Patent Grant
11648598
This non-provisional application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a) to Patent Application No. 10-2020-0167510, filed in the Republic of Korea on Dec. 3, 2020, which is hereby expressly incorporated by reference into the present application.
The present disclosure relates to a corrugated pipe forming apparatus, and more particularly, to a corrugated pipe forming apparatus in which a surface of a smooth pipe made of metal is pressed inward by a screw protrusion formed on a dies to form a valley on the surface of the smooth pipe.
As a device for continuously forming the valleys spaced apart from each other on the surface of a metal smooth pipe, a screw protrusion rotates the ring-shaped dies formed on an inner peripheral surface thereof along the surface of the smooth pipe while linearly moving the smooth pipe at a predetermined speed, and the screw protrusion presses the surface of the smooth pipe inward to continuously form a valley on the surface of the smooth pipe.
The dies is rotatably disposed in a circular opening of a support block installed in a forming barrel rotated by a motor, and the support block is installed movably in a straight line so that the center of the dies can be changed in the molding barrel.
Korean Patent No. 89-002878 discloses an apparatus for continuously forming valleys at regular intervals on the surface of a corrugated metal pipe.
When the radius of the inner peripheral surface of the dies D on which the screw protrusion T is formed is set to be twice the radius of the smooth pipe 5a, the dies D is rotated by ½ from a predetermined portion of the surface of the smooth pipe, for example, starting at point C and contacting point C again. The forming barrel in which the support block on which the dies is disposed is rotatably built is rotated once around O1 along the trajectory of B.
Accordingly, the bearing interposed between the support block rotated integrally with the forming barrel and the dies rotated along the surface of the smooth pipe is accompanied by a relative rotational movement of an inner ring and an outer ring.
In a typical corrugated pipe forming apparatus, the rotational speed of the forming barrel and the support block is approximately 2000 rpm. When the radius of the inner peripheral surface of the dies is twice the radius of the smooth pipe as described above, the relative rotational speed of the inner ring and the outer ring of the bearing becomes 1000 rpm, and thus high heat is generated between the outer ring and the inner ring due to sliding or rolling friction.
The high heat shortens the life of the bearing and surrounding components.
In addition, the appropriate temperature at which a valley can be efficiently formed while not changing the structure of the corrugated pipe during forming the corrugated pipe is 150° C. to 200° C. Due to the high-speed rotation of the bearing and the high heat generated during work hardening according to the forming of the corrugated pipe, the inside of the forming barrel rises above the above temperature and in severe cases it rises to 300 degrees Celsius or more. Thus, because the structure of the corrugated pipe changes, the strength of the corrugated pipe becomes weak.
Accordingly, in order to reduce the heat generated in the bearing and to allow the inner and outer rings to rotate relatively smoothly, it is necessary to always fill the space between the inner and outer rings with lubricating oil.
However, due to the high-speed rotation of the support block and the relatively high-speed rotation of the inner and outer rings, the lubricating oil leaks through the gap between the inner and outer rings (see the gap 43 shown in
In order to address an issue above, a gasket can be disposed to shield the gap between the inner and outer rings, but the gasket is separated from a predetermined position due to the bearing rotating at high speed, and the gasket loses its function due to heat loss.
(Patent document 1) Korean Patent No. 89-002878, Aug. 8, 1989
An aspect of the present disclosure is directed to providing an apparatus capable of continuously forming a high-quality corrugated pipe by preventing leakage of the lubricant oil injected into a bearing.
Another aspect of the present disclosure is directed to providing a corrugated pipe forming apparatus capable of preventing damage and heat loss of the bearing and surrounding elements by reducing the generation of heat accompanied by rolling friction of the bearing and extending the lifespan.
Another aspect of the present disclosure is directed to providing an apparatus capable of forming a corrugated pipe of always constant quality by improving the formability of organically coupled rotating components.
The aspects of the present disclosure are not limited to those mentioned above, and other aspects not mentioned herein will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.
A corrugated pipe forming apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a support block rotated by power of a motor, in which a circular opening is formed therein; a bearing including an outer ring fixedly connected to an inner peripheral surface of the support block and an inner ring disposed to rotate relative to the outer ring; a dies disposed in the circular opening of the support block, in which a circular hole is formed through which a smooth pipe enters, a screw protrusion forming a valley on a surface of the smooth pipe is formed on the inner peripheral surface, and at least a portion thereof is inserted into an inner ring and connected to the inner ring; and a fastening ring disposed to face the dies in the circular opening of the support block and connected to the dies, wherein the support block has a shielding wall formed to protrude toward the fastening ring on a first lateral side, and the shielding wall is formed to cover a first gap formed between a first sidewall of the outer ring and a first sidewall of the inner ring.
The fastening ring may be disposed to face the dies based on the bearing to be fastened to the dies.
