JP4047469B2 - Steel strip joining method - Google Patents

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JP4047469B2
JP4047469B2 JP33996898A JP33996898A JP4047469B2 JP 4047469 B2 JP4047469 B2 JP 4047469B2 JP 33996898 A JP33996898 A JP 33996898A JP 33996898 A JP33996898 A JP 33996898A JP 4047469 B2 JP4047469 B2 JP 4047469B2
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Description

【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、板厚や強度或いは性質などの異なる複数の鋼帯を、その長手方向の端部を溶接しプレス成形用に供される鋼帯の接合方法に関するものである。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
従来、自動車部品の製造において、深絞り成形、張出し成形等成形性が要求される自動車部品あるいは高強度が要求される自動車部品毎に、その要求に応じた鋼板をプレス成形して自動車部品を製造していたが、自動車部品の中には、成形性が厳しく要求される部位とそれ程成形性が要求されない部位とを備えた自動車部品や高強度が厳しく要求される部位とそれ程高強度が要求されない部位を備えた自動車部品等がある。このような自動車部品を製造する場合、従来は要求される性能に耐えられる一枚の鋼板を用いてプレス成形を行い、成形後の自動車部品を溶接して自動車を製造していた。
【0003】
また、最近では自動車部品の製造において、必要な部位に必要な板厚と強度を持たせるために、板厚あるいは強度の異なる鋼板をレーザー等で接合して一枚の鋼板となし、その後一体でプレスに供するという、いわゆるテーラードブランクと呼ばれる方法が注目されてきており、このような方法は、例えば、特開平7−290182号、特開平8−174246号公報等に見ることができる。また、亜鉛メッキ鋼帯同士をレーザービームで突き合わせ溶接する方法も特公平5−25596号公報などにより公知となっている。
【0004】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
しかしながら、同一素材の一枚の鋼板を用いて自動車部品を成形する方法では、成形する自動車部品に要求される成形性がそれ程成形性が要求されない部位まで優れた成形性を有することとなり、言い換えれば、素材のオーバーアクションとなるもので、それに伴う素材費のコストアップとなる問題を有していた。また、特開平7−290182号公報、特開平8−174246号公報などにより知られるテーラードブランク法は、鋼板を小さな形状に剪断し、これを接合して一枚の鋼板とするために、生産性が高められないという課題を有しており、更に、溶接開始端と終了端では接合品質が安定せず、この部分を切り捨てなければならず、製品の歩留りが悪いという欠点を有しており、一方、前述した特公平5−25596号公報に記載された方法では接合が満足するものでなく、有利な接合方法の出現が待たれているところである。
【0005】
【課題を解決するための手段】
前記した要望に応えることを目的として完成された本発明に係る鋼帯の接合方法の基本構成は、3条の異なる鋼帯を、溶接ロールと、各条の鋼帯毎に設けられた押さえロールとの間を通過させながら鋼帯のエッジ部を連続的に溶接する方法であって、中央の鋼帯の押さえロールは進行方向に対して直角方向に配置し、両側の鋼帯の押さえロールは傾斜して配置し、両側の鋼帯の押さえロールを傾斜させることにより両側の鋼帯に幅方向の力を加えて中央の鋼帯と両側の鋼帯との間のエッジ部端面に押付力が働くようにしながらレーザー溶接することにある。また、このような方法において、レーザー溶接する溶接点の上流側にフランジロールを配置して鋼帯の間に隙間を設けるようにしてあることを特徴とする鋼帯の接合方法を請求項2に係る発明とする。
【0006】
即ち、本発明は、自動車部品に供される鋼板を同一素材の一枚の鋼板とするのではなく、プレス成形する前に板厚や強度或いは性質などの異なる素材を鋼帯のまま溶接しておき、これより成形しようとする自動車部品が要求する成形性あるいは強度を必要な部位に具備する鋼板を得る鋼帯の接合方法であり、しかも、異質の鋼板を小さな形状に剪断した後、これらの端部を突き合わせて接合するという生産性が悪い方法に代え、コイルから捲戻された3条の異なる鋼帯の端部同士を連続的の溶接することにより、生産性が良好でしかも鋼帯の端部の形状精度が悪い場合でも接合品質が良好となる極めて有利な接合方法を提供することにある。なお、本発明により得られた鋼帯から製造される自動車部品としては、自動車の骨格構造部位などの柱状に近い部品あるいはフロアなどの異種材が平行に接合されて使用される可能性のある部品などがあり、本発明方法によってこれらの部品の飛躍的生産性と歩留りの向上を図ることとなる。
【0007】
【発明の実施の形態】
本発明は前記したように、材質、板厚等の異なる3条の鋼帯のエッジ部を連続的に有利に溶接する鋼帯の接合方法であり、その大きな特徴とするところは、中央の鋼帯の押さえロールは進行方向に対して直角方向に配置することにより中央の鋼帯の幅方向への変動をなくし、傾斜する押さえロールを両側の鋼帯に押しつけることにより鋼帯の幅方向に力を加えて中央の鋼帯と両側の鋼帯との間のエッジ間に押付力が働くようにして生産性と共に、接合品質が良好となる接合を可能とした点にある。
【0008】
以下、図1〜図8により本発明を詳細に説明する。
