(19)
(11) EP 1 726 379 B1

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
21.05.2008 Bulletin 2008/21

(21) Application number: 05016099.3

(22) Date of filing: 25.07.2005
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B21F 3/02(2006.01)
B21D 11/06(2006.01)
B21F 3/04(2006.01)

(54)

Spiral cramp iron bender

Biegemaschine für spiralförmiges Stabeisen

Machine à cintrer des tiges en spirale


(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 26.05.2005 CN 200520107430

(43) Date of publication of application:
29.11.2006 Bulletin 2006/48

(73) Proprietor: Runhorn Pretech Engineering Co., Ltd.
Taipei City (TW)

(72) Inventor:
  • Yin, Samuel
    Taipei City (TW)

(74) Representative: Viering, Jentschura & Partner 
Postfach 22 14 43
80504 München
80504 München (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
DE-C- 920 946
US-A- 1 846 767
GB-A- 1 275 319
US-A- 4 317 349
   
       
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    Description

    BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION


    1. FIELD OF THE INVENTION



    [0001] The present invention relates to a spiral cramp iron bender, especially to a bender comprising a screw shaft with a plurality of equidistant groove spires on the surface thereof (see for example US-A-4 317 349). A cramp iron is guided to the first groove spire forward to the next groove spire around the screw shaft round and round, and bent to a spiral cramp iron with a predetermined thread pitch.

    2. DESCRIPTION OF THE RELATED ART



    [0002] To manufacture a spiral cramp iron in prior arts, normally a bender bends a cramp iron to a stack of circles, and then the stack of cramp iron is pulled out to a spiral form by manpower in some thread pitch. The pull of manpower is unbalance and unstable, so that the thread pitch of the spiral cramp iron is unequal. The prior arts waste time and manpower, and the quality control of the product cannot be achieved. Moreover, manpower manufacturing often hurts labors and causes damages.

    [0003] Some attempts at automatic bender for spring like spiral cramp iron manufacturing were tried in prior arts. However the qualities of thread pitches or lengths control were failed. A better invention is needed for quality and efficiency upgrade.

    SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION



    [0004] To resolve the foregoing defects, the primary object of the present invention is to provide an automatic mass manufacturing spiral cramp iron bender to bend cramp iron into a proper thread pitch and length without manpower.

    [0005] Another object of the present invention is to provide a simple structure bender to bend forward cramp iron automatically to a spiral cramp iron with a predetermined thread pitch and length.

    [0006] For the aforementioned objects, the present invention is a spiral cramp iron bender as defined in claim 1. Preferred embodiments thereof are defined in the dependent claims.

    [0007] The screw shaft is preferably switchable to different standards of thread pitch and circles of groove spires for manufacturing various specific spiral cramp irons when needed.

    [0008] With foregoing structure of the present invention, as a cramp iron is transported through the transporter to the bender body, the cramp iron will be guided to the groove spires of screw shaft. The power roller and the driven roller of the bender body guide the cramp iron forward rolling around the rolling screw shaft and along one groove spire to the next groove spire round and round, and finally the cramp iron is automatically bent to a spiral cramp iron with a predetermined thread pitch. The present invention is laborsaving and timesaving for manufacturing spiral cramp iron.

    BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS



    [0009] 

    Fig. 1 is a diagram of the exploded sectional view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention;

    Fig. 2 is a diagram of the sectional view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention;

    Fig. 3 is a diagram of the front view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention;

    Fig. 4 is a diagram of the perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention;

    Fig. 5 is a diagram of the lateral view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.


    DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS



    [0010] In the following description of the embodiments of the present invention, please refer to the drawings for further details description.

