EP1162008B1 - Dispositif de dressage de bandes métalliques - Google Patents

Dispositif de dressage de bandes métalliques Download PDF

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EP1162008B1
EP1162008B1 EP01112770A EP01112770A EP1162008B1 EP 1162008 B1 EP1162008 B1 EP 1162008B1 EP 01112770 A EP01112770 A EP 01112770A EP 01112770 A EP01112770 A EP 01112770A EP 1162008 B1 EP1162008 B1 EP 1162008B1
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Dietmar Rohleder
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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
    • B21D1/00—Straightening, restoring form or removing local distortions of sheet metal or specific articles made therefrom; Stretching sheet metal combined with rolling
    • B21D1/05—Stretching combined with rolling

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  • the invention relates to a leveler for straightening metal strip or sheet metal under tension with at least two straightening roller units in a machine stand, which are each arranged above and below the metal strip, each one Roll cassette with at least one rotatable about its longitudinal axis Have straightening roll and adjusting means for the straightening roller units for Generation of a straightening gap and guide means for moving the Straightening roller units between a working position and one of the metal strip spaced roll maintenance and completion position.
  • From EP 0 446 130 B1 is a straightening machine for straightening a metal strip under train with at least two staggered in the tape movement direction arranged
  • Straightening roller units in a machine stand known, each above and are arranged below the metal band. They are leadership and Control means for moving the two devices vertically to the direction of tape travel between a working position and a spaced from the metal strip Rest position provided.
  • Each straightening roller unit comprises a chassis
  • a roll cassette having at least one rotatably mounted about its axis worktop roller carries in the sense of a straightening roller.
  • Both straightening roller units are transverse to the strip running direction by means of a Changing device from the machine stand or machine unit side moved out.
  • the chassis at least the upper Straightening roller unit is rotatably mounted on two aligned pivot, the each in two arranged at the two ends of the chassis support elements turn and thus determine a horizontal axis of rotation around which the entire upper straightening roller unit between a working position with the down aligned work roll and a twisted maintenance and repair position with the upright work roll turns.
  • the invention is based on the object, a leveler of the generic type To develop such a way that with less equipment complexity and waiving the rotation of the upper straightening roller unit or the upper Straightening roller unit in its entirety the rollers of the upper straightening roller unit for the purpose of their maintenance or removal and installation are accessible.
  • a generic straightening machine is developed such that the roll cassette at least the upper straightening roller unit has a bearing unit, the at least the straightening roller or the work roll and that at the metal strip inlet or the outlet side of the roll cassette between a closed position and a swiveled roll maintenance and expansion or installation position is arranged pivotally.
  • the storage unit comprises at least two roller housings for storage of the respective drive and operator side Roll ends.
  • These roller housings are each attached to a bearing block, the on one side of the roller cassette is pivotally mounted and on his the Verschwenkddling opposite side detachable by means of fasteners -
  • a screw - for the closed position the roll cassette is locked.
  • a spring element arranged, which cooperates with the respective bearing blocks and so is dimensioned that the sum of the weight force of the roller housing including Roller (s) and the bearing block is approximately balanced. It it is recommended to use a gas spring; a liquid spring or Mechanical springs are also conceivable. When swiveling moves the rod end of the gas spring slightly beyond its dead center, causing the bearing unit secured against knockback in the maintenance or removal position is held.
  • the storage unit is pivoted manually. It is conceivable but also the use of manipulators that attack the storage unit and make the pivoting movement.
  • a storage unit along the longitudinal axis of the roll cassette, i.e. transversely to the direction of tape travel, spanning strap provided, the connected to both the drive and the service side bracket is.
  • the pivoting movement in the rest position of To perform straightening roller units i. inside the machine stand in one spaced from the metal strip position of the straightening roller units. It recommends but mainly for safety and handling reasons, the leveler to be provided with guidance means, d. H. with a changing device, to Movement of the two straightening roller units horizontally to the metal belt conveyor plane to a servicing and removal position adjacent to the machine stand.
  • a plant for stretch straightening a metal strip in particular a cold rolled thin strip - also conceivable is the stretch leveling with hot rolled Thin strip - proposed that a plurality of such straightening machines or a straightening machine with a plurality of straightening roller units, for example six, and control means for tape running motion has.
  • Figures 1 and 2 show an overview of the longitudinal and cross-section of a Straightening machine 4 for straightening metal strip 25.
  • the inventively proposed Solution of pivoting the bearing unit on the roll cassette is described in more detail in Figures 3 to 6.
  • In the machine stand 5 of the leveler 4 are each successively three upper and lower straightening roller units 1a to 1c, 6a to 6c, each provided with adjusting means 24a to 24f are the individual straightening roller units or the straightening rollers in the working position to move the tape 25 approximately vertically and in the desired working position hold.
  • the roll straightening units each consist of a roll cassette 2 or frame, which pointing away from her on the band 25 and the straightening roller End guide rollers 3, which run on guide rails 8, around the respective straightening roller unit between a first position in a machine stand and a second maintenance facility adjacent to the machine stand. and change position to proceed (see Figure 2).
  • the extend Guide rails 8 across the width of the machine stand 5 and above out. In the extended position, only the rear guide rollers have 7 'contact with the rail 8, while the front end of the roll cassette over a pin 10 a on the extended change and extension device 10 '(10 in non-extended position) rests.
  • the crane shown here (schematic indicated as a hook 9) supports the expansion of the roll cassettes from the Changing device, if, for example, the expansion of not within the Roll cassette guided roles - here the support rollers - is necessary.
  • the pivot point can either on the metal band inlet or outlet side be arranged.
  • Such a roller housing 13, such a bearing block 14 and such a gas spring 17 are at the drive as well as at the operating side of the Roll cassette 2 attached. Overall, they thus form the storage unit 18, the a pivoting of the rollers 10, 11 a, 11 b received from the roller housing 13 be allowed to the pivot axis.
  • the bearing block 14 moves about the pivot point A, in the embodiment shown the pivot angle is about 66 °, exactly 65.6 °.
  • the swiveled Position of the storage unit is drawn with dashed lines.
  • a lever 20 is attached, for the synchronization of Movement as a bracket between the drive or operator side bearing block is trained.
  • This bracket is also designed as a handle 21, a simple manual pivoting movement of the storage unit 18 allows (here schematized).
  • the lower surface of the respective end face the roller cassette inclined, so that an inclined contact surface for the bearing block 14 and the bearing unit 18 results.
  • This angular position - about 20 ° - is chosen to contact the straightening roller 10 with the metal strip in improve the working position and prevent the work role from Stretching news from their nest jumps.
  • this angular position proves in the proposed solution as advantageous, because compared to a Horizontal arrangement of the bearing block on the roll cassette even at a smaller Swiveling angle sufficient accessibility for the maintenance staff achieved and thus the handling is improved.
  • the contact surface for the bearing block can also be formed horizontally (see schematized arrangement of Figure 5).
  • FIG. 4 shows the non-pivoted state of Bearing unit. It is clear that the ends of the straightening roller 10 and the two Intermediate rollers (visible only here 11b) in the pivotable roller housing 13th are stored. On these rollers, the support rollers act 12c, which in bearing blocks 22a, 22 b, which are fixedly arranged on the roll cassette 2, are rotatably mounted. she are not mitverschwenkt.
  • the pivot axis for the bearing block or the Bearing unit is designated B.
  • FIG. 6 shows a partial sectional view of a section of the bearing unit 18, as they are pivotable attached to the front side of the roll cassette.
  • the roller housing is with Receiving pockets 23 provided to the removal or installation when reel change facilitate.
  • the intermediate roller (s) 11b are mounted radially and by means of another eccentrically arranged rollers 27 axially guided.
  • the straightening rollers 10 are in a Radial bearing 28 screwed.
  • pivotable Storage unit for holding the rollers an easily accessible and easy to handle Maintenance and dismantling technology.
  • the invention is not limited to a particular one Limited number of roles.
  • the pivotable roller housing is corresponding adjust the pivotable number of rollers or role type.

