EP4180143A1 - Vorrichtung und verfahren zum biegen mit strecken von metallischen elementen - Google Patents

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EP4180143A1
EP4180143A1 EP22207422.1A EP22207422A EP4180143A1 EP 4180143 A1 EP4180143 A1 EP 4180143A1 EP 22207422 A EP22207422 A EP 22207422A EP 4180143 A1 EP4180143 A1 EP 4180143A1
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Federico CRESCIO
Alessandro BARONETTO
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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
    • 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
    • B21D11/02—Bending by stretching or pulling over a die
    • 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
    • B21D7/03—Apparatus with means to keep the profile in shape
    • 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
    • B21D7/12—Bending rods, profiles, or tubes with programme control
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21D—WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21D53/00—Making other particular articles
    • B21D53/88—Making other particular articles other parts for vehicles, e.g. cowlings, mudguards

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  • the present invention relates in general to the bending of metal elements and relates to an apparatus and a method for bending with stretching of elongated metal elements, such as tubes or profiled bars used in industry, with cross-sections having different characteristics in terms of geometry, thickness and type of material.
  • metal elements means indicating different types of sheet metal, profiled bars or extrusions, used in industry.
  • the metal elements considered above require extremely narrow dimensional tolerances, for reasons of functionality and style. For this reason, the bending processes must be carried out with extreme precision, in order to obtain the required shape and guarantee adequate quality repeatability over time, in accordance with the needs of large-scale production.
  • industrial machines which are configured to position and support a metal element - for example shaped like a bar - to be bent, and to carry out bending with stretching by moving various mechanical components that make up the machine.
  • Document IT1259520 describes a machine of the type indicated above, comprising a pair of slides slidably mounted with respect to a support frame, wherein each slide is arranged to support a rotatable table carrying an apparatus configured for locking a respective end of the elongated element to be bent, so as to create a bending of the elongated element following the rotation of the table.
  • the present invention aims to provide an apparatus and a method for bending with stretching of elongated metal elements, which overcome the problems of the prior art.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus that allows the operations of locking, bending and stretching of the metal elements to be processed to be carried out in a simple, economical and functional way.
  • Another object of the present invention is to reduce the complexity of the mechanics for moving the mechanical parts of the apparatus, with respect to known solutions.
  • Another object of the invention is that of providing an apparatus of the type indicated above which is extremely reliable and versatile in terms of bending and stretching operations, respecting the safety requirements required in the industrial field.
  • Another object of the present invention is that of providing an apparatus of the type indicated above, and a relative method, which are extremely intuitive for the operators, obtaining considerable advantages of simplification and reduction of the set-up activities.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide an apparatus of the type indicated above which allows it to be used in all the processing cases required by the market with simple preliminary adjustments.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide an apparatus of the type indicated above which is extremely efficient in terms of energy impact and environmental safety.
  • phrases such as "in an embodiment”, possibly present in different places of this description do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment.
  • particular conformations, structures or characteristics can be combined in a suitable manner in one or more embodiments and/or associated with the embodiments in a different way from that illustrated here, for example, a characteristic here exemplified in relation to a figure may be applied to one or more embodiments exemplified in a different figure.
  • the number 1 generally indicates an apparatus for bending with stretching of metal elements A, according to a preferred embodiment of the invention.
  • the apparatus 1 is configured to simultaneously perform both a bending and a stretching of the metal element A to be processed.
  • the expression "elongated metal elements” means metal elements shaped like bars, tubes or profiled bars used in industry, with cross-sections of different characteristics in terms of geometry, thickness and type of material. These elements are mainly used in the automotive sector for producing bodywork details such as door frames, reinforcement cross-members, windscreen coverings and moldings, gaskets, ducts, etc.
  • Figure 1 is a schematic plan view that illustrates a preferred embodiment of an apparatus according to the present invention.
  • the apparatus 1 comprises a bedplate 2 on which a pair of slides 4 are slidably mounted, substantially symmetrical with respect to a transversal axis Y in the center line of the bedplate 2.
  • the bedplate 2 may be made in any known way, for example, with a box-shape structure comprising longitudinal and transverse ribs, for example, made of steel.
  • each slide 4 is arranged to support a plurality of components suitable for carrying out bending and stretching operations of a respective end portion A1, A2 of the metal element A. Note that in Figures 2-6 only one of the two slides 4 with the respective components is shown.
  • the apparatus 1 comprises a central support unit 3 rigidly connected to the bedplate 2, in a position interposed between the slides 4.
  • the central support unit 3 has a bearing structure 13, designed to support and lock a central portion A3 of the metal element A to be machined.
