals) becomes a voltage close to the output voltage (for example, 16 V) of the DC power supply 11.
- the controller 12 changes the setting of the fifth switch 10 from the closed state into the opened state and changes the settings of the first switch 2 and the third switch 6 from the opened state into the closed state (second setting state). That is, in the capacitor block 4, one end is connected to each of the electrodes 1 through the first switch 2 and the first resistor 3, and the other end is grounded through the second switch 5, the third switch 6 and the second resistor 7.
- the forged product X is applied with a voltage close to the voltage between the terminals of the capacitor block 4.
- the capacitor block 4 is connected to the forged product X through the electrodes 1 to cause free electrons in the forged product X to be emitted to the outside and to collect the free electrons emitted from the forged product X to the outside.
- the controller 12 changes the setting of the second switch 5 from the closed state into the opened state and changes the setting of the fourth switch 9 from the opened state into the closed state (third setting state).
- the controller 12 changes the setting of the second switch 5 from the closed state into the opened state and changes the setting of the fourth switch 9 from the opened state into the closed state (third setting state).
- each electrode 1 is grounded through the first switch 2, the third resistor 8, the fourth switch 9, the third switch 6 and the second resistor 7.
- the controller 12 changes the setting of the second switch 5 from the opened state into the closed state (fourth setting state). That is, in the fourth setting state, one end of the capacitor block 4 is grounded through the first resistor 3, the third resistor 8, the fourth switch 9, the third switch 6 and the second resistor 7, and the other end of the capacitor block 4 is grounded through the second switch 5, the third switch 6 and the second resistor 7.
- the fourth setting state has been continued for a predetermined time, the electric charge charged in the capacitor block 4 is sufficiently discharged.
- the controller 12 continues the fourth setting state for a predetermined time, the controller 12 repeats the above first to fourth setting states a predetermined number of times.
- the forged product X is held by the forging device T and has an extremely high electrical resistance due to a high temperature state of about 700°C to 1100°C, the amount of electrons (for example, free electrons in the electrodes 1) to be supplied from the electrodes 1 to the forged product X is extremely small. Therefore, when the capacitor block 4 (power source) is connected to the forged product X by the forged product-cooling device R, free electrons in the forged product X are exclusively collected in the capacitor block 4 (power source).
- the forged product X is cooled as shown in the graph (characteristic diagram) of FIG. 5 .
- heat generation in metal is caused by the motion of free electrons in addition to the vibration of constituent atoms.
- the constituent atoms and the free electrons when the free electrons are emitted to the outside of the forged product X, one of the causes of heat is eliminated, so that the temperature of the forged product X decreases.
- FIG. 5 shows experimental results of the cooling effect by connecting the capacitor block 4 (power source) and shows a case of using the DC power supply 11 having an output voltage of 16 V.
- the structural change of the forged product X is not limited by cooling due to emission of free electrons from the forged product X but is limited by limiting interaction between structures (crystals) and/or atoms configuring the forged product X due to emission of free electrons from the forged product X.
- the step of connecting the capacitor block 4 (power source) to the forged product X corresponds to at least the cooling process of the forged product X and the transformation-limiting process of the structure of the forged product X.
- the present disclosure can be used, for example, to further limit the structural change or deformation of an object made of metal compared with the conventional technique, or to more appropriately cool the object.
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Description
- The present disclosure relates to object-processing method and device.
- Priority is claimed on Japanese Patent Application No.
2018-049818, filed March 16, 2018 - When molding an object made of metal through forging as a type of plastic working method, as is well known, the object deforms and generates heat due to the action of an external force. This heat generation of the object may cause a change (transformation) of the structure (for example, crystal structure) of the object and may deteriorate the mechanical properties of the object.
- For example,
Patent Document 1 shown below discloses a method of manufacturing a forged member, in which a blank (object) made of steel is cooled (rapidly cooled) while an external force is applied to the blank during the forging. That is, in this manufacturing method, at the same time as the blank is pressed with a mold to be forged into a predetermined shape, the blank is rapidly cooled by a cooling means provided in the mold, and forging, quenching and tempering of the blank are simultaneously performed. - [Patent Document 1] Japanese Unexamined Patent Application, First Publication No.
