Stamp horizontal forging machines

FIELD: metal working.

SUBSTANCE: hard alloy matrix has casing, bushing pressed in the case and hard alloy insertion. Bushing has multifaced hole. Hard alloy insertion is composed by several sections made in form of trapezoidal-section prisms which have cut angles at their non-working edges. Number of sections corresponds to number of faces of item to be headed. Cuts of angles are made symmetrically to faces of working edge. Slits are made in several places of multifaced hole bushing at the ponts where faces cross each other.

EFFECT: improved resistance of matrix; simplified assembly.

3 cl, 1 dwg

FIELD: forging and forming processes and equipment, namely manufacture of elongated forgings with thickened portions and lateral branches.

SUBSTANCE: die set includes deforming punch, die with vertical parting, struts in the form of truncated pyramids having wedge-shaped slopes for mounting die; units for securing struts to supporting plate. Die is placed in struts with possibility of motion relative to them. Struts have double-sided mutually opposite slopes. Elastic member is placed under die. Maximum compression value of said elastic member by means of effort corresponding to effort of clamping die halves in struts is equal to value of descending die at forging process.

EFFECT: enhanced reliability and rigidity of die set.

2 cl, 1 dwg, 1 ex

FIELD: plastic working of metals, possibly operations for finish working of forgings of double-end box nut wrenches.

SUBSTANCE: die set includes upper and lower plates with guiding columns, punch for punching operation mounted on upper plate, stripper, lower die for punching, half-open trimming lower die and trimming punch. Trimming lower die is mounted on upper plate; it has cutting edge and cavity arranged behind collar of cutting edge and designed for freely placing forging of nut wrench. Trimming punch is mounted on lower plate and it has embracing supporting surface for fixing forging at trimming and straightening operations.

EFFECT: enhanced quality of forging.

9 dwg, 1 ex

FIELD: plastic working of metals with use of intensive plastic deformation, production of nano-crystalline materials with improved mechanical properties.

SUBSTANCE: die set includes band in which cone insert having several parts is pressed; lower support; inlet and outlet ducts; ram. According to first variant of invention contours of parts of cone insert are restricted by means of two mutually normal planes and cone surface portion cut by said planes. Crossing line of said planes does not coincide with symmetry axis of cone surface. Inlet duct is formed by faces of cone insert parts arranged normally one relative to other and mutually joined; walls of said duct are in the form of portions of said planes. According to second variant of invention contours of cone insert parts are restricted by radius surface, by two mutually crossing planes and portion of cone surface cut by said planes. Crossing planes are mutually normal or they are inclined one relative to other by angle 120°. Axis of radius surface coincides with crossing line of said planes. Faces of cone insert parts are mutually joined; inlet duct is formed by their radius surfaces and outlet duct is formed by radius grooves.

EFFECT: lowered number of parts, reduced consumption of material for making cone insert.

4 cl, 10 dwg

FIELD: plastic working of meals, possibly manufacture of hollow parts such as sleeves, tubes, bushes by cold pressing out.

SUBSTANCE: method comprises steps of plastic deforming of blank at translation and rotation of deforming tool; realizing said motions of tool from separate drive units; setting speed of translation less than that of rotation and selecting relation of said speed values less than 2.5.

EFFECT: enhanced manufacturing possibilities of method.

2 cl, 2 dwg, 2 ex

FIELD: plastic working of metals, namely processes for pressing out shapes of aluminum base alloys, constructions of pressing out tools.

SUBSTANCE: method comprises steps of making blank, heating, hot pressing out of blank through die, heat treatment of shape. At pressing out blank is subjected in upper p[art of die to additional shearing deformations due to twisting it by angle in range 40 - 50° relative to axis of die. Die includes deforming cone, working rectangular collar and outlet zone. Deforming cone has two helical protrusions in the form of trapezium. Upper base of said trapezium is equal to length of rectangle of working collar; its lower base consists 1.5 - 2 of parts of said length value. Rotation angle of upper cross section of protrusion relative to its lower cross section is in range 40 - 50° relative to axis of die. In longitudinal cross section said protrusions are in the form of parabola.

EFFECT: possibility for making rectangular aluminum alloy shapes with enhanced mechanical characteristics and low anisotropy of their properties, improved design of die.

2 cl, 4 dwg, 1 ex, 1 tbl

FIELD: plastic working of metals, possibly forging ingots and billets in hydraulic forging presses.