  • a plurality of guides 6 parallel to each other are positioned ( Figures 2-4 ), extending along a longitudinal horizontal axis X, arranged to allow the sliding of the slides 4 along the axis X, with respect to the central support unit 3.
  • the sliding system may comprise an assembly of ball-bearing sliders and actuation means, for example an electrically-operated actuator unit 7.
  • each slide 4 comprises a base element 8 slidably mounted on the guides 6 of the bedplate 2 along the longitudinal horizontal axis X, and a plate element 9 slidably mounted on the base element 8 along a horizontal transverse direction, parallel to the Y axis.
  • the plate element 9 is positioned on respective parallel guides 10 spaced on the base element 8, along a horizontal transverse direction, so as to create a sliding system of the plate element 9.
  • the transverse slides 10 have reduced dimensions with respect to the extension of the longitudinal slides 6.
  • the sliding system of the plate element 9 - along the Y axis - may comprise a plurality of ball-bearing sliders.
  • the transverse translation similarly to the longitudinal translation, may be controlled by a ball-bearing screw which can be operated by electrically-operated actuator units 11.
  • the apparatus 1 comprises a table element 12 rotatably mounted on the plate element 9, so as to be able to perform a rotation W around a first vertical axis I (illustrated in Figures 5 , 6 ) .
  • the rotation W of the table element 12 can be achieved by means of a fifth wheel mechanism arranged under the table element 12, which can be operated by an electrically-operated actuator unit 19.
  • this actuator unit 19 comprises a mechanical arm 37 - Figures 1-6 - connected to a coupling portion of the table element 12, which can be operated by an electric gearmotor, so as to generate a rotation of the table element 12 mounted on the fifth wheel mechanism.
  • the rotation mechanism indicated above determines a rotatable table element 12 which allows an overall controlled angular rotation from 0° (initial loading position of the metal element to be bent, Figure 2 ) to about 90° (end bending position, Figure 3 ), and vice versa to return to the position for loading the item A to be machined.
  • the apparatus 1 further comprises clamp means 5 mounted on said rotatable table element 12, arranged to clamp an end portion A1, A2 of the metal element A to be machined.
  • the clamp means 5 comprise locking seats 50 ( Figure 3 ) configured to receive and lock one end of the item A, for example, with the aid of locking dowels (not shown).
  • the dowels may be electrically controlled from an inoperative position prior to loading the item A in an operating position wherein the item A is locked on the seats 50.
  • the angular rotation of the rotatable table element 12 is synchronized point by point to the Cartesian translation of the two underlying horizontal axes X, Y, through an electronic interpolation performed by a control unit E of the apparatus 1.
  • the control unit E is programmed to control the bending steps of the item A to be processed, by activating the actuation units designed for the handling of all the moving parts of the apparatus 1.
  • the possibility follows of integrating the rotation of the table element 12 with a linear movement that is constantly tangent to the bending angle, resulting in a stretching with bending of the item A.
  • the interpolation of the rotatable table element 12 with the translations of the slides 4 below allows creation of bends without the aid of mechanical pins or rollers, simplifying the handling mechanics and obtaining a corresponding reduction in costs.
  • the moving parts with rolling friction - instead of bending machines with sliding friction - allow the power generated to be used without dispersion due to the passive resistances generated by the sliding friction of the various moving masses. It follows that the bending effort impressed is only that corresponding to the resistance that the element A being processed opposes to the bending, with a reduction in the power required compared to apparatuses with moving parts with sliding friction.
  • all the actuators are of the electric or pneumatic type, thus eliminating the lubrication of all the members in contact in the case of hydraulic type actuators. Thanks to this characteristic, a considerable simplification of the centralized lubrication system of the apparatus is achieved, as the ball-bearing sliders are equipped with self-lubricating wiper soaps that require only occasional maintenance.
  • the clamp means 5 are connected in an articulated manner on the rotatable table element 12, by means of a support assembly 16 comprising an assembly of components with moving parts, and actuator means configured to control a combined movement of the clamp means 5, in addition to the translations along the underlying horizontal axes X, Y and to the rotation W around the vertical axis I.
  • the support assembly 16 is configured to create said additional combined movement of the clamp means 5, in particular:
  • the support assembly 16 comprises a lower support portion 17 mounted on the rotatable table 12.
  • the lower support portion 17 is a box-shape structure comprising a lower plate 17' and an upper plate 17" parallel to each other, mutually joined at their vertices by respective support columns 20.
  • the lower plate 17' is fixed on the rotatable table 12, while the upper plate 17" is vertically movable by means of suitable actuator means, for example of the electric type.
