PRESSING TOOL
20210339367 · 2021-11-04
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Abstract
A pressing tool performs a pressing operation for the press fitting of parts. One part can have different outer dimensions within a specified range. A tool part acts on the part, is a part of a pivoting jaw which has an action surface, and can be pivoted about a pivot axis from a starting position having a greatest opening width to a pressing position having a smaller opening width. A hydraulic piston movable in a hydraulic cylinder applies a piston force, depending on a hydraulic pressure in the hydraulic cylinder. A higher pressing force is in effect when a greater opening width of the pivoting jaw is provided and when the maximum piston force is reached. When any opening width that is smaller than the greater opening width is provided, a pressing force lower than the higher pressing force is in effect when the maximum piston force is reached.
Claims
1. A pressing tool (1) for performing a pressing operation for the press-fitting of parts, wherein one part, can have different outer dimensions within a specified range, the pressing tool comprising: a tool part (33, 38) for acting on the part, the tool part is part of a pivoting jaw having an action surface, the pivoting jaw being pivotable around a pivot axis from a starting position having a greatest opening width into a pressing position having a smaller opening width; a hydraulic cylinder; and a hydraulic piston movable in the hydraulic cylinder, which applies a piston force depending on a hydraulic pressure in the hydraulic cylinder, wherein each time the hydraulic piston is moved, the pressing operation automatically ends once a same maximum piston force has been reached, the hydraulic piston having a roller forming an interactive surface connected with the hydraulic piston for a force-transmitting interaction of the hydraulic piston with the action surface, wherein the piston force can be converted into a deviating pressing force due to a geometry of the action surface, wherein the action surface provides a higher pressing force to a larger opening width of the pivoting jaw once a maximum piston force has been reached, and the action surface provides a smaller pressing force in comparison to the higher pressing force to each smaller opening width of the pivoting jaw in comparison to the larger opening width once the maximum piston force has been reached.
2. The pressing tool according to claim 1, wherein the tool part is a mandrel directed tangentially relative to a pivot circle, through whose midpoint the pivot axis runs.
3. The pressing tool according to claim 2, wherein the mandrel is a stepped mandrel.
4. The pressing tool according to claim 3, wherein two pivoting jaws are provided.
5. The pressing tool according to claim 1, wherein a receptacle is formed on the pivoting jaw.
6. The pressing tool according to claim 5, wherein two pivoting jaws are provided, and each pivoting jaw has a tool part.
7. The pressing tool according to claim 6, wherein each tool part has a plurality of ribs arranged one after the other in a direction of the pivot axis, and the ribs of the tool parts mesh into each other during a pressing operation.
8. The pressing tool according to claim 7, wherein the ribs of at least one of the tools parts are provided by first ribs and second ribs, which are staggered relative to each other in the direction of the pivot axis.
9. The pressing tool according to claim 8, wherein, in relation to a press opening between the tool parts which is generally rectangular in the direction of the pivot axis, the first ribs form a first, generally straight peripheral edge of the press opening, and the second ribs form a second peripheral edge running generally perpendicular to the first peripheral edge.
