EP0048776B1 - Precision forging press - Google Patents
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- EP0048776B1 EP0048776B1 EP80303412A EP80303412A EP0048776B1 EP 0048776 B1 EP0048776 B1 EP 0048776B1 EP 80303412 A EP80303412 A EP 80303412A EP 80303412 A EP80303412 A EP 80303412A EP 0048776 B1 EP0048776 B1 EP 0048776B1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21J—FORGING; HAMMERING; PRESSING METAL; RIVETING; FORGE FURNACES
- B21J5/00—Methods for forging, hammering, or pressing; Special equipment or accessories therefor
- B21J5/02—Die forging; Trimming by making use of special dies ; Punching during forging
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21J—FORGING; HAMMERING; PRESSING METAL; RIVETING; FORGE FURNACES
- B21J9/00—Forging presses
- B21J9/10—Drives for forging presses
- B21J9/20—Control devices specially adapted to forging presses not restricted to one of the preceding subgroups
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B30—PRESSES
- B30B—PRESSES IN GENERAL
- B30B15/00—Details of, or accessories for, presses; Auxiliary measures in connection with pressing
- B30B15/16—Control arrangements for fluid-driven presses
- B30B15/18—Control arrangements for fluid-driven presses controlling the reciprocating motion of the ram
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- the present invention relates to improvements in precision forging presses.
- a conventional forging press is known from DD-A 124279 in which there is disclosed means (2 to 5, 15 and 10) for converting positional information relating to a punch into a voltage (14), a reference voltage generator (11) for setting a reference voltage (13), comparator means (5) for comparing the converted voltage with the reference voltage, and control means (7 and 8) for controlling a valve (9) of the drive means for the punch in accordance with comparison results from the comparator means.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a novel precision forging press which starts from such a conventional press, and in which the positions of the punches can be controlled continuously as desired during deformation of a workpiece.
- a forging press of the kind discussed above in relation to DD-A-1242 79 which is characterised in that said press is precision forging press comprising a plurality of punches adapted to be driven by said drive means, and in that said reference voltage generator is a programmed generator comprising a template having a programmed profile for each punch, a follower associated with a respective profile of said template, and a potentiometer associated with each follower adapted to be rotated in response to movement of its follower to generate the reference voltage for its respective punch.
- the press comprises an upper die 1 and a lower die 2, which define a forging space in which a workpiece 3 of raw material can be accommodated.
- An upper punch 4 and a lower punch 5 are associated with respective upper and lower dies, the upper punch being connected to a main ram 6.
- the upper and lower punches 4 and 5 slidably project through the upper and lower dies 1 and 2 respectively, into the forging space upon actuation of an upper auxiliary ram 7 and a lower auxiliary ram 8.
- To the bottom of the main ram 6 is mounted an upper bolster 9 to which the upper die 1 is fixed.
- a lower bolster 10 is provided to which the lower die 2 is fixed, the lower bolster 10 being mounted on a machine frame 11.
- Hydraulic circuits are provided for the upper auxiliary ram 7, lower auxiliary ram 8 and main ram 6, respectively, said circuits including pressure regulation valves 12a, 12b and 12c, switching valves 13a, 13b and 13c, hydraulic pumps 14a, 14b and 14c and flow rate regulation valves 15a and 15b.
- the switching valve 13c is actuated to introduce pressurized oil into the upper chamber of the main ram 6 by the action of the hydraulic pump 14c, and thereby the main ram 6 is lowered to close the dies 1 and 2 together.
- the upper and lower punches 4 and 5 are set in motion to press into the dies 1 and 2 by the actuation of the upper and lower auxiliary rams 7 and 8, respectively, and thus the forging of the workpiece 3 of raw material is started.
- the press comprises an upper die 1, and a lower die 2 defining a forging space for a workpiece 3, an upper punch 4, a lower punch 5, a main ram 6, upper and lower auxiliary rams 7, 8 respectively, upper and lower bolsters 9 and 10 respectively, a machine frame 11 and hydraulic circuits including pressure regulation valves 12a, 12b and 12c, a switching valve 13c and hydraulic pumps 14a, 14b and 14c.
