US3791187A - Collapsible feed mechanism - Google Patents

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US3791187A
US3791187A US00319287A US3791187DA US3791187A US 3791187 A US3791187 A US 3791187A US 00319287 A US00319287 A US 00319287A US 3791187D A US3791187D A US 3791187DA US 3791187 A US3791187 A US 3791187A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21C—MANUFACTURE OF METAL SHEETS, WIRE, RODS, TUBES, PROFILES OR LIKE SEMI-MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS OTHERWISE THAN BY ROLLING; AUXILIARY OPERATIONS USED IN CONNECTION WITH METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL
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    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21C—MANUFACTURE OF METAL SHEETS, WIRE, RODS, TUBES, PROFILES OR LIKE SEMI-MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS OTHERWISE THAN BY ROLLING; AUXILIARY OPERATIONS USED IN CONNECTION WITH METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL
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  • collapsible feed mechanism typically residing axially displaceably within an outer support structure, including a plurality of axially displaceable radial support members positioned around the longitudinally extending member and for providing the radial support thereto; each radial support member having an outer axial surface and an inner axial surface and the outer axial surface being greater in axial length than the inner axial surface; the outer axial surfaces of greater axial length for slidably engaging the outer support structure during the axial displacement of the radial support members and for preventing the tendency of the axially displaceable support members to rotate with respect to an axis perpendicular to the longitudinally extending member and bind during the axial displacement of the radial support members; and the inner axial surfaces for slidably engaging the longitudinally extending member during the axial displacement of the radial support members and
  • longitudinally extending members such as long, slender rods having a length to least radius of gyration ratio in excess of 80:1, are commonly referred to as slender columns and are particularly susceptible to bending and buckling when subjected to large, axially directed, compressive loads.
  • the susceptibility of rods in general and slender columns in particular to bending and buckling not only limits the capability of the rod or column to support axially directed compressive loads, but also causes misalignment and bending difficulties when it is necessary to pass a rod or slender column axially through one or more aligned orifices.
  • the extrusion of wire from a billet being subjected to high hydrostatic pressure in a fluid tight pressure vessel wherein the extrusion is accomplished by advancing a ram-mounted die upwardly of the billet into a bore in the vessel ordinarily requires the use of a hollowdie ram which is a rod, or rod-like member, falling within the definition of a slender column.
  • a collapsible feed mechanism for supporting slender columns in compression wherein the application is hydrostatic extrusion of billets is described in full in US. Pat. No. 3,548,625 to F. J. Fuchs, Jr.
  • the slenderness ratio is minimized by a series of sliding die stem support spacers, or aligning plates, connected such that their maximum separation is limited to satisfy the slenderness ratio requirement of the slender column in the open position and the surfaces of each spacer will be in contact during the closed position.
  • the spacers are too thin, there is a tendency for them to translate, or rotate, about an axis parallel to the vertical surface of the spacer and perpendicular to its center line or the centerline of the slender column.
  • the axial spacer length or thickness should be approximately equal-to its diameter.
  • adaptation of this design parameter is highly undesirable, and in certain instances virtually intolerable, in that it unwantedly extends the length of the extrusion machine, the slender column or die stem (with the resulting adverse effect on alignment) equivalent to the sum of the thicknesses of the die stem spacers.
  • a collapsible feed mechanism for providing radial support to a longitudinally extending member, which mechanism includes aligning members or radial support members structured in such a manner that they have sufficient axial length or thickness to avoid the tendency to rotate or translate and bind and at the same time will nestle or collapse in such a manner that in the fully collapsed or nestled position they will occupy a minimum volume or axial length or at least a volume no greater than that known to the collapsible feed mechanisms of the prior art.
  • FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 are-diagrammatic presentations of a collapsible feed mechanism of the present invention showing various conditions of expansion and contraction;
  • FIGS. 4 and 5 are enlarged schematic views showing detailed structural configuration of a radial support member of the collapsible feed mechanism of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a multiple view FIG. showing the relative angular displacement of the radial support members of the collapsible feed mechanism of the present invention.
  • the collapsible feed mechanism 10 is for providing radial support to a longitudinally extending member, such as die ram 12, during the axial advancement of the die ram whileunder an axial compressive load.
  • the collapsible feed mechanism 10 resides axially, displaceably within a suitable outer support structure identified by general numerical designation 14.
  • the collapsible feed mechanism 10 is for providing radial support to the die ram 12 during its axial advancement into a pressure vessel 16 to hydrostatically extrudea metal billet 18 into, for example, wire 20 in the manner known to those skilled in the hydrostatic extrusion art. Further, the collapsible feed mechanism 10 is for also maintaining the die ram 12 in co-axial alignment with the bore 22 of the pressure vessel 16 during the axial advancement of the die ram into the bore 16. More particularly with regard to the hydrostatic extrusion of the billet 18, the die ram 12 is suitably secured to a drive plate 24 to which are suitably connected a plurality of drive rods 26. Each drive rod is suitably connected to a piston (not shown) mounted for reciprocable movement in a power cylinder 28.
