Method for briquetting metal chips and briquetting press
AssigneeMetso Lindemann GmbH
InventorsAugust Van Der Beek, Michael Schaaf, Walter Fischer, Harald Pechtel
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Abstract
A method and a briquetting press for briquetting metal chips wherein stable briquettes/pressed components are produced. The actual length (Lact) of the pressed component is obtained by applying pressure (Pmax/Preq) using at least one pressing ram (1,2) and measuring the length with a measuring device (5, 6). The measured value is compared to a desired nominal value (Lnom) and a difference value (Δ) is subsequently determined.
Claims9
A method for preparing briquettes from metal chips by applying pressure to the metal chips with two pressing rams to form a pressed article, the pressing rams operating in opposite directions and disposed in a pressing sleeve, the metal chips being supplied to the pressing sleeve via a metering device by a stamper, which is arranged in radially on the pressing sleeve, comprising the steps:
- (a) advancing the stamper for filling the pressing sleeve with metal chips and closing the pressing sleeve;
- (b) advancing the pressing rams towards the metal chips in the pressing sleeve;
- (c) applying pressure to the metal chips with both pressing rams until a pressure Pmax or a required pressure Preq is attained and a pressed article is formed, measuring the actual length (Lact) of the pressed article and comparing the actual measured length to a nominal length value (Lnom) to determine the difference (Δ) between the actual and the nominal lengths;
- (d) determining from the difference (Δ) in length a corrected amount of metal chips to be fed from the metering device into the sleeve, and adjusting the amount of metal chips to be supplied to the metering device by supplying the corresponding amount to the stamper.
A briquetting press for preparing briquettes from metal chips, comprising
- (a) a housing;
- (b) a pressing sleeve including an opening for a radially disposed metering device with stamper, the stamper being designed to close off the pressing sleeve, the pressing sleeve disposed in the housing;
- (c) two pressing rams having each a piston rod disposed in the pressing sleeve;
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- (d) a pressure generator associated with each piston rod, wherein each piston rod is associated with a measurement device;
- (e) a control circuit for affecting metering of the metal chips as a function of the briquette lengths (Lnom/Lact), as determined by the measurement device, is provided between the measurement device and the metering device, and
- (c) the control circuit includes actuators and a logic module for controlling the process flow according to the relationship between the pressed metal chip length and the metered amount.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.