EP0080832A1 - Vorrichtung zur Kaltbearbeitung von Metallstangen - Google Patents

Vorrichtung zur Kaltbearbeitung von Metallstangen Download PDF

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EP0080832A1
EP0080832A1 EP82306140A EP82306140A EP0080832A1 EP 0080832 A1 EP0080832 A1 EP 0080832A1 EP 82306140 A EP82306140 A EP 82306140A EP 82306140 A EP82306140 A EP 82306140A EP 0080832 A1 EP0080832 A1 EP 0080832A1
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Peter Gough Davies
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Allied Steel and Wire Ltd
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21F—WORKING OR PROCESSING OF METAL WIRE
    • B21F1/00—Bending wire other than coiling; Straightening wire
    • B21F1/02—Straightening
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21C—MANUFACTURE OF METAL SHEETS, WIRE, RODS, TUBES OR PROFILES, OTHERWISE THAN BY ROLLING; AUXILIARY OPERATIONS USED IN CONNECTION WITH METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL
    • B21C43/00—Devices for cleaning metal products combined with or specially adapted for use with machines or apparatus provided for in this subclass
    • B21C43/02—Devices for cleaning metal products combined with or specially adapted for use with machines or apparatus provided for in this subclass combined with or specially adapted for use in connection with drawing or winding machines or apparatus
    • B21C43/04—Devices for de-scaling wire or like flexible work
    • 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
    • B21D3/00—Straightening or restoring form of metal rods, metal tubes, metal profiles, or specific articles made therefrom, whether or not in combination with sheet metal parts
    • B21D3/12—Straightening or restoring form of metal rods, metal tubes, metal profiles, or specific articles made therefrom, whether or not in combination with sheet metal parts by stretching with or without twisting
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21F—WORKING OR PROCESSING OF METAL WIRE
    • B21F1/00—Bending wire other than coiling; Straightening wire
    • B21F1/02—Straightening
    • B21F1/023—Straightening in a device rotating about the wire axis
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21F—WORKING OR PROCESSING OF METAL WIRE
    • B21F7/00—Twisting wire; Twisting wire together
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21F—WORKING OR PROCESSING OF METAL WIRE
    • B21F9/00—Straining wire
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C21—METALLURGY OF IRON
    • C21D—MODIFYING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF FERROUS METALS; GENERAL DEVICES FOR HEAT TREATMENT OF FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS METALS OR ALLOYS; MAKING METAL MALLEABLE, e.g. BY DECARBURISATION OR TEMPERING
    • C21D7/00—Modifying the physical properties of iron or steel by deformation
    • C21D7/02—Modifying the physical properties of iron or steel by deformation by cold working
    • C21D7/10—Modifying the physical properties of iron or steel by deformation by cold working of the whole cross-section, e.g. of concrete reinforcing bars
    • C21D7/105—Modifying the physical properties of iron or steel by deformation by cold working of the whole cross-section, e.g. of concrete reinforcing bars of concrete reinforcing bars

