Die-protecting device used in bending an embossed metallic straight pipe with a small diameter and a thin wall

• US 6,142,005 A
• Filed: 06/11/1999
• Issued: 11/07/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 06/11/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Shao-Chien Tseng
• Original Assignee: Shao-Chien Tseng
• Inventors: Tseng, Shao-Chien
• Primary Examiner(s): Larson, Lowell A.
• Application Number:
  US09/330,361
• Time in Patent Office: 515 Days
• Field of Search: 29/423, 72/369, 72/466, 72/466.2
• US Class Current: 72/466
• CPC Class Codes: B21D 9/01 the mandrel being flexible and engaging the entire tube length

Abstract

A die-protecting device used in bending an embossed metallic straight pipe with a small diameter and a thin wall is disclosed. Whereof a die core is placed in the straight embossed pipe to support and help the wall of the embossed pipe to bear bending force being scattered thereby and almost equally distributed to the whole wall and to get desired bending curvature. A pair of half-dies are put on and envelop the external wall surface of the embossed pipe to protect the embossed pipe. A flexible plastic pipe is slipped over the half-dies to protect the half-dies from loosening. A spiral spring is slipped over the plastic pipe, and a tension spring is slipped over the spiral spring. So that the bending force exerted on the half-dies, the embossed pipe and the plastic pipe can be more uniformly distributed, and the embossed pipe can be bent to et desired curvature.

Claims

1. A die-protecting device used in bending an embossed metallic straight pipe with a small diameter and a thin wall into a bent embossed pipe on a bending machine, being comprised of a die core, a pair of half-dies, a flexible plastic pipe, a spiral spring, a tension spring and two sealing covers, said die core is made by placing a plastic bag in a hole of said embossed pipe, loading therein with mercury and then sealing the mouth of said plastic bag, said device is characterized by:

said pair of half-dies are made by mould forming with polyurethane or rubber and are provided with die cavities having the contour of the external wall surface of said embossed pipe;

said straight embossed pipe is placed in said pair of half-dies, said flexible plastic pipe is slipped over said half-dies, then said spiral spring is slipped over said plastic pipe, and further said tension spring is slipped over said spiral spring, the two open ends of said tension spring have annuli provided with external threads and welded thereto for mounting said sealing covers, thereby said die-protecting device is adapted for supporting and bending said embossed metallic straight pipe on said bending machine.

2. A die-protecting device used in bending an embossed metallic straight pipe with a small diameter and a thin wall as claimed in claim 1, wherein,

said sealing covers are provided both with a cavity and a lid covering said cavity, each of said cavities is loaded therein with an exposed elastic valve head bearing a spring and elastically supporting either end of said die core in said hole of said embossed pipe, said device therefore is used as a safety device adapted for absorbing the expansion by squeezing during bending forming of said die core under the bending force from said wall of said embossed pipe.

3. A die-protecting device used in bending an embossed metallic straight pipe with a small diameter and a thin wall as claimed in claim 2, wherein,

a valve hole is provided between said cavity and said elastic valve head to provide space for said mercury to move in said cavity to release pressure when said wall of said embossed pipe is overly exerted with action force.