EP0434204A1 - Heating of bearing and the like - Google Patents
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- EP0434204A1 EP0434204A1 EP90312365A EP90312365A EP0434204A1 EP 0434204 A1 EP0434204 A1 EP 0434204A1 EP 90312365 A EP90312365 A EP 90312365A EP 90312365 A EP90312365 A EP 90312365A EP 0434204 A1 EP0434204 A1 EP 0434204A1
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
- H05B6/00—Heating by electric, magnetic or electromagnetic fields
- H05B6/02—Induction heating
- H05B6/10—Induction heating apparatus, other than furnaces, for specific applications
- H05B6/101—Induction heating apparatus, other than furnaces, for specific applications for local heating of metal pieces
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
- H05B6/00—Heating by electric, magnetic or electromagnetic fields
- H05B6/02—Induction heating
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- induction heaters are presently in use. Their use, however, is limited by several disadvantages derived from the fact that induction heating presently involves passing a high-power current, often of several kilowatts, through an inducting coil to effect high heat in tie conducting metal; and the primary winding is generally of normal supply frequency and is generally of substantial size which makes it difficult to transport.
- Another disadvantage associated with prior art arrangements is that the bearing requires to be demagnetised during or after the heating operation.
- an induction heater for a ring-like article includes a clamp-like magnetically inductive core, which can open to accommodate the article to be heated, a primary winding, and a source of high frequency electrical current, such as a switch mode supply.
- the core is of ferrite.
- the mains current to the circuit of the switched mode power supply 40 is rectified 42 and smoothed using electrolytic capacitors 44 to produce a smooth DC current.
- This supply is then used to power a self-oscillating inverter circuit 46, the exact frequency of which is regulated by a control circuit 48, (the inclusion of such a circuit will be obvious to those skilled in the art), the resulting high voltage and high frequency current is then supplied to the primary coil 10, which then heats up any bearing or ring-like form 50, which is in inductive contact.
- a ferrite core was selected which was suitable for use at frequencies of 20KHZ.
- Type Philips A320 KP 9012 was used of size 94mm in length, 27mm in width and 16mm in thickness and several were assembled together to form the heater as shown in Figure 1. These were wound with 15 turns of 2 x 1mm copper wire.
- a safety circuit will disable the switch mode power supply thereby inhibiting activation of said supply.
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Abstract
Description
- This invention relates to the heating of bearings and other ring-like articles which are required to be located over shafts, pipes and the like.
- Induction heating is well known in the art and has conventionally been achieved by means of apparatus which constitutes a primary winding of a transformer with the bearing ring forming the secondary winding. This is accomplished by providing a horseshoe construction for the primary winding and having a connecting piece to complete the circuit, the connecting piece being adapted to receive the bearing in inductive contact.
- Many types of induction heaters are presently in use. Their use, however, is limited by several disadvantages derived from the fact that induction heating presently involves passing a high-power current, often of several kilowatts, through an inducting coil to effect high heat in tie conducting metal; and the primary winding is generally of normal supply
frequency and is generally of substantial size which makes it difficult to transport. Another disadvantage associated with prior art arrangements is that the bearing requires to be demagnetised during or after the heating operation. - It is an object of the present invention to obviate some of the disadvantages of the prior art and to provide apparatus which is easily portable and which does not magnetise a bearing or ring unduly.
- According to the invention, an induction heater for a ring-like article includes a clamp-like magnetically inductive core, which can open to accommodate the article to be heated, a primary winding, and a source of high frequency electrical current, such as a switch mode supply.
- In a preferred form of the invention the core is of ferrite.
- The important advantage of the present invention is that due to the novel use of high frequency which may be generated by a compact high frequency generator, it can be made as a very small unit which is easily transportable. The high frequency current used, which involves low flux density in the core and bearing and in which the oscillations die gradually due to the resonant mode of operation, means that little or no magnetization takes place and a demagnetization step is avoided.
- An EPO search revealed the following prior patents:
- GB-A-1454783
- EP-A-0273O6
- US-A-4311896
- US-A-3895295
- US-A-3187155
- EP--A-143091
- An embodiment of the invention is described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein;
- Figure 1 is a diagrammatic, partially cutaway view of a heater for large bearings or ring-like forms according to the invention;
- Figure 2 is a diagrammatic, partially cutaway view of a heater for small bearings or ring like forms according to the invention;
- Figure 3 is a diagrammatic view of a temperature sensor for use in the invention;
- Figure 4 is a diagrammatic view of the housing of the high frequency supply for use in the invention;
- Figure 5 is a block diagram of a switch mode power supply for the heater.