本発明では材質、板厚等の異なる3種類の鋼帯1、2、3のエッジ部を連続的に接合するものであり、これら鋼帯1、2、3を並べて各条の鋼帯毎に設けられた上側の押さえロール4、5、6と、これら押さえロール4、5、6に比べて大径の溶接ロール7との間を通過させる。このとき鋼帯1、2、3は大径の溶接ロール7側に巻き付けて通過するものであるが、前記押さえロール5は溶接ロール7と同様に鋼帯2の進行方向に対して直角方向に配置して、鋼帯2の幅方向への変動をなくし、一方、押さえロール4、6は溶接ロール7の長手方向に対してそれぞれ角度θ1 、θ2 だけ傾斜させて配置されるようにして鋼帯1、3が中央の鋼帯2に向けて幅方向の力が積極的に加えられるようにして溶接ロール7に押し付ける。
【0009】
このように本発明では、押さえロール4、6は、例えば、シリンダーなどにより溶接ロール7へ押さえる力を与えると共に、押さえロール4、6を傾斜させておくことにより鋼帯1、3に幅方向の力を積極的に加え、溶接する鋼帯1、2、3のエッジ間に面圧を働かせることを大きな特徴としている。鋼帯1、2、3の端部を突き合わせてレーザー溶接する際、溶接する鋼帯1、2、3の間に隙間が発生すると溶接後にアンダーカット等の品質不良が発生しやすくなる。しかし、通常、鋼帯を製造する際には鋼帯幅精度や鋼帯端部の形状品位を確保するために、鋼帯中央部をスリットしたり、端部をトリミングするなどの端部の剪断加工により仕上げるが、鋼帯端部には微少な凹凸が残るため、これらの端面を突き合わせた場合に多少の隙間が発生し、更に、レーザー溶接を行う場合、溶接部の熱収縮により鋼帯の突き合わせ面を押し開こうとする力が加わるため溶接部上流近傍では隙間が発生する。そこで、本発明では押さえロール4、6を傾斜させ、鋼帯1、3に幅方向の力を加え、溶接する鋼帯1、2、3の端部に突き合わせ力を与えることにより、熱収縮による隙間を押しつけ、更に、鋼帯端部の凸部の弾性変形もしくは塑性変形を加え、凹凸による隙間についても著しく低減させることにより、溶接点のおいて、鋼帯1、2、3の端部間の隙間を著しく小さくすることができ、安定した溶接品質の確保を可能とするものである。
【0010】
この際、鋼帯の幅方向の力を与えるには、通常、サイドガイドロール等により力を加える方法が一般的に考えられるが、自動車部品に用いられるような薄手の鋼帯に対しては、これらの方法では大きな力を加えると鋼帯の座屈や端部の耳荒れ等を発生するため大きな力を加えることができず、十分に前述の溶接する鋼帯の端部間の隙間を小さくすることができないという問題があった。そこで、本発明では鋼帯1、3に幅方向の力を加えるのに押さえロール4、6を傾斜させて押しつけるという方法を採用し、押さえロール4、6の押し付ける力と傾斜角度を適正に調整することにより、鋼帯1、2、3の座屈や端部の耳荒れを発生させることなく十分な押し付ける力を自動車部品に用いられるような薄手の鋼帯にも与えることができるようにする。
【0011】
前記したように、本発明は3条の鋼帯1、2、3を溶接するものであるが、レーザービーム8a、8bを照射する固定されたレーザー発射管9a、9bの位置に対して、溶接される接合面10a、10bが常に溶接位置になることが必要であり、そのために鋼帯2は押さえロール5により幅方向に位置変動しないようにし、鋼帯1、3は傾斜する押さえロール4、6により鋼帯2とのエッジ部端面に押付力が働くようにしながら溶接するものである。
即ち、鋼帯1、3は角度θ1 、θ2 だけ傾斜させ押さえロール4、6により拘束した状態で移動させ、且つ、θ1 、θ2 と押さえロール4、6の押さえ力を適度に調整することにより、鋼帯1、3の接合面10a、10bが鋼帯2の接合面10a、10bに適度な押付力を働かせるようにし、鋼帯1、2、3のエッジ面に面圧を立て、隙間を押し潰した状態で溶接することとなり、言い換えれば、ピンチ方式の突き合わせをすることになり、溶接品質が向上し、極めて有利なものである。
【0012】
更に、本発明の如く、鋼帯1、2、3を大径の溶接ロール7に巻き付けるのは鋼帯1、2、3の厚み方向の突き合わせ精度を良く合わせることが可能となるもので、巻付けをしないと鋼帯1、2、3と溶接ロール7の間の空間ができやすく、鋼帯1と鋼帯2と鋼帯3の厚み方向の突き合わせ精度が十分でない可能性が高いからである。
なお、押さえロール4、5、6は図3、図4に示す如く、鋼帯1、2、3毎に4個用いてもよく、その配置形態は種々考えられるが、特にこだわるものではない。
【0013】
また、溶接ロール7は図5に示す如く、溶接位置に相当する箇所に溝11a、11bを設けたものとして、溶接時における溶接ロール7の熱影響による損傷を防止するものとしている。この図5では厚みの異なる鋼帯1、2、3の接合を示しているが、溶接ロール7の径が全長にわたって同一径としているために鋼帯1、2、3は鋼帯1、2、3の下面に合わせて溶接するようにしている。なお、図6では鋼帯1、2、3の上面の合わせて溶接し、図7では厚い鋼帯1の厚みの中央に薄い鋼帯2を溶接するとともに鋼帯2を厚い鋼帯3の中央に溶接しているものであるが、このような接合の形態は溶接ロール7の溝11a、11bを挟んで左右の径を変えた溶接ロール7を用いるようにすれば容易になされるものである。また、溶接ロール7の左右の径を可変するのは溶接ロール7を拡縮自在とするようにしてもよくその手段は特にこだわるものではない。
【0014】
さらに、本発明では図8に示す如く、溶接点12a、12bの上流側にフランジロール13a、13bを配置して鋼帯1、2、3の間に隙間を設けるようにしている。また、本発明は鋼帯1、2、3を同一平面上で通板し、溶接点12は搬送するものであるが、その為に、鋼帯1、2、3の接合面10a、10bが擦れたり、鋼帯1と鋼帯2あるいは鋼帯2と鋼帯3が重なる場合があるので、それを防止するために鋼帯1、2間にフランジロール13a、13bを設けることはより好ましいものである。
【0015】