2015-188927 - In the above conventional technique, since the blank (object) is cooled from the outside using the cooling means provided in the mold, it is difficult to cool the inside of the object to the same degree as the outer portion thereof due to the heat capacity of the object. This becomes further remarkable as the thickness (heat capacity) of the object increases. Therefore, in the conventional technique, it is difficult to maintain the inside structure of the object in the same degree as that of the outer portion.
- The present disclosure is made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to further limit the structural change and deformation of an object compared with the conventional technique or to more appropriately cool the object.
- In order to obtain the above object, an object-processing method of a first aspect of the present disclosure includes: applying a specific process to an object to be processed by connecting a power source to the object to be processed.
- In the first aspect of the present disclosure, the specific process may be a cooling process on the object to be processed.
- In the first aspect of the present disclosure, the specific process may be a transformation-limiting process on a structure of the object to be processed.
- In the first aspect of the present disclosure, the power source may cause free electrons in the object to be processed to be emitted to the outside by being connected to the object to be processed.
- In the first aspect of the present disclosure, the power source may collect the free electrons emitted to the outside from the object to be processed.
- In the first aspect of the present disclosure, at the time the power source is connected to the object to be processed, no other power source that supplies an electric current to the object to be processed has to be connected to the object to be processed.
- In the first aspect of the present disclosure, the object to be processed may be a metal body that generates heat by forging, and the specific process may be applied to the metal body heated before forging, the metal body generating heat during forging, or the metal body that has generated heat by forging.
- In addition, an object-processing device of a second aspect of the present disclosure includes: a power source; and an electrode that is connected to the power source and comes into contact with an object to be processed.
- In the second aspect of the present disclosure, the power source may be configured to cause free electrons in the object to be processed to be emitted to the outside by being connected to the object to be processed through the electrode.
- In the second aspect of the present disclosure, the power source may be configured to collect the free electrons emitted to the outside from the object to be processed.
- In the second aspect of the present disclosure, no other power source that supplies an electric current to the object to be processed has to be provided.
- In the second aspect of the present disclosure, the object to be processed may be a metal body heated before forging, a metal body generating heat during forging, or a metal body that has generated heat by forging.
- According to the present disclosure, since the power source is connected to the object to be processed, it is possible to further limit the structural change and deformation of the object to be processed (object) compared with the conventional technique or to more appropriately cool the object to be processed.
- In addition, if the object to be processed is a metal material (metal body) that generates heat by forging, since electrons are removed from the metal material by connecting the power source to the metal material before forging, it is possible to forge the metal material at a lower temperature than that of a metal material from which electrons have not been removed.
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FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a forged product-cooling device of an embodiment of the present disclosure. -
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a forging method of the embodiment of the present disclosure, part (a) is a cross-sectional view showing a first state of a forging device, and part (b) is a cross-sectional view showing a second state of the forging device. -
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a forged product of the embodiment of the present disclosure, part (a) is a cross-sectional view, and part (b) is a partially enlarged side view. -
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a method of cooling the forged product of the embodiment of the present disclosure, in which part (a) is a cross-sectional view of the forging device, and part (b) is a plan view of the forging device. -
FIG. 5 is a graph showing a cooling effect of the forged product of the embodiment of the present disclosure. -
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a base material of a modification of the embodiment of the present disclosure. - Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings.
- First, a forged product-cooling device R of this embodiment will be described with reference to
FIG. 1 . The forged product-cooling device R is a device that applies a cooling process to a forged product X and as shown inFIG. 1 , includeselectrodes 1, afirst switch 2, afirst resistor 3, acapacitor block 4, asecond switch 5, athird switch 6, asecond resistor 7, a third resistor 8, afourth switch 9, afifth switch 10, a DC power supply 11, acontroller 12 and anoperation unit 13. Note that among these components, thecapacitor block 4 corresponds to a power source of the present disclosure. In addition, in the forged product-cooling device R of this embodiment, no other power source is provided that supplies an electric current to the forged product X by applying a voltage thereto, that is, that supplies electrons to the forged product X. - Note that the forged product-cooling device R corresponds to an object-processing device of the present disclosure. In addition, the above forged product X corresponds to an object to be processed (object) of the present disclosure. Furthermore, the cooling process and a transformation-limiting process that the forged product-cooling device R applies to the forged product X correspond to a specific process of the present disclosure.
