EP1559513A2 - Outil de presse muni d'une pince pivotante - Google Patents

Outil de presse muni d'une pince pivotante Download PDF

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EP1559513A2
EP1559513A2 EP05001177A EP05001177A EP1559513A2 EP 1559513 A2 EP1559513 A2 EP 1559513A2 EP 05001177 A EP05001177 A EP 05001177A EP 05001177 A EP05001177 A EP 05001177A EP 1559513 A2 EP1559513 A2 EP 1559513A2
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25BTOOLS OR BENCH DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, FOR FASTENING, CONNECTING, DISENGAGING, OR HOLDING
    • B25B27/00Hand tools, specially adapted for fitting together or separating parts or objects whether or not involving some deformation, not otherwise provided for
    • B25B27/02Hand tools, specially adapted for fitting together or separating parts or objects whether or not involving some deformation, not otherwise provided for for connecting objects by press fit or detaching same
    • B25B27/10Hand tools, specially adapted for fitting together or separating parts or objects whether or not involving some deformation, not otherwise provided for for connecting objects by press fit or detaching same inserting fittings into hoses

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  • the invention relates to a pressing tongs head or a pressing tool with two opposite, pivotally arranged pressing jaws, for example by means of a drive unit a pivoting movement transverse to a Execute the axis of the pressing pliers head.
  • Such pressing tongs heads or Press tools are used in particular for producing a pipe press connection with a press fitting element and a retractable or slidable therein Used pipe.
  • the known To solve problems related to conventional pressing tools and Specifically, specify a pressing tongs head or a pressing tool, the or which can also be used in confined spaces. It should simultaneously ensure safe operation of the pressing tool.
  • the pressing tool or the pressing tongs head should be simple and mechanically stable.
  • the device according to the invention has a press pliers head which has two opposite, includes pivotally arranged pressing jaws, wherein with the pressing jaws at least one tilting joint for generating a tilt angle is provided.
  • the pressing tongs head is usually a separately available component of a Pressing tool, which optionally has different diameters.
  • Nominal diameter is a measure of the opening formed by the press jaws for receiving meant by the conduit, so this measure also serves as an indication which line diameter can be machined with such a pressing tongs head are.
  • a pressing tongs head usually has nominal width ranges of 10 mm up to 20 mm (ie it can be used, for example, for pipes of 50-75 mm diameter) to generate a uniform, radially inward force. Furthermore At the same time the Verschwenkweg the pressing jaws is kept small, so that simpler drive units can be used. Such a limitation allow the pivoting movement of the pressing jaws
  • the pressing jaws are in the closed state substantially parallel to each other and to each other. They each have a pivot, around which they are pivotable.
  • the pressing jaws themselves are on the one hand with the processing pipe and on the other hand contacted with force introduction means.
  • this tool without a press sling or the like additional components, which produced by the pressing jaws Take up pivoting movement and even on the pipe section to be machined act.
  • the pressing jaws are therefore provided with a corresponding recess, both recesses together form the opening or receptacle for a pipe.
  • the diameter of the In turn, opening corresponds approximately to the diameters to be machined Conduits, so that as symmetrical, radially inwardly acting Force acts on the pipe section.
  • the tilting joint is designed so that it can transmit the occurring forces.
  • the tilt joint usually has a neutral position, wherein the pressing tongs head substantially the shape corresponds to conventional pressing tongs heads. Starting from this neutral position is it possible to use sections of the pressing tongs head or pressing jaws of ' deflect this neutral position in one and / or other direction. It will implemented a tilting range, which can be easily described with the tilt angle.
  • each pressing jaw is a separate one Tilting joint, wherein the tilting movement of the pressing jaws then can also be executed coupled. It is also possible that the pressing jaws and / or the pressing tongs head still at least one other tilting joint and / or having an (unchangeable) bend to a larger tilt angle to achieve.