  • the actuator means are made in such a way that the columns 20 have a structure slidably mounted on an inner support column 27 by means of bushing means 28 ( Figure 6 ) slidably engaged on the inner support column 27, following the actuation of a gearmotor 31.
  • the support assembly 16 also comprises an upper support portion 18 connected to the lower support portion 17, so that the vertical movement of the lower support assembly 17 causes a vertical integral movement of the upper support assembly 18.
  • the clamp means 5 are connected in an articulated manner to the upper support assembly 18.
  • the upper support portion 18 is connected to the upper plate 17" by means of a side wall 17′′′ of the assembly 16 ( Figure 6 ).
  • Figure 7 is an enlarged scale view of the upper support assembly 18.
  • the upper support portion 18 is made in a single piece comprising a plate 21 and a first connecting portion 22, arranged to connect the plate 21 to a respective actuator 29, so as to control a first rotation K around a horizontal axis II of the upper support portion 18, and therefore also of the clamp means 5.
  • the actuator 28 is mounted at the side wall 17′′′ and the first connecting portion 22 faces the side wall 17′′′.
  • the horizontal axis II is parallel to the transverse axis Y in the configuration of the beginning of the bending illustrated in Figure 5 (table element 12 in the initial starting position of a bending cycle).
  • the first connecting portion 22 may be an opening to allow the meshing of the actuator 28 on the plate 21.
  • reinforcing flanges 24 extend close to the first connecting portion 22, connecting the plate 21 to the first connecting portion 22.
  • the upper support portion 18 also comprises a second connecting portion 23, for connecting a base portion 51 of the clamp means 5 to a respective actuator 30, so as to provide an articulated connection to perform a second rotation J of the clamp means 5 around a longitudinal horizontal axis III.
  • the horizontal axis III is parallel to the longitudinal axis X in the configuration of the beginning of bending illustrated in Figure 7 .
  • the articulated connection of the base portion 51 of the clamp means 5 is made by means of a connection flange 26 (illustrated in Figures 8 , 10 ) interposed between the actuator and the base portion 51 of the clamp means 5.
  • the upper support portion 18 also comprises a support surface 25 for mounting a shaping contrast element (not shown) to be applied against a proximal portion of the elongated element A to be bent.
  • the upper support portion 18 and the clamp means 5 slide along a vertical direction, integral with the vertical movement of the lower support assembly 17 along the vertical axis Z. Simultaneously or sequentially, the upper support portion 18 and the clamp means 5 may be rotated around the horizontal transverse axis II (rotation K). Simultaneously or sequentially to the aforesaid movements, the clamp means 5 may be further controlled in rotation around the horizontal longitudinal axis III (rotation J).
  • the vertical movement along the Z axis and the rotations K, J may be controlled by respective electrically-operated actuation units 29, 30.
  • a supporting structure 13 substantially shaped like a pillar is rigidly connected to the bedplate 2 at a central portion of the apparatus 1.
  • the central support unit 3 is configured to perform bending operations at the central portion A3 of the metal element A supported by the central support unit 3.
  • an assembly of movable components 14 is slidably mounted on the bearing structure 13 along respective horizontal directions perpendicular to each other IV, V, VI, VII.
  • At least one shaping contrast element 15 (not shown) is fixed on a seat obtained at an upper portion of said assembly of movable components 14, and is arranged in abutment against a central portion A3 of the metal element A.
  • the shaping contrast element 15 is shaped according to the section shape to be obtained on the metal element A. As shown in the cross-sectional view of Figure 10 , the metal element A to be machined abuts on the shaping contrast element 15 in such a way that, following the actuation of the assembly of moving components 14, the section of the metal element A is bent according to the profile of the shaping contrast element 15.
  • the assembly of moving components 14 comprises:
  • actuator means 32, 33, 34, 35 are preferably of the electric type, with which a system of rolling friction guide sliders is associated.
  • the displacement of the movable components 14 allows imposing a settling force that allows calibration of the tensioning of the metal element A in the final step of bending with the slides 4. This process allows "freezing" the geometry of the item at the end of the bending, guaranteeing the absolute repeatability of the bent shapes to be obtained.
  • the displacements of the movable components 14 of the central unit 3 may be in the order of 3 - 4 mm.
  • Machining on the central part of the item, performed with the aid of said movable components 14, allows targeting and maintenance of geometric tolerances very close to theoretical zero.
  • the apparatus 1 has 14 interpolated axes (six axes for each slide assembly 4 and four axes for the central unit 3) by means of digital numerical control with combined rotations and translations to obtain complex operations of bending with stretching.