- The forged product X is made of a predetermined metal material and is, for example, a prototype material of a blisk (product). As is well known, a blisk is a substantially circular disk-shaped rotating body in which a rotor disk and a blade of a turbo machine are integrally molded, and is, for example, a component of a compressor or/and a turbine of a gas turbine. Such a blisk is manufactured as a final product by cutting a prototype material obtained through plastic deformation working such as forging. Note that when the forged product X is a blisk, the above metal material is, for example, a titanium alloy having a predetermined composition.
- The forged product-cooling device R of this embodiment is a device that applies the cooling process to the forged product X by connecting the power source to the forged product X. Among the components of the forged product-cooling device R, the
electrode 1 is a needle-shaped terminal connected to one terminal of thefirst switch 2 through an electric wire (power line) and is made of metal having a relatively low electrical resistance such as platinum (Pt). - As shown in the diagram, the
electrode 1 is disposed on the forged product X in a state of being electrically connected to the forged product X, for example, in a state of being in contact with the surface of the forged product X. Theelectrode 1 is electrically connected to one terminal of thefirst switch 2 through a flexible electric wire. Therefore, it is possible to easily dispose the electrode in a suitable place of the forged product X according to the shape, attitude and the like of the forged product X. Note that one or a plurality ofelectrodes 1 are provided, and an appropriately needed number of theelectrodes 1 are connected to the surface of the forged product X according to the shape, attitude and the like of the forged product X. - The
first switch 2 is an open/close switch that is controlled by thecontroller 12, one terminal of thefirst switch 2 is connected to eachelectrode 1, and the other terminal of thefirst switch 2 is connected to one end of thefirst resistor 3 and one end of the third resistor 8. Thefirst resistor 3 has a predetermined resistance value (for example, 100Ω), one end of thefirst resistor 3 is connected to the other terminal of thefirst switch 2 and one end of the third resistor 8, and the other end of thefirst resistor 3 is connected to one end of thecapacitor block 4. - The
capacitor block 4 is a two-terminal circuit in which a plurality of capacitors each having a predetermined electrostatic capacity (for example, 0.1 µF) are connected in parallel, one end of thecapacitor block 4 is connected to the other end of thefirst resistor 3, and the other end of thecapacitor block 4 is connected to one terminal of thesecond switch 5. As will be described later, thecapacitor block 4 is configured to cause free electrons in the forged product X to be emitted to the outside by being electrically connected to the forged product X through theelectrode 1 and to collect the free electrons emitted to the outside from the forged product X. Thesecond switch 5 is an open/close switch that is controlled by thecontroller 12, one terminal of thesecond switch 5 is connected to the other end of thecapacitor block 4, and the other terminal of thesecond switch 5 is connected to one terminal of thethird switch 6, the other terminal of thefourth switch 9, and the negative terminal of the DC power supply 11. - The
third switch 6 is an open/close switch that is controlled by thecontroller 12, one terminal of thethird switch 6 is connected to the other terminal of thesecond switch 5, the other terminal of thefourth switch 9 and the negative terminal of the DC power supply 11, and the other terminal of thethird switch 6 is connected to one end of thesecond resistor 7. Thesecond resistor 7 has a predetermined resistance value (for example, 100Ω), one end of thesecond resistor 7 is connected to the other terminal of thethird switch 6, and the other end of thesecond resistor 7 is grounded. - The third resistor 8 has a predetermined resistance value (for example, 10Ω), one end of the third resistor 8 is connected to the other terminal of the
first switch 2 and one end of thefirst resistor 3, and the other end of the third resistor 8 is connected to one terminal of thefourth switch 9 and one terminal of thefifth switch 10. Thefourth switch 9 is an open/close switch that is controlled by thecontroller 12, one terminal of thefourth switch 9 is connected to the other end of the third resistor 8 and one terminal of thefifth switch 10, and the other terminal of thefourth switch 9 is connected to the other terminal of thesecond switch 5, one terminal of thethird switch 6 and the negative terminal of the DC power supply 11. - The