10. The pressing tool according to claim 1, wherein the tool part is movably arranged on the pivoting jaw.
11. The pressing tool according to claim 10, wherein the tool part is pivotably arranged on the pivoting jaw.
12. The pressing tool according to claim 1, wherein two pivoting jaws are provided.
13. The pressing tool according to claim 12, wherein each pivoting jaw has a tool part movably arranged thereon.
14. The pressing tool according to claim 13, wherein the tool part is pivotably arranged on each pivoting jaw.
15. The pressing tool according to claim 2, wherein two pivoting jaws are provided.
16. A pressing tool for performing a pressing operation for the press-fitting of parts, wherein one part can have different outer dimensions within a specified range, the pressing tool comprising: first and second pivoting jaws, each jaw having an action surface, the jaws being pivotable around a pivot axis from a starting position having a greatest opening width into a pressing position having a smaller opening width; a tool part on each pivoting jaw and provided for acting on the part, the tool part is part of a hydraulic cylinder; a hydraulic piston movable in the hydraulic cylinder, which applies a piston force depending on a hydraulic pressure in the hydraulic cylinder, wherein each time the hydraulic piston is moved, the pressing operation automatically ends once a same maximum piston force has been reached, the hydraulic piston having a roller forming an interactive surface connected with the hydraulic piston for a force-transmitting interaction of the hydraulic piston with the action surface, wherein the piston force can be converted into a deviating pressing force due to a geometry of the action surface, wherein the action surface provides a higher pressing force to a larger opening width of the pivoting jaw once a maximum piston force has been reached, and the action surface provides a smaller pressing force in comparison to the higher pressing force to each smaller opening width of the pivoting jaw in comparison to the larger opening width once the maximum piston force has been reached, wherein the tool part is a mandrel directed tangentially relative to a pivot circle, through whose midpoint the pivot axis runs; and a receptacle provided on each pivoting jaw, wherein each of the tool parts has a plurality of ribs arranged one after the other in a direction of the pivot axis, and the ribs of the tool parts mesh into each other during a pressing operation.
17. The pressing tool according to claim 16, wherein each tool part is movably arranged on the pivoting jaw.
18. The pressing tool according to claim 17, wherein the tool part is pivotably arranged on the pivoting jaw.
19. The pressing tool according to claim 16, wherein the ribs of one of the tool parts are divided into first ribs and second ribs which are staggered relative to each other in the direction of the pivot axis.
20. The pressing tool according to claim 19, wherein in relation to a press opening that remains between the tool parts and has an essentially rectangular appearance in the direction of the pivot axis, the first ribs form a first, essentially straight peripheral edge of the press opening, and the second ribs form a second peripheral edge running essentially perpendicular to the first peripheral edge.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0031] The invention is described below based on the attached drawing; however, the latter only shows exemplary embodiments. Therefore, a part that is described only as relates to one of the exemplary embodiments and not replaced by a different part in another exemplary embodiment based upon the feature highlighted therein is also described as a part that might at least possibly be present for this other exemplary embodiment as well. The drawing shows:
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DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS
[0053] An electrohydraulically actuatable pressing tool 1 with a rodlike design is shown and described, initially with respect to the illustration on
[0054] The pressing tool 1 initially and essentially has a drive unit part 2, which can simultaneously form a handle area 3. For example, such a drive unit part 2 is known from WO 2003/084719 A2 (U.S. Pat. No. 7,254,982 B2). The content of this WO publication or US publication is hereby incorporated into the disclosure of the present invention in its entirety, also for the purpose of including features in this WO publication or US publication in claims of the present invention.
[0055] A working head 4 adjoins the drive unit part 2 toward a free end of the working tool. The latter can be replaceably mounted on the pressing tool 1, preferably by a separation in the area of a hydraulic cylinder. As also preferred, the working head 4 can further be mounted so that it can rotate freely around a working head longitudinal axis x relative to the drive unit part 2 or the related receptacle for the working head 4.
[0056] For example, visible with reference to the illustration on
[0057] The handle area 3 is designed for conventionally handling the pressing tool housing with one hand. An activating key 11 allocated to the handle area 3 is provided in an ergonomically favorable manner.
[0058] In particular the components mentioned above—the return valve 5, tank 6, hydraulic medium pump 8 with pump plunger 7, electric motor 9, control unit and other electrical components, along with the activating key 11—are preferably all parts of the drive unit part 2.
[0059] Two pivoting jaws 12 and 13 that can pivot toward or away from each other are provided in the working head 4. The latter can be pivoted around a shared geometric pivot axis y, wherein the pivot axis y is transversely directed to the working head longitudinal axis x.
[0060] The two pivoting jaws 12 and 13 form the pressing jaw area 15 or 16 on one side of the bearing eye 14, and an action surface 18 in the form of a curved path 18 on the other side of the bearing eye 14 on a jaw leg 17.
[0061] The action surfaces 18 of both pivoting jaws 12 and 13 are arranged facing each other.
[0062] The bearing eyes 14 of both pivoting jaws 12 and 13 are aligned coaxially to each other, and in the assembly condition are penetrated by a bolt 19, for example a locking bolt. This bolt 19 is mounted on either side of the pivoting jaws 12, 13 in receiving holes of a drive head-side receiving neck 20.
