IP Library Granted Patent US 9,149,850
Granted Patent B2
US 9,149,850 · App. 13/138,016 · Granted Oct 6, 2015

Roll former for steel plate and roll bending method for steel plate using same

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Patent No.
US 9,149,850
App. No.
13/138,016
Granted
Oct 6, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A roll former for steel plate ( 3 ) which enables edge corner deformation of steel plate edges ( 4 ) to be avoided, that is, a roll former for steel plate comprised of a top roll ( 1 ) and a bottom roll ( 2 ), the roll former for steel plate characterized by forming convex curved parts ( 5 ) having a bending direction opposite to a bending direction of the steel plate ( 3 ) in regions of the bottom roll ( 2 ), which forms the outer side of the steel plate ( 3 ), which contact the steel plate edges ( 4 ).

Claims (10)

1. A method of roll forming for a steel plate using a roll former for a steel plate, the roll former having a top roll and a bottom roll on which convex curved parts are formed, the method characterized in that

the steel plate edges are located so as to contact the convex curved parts,

the top roll applies a downward pressing force on the steel plate,

the steel plate edges contact the bottom roll planarly, and

the steel plate edges slide in along the convex curved parts along with the progress in bending,

wherein the concave curved parts have a radius of curvature R of at most ((2t+(W 1 -W 2 )/tan θ)×360)/2πθ, wherein “t” is a thickness of the steel plate, “W 1 ” is a distance between edges of the steel plate before bending, “W 2 ” is a distance between edges of the steel plate after bending, and “θ” is a roll angle.

2. The method of roll forming for steel plate according to claim 1 , wherein the bottom roll has straight or concave curvatures in other than the zone of contact between the steel plate edges and the bottom roll.

3. The method of roll forming for steel plate according to claim 1 , wherein the concave curved parts have a radius of curvature R of at least 0.15t 2 wherein “t” is a thickness of the steel plate.

4. The method of roll forming for steel plate according to claim 1 , wherein the bottom roll is split into left and right parts with a distance between them, and the distance is adjusted in accordance with the thickness and width of the steel plate.

5. The method of roll forming for steel plate according to claim 1 , wherein t/D is 0.06 or more wherein “t” is a thickness of the steel plate and “D” is a diameter of steel pipe after roll forming.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 14, 2019
From: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
To: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 049257/0828 →
MERGER Recorded Mar 1, 2013
From: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
To: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 029905/0735 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 23, 2011
From: IGUCHI, KEINOSUKE; NAKAMURA, HIDEYUKI
To: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 026603/0271 →