SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES FOR 3D ROLLING OF MULTI-GAUGE PARTS

    公开(公告)号:US20180169722A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-06-21

    申请号:US15380265

    申请日:2016-12-15

    IPC分类号: B21B1/22 B21B27/02

    摘要: Disclosed are metalworking rollers for fabricating multi-gauge sheet metal parts, methods for making and methods for using such rollers, and rolling mill machines employing variable-radius metalworking rollers for fabricating multi-gauge metal components. A metalworking roller for a rolling mill machine is disclosed. The metalworking roller includes a cylindrical roller body that rotatably and drivingly connects to the rolling mill machine. An outer diameter surface spanning around the roller body circumference includes an outermost peak region and an innermost valley region recessed radially inward from the outermost peak region and elongated circumferentially around the roller body. During operation of the rolling mill machine, the outermost and innermost regions of the roller body's outer diameter surface sequentially press against and thereby modify the gauge of a metal workpiece. Each region has a respective transverse width and circumferential length extending across and around the longitudinal length and circumference, respectively, of the roller body.

    METHOD FOR PRODUCING A THICKNESS-PROFILED METAL STRIP

    公开(公告)号:US20170348746A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-12-07

    申请号:US15534474

    申请日:2015-12-09

    发明人: Markus POLK

    IPC分类号: B21B37/16 B21B1/22

    摘要: A method for producing a thickness-profiled metal strip in which at least one opening is produced in the metal strip and in a subsequent step, the metal strip is longitudinally rolled with at least one roller that penetrates into the metal strip in some regions across its strip width and thus a thickness profiling at least in the width direction of the metal strip is produced. In order to improve the reproducibility of the method, what is proposed is that at least one hole passing through the metal strip is produced as an opening in the metal strip, over which hole the roller that penetrates into the metal strip longitudinally rolls in order to produce the thickness profiling in the width direction of the metal strip.