fifth switch 10 is an open/close switch that is controlled by thecontroller 12, one terminal of thefifth switch 10 is connected to the other end of the third resistor 8 and one terminal of thefourth switch 9, and the other terminal of thefifth switch 10 is connected to the positive terminal of the DC power supply 11. The DC power supply 11 is a power supply that generates a predetermined DC voltage (for example, 16 V), the positive terminal of the DC power supply 11 is connected to the other terminal of thefifth switch 10, and the negative terminal of the DC power supply 11 is connected to the other terminal of thesecond switch 5, one terminal of thethird switch 6 and the other terminal of thefourth switch 9. - The
controller 12 is a device that controls the first tofifth switches operation unit 13. Thecontroller 12 is a logic circuit or a software control device that generates opening/closing control signals for each of the first tofifth switches controller 12 is a software control device, thecontroller 12 includes a central processing unit (CPU), various storage devices, and an input/output device. Thecontroller 12 controls the operations of the first tofifth switches - The
operation unit 13 is a device that receives operation instructions of a manager in charge of the forged product-cooling device R and is, for example, one or a plurality of operation buttons. Theoperation unit 13 outputs operation signals according to the operation instructions to thecontroller 12. - Next, a forging device T of this embodiment will be described with reference to part (a) of
FIG. 2 . The forging device T includes a lower mold A, an upper mold B and a pressing upper mold C. The lower mold A is a substantially circular disk-shaped member in which a cylindrical protruding part a is provided on a center part of one surface thereof, and includes a first pressing surface b (flat surface) close to the center part and a second pressing surface c (wave-shaped surface) close to an outer peripheral part of the lower mold A. The first pressing surface b is formed in a flat shape, and the second pressing surface c is formed in a wave shape. In addition, the lower mold A includes a cylindrical surface (an inner cylindrical surface d), which is a peripheral surface of the protruding part a and is in contact orthogonally with the first pressing surface b (flat surface). The inner cylindrical surface d is an outer peripheral surface of the protruding part a. Note that in parts (a) and (b) ofFIG. 2 , a side where the lower mold A is positioned is referred to as a lower side, and a side where the pressing upper mold C is positioned is referred to as an upper side. - The upper mold B is a ring-shaped member in which a cavity is provided in a center part thereof, and includes a third pressing surface e (wave-shaped surface) facing the second pressing surface c (wave-shaped surface) and an outer cylindrical surface f facing the inner cylindrical surface d. The third pressing surface e is formed in a wave shape. The outer cylindrical surface f is an inner peripheral surface of the upper mold B. In the upper mold B, the third pressing surface e faces the second pressing surface c of the lower mold A at a first distance La, and the outer cylindrical surface f faces the inner cylindrical surface d at a second distance Lb. A space disposed between the inner cylindrical surface d of the lower mold A and the outer cylindrical surface f of the upper mold B is a base material accommodation space Kb that accommodates a base material Xa (described below), and a space disposed between the second pressing surface c and the third pressing surface e is an extrusion space Ko.
- Note that a reference sign Xa in part (a) of
FIG. 2 represents a base material of the forged product X described above and is formed in a ring shape. The base material Xa is a ring-shaped metal member, in which the difference (width) between the cylindrical inner peripheral surface and the cylindrical outer peripheral surface is set to be slightly less than the second distance Lb, and the difference (thickness) between both end surfaces (upper surface and lower surface) parallel to each other is set to a predetermined dimension. - The pressing upper mold C is a substantially circular disk-shaped member in which an annular protruding part g is provided on a peripheral edge of one surface thereof. In the pressing upper mold C, the end surface (flat surface, lower surface) of the protruding part g is a pressing surface h that comes into contact with and presses the upper surface (one end surface) of the base material Xa. The pressing upper mold C is supported by a pressing mechanism (not shown) and moves up and down by the pressing device to press the upper surface of the base material Xa downward.
