WO1982003037A1 - Dispositif et procede de dilatation de tube - Google Patents

Dispositif et procede de dilatation de tube Download PDF

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WO1982003037A1
WO1982003037A1 PCT/US1981/000276 US8100276W WO8203037A1 WO 1982003037 A1 WO1982003037 A1 WO 1982003037A1 US 8100276 W US8100276 W US 8100276W WO 8203037 A1 WO8203037 A1 WO 8203037A1
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mandrel
tube
forming member
tube expander
longitudinal axis
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Larry G Eftefield
Edward R Horton
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Larry G Eftefield
Edward R Horton
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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
    • B21D39/00—Application of procedures in order to connect objects or parts, e.g. coating with sheet metal otherwise than by plating; Tube expanders
    • B21D39/06—Application of procedures in order to connect objects or parts, e.g. coating with sheet metal otherwise than by plating; Tube expanders of tubes in openings, e.g. rolling-in
    • 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
    • B21D39/00—Application of procedures in order to connect objects or parts, e.g. coating with sheet metal otherwise than by plating; Tube expanders
    • B21D39/08—Tube expanders

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  • This invention relates generally to a tube expander for extrudably expanding the walls of a tubular member into the bore of a flange, and more particularly to such a tube expander having an annular forming member moveably mounted on a mandrel.
  • Devices for expanding tubular members are well known in the industry. Generally, such devices employ a plurality of forming members expandably mounted on a tapered mandrel. After clamping and insertion into a tube, the forming members are radially extended to a predetermined diameter, and the tube is expanded to a requisite dimension in a single, unidirectional stroke as the tool is withdrawn.
  • solid punches are used to extrudably form the walls of tube in a single, unidirectional stroke as the punch enters the workpiece. It is necessary that the tube be securely clamped or otherwise restrained during deformation to prevent slippage of the tube with respect to the expander.
  • the amount of clamping force applied to the tube must be limited to avoid crushing, marring, or otherwise damaging the tube or tube surface.
  • the single stroke forming actions of the above-described prior art devices are therefore inherently limited in that the axial forces applied during the single deformation stroke must not exceed the clamping forces on the tube, which in turn, must not be so great, that the tube will be damaged, as set forth above.
  • the present invention provides a tube expander that is not limited to forming during a single stroke and is directed to overcoming one or more of the problems as set forth above.
  • a tube expander for extrudably expanding the walls of a tube includes an annular forming member moveably disposed on a mandrel.
  • the annular forming member has a generally circular cross section and is moveable between a first position at which the annular forming member is at a skew angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the mandrel and a second position at which the forming member is normal to the longitudinal axis of the mandrel.
  • the present invention provides a tube expander for partially forming the tube during insertion of the expander into the tube and fully forming the remainder during withdrawal of the expander. Preferably, about 50% of the tube is formed during the insertion operation.
  • Fig. 1 is an isometric view of an embodiment of the present invention with portions broken away to show details of the assembly.
  • Fig. 2 is a partial longitudinal section of an embodiment of the present invention with the mandrel disposed in a contracted position substantially within the housing.
  • Fig. 3 is a partial longitudinal section of an embodiment of the present invention with the inandrel disposed at an extended position.
  • Fig. 4 is a partial longitudinal section of an embodiment of the present invention with the mandrel extended and the annular forming member positioned normal to the longitudinal axis of the mandrel.
  • Fig. 5 is a cross section of an embodiment of the present invention taken along the lines V-V of Fig. 3 with a portion of the sleeve member removed to better show the annular forming member.
  • a tube expander 10 for extrudably expanding the walls of a tubular member, or tube, 12 into a bore 14 of a flange 16 having "a plurality of circumferential grooves 17 formed in the bore 14 includes a housing 18 having a centrally disposed chamber 20, and a mandrel 22 partially disposed within the housing 18.
  • the mandrel 22 has a frustoconically-shaped first end portion 24, a second end 26 having a piston portion 28 enclosed within the chamber 20 of the housing 18, a stepped shoulder 30 intermediately formed between the first end portion 24 and the second end 26, and a centrally disposed longitudinal axis 32.
  • a first means 34 is provided for moving the mandrel 22 in the direction of the longitudinal axis 32 between a contracted position at which the first end portion 24 is at a position substantially adjacent the housing 18, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and an extended position at which the first end portion 24 is spaced from the housing IS as shown in Figs. 3 and 4.
  • the first means 34 includes a source of pressurized fluid, such as a hydraulic pump, delivered to the housing 18 by a pair of hydraulic conduits 36,38.
  • a pair of selectively pressurizable ports 40,42 in the housing 18 are in communication with the chamber 20 and the conduits 36,38, and are selectively pressurized by a conventional directional flow control valve, not shown, connected between the lines 36,38 and the source of pressurized fluid.
  • the tube expander 10 also includes an annular forming member 44 having a generally circular cross section.
  • a plane 46 as shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 4 passes through the coplanar annular axis of the forming member 44.
