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US 12,233,452 B2Granted
System and method for contouring ring component
AssigneeROLLS-ROYCE plc
InventorColin A Bell
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Abstract
A system includes a plurality of forming roller sets comprising an inner forming roller and an outer forming roller, each inner forming roller rotatable about an inner forming roller axis, each outer forming roller rotatable about an outer forming roller axis, each forming roller set being adjustable between an engagement configuration and a disengagement configuration, each forming roller set forming a profile on the ring component based on a forming roller set profile of the forming roller set, the system also including an actuating unit which controls the engagement and a disengagement of the forming roller sets with the ring component.
Claims15
A system for contouring a ring component, the system comprising:
- a frame;
- a plurality of forming roller sets mounted to the frame;
- each of the plurality of forming roller sets comprising an inner forming roller and an outer forming roller, the forming roller sets being arranged around a system axis such that, in use, the ring component passes between the inner forming roller and outer forming roller of each forming roller set;
- wherein each inner forming roller is configured to rotate about its respective inner forming roller axis, and each the outer forming roller is configured to rotate about its respective outer forming roller axis, the inner forming roller axes being closer to the system axis than the outer forming roller axes, the inner forming rollers and the outer forming rollers being adjustable between at least an engagement configuration and a disengagement configuration, wherein, when in the engagement configuration, the inner forming roller and the outer forming roller of each forming roller set define in a space therebetween a forming roller set profile, such that, upon an engagement with the ring component, each forming roller set is configured to form a profile on the ring component based on the forming roller set profile of the forming roller set, the forming roller set profiles of at least two forming roller sets being different from each other;
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- an actuating unit operably coupled to the plurality of forming roller sets, wherein the actuating unit is configured to control a configuration of the inner forming rollers and the outer forming rollers of the plurality of forming roller sets so as to control a timing of the engagement and a disengagement of the plurality of forming roller sets with the ring component, wherein the actuating unit is further configured to engage each of the forming roller sets so as to form each forming roller set profile on at least 360 degrees of the ring component, and wherein the timing of the engagement of each forming roller set with the ring component is staggered with respect to each of the other forming roller sets.
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A method for contouring a ring component, the method comprising:
- providing a plurality of forming roller sets, each of the plurality of forming roller sets comprising an inner forming roller configured to rotate about an inner forming roller axis, and an outer forming roller configured to rotate about an outer forming roller axis, the forming roller sets being arranged around a system axis such that a ring component can pass between the inner forming roller and outer forming roller of each forming roller set, the inner forming roller axis being closer to the system axis than the outer forming roller axis, each forming roller set being adjustable between at least an engagement configuration and a disengagement configuration, wherein, when in the engagement configuration, the inner forming roller and the outer forming roller of the forming roller set define in a space therebetween a forming roller set profile, such that, upon an engagement with the ring component, each forming roller set is configured to form a profile on the ring component based on the forming roller set profile of the forming roller set, the forming roller set profiles of at least two forming roller sets being different from each other;
- selectively engaging the plurality of forming roller sets with the ring component;
- selectively disengaging the plurality of forming roller sets from the ring component;
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- selectively rotating each forming roller set at least while each forming roller set is engaged with the ring component so as to form each forming roller set profile on at least 360 degrees of the ring component;
- wherein the timing of the engagement of each forming roller set with the ring component is staggered with respect to each of the other forming roller sets.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.