- Next, a method of manufacturing the forged product X using the forged product-cooling device R and the forging device T will be described in detail with reference to part (b) of
FIG. 2 andFIGS. 3 to 5 in addition to part (a) ofFIG. 2 . This manufacturing method includes a cooling method and a transformation-limiting method of the forged product X that will be described later. Note that the cooling method and the transformation-limiting method correspond to an object-processing method of the present disclosure. - A manufacturing step of the forged product X using the forging device T includes a forging step, a cooling step (transformation-limiting step), and a working step. Among these steps, the cooling step (transformation-limiting step) corresponds to the cooling method and the transformation-limiting method of this embodiment. First, in the forging step, as shown in part (a) of
FIG. 2 , the base material Xa is accommodated in the base material accommodation space Kb. Then, as shown in part (b) ofFIG. 2 , the pressing upper mold C is lowered, thereby the base material Xa is squashed in the up-down direction, and part of the base material Xa is extruded into the extrusion space Ko. - By such pressing of the pressing upper mold C, as shown in parts (a) and (b) of
FIG. 3 , the base material Xa is molded into the forged product X (the prototype material of the blisk) including a ring-shaped rotor disk x1 and a blade x2 positioned on the radially outer side of the rotor disk x1. The rotor disk x1 is a portion whose thickness is significantly greater than that of the blade x2, and the blade x2 is a portion having a wave shape and being relatively thin. In addition, in the working step as a post-step of the cooling step described later, the wave-shaped blade x2 of the forged product X is worked and thereby is finished into a plurality of blades annularly arranged on the radially outer side of the rotor disk x1 at predetermined intervals. - In the forging step of the base material Xa, the base material Xa deforms while generating heat. That is, the forged product X is a metal body that generates heat due to the action of an external force by the pressing upper mold C, and for example, the temperature thereof increases from 950°C before forging up to about 1100°C. Since such a high temperature of the forged product X may transform the structure (crystal structure) of the forged product X, the forged product X has to be cooled (rapidly cooled).
- Due to such a necessity, the following cooling step is performed in this embodiment. Although the details will be described later, the cooling step also corresponds to a transformation-limiting step of limiting transformation of the structure of the forged product X. In the cooling step (transformation-limiting step), as shown in part (a) of
FIG. 4 , each of theelectrodes 1 of the forged product-cooling device R is brought into contact with the upper surface of the rotor disk x1, thereby connecting the capacitor block 4 (power source) to the forged product X. - More specifically, as shown in, for example, part (b) of
FIG. 4 , theelectrodes 1 are brought into contact with four points PI to P4 having an angular relationship at 90° between points adjacent to each other around the center O on the upper surface of the ring-shaped rotor disk x1. These four points P1 to P4 are positions included in the surface of the rotor disk x1 whose thickness is greater than that of the blade x2 and corresponding to a portion having the most intense internal heat generation among the portions (the rotor disk x1 and the blade x2) of the forged product X. - In this state, the
controller 12 of the forged product-cooling device R first sets thesecond switch 5 and thefifth switch 10 to the closed state and sets thefirst switch 2, thethird switch 6 and thefourth switch 9 to the opened state (first setting state). When the first state is continued for a predetermined time, each capacitor of thecapacitor block 4 is gradually charged by the DC power supply 11 and becomes a fully charged state. That is, in thecapacitor block 4, one end is positively charged, the other end is negatively charged, and the voltage between both ends (voltage between two terminals) becomes a voltage close to the output voltage (for example, 16 V) of the DC power supply 11. - In the first setting state, the
controller 12 changes the setting of thefifth switch 10 from the closed state into the opened state and changes the settings of thefirst switch 2 and thethird switch 6 from the opened state into the closed state (second setting state). That is, in thecapacitor block 4, one end is connected to each of theelectrodes 1 through thefirst switch 2 and thefirst resistor 3, and the other end is grounded through thesecond switch 5, thethird switch 6 and thesecond resistor 7. In the second setting state, although a slight voltage drop occurs in thefirst resistor 3 and thesecond resistor 7, the forged product X is applied with a voltage close to the voltage between the terminals of thecapacitor block 4. At this time, thecapacitor block 4 is connected to the forged product X through theelectrodes 1 to cause free electrons in the forged product X to be emitted to the outside and to collect the free electrons emitted from the forged product X to the outside. - Then, when the
controller 12 continues the second setting state for a predetermined time, thecontroller 12 changes the setting of thesecond switch 5 from the closed state into the opened state and changes the setting of thefourth switch 9 from the opened state into the closed state (third setting state). In the third setting state, eachelectrode 1 is grounded through thefirst switch 2, the third resistor 8, thefourth switch 9, thethird switch 6 and thesecond resistor 7. - Then, when the