なお、本発明に用いる押さえロール4、6は、それぞれ角度θ1 、θ2 傾斜させるものであるが、角度θ1 、θ2 は共に2°〜25°が好ましく、また、押さえロール4、6の押さえ力は350N〜20000Nが好ましい。その理由は、角度θ1 、θ2 が2°未満もしくは押さえ力が350N未満では、鋼帯1、3の幅方向への押付力が不足して溶接品質が好ましくなく、角度θ1 、θ2 が25°超もしくは押さえ力が20000N超では押付力が大きくなりすぎ、鋼帯1、3の座屈等が発生する場合があるからである。但し、角度や押さえ力の前記した範囲は好ましい範囲を述べたに過ぎないもので、座屈等の発生がなければこの範囲にこだわるものでない。
なお、本発明の3条の異なる鋼帯とは隣接する鋼帯の材質とか板厚等を異にしているものであり、両端の鋼帯が同一で中央の鋼帯が異なるものも対象としているものである。
【0016】
【実施例1】
常法に従い製造された表1に示す化学成分の板厚0.7mm、幅250mmの鋼帯1と板厚1.4mm、幅690mmの鋼帯2と板厚0.7mm、幅250mmの鋼帯3を準備し、2kwのレ−ザ−溶接機にて1.7m/分の速度で鋼帯1と鋼帯2と鋼帯3を接合した。
その条件を表1に示し、溶接結果を表2および表3に示す。
【0017】
【表1】

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【0018】
【表2】
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【0019】
【表3】
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上表から明らかなように、本発明によると座屈の発生もなく、アンダーカットの発生もなく、極めて良好な溶接品質が得られる。
【0020】
【実施例2】
実施例1で示す鋼帯1と鋼帯2と鋼帯3を自動車部品(センターピラー)に成形すべく、各々1000mmに切断した。この場合、本発明は鋼帯1、2、3を接合した後に切断するものとし、比較例では鋼帯1、2、3を切断した後に鋼板を接合した。その時の所要時間を表4に示す。
【0021】
【表4】
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表4に示すように、本発明によると比較例で示す切板接合法に比べると、生産性も飛躍的に向上することが判る。
【0022】
【発明の効果】
前記説明から明らかなように本発明によれば、自動車部品等をテーラードブランク法で製造する際、溶接品質が良好で、しかも、生産性の良い鋼帯の接合が可能となり、その効果は極めて大きいものである。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】 本発明方法の平面説明図である。
【図2】 図1に示す本発明方法の側面説明図である。
【図3】 押さえロールを多くした本発明方法の平面説明図である。
【図4】図3に示す本発明方法の側面説明図である。
【図5】 本発明方法の溶接近傍を示す拡大説明図である。
【図6】本発明方法の溶接近傍を示す拡大説明図である。
【図7】 本発明方法の溶接近傍を示す拡大説明図である。
【図8】本発明方法の溶接点上流側にフランジロールを具備した状態の説明図である。
【符号の説明】
1 鋼帯1
2 鋼帯2
3 鋼帯3
4 押さえロール
5 押さえロール
6 押さえロール
7 溶接ロール
8 レーザービーム
9 レーザー発射管
10 接合面
11 溝
12 溶接点
13 フランジロール[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method for joining steel strips that are used for press forming by welding a longitudinal end portion of a plurality of steel strips having different thicknesses, strengths, or properties.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, in the production of automobile parts, automobile parts are manufactured by press-molding steel sheets according to the requirements of automobile parts that require formability such as deep drawing and stretch forming or automobile parts that require high strength. However, some automotive parts are not required to have high strength and parts that require parts that require high formability and parts that do not require formability. There are car parts with parts. In the case of manufacturing such automobile parts, conventionally, a single steel plate that can withstand the required performance is used for press forming, and the automobile parts after forming are welded to manufacture the automobile.
[0003]
