Roller Device With Separate Axles For Profile Rolling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing rolling devices for forming metal profiles with thermally insulating webs are complex in design, particularly in adjusting the detachable rolling disks, and often require multiple passes for profile shapes other than standard configurations, with only total force measurement capabilities.
Innovation Solution
The rolling device features separate axles or shafts for each roller disk, allowing for independent adjustment of the distance between disks, enabling easier adaptation to various profile shapes and allowing for profiles to be rolled in one pass, with separate force measurement capabilities for each disk.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If rolling disks are mounted on a common shaft, then the structure is compact, but the adjustment of distance between disks is complex and requires detachable attachment
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the common shaft into separate axles for each rolling disk. Each rolling disk is mounted on its own independent axle, allowing individual adjustment of each disk's position and orientation without affecting others. This segmentation enables simple adjustment while maintaining structural compactness.
2Device complexity
If rolling disks are mounted on a common shaft, then the structure is compact, but the mechanical stability and parallelism of disks is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
By providing separate axles for each rolling disk, the patent ensures that each disk can be independently positioned and maintained in proper alignment. The separate axles act as independent support elements that maintain the parallelism and mechanical stability of each disk without the constraints of a common shaft.
3Device complexity
If rolling disks are mounted on a common shaft, then the structure is compact, but the ability to handle complex profile shapes is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The separate axles allow each rolling disk to be independently positioned and oriented to match specific profile geometries. This independence enables the device to handle complex profile shapes that require non-uniform disk arrangements, which would be impossible with a rigid common shaft configuration.
4Device complexity
If force measurement is implemented for the entire roller pair, then the measurement system is simple, but the precision of individual disk force measurement is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements separate force measurement for each rolling disk by providing individual force measurement devices connected to each axle. This segmentation of the measurement system allows precise measurement of forces on individual disks while maintaining relative structural compactness.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This design simplifies the adjustment and mechanical stability of roller disks, enabling the rolling of profiles with complex shapes in fewer passes and providing precise force measurement, thus improving the efficiency and adaptability of the rolling process.
Implementation Method 1
side walls of the grooves are plastically deformed by rolling, so that the webs are held in place in the grooves
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AI summary
The device has a passage hole for metal profiles (10) and two groups (2, 3) of roller disks (4-7) that are provided opposite to each other along the passage hole. The groups of the roller disks are pivoted by axles or shafts (18-21) that are separated from each other. One of the axles or shafts is movable in a longitudinal middle axis (A) for adjusting a distance of the roller disks. The groups of the roller disks are driven with each other by a drive component that is insertable and/or removable. Guide rollers are arranged in a ring-like carrier, which is pivoted over a fixed frame. An independent claim is also included for a method for rolling connector bridges in profiles.