Abstract:
An axial thread rolling head comprising a bearing unit including rolling dies supported via eccentric shafts, a shank which is axially movable with respect to the bearing unit and has a clutch portion which interacts with a claw clutch portion of a spring housing rotatably supported on the shank in a first axial relative postion and which couples the two components in a torsion-resistant manner, and a first gearing between the shank and the eccentric shafts for varying the mutual spacing of the rolling dies, a spiral-coiled spring between the shank and the bearing unit and mechanical switching means to move the shank and the bearing unit into the second relative position when in contact with a workpiece, wherein at least the bearing unit and the spring housing are formed from titanium or a titanium alloy.
Abstract:
Axial thread rolling head which comprises a bearing unit including the thread rollers and rotatably supporting said thread rollers by means of eccentric shafts, an axial shank being axially movable with respect to said bearing unit and, in a first axial relative position, cooperating with a claw clutch portion of said bearing unit by means of a claw clutch portion to connect both portions so as to be resistant to torsional strength, a first gear between said shank and said eccentric shafts, a helical spring between said shank and said bearing unit being so provided that in a second axial relative position, in which said claw clutch portions are out of mesh, said helical spring, on the occasion of a displacement of said bearing unit into a first direction of rotation with respect to said shank, is tensioned or, respectively, said tensioned helical spring displaces said bearing unit into the second direction of rotation relative to said shank, spring means which tension said shank and said bearing unit into the first relative position towards each other, and mechanical switching means which, when getting into touch with a workpiece, cause said shank and said bearing unit to move into the second relative position, a power operated drive being arranged on said shank and connected to said bearing unit (LE) via a second gear for displacing said bearing unit into the first direction of rotation by a preset angle of rotation, with said shank and said bearing unit (LE) being in the second axial relative position.
Abstract:
The present invention is to provide an automatic steel bar coupling head making machine including a positioning mechanism, a transverse moving mechanism, a longitudinal moving mechanism, a processing mechanism assembly and a control mechanism, wherein, when a steel bar is positioned between two fixtures of the positioning mechanism and an end of the steel bar presses against a positioning detection rod of the processing mechanism assembly, the processing mechanism assembly sends a start signal to the control mechanism and, upon receipt of the start signal, the control mechanism drives the positioning mechanism, the transverse moving mechanism, the longitudinal moving mechanism and the processing mechanism assembly, for enabling the two fixtures to clamp the steel bar and then enabling the processing mechanism assembly to sequentially perform a first turning, a second turning and a thread rolling on peripheral edge of the steel bar adjacent to the end of the steel bar.
Abstract:
A method is disclosed for manufacturing a tie shaft for aero or land based gas turbine engine. The method includes flow forming a tie shaft preform to produce a tie shaft. In one example, the tie shaft includes a nickel alloy cylindrical wall having a length to diameter ratio of at least 6:1, wherein the diameter is an average outer diameter. The wall includes a minimum effective strain of 0.3 in/in (7.6 mm/mm), and a grain size is in the range of G4 to G16 per ASTM E112. The wall includes a roll formed threaded surface having a thread roughness of less than 1260 μin (32 microns).
Abstract:
A thread rolling attachment (50) is adapted to be mounted on a machine tool and to be selectively moved in an axially direction relative to a workpiece (W) having a cylindrical surface upon which a thread is to be rolled. The improvement broadly includes a center plate (62) having three circularly-spaced detents (82); a front plate (66) having a central portion (70) arranged in axially-spaced relation to the center plate and having three circularly-spaced lugs (71) extending toward the center plate such that their distal end faces are adapted to engage and bear against a center plate surface (81); a recess (73) extending into each lug from such distal surface, each recess adapted to receive a respective one of the detents for angularly orienting the center and front plates relative to one another; three eccentric roll pins (63) having their opposite marginal end portions journalled on the center and front plates, and spaced equally from one another about an imaginary circle; a thread roll (65) rotatably mounted on each eccentric roll pin; and a plurality of fasteners (68) operatively arranged to selectively hold the center and front plates together; whereby, when the thread rolling attachment is assembled, the front plate will have improved rigidity and will be less susceptible to deformation.
Abstract:
A thread rolling head comprises a bearing unit, in which at least two profile rollers, preferably at least three profile rollers, are rotatably mounted, and a shank section coupled to the bearing unit. Adjacent profile rollers delimit an insertion section into which a workpiece to be machined can be inserted. The bearing unit is built from at least two modules each forming a functional unit, wherein the modules each have a fastener through which modules can be connected together and can be exchanged for other modules also each forming a functional unit. One of the modules has fasteners for connecting to corresponding fasteners of the shank section.
Abstract:
An axial thread rolling head comprising a bearing unit including rolling dies supported via eccentric shafts, a shank which is axially movable with respect to the bearing unit and has a clutch portion which interacts with a claw clutch portion of a spring housing rotatably supported on the shank in a first axial relative postion and which couples the two components in a torsion-resistant manner, and a first gearing between the shank and the eccentric shafts for varying the mutual spacing of the rolling dies, a spiral-coiled spring between the shank and the bearing unit and mechanical switching means to move the shank and the bearing unit into the second relative position when in contact with a workpiece, wherein at least the bearing unit and the spring housing are formed from titanium or a titanium alloy.