  • the tilting joint starting from the neutral position, a tilt angle in one direction, up to 90 °, for example.
  • a tilt angle in one direction up to 90 °, for example.
  • the toggle joint it may be necessary for the toggle joint to move from neutral to both Directions is tiltable with a tilt angle, so that, for example, a Total tilt angle of about 180 ° can be realized.
  • the tilting joint in one deflected position are parts of the pressing tongs head in one non-vertical position to the pipe section or not in alignment with the opening the pressing jaws for receiving the pipe section. Rather, lie this, for example, at a 90 ° tilt parallel to the pipe section. This ensures that the pressing tongs head or the pressing tool very close to the pipe section to be connected along is realized and even under confined space a press connection can be.
  • a device with a Pressing tool which a pressing tongs head with two opposite, includes pivotally arranged pressing jaws, and a drive unit for effecting the pivoting movement transverse to an axis, wherein with the pressing jaws at least one tilting joint for generating a Tilting angle is provided.
  • a drive unit is in particular a to understand those which by means of an electric or hydraulic drive unit the force required to pivot the press jaws applies.
  • a force is usually generated along the axis, which then is converted to the pivoting movement.
  • At least one tilting joint is now formed with the pressing jaws, preferably each pressing jaw with at least a separate tilting joint is executed. More tilting joints can e.g. be provided on the pressing tongs head.
  • other skills or Variants of the tilting joint is on the corresponding facts the tilting joint of the pressing tongs head referenced.
  • the tilting joint forms a Tilt angle in the range of 120 ° to 30 °.
  • a tilt angle of 90 ° is sufficient.
  • the single ones Tilt angles can be adjusted continuously, but it is also possible that only certain tilt angles, for example, at equal intervals of 30 °, are adjustable.
  • the tilting joint comprises at least one Locking element for fixing at least one predetermined tilt angle.
  • the tilting joint comprises at least one Locking element for fixing at least one predetermined tilt angle.
  • the Locking element engages with corresponding recesses of the pressing tool when a certain tilt angle is reached has been.
  • the locking element can be an element of the tiltable part or be the fixed part of the pressing tool, wherein in the other Part a corresponding snap-in is provided.
  • the locking element provides Also, make sure that this tilt angle when machining the pipe section not changed.
  • the at least one locking element at least a spring element and a movable bolt has, so that the bolt with the spring element is deflected towards a depression of the tilting joint.
  • a kind of latching closure is formed, which the tilting joint in a certain Position or locked with a certain tilt angle.
  • Bolts are a variety of different form elements that includes are suitable for performing such a latching function, for example Balls, projections, detents, etc .. This bolt is movably arranged, the is in particular displaceable relative to subregions of the tilting joint.
  • the bolt is pressed with the spring element in a sink and forms there a positive connection or adhesion. This ensures that another Tilting without additional measures is prevented.
  • the valley is preferred in the essentially a contour adapted to the bolt.
  • each pressing jaw has one Tilting joint, with a synchronization mechanism to ensure the same tilt angle is provided.
  • the providence of the tilting joints directly in the Press tongs head has the advantage that these pressing tongs heads on conventional Press tools can be placed or combined with these.
  • a spare part which is the conventional Compressed tools added.
  • a synchronization mechanism may be, for example be realized by a connection of both tilting joints' or the two pressing jaws is provided, so that an independent operation only one of the two tilting joints in the pressing jaw is not possible.
  • the pressing tool a Weglösbaren Connection mechanism for the pressing tongs head has. This makes it possible that each suitable for the application pressing tongs heads with the pressing tool can be connected, so for example, the corresponding Nominal size.