Recently, in the production of automobile parts, in order to give the necessary thickness and strength to the necessary parts, steel plates with different thicknesses or strengths are joined with a laser or the like to form a single steel plate, and then integrated together. A so-called tailored blank, which is used for pressing, has attracted attention. Such a method can be found in, for example, JP-A-7-290182 and JP-A-8-174246. A method for butt welding galvanized steel strips with a laser beam is also known from Japanese Patent Publication No. 5-25596.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the method of forming an automobile part using a single steel plate of the same material, the formability required for the automobile part to be molded has excellent formability up to a part where the formability is not so much required. This is an over action of the material, and has the problem of increasing the material cost associated therewith. Further, the tailored blank method known from JP-A-7-290182, JP-A-8-174246, and the like shears steel plates into small shapes and joins them into a single steel plate to increase productivity. In addition, the welding quality at the start and end of welding is not stable, this part has to be cut off, and the product yield is poor. On the other hand, the method described in the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Publication No. 5-25596 is not satisfactory in joining, and the advent of an advantageous joining method is awaited.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The basic structure of the steel strip joining method according to the present invention, which has been completed for the purpose of meeting the above-mentioned demands, includes three different steel strips, welding rolls, and press rolls provided for each steel strip. In this method, the edge of the steel strip is continuously welded while passing between the steel strip and the center steel strip presser roll is arranged in a direction perpendicular to the direction of travel, and the steel strip presser rolls on both sides are By inclining and tilting the holding rolls on the steel strips on both sides, a force in the width direction is applied to the steel strips on both sides, and the pressing force is applied to the edge surface between the central steel strip and the steel strips on both sides. Laser welding while working. Moreover, in such a method, the steel strip joining method is characterized in that a flange roll is arranged upstream of the welding point to be laser welded so as to provide a gap between the steel strips. Such an invention.