  • the forming member 44 is slideably mounted on the mandrel 22 and is moveable between a first position, shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, at which the plane 46 of the forming member 44 is at a skew angle with respect to the longitudinal axis 32 of the mandrel 22, and a second position shown in Fig. 4 at which the plane 46 of the forming member 44 is normal to the longitudinal axis 32 of the mandrel 22.
  • the forming member 44 When the forming member 44 is at the first position it will appear to be vertically foreshortened when viewed from a plane normal to the longitudinal axis 32, as represented by the sectional view of Fig. 5. When disposed at a skew angle, the annular forming member 44 appears as an ellipse having a major axis 48 in a horizontal direction, as viewed in Fig. 5, and a minor axis 50 in the vertical direction. When disposed at the first, or skewed position, the major axis 48 of the forming member 44 is identical with the normal radius of the forming member, and the radius of the minor axis is less than the normal radius.
  • a portion of the forming member 44, at the normal radius, is in forming contact with the side walls of the tube 12 and another portion, and the foreshortened radius is spaced from the. top and bottom walls of the tube 12.
  • the amount of clearance between the forming member 44 and the tube 12 at the top and bottom portions of the walls is a function of the skew angle formed between the annular forming member 44 and the longitudinal axis 32 of the mandrel 22.
  • the forming member 44 has a circular cross section. Depending upon the material of the tube 12, the thickness of the tube walls, and the amount of deformation required, it may be desirable for the forming member 44 to have a non-circular cross section.
  • the forming member 44 may have a section with a surface shaped similarly to a conventional punch forming surface having a lead angle, i.e. the angle of increasing taper from front to back, of about 10° to 20°.
  • a second means 54 is provided for moving the annular forming member 44 from the first, skewed position to the second, normal position.
  • the second means 54 includes a cylindrical sleeve member 56 rotatably mounted on the mandrel 22 and a third means 58 for rotating the sleeve member.
  • the sleeve member 56 has a sloped end 60 that is constructed at a predetermined angle to support the annular forming member 44 at a corresponding predetermined skew angle, a second end having an externally disposed elongated gear 62, and a stepped bore defining a shoulder 64 mating with the stepped shoulder 30 of the mandrel 22.
  • the third means 58 includes a sleeve gear 66 slidably connected to the sleeve member 56, a high-torque gear motor 68 having a drive gear 70, a drive train 72 having a first pinion gear 74 mating with the drive gear 70 and a second pinion gear 76 mating with the sleeve ' gear 66.
  • the sleeve gear 66 circumferentially engages the elongated gear 62 of the sleeve member 56 permitting axial translation of the sleeve member 56 with respect to the sleeve gear 66.
  • the motor 68 prefferable for the motor 68 to have a conventional stepping control / not shown, to rotate the sleeve member 56 through an arc of at least 180°.
  • a two-piece, split clamp 78 is placed around the tube 12 and secured in place by a pair of bolts 80.
  • the tube expander 10 is clamped to the tube 12 by attachment to the split clamp 78.
  • a plurality of bolts 82 extend through the clamp 78, and mounting holes provided in the flange 16, and engage threaded holes 84 provided in the housing 18.
  • the tube expander 10 of the present invention is placed in operation by inserting the mandrel 22 into the bore defined by the walls of the tube 12. At this position, the annular forming member 44 is supported on the mandrel 22 at a first position, shown in Figs. 1 and 2, at which the plane 46 of the forming member 44 is at a skew angle with respect to the longitudinal axis 32 of the mandrel 22.
  • the clamp 78 is secured to the tube 12 at a position spaced from the end of the tube 12 and the flange 16 is located on the tube end.
  • the tube expander 10 is positioned in an abutting relationship with the flange 16 and secured in this position by threading the bolts 82 through holes provided in the clamp 78 and flange 16 and into the threaded holes 84 formed in the housing 18. It should be noted that if holes are not provided in the flange 16, it may be necessary to modify the clamping arrangement by moving the bolts 84 radially outwardly to clear the flange 16. After securing the tube expander 10 to the tube and flange assembly, hydraulic fluid is directed through the conduit 36 and the associated port 40 and into the chamber 20.
  • the port 42 is opened to permit a flow of fluid to an unpressurized reservoir or sump and the piston portion 28 is urged to the right, as viewed in the drawings, moving the mandrel 22 and the sleeve member 56 from the contracted position of Fig. 2 and to the extended position a predetermined distance into the bore of the tube 12 as shown in Fig. 3.
  • the annular forming member 44 is disposed at a skew angle on the mandrel 22 and thereby controllably expands only a preselected portion of the wall of the tube 12 in response to moving the annular forming member 44 from the end of the tube 12 to the predetermined position within the tube.
  • the side portions of the tube 12 are expanded during the preceding first partial forming operation.
  • the amount of clearance between the skewed forming member 44 and the top and bottom of the tube 12 and,, conversely, the amount of forming of the side walls is a function of the skew angle of the forming member 44 with respect to the longitudinal axis 32 of the mandrel 22.
  • the motor 68 is actuated to rotate the sleeve member 56 about an arc of at least 180° to move the annular forming member 44 from the first, skewed position to a second position, shown in Fig. 4, at which the plane 46 of forming member 44 is normal with respect to the longitudinal axis 32 of the mandrel 22.
  • the forming member is supported on the frustoconically-shaped first end portion 24 of the mandrel 22.
  • the port 40 is opened and pressurized fluid is directed through the conduit 38 to the port 42, and into the chamber 20, for urging the piston portion 24 of the mandrel 22 to the left.
  • the mandrel 22 is moved from the extended position to the contracted position.
  • the plane 46 of the annular forming member 44 is normal to longitudinal axis 32 of the mandrel 22 and the remaining unexpanded portion of the walls of the tube 12 is controllably deformed.

