IP Library Granted Patent US 8,327,676
Granted Patent B2
US 8,327,676 · App. 13/116,272 · Granted Dec 11, 2012

Upper-end formed glass complex for hot expanding piercing and method of manufacturing billet for hot extrusion pipe making

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Patent No.
US 8,327,676
App. No.
13/116,272
Granted
Dec 11, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

When a hollow billet is inserted into a container, and hot expanding piercing is downwardly performed by using a plug, hot piercing is performed by using a formed glass complex comprising a ring-shaped formed glass part and a ring-shaped projecting part. The ring-shaped formed glass part assumes a disc shape having a circular opening for allowing a plug to be inserted at the center thereof. The ring-shaped projecting part is attached to the opening of the ring-shaped formed glass part, and assumes a ring shape projecting perpendicularly to the ring-shaped formed glass part. Thereby, the piercing work can be done safely, and defects can be prevented from occurring on the inner surface of the billet.

Claims (18)

1. An upper-end formed glass complex for hot expanding piercing, which is used as an upper-end lubricant for a hollow billet by covering the upper end of the hollow billet when the hollow billet inserted in a container is subjected to hot expanding piercing using a plug, wherein

the formed glass complex comprises a ring-shaped formed glass part and a ring-shaped projecting part;

the ring-shaped formed glass part assumes a disc shape having a circular opening for allowing a plug to be inserted at the center thereof; and

the ring-shaped projecting part is attached to the opening of the ring-shaped formed glass part, and assumes a ring shape projecting perpendicularly to the ring-shaped formed glass part.

2. The upper-end formed glass complex for hot expanding piercing according to claim 1 , wherein

a thickness of the ring of the ring-shaped projecting part is 5 to 20 mm;

an outside diameter of the ring-shaped projecting part is smaller than an inside diameter of the hollow billet by 1 to 10 mm;

a projection length in a height-wise direction of the ring-shaped projecting part is 5 to 20 mm; and

a height of the ring-shaped formed glass part from the billet upper surface is 10 to 35 mm.

3. The upper-end formed glass complex for hot expanding piercing according to claim 2 , wherein

an upper side of the opening of the ring-shaped formed glass part is beveled; and

a bevel angle is 10 to 20° relative to a vertical line.

4. A method of manufacturing a billet for hot extrusion pipe making, wherein

when a hollow billet is inserted into a container, and hot expanding piercing is downwardly performed by using a plug, the upper-end formed glass complex for hot expanding piercing described in claim 1 is placed over an upper end of the hollow billet to that it can be used as an upper-end lubricant for the hollow billet.

5. A method of manufacturing a billet for hot extrusion pipe making, wherein

when a hollow billet is inserted into a container, and hot expanding piercing is downwardly performed by using a plug, the upper-end formed glass complex for hot expanding piercing described in claim 2 is placed over an upper end of the hollow billet to that it can be used as an upper-end lubricant for the hollow billet.

6. A method of manufacturing a billet for hot extrusion pipe making, wherein

when a hollow billet is inserted into a container, and hot expanding piercing is downwardly performed by using a plug, the upper-end formed glass complex for hot expanding piercing described in claim 3 is placed over an upper end of the hollow billet to that it can be used as an upper-end lubricant for the hollow billet.

Assignments (4)
MERGER Recorded May 14, 2019
From: SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
To: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 049165/0517 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 14, 2019
From: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
To: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 049257/0828 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE SECOND INVENTOR'S NAME SHOULD READ "YAMAKAWA, TOMIO". PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 026344 FRAME 0547. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE SECOND INVENTOR'S NAME IS "YAMAKAWA, TOMIO".. Recorded Jun 20, 2011
From: NISHIMORI, JUNICHI; YAMAKAWA, TOMIO; MATSUMOTO, KEISHI; MURAKAMI, HIROAKI
To: SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 026503/0393 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 26, 2011
From: NISHIMORI, JUNICHI; YAMANAKA, TOMIO; MATSUMOTO, KEISHI; MURAKAMI, HIROAKI
To: SUMITOMO METAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 026344/0547 →