SUBSTANCE: apparatus includes two holders of upper and lower strikers having inclined surfaces. Said holders are kinematically coupled with two holders of lateral strikers having inclined surfaces corresponding to those of holders of upper and lower strikers. Four strikers are secured to respective holders by means of clamps and tightening studs. Each of upper and lower strikers has two working portions mutually divided by cutout. Each of lateral strikers has one working portion entering cutouts of upper and lower strikers. At least one adjusting plate is placed between holder of lower striker and lower striker. Lower striker is secured to its holder by means of two Г-shaped clamps. Inclined surfaces of said clamps are forced to inclined surfaces of holder of lower striker; riffled surfaces of said clamps are forced to two friction plates arranged on lateral surfaces of lower striker. Pins passing through openings of adjustment plates and entering openings of holder of lower striker are mounted in lower striker.

EFFECT: lowered cost of making tool, reduced time period for readjustment of it.

2 cl, 5 dwg

FIELD: plastic working of metal, possibly in forging shops of metallurgical and machine engineering plants for making wheels of automobiles and similar articles.

SUBSTANCE: tool includes die, punch, knocking out member with shaped portion, unit for stepped regulation of bottom thickness and height of cup. Said unit is in the form of apparatuses for changing length of punch and depth of die. In upper part of punch female type yoke with through stepped opening is mounted. In upper part of die there is seat whose diameter dimension corresponds to outer diameter of yoke. Depth of die is changed by means of apparatus in the form of flat ring arranged over shaped portion of knocking out member. Apparatus for changing length of punch is in the form of flat round gasket arranged inside yoke over punch. Punch has in its upper portion large-diameter step corresponding to diameter of large step of yoke opening.

EFFECT: possibility for producing by means of one tool semi-finished products of wheels with different combinations of width and thickness values.

3 cl, 3 dwg

FIELD: metallurgy; metal plastic working.

SUBSTANCE: invention can be used in form forging shops of metallurgical and machine-building plant in manufacture of vehicle wheels and like articles. Proposed tool contains die and punch holder with punch and knock-out with shaped part movable relative to die. Punch is enclosed by replaceable round holder with support flat and support surface. Die is provided with socket in upper part whose diameter corresponds to outer diameter of holder, and with support flat. Holder is installed for longitudinal displacement and engagement by its support flat and support surface with support flat of die and with punch holder, respectively. Shaped part of knock-out is made replaceable to provide possibility of making wheels of different type-sizes using one tool.

EFFECT: enlarged operating capabilities.

2 cl, 2 dwg

FIELD: plastic metal working with use of intensive plastic deformation, namely manufacture of nano-crystalline materials with improved degree of mechanical properties.

SUBSTANCE: die set includes slider and plate restricting inlet duct; stationary stop closing inlet duct and restricting together with plate outlet duct; ram and member for knocking out blank. Said member is joined with motion drive unit and it is mounted with possibility of introducing into additional through duct formed in slider. According to first variant of invention at initial position of slider its through duct is arranged in front of outlet duct. Slider may be shifter before starting pressing process by value exceeding size of through duct. According to second variant of invention through duct of slider is arranged in front of outlet duct in lower limit position of slider. Said cone-shape through duct of slider is closed by means of plug pressed-in to it.

EFFECT: improved design providing possibility for extracting last blank out of outlet duct before starting pressing of next lot of blanks.

2 cl, 5 dwg

FIELD: plastic working of metals, possibly operations for finish working of forgings of double-end box nut wrenches.

SUBSTANCE: die set includes upper and lower plates with guiding columns, punch for punching operation mounted on upper plate, stripper, lower die for punching, half-open trimming lower die and trimming punch. Trimming lower die is mounted on upper plate; it has cutting edge and cavity arranged behind collar of cutting edge and designed for freely placing forging of nut wrench. Trimming punch is mounted on lower plate and it has embracing supporting surface for fixing forging at trimming and straightening operations.

EFFECT: enhanced quality of forging.

9 dwg, 1 ex

FIELD: metal working, possibly manufacture of flanged articles and articles without flanges of different alloys.

SUBSTANCE: method comprises steps of heating blank and deforming it in die set; sustaining relation of blank temperature to that of die set in range 0.7 - 7.4. Blank is heated in predetermined temperature range depending upon blank material. Said temperature range may be found from ductility diagram and(or) yield curves and(or) from blank material recrystallization diagrams.

EFFECT: enhanced factor of using metal, improved quality of articles, lowered labor consumption of forging and subsequent working of blank.

