Contour roll former in particular for extruded metal profiles
AssigneeUsinor
InventorPhilippe Maurice Jean Camille Dupas
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Abstract
A contour roll former capable of operating with different sets of pairs of roll forming heads depending on the type of extruded profile to be produced. The contour roll former includes pairs of heads mounted on carriages capable of sliding horizontally back and forth along a direction transverse to the forming line, so that it is possible to replace one set with another with minimum handling, requiring only horizontal movement of the carriages.
Claims20
A roll forming apparatus able to operate with different sets of pairs of roll forming heads according to the type of section to be fabricated along a roll forming line, comprising sets of pairs of roll forming heads mounted on carriages that are configured to only slide, independently from each other, horizontally back and forth in a direction transverse to the roll forming line, so that one set of roll forming heads can be replaced by another set solely by horizontal translation of said carriages.
A roll forming apparatus able to operate with different sets of pairs of roll forming heads according to the type of section to be fabricated along a roll forming line, comprising:
- a plurality of carriages, each carriage being configured to slide horizontally back and forth in a direction transverse to the roll forming line, said carriages moving independently from and generally parallel with one another;
- a plurality of pairs of roll forming heads mounted on each of said carriages and horizontally movable therewith, each of said roll forming heads including a plurality of discs rotationally supported on a shaft that extends in said transverse direction;
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- one set of roll forming heads being replaced by another set through horizontal translation of said carriages which brings different sets of roll forming heads into alignment with the roll forming line, the roll forming heads remaining in a fixed relationship with respect to the carriages throughout said roll set replacement.
A roll forming apparatus able to operate with different sets of pairs of roll forming heads according to the type of section to be fabricated along a roll forming line, comprising sets of pairs of roll forming heads mounted on carriages that are configured to slide horizontally back and forth in a direction transverse to the roll forming line, so that one set of roll forming heads can be replaced by another set through horizontal translation of said carriages, and a pair of gantries, one on either side of said roll forming line, being configured to support said carriage when positioned for use of each of said sets.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.