  • the drive rods Upon the advancement of the drive rods to the left, the drive rods in turn transmit leftward movement to the drive plate 24 which in turn axially displaces the die ram 12 into the pressure vessel 14 to extrude the billet 18, and in doing so, places the die ram 12 under a heavy axial compressive load.
  • the collapsible feed mechanism includes a plurality of axially displaceable radial support members 32, 34 and 36 which reside axially displaceably in the outer support structure 14.
  • Each radial support member such as for example representative radial support member as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, is provided with an inner axial surface 42 for slidably engaging the die ram 12 during its axial displacement to hydrostatically extrude the billet 18 of FIGS. 1-3.
  • the inner axial surface 42 is provided with an axial length equal to the thickness or width of the radial support.
  • the representative radial support member is provided at its outer radial portion with a plurality of angularly displaced, axially extending pad members 44.
  • Each pad member is provided with a radially outer, axially extending surface 46 (FIG.
  • each radial support member provides, in combination, an interrupted annular surface.
  • the inner axial surfaces 42 slidably engage and provide radial support to the axially advanced or displaced die stem 12.
  • the radially outer axially extending surfaces 46 slidably engage the inner surface of the outer support structure 14, and, the axially extending surfaces 46 of greater axial length avoid or preclude any tendency of the radial support members 32, 34 and 36 to rotate or translate with respect to an axis perpendicular to the die ram 12 thereby preventing or precluding any binding of the radial support members during their axial advancement to provide radial support to the advancing die ram 12.
  • the radially outer axially extending surfaces 46 are of greater axial length than the width or thickness of the radial support members, and hence, provide a much greater inhibiting influence for preventing the tendency of the radial support members to rotate and bind than were the radially outer axially extending surfaces 46 to be merely equal to the thickness or width of the radial support members.
  • collapsible feed mechanism 10 of the present invention in addition to precluding the tendency of the radial support members 10 to rotate or translate about the die ram 12, is also structured so as to permit the radial support members 32, 34 and 36 to be collapsed or nestled into a minimum axial length.
  • the radial support members 32, 34 and 36 are displaced angularly with respect to each other a predetermined number of degrees, so as to in turn displace the respective pad members 44 of each radial support member with respect to the respective pad members 44 of the other radial support members of the plurality.
  • the pad members 44 of the radial support members extend radially outwardly beyond the body of their respective radial support member, as may be best seen in FIG.
  • interrupted annular space 46 is provided between the annular body of the radial support member and the outer support structure 14 for permitting the axially extending pad members 44 to be extended beyond the next adjacent radial support member upon the collapse of the collapsible feed mechanism 10, as may be best seen in FIG. 3. More specifically, it will be noted and understood that the spaces 46 surrounding radial support member 32 accommodate the pads 44 formed on radial support members 34 and 36, and that the spaces 46 surrounding radial support member 34 accommodate the pad members 44 formed on radial support member 36.
  • the radial support members 32, 34 and 36 of the present invention are provided with means for axially positioning the radial support members at predetermined points along the die ram 12 upon the retraction or expansion of the collapsible feed mechanism, namely, and as is also known to'those skilled in the art, the collapsible feed mechanism 10 of the present invention is provided with lost motion mechanism including a plurality of headed bolts 52 (FIGS. 1, 2 and 3) and apertures 54 and 60 (FIGS. 4) in which the bolts 52 slidably reside and extend therethrough; further, it
  • FIGS. l-3 only certain of the bolts 52 of the plurality are shown in FIGS. l-3 for purposes of simplifying the drawings and clarity of presentation. More specifically, as shown in FIGS. l-3, bolts 52 interconnect radial support members 34 and 36, the bolts 52 being threadedly secured in radial support member 34 and extending slidably and loosely through apertures 60 formed in radial support member 36 with the heads of the bolts 56 residing on the opposite side of radial support member 36. Apertures 60 are larger in diameter than the bolts 52 thereby permitting the free passage of the bolts therethrough, but are smaller in diameter than the diameter of the bolt heads 56 thereby preventing passage of the bolt heads therethrough.
  • radial support member 36 and drive plate 24 are interconnected by headed bolts 52 and apertures 60, and further similarly, it will be understood that although not shown, radial support members 32 and 34 are provided with bolts 52 and apertures 60. Further, and with particular regard to the apertures, the structural details of a representative radial support member, e.g. radial support member 36, is shown in FIG. 4.
