Controlled time-overlapped hydroforming
    1.
    发明授权
    Controlled time-overlapped hydroforming 失效
    受控时间重叠液压成型

    公开(公告)号:US5582052A

    公开(公告)日:1996-12-10

    申请号:US241740

    申请日:1994-05-12

    申请人: Donald R. Rigsby

    发明人: Donald R. Rigsby

    摘要: Apparatus and method for hydroforming a dual wall conduit having a controlled size gap between the walls, a frame having an upper crown and a lower bed defining a hydroforming space therebetween, the bed having a slideway extending from the space to a load-unload-preform position out of the space. A mold assembly on the slideway has a lower platen and an upper platen defining at least two hydroforming cavities, one cavity being an elongated preform and semi-finish cavity, and the other cavity being an elongated finish cavity. Mold shifting means is positioned for shifting the mold assembly on the slideway from the position in the space between the crown and bed, to and from the forward load-unload-preform position. Mold closing and preforming hydraulic cylinders are operably connected to the upper mold platen for closing the upper platen onto the lower platen and creating mechanical preforming on dual wall tubular stock in the preform and semi-finish form cavity. The upper crown has a peripherally retained bladder over the mold assembly for applying a closure clamping force on the mold assembly by the bladder. A first pair of double acting, tube sealing, hydroforming elements are at the ends of the preform, semi-finish cavity, and a second pair of tube sealing hydroforming elements are at the ends of the finish cavity.

    摘要翻译: 用于液压成型在壁之间具有受控尺寸间隙的双壁导管的装置和方法,具有上冠和下床的框架,其限定了它们之间的液压成形空间,所述床具有从该空间延伸到负载预载预制件 位置离开了空间。 滑道上的模具组件具有下压板和限定至少两个液压成形腔的上压板,一个模腔是细长预制件和半精加工腔,而另一腔是细长的精加工腔。 模具移动装置被定位成用于将模具组件从在冠部和床之间的空间中的位置移动到滑道上并进入到正向的装载 - 卸载 - 预制件位置。 模具闭合和预成型液压缸可操作地连接到上模板上,用于将上压板关闭到下压板上,并在预制件和半成型模腔中的双壁管状坯料上产生机械预成型。 上冠在模具组件上具有外围保持的囊,用于通过膀胱在模具组件上施加闭合夹紧力。 第一对双作用,管密封,液压成形元件位于预型件的端部,半精加工腔,第二对管密封液压成形元件位于精加工腔的端部。

    Hydroforming offset tube
    3.
    发明授权
    Hydroforming offset tube 失效
    液压成型偏移管

    公开(公告)号:US5775153A

    公开(公告)日:1998-07-07

    申请号:US867755

    申请日:1997-06-03

    摘要: Apparatus and method for mechanically and hydroform reconfigurating an elongated tubular workpiece in an elongated cavity between upper and lower tool subassemblies each composed of a plurality of independent tool segments movable axially, relative to the cavity axis, together or spaced from each other, and independently movable transversely of the cavity, usually vertically, in sequence, to grip the end portions of the workpiece while its ends are flared with tapered mandrels, and after the workpiece is filled with liquid, offset deform one workpiece portion while the tool segments are spaced apart and with axial infeed of workpiece material, then offset deform another portion with further axial infeed of workpiece material. Hydroforming pressure is then applied to partially expand the workpiece. Then after withdrawing segment spacing stops, forcing the tool segments together, and totally closing the tool, a greater hydroforming pressure is applied in the workpiece to expand it to the specific cavity configuration. After pressure is relaxed and the mandrels retracted, the tool segments are temporarily held together until the finished part is ejected and removed, and then allowed to separate under force of biasing springs.