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  • the invention relates to apparatus for cold working of metal rod.
  • the cold working of for example steel rod will improve its mechanical properties, in particular its tensile strength, and such cold working is usually effected either by rolling or drawing.
  • the material may initially be hot rolled and then cold drawn or cold rolled in order to achieve the necessary standard specification relating to its tensile strength.
  • Such specifications usually state that the ratio of the ultimate tensile stress to the proof stress shall be more than a specified value.
  • the ratio specified is 1.05 : 1 in most European specifications.
  • Such rods may have a smooth surface or may be provided with surface deformations such as ribs to improve their keying or bonding capability to the concrete.
  • the rod is wrapped one complete turn round a pulley which is then arranged to orbit about an axis corresponding to the tangent to the pulley at which the rod joins and leaves the pulley.
  • Power for this orbiting motion is derived from the rotation of the pulley about its own axis caused by pulling the rod through the apparatus.
  • the degree of twist and subsequent untwisting used in this German patent is of the order of one turn in a length equivalent to more than 50 rod diameters. Twisting to this extent is sufficient to achieve the intended purpose of the German specification, namely a breaking up of scale on the surface of the rod to facilitate subsequent removal of this scale. This degree of twist is entirely inadequate for producing a significant increase in strength of the material as can be judged from the German specification itself which utilises the twisting and untwisting as a preliminary to cold working of the rod by drawing it through a die. Thus the apparatus of the German specification is not put forward as a solution to the problem of cold working continuous lengths of rod and would not be suitable for that purpose for several reasons in addition to the limited degree of twist.
  • the part of the rod leaving the pulley rubs closely against the part of the rod entering the pulley which may be helpful as an adjunct to descaling but would cause unacceptable snagging of rod for cold working, particularly for rod which does not have a smooth surface.
  • the power which can be generated by pulling the rod through the apparatus is normally insufficient to carry out the degree of cold working necessary to produce a useful increase in rod strength.
  • the rod tends to break under the high tension which needs to be generated.
  • apparatus for the cold working of metal rod comprises a pulley system around which the rod can be passed continuously from an input side to an output side and drive means for orbiting the pulley system about an axis other then the axis of rotation of the pulley whereby the rod is continuously twisted in one direction at the input side of the pulley system and is continuously untwiszea at the output side thereof and is characterised in that the pulley system comprises at least two pulleys.
  • the apparatus may comprise a restraint pulley upstream of the input side of the pulley system and around which the rod is passed before it is fed to the pulley system thereby to ensure that the rod is twisted in the said one direction between the restraint pulley and the pulley system.
  • the orbiting pulley system and the restraint pulley may be driven in synchronism whereby the speed of orbiting of the pulley system is at a predetermined rate with respect to the speed of input of the rod to the pulley system from the restraint pulley.
  • the pulley system may comprise two pulleys spaced out longitudinally of the pulley system axis and arranged with their axes transverse to the axis of rotation of the system and with a tangent to each of their peripheries generally along the axis of the system, the rod path leading to a first of the pulleys generally along the axis of the system after passing the second pulley, reversing around the first pulley and returning to the second pulley, reversing around the second pulley and going past the first pulley generally along the axis of the system, the pulleys being mutually offset to allow the incoming rod to the first pulley to be spaced from the outgoing rod from the second pulley.
  • the pulley system comprises three pulleys spaced out longitudinally of the pulley system with their axes transverse to the system axis.
  • the first and third pulleys each having a tangent generally along the system axis and the second pulley lying between the first and third pulleys whereby a rod path is deflected away from the system axis around the first pulley, passes over the second pulley and is then deflected back generally along the system axis around the third pulley.
  • the rod In use of this apparatus, the rod has its tensile strength increased by cold work associated with twisting and untwisting. Within the apparatus, the rod is also effectively descaled and is straightened.
  • the apparatus includes a fixed frame 10 upon which are mounted two plummer block bearings 12 and 14 for a hollow rotatable shaft 32.
  • Each of the bearings 12 and 14 is centrally apertured with the apertures in alignment with each other.
  • a stirrup shaped yoke is mounted on the end of the shaft 32, the yoke including two opposed parallel side plates 16 between which are mounted two freely rotatable pulleys 18.
  • the pulleys 18 are carried in the yoke adjacent one edge thereof in such a way that a tangent to each of their peripheries lies generally along the axis of shaft 32.
  • counter-balance weights 20 are mounted.
  • the axes of the pulleys 18 are transverse to the axis of shaft 32 and are skewed slightly relative to each other so that the pulleys 18 are slightly offset from each other, particularly in the region of the axis of shaft 32.
  • the pulleys 18 together with the yoke 16 form a pulley system which is rotatable about a pulley system axis corresponding to the axis of shaft 32.
  • a V-groove in pulley 22 provides drive between the rod and pulley.
  • Rod curved round the pulley acts as a lever arm to hold it against rotation of the pulley system.
  • a freely rotatable guide pulley 24 onto which is fed the rod W from a convenient source such as a reel thereof.
