TW202100262A - Method and device for straightening wire or strip material - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for straightening wire or strip material by means of a straightening device comprising straightening rollers (3, 4, 6, 10) engaging on opposite sides of the passing-through material in an offset manner, of which, some are automatically activated according to a model which has been stochastically determined on the basis of input data of the material and data relating to the wire and the straightening device that is determined during the passing of the material through the straightening device, such that requirements of the straightening unit are met, wherein the position of at least one straightening roller is continuously adapted on the basis of said data detected during the passage through the straightening device, which data is representative of the target straightness, wherein (i), the size and direction of the forces acting on the straightening rollers and/or (ii) the temperature of the material before and after passing through the assembly of straightening rollers and/or (iii) the position of the material in relation to each of the straightening rollers are measured and the obtained measurement values are input into the model controlling the activation of the activatable straightening rollers.

Description

Method and device for straightening straight or strip-shaped materials

The present invention relates to a method for straightening straight or strip-shaped materials through a dressing device. The dressing device has straightening rollers that can shift and act on opposite sides of the material passing between them, and some of the straightening rollers will automatically Set according to a model to meet the straightness requirements. The model is randomly determined based on the input data of the material and the data of the material and the trimming device transmitted during the material passing through the trimming device, in which the position of at least one straightening roller It will be continuously adjusted based on the data received during the passage through the trimming device, and the data represents the straightness achieved.

Such a method is described in DE-A-196 53 569. However, this document only describes in a very general manner, inputting the product and/or process data measured during the straightening process into the model and changing the model, but it does not specify the necessary measurements for this. So it is not clear whether or to some extent the model can draw conclusions about the exact geometry of the final product being straightened.

The object of the present invention is to provide a closed loop for an autonomous method, whereby straightness of unknown or varying curvature can be straightened. This method guarantees the straightness sought by the straightened straight material through high reliability.

This will be achieved through the method described previously, in which the following data is measured: (i) the force acting on the straightening roller will be measured in the size and direction of the straightening roller itself, and/or; (ii) in the The temperature before or after the material passes through the straightening roll configuration, and/or; (iii) Measure the position of the material after each straightening roll, and input the obtained measurement value into the adjustable control In the set model of the straightening roll.

It is advantageous to measure the temperature of the material at (ii) at the outlet of each straightening roll or each straightening block.

The measurement (i) of the force acting on the straightening roll is appropriately performed by a strain gauge arranged on the bearing bolt of the straightening roll, which measures the bending moment in the axial, vertical and/or horizontal directions.

The temperature measurement (ii) detects the deformation energy introduced into the straightened object. Through this measurement, the properties of the materials entering the model can also be corrected. It is possible to perform this measurement only at the beginning of the straightening process or when calibrating the straightening device.

The measurement of the material position after each straightening roll (iii) is appropriately performed by measuring the deviation of the material and the passing axis in the adjustment direction of the straightening roll. For this, known optical or non-contact (such as magnetic) measurement methods can be used. This also applies to the appropriate measurement of the vibration that occurs on the passing linear material, and the measured value is also input into the mode setting for controlling the adjustable straightening roller. It is conceivable that the position measurement (iii) is only performed at the beginning of the program for the purpose of calibration, when the measurement of the force acting on the straightening roller during the driving process is sufficient to perform the method of the present invention.

Advantageously, the material successively passes through two dressing devices as described above, one of which has a horizontally arranged straightening roller, and the other has a vertically arranged straightening roller.

The present invention also relates to a device for performing the method of the present invention with a dressing device. The device has two rows of non-driven straightening rollers arranged to be longitudinally offset relative to each other, which act on those passing between the two rows during operation. The wire is straightened by this, and some of the straightening rollers are automatically set according to a model to adjust the material to meet the requirements of the straightness of the material flowing from the trimming device, and the model is based on the input The wire input data and the data of the trimming device and material measured in the trimming device are randomly determined. Such a device is mentioned in the DE-A cited above.