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Abstract

Dispositif de dilatation de tube (10), servant a dilater par extrusion les parois d'un tube (12). La force de serrage necessaire a empecher le mouvement relatif entre le tube (12) et un dispositif de dilatation de tube (10), limitant generalement la quantite de deformation effectuee pendant les operations de formage a course unique. La presente invention permet de realiser un dispositif de dilatation de tube (10) permettant le formage partiel du tube (12) pendant l'insertion du dispositif de dilatation (10) dans le tube (12) et le formage complet de celui-ci (12) pendant l'extraction du dispositif de dilatation (10). Le dispositif de dilatation de tube (10) possede un organe de formage annulaire (44) monte de maniere mobile sur un mandrin (22) lui permettant d'accomplir un mouvement entre une premiere position dans laquelle un plan (46) de l'organe de formage annulaire (44) forme un angle oblique par rapport a un axe longitudinal (32) du mandrin (22) et une deuxieme position dans laquelle le plan (46) de l'organe de formage annulaire (44) est perpendiculaire a l'axe longitudinal (32). La presente invention est particulierement utile pour dilater par extrusion les parois d'un tube (12) afin d'obtenir une pluralite de rainures sur la circonference (17) disposees dans un alesage (14) d'un bourrelet (16).
PCT/US1981/000276 1981-03-03 1981-03-03 Dispositif et procede de dilatation de tube WO1982003037A1 (fr)

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FR2549748A1 (fr) * 1983-07-28 1985-02-01 Framatome Sa Dispositif de reformage de l'extremite d'un tube dans un generateur de vapeur

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US1033687A (en) * 1912-04-09 1912-07-23 Edward J Fish Device for taking out dents in milk-cans.
US1867288A (en) * 1930-08-28 1932-07-12 Niles Steel Products Company Cap setting tool
US2780122A (en) * 1955-09-20 1957-02-05 Joe F Mccown Tool for removing dents from thin wall pipe
GB788150A (en) * 1956-08-23 1957-12-23 Babcock & Wilcox Dampfkesselwe Process of and tool for expanding tube ends
US3369287A (en) * 1967-04-20 1968-02-20 Raymond E. Brochetti Tube puller
US3758938A (en) * 1971-11-03 1973-09-18 Cooper Ind Inc Tool for applying and locking threaded fasteners and method
US4027522A (en) * 1975-11-14 1977-06-07 Midcon Pipeline Equipment Co. Internal mandrel for use in bending the ends of pipes

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US586438A (en) * 1897-07-13 Inven
US1033687A (en) * 1912-04-09 1912-07-23 Edward J Fish Device for taking out dents in milk-cans.
US1867288A (en) * 1930-08-28 1932-07-12 Niles Steel Products Company Cap setting tool
US2780122A (en) * 1955-09-20 1957-02-05 Joe F Mccown Tool for removing dents from thin wall pipe
GB788150A (en) * 1956-08-23 1957-12-23 Babcock & Wilcox Dampfkesselwe Process of and tool for expanding tube ends
US3369287A (en) * 1967-04-20 1968-02-20 Raymond E. Brochetti Tube puller
US3758938A (en) * 1971-11-03 1973-09-18 Cooper Ind Inc Tool for applying and locking threaded fasteners and method
US4027522A (en) * 1975-11-14 1977-06-07 Midcon Pipeline Equipment Co. Internal mandrel for use in bending the ends of pipes

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2549748A1 (fr) * 1983-07-28 1985-02-01 Framatome Sa Dispositif de reformage de l'extremite d'un tube dans un generateur de vapeur

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