  • the direction of input of the rod W is shown by the arrow in the drawing.
  • an air or electrically actuated controllable torque motor 26 which is coupled to the restraint pulley 22 through a suitable gear box 28.
  • the motor 26 is also coupled to rotate the shaft 32 and the yoke through a toothed belt or similar drive 30 so that the pulley system incorporating pulleys 18 is orbitable about the axis of shaft 32.
  • the pulley system is thus driven in synchronism with the restraint pulley 22 to provide a predetermined speed of orbiting with respect to the speed of input of the rod over pulley 22.
  • the rod is pulled through the apparatus, for example from a rotating spool.
  • the rod is arranged to grip the restraint pulley 22 and if the rod tension after the pulley 22 is greater than that before the pulley, it transmits energy via the gear box 28 to the shaft of the motor 26 and hence to the yoke shaft 32, to contribute to the energy required for twisting.
  • the rod W - to be cold worked runs from a stock reel thereof around the two pulleys 24 - 22, through the hollow rotatable shaft 32, and around both pulleys 18 in the pulley system before exiting around a reaction pulley 34.
  • the rod meets up with the pulley 34 at a point on the axis of shaft 32.
  • the output of the rod at pulley 34 is co-axial with its input from pulley 22.
  • Rod leaving pulley 34 at an angle acts as a lever arm to hold the rod against rotation.
  • the rod passes continuously through the apparatus and is twisted in one direction between the restraint pulley 22 and the orbiting pulley system and is then twisted in the opposite direction as it passes between the output side of the pulley system and the reaction pulley thereby imparting a substantial degree of cold working to the rod.
  • Cold worked rod produced by the apparatus is particularly suitable for use in concrete reinforcing mesh where cut lengths of the cold worked rod have to be welded together.
  • the rod fed through the apparatus may be ribbed transversely, as is known practice in use of reinforcing rod for concrete, and the skewed axes of the orbiting pulleys 18 particularly ensure that such ribbed rod does not snag or chafe upon itself between the input and output sides of the pulley system.
  • the rod is effectively descaled due to the distortion of its surface and straightened by the twisting and untwisting under tension whereby it may be immediately cut and welded for use in concrete reinforcing mesh.
  • FIG. 2 and 3 of the drawings An alternative form of the apparatus is shown in figures 2 and 3 of the drawings comprising a frame structure having a pair of aligned apertured plummer block bearings 40 and 42 thereon between which is mounted an orbital pulley system comprising three in-line freely rotatable pulleys 44 - 46 - 48 which are spaced out longitudinally of the pulley system.
  • the pulleys are mounted in a yoke 50 with their axes of rotation parallel to one ancther and normal to the orbital axis of rotation of the system i.e. the axis of the centre lines of bearings 40 - 42.
  • the yoke 50 with its freely rotatable pulleys 44 - 46 - 48 is driven for orbital rotation through a gear wheel system 52 from an input drive shaft 54 itself driven fro - the motor which drives the coiler (not illustrated).
  • Rod to be cold worked enters the apparatus around a guide pulley 56, over a brakable rotational restraint pulley 58, through the upstream plummer block bearing 40, around the pulley system 44 - 46 - 48, through the downstream plummer block bearing 42 and exits to the coiler around a further restraint pulley 60 and guide pulley 62.
  • Pulleys 44 and 48 are each arranged so that they have a tangent generally along the pulley system axis so that rod enters and leaves the pulley system along this axis.
  • the rod path is deflected from the pulley system axis around pulley 44, passes over pulley 46 and is then deflected back along the pulley system axis around pulley 48. Because the orbital drive to the pulley system is derived from and made to be in synchronism with the drive to the coiler which pulls rod through the system, orbital rotation of the pulley system is in synchronism with the passage of rod through the system. This ensures that the pitch of twisting and untwisting of the rod always remains constant, regardless of the speed of operation of the apparatus. Predetermined tension is imparted to the rod by the brakable pulley 58 which has means associated therewith for adjusting the degree of braking effort imparted to the rod.
  • Figure 2 shows that the centre pulley 46 of the three freely rotatable pulleys in the orbital system is withdrawable downwardly of the yoke 50 to facilitate initial threading of the rod through the system and is thereafter moved upwardly into the position shown in figure 2 so that, in the orientation of the yoke shown in this drawing, the rod passes over the centre pulley 46 and under the two outer pulleys 44 and 48.
  • the rod is fed from a stock coil thereof continuously through the apparatus and is twisted in one direction between the brakable pulley 58 and the pulley system at the input side thereof and is then twisted in the opposite direction as it leaves the output side of the pulley system between it and the guide pulley 60 thereby imparting a substantial degree of cold working to the rod.
  • Cold worked rod produced by the apparatus is particularly suitable for use in concrete reinforcing mesh where cut lengths of the cold worked rod have to be welded together.
  • the rod fed through the apparatus may have previously been ribbed transversely, as is known practice in use of reinforcing rod for concrete.
  • the rod is not only cold worked but effectively descaled as it passes through the apparatus. If the rod is also pulled through the apparatus by a straight line puller rather than being coiled onto a rotating pulley, the untwisting at the output side of the pulley system straightens the rod prior to cutting to length and welding into mesh.
  • a straight line puller should of course be driven in synchronism with the drive to the orbital pulley system.
  • Rod produced in accordance with the invention may be used for concrete reinforcement in the form of simple rods. Alternatively, lengths of rod may be secured together, preferably by welding to form concrete reinforcement mesh.