In addition, the corrugated pipe forming apparatus further includes a forming barrel connected to a power transmission device for transmitting power of a motor and having a space formed therein, wherein the support block may be disposed in the space of the forming barrel, a screw rod may be connected movably to the forming barrel, and the support block may be disposed to be movable in a straight line within the space by the screw rod.
In addition, the shielding wall may protrude radially inward toward the center of the circular opening to cover the entire first sidewall of the outer ring and a portion of the first sidewall of the inner ring.
In addition, the shielding wall includes a first shielding portion covering the first sidewall of the outer ring and the first gap, and a second shielding portion covering a portion of the first sidewall of the inner ring, wherein the second shielding portion may be formed to have a smaller front and rear width than the first shielding portion, and may be disposed to be spaced apart from the first sidewall of the inner ring.
In addition, the second shielding portion may cover ½ of a radial width of the first sidewall of the inner ring from an outer peripheral surface of the inner ring toward a radially inner side.
In addition, the fastening ring includes a boss portion inserted into an inner side of the first sidewall of the inner ring, and an outwardly protrusion rim extending in a radially outward direction from the boss portion, wherein the outwardly protrusion rim may be in close contact with a portion of the first sidewall of the inner ring.
In addition, the corrugated pipe forming apparatus may further include a side cover fastened to a second lateral side opposite to the first lateral side of the support block and having an opening hole formed therein so that a front surface of the dies is exposed.
In addition, the inner and outer rings may be disposed such that a second sidewall opposite the first sidewall enters from a surface of the second lateral side of the support block toward a first lateral side of the support block, and the side cover may be formed to cover a second gap formed on the second sidewall of the inner and outer rings to shield them.
In addition, the side cover may include a plate body covering a surface of the second lateral side of the support block, and an inner protrusion rim extending radially inwardly from the plate body toward the opening hole and protruding toward the inner and outer rings to shield a second gap formed between second sidewalls of the inner and outer rings.
In addition, the inner protrusion rim may protrude radially inwardly so as to cover the entire second sidewall of the outer ring and a portion of the second sidewall of the inner ring.
In addition, the inner protrusion rim may protrude to cover ½ of a radial width from an outer peripheral surface of the second sidewall of the inner ring.
In addition, the inner protrusion rim is in contact with the second sidewall of the outer ring, and the inner protrusion rim is formed so that a rear surface of an inner edge enters more forward than other parts of the inner protrusion rim, so that the inner edge is spaced apart from the inner ring.
In addition, the dies includes a core portion inserted into an inner ring and a flange portion extending radially outward from the core portion, and a part of the second sidewall of the inner ring not covered by the inner protrusion rim is in close contact with the flange portion of the dies.
In addition, the forming barrel is formed with a through hole connecting the space of the forming barrel and an external space, so that heat generated during forming of the corrugated pipe may be radiated to an outside through the through hole.
According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the present disclosure has the following advantages.
First, the shielding wall formed on the first lateral side of the support block shields the first gap formed on the first sidewall of the bearing, and the side cover fastened to the second lateral side of the support block shields the second gap formed on the second sidewall of the bearing. Hence, the lubricating oil injected into the bearing does not leak even when the bearing rotates at high speed, so the corrugated pipe can be continuously manufactured without the need to frequently inject high-concentration lubricating oil such as grease into the bearing.
Second, since leakage of the lubricating oil injected into the bearing is prevented, the frictional heat between the inner and outer rings is reduced, and the frictional heat between the screw protrusion of the dies forming a corrugation and the surface of the smooth pipe is reduced, and thus age hardening is also reduced. Hence, it is possible to manufacture a high-quality corrugated pipe without changing the metal structure as well as extending the life of each component.
Third, the formability of the rotating dies, the fastening ring, and the support block is improved, so that it is possible to always provide a corrugated pipe of uniform quality.
Fourth, heat is radiated through the through hole formed in the forming pipe, so that the corrugated pipe can always be formed under an appropriate temperature condition.
The advantages of the present disclosure are not limited to those mentioned above, and other advantages not mentioned herein will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.
Advantages, features, and methods of accomplishing the same of the present disclosure will become apparent with reference to embodiments described in detail below together with the accompanying drawings. However, the present disclosure is not limited by embodiments disclosed hereinafter, and may be implemented in various forms. Rather, these embodiments are provided to so that this disclosure will be through and complete and will fully convey the scope of the present disclosure to those skilled in the technical field to which the present disclosure pertains, and the present disclosure will only be defined by the appended claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout the specification.
Hereinafter, a corrugated pipe forming apparatus according to embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Referring to
The power transmission devices 3a to 3d include a first pulley 3a connected to a rotation shaft of the motor 2, a second pulley 3b spaced apart from the first pulley 3a, a belt 3c connecting the first pulley 3a and the second pulley 3b, and a power transmission shaft 3d connected to a forming barrel 20 of the corrugated pipe forming apparatus and the second pulley 3b.