controller 12 continues the third setting state for a predetermined time, thecontroller 12 changes the setting of thesecond switch 5 from the opened state into the closed state (fourth setting state). That is, in the fourth setting state, one end of thecapacitor block 4 is grounded through thefirst resistor 3, the third resistor 8, thefourth switch 9, thethird switch 6 and thesecond resistor 7, and the other end of thecapacitor block 4 is grounded through thesecond switch 5, thethird switch 6 and thesecond resistor 7. When the fourth setting state has been continued for a predetermined time, the electric charge charged in thecapacitor block 4 is sufficiently discharged. Then, when thecontroller 12 continues the fourth setting state for a predetermined time, thecontroller 12 repeats the above first to fourth setting states a predetermined number of times. - By connecting the capacitor block 4 (power source) by the forged product-cooling device R a predetermined number of times, free electrons in the forged product X (metal material) are collected by the outside of the forged product X, that is, the capacitor block 4 (power source) through each
electrode 1 and the like. Note that in this embodiment, at the time thecapacitor block 4 is connected to the forged product X, no other power source that applies a voltage to the forged product X to supply an electric current thereto, that is, that supplies electrons to the forged product X is connected thereto. - Here, since the forged product X is held by the forging device T and has an extremely high electrical resistance due to a high temperature state of about 700°C to 1100°C, the amount of electrons (for example, free electrons in the electrodes 1) to be supplied from the
electrodes 1 to the forged product X is extremely small. Therefore, when the capacitor block 4 (power source) is connected to the forged product X by the forged product-cooling device R, free electrons in the forged product X are exclusively collected in the capacitor block 4 (power source). - When such connection of the capacitor block 4 (power source) is performed one or a plurality of times, the forged product X is cooled as shown in the graph (characteristic diagram) of
FIG. 5 . As is well known, heat generation in metal is caused by the motion of free electrons in addition to the vibration of constituent atoms. Among the constituent atoms and the free electrons, when the free electrons are emitted to the outside of the forged product X, one of the causes of heat is eliminated, so that the temperature of the forged product X decreases. Note thatFIG. 5 shows experimental results of the cooling effect by connecting the capacitor block 4 (power source) and shows a case of using the DC power supply 11 having an output voltage of 16 V. - In this experiment, a change in the internal temperature of the forged product X when the forged product X was heated up to 800°C in a vacuum atmosphere and then was slowly cooled was measured in each case of a case where the capacitor block 4 (power source) was connected to the forged product X (shown by a broken line and a dashed and double dotted line) and in a case where the capacitor block 4 (power source) was not connected (shown by a solid line). In addition, in this experiment, a change in the internal temperature of the forged product X was checked in each case of a case where the capacitor block 4 (power source) was connected only once (shown by the broken line) and in a case where the
capacitor block 4 was connected a plurality of times (shown by the dashed and double dotted line). In a case where thecapacitor block 4 was connected to the forged product X only once, theelectrodes 1 were brought into contact with the forged product X only once. In a case where thecapacitor block 4 was connected to the forged product X a plurality of times, contact and separation of theelectrodes 1 with respect to the forged product X were repeated. - As shown in
FIG. 5 , it was confirmed that when the cooling voltage is connected only once, a temperature drop of 10°C or more can be obtained as compared with a case of performing only slow cooling, and when the capacitor block 4 (power source) is connected a plurality of times, a temperature drop of about 30°C can be obtained as compared with a case of performing only slow cooling. Furthermore, if a metal has a temperature of about 1100°C, since the kinetic energy of free electrons is large, it can be expected that the metal is cooled to about 950°C by causing the free electrons to be emitted to the outside. - According to this embodiment, it is possible to further limit the structural change of the forged product X compared with the conventional technique because the forged product X can be more rapidly cooled by connecting the capacitor block 4 (power source) than a case of only the conventional slow cooling. Note that in this embodiment, it can be understood that the structural change of the forged product X is not limited by cooling due to emission of free electrons from the forged product X but is limited by limiting interaction between structures (crystals) and/or atoms configuring the forged product X due to emission of free electrons from the forged product X.
- That is, although it is necessary to further study whether the direct action of connecting the capacitor block 4 (power source) to the forged product X relates to the cooling based on emission of free electrons from the forged product X, the limitation of interaction between structures (crystals) or/and atoms, or other factors, as shown in
FIG. 5 , connecting the capacitor block 4 (power source) to the forged product X provides an effect of more rapidly cooling the forged product X than conventional cooling. Therefore, in this embodiment, the step of connecting the capacitor block 4 (power source) to the forged product X corresponds to at least the cooling process of the forged product X and the transformation-limiting process of the structure of the forged product X. - Note that the present disclosure is not limited to the above embodiment, and it is conceivable that the following modifications be adopted.