The feature of this device of the present invention is that a row of straightening rolls acting on the material first has a fixed axis, and then the straightening rolls acting on the same side of the material can individually adjust the material passing through it. All of the straightening rollers can be adjusted to the material, and which row of straightening rollers acting on the material first can be adjusted together with the straightening rollers that are in the same row and then acting on the material, or can be adjusted individually, Among them, the measuring device (for example, strain gauge) installed on the straightening roll itself can measure the magnitude and direction of the force acting on the straightening roll, and the temperature of the material can be measured by the measuring devices installed at the entrance and exit of the dressing device , All of the measured values obtained can be provided to the model that controls the adjustable straightening roll.

In the alternative of the present invention, the temperature of the material after one or more straightening rolls can be measured by measuring devices respectively arranged here, wherein all the measured values obtained can also be provided to control the adjustable straightening roll The set model.

In another embodiment, the position of the material behind one or more straightening rollers can be measured by measuring devices respectively arranged here, and all the measured values obtained can also be provided to the control adjustable straightening roller. Set model.

The dressing device of Figures 1 and 2 has two rows of horizontal straightening rollers 3, 4, 6, 10 arranged horizontally offset from each other. One row is joined with the wire to be straightened at the bottom, and the other row is joined with the wire to be straightened at the top. The material 1 to be straightened can also be a strip-shaped material (not shown). In the following, the expression "material" is used to represent a wire or a strip-shaped material. The straightening rollers 3, 4, 6, 10 are not driven to rotate, and the wire as the material 1 passes through the unshown feed roller along the direction of arrow 2 through the trimming device. The wire usually passes through two consecutive finishing devices with a 90° offset from each other, one of which has a horizontal straightening roller and the other has a vertical straightening roller. The main working range of the present invention includes wire diameters of about 4 mm to about 20 mm.

In Figures 1 and 2, the first two straightening rollers 3 in the lower row have a fixed rotation axis. The lower row of straightening rollers 4 adjacent to it can individually adjust the passing material 1 through the adjusting device indicated by the symbol 5. The first three straightening rollers 6 in the upper row can adjust the material 1 together, and for this purpose are installed on a common support 7, which can be adjusted by means of a rod 8 and through an adjustment motor 9. height. The upper row of straightening rollers 10 adjacent to the upper row of straightening rollers 6 can individually adjust the material 1 through an adjusting device denoted by reference numeral 11.

Fig. 2 graphically shows the measurement results of the different forces acting on the various straightening rolls marked as f, and the temperature measurement results before and after the material 1 passes through the straightening roll configuration. In general, the material 1 is heated during the straightening process through the straightening roller set. The temperature measuring device is marked at point 16. Temperature measurement can also be performed at the exit of each straightening roll 3, 4, 6, 10.

The measuring device arranged after each straightening roll 3, 4, 6, 10 and used to determine the position of the wire is not shown in FIG. 2. This is a known optical or magnetic measuring device, which measures the deviation of the material 1 pair of passing shafts in or parallel to the adjustment direction of the straightening rollers 6, 4, 10, that is, in the case shown, the material 1 pair of passing shafts The deviation in the vertical direction. Also not shown is a vibration measuring device, which measures the vibration generated by the wire when the wavy wire is straightened, and thereby eliminates the disturbance variable generated.

All the measurement variables mentioned can be input into the model that controls the settings of the adjustable straightening rollers 6, 4, and 10.

FIG. 3 shows the straightening roller 13 on a larger scale, and each groove 15 on the bearing pin 12 is equipped with a strain gauge 17. In order to improve the measurement of the force acting on the roller and the force direction, at most four strain gauges 17 are provided in the bearing pin 12 of the straightening roller. Here, the strain gauges 17 are arranged in the bearing pins 12 parallel to each other. Furthermore, the strain gauges 17 are arranged to surround the axis of the bearing pin 12 at quarter-circle intervals (offset by 90°). In order to replace the strain gauge 17 with the advantages of simple structure and sufficient accurate measurement, other pressure or bending measurement sensors can be used in or on the bearing pin 12, for example, a piezoelectric sensor with the same simple structure.

1: material 2: arrow 3: Straightening roller 4: Straightening roller 5: adjusting device 6: Straightening roller 7: Support 8: Leverage 9: Adjust the motor 10: Straightening roller 11: adjusting device 12: Bearing pin 13: Straightening roller 15: groove 16: o'clock 17: Strain gauge

The present invention will be explained in further detail with reference to the drawings, in which: Figure 1 shows the trimming device, and the wire passes through the trimming device; Figure 2 shows the same dressing device with measuring points showing the force acting on the individual straightening rolls and the wire temperature; and Figure 3 shows a straightening roll with strain gauges arranged on it.