[0006]
In other words, the present invention does not use a single steel plate as the steel plate used for automobile parts, but welds different materials such as plate thickness, strength or properties as steel strips before press forming. This is a method of joining steel strips to obtain a steel plate having the formability or strength required by the automobile part to be formed from the required parts, and after shearing a dissimilar steel plate into a small shape, Instead of the low productivity method of joining the ends, the end portions of the three different steel strips that have been turned back from the coil are continuously welded together so that the productivity is good and the steel strip An object of the present invention is to provide a very advantageous joining method in which the joining quality is good even when the shape accuracy of the end portion is poor. In addition, as an automobile part manufactured from the steel strip obtained by the present invention, a part having a possibility of being used by joining different kinds of materials such as a part close to a column shape such as a framework structure part of an automobile or a floor in parallel. The method of the present invention will improve the dramatic productivity and yield of these parts.
[0007]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
As described above, the present invention is a method for joining steel strips in which edge portions of three steel strips having different materials and plate thicknesses are continuously and advantageously welded. The band presser roll is placed in a direction perpendicular to the direction of travel to eliminate fluctuations in the width direction of the central steel strip, and by pressing the inclined presser roll against the steel strips on both sides, force is applied in the width direction of the steel strip. In addition, a pressing force acts between the edges of the central steel strip and the steel strips on both sides, thereby enabling the joining with which the productivity and the joining quality become good.
[0008]
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
In this invention, the edge part of three types of steel strips 1, 2, and 3 from which a material, board thickness, etc. differ is joined continuously, and these steel strips 1, 2, and 3 are arranged side by side for each strip steel strip. The upper pressing rolls 4, 5, 6 provided and the welding roll 7 having a diameter larger than those of the pressing rolls 4, 5, 6 are passed. At this time, the steel strips 1, 2 and 3 are wound around the large-diameter welding roll 7, and the press roll 5 is perpendicular to the traveling direction of the steel strip 2 in the same manner as the welding roll 7. It arrange | positions and eliminates the fluctuation | variation to the width direction of the steel strip 2, On the other hand, the press rolls 4 and 6 are made to incline by the angle (theta) 1 and (theta) 2 , respectively with respect to the longitudinal direction of the welding roll 7. The steel strips 1 and 3 are pressed against the welding roll 7 such that a force in the width direction is positively applied toward the central steel strip 2.
[0009]
In this way, in the present invention, the press rolls 4 and 6 give the pressing force to the welding roll 7 by, for example, a cylinder, and the steel rolls 1 and 3 are inclined in the width direction by inclining the press rolls 4 and 6. The main feature is that the surface pressure is applied between the edges of the steel strips 1, 2, and 3 to be welded positively. When laser welding is performed by abutting the ends of the steel strips 1, 2, and 3, if a gap is generated between the steel strips 1, 2, and 3 to be welded, quality defects such as undercut are likely to occur after welding. However, when manufacturing a steel strip, in order to ensure the steel strip width accuracy and the shape quality of the steel strip end, the end shearing such as slitting the center of the steel strip or trimming the end is recommended. Although it is finished by processing, since slight irregularities remain at the end of the steel strip, some gaps occur when these end faces are abutted, and when laser welding is performed, due to the thermal contraction of the weld, Since a force is applied to push the butt surface open, a gap is generated near the upstream of the weld. Therefore, in the present invention, the press rolls 4 and 6 are inclined, a force in the width direction is applied to the steel strips 1 and 3, and a butting force is applied to the end portions of the steel strips 1, 2 and 3 to be welded, thereby causing heat shrinkage. By pressing the gap and further applying elastic deformation or plastic deformation of the convex part at the end of the steel strip, and also significantly reducing the gap due to the unevenness, between the ends of the steel strips 1, 2, 3 at the welding point It is possible to remarkably reduce the gap, and to ensure stable welding quality.