  • a detachable connection in particular screw or snap connections. Other locking systems are under circumstances used.
  • this has a drive unit with a reciprocating piston, which causes the pivoting movement of the pressing jaws.
  • the reciprocating piston can be operated hydraulically or electrically.
  • the linear movement of the reciprocating piston is by suitable means in the pivoting movement transferred the pressing jaws.
  • the power transmission or the transmission The pivoting movement takes place via the tilting joint.
  • Fig. 1 and 2 show schematically and in two views a pressing tool 5, which can be used for connecting pipes.
  • Fig. 1 top view
  • the tilting joint 3 is part of the pressing tongs head 1, which has a Connecting mechanism 13 with an adapter 15 and further via a pickup 16 connected to the piston 14 designed as a drive unit.
  • the adapter 15 allows the inclusion of different embodiments of Pressing tongs head 1, for example, depending on the used Drive unit 6 or the resulting power transmission to the Press pliers head 1. From Fig. 1 is very easy to see that the pressing tool 5 extends substantially along an axis 7.
  • FIGS. 3 and 4 likewise show a variant embodiment in two different views of the pressing tongs head 1.
  • the pressing tongs head 1 extends again substantially in a plane characterized by the axis 7 can be. While in Figs. 1 and 2, a neutral position of the tilting joint is shown in Fig. 3 is an angled 90 ° position of the pressing jaws 2 shown. With the help of the tilting joint 3 is thus the tilt angle 4 of 90 ° (Degree) realized. Consequently, the pressing tongs head 1 is now substantially parallel to align the pipe section (not shown) to be connected.
  • the Side view (Fig. 4) illustrates the embodiment of the tilting joint 3.
  • each pressing jaw 2 has a kind of hinge joint, wherein the two Kippgelenke 3 despite each separate shafts 20 only synchronously operated with each other are, since the outside driver 21 are provided, which is a smooth, uniform and ensure synchronous tilting of the pressing jaws 2.
  • This synchronization mechanism 12 is thus formed with drivers 21, on both Sides of a press pack 2 are provided. It is also possible that the tilt angle is preset via a respective adjusting wheel 19, so that the Shafts 20 of the tilting joints 3 a matching orientation or orientation exhibit.
  • a locking element 8 is illustrated as a detail.
  • the shaft 20 which is not only movable along its extension axis is stored, but also also can rotate, running with a bolt 10, the at certain angular positions by means of a spring element 9 in the Sink 11 of the tilting joint 3 is locked.
  • the Shaft 20 against the force of the spring element 9 by means of the adjusting wheel 19 upwards to move and twist.
  • Such depressions 11 and spring elements 9 can be provided in different angular positions.
  • Fig. 6 is a schematic representation of another embodiment of the pressing tongs head 1 is shown with a synchronization mechanism 12, with on both sides a pressing jaw 2 drivers 21 is realized.
  • the drivers 21 (here only one is shown in the foreground) are each about a (one-sided) attachment 22 attached to a pressing jaw 2. Since the drivers 21 to in the Range of the other cheek plate 2 extend, they serve as a kind of leadership. Tilts the press jaw 21 shown below in its separate pivot joint 3, so At least one driver 21 comes into contact with the other pressing jaw 21 and so make sure that this is also tilted in the same way. So that can a substantially aligned alignment of the two pressing jaws 2 ensured become.
  • FIG. 7 shows schematically an application example for a pressing tongs with a Tilting joint 3 in the pressing jaws 2. Shown is a wall 24, from which a tube 25 exits, wherein the tube 25 executed bent near the wall and then substantially is arranged parallel to a small distance 23.
  • the well-known Crimping pliers are often designed to be relatively bulky, so that a vertical attachment of the pressing tool parallel to the wall 24 may be problematic.
  • the pressing pliers head 1 according to the invention a preferred application, because of the tilting joints 3 allows an oblique attachment of the pressing tool is, while ensuring that the pressing jaws 21 in one Angle 26 are aligned by 90 ° during the pressing process.
  • the pressing tool or the pressing tongs head described here allows a Connecting pipes, the tool being very flexible and even in confined spaces Space is easy to use.