  • the operation of the apparatus 1 is as follows.
  • the apparatus 1 comprises an electronic control unit E designed to control the actuation of the moving parts of the apparatus 1 according to the required bending and stretching cycle.
  • a memory device is associated with the electronic control unit E, designed to store different bending cycles comprising different translation and rotation quotas of the moving parts of the apparatus 1.
  • the apparatus 1 also comprises a human machine interface (HMI) device 36 for entering the identification parameters of a given work cycle.
  • HMI human machine interface
  • each code/cycle therefore has certain values/bending angles relating to all the X, Y, Z, I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII movement axes of the apparatus 1.
  • respective shaping contrast elements 15 are provided to obtain the required shapes by applying the correct values of the bending angles.
  • the operator enters a new identification code to identify a specific piece of equipment (shaping contrast element) to be applied to the new bending cycle.
  • the electronic control unit E automatically activates the longitudinal sliding (X axis) of the slides 4, to record the correct starting position of the pair of slides 4 on the sides of the central support unit. 3.
  • the operator starts several preliminary functions, such as closing the clamp means 5 to tighten the ends A1, A2 of the metal item A, checking the correct position of the item A, closing the locking dowels.
  • the apparatus 1 may comprise a plurality of sensors (for example, inductive or infrared) that verify the correctness of all the loading conditions.
  • the operator enters the values of the bending angles (rotations J, K, W etc.) previously estimated during a preliminary study step.
  • the angles of the slide assemblies 4 will be diversified according to the shape to be obtained.
  • only one end of the item A is to be bent, only one of the slide units 4 - and the relative clamp means 5 - are activated in the bending cycle.
  • the operator starts the bending and stretching operations, interrupting the cycle according to preferred steps, to check the effect of the movements of the moving parts of the apparatus 1. Verification may be carried out with the aid of a gauge.
  • the entire bending and stretching cycle is saved in the memory device of the apparatus 1. Consequently, to execute the saved cycle, the operator must select the relevant identification code, load the item, and start the previously defined and stored bending and stretching operations.
  • the saved cycle will automatically and correctly adopt all the strokes of the movement axes - to target in a specific sequence all the three-dimensional movements necessary to determine the required shape.
  • the strokes of the different axes X, Y, Z, I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, occur automatically simultaneously or sequentially on the basis of various preliminary parameters entered by the user, such as the values of the angles of bending (J, K, W rotations etc.) previously estimated during a preliminary study step.
  • control unit E is configured to automatically interpolate the strokes of the various axes X, Y, Z, I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII on the basis of a calculation algorithm that takes into account the stroke/speed of each axis, in order to obtain the required shape.
  • control unit E is configured to relate - through a plurality of trigonometric calculations - the strokes/speeds of each axis X, Y, Z, I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, with the other axes, in order to target in real time an adaptation of the different displacements of the moving parts, to obtain the required shape of the item A in a repeatable and reliable precise way.

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US4941338A (en) * 1986-06-04 1990-07-17 Spath Gmbh & Co. Kg Device for cold forming of ferrous and non-ferrous metal sections
IT1259520B (it) 1992-04-06 1996-03-20 Struttura per il sopporto e posizionamento universali di utensili impiegati da una macchina piegatrice di elementi allungati
EP1702691A1 (de) * 2005-03-14 2006-09-20 Lexovienne de Mécanique et Outillage (LMO) Vorrichtung zum Biegen und Ziehen
ITTO20100687A1 (it) * 2010-08-09 2012-02-10 E M A R C S P A Dispositivo e procedimento per la piegatura con stiramento di pezzi metallici
CN111360115A (zh) * 2020-05-05 2020-07-03 白志超 一种具有耦合轴的多自由度顶弯式拉弯结构

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US4941338A (en) * 1986-06-04 1990-07-17 Spath Gmbh & Co. Kg Device for cold forming of ferrous and non-ferrous metal sections
IT1259520B (it) 1992-04-06 1996-03-20 Struttura per il sopporto e posizionamento universali di utensili impiegati da una macchina piegatrice di elementi allungati
EP1702691A1 (de) * 2005-03-14 2006-09-20 Lexovienne de Mécanique et Outillage (LMO) Vorrichtung zum Biegen und Ziehen
ITTO20100687A1 (it) * 2010-08-09 2012-02-10 E M A R C S P A Dispositivo e procedimento per la piegatura con stiramento di pezzi metallici
CN111360115A (zh) * 2020-05-05 2020-07-03 白志超 一种具有耦合轴的多自由度顶弯式拉弯结构

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