CROSSHEAD FOR USE AS AN UPPER AND/OR LOWER BEAM IN A PRESS

Abstract

A crosshead (1) for use as an upper and/or lower beam (50, 60) in a press (100), in particular an open-die forging press or a closed-die forging press, comprises an upper chord (2) and a lower chord (5) connected to the upper chord (2) via a first and a second lateral upright (3, 4). The first lateral