[0063] The receiving neck 20 has a conventional forklike design, and has a bolt receptacle that penetrates a fork leg 21 transverse to a longitudinal extension of the receiving neck 20, preferably in the form of a through hole. The bolt 19 is held in this bolt receptacle.
[0064] The action surfaces 18 of the pivoting jaws 12 and 13 extend into the area between the fork legs 21 of the receiving neck 20, and during a pressing operation are exposed to rollers 22 of the drive unit part 2 that can preferably be displaced hydraulically in the direction toward the action surfaces 18, which causes the pivoting jaws 12, 13 to spread apart in the area of the curved path 18, and thus the pressing aw 23 formed by the pressing jaw area 15 and 16 to close.
[0065] In order to pivotably displace the pivoting jaws 12 and 13 in a pressing jaw closing direction, a hydraulic piston 24 is provided in the working head 4. The latter can be displaced along the axis x in a hydraulic cylinder 25 against the force of a restoring spring 26. The circumferential surface of each roller 22 forms an interactive surface, via which the piston 24 acts indirectly on the action surfaces 18.
[0066] During operation of the pressing tool 1, hydraulic medium is pumped into the hydraulic cylinder 25 through a hydraulic line 27 once the activating key 11 has been correspondingly activated via the pumping plunger 7, so as to correspondingly act upon the front piston surface facing the hydraulic medium.
[0067] The hydraulic piston 24 displaced opposite the force of the restoring spring 26 through exposure to a hydraulic medium linearly moves a carrier for the rollers 22 acted upon by the piston rod along the longitudinal axis x, wherein the force-transmitting interaction between the rollers 22 and curved path-like action surfaces 18 of the pivoting jaws 12 and 13 diminishes the pressing jaw 23 in the direction toward a closed position with an increasing displacement path of the rollers 22 proceeding from a basic position according to
[0068] Once preferably the same respective maximum piston force has been reached, for example about 25 to 35 kN, further for example about 32 kN, the pressing operation is automatically ended, preferably by opening the return valve 5. After ending, possibly with the opening of the return valve 5, the hydraulic piston 24, and thereby the rollers 22, can be moved back into their basic position according to
[0069] The pivoting jaws 12 and 13 are designed to press or crimp parts, here represented by a sleeve 30 in the form of a cable lug with ends of an electrical conductor 31 gripped in a receiving opening 49 of the sleeve 30.
[0070] To this end, the one pivoting jaw 13 has a receptacle 32 in the pressing jaw area 16 in the form of a shell-shaped depression, wherein the part to be pressed, here the sleeve 30, is placed in this receptacle 32. The sleeve 30 can here rest completely or even just partially in this receptacle 32, depending on the respective outer dimensions, in particular depending on the starting diameter of the sleeve 30.
[0071] The illustrations on
[0072] The receptacle 32 is arranged in such a way that its deepest point arising in a longitudinal section according to
[0073] Relative to the longitudinal sectional view, the tip or tip section of a tool part 33 likewise lies on the pivot circle S in the area of the other pivoting jaw 12, allocated to its pressing jaw area 15. In the first exemplary embodiment shown on
[0074] The mandrel 34 has the pointed conical tool head 35, which relative to a plane transverse to the longitudinal axis z has a preferably round layout. Proceeding from a cone base, a peg-like bracket projection 36 extends along the longitudinal axis z. The latter is used to hold the tool part 33 in the pivoting jaw, if necessary replaceably.
[0075] The tool head 35 protrudes into the area of the pressing jaw 23, further directed in the direction toward the receptacle 32.
[0076] In the exemplary embodiment, the mandrel 34, in particular the tool head 35, is further preferably designed as a stepped mandrel in the form of a stepped cone. As evident in particular from the illustrations on
[0077] In the process of pressing the sleeve 30, the sleeve 30 is deformed via the tool part 33 and receptacle 32 by adjusting the sleeve wall to a contour that results from the tool part 33 and receptacle 32. The conductor ends gripped in the sleeve 33 are crimped with the sleeve wall.
[0078] As evident from the illustrations on
[0079] As both pivoting jaws 12, 13 pivot increasingly and—in the embodiments shown—uniformly in the direction toward a pressing jaw closing direction, a reduction takes place in the (relevant) opening width a between the pressing jaw areas 15 and 16 or along the pivot circle S between the tool tip 37 and the base of the receptacle 32.