    [0011] As shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, a preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises a bender body 5, a transmission shaft 6, and a screw shaft 7, wherein the bender body 5 at least comprises a power roller 53 which is directly driven by power, a driven roller 54 (not shown in Fig. 1 nor Fig. 2, please refer to Fig. 3 and Fig. 4), and a transporter 55 (not shown in Fig. 1 nor Fig. 2, please refer to Fig. 3 and Fig. 4). The transporter 55 comprises a plurality of transport rollers 551 (not shown in Fig. 1 nor Fig. 2, please refer to Fig. 3 and Fig. 4), and the bender body 5 further comprises a shaft bearing 51 for the transmission shaft 6 in a proper position, and a shaft base 52 in a position corresponding to the shaft bearing 51. The transmission shaft 6 is passed through the shaft bearing 51 and set on the shaft base 52.

    [0012] One end of the transmission shaft 6 is a connection end 61 for the screw shaft 7 connecting, and the other end of the transmission shaft 6 is passed through the shaft bearing 51 of the bender body 5. The transmission shaft 6 will be rolling when power is driving.

    [0013] One end of the screw shaft 7 is a hollow sheath end 71, which is screwed to and welded with the connection end 61 of the transmission shaft 6. The screw shaft 7 also comprises a plurality of groove spires 72 with a proper thread pitch "P" on the surface thereof.

    [0014] Please also refer to Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, a front view and a perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention. A cramp iron 81 set on a cramp iron base 8 is transported to the bender body 5 by the transporter 55. The cramp iron 81 is rolled and transported by the transport rollers 551 to the groove spire 72 of the screw shaft 7. The power roller 53 and the driven roller 54 of the bender body 5 guide the cramp iron 81 forward rolling around the rolling screw shaft 7 and along the groove spire 72 to the next groove spire 72 round and round. Finally the cramp iron 81 is bent to a spiral cramp iron 9 with a proper thread pitch "P" as shown in Fig. 4.

    [0015] For further illustration, please refer to Fig. 5, a lateral view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention. As the cramp iron 81 is transported through the transporter 55 to the bender body 5, the cramp iron 81 will be guided to the first track of the groove spires 72 of screw shaft 7. The power roller 53 and the driven roller 54 of the bender body 5 guide the cramp iron 81 forward rolling around the rolling screw shaft 7 and along the groove spire 72 to the next groove spire 72 round and round. Finally the cramp iron 81 is automatically bent to a spiral cramp iron 9 with a proper thread pitch "P" and a predetermined length (rounds of the spiral cramp iron), and can be mass manufactured without manpower.

    [0016] The screw shaft 7 is switchable to different standards of thread pitch and circles of groove spires for manufacturing specific spiral cramp iron 9.

    [0017] The foregoing describing of the preferred embodiment of the present invention is for the purpose of illustration and description. Many other possible modifications and variations can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention, which is defined in the appended claims.


    Claims

    1. A spiral cramp iron bender comprising:

    a bender body (5), which comprises a power roller (53) driven directly by power, a driven roller (54), a transporter (55), and a shaft bearing (51) for a transmission shaft;

    a transmission shaft (6), which comprises a connection end (61) for connecting a screw shaft, and the other end of the transmission shaft is set passed through the shaft bearing to roll when power is driving;

    a screw shaft (7), which comprises a hollow sheath end to connect with the connection end of the transmission shaft, and a plurality of groove spires (72) in a predetermined equidistant thread pitch on the surface thereof;

    wherein in use a cramp iron is transported through the transporter (55) to the bender body (5), the cramp iron will be guided to the groove spires of screw shaft, then the power roller (53) and the driven roller (54) of the bender body guide the cramp iron forward rolling around the rolling screw shaft and along one groove spire to the next groove spire round and round, and finally the cramp iron is automatically bent to a spiral cramp iron with the predetermined thread pitch.


     
    2. A spiral cramp iron bender according to the claim 1, wherein a shaft base (52) is set in a position of the bender body corresponding to the shaft bearing (51).
     
    3. A spiral cramp iron bender according to the claim 1, wherein the connection end of the transmission shaft can be connected with the hollow sheath end of the screw shaft (7) by screwing, inserting, or welding.
     


