EP0102427A1 - Method of making hollow rods and shafts - Google Patents
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- EP0102427A1 EP0102427A1 EP82304647A EP82304647A EP0102427A1 EP 0102427 A1 EP0102427 A1 EP 0102427A1 EP 82304647 A EP82304647 A EP 82304647A EP 82304647 A EP82304647 A EP 82304647A EP 0102427 A1 EP0102427 A1 EP 0102427A1
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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 OR PROFILES, OTHERWISE THAN BY ROLLING; AUXILIARY OPERATIONS USED IN CONNECTION WITH METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL
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- B21C23/02—Making uncoated products
- B21C23/04—Making uncoated products by direct extrusion
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21K—MAKING FORGED OR PRESSED METAL PRODUCTS, e.g. HORSE-SHOES, RIVETS, BOLTS OR WHEELS
- B21K1/00—Making machine elements
- B21K1/06—Making machine elements axles or shafts
- B21K1/10—Making machine elements axles or shafts of cylindrical form
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- B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21K—MAKING FORGED OR PRESSED METAL PRODUCTS, e.g. HORSE-SHOES, RIVETS, BOLTS OR WHEELS
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- the present invention relates to a method of making hollow rods and shafts, i.e. elongate members having a tubular middle section and a head on each end.
- the heads on the finished product may have many different configurations, formed by for instance forging, drilling, milling. Such final shaping does not make a part of the present inventions, which concerns the making of hollow rods and shafts having solid heads. It lies within the scope of the invention that the thus formed products may be used without further treatment, but usually the products made by use of the method according to the present invention will be blanks adapted to be further treated into finished products.
- tubular shape is advantageous with respect to the ratio between strength (bending and torsional strength and the material consumption. Consequently, a tubula shape is also advantagous with respect to the ratio between strength and weight.
- rods and shafts As examples of fields of use for such rods and shafts are mentioned aircrafts and land vehicles. For both of these applications are preferred to use rods and shafts of high strength and low weight. For aircrafts a low weight means increased load capasity and low fuel consumtion, and so is also the case for automobiles. Moreover, it is in most applications desirable to keep the production costs as low as possible.
- the present invention is in particular concerned with the making of rods and shafts of light metals and light alloys, and in particular of aluminium and aluminium alloys.
- a known method of making hollow rods and shafts of the kind in question is to connect the heads and the tube, for instance by welding, use of screws or transverse pins or by inserting parts of the heads in the tube ends and deforming the tube into recesses in the heads.
- moulding it is well known that moulding only gives the strength properties which are desired in some applications if large dimensions are used for the product.
- the main object of the present invention is to achieve a method which makes it possible to make hollow rods and shafts of high strengt from a one piece blank.
- the method can be carried out merely by exchanging the plungers between the various steps.
- the blank is extruded through the same nozzle in all the steps, and needs not be removed from the extrusion apparatus between the steps.
- FIG. 1 shows to the left one half of a cylindrical blank 1, one half of a cylindrical plunger 2 and one half of a container 5. To the right in Fig. 1 is shown the situation after the first pressing step. The plunger has pressed a solid part 1 of the blank 1 through the nozzle 6, said part of the blank having a reduced diameter relatively to the initial bolt.
- Fig. 2 shows to the left the same blank 1 as shown to the right in Fig. 1, but another plunger 3 having a mandrel 3' on its end has been mounted in the pressing apparatus. This results in the blank shown to the right in Fig. 2 after the second pressing step.
- the mandrel 3 1 has formed a tubular section 1" following the solid head formed in the first step.
- Fig. 3 shows to the left the same blank as shown to the right in Fig. 2, but the plunger having a mandrel has been replaced by a plunger 2 having a planar end surface, i.e. the same plunger as shown in Fig. 1.
- the third pressing step results in the forming of a mainly solid head 1"', as shown below the plunger 2 to the right in Fig. 3.
- the use of the planar plunger 2 in the third step results in a flow of blank material inwardly towards the longitudinal center line of the blank,and it is possible to achieve a substantially solid head 1111 in this manner.
- Fig. 4 shows to the left the blank in the shape as finished in the third step, as shown to the right in Fig. 3, and to the right in Fig. 4 is shown the at least temporarily finished product.
- this fourth step is carried out a cutting of the rod, by use of a plunger 4 having a mandrel 4' which fits closely in the nozzle aperture, and the flange 1"" formed on the second head 1"' of the rod in the third step is separated from the head, simultaneously with moving the rod out of the nozzle.