1: material

2: arrow

3: Straightening roller

4: Straightening roller

5: adjusting device

6: Straightening roller

7: Support

8: Rod

9: Adjust the motor

10: Straightening roller

11: adjusting device

Claims (9)

A method for straightening straight or strip-shaped materials through a trimming device. The trimming device has a straightening roller that can shift and act on the opposite sides of the material passing therebetween. Some of the straightening rollers will automatically follow a model. Set to meet the requirements of straightness, the model is randomly determined based on the input data of the material and the data of the material and the trimming device during the material passing through the trimming device. The position of at least one straightening roller will be based on the aforementioned It is continuously adjusted by the data received during the trimming device. The data represents the straightness achieved and is characterized by measuring the following data: (i) The force acting on the straightening roller (3, 4, 6, 10) will be measured on the straightening roller itself, its size and direction, and/or (ii) The temperature before or after the material (1) passes through the configuration of the straightening rolls (3, 4, 6, 10), and/or (iii) Measure the position of the material (1) after each straightening roll, and input the obtained measurement value into the model that controls the setting of the adjustable straightening roll (6, 4, 10). The method of claim 1, wherein the temperature of the wire or strip material is measured at the outlet of each straightening roll (3, 4, 6, 10). Such as the method of claim 1 or 2, wherein, in order to determine the force acting on the straightening roller (3, 4, 6, 10), through the bearing pins arranged on the straightening roller (3, 4, 6, 10) (12) Strain gauge (17) to measure the bending moment in the axial, vertical and/or horizontal directions. The method of any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein, after each straightening roll (3, 4, 6, 10), the measurement of the position of the wire or strip material is along or parallel to the straightening roll In the adjustment direction of (3, 4, 6, 10), measure the deviation of the material (1) from the passing shaft. Such as the method of any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein in addition, the vibration of the wire or strip material passing through is also measured, and the measured value is also input to the control of the adjustable straightening roller (4, 6, 10) In the set model. Such as the method of any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the wire or strip material successively passes through two trimming devices, one of which has horizontally arranged straightening rollers (3, 4, 6, 10), and The other finishing device has straightening rolls arranged vertically. A device for performing the method for straightening straight or strip materials as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 6 with a trimming device, the trimming device having two rows of non-driven straightening rollers (3, 4, 6, 10), which will act on the material (1) passing between the two rows during operation, and thereby straighten it. Some of the straightening rollers (6, 4, 10) will be based on a model It is automatically set to adjust the material (1) to meet the requirements of the straightness of the material flowing from the dressing device. The model is based on the input data of the material (1) and the material passing through the dressing device. The material received during the period and the data of the dressing device are randomly determined, characterized in that a row of straightening rollers (3) that first act on the material (1) has a fixed shaft, and the subsequent act on the same side of the material (1) The straightening rollers (4) can individually adjust the material (1) passing through it, and the straightening rollers (6, 10) of the opposite row can all adjust the material (1), and which row acts first The straightening rolls (6) of the material (1) can be adjusted together with the straightening rolls (10) that are in the same row and subsequently acting on the material (1), or they can also be adjusted individually, where the straightening rolls (10) acting on the straightening The force of the rollers (3, 4, 6, 10) will be measured by its own measuring device such as a strain gauge (17) here, and its size and direction can be measured through the measuring devices arranged at the entrance and exit of the dressing device (16) Measure the temperature of the material (1), wherein all the obtained measurement values are supplied to the model that controls the settings of the adjustable straightening rolls (6, 4, 10). Such as the device of claim 7, wherein the temperature of the material (1) after one or more straightening rolls (3, 4, 6, 10) can be measured by measuring devices respectively arranged here, wherein the same All the obtained measurement values are supplied to the model that controls the settings of the adjustable straightening rolls (6, 4, 10). Such as the device of claim 7 or 8, wherein the position of the material (1) behind one or more straightening rolls (3, 4, 6, 10) can be measured by measuring devices respectively arranged here, Among them, all the obtained measurement values are also supplied to the model that controls the setting of the adjustable straightening roller (6, 4, 10).

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