Apparatus for forming end portion of pipe

• US 5,291,769 A
• Filed: 05/13/1992
• Issued: 03/08/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 05/16/1991
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Milano
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Milano
• Inventors: Miyano, Toshiharu
• Primary Examiner(s): Larson, Lowell A.
• Application Number:
  US07/882,320
• Time in Patent Office: 664 Days
• Field of Search: 72/121, 72/110, 72/107, 72/104
• US Class Current: 72/121
• CPC Class Codes: B21D 17/04 by rolling

Abstract

A plurality of profile rolls which are revolving are radially inwardly pressed against the peripheral surface of an end portion of a pipe to be formed so that a suitable profile is plastically formed on the end portion of the pipe. Each of the profile rolls is rotatably carried by a shaft at the distal end of a swing assembly whose proximal end is pivotably mounted to a pivot shaft on a rotary assembly which is rotatable. A cam follower on the distal end shaft of each swing assembly is forced by a cam laterally so that the rotary assemblies are rotated, resulting in radially inward displacement of the profile roll. Thus, the apparatus is compact in size, easily operable at a working site and reliable in operation.

Claims

1. An apparatus for forming an end portion of a pipe comprising:

stationary pipe holding means for securely and stationarily holding an end portion of a pipe to be formed;

rotary means provided adjacent to said pipe holding means so as to be rotatable coaxially with the end portion of said pipe held by said pipe holding means;

drive means for rotating said rotary means;

a plurality of pivot shafts securely held by said rotary means so as to extend parallel with and be disposed around said pipe held by the pipe holding means;

a plurality of swing arm means having proximal ends pivoted to said pivot shafts, respectively, and having distal ends directed radially inward in opposing relationship with said end portion of said pipe to be formed;

a plurality of profile rolls carried by the distal ends of said swing arm means, respectively;

biasing means for imparting forces to said swing arm means so that said swing arm means will be caused to rotate about said pivot shafts in such directions that said profile rolls are moved away from said end portion of the pipe in a substantially cirucmferential direction of the pipe; and

lateral force application means supported by said rotary means adjacent to a lateral side of each swing arm means for imparting a force to each swing arm means in a lateral direction across the swing arm means against the force of said biasing means in such a manner that the profile roll on each swing arm means will advance substantially circumferentially of said end portion of the pipe to act on the end portion radially inwardly of the same.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said pipe holding means has therein chuck means for immovably clamping the end portion of the pipe.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said rotary means includes mutually parallel rotary disks spaced apart in the axial direction of the end portion of the pipe, and that one of the rotary axis has an axial hole through which the end portion of the pipe is inserted into the space between the rotary disks, and the other of the rotary disks has an abutment portion for abutting engagement with the inserted end portion of the pipe.

4. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said pivot shafts are disposed in angularly spaced relation about the axis of rotation of the rotary means and are fixedly secured to the rotary disks at both ends thereof.

5. The apparatus according to claim 4, wherein each of said swing arm means comprises swing arms disposed between said rotary disks in an axially spaced relation, and each of said profile rolls is provided between the rotary disks.

6. The apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said profile roll is rotatably mounted on a mounting shaft fixed to distal ends of the swing arms so as to extend parallel to said pivot shafts.

7. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said mounting shaft has on one end thereof means to be acted upon by said lateral force application means.

8. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said lateral force application means is a rotary cam disposed laterally of the swing arms and said means to be acted upon is a cam follower.

9. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said rotary cam is rotatably supported by said other rotary disk.

10. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said rotary cam has a peripheral surface of gradually increasing radius with a projecting lobe.

11. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said biasing means are springs each having one end anchored to the rotary means and the other end anchored to the swing means.

12. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said drive means is operatively connected to said lateral force application means.