- Referring to Figure 1 and 2, a
primary coil 10 is provided on theferrite cores 12, which are hinged at 14 to enable the bearing or ring-like form to be fitted over either point A or point B. Theprimary coil 10 is associated with a switchmode power supply 40, and is connected to this by means ofconnector 16. A diagrammatic view of the housing for the switchmode power supply 40, is shown in Figure 4 and a block diagram of the circuit is shown in Figure 5. Theferrite cores 12 are enclosed in a heat resistant and non-electricallyconductive housing 13. - Referring to Figure 3, two temperatures sensitive I.C.'s 18, are mounted on a spring clamp 20; one measures the temperature of the bearing or ring-like form, the other measures the ambient or reference temperature. The two I.C.'s 18 are associated with the switch
mode power supply 40 and are connected to it by means ofconnector 22. - Referring to Figure 4, the switch
mode power supply 40, is housed, in this form of the invention, in aaluminium case 24. Theprimary coil 10 is connected viasocket 26 and thetemperature sensors 18 are connected viasocket 28. The mains supply is connected throughswitch 30 andfuse 32. Temperature control of thesensors 18 is effected by means of apotentiometer 34. The switchmode power supply 40 is activated bypush button 36 and an indication of the active state is made by theLED 38. - Referring to Figure 5, the mains current to the circuit of the switched
mode power supply 40, is rectified 42 and smoothed usingelectrolytic capacitors 44 to produce a smooth DC current. This supply is then used to power a self-oscillatinginverter circuit 46, the exact frequency of which is regulated by acontrol circuit 48, (the inclusion of such a circuit will be obvious to those skilled in the art), the resulting high voltage and high frequency current is then supplied to theprimary coil 10, which then heats up any bearing or ring-like form 50, which is in inductive contact. - In one example of the invention, a ferrite core was selected which was suitable for use at frequencies of 20KHZ. Type Philips A320 KP 9012 was used of size 94mm in length, 27mm in width and 16mm in thickness and several were assembled together to form the heater as shown in Figure 1. These were wound with 15 turns of 2 x 1mm copper wire.
- An auxiliary circuit is included to cause the
main circuit 40 to run at a frequency that produces a power factor of 1 in theprimary coil 10. This is to ensure that maximum power is always delivered to theload 50. (Under variable load conditions the power factor could change causing reduced power in the bearing or ring). This circuit also has the function of causing the transistors to switch at zero current, thus reducing the losses in them. - Variable temperature settings are obtainable with the
control 34 and at the set temperature point automatic switch off of the switchmode power supply 40 is effected together with an audible buzzer. Measurement of the temperature rise can be shown using a liquid crystal display. - If, while setting up a workpiece to be heated, the circuit across the temperature sensor is incomplete or the temperature sensor was not fitted to the workpiece, a safety circuit will disable the switch mode power supply thereby inhibiting activation of said supply.
- The invention allows high inductive heating with low power input.
- The above embodiment herein discussed is not meant to limit the scope of the invention and its underlying theory. Other embodiments will be obvious to those skilled in the art.
Claims (7)
- An induction heater for a ring-like articles including a clamp-like magnetically inductive core which can open to accommodate the article to be heated, a primary winding, and a source of high frequency electrical current.
- The induction heater according to claim 1 in which the high frequency electrical current is derived from a switch mode power supply.
- The induction heater according to either of the above claims in which the core is made from ferrite.
- The induction heater according to any of the above claims which consists of ferrite cores in a housing of heat resistant and non-electrically conductive material, one side of the heater being hinged to provide entrance of the article to be heated.
- The induction heater according to any of the above claims including temperature sensors responsive to ambient and workpiece temperatures and automatic means to break the circuit and/or actuate an alarm.
- The induction heater according to any of the above claims including a phase lock loop or like circuit to ensure that power transistors or the like fire at or near the zero voltage and amperage points in the cycle despite changes in the inductive characteristics of the primary coil resulting from varying sizes of workpieces to be heated.
- The induction heater according to claim 5 or claim 6 which includes a safety circuit adapted to ensure that in the event of an incomplete circuit across the temperature sensors, the switch mode power supply cannot be activated.