In this embodiment, a pulley mechanism has been described as an example as the power transmission device, but a known power transmission device such as a gear train may be used.
The smooth pipe 5a is transferred in a straight line at a constant speed by a known transfer mechanism (not shown) toward the space formed inside the forming barrel 20, the smooth pipe 5a is continuously formed with a valley on its surface in the forming barrel, and the corrugated pipe 5b in which the valley is formed continues to advance at a constant speed.
A known corrugated pipe support device (not shown) or a guide device (not shown) may be disposed after the forming barrel so that the corrugated pipe 5b may be continuously transferred without being bent after being formed.
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The dies 50 has a circular hole 51 into which the smooth pipe 5a enters, and a screw protrusion 52 is formed to protrude inward on the inner peripheral surface forming the circular hole 51, thus forming a valley on a surface of the smooth pipe 5a entered into the circular hole 51.
Based on the bearing 40 disposed on the inner side of the inner peripheral surface of the support block 30, the fastening ring 60 is disposed to face the dies 50.
The fastening ring 60 is fastened with a known fastening portion, for example, a bolt 91 so that at least a portion thereof is inserted into the bearing 40 and fixed to the dies 50.
In the forming barrel 20, the upper and lower screw rods 23 and 25 are disposed to penetrate toward the support block 30. In the initial state, by adjusting the upper and lower screw rods 23 and 25 to adjust the upper and lower positions of the support block 30, the position of the dies 50 may be set so that the screw protrusion 52 formed on the dies 50 presses the surface of the smooth pipe 5a inward to form a valley in the smooth pipe 5a.
The forming barrel cover 80 is fastened to the front surface of the forming barrel 20 with bolts 93.
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A through hole 26 is formed in the forming barrel 20 to communicate the external space and the space 21 inside the forming barrel 20, so that high heat generated during corrugated pipe forming may be discharged to the outside through the through hole 26. Accordingly, heat generated during corrugated pipe forming is radiated to an outside to prevent the structure of the corrugated pipe from being deteriorated.
The header 39 may be formed integrally with the support block 30.
The upper screw rod 23 may be screwed to the upper side of the forming barrel 20, the lower screw rod 25 may be screwed to the lower side, and a groove 391 with one side cut out is formed in the header 39, and the end 231 of the upper screw rod 23 may be inserted into the groove 391.
Accordingly, when the upper and lower screw rods 23 and 25 are rotated, the support block 30 is moved in the up and down directions, the support block 30 is moved to a predetermined position, and then the nut 24 is fastened. Then, the support block 30 is fixed at a predetermined position within the space 21 of the forming barrel 20.
5A is a front view of the support block 30 in which the header is omitted and the bearing 40 is coupled,
The support block 30 has a circular opening 31 formed therein, and a ring-shaped bearing 40 is disposed inside the inner peripheral surface 32 of the support block 30 forming the circular opening 31. The bearing 40 may include an outer ring 42 and an inner ring 41, and a ball 46 (see
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Hereinafter, the bridge 44a will be described as a component included in the fixing ring 44. The bridge 44a may be omitted from the above.
An inner ring 41 is disposed inside the outer ring 42 to be rotatable relative to the outer ring 42, and an annular gap 43 is formed between the inner and outer rings 41 and 42.
The gap 43 includes a first annular gap 43a formed in a first sidewall of the inner and outer rings 41 and 42 and a second annular gap 43b formed in a second sidewall opposite to the first sidewall.
Accordingly, when the inner and outer rings 41 and 42 are rotated relative to each other, the lubricating oil injected into an inner space of the inner and outer rings may leak to the outside of the bearing through the gap 43.
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The shielding wall 330 may include a first shielding portion 331 covering a first lateral side of the fixing ring 44, the entire first sidewall of the outer ring 42, and the first gap 43a, and a second shielding portion 332 covering a portion of the first sidewall of the inner ring 41.
It is preferable that the second shielding portion 332 protrudes toward the inner side of the inner ring 41 to cover up to a part corresponding to ½ of the width W1 in the radial direction of the first sidewall.
The front and rear widths of the first and second shielding portions 331 and 332 may be formed identically, and the front and rear widths t1 of the first shielding portion 331 are formed to be larger than front and rear widths t2 of the second shielding portion 332, so that the first sidewall of the outer ring 42 is in close contact with the first shielding portion 331, and the first sidewall of the inner ring 41 is spaced apart from the second shielding portion 332, and thus the inner ring 41 may be rotated without interference of the shielding wall 330.
In the annular space S1 formed between the inner peripheral surface of the inner ring 41 from the inner peripheral surface of the shielding wall 330, the outwardly protrusion rim 64 of the fastening ring to be described later is positioned.
