IP Library Granted Patent US 7,073,363
Granted Patent B2
US 7,073,363 · App. 10/849,281 · Granted Jul 11, 2006

Method for processing drawn material and drawn material production installation

Assignee: Schumag AG
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Patent No.
US 7,073,363
App. No.
10/849,281
Granted
Jul 11, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

In order to increase safety with regard to methods for processing drawn materials, the invention proposes a method for processing drawn materials, especially rod- and tube-shaped metal drawn materials in which the drawn material is drawn through drawing dies using a multi-stage drawing unit and the drawn material is supplied continuously to a final production stage after leaving the multi-stage drawing unit.

Claims (21)

1. A method for processing drawn material ( 110 ; 210 ; 310 ; 410 ), especially rod-shaped or tube-shaped metal drawn material, comprising

drawing the drawn material through a plurality of drawing dies ( 105 , 106 ; 205 , 206 ; 305 , 306 ; 405 , 406 ) by means of a multi-stage drawing unit ( 101 ; 201 ; 301 ; 401 ) and

the multi-stage drawing unit comprises at least two drawing devices ( 103 , 104 ; 215 , 216 ; 303 , 316 ; 415 , 404 ) each of which comprises a caterpillar traction device and each arranged after one of two drawing dies, which each introduce a principal drawing force into the drawn material in order to draw this respectively through the drawing die mounted before the respective drawing device, and

continuously supplying the drawn material to a final production stage ( 102 ; 202 ; 302 ; 402 ) directly from and after leaving the outlet of the caterpillar traction device.

2. The method according to claim 1 , comprising

supplying the drawn material to a final production stage ( 102 ; 202 ; 302 ; 402 ) at a temperature above an ambient temperature.

3. The method according to claim 2 , comprising

supplying the drawn material to a final production stage at a temperature above 30° C.

4. The method according to claim 1 , comprising

conveying the drawn material with a principal velocity vector ( 111 ; 211 ; 311 ; 411 ) along a processing section and the principal velocity vector points continuously from an intake region ( 113 ; 213 ; 313 ; 413 ) of the drawing unit to a run-out region ( 114 ; 214 ; 314 ; 414 ) of the final production stage.

5. The method according to claim 3 ,

wherein the drawn material is supplied to a final production stage at a temperature above 80° C.

6. The method according to claim 3 ,

wherein the drawn material is supplied to a final production stage at a temperature above 100° C.

7. A drawn material production installation comprising

a multi-stage drawing unit ( 101 ; 201 ; 301 ; 401 ) in which the multi-stage drawing unit comprises at least two drawing devices ( 103 , 104 ; 215 , 216 ; 309 , 316 ; 415 , 404 ) each of which comprises a caterpillar traction device and each arranged after a drawing die and comprising a final production stage ( 102 ),

and wherein an outlet ( 108 ; 208 ; 308 ; 408 ) of the drawing unit is arranged with respect to an inlet ( 109 ; 209 ; 309 ; 409 ) of the final production stage such that drawn material passes from the drawing unit and directly from the outlet of the caterpillar traction device to the final production stage inlet.

8. The drawn material production installation according to claim 7 ,

wherein the final production stage has at least one straightening device ( 317 ) and/or at least one separating device ( 107 ).

9. The drawn material production installation according to claim 7 ,

wherein the final production stage has at least one rewinding device and/or at least one winding device ( 217 ).

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 19, 2011
From: SMS SCHUMAG GMBH & CO. KG
To: SMS MEER GMBH
Reel/Frame 027512/0838 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 22, 2010
From: SCHUMAG AG
To: SMS SCHUMAG GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 023973/0012 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 8, 2006
From: HERGEMOLLER, RAINER
To: SCHUMAG AG
Reel/Frame 017590/0059 →
Priority Claims (2)
DE 103 23 108 · May 20, 2003 · national
DE 103 55 090 · Nov 24, 2003 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20050016244A1 · Jan 27, 2005