Method for forming a workpiece by a magnetic field generated by a current impulse

• US 5,813,264 A
• Filed: 11/15/1996
• Issued: 09/29/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 01/27/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: MAGNET-PHYSIK Dr. Steingroever GmbH
• Original Assignee: MAGNET-PHYSIK Dr. Steingroever GmbH
• Inventors: Steingroever, Erich
• Primary Examiner(s): JONES, DAVID B
• Application Number:
  US08/746,875
• Time in Patent Office: 683 Days
• Field of Search: 72/56, 72/60, 72/54, 72/61, 72/62
• US Class Current: 72/56
• CPC Class Codes: B21D 26/14 applying magnetic forces

Abstract

A method for forming and joining workpieces by a magnetic field produced by a current impulse applied through a high current loop, whereby the magnetic field exerts a force from outside on an electrically conducting workpiece or on electrically conducting compression rings encircling the workpiece, wherein the current impulse begins in the form of a half sine wave defined by the equation (ωt=0 . . . π); and then fades away as defined by the equation (ωt>π . . . ∞).

Claims

1. A method for forming a workpiece by a magnetic field including the steps of:

producing a high current impulse;

producing said magnetic field by applying said high current impulse through a high current loop circuit located in its entirety outside said workpiece, whereby said magnetic field exerts a force on an electrically conducting object selected from the group comprised of workpiece compression rings and workpieces;

beginning said high current impulse in the form of a half sine wave defined by the equation (ω

t=0 . . . π

); and

reducing the cycle of said high current impulse to cause it to fade away as defined by the equation (ω

t>

π

. . . ∞

).

2. A method according to claim 1, characterized in that said electrically conductive objects are ductile and selected from the class of raw materials including Cu, AL and corresponding alloys.

3. A method according to claim 2, wherein said workpiece is a tubular workpiece furnished with a support core to prevent shrinking during the first quarter wave of said current impulse defined by the equation (ω

t=0 . . . π

/2), and allow said tubular workpiece to expand during the second quarter wave defined by the equation (ω

t=π

/2 . . . π

).

4. A method according to claim 3, wherein said support core is fabricated from a raw material selected from the class of materials comprised of material with slight electrical conductivity and nonconducting materials including brass, plastic and ceramic.

5. A method according to claim 2, wherein said electrically conducting object is a workpiece compression ring and said workpiece is tubular and fabricated from electrically nonconductive raw materials, such as steel and like alloys and wherein said magnetic field created by said current impulse during the first quarter wave of the current as defined by the equation (ω

t=0 . . . π

/2) compresses said compression ring onto said workpiece so that it shrinks; and

during the second quarter wave of said current impulse as defined by the equation (ω

t=π

/2 . . . π

), said compression ring is expanded so said workpiece can be easily removed.

6. A method according to claim 5, wherein said magnetic field is produced through a field concentrator comprised of said high current loop.

7. A method according to claim 1, wherein said magnetic field is produced through a field concentrator comprised of said high current loop.

8. A method according to claim 7, wherein said field concentrator is the secondary of an impulse transformer.

9. A method according to claim 7, wherein said field concentrator is a high strength field coil.

10. A method according to claim 5 for shaping small diameter tubes fabricated from steel, steel alloys, light metal-alloys and such, wherein the shape produced by said shaping is selected from the class of shapes including unround profiles, hexagons, threads, winding profiles, fitting, and other smaller tubes.

11. A method for forming a workpiece by a magnetic field including the steps of:

producing a high current impulse;

producing said magnetic field by applying said high current impulse through a high current loop circuit located in its entirety outside said workpiece, whereby said magnetic field exerts a force on an electrically conducting object selected from the group comprised of workpiece compression rings and workpieces;

beginning said high current impulse in the form of a half sine wave defined by the equation (ω

t=0 . . . π

); and

reducing said high current impulse to a nonentity.

12. A method according to claim 11, characterized in that said electrically conductive objects are ductile and selected from the class of raw materials including Cu, AL and corresponding alloys.

13. A method according to claim 12, wherein said workpiece is a tubular workpiece furnished with a support core to prevent shrinking during the first quarter wave of said current impulse defined by the equation (ω

t=0 . . . π

/2), and allow said tubular workpiece to expand during the second quarter wave defined by the equation (ω

t=π

/2 . . . π

).

14. A method according to claim 13, wherein said support core is fabricated from a raw material selected from the class of materials comprised of material with slight electrical conductivity and nonconducting materials including brass, plastic and ceramic.

15. A method according to claim 12, wherein said electrically conducting object is a workpiece compression ring and said workpiece is tubular and fabricated from electrically nonconductive raw materials and wherein said magnetic field created by said current impulse during the first quarter wave of the current as defined by the equation (ω

t=0 . . . π

/2) compresses said compression ring onto said workpiece so that it shrinks; and

during the second quarter wave of said current impulse as defined by the equation (ω

t=π

/2 . . . π

), said compression ring is expanded so said workpiece can be easily removed.

16. A method according to claim 15, wherein said magnetic field is produced through a field concentrator comprised of said high current loop.

17. A method according to claim 11, wherein said magnetic field is produced through a field concentrator comprised of said high current loop.

18. A method according to claim 17, wherein said field concentrator is the secondary of an impulse transformer.

19. A method according to claim 17, wherein said field concentrator is a high strength field coil.

20. A method according to claim 15 for shaping small diameter tubes fabricated from steel, steel alloys, light metal-alloys and such, wherein the shape produced by said shaping is selected from the class of shapes including unround profiles, hexagons, threads, winding profiles, fitting, and other smaller tubes.