- this fourth step is not necessary in all cases, because the rod can be further pressed in the third step, until the flange on the second head becomes very thin, thus enabling the rod to be moved out of the nozzle by deforming the flange, whereupon the deformed flange can be removed by use of any suitable means.
- the hollow space in the rod formed in the second step becomes a shape which is complementary to that of the mandrel 3'.
- the other end of said hollow space is, however, formed by a flow of material mainly radially, in the third step, and said other end of the hollow space will mainly be defined by a substantially conical surface, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4.
- the wall thickness in the tubular section of the rod may of course be freely chosen, and is defined by the diameteres of the nozzle aperture and the mandrel 3' used in the third step, respectively.
- one or both heads may be machined or formed after the pressing, and also the tubular section of the rod may be machined, for instance in a lathe in order to achieve an outside diameter which lies within desired tolerances.
- the method according to the present invention makes it possible to make hollow rods from one piece of material, and to achieve excellent strength properties. Moreover, joining of heads and the tubular section is avoided, and so is the doubt as to the quality of such joints.
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Abstract
Method of making light metal hollow rods and shafts which comprise a tubular section and substantial solid head on each end of said section. In order to avoid joining together of the tubular section and the heads, and in order to avoid the poor strengt properties of light metals resulting from moulding, the rods and shafts are made by pressing of a bolt blank in a first extrusion step, by use of a plunger (2) having a substantial planar end for forming of a first solid head (1'), pressing the blank in a second step, by use of a plunger (3) having a mandrel (3') on its end, for forming the tubular section (1 "), and pressing the blank in a third step, by use of a plunger (2) having a substantial planar end, for forming of a second solid head (1"').
Description
- The present invention relates to a method of making hollow rods and shafts, i.e. elongate members having a tubular middle section and a head on each end. The heads on the finished product may have many different configurations, formed by for instance forging, drilling, milling. Such final shaping does not make a part of the present inventions, which concerns the making of hollow rods and shafts having solid heads. It lies within the scope of the invention that the thus formed products may be used without further treatment, but usually the products made by use of the method according to the present invention will be blanks adapted to be further treated into finished products.
- It is well known that tubular shape is advantageous with respect to the ratio between strength (bending and torsional strength and the material consumption. Consequently, a tubula shape is also advantagous with respect to the ratio between strength and weight.
- As examples of fields of use for such rods and shafts are mentioned aircrafts and land vehicles. For both of these applications are preferred to use rods and shafts of high strength and low weight. For aircrafts a low weight means increased load capasity and low fuel consumtion, and so is also the case for automobiles. Moreover, it is in most applications desirable to keep the production costs as low as possible.
- The present invention is in particular concerned with the making of rods and shafts of light metals and light alloys, and in particular of aluminium and aluminium alloys.
- Without making any limitation of the scope of the invention the following automobile parts can be made by use of the method according to the present invention:
- Arms for lateral stabilization of rear axles Wheel suspension arms
- Steering rods
- Pitman arms
- Steering columns
- Drive shafts
- Rods for stabilization of the engine or for guiding the engine under the passenger compartment in case of a crash, and several other stabilizing and supporting rods and arms.
- A known method of making hollow rods and shafts of the kind in question is to connect the heads and the tube, for instance by welding, use of screws or transverse pins or by inserting parts of the heads in the tube ends and deforming the tube into recesses in the heads.
- All types of joints increase the production costs, and moreover, it may be doubtful whether the joints have the necessary strength, in particular after a long time of use. Failures in joints may of course have very serious consequences in some applications.
- It is possible to make hollow rods and shafts by moulding, but it is well known that moulding only gives the strength properties which are desired in some applications if large dimensions are used for the product.
- The main object of the present invention is to achieve a method which makes it possible to make hollow rods and shafts of high strengt from a one piece blank.
- In accordance with the invention this it achieved by means of a method which comprises
- pressing of a bolt blank in a first extrusion step, by use of a plunger having a substantially planar end, for forming a solid head,
- pressing the blank in a second step, by use of a plunger having a mandrel on its end, for forming of a tubular section, and
- pressing the blank in a third step, by use of a plunger having a substantial planar end, for forming a second solid head.
- The method can be carried out merely by exchanging the plungers between the various steps. The blank is extruded through the same nozzle in all the steps, and needs not be removed from the extrusion apparatus between the steps.
- The method of the present invention will hereinafter be further explained, with reference to the accompanying drawing, which shows four different operations. All the Figs. show longitudinal sections through an extrusion nozzle, through which a blank is pressed means of different plungers. The left half of each Fig. shows the blank and the plunger prior to the pressing, and the right half of each Fig. shows the blank and the plunger after the pressing.