- (1) In the above embodiment, the
electrodes 1 are arranged at the four points P1 to P4 as shown in part (b) ofFIG. 4 , but the present disclosure is not limited to this. Various configurations of arrangement of theelectrodes 1 on the forged product X may be adopted depending on the shape, size and the like of the forged product X. In addition, in the above embodiment, the needle-shapedelectrode 1 is adopted, but the shape of theelectrode 1 is not limited to this. For example, a plate-shaped electrode may be adopted in order to increase the contact area between the electrode and the forged product X. Furthermore, the above embodiment shows that theelectrode 1 is made of platinum, but the material of theelectrode 1 is not limited to platinum. - (2) In the above embodiment, the cooling step (transformation-limiting step) is performed after the forging step, but the present disclosure is not limited to this. For example, the cooling step (transformation-limiting step) may be performed during the forging step. That is, the
electrode 1 may be brought into contact with the base material Xa during the forging step before the forged product X is completed, for example, be brought into contact with the base material Xa generating heat during forging using the pressing upper mold C, and the capacitor block 4 (power source) may be connected to the base material Xa, whereby the base material Xa may be cooled. When the power source is connected to the base material Xa generating heat during forging, it is possible to effectively remove high-energy electrons generated by the heat generation from the base material Xa.
In addition, theelectrode 1 may be brought into contact with the base material Xa heated before forging to connect the capacitor block 4 (power source) to the base material Xa. When the power source is connected to the base material Xa heated before forging, it is possible to remove electrons from the base material Xa in advance and to forge the base material Xa at a lower temperature by 20°C to 30°C than a base material (metal material) from which electrons have not been removed. The reason for this is considered to be because the lattices of atomic nuclei have the energy that electrons have, and the deformation resistance decreases even at the same temperature.
The cooling step (transformation-limiting step) may be performed at an appropriate timing according to the temperature of the base material Xa. If the temperature has become too low, it may be reheated to a temperature suitable for forging in an insulation state where no electrons enter. After heating the base material Xa, the base material Xa may be cooled by connecting the power source thereto, and then after reheating it in the insulation state, forging may be performed thereon. - (3) In the above embodiment, the
capacitor block 4 in which a plurality of capacitors are connected in parallel is adopted, but the present disclosure is not limited to this. For example, various secondary batteries may be adopted therefor. In addition, in the above embodiment, asingle capacitor block 4 is used, but a plurality ofcapacitor blocks 4 may be used. For example, thecapacitor block 4 may be connected to the forged product X a plurality of times by sequentially connecting a plurality ofcapacitor blocks 4 to theelectrode 1 in a predetermined order. - (4) Although the output voltage of the DC power supply 11 was set to 16 V in the experimental results shown in
FIG. 5 , the present disclosure is not limited to this. That is, the voltage between the terminals of thecapacitor block 4 is not limited to a voltage in the vicinity of 16 V, and may be appropriately set such that, for example, the cooling temperature of the forged product X becomes maximum. In addition, although thecapacitor block 4 is used in the above embodiment, another power source may be adopted as long as the power source can cause free electrons in the forged product X to be emitted to the outside, that is, the power source can apply an electric field having a direction in which free electrons in the forged product X are emitted to the outside. That is, it is only necessary for the power source of the present disclosure to be configured to cause free electrons in the forged product X to be emitted to the outside, and the power source does not have to collect the free electrons emitted from the forged product X to the outside. - (5) In the above embodiment, the forged product-cooling device R is adopted including the
electrodes 1, thefirst switch 2, thefirst resistor 3, thecapacitor block 4, thesecond switch 5, thethird switch 6, thesecond resistor 7, the third resistor 8, thefourth switch 9, thefifth switch 10, the DC power supply 11, thecontroller 12 and theoperation unit 13, but the present disclosure is not limited to this. The configuration of the forged product-cooling device R is just an example, and other configurations may be adopted. - (6) In the above embodiment, the forged product X is manufactured from the base material Xa made of a predetermined metal material, but the present disclosure is not limited to this. For example, as shown in
FIG. 6 , the surface of a base material x3 made of a predetermined metal material may be provided with an insulation layer x4, and a base material Xb from which electrons have been removed may be molded by forging. That is, as a pretreatment applied before connecting thecapacitor block 4 by the forged product-cooling device R, the surface of the forged product X (object to be processed) may be subjected to insulation treatment. For example, the base material x3 may be applied with a glass coating, to provide the surface of the base material x3 with the insulation layer x4. - (7) Although the above embodiment relates to a case where the present disclosure is applied to the limitation of the structural change of the forged product X, the application of the present disclosure is not limited to this. The present disclosure is applicable to various metal objects having free electrons thereinside. In addition, since the essential means of the present disclosure is to connect the power source to an object to be processed (object), the resulting specific process is not limited to the cooling of the object to be processed (object) or the limitation of interaction between the structures thereof.