- the above- referred to components are identical to those included in the prior art press shown in Figure 1.
- the press has a mount table 16 for a potentiometer 176 provided on the machine frame 11, a mount table 18 for a potentiometer 17a provided on the upper bolster 9, and racks 19a and 19b mounted on the upper and lower auxiliary ram 7, 8 respectively, which racks are meshed with pinions 20a and 20b respectively, mounted on the ends of the shafts of the potentiometers 17a and 17b.
- the control circuit for the press includes amplifiers 21a and 21b, electromagnetically operable servo valves 22a and 22b, which are included in the hydraulic circuits for the upper and lower auxiliary rams 7 and 8, respectively, and a template 24 that is movable along an arrowed dash-dot line C--C and whose profile is designed according to a programme for the positional control of the punches 4 and 5.
- Reference numerals 25a and 25b designate potentiometers which are associated, at their shaft ends, with pinions 26a and 26b meshed with racks 27a and 27b respectively.
- each rack 27a and 27b has a roller 28a and 28b respectively serving as a cam follower, the other end of each rack being slidably supported by a rack guide 29a, 29b respectively.
- the racks 27a and 27b are adapted to be urged against opposite, inclined side surfaces of the template 24 via their rollers 28a and 28b, respectively, by suitable resilient means not shown.
- the potentiometer 17a which generates a voltage corresponding to the position of the upper auxiliary ram 7, can represent the extent of insertion of the upper punch 4 into the forging space defined by the dies 1 and 2.
- the voltage generated by the potentiometer 17b indicates the extent of insertion of the lower punch 5 into the space formed by the dies 1 and 2.
- the voltages generated by the potentiometers 1 7a and 17b respectively, are compared in comparator circuits X i and X 2 with programmed reference voltages generated by a programmed reference voltage generator 23 consisting of the above-described template 24, potentiometers 25a and 25b, pinions 26a and 26b, racks 27a and 27b, rollers 28a and 28b and rack guides 29a and 29b, and the difference signals issued from the comparator circuits X, and X 2 are amplified by the amplifiers 21a a and 21b and then applied to the signal inputs of the servo valves 22a and 22b, respectively.
- the servo valves 22a and 22b are actuated to drive the upper auxiliary ram 7 and the lower auxiliary ram 8 by means of the respective hydraulic pressure sources 12a-14a and 12b-14b so that the difference between the programmed reference voltages and the voltages generated by the potentiometers 17a and 17b may be nulled. Accordingly, the positions of the upper and lower punches 4 and 5 can be continuously controlled in accordance with the programmed reference voltages issued from the programmed reference voltage generator 23.
- the successive reference voltages corresponding to the desired positions of the upper and lower punches 4 and 5 are generated in accordance with the profile of the template 24. Therefore, if the profile of the template 24 is appropriately designed from the position for start of a forging operation up to the position for termination of the forging operation, and if the template 24 is moved in the direction of arrow D in Figure 4 during the forging operation from the forging start position up to the forging termination position, then it becomes possible to control continuously the positions of the upper and lower punches 4 and 5 during the entire forging process.
- the movements or positions of the punches can be continuously controlled during the forging process from the forging start position up to the forging termination position, the mode of deformation flow of the workpiece is always kept constant, and as a result, excellent forged products having good quality and high precision in dimensions can be obtained.
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Description
- The present invention relates to improvements in precision forging presses.
- Heretofore, precision forging presses of the type in which a workpiece is forged within a space defined by a plurality of dies by means of a plurality of punches, which are usually hydraulically operable, said punches slidably penetrating the space defined by said dies, respectively, have been known and generally used. In order to assure precision in dimensions as well as in quality of the forged product, it is essentially necessary to control continuously the positions of all the punches as desired from the beginning of deformation of the workpiece up to the end of deformation. However, none of the precision forging presses of the prior art has been provided with means for completely satisfying such requirements.