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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ZA899658 | 1989-12-18 | ||
ZA899658 | 1989-12-18 |
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EP0434204A1 true EP0434204A1 (en) | 1991-06-26 |
EP0434204B1 EP0434204B1 (en) | 1994-09-07 |
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EP90312365A Expired - Lifetime EP0434204B1 (en) | 1989-12-18 | 1990-11-13 | Heating of bearing and the like |
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EP (1) | EP0434204B1 (en) |
JP (1) | JPH03194881A (en) |
KR (1) | KR0171051B1 (en) |
AR (1) | AR247324A1 (en) |
AT (1) | ATE111292T1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU622056B2 (en) |
BR (1) | BR9006377A (en) |
CA (1) | CA2029600C (en) |
DE (1) | DE69012298T2 (en) |
NO (1) | NO178520C (en) |
NZ (1) | NZ236123A (en) |
PT (1) | PT96225B (en) |
TW (1) | TW215140B (en) |
Cited By (3)
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WO2002095104A1 (en) * | 2001-05-25 | 2002-11-28 | Barmag Ag | Galette |
CN102171471A (en) * | 2008-09-30 | 2011-08-31 | Skf公司 | Bearing heater |
CN110769537A (en) * | 2019-11-02 | 2020-02-07 | 泰州市汇顶机械制造有限公司 | Combined bearing heater |
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KR100333436B1 (en) * | 2000-05-16 | 2002-04-25 | 이진희 | Bearing induction heater |
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US3187155A (en) * | 1959-10-12 | 1965-06-01 | Kugelfischer G Schaefer & Co | Method of heating annular metallic bodies by electrical induction |
US3895295A (en) * | 1972-09-18 | 1975-07-15 | Illinois Tool Works | Wattsecond sensing circuit |
GB1454783A (en) * | 1973-06-23 | 1976-11-03 | Rotary Electrical Co Ltd | Induction heating equipment |
EP0027306A1 (en) * | 1979-08-24 | 1981-04-22 | UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT, as represented by THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | Induction heating apparatus and method of securing two workpieces or sheets |
US4311896A (en) * | 1979-06-04 | 1982-01-19 | Yugen Kaisha Parusu Giken | Heating apparatus for annular bearings and rings |
EP0143091A1 (en) * | 1983-10-21 | 1985-05-29 | SPM Instrument AB | An induction heater for heating annular articles, particularly roller-bearings |
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US4521659A (en) * | 1979-08-24 | 1985-06-04 | The United States Of America As Represented By The Administrator Of The National Aeronautics & Space Administration | Induction heating gun |
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- 1990-11-08 CA CA002029600A patent/CA2029600C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1990-11-13 EP EP90312365A patent/EP0434204B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1990-11-13 AT AT90312365T patent/ATE111292T1/en active
- 1990-11-13 DE DE69012298T patent/DE69012298T2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1990-11-19 NZ NZ236123A patent/NZ236123A/en unknown
- 1990-11-28 TW TW079110084A patent/TW215140B/zh active
- 1990-11-29 JP JP2333453A patent/JPH03194881A/en active Pending
- 1990-12-11 AR AR90318599A patent/AR247324A1/en active
- 1990-12-13 KR KR1019900020503A patent/KR0171051B1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1990-12-14 BR BR909006377A patent/BR9006377A/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1990-12-17 PT PT96225A patent/PT96225B/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1990-12-18 NO NO905463A patent/NO178520C/en unknown
Patent Citations (6)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US3187155A (en) * | 1959-10-12 | 1965-06-01 | Kugelfischer G Schaefer & Co | Method of heating annular metallic bodies by electrical induction |
US3895295A (en) * | 1972-09-18 | 1975-07-15 | Illinois Tool Works | Wattsecond sensing circuit |
GB1454783A (en) * | 1973-06-23 | 1976-11-03 | Rotary Electrical Co Ltd | Induction heating equipment |
US4311896A (en) * | 1979-06-04 | 1982-01-19 | Yugen Kaisha Parusu Giken | Heating apparatus for annular bearings and rings |
EP0027306A1 (en) * | 1979-08-24 | 1981-04-22 | UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT, as represented by THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | Induction heating apparatus and method of securing two workpieces or sheets |
EP0143091A1 (en) * | 1983-10-21 | 1985-05-29 | SPM Instrument AB | An induction heater for heating annular articles, particularly roller-bearings |
Cited By (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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WO2002095104A1 (en) * | 2001-05-25 | 2002-11-28 | Barmag Ag | Galette |
CN102171471A (en) * | 2008-09-30 | 2011-08-31 | Skf公司 | Bearing heater |
CN110769537A (en) * | 2019-11-02 | 2020-02-07 | 泰州市汇顶机械制造有限公司 | Combined bearing heater |
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KR910013978A (en) | 1991-08-08 |
JPH03194881A (en) | 1991-08-26 |
NO178520C (en) | 1996-04-10 |
AU622056B2 (en) | 1992-03-26 |
KR0171051B1 (en) | 1999-05-01 |
NO178520B (en) | 1996-01-02 |
NO905463D0 (en) | 1990-12-18 |
CA2029600A1 (en) | 1991-06-19 |
PT96225A (en) | 1992-08-31 |
NO905463L (en) | 1991-06-19 |
AU6590690A (en) | 1991-06-20 |
ATE111292T1 (en) | 1994-09-15 |
PT96225B (en) | 1998-10-30 |
NZ236123A (en) | 1994-02-25 |
EP0434204B1 (en) | 1994-09-07 |
DE69012298D1 (en) | 1994-10-13 |
TW215140B (en) | 1993-10-21 |
DE69012298T2 (en) | 1995-05-04 |
CA2029600C (en) | 1996-06-11 |
BR9006377A (en) | 1991-09-24 |
AR247324A1 (en) | 1994-11-30 |
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