As the specific process of the present disclosure, for example, the cooling process of cutting tools can be considered. Although a cutting tool has a high temperature due to friction with a material to be cut, it is possible to easily cool the cutting tool by connecting the cutting tool to the power source. That is, it is possible to easily limit deterioration in the hardness or the like of the cutting tool due to an increase in temperature.
In addition, as the specific process of the present disclosure, for example, the solution treatment of metal materials can be considered. A metal material such as nickel alloys and titanium alloys is increased in strength through densifying the structure thereof by increasing the temperature thereof to be high and then rapidly cooling, and it is possible to easily and rapidly cool the metal material by connecting the power source to the metal material. In the conventional method, when the metal material is heated to a high temperature and then rapidly cooled, the temperature difference between the surface and the inside of the metal material may increase, and a large residual stress may be generated, which may deform the metal material. On the other hand, according to the present disclosure, it is possible to rapidly cool the entire body including the inside of the metal material while reducing the temperature difference between the surface and the inside, and thus to perform a high quality solution treatment.
In addition, it is conceivable that a metal material heated for the solution treatment be connected with the power source, electrons be removed from the metal material in advance, and thereafter another cooling means rapidly cool the metal material. Even in this case, it is possible to reduce the residual stress and to limit the deformation of the metal material. - (8) In the above embodiment, the first to fourth setting states are repeated a predetermined number of times, but the present disclosure is not limited to this. For example, the third and fourth setting states may be omitted, and the first and second setting states may be repeated a predetermined number of times.
- The present disclosure can be used, for example, to further limit the structural change or deformation of an object made of metal compared with the conventional technique, or to more appropriately cool the object.
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- R forged product-cooling device (object-processing device)
- T forging device
- X forged product (object to be processed)
- Xa, Xb base material
- x1 rotor disk
- x2 blade
- x3 base material
- x4 insulation layer
- 1 electrode
- 2 first switch
- 3 first resistor
- 4 capacitor block
- 5 second switch
- 6 third switch
- 7 second resistor
- 8 third resistor
- 9 fourth switch
- 10 fifth switch
- 11 DC power supply
- 12 controller
- 13 operation unit
- A lower mold
- B upper mold
- C pressing upper mold
- a protruding part
- b first pressing surface
- c second pressing surface
- d inner cylindrical surface
- e third pressing surface
- f outer cylindrical surface
- g protruding part
- h pressing surface
Claims (12)
- An object-processing method, comprising:
applying a specific process to an object to be processed by connecting a power source to the object to be processed. - The object-processing method according to claim 1, wherein the specific process is a cooling process on the object to be processed.
- The object-processing method according to claim 1, wherein the specific process is a transformation-limiting process on a structure of the object to be processed.
- The object-processing method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the power source causes free electrons in the object to be processed to be emitted to outside by being connected to the object to be processed.
- The object-processing method according to claim 4, wherein the power source collects the free electrons emitted to outside from the object to be processed.
- The object-processing method according to claim 4 or 5, wherein at the time the power source is connected to the object to be processed, no other power source that supplies an electric current to the object to be processed is connected to the object to be processed.
- The object-processing method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the object to be processed is a metal body that generates heat by forging, and
the specific process is applied to the metal body heated before forging, the metal body generating heat during forging, or the metal body that has generated heat by forging. - An object-processing device, comprising:a power source; andan electrode that is connected to the power source and comes into contact with an object to be processed.
- The object-processing device according to claim 8, wherein the power source is configured to cause free electrons in the object to be processed to be emitted to outside by being connected to the object to be processed through the electrode.
- The object-processing device according to claim 9, wherein the power source is configured to collect the free electrons emitted to outside from the object to be processed.
- The object-processing device according to claim 9 or 10, wherein no other power source that supplies an electric current to the object to be processed is provided.
- The object-processing device according to any one of claims 8 to 11, wherein the object to be processed is a metal body heated before forging, a metal body generating heat during forging, or a metal body that has generated heat by forging.
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