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  1. Dresseuse pour dresser des bandes ou tôles métalliques sous traction, comportant au moins deux unités de rouleaux de dressage (1, 6) dans un montant de machine (5), qui sont chacune agencées au-dessus et au-dessous de la bande métallique (25), qui présentent chacune une cassette de rouleaux (2) avec au moins un rouleau de dressage (10) agencé rotatif autour de son axe longitudinal, ainsi que des moyens d'approche (24a à 24f) pour les unités de rouleaux de dressage pour produire une fente de dressage, et des moyens de guidage (7, 8) pour déplacer les unités de rouleaux de dressage entre une position de travail et une position d'entretien de rouleaux et de démontage espacée de la bande métallique,
    caractérisée en ce que
    au moins la cassette de rouleaux (2) de l'unité de rouleaux de dressage supérieure (1) présente une unité de montage (18) qui reçoit au moins le rouleau de dressage (10) et qui est agencée avec capacité de pivotement sur le côté d'entrée de la bande métallique ou sur le côté de sortie de la cassette (2) entre une position de travail fermée et une position d'entretien de rouleaux et de démontage pivotée.
  2. Dresseuse selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que l'unité de montage (18) comprend au moins deux boítiers de rouleaux (13) pour loger les extrémités de rouleaux respectives et les boítiers de rouleaux (13) sont fixés chacun sur un support de palier (14) qui est agencé avec capacité de pivotement sur la cassette de rouleaux (2) et qui, sur son côté opposé au point de pivotement, peut être arrêté sur la cassette de rouleaux de manière détachable au moyen d'éléments de fixation (15) pour la position de travail.
  3. Dresseuse selon l'une ou l'autre des revendications 1 et 2, caractérisée en ce que l'unité de montage (18) comprend au moins deux éléments à effet de ressort (17) qui s'engagent sur le support de palier (14) respectif et qui ont des dimensions telles que le poids total du boítier de rouleaux (13) y compris les rouleaux (10, 11a, 11b) et du support de palier (14) est approximativement équilibré.
  4. Dresseuse selon la revendication 3, caractérisée en ce que l'élément à effet de ressort est un ressort à gaz ou à liquide (17) ou de type mécanique.
  5. Dresseuse selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisée en ce qu'un levier de pivotement (20) est fixé sur l'unité de montage.
  6. Dresseuse selon la revendication 5, caractérisée en ce que le levier de pivotement est un étrier (21) enjambant l'unité de montage et qui est relié tant au support de palier côté entraínement qu'au support de palier côté commande.
  7. Dresseuse selon l'une des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé en ce que dans le boítier de rouleaux (13), des poches de réception (23) sont réalisées pour les extrémités de rouleaux respectives.
  8. Dresseuse selon l'une des revendications 1 à 7, caractérisée en ce que l'unité de montage présente deux boítiers de rouleaux (13) qui entourent à la manière d'un étrier les extrémités d'un rouleau de dressage (10) et de deux rouleaux intermédiaires (1a, 11b).
  9. Installation de dressage par étirage d'une bande métallique, en particulier d'une bande mince laminée, laquelle comprend au moins une dresseuse selon l'une des revendications 1 à 8.
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