- A conventional forging press is known from DD-A 124279 in which there is disclosed means (2 to 5, 15 and 10) for converting positional information relating to a punch into a voltage (14), a reference voltage generator (11) for setting a reference voltage (13), comparator means (5) for comparing the converted voltage with the reference voltage, and control means (7 and 8) for controlling a valve (9) of the drive means for the punch in accordance with comparison results from the comparator means.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a novel precision forging press which starts from such a conventional press, and in which the positions of the punches can be controlled continuously as desired during deformation of a workpiece.
- According to the present invention, there is provided a forging press of the kind discussed above in relation to DD-A-1242 79 which is characterised in that said press is precision forging press comprising a plurality of punches adapted to be driven by said drive means, and in that said reference voltage generator is a programmed generator comprising a template having a programmed profile for each punch, a follower associated with a respective profile of said template, and a potentiometer associated with each follower adapted to be rotated in response to movement of its follower to generate the reference voltage for its respective punch.
- In order that the invention may be readily understood, and other features and objects of the invention made more apparent, one preferred embodiment will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:-
- Figure 1 is a system diagram showing one example of prior art precision forging press, partly in cross-section,
- Figure 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the dies of the press in Figure 1 at the start of a forging operation,
- Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 showing the dies at the termination of a forging operation when a workpiece has been shaped by the dies, and
- Figure 4 is a system diagram showing said preferred embodiment of the present invention, partly in cross-section.
- Before describing the preferred embodiment, the structure and operation of one example of prior art precision forging press will be explained with reference to Figure 1, in order to facilitate understanding of the present invention.
- Referring to Figure 1, the press comprises an upper die 1 and a
lower die 2, which define a forging space in which aworkpiece 3 of raw material can be accommodated. Anupper punch 4 and a lower punch 5 are associated with respective upper and lower dies, the upper punch being connected to a main ram 6. The upper andlower punches 4 and 5 slidably project through the upper andlower dies 1 and 2 respectively, into the forging space upon actuation of an upperauxiliary ram 7 and a lower auxiliary ram 8. To the bottom of the main ram 6 is mounted anupper bolster 9 to which the upper die 1 is fixed. Similarly, alower bolster 10 is provided to which thelower die 2 is fixed, thelower bolster 10 being mounted on amachine frame 11. Hydraulic circuits are provided for the upperauxiliary ram 7, lower auxiliary ram 8 and main ram 6, respectively, said circuits includingpressure regulation valves switching valves hydraulic pumps rate regulation valves - For a forging operation, at first when the
dies 1 and 2 are in an opened condition, theworkpiece 3 of raw material is inserted between thedies 1 and 2. Then, theswitching valve 13c is actuated to introduce pressurized oil into the upper chamber of the main ram 6 by the action of the hydraulic pump 14c, and thereby the main ram 6 is lowered to close thedies 1 and 2 together. Subsequently, the upper andlower punches 4 and 5 are set in motion to press into thedies 1 and 2 by the actuation of the upper and lowerauxiliary rams 7 and 8, respectively, and thus the forging of theworkpiece 3 of raw material is started. - In this operation, in order to assure precision in dimensions as well as in quality of the
forged product 3a, the positions A and B of the upper andlower punches 4 and 5 at the start of deformation of theworkpiece 3, as well as the positions A, and B1 of the upper andlower punches 4 and 5 at the end of deformation (as shown in Figures 2 and 3 respectively) must always be kept constant. Moreover, in the case of a forged product having a complex shape, not only the punch positions A and B at the start and end of deformation of the workpiece, but also the successive punch positions during the deformation process must be continuously controlled. However, such requirements for the control of the upper and lower punch positions are not fulfilled in the prior art precision forging press described above, and, therefore, very high precision in dimensions together with excellent quality of the forged product cannot be obtained. - Turning now to the preferred embodiment of the present invention illustrated in Figure 4, component parts equivalent to those included in the prior art precision forging press shown in Figure 1 are given like reference numerals. Thus, the press comprises an upper die 1, and a