[0010]
At this time, in order to give a force in the width direction of the steel strip, generally, a method of applying force by a side guide roll or the like is generally considered, but for a thin steel strip used for automobile parts, In these methods, if a large force is applied, the steel strip will buckle or the edges of the edges become rough, so a large force cannot be applied and the gap between the ends of the steel strip to be welded is sufficiently reduced. There was a problem that could not be done. Therefore, in the present invention, a method of inclining and pressing the pressing rolls 4 and 6 is applied to apply the force in the width direction to the steel strips 1 and 3, and the pressing force and the inclination angle of the pressing rolls 4 and 6 are appropriately adjusted. By doing so, it is possible to give sufficient pressing force to thin steel strips used for automobile parts without causing buckling of the steel strips 1, 2 and 3 and rough edges. .
[0011]
As described above, the present invention welds the three steel strips 1, 2, and 3 to the position of the fixed laser emission tubes 9a and 9b that irradiate the laser beams 8a and 8b. It is necessary that the joining surfaces 10a and 10b to be made always be in the welding position. For this reason, the steel strip 2 is prevented from changing its position in the width direction by the press roll 5, and the steel strips 1 and 3 are inclined press rolls 4, 6, welding is performed while pressing force is applied to the end face of the edge of the steel strip 2.
That is, the steel strips 1 and 3 are moved while being inclined by the angles θ 1 and θ 2 and constrained by the pressing rolls 4 and 6, and the pressing forces of θ 1 and θ 2 and the pressing rolls 4 and 6 are adjusted appropriately. By doing so, the joining surfaces 10a and 10b of the steel strips 1 and 3 exert an appropriate pressing force on the joining surfaces 10a and 10b of the steel strip 2, and a surface pressure is applied to the edge surfaces of the steel strips 1, 2 and 3. In other words, welding is performed in a state in which the gap is crushed, in other words, pinch-type matching is performed, which improves welding quality and is extremely advantageous.
[0012]
Furthermore, as in the present invention, the steel strips 1, 2, 3 are wound around the large-diameter welding roll 7 because the butt accuracy in the thickness direction of the steel strips 1, 2, 3 can be well matched. If it is not attached, the space between the steel strips 1, 2, 3 and the welding roll 7 is easily formed, and there is a high possibility that the butt accuracy in the thickness direction of the steel strip 1, the steel strip 2, and the steel strip 3 is not sufficient. .
In addition, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, four pressing rolls 4, 5, and 6 may be used for each of the steel strips 1, 2, and 3, and various arrangement forms may be considered, but there is no particular concern.
[0013]
Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the welding roll 7 is provided with grooves 11a and 11b at locations corresponding to the welding positions, so as to prevent damage due to the heat effect of the welding roll 7 during welding. Although FIG. 5 shows joining of steel strips 1, 2, and 3 having different thicknesses, since the diameter of the welding roll 7 is the same over the entire length, the steel strips 1, 2, and 3 are steel strips 1, 2, 3 is welded according to the lower surface. In FIG. 6, the upper surfaces of the steel strips 1, 2, and 3 are welded together, and in FIG. 7, the thin steel strip 2 is welded to the center of the thick steel strip 1 and the steel strip 2 is welded to the center of the thick steel strip 3. However, such a form of joining can be easily achieved by using the welding roll 7 in which the left and right diameters are changed across the grooves 11a and 11b of the welding roll 7. . Further, the right and left diameters of the welding roll 7 may be varied so that the welding roll 7 can be expanded and contracted, and the means is not particularly limited.
[0014]
Further, in the present invention, as shown in FIG. 8, flange rolls 13 a and 13 b are arranged on the upstream side of the welding points 12 a and 12 b so as to provide a gap between the steel strips 1, 2, and 3. In the present invention, the steel strips 1, 2 and 3 are passed on the same plane and the welding point 12 is conveyed. For this purpose, the joining surfaces 10a and 10b of the steel strips 1, 2 and 3 are provided. Since the steel strip 1 and the steel strip 2 or the steel strip 2 and the steel strip 3 may overlap with each other, it is more preferable to provide the flange rolls 13a and 13b between the steel strips 1 and 2 in order to prevent this. It is.
[0015]
Incidentally, the pressing roll 4 and 6 for use in the present invention, each angle theta 1, but is intended to theta 2 inclined angle theta 1, theta 2 are both preferably 2 ° to 25 °, also, the pressing rolls 4,6 The pressing force is preferably 350N to 20000N. The reason is that if the angles θ 1 and θ 2 are less than 2 ° or the pressing force is less than 350 N, the pressing force in the width direction of the steel strips 1 and 3 is insufficient and the welding quality is not preferable, and the angles θ 1 and θ 2 This is because if the pressure exceeds 25 ° or the pressing force exceeds 20000 N, the pressing force becomes excessively large and buckling of the steel strips 1 and 3 may occur. However, the above-described ranges of the angle and the pressing force are merely preferable ranges, and do not stick to these ranges unless buckling occurs.