[0080] Due to the lever arm-like force transmission between the hydraulic piston 24 and the pivoting jaws 12, 13, a high pressing force can arise in the pressing area between the tool part 33 and receptacle 32, in particular at the moment of maximum piston force.
[0081] In sleeves 30 with a larger diameter, there is usually a larger opening width a at the moment of maximum piston force than in sleeves 33 with a smaller diameter (see
[0082] As also evident from the curve progression for the pressing force F shown on
[0083] For example, at the moment of maximum piston force, for example of about 28 to 35 kN, further for example of about 32 kN, an exemplary opening width of about 20 to 30 mm, further for example of about 25 mm, and an exemplary pressing force of about 55 to 65 kN, further for example of about 60 kN, can arise given an exemplary (circular) starting cross sectional measure for the sleeve 33 of 120 mm.sup.2, while an exemplary opening width a of about 8 to 12 mm, further for example of about 10 mm, and an exemplary pressing force of about 36 to 40 kN, further for example of about 38 kN, can arise at 50 mm.sup.2, for example, and an exemplary opening width a of about 3 to 4 mm, further for example of about 3.5 mm, and an accompanying exemplary pressing force F of about 38 to 35 kN, further for example of about 32 kN, can arise at 10 mm.sup.2, for example.
[0084] The interaction described above between the opening widths a and pressing force F also arises in the second exemplary embodiment shown on
[0085] In terms of the drive and the basic arrangement and design of the pivoting jaws 12, 13 in particular in the area of their action surfaces 18, the respective pressing tool 1 is initially and basically identical to those in the first embodiment. As opposed to this first embodiment, a tool part 33 and 38 is here allocated to each pivoting jaw 12 and 13. While the pivoting jaws 12 and 13 pivot toward each other, the latter interact to press parts, for example a sleeve 30 and a conductor 31.
[0086] The tool parts 33 and 38 are essentially identical in shape, and here preferably each held in the pressing jaw area 15 or 16 so as to be pivotable around an axis u. This axis u extends codirectionally to the pivoting axis y of the pivoting jaws 12 and 13.
[0087] Each of the tool parts 33 and 38 of the second embodiment have a plurality of individually arranged first and second ribs 39, 40, which are provided in the direction of the pivot axis y or in the direction of the tool part-side pivot axis u, arranged one behind the other.
[0088] The first and second ribs 39 and 40 of a tool part 33 or 38 are alternately arranged, wherein the latter can in this alternate arrangement abut directly against the ribs adjacent in an axial direction on one or both sides.
[0089] As evident in detail from the illustration on
[0090] The respective second peripheral edge 42 of the second rib 40 is directed opposite the first peripheral edge 41 in relation to a layout or a sectional view according to
[0091] The first and second ribs 39 and 40 are fastened to a common base 43, wherein this base 43 incorporates a receiving hole 44 running in the axial direction for a trunnion 45 gripped on the jaw side.
[0092] Viewed in the direction of movement of the tool parts 38 and 33, a guiding projection 46 can be provided to the side of each tool part 33, 38, which moves into a correspondingly adjusted guiding receptacle 47 of the other tool part 38, 33, thereby ensuring that the two tool parts 33 and 38 are reliably guided relative to each other during a pressing operation.
[0093] The first and second ribs 39 and 40 of both tool parts 33 and 38 comb into each other, such that, in one possible embodiment, a press opening 48 with essentially a rectangular appearance arises in the direction of the axis u or the pivot axis y, both in a completely open basic position as shown on
[0094] Given the ability of the tool parts 33 and 38 to pivot via the axis u, pivoting the pressing jaw areas 15, 16 of the pivoting jaws 12, 13 so that they move toward each other also causes the tool parts 33 and 38 or their first and second ribs 39 and 40 to linearly mesh into each other.