lower die 2 defining a forging space for aworkpiece 3, anupper punch 4, a lower punch 5, a main ram 6, upper and lowerauxiliary rams 7, 8 respectively, upper andlower bolsters machine frame 11 and hydraulic circuits includingpressure regulation valves switching valve 13c andhydraulic pumps - In this embodiment the press has a mount table 16 for a potentiometer 176 provided on the
machine frame 11, a mount table 18 for apotentiometer 17a provided on theupper bolster 9, andracks 19a and 19b mounted on the upper and lowerauxiliary ram 7, 8 respectively, which racks are meshed withpinions potentiometers amplifiers operable servo valves auxiliary rams 7 and 8, respectively, and atemplate 24 that is movable along an arrowed dash-dot line C--C and whose profile is designed according to a programme for the positional control of thepunches 4 and 5.Reference numerals pinions racks rack roller rack guide racks template 24 via theirrollers - In operation, since the upper
auxiliary ram 7 and theupper punch 4 are driven integrally, thepotentiometer 17a which generates a voltage corresponding to the position of the upperauxiliary ram 7, can represent the extent of insertion of theupper punch 4 into the forging space defined by thedies 1 and 2. The same is also true with respect to the lower punch 5, and the voltage generated by thepotentiometer 17b indicates the extent of insertion of the lower punch 5 into the space formed by thedies 1 and 2. - The voltages generated by the potentiometers 1 7a and 17b respectively, are compared in comparator circuits Xi and X2 with programmed reference voltages generated by a programmed
reference voltage generator 23 consisting of the above-describedtemplate 24,potentiometers pinions racks rollers rack guides amplifiers 21a a and 21b and then applied to the signal inputs of theservo valves servo valves auxiliary ram 7 and the lower auxiliary ram 8 by means of the respectivehydraulic pressure sources 12a-14a and 12b-14b so that the difference between the programmed reference voltages and the voltages generated by thepotentiometers lower punches 4 and 5 can be continuously controlled in accordance with the programmed reference voltages issued from the programmedreference voltage generator 23. - In the programmed
reference voltage generator 23, the successive reference voltages corresponding to the desired positions of the upper andlower punches 4 and 5 are generated in accordance with the profile of thetemplate 24. Therefore, if the profile of thetemplate 24 is appropriately designed from the position for start of a forging operation up to the position for termination of the forging operation, and if thetemplate 24 is moved in the direction of arrow D in Figure 4 during the forging operation from the forging start position up to the forging termination position, then it becomes possible to control continuously the positions of the upper andlower punches 4 and 5 during the entire forging process. - It is to be noted that while description has been made above in connection to a forging press provided only with vertically movable punches, obviously the same control method can be equally applied for a forging press in which not only vertically movable punches but also horizontally movable punches are provided, these punches being simultaneously actuated in their respective vertical and horizontal directions. In addition, although a programmed
reference voltage generator 23 of template type has been described above, it is possible to generate similar programmed reference voltages by substituting purely electrical means such as, for example, a function generator, an electronic computer, etc. for the template type generator. - As described in detail above, according to the present invention, since the movements or positions of the punches can be continuously controlled during the forging process from the forging start position up to the forging termination position, the mode of deformation flow of the workpiece is always kept constant, and as a result, excellent forged products having good quality and high precision in dimensions can be obtained.
- Since many modifications can be made in the construction of the embodiment described above it will be appreciated that it is given by way of example only and many apparently widely different embodiments of this invention could be made without departing the scope thereof. It is, therefore, intended that all matter contained in the above description and shown in Figure 4 of the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not as a limitation of the scope of the invention.
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DE8080303412T DE3065700D1 (en) | 1980-09-29 | 1980-09-29 | Precision forging press |
EP80303412A EP0048776B1 (en) | 1980-09-29 | 1980-09-29 | Precision forging press |
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GB843394A (en) * | 1956-09-29 | 1960-08-04 | Loewy Eng Co Ltd | Remote positional control for hydraulic presses |
GB857485A (en) * | 1958-05-12 | 1960-12-29 | Schloemann Ag | Improvements in the control of hydraulic forging presses |
DE1427298B1 (en) * | 1960-08-31 | 1970-01-22 | British Iron Steel Research | Display device for a hydraulic open-die forging press |
DE1234487B (en) * | 1961-08-10 | 1967-02-16 | Schloemann Ag | Control of open-die forging presses |
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