    Ansprüche

    1. Spiral-Biegemaschine für Stabeisen, aufweisend:

    einen Biegemaschinekörper (5), der eine Kraftrolle (53), die durch Leistung direkt angetrieben wird, eine Laufrolle (54), einen Transporter (55) und ein Achsenlager (51) für eine Transmissionswelle aufweist,

    eine Transmissionswelle (6), die ein Kupplungsende (61) zum Kuppeln an eine Schraubenwelle aufweist, und das andere Ende der Übertragungswelle ist durch das Wellenlager hindurchreichend eingestellt, um zu rollen, wenn die Leistung antreibt,

    eine Schraubenwelle (7), die ein hohles Mantelende zum Kuppeln mit dem Kupplungssende der Übertragungswelle, und eine Mehrzahl von Nutwindungen (72) mit einer vorbestimmten, abstandsgleichen Gewindesteigung auf der Oberfläche aufweist,

    wobei im Betrieb das Stabeisen mittels des Transporters (55) zu dem Biegemaschinekörper (5) gefördert wird, das Stabeisen an die Nutwindungen der Schraubenwelle geführt wird, dann die Kraftrolle (53) und die Laufrolle (54) des Biegemaschinekörpers das Stabeisen um die Roll-Schraubwelle und entlang einer Nutwindung zur nächsten Nutwindung Runde für Runde rollend vorwärtsführen und letztlich das Stabeisen automatisch zu einem spiralförmigen Stabeisen mit einer vorgegebenen Gewindesteigung gebogen ist.


     
    2. Spiral-Biegemaschine für Stabeisen nach Anspruch 1, wobei eine Wellenbasis (52) in einer Position in den Biegemaschinekörper eingesetzt ist, die zu dem Wellenlager (51) korrespondiert.
     
    3. Spiral-Biegemaschine nach Anspruch 1, wobei dass Kupplungsende der Transmissionswelle mit dem hohlen Mantelende der Schraubenwelle (7) mittels Schraubens, Einsteckens oder Schweißens verbunden sein kann.
     


    Revendications

    1. Machine à cintrer des tiges de fer en spirale comprenant :

    un corps (5) de machine à cintrer, qui comprend un rouleau motorisé (53) entraîné directement par une alimentation, un rouleau d'entraînement (54), un transporteur (55) et un palier d'arbre (51) pour un arbre de transmission ;

    un arbre de transmission (6) qui comprend une extrémité de raccordement (61) pour raccorder un arbre à vis, et l'autre extrémité de l'arbre de transmission est placée pour passer par le palier d'arbre pour tourner lorsque l'alimentation est mise en marche ;

    un arbre à vis (7) qui comprend une extrémité de gaine creuse raccordée à l'extrémité de raccordement de l'arbre de transmission, et une pluralité de spires à rainure (72) dans un écartement de filetage équidistant prédéterminé sur sa surface;

    dans laquelle, en utilisation, une tige est transportée par le transporteur (55) jusqu'au corps (5) de la machine à cintrer, la tige est guidée vers les spires à rainure de l'arbre à vis, puis le rouleau motorisé (53) et le rouleau d'entraînement (54) du corps de la machine à cintrer guident la tige vers l'avant en tournant autour de l'arbre à vis tournant et le long d'une spire à rainure jusqu'à la prochaine spire à rainure tournante et finalement la tige est automatiquement cintrée selon une tige en spirale avec un écartement de filetage prédéterminé.


     
    2. Machine à cintrer des tiges en spirale selon la revendication 1,
    dans laquelle une base d'arbre (52) est placée dans une position du corps de la machine à cintrer correspondant au palier d'arbre (51).
     
    3. Machine à cintrer des tiges en spirale selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle l'extrémité de raccordement de l'arbre de transmission peut être raccordée avec l'extrémité de gaine creuse de l'arbre à vis (7) par vissage, insertion ou soudage.
     




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