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EP05001177A 2004-01-31 2005-01-21 Pince à sertir avec mâchoires pivotantes Expired - Lifetime EP1559513B1 (fr)

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SI200531341T SI1559513T1 (sl) 2004-01-31 2005-01-21 Orodje za stiskanje z vrtljivimi stiskalnimi äśeljustmi
PL05001177T PL1559513T3 (pl) 2004-01-31 2005-01-21 Przyrząd do zaciskania z obrotowymi szczękami zaciskającymi

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DE102004005558A DE102004005558B4 (de) 2004-01-31 2004-01-31 Presszangenkopf und Presswerkzeug
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EP1972394A1 (fr) 2007-03-22 2008-09-24 Rothenberger AG Dispositif de pressage pour pièces à usiner tubulaires
DE102007047339A1 (de) 2007-10-04 2009-04-09 Novartec Ag Presswerkzeug und Presseinrichtung
US20090293577A1 (en) * 2008-05-28 2009-12-03 Emerson Electric Co. Jaw set and jaw set system with hinged jaw arms for use in a pressing tool
DE102008057424A1 (de) 2008-11-12 2010-05-27 Interprecise Donath Gmbh Vorsatzvorrichtung für eine Rohrpressmaschine
CN109822506A (zh) * 2017-11-23 2019-05-31 维家技术有限及两合公司 用于挤压工具的活动钳

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DE19826110A1 (de) 1998-06-12 1999-12-23 Siegfried Leverberg Elektrohydraulische Vorrichtung zum Verpressen von Rohrverbindungen
DE20016060U1 (de) 2000-09-16 2000-12-28 Volp, Rainer, 36369 Lautertal Presszange
DE20018312U1 (de) 2000-10-26 2001-05-10 Franz Viegener II GmbH & Co. KG, 57439 Attendorn Preßwerkzeug
DE10029761C1 (de) 2000-06-16 2001-10-31 Mapress Gmbh & Co Kg Verfahren zur Herstellung einer Rohrpressverbindung
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DE19826110A1 (de) 1998-06-12 1999-12-23 Siegfried Leverberg Elektrohydraulische Vorrichtung zum Verpressen von Rohrverbindungen
DE10029761C1 (de) 2000-06-16 2001-10-31 Mapress Gmbh & Co Kg Verfahren zur Herstellung einer Rohrpressverbindung
DE20016060U1 (de) 2000-09-16 2000-12-28 Volp, Rainer, 36369 Lautertal Presszange
DE20018312U1 (de) 2000-10-26 2001-05-10 Franz Viegener II GmbH & Co. KG, 57439 Attendorn Preßwerkzeug
US20030230130A1 (en) 2002-06-17 2003-12-18 Emerson Electric Co. Assembly for articulating crimp ring and actuator

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP1972394A1 (fr) 2007-03-22 2008-09-24 Rothenberger AG Dispositif de pressage pour pièces à usiner tubulaires
DE102007047339A1 (de) 2007-10-04 2009-04-09 Novartec Ag Presswerkzeug und Presseinrichtung
US20090293577A1 (en) * 2008-05-28 2009-12-03 Emerson Electric Co. Jaw set and jaw set system with hinged jaw arms for use in a pressing tool
DE102008057424A1 (de) 2008-11-12 2010-05-27 Interprecise Donath Gmbh Vorsatzvorrichtung für eine Rohrpressmaschine
DE102008057424B4 (de) * 2008-11-12 2010-09-02 Interprecise Donath Gmbh Vorsatzvorrichtung für eine Rohrpressmaschine
CN109822506A (zh) * 2017-11-23 2019-05-31 维家技术有限及两合公司 用于挤压工具的活动钳
CN109822506B (zh) * 2017-11-23 2021-12-14 维家技术有限及两合公司 用于挤压工具的活动钳

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ATE510660T1 (de) 2011-06-15
PL1559513T3 (pl) 2011-10-31
DE102004005558B4 (de) 2006-04-20
DE102004005558A1 (de) 2005-08-18
SI1559513T1 (sl) 2011-10-28
ES2366475T3 (es) 2011-10-20

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