The second lateral side of the fixing ring 44 and the second sidewall of each of the inner and outer rings 41 and 42 are disposed to enter a predetermined distance dl from the surface of the second lateral side 34 of the support block 30 toward the rear where the first lateral side 33 is positioned, so that a second annular space S2 is formed between the inner peripheral surface 32 of the support block 30 and the inner peripheral surface of the inner ring 41.
In the second annular space S2, a 2-1 annular space S3 located between the inner peripheral surface 32 of the support block 30 and a portion of the second sidewall of the inner ring 41 is covered by a side cover 70 to be described later, and the second gap 43b formed in the second sidewall of the inner rings 41 and 42 is shielded.
The flange portion 54 of the dies, which will be described later, is located in the remaining annular space S4 located inside the radius of the second annular space S2.
Referring to
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When the boss portion 63 of the fastening ring 60 is inserted into an inner space of the inner ring 41, the outer peripheral surface of the boss portion 63 is in close contact with the inner peripheral surface of the inner ring 41, and the outwardly protrusion rim 64 is inserted into the first annular space S1 so that the front surface of the outwardly protrusion rim 64 is in close contact with a portion of the first sidewall of the inner ring 41 and is separated from the inner peripheral surface of the second shielding portion 332 of the shielding wall 330.
Accordingly, the fastening ring 60 may be rotated together with the inner ring 41 without being interfered with the shielding wall 300.
The surface of the first lateral side 33 of the support block 30 and the rear surface 60a of the fastening ring 60 may form a continuous same plane.
Referring to
In the dies 50, when the core portion 53 is inserted into the inner ring 41, the outer peripheral surface of the core portion 53 is in close contact with the inner peripheral surface of the inner ring 41, and the flange portion 54 is located in the aforementioned 2-2 annular space S4, and the rear surface of the flange portion 14 is in close contact with a portion of the second sidewall of the inner ring 41.
The dies 50 and the fastening ring 60 disposed to face each other based on the inner ring 41 are fastened to each other by fastening portion such as bolts 91, and the flange portion 54 of the dies 50 and the outwardly protrusion rim 64 of the fastening ring 60 are assembled to be pressed against the first and second sidewalls of the inner ring, respectively, so that the dies 50, the fastening ring 60, and the inner ring 41 are integrally and firmly coupled.
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The inner protrusion rim 73 of the side cover 70 is disposed in the 2-1 annular space S3 described above, and the plate body 74 is covered on the surface of the second lateral side 34 of the support block 30 and is fixed to the support block 30 by fastening portion such as nuts and screws inserted into the fastening hole 75.
Accordingly, the rear surface of the inner protrusion rim 73 of the side cover 70 is in contact with the entire second sidewall of the second lateral side of the fixing ring 44 and the second sidewall of the outer ring 42, and is located in front of a portion of the second sidewall of the inner ring 41. Since the second annular gap 43b formed between second sidewalls of the inner and outer rings 41 and 42 is shielded, the lubricating oil injected into the bearing 40 is prevented from leaking through the second gap 43b.
It is preferable that the inner protruding rim 73 of the side cover 70 is covered from an outer peripheral surface of the second sidewall of the inner ring 41 to ½ of a radial width W1 of the inner ring 41.
In addition, the inner protrusion rim 73 is formed so that the inner edge 731 enters slightly forward than the other parts of the inner protrusion rim 73, so that the inner edge 731 is disposed to be spaced apart from the second sidewall of the inner ring 41 so that the inner ring 41 may be rotated without interference from the side cover 70.
½ of the width in the radial direction of the second lateral wall of the inner ring 41 not covered by the side cover 70 is disposed in front of the flange portion 54 of the dies 50, and the outer peripheral surface of the flange portion is spaced apart from the inner peripheral surface of the inner edge 731 of the inner protrusion rim 73.
Accordingly, the dies 50, the fastening ring 60, and the inner ring 41 may be rotated without interference from the support block 30 and the side cover 70.
The front surface 50a of the dies 50 and the front surface 70a of the side cover 70 may form a continuous plane.
As described above, in the present disclosure, the gap 43 formed between the inner and outer rings of the bearing 40 is shielded by the shielding wall 330 formed on the first lateral side of the support block and the inner protrusion rim 73 of the side cover 70 fastened to the second lateral side of the support block 30. Hence, leakage of the lubricating oil injected into the bearing is completely prevented even when the bearing 40 rotates at a high speed, and a high-quality corrugated pipe may be continuously manufactured.
Hereinbefore, although preferred embodiments of the present disclosure have been illustrated and described, the present disclosure is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, and it goes without saying that persons having ordinary skills in the technical field to which the present disclosure pertains may implement the present disclosure by various modifications thereof without departing from gist of the present disclosure defined by the claims, and such modifications are not to be construed individually from the technical spirit and scope of the present disclosure.
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