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GB8134661 1981-11-18
GB08134661A GB2109280B (en) 1981-11-18 1981-11-18 Cold working of metal rod or wire
GB8134663 1981-11-18
GB08134663A GB2109718A (en) 1981-11-18 1981-11-18 Cold working of metal wire or rod

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CH216746A (de) * 1940-06-01 1941-09-15 Koehler Franz Ing Dipl Verfahren zum Vergüten von Metallstäben und -drähten durch Kaltverformung.
DE805533C (de) * 1948-12-21 1951-05-21 Eisenwerk Nuernberg A G Vorm J Erzeugung erhoehter gleichmaessiger Guete von Staeben und Profilen aus weichen, unlegierten Staehlen
DE1602624B2 (de) * 1967-08-28 1970-11-05 Bau-Stahlgewebe GmbH, 4000 Düsseldorf-Oberkassel Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum kontinuierlichen Kaltverfestigen durch Verdr-men oder Verd^11len und Profilieren von Drähten
US4075880A (en) * 1975-11-14 1978-02-28 Reinforcing & Allied Industries (Proprietary) Limited Machine for continuously cold working steel bar

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CH216746A (de) * 1940-06-01 1941-09-15 Koehler Franz Ing Dipl Verfahren zum Vergüten von Metallstäben und -drähten durch Kaltverformung.
DE805533C (de) * 1948-12-21 1951-05-21 Eisenwerk Nuernberg A G Vorm J Erzeugung erhoehter gleichmaessiger Guete von Staeben und Profilen aus weichen, unlegierten Staehlen
DE1602624B2 (de) * 1967-08-28 1970-11-05 Bau-Stahlgewebe GmbH, 4000 Düsseldorf-Oberkassel Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum kontinuierlichen Kaltverfestigen durch Verdr-men oder Verd^11len und Profilieren von Drähten
US4075880A (en) * 1975-11-14 1978-02-28 Reinforcing & Allied Industries (Proprietary) Limited Machine for continuously cold working steel bar

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