  • the radial support member 36 is provided with a plurality of smaller apertures 60, mentioned above, for permitting free passage therethrough of the bolts 52 and for preventing passage therethrough of the bolt heads 56, and is further provided with a plurality of apertures 54 for permitting the free passage therethrough of the bolts and bolt heads, and in particular the bolt heads, of the bolts 52 interconnecting radial support members 32 and 34 upon the collapse of the feed mechanism as shown in FIG. 3. Also, radial support member 36 is provided with a plurality of apertures 62 for permitting the'free passage therethrough of the drive rods 26.
  • radial support member 36 is provided with a centrally formed aperture 66 for closely, but slidably, permitting the passage therethrough of die ram 12; it being understood, of course, that aperture 36 is defined by the inner axial surfaces 42 of the radial support members.
  • radial support member 34 and drive plate 24 are provided with smaller apertures 60, larger apertures 54, apertures 62 and aperture 60, but that drive plate 32 is only provided with apertures 62 and 66.
  • the power cylinders 28 will be actuated by suitable means, not shown, to impart leftward movement to the drive rods 26, which, in turn, impart leftward movement to the drive plate 24 which, in turn, advances the die ram 12 leftwardly into the pressure vessel 16 to hydrostatically extrude the metal billet 18 into wire 20; it being understood that such leftward movement or axial advancement of the die ram 12 into the vessel 16 places the die ram under a large axial compressive load.
  • the radial support member 36 under the influence of leftwardly moving drive plate 24, is displaced leftwardly until it engages radial support member 34 which radial support member 34 is in turn advanced or displaced axially leftwardly until it engages radial support member 32 to axially displace radial support member 32 leftwardly until it engages the annular stop member 73 shown in FIG. 3.
  • the headed bolts 52 interconnecting radial support member 34 with radial support member 36 pass freely through the apertures 60 formed in radial support member 36 and that such bolts and their heads pass through apertures 54 formed in the drive plate 24.
  • the collapsible feed mechanism 10 of the present invention collapses into an axial volume or axial length indicated by bracket 74 which is less than the combined axial lengths 46 of the axially extending pad members 44 provided on the three radial support members 32, 34 and 36, or stated differently, the collapsed axial length 74 is less than three axial lengths 46.
  • Such shortened, collapsed lengths of the collapsible feed mechanism 10, as noted above, is due to the angular displacement of the radial support members 32, 34 and 36, which provide the interrupted annular spaces 46 for accommodating or receiving the pad members 44.
  • the power cylinders are operated to move the drive rods 26 rightwardly to return the die ram 12 and drive plate 24 to their initial positions shown in FIG. 1.
  • the lost motion linkage positions the radial support members at the spaced points along the die ram 12 as shownin FIG. 1. More particularly, upon the initial rightward movement of the drive plate 24, only the drive plate 24 is moved rightwardly with the radial support members 32, 34 and 36 remaining in their leftward position shown in FIG. 3.
  • the drive plate 24 moves rightwardly until it engages the heads 56 of the bolts 52 interconnecting the drive plate and radial support member 36 whereupon rightward movement or axial displacement is imparted to the radial support member 36.
  • the radial support members 32 and 34 remain in their leftward position shown in FIG. 3 until the radial support member 36 engages the heads 56 of the bolts 52 interconnecting radial support members 34 and 36 whereupon rightward movement or axial displacement is imparted to the radial support member 34.
  • radial support member 32 remains in its leftward position shown in FIG. 3 until radial support member 34 engages the heads 56 of the bolts 52 interconnecting radial support members 32 and 34.
  • the lost motion linkage including the bolts 52 and apertures 54 and 60 will have positioned the radial support members 32, 34 and 36 at their initial axial positions along the die ram 12 as shown in FIG. 1.
  • the lost motion linkage instead of employing bolts threaded into the radial support members could employ bolts having heads on each end and residing slidably in smaller apertures60 formed in the radial sup port members interconnected by the belts.
  • displaceable radial support members positioned around said longitudinally extending member and for providing said radial support thereto;
  • each of said radial support members provided with an inner axial surface for slidably engaging said longitudinally extending member during the axial displacement of said radial support members, said inner axial surface having an axial length;
  • each of said radial support members provided at its outer radial portion with a plurality of angularly displaced, axially extending pad members having interruptions therebetween to provide space to receive the axially extending pad members of the preceding radial support membersrand each of said pad members provided with a radially outer, axially extending surface greater in axial length than said axial length of said inner axial surface, and said radially outer, axially extending surfaces of said greater axial length for slidably engaging said outer support structure during the axial displacement of said radial support members and for preventing the tendency of said radial support members to be displaced from a substantially normal plane with respect to said longitudinal axis of said longitudinally extending member and bind during the axial displacement of said radial support members; and
  • Collapsible feed mechanism according to claim 1, further including means for axially positioning said radial support members at spaced points along said longitudinally extending member upon the expansion of said feed mechanism.
  • Collapsible feed mechanism according to claim 2 wherein said axially positioning means comprises lost motion linkage.

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