- Thus, Fig. 1 shows to the left one half of a cylindrical blank 1, one half of a
cylindrical plunger 2 and one half of acontainer 5. To the right in Fig. 1 is shown the situation after the first pressing step. The plunger has pressed asolid part 1 of the blank 1 through the nozzle 6, said part of the blank having a reduced diameter relatively to the initial bolt. - Fig. 2 shows to the left the same blank 1 as shown to the right in Fig. 1, but another
plunger 3 having a mandrel 3' on its end has been mounted in the pressing apparatus. This results in the blank shown to the right in Fig. 2 after the second pressing step. Themandrel 31 has formed atubular section 1" following the solid head formed in the first step. - Fig. 3 shows to the left the same blank as shown to the right in Fig. 2, but the plunger having a mandrel has been replaced by a
plunger 2 having a planar end surface, i.e. the same plunger as shown in Fig. 1. Thus, the third pressing step results in the forming of a mainlysolid head 1"', as shown below theplunger 2 to the right in Fig. 3. The use of theplanar plunger 2 in the third step results in a flow of blank material inwardly towards the longitudinal center line of the blank,and it is possible to achieve a substantiallysolid head 1111 in this manner. - Fig. 4 shows to the left the blank in the shape as finished in the third step, as shown to the right in Fig. 3, and to the right in Fig. 4 is shown the at least temporarily finished product. In this fourth step is carried out a cutting of the rod, by use of a
plunger 4 having a mandrel 4' which fits closely in the nozzle aperture, and theflange 1"" formed on thesecond head 1"' of the rod in the third step is separated from the head, simultaneously with moving the rod out of the nozzle. It is to be noted, however, that this fourth step is not necessary in all cases, because the rod can be further pressed in the third step, until the flange on the second head becomes very thin, thus enabling the rod to be moved out of the nozzle by deforming the flange, whereupon the deformed flange can be removed by use of any suitable means. - The hollow space in the rod formed in the second step becomes a shape which is complementary to that of the mandrel 3'. The other end of said hollow space is, however, formed by a flow of material mainly radially, in the third step, and said other end of the hollow space will mainly be defined by a substantially conical surface, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4.
- The wall thickness in the tubular section of the rod may of course be freely chosen, and is defined by the diameteres of the nozzle aperture and the mandrel 3' used in the third step, respectively.
- As mentioned introductorily one or both heads may be machined or formed after the pressing, and also the tubular section of the rod may be machined, for instance in a lathe in order to achieve an outside diameter which lies within desired tolerances.
- The method according to the present invention makes it possible to make hollow rods from one piece of material, and to achieve excellent strength properties. Moreover, joining of heads and the tubular section is avoided, and so is the doubt as to the quality of such joints.
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1. Method of making light metal hollow rods and shafts which comprise a tubular section and a substantially solid head on each end of said section,
charaterized in
charaterized in
pressing of a bolt blank in a first extrusion step, by use of a plunger (2) having a substantial planar end, for forming of a first solid head (1'),
pressing the blank in a second step, by use of a plunger (3) having a mandrel (3') on its end, for forming the tubular section (1"), and pressing the blank in a third step, by use of a plunger (2) having a substantial planar end, for forming of a second solid head (1"').
2. Method as claimed in claim 1,
characterized in that all the steps are carried out in the same pressing aparatus, by exchange of the plungers (2,3) between the steps.
characterized in that all the steps are carried out in the same pressing aparatus, by exchange of the plungers (2,3) between the steps.
3. Method as claimed in claim 1 or 2,
characterized in that the plunger used in the third step has a mandrel of less diameter than the mandrel used in the second step, for forming of an aperture through the second head.
characterized in that the plunger used in the third step has a mandrel of less diameter than the mandrel used in the second step, for forming of an aperture through the second head.
4. Method as claimed in one of claims 1 to 3,
characterized in that the rod or shaft after the third step is separated from the rest of the blank by pressing by means of a plunger (4) having a mandrel (4') of a diameter corresponding to that of the aperture through the nozzle (6) of the pressing apparatus.
characterized in that the rod or shaft after the third step is separated from the rest of the blank by pressing by means of a plunger (4) having a mandrel (4') of a diameter corresponding to that of the aperture through the nozzle (6) of the pressing apparatus.
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EP0445470A2 (en) * | 1990-03-08 | 1991-09-11 | Joseph A. Simon | Elongated,lightweight rack and method for making same |
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US4292831A (en) * | 1979-10-24 | 1981-10-06 | Simon Joseph A | Process for extruding a metal tube with inwardly thickened end portions |
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