The three different steel strips of the present invention are different in the steel strip material and thickness of the adjacent steel strips, and the same steel strips at both ends and different central steel strips are also targeted. Is.
[0016]
[Example 1]
A steel strip 1 having a thickness of 0.7 mm and a width of 250 mm and a thickness of 1.4 mm, a steel strip 2 of a width of 690 mm and a steel strip of a thickness of 0.7 mm and a width of 250 mm of chemical components shown in Table 1 manufactured according to a conventional method. 3 was prepared, and the steel strip 1, the steel strip 2 and the steel strip 3 were joined at a speed of 1.7 m / min with a 2 kw laser welding machine.
The conditions are shown in Table 1, and the welding results are shown in Tables 2 and 3.
[0017]
[Table 1]
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[0018]
[Table 2]
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[0019]
[Table 3]
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As is apparent from the above table, according to the present invention, there is no occurrence of buckling and no undercut, and extremely good welding quality can be obtained.
[0020]
[Example 2]
In order to form the steel strip 1, the steel strip 2, and the steel strip 3 shown in Example 1 into automobile parts (center pillars), each was cut into 1000 mm. In this case, this invention shall cut | disconnect after joining steel strip 1,2,3, and in the comparative example, the steel strip was joined after cut | disconnecting steel strip 1,2,3. Table 4 shows the required time at that time.
[0021]
[Table 4]
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As shown in Table 4, it can be seen that according to the present invention, productivity is dramatically improved as compared with the cut plate joining method shown in the comparative example.
[0022]
【The invention's effect】
As apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, when manufacturing automobile parts and the like by the tailored blank method, it is possible to join steel strips with good welding quality and good productivity, and the effect is extremely large. Is.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an explanatory plan view of a method of the present invention.
2 is an explanatory side view of the method of the present invention shown in FIG.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory plan view of the method of the present invention in which the number of pressing rolls is increased.
4 is an explanatory side view of the method of the present invention shown in FIG. 3. FIG.
FIG. 5 is an enlarged explanatory view showing the vicinity of welding in the method of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is an enlarged explanatory view showing the vicinity of welding in the method of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is an enlarged explanatory view showing the vicinity of welding in the method of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing a state in which a flange roll is provided on the upstream side of the welding point in the method of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Steel strip 1
2 Steel strip 2
3 Steel strip 3
4 Pressing roll 5 Pressing roll 6 Pressing roll 7 Welding roll 8 Laser beam 9 Laser launch tube
10 Joint surface
11 groove
12 Welding points
13 Flange roll

Claims (2)

3条の異なる鋼帯を、溶接ロールと、各条の鋼帯毎に設けられた押さえロールとの間を通過させながら鋼帯のエッジ部を連続的に溶接する方法であって、中央の鋼帯の押さえロールは進行方向に対して直角方向に配置し、両側の鋼帯の押さえロールは傾斜して配置し、両側の鋼帯の押さえロールを傾斜させることにより両側の鋼帯に幅方向の力を加えて中央の鋼帯と両側の鋼帯との間のエッジ部端面に押付力が働くようにしながらレーザー溶接することを特徴とする鋼帯の接合方法。 A method of continuously welding the edge portions of the steel strip while passing three different steel strips between a welding roll and a pressing roll provided for each steel strip, The belt holding rolls are arranged in a direction perpendicular to the traveling direction, the steel strip holding rolls on both sides are inclined, and the steel strips on both sides are inclined in the width direction by tilting the steel belt holding rolls on both sides. A method of joining steel strips, characterized in that laser welding is performed while applying a force so that a pressing force acts on the end surface between the central steel strip and the steel strips on both sides. レーザー溶接する溶接点の上流側にフランジロールを配置して鋼帯の間に隙間を設けるようにしてあることを特徴とする請求項1記載の鋼帯の接合方法。  2. The steel strip joining method according to claim 1, wherein a flange roll is disposed upstream of a welding point to be laser-welded to provide a gap between the steel strips.
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