    摘要翻译: 用于机械和液压成型的细长管状工件的重新配置的装置和方法,其在上和下工具组件之间的细长腔中重新配置,每个组件由多个独立的工具段组成,所述多个独立工具段相对于空腔轴线轴向移动在一起或彼此间隔开,并且可独立移动 通常沿垂直方向垂直地夹住工件的端部,同时其端部用锥形心轴展开,并且在工件充满液体之后,在工具段间隔开时,偏移使一个工件部分变形,并且 随着工件材料的轴向进给,然后通过工件材料的进一步轴向进给而使另一部分偏移变形。 然后施加液压成形压力以部分地膨胀工件。 然后,在抽出段间隔停止后,将工具段强制在一起并完全关闭工具,在工件中施加更大的液压成形压力,将其扩展到特定的腔体构型。 在压力松弛并且心轴缩回之后,工具段暂时保持在一起直到完成的部件被弹出和移除,然后在偏置弹簧的作用力下分离。

    Laser contour cut manifolds
    5.
    发明授权
    Laser contour cut manifolds 失效
    激光轮廓切割歧管

    公开(公告)号:US4644128A

    公开(公告)日:1987-02-17

    申请号:US820238

    申请日:1986-01-21

    摘要: Successively laser cutting configurated openings in the walls of tubular manifold members with a plurality of robots and cooperative fixtures circumferentially around a cutting laser focus, the robots sequentially gripping the tubular members secured in exact orientation and position in the respective fixtures, by circumferentially expansible gripping jaws inside the tubular members, and advancing the members to and through a 360 degree pattern about the laser focus. The manifold laterals are subsequently welded to the member around the laser cut openings.

    摘要翻译: 随后激光切割在管状歧管部件的壁中配置开口,其中多个机器人和协作固定装置围绕切割激光焦点周向地围绕,机器人顺序地夹紧通过周向可膨胀的夹爪的精确取向和位置固定在各个固定装置中的管状构件 在管状构件内部,并且使构件朝向激光焦点的360度图案前进。 随后将歧管侧壁焊接到激光切割开口周围的构件。

    Hydroforming offset tube
    6.
    发明授权
    Hydroforming offset tube 失效
    液压成型偏移管

    公开(公告)号:US5715718A

    公开(公告)日:1998-02-10

    申请号:US607820

    申请日:1996-02-27

    摘要: Apparatus for mechanically and hydroform reconfigurating an elongated tubular workpiece in an elongated cavity between upper and lower tool subassemblies each composed of a plurality of independent tool segments movable axially, relative to the cavity axis, together or spaced from each other, and independently movable transversely of the cavity, usually vertically, in sequence, to grip the end portions of the workpiece while its ends are flared with tapered mandrels, and after the workpiece is filled with liquid, offset deform one workpiece portion while the tool segments are spaced apart and with axial infeed of workpiece material, then offset deform another portion with further axial infeed of workpiece material. Hydroforming pressure is then applied to partially expand the workpiece. Then after withdrawing segment spacing stops, forcing the tool segments together, and totally closing the tool, a greater hydroforming pressure is applied in the workpiece to expand it to the specific cavity configuration. After pressure is relaxed and the mandrels retracted, the tool segments are temporarily held together until the finished part is ejected and removed, and then allowed to separate under force of biasing springs.

    摘要翻译: 用于机械地和液压地重新配置细长管状工件的装置,其在上部和下部工具组件之间的细长空腔中,每个组件由相对于空腔轴线轴向移动在一起或彼此间隔开的多个独立工具段, 通常沿垂直方向的空腔,以夹持工件的端部,同时其端部用锥形的锥形孔展开,并且在工件被液体填充之后,当工具段间隔开并具有轴向时,偏移使一个工件部分变形 进给工件材料,然后通过工件材料的进一步轴向进给而使另一部分偏移变形。 然后施加液压成形压力以部分地膨胀工件。 然后,在抽出段间隔停止后,将工具段强制在一起并完全关闭工具,在工件中施加更大的液压成形压力,将其扩展到特定的腔体构型。 在压力松弛并且心轴缩回之后,工具段暂时保持在一起直到完成的部件被弹出和移除,然后在偏置弹簧的作用力下分离。