6 cl, 2 dwg, 2 ex

FIELD: plastic working of metals, possibly forming forged pieces, for example rings, gear wheels, flanges.

SUBSTANCE: initial blank is heated, preliminarily shaped, finally formed and trimmed. At final forming open die set is used; said die set has gap between its upper and lower halves. Said gap is arranged in zone of forging that is formed last. Dimensions of die set are no more than respective dimensions of forging in order to prevent deforming of displaced excess of metal.

EFFECT: lowered deforming efforts, decreased metal consumption.

11 cl, 2 dwg, 1 ex

FIELD: plastic working of metals, possibly manufacture of forged pieces with central opening.

SUBSTANCE: method comprises steps of upsetting heated initial blank; forming semi-finished product having bridge in zone of one end of its inner portion in die set without forming burr; remaining part of end surface having no contact with tool; then performing final forming, mainly in one half of open die set at displacing outer burr and with possibility of displacing inner burr; removing bridge and trimming burrs.

EFFECT: lowered metal and energy consumption at process.

20 cl, 6 dwg, 1 ex

FIELD: plastic metal working, namely processes of die forging, possibly for manufacturing stepped hollow shafts.

SUBSTANCE: method comprises steps of calibrating blank prepared by chopping; forming in blank upper and lower cavities, bottom portion with cylindrical near-bottom part and local outer bulged zone. Upper cavity is formed at first pressing out stage. At second stage of pressing out lower cavity, bottom portion and local outer bulged zone are formed simultaneously while blank is centered by punch along it upper cavity and in die along cylindrical near-bottom part.

EFFECT: enlarged manufacturing possibilities of method.

6 dwg

FIELD: plastic working of metals, possibly manufacture of hollow parts such as sleeve type parts with central protrusion on inner surface of bottom, namely artillery shell cases.

SUBSTANCE: method comprises steps of backward pressing out of initial blank and shaping bottom portion having protrusion on inner surface during several transitions. After backward pressing out transition, blank is drawn at several transitions. Bottom portion with central protrusion is formed during two transitions, namely: at transition for preliminarily shaping central protrusion and at transition for finally forming bottom portion. Preliminary forming is realized during transition of backward pressing out of initial blank by means of inner punch with recess. Final forming is realized by means of inner punch with recess and outer punch with protrusion.

EFFECT: improved quality of articles.

5 dwg

FIELD: plastic working of metals, namely forging production, manufacture of forged pieces of ring-like cone gear wheels with diameter 638 mm and with wide massive rim.

SUBSTANCE: method comprises steps of preliminarily upsetting initial blank with diameter 250 mm and length 335 mm; then subjecting upset blank to non-complete open broaching and its further die forging. All operations are realized in the same die set. Preliminary upsetting is performed on flat striker with diameter 350 mm till achieving diameter of upset blank equal to said value. Striker is arranged in central portion of die set impression before broaching and after broaching it is removed. Non-complete open broaching of upset blank is realized by means of detachable cone broach with mounting land having diameter 270 mm.

EFFECT: improved quality of produced forged pieces.

8 dwg, 1 ex

FIELD: plastic working of metals, possibly manufacture of axles of rolling stock by forming and forging.

SUBSTANCE: method comprises steps of deforming initial square cross section blank by forging till intermediate designed size by knocking off faces in order to form semi-finished cylindrical product of forged piece; then feeding semi-finished product of forged piece to hammer die set. Die set is detachable one, it includes two parts with cavities restricting open finish impression without flash grooves. Profile of finish impression of die set corresponds to final size of forged piece. Two compensation openings are arranged in ends of impression. In die set hot die forging of semi-finished product driven to rotation by means of manipulator is realized. Then excess metal on ends is trimmed, forged piece is straightened and cooled.

EFFECT: enhanced quality of forged piece due to providing optimal deforming schedule, lowered power and metal consumption.

4 cl, 5 dwg

FIELD: plastic working of metals, possibly manufacture of internal combustion connecting rod by closed forming.

SUBSTANCE: method comprises steps of preparing blank with two thickened end portions and one thickened portion in mean zone; deforming prepared blank in cavity of die set while making openings in thickened end portions at displacing blank metal; shaping mean portion of connecting rod and after-forming its heads. Volume of thickened portion in mean zone of blank exceeds volume of mean portion of article by value equal to half of total metal volume of blank displaced at making said openings. Gravity center of thickened portion of mean zone is spaced from axes of openings by distance inversely proportional to metal volumes displaced at forming respective openings.

EFFECT: improved quality of article.

2 dwg, 1 ex