[0095] In this embodiment of the tool parts 33 and 38 as well, and in particular due to the given transmission between the hydraulic piston 24—via the rollers 22—and the action surfaces 18 of the pivoting jaws 12, 13, a higher pressing force F acting on the pellet or sleeve 30 is on hand given a larger opening width a once the respective maximum piston force has been reached, owing to the pressing of a pellet, for example a sleeve 30, with larger outer dimensions (see
[0096] The above statements serve to explain the inventions encompassed by the application overall, which further develop the prior art at least via the following feature combinations and also each taken separately, wherein two, several or all of these feature combinations can also be combined, specifically:
[0097] A pressing tool, characterized in that the action surface 18 is designed in such a way that a higher pressing force F is active as allocated to a larger opening width a of the pivoting jaw 12, 13 once the maximum piston force has been reached, and that a smaller pressing force F by comparison to the higher pressing force F is active as allocated to each smaller opening width a of the pivoting jaw 12, 13 by comparison to the larger opening width once the maximum piston force has been reached.
[0098] A pressing tool, characterized in that the tool part 33 is designed as a mandrel 34 directed tangentially relative to a pivot circle S, through whose midpoint the pivot axis y runs.
[0099] A pressing tool, characterized in that the mandrel 34 is designed as a stepped mandrel.
[0100] A pressing tool, characterized in that two pivoting jaws 12, 13 are provided.
[0101] A pressing tool, characterized in that a receptacle 32 is formed on a pivoting jaw 13.
[0102] A pressing tool, characterized in that each pivoting jaw 12, 13 has a tool part 33, 38.
[0103] A pressing tool, characterized in that each of the tool parts 33, 38 has a plurality of ribs 39, 40 arranged one after the other in the direction of the pivot axis y, and the ribs 39, 40 of the tool parts 33, 38 mesh into each other during a pressing operation.
[0104] A pressing tool, characterized in that the ribs 39, 40 of a tool part 33, 38 are divided into first 41 and second 42 ribs, which are staggered relative to each other in the direction of the pivot axis y.
[0105] A pressing tool, characterized in that, in relation to a press opening 48 that remains between the tool parts 33, 38 and has an essentially rectangular appearance in the direction of the pivot axis y, the first ribs 39 form a first, essentially straight peripheral edge 41 of the press opening 48, and the second ribs 40 form a second peripheral edge 42 running essentially perpendicular to the first peripheral edge 41.
[0106] A pressing tool, characterized in that the tool part 33, 38 is movably arranged on the pivoting jaw 12, 13.
[0107] A pressing tool, characterized in that the tool part 33, 38 is pivotably arranged on the pivoting jaw 12, 13.
[0108] All disclosed features are (whether taken separately or in combination) essential to the invention. The disclosure of the application hereby also includes the disclosure content of the accompanying/attached priority documents (copy of prior application) in its entirety, including for the purpose of incorporating features from these documents into claims of the present application. Even without the features of a reference claim, the subclaims with their features characterize separate inventive further developments of prior art, in particular in order to initiate partial applications based upon these claims. The invention indicated in each claim can additionally have one or several of the features indicated in the above specification, in particular those provided with reference numbers, and/or on the reference list. The invention also relates to embodiments in which some of the features mentioned in the above specification are not realized, in particular to the extent that they are clearly not required for the respectively intended application or can be replaced by other technically equivalent means.
REFERENCE LIST
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TABLE-US-00001 1 Pressing tool 2 Drive unit part 3 Handle area 4 Working head 5 Return valve 6 Tank 7 Pump plunger 8 Hydraulic medium pump 9 Electric motor 10 Accumulator 11 Activating key 12 Pivoting jaw 13 Pivoting jaw 14 Bearing eye 15 Pressing jaw area 16 Pressing jaw area 17 Jaw leg 18 Action surface 19 Bolt 20 Receiving neck 21 Fork leg 22 Roller 23 Pressing jaw 24 Hydraulic piston 25 Hydraulic cylinder 26 Restoring spring 27 Hydraulic line 28 Piston rod y Pivot axis z Longitudinal axis F Pressing force P Contact point S Pivot circle T Tangent 29 Carrier 30 Sleeve 31 Conductor 32 Receptacle 33 Tool part 34 Mandrel 35 Tool head 36 Bracket projection 37 Tool head tip 38 Tool part 39 First rib 40 Second rib 41 First peripheral edge 42 Second peripheral edge 43 Base 44 Receiving hole 45 Trunnion 46 Guiding projection 47 Guiding receptacle 48 Press opening 49 Receiving opening a Opening width d Starting diameter h Lever arm u Axis x Longitudinal axis