    Method of forming a double wall, air gap exhaust duct component
    7.
    发明授权
    Method of forming a double wall, air gap exhaust duct component 失效
    形成双壁,气隙排气管道部件的方法

    公开(公告)号:US5170557A

    公开(公告)日:1992-12-15

    申请号:US694458

    申请日:1991-05-01

    申请人: Donald R. Rigsby

    发明人: Donald R. Rigsby

    摘要: A method of forming a tubular, double wall, air gap, exhaust duct component for an internal combustion engine, the resulting exhaust duct component, and the blank for such, involving providing an inner membrane duct element, with orifices therethrough spaced along its length, providing an outer structural duct element in 360 degree engagement with the inner duct element in the areas where forming and bending operations are to be performed, conducting such forming and bending operations, securing the resulting blank in a hydroforming die cavity, sealing the ends of the inner element to the ends of the outer element, plugging the ends of the inner element, injecting a liquid, preferably water, into the inner duct element and increasing the pressure on the liquid to expand the outer element away from the inner element and ultimately into conformity with the die cavity while the inner element floats in place, in a manner to create an air gap substantially over the full length of the duct component, i.e., except at the ends.

    摘要翻译: 一种形成用于内燃机的管状,双壁,气隙,排气管道部件,所产生的排气管道部件和用于其的坯件的方法,包括提供内部膜管道元件,其中沿着其长度间隔开的孔口, 在要进行成型和弯曲操作的区域中提供与内部管道元件360度接合的外部结构管道元件,进行这种成形和弯曲操作,将所得到的坯料固定在液压成形模腔中, 内部元件连接到外部元件的端部,堵塞内部元件的端部,将液体(优选水)注入到内部导管元件中,并且增加液体上的压力以使外部元件远离内部元件并最终进入 在内部元件漂浮在适当位置时与模腔一致,以便在管道c的整个长度上形成空气间隙 组件,即除了末端。

    Nipple forming apparatus
    8.
    发明授权
    Nipple forming apparatus 失效
    乳头成形装置

    公开(公告)号:US4798076A

    公开(公告)日:1989-01-17

    申请号:US160780

    申请日:1988-02-26

    IPC分类号: B21C37/29 B21D31/00 B21D22/00

    CPC分类号: B21C37/292 Y10T29/49403

    摘要: The specification discloses extension nipple formation at acute angles on tubular engine exhaust manifold bodies for lap weld attachment of side runners. An articulated or single axis mandrel is inserted axially into the tubular body, each mandrel portion being in an angular body portion. Precut holes in the body are of oval shape. Laterally extensible forming dies are positioned in guide recesses in respective mandrel portions to be aligned with the precut holes and extensible at acute angles to the body and at an angle to each other. Drawing rods are extensible by transfer actuator cylinders into the dies where the rods are interlocked with the dies by rotary actuators. Power forming actuators then shift the rods and dies outwardly to form cylindrical nipples, the forming actuators temporarily overcoming the transfer actuators, and then returning the dies into the mandrel. The rods are then released from the dies and retracted, and the mandrel with dies withdrawn.

    摘要翻译: 本说明书公开了在管状发动机排气歧管主体上以锐角形成的延伸接头,用于搭接焊接附件。 铰接或单轴心轴被轴向地插入到管状体中,每个心轴部分处于角体部分。 身体的预切孔是椭圆形的。 横向延伸的成形模定位在相应的心轴部分中的引导凹槽中,以与预切孔对准并且可以与主体成锐角并且彼此成角度地延伸。 拉杆可以通过传送执行器圆柱体延伸到模具中,其中杆通过旋转致动器与模具互锁。 动力成形致动器然后将杆和模具向外移动以形成圆柱形接头,成形致动器临时克服传送致动器,然后将模具返回到心轴中。 然后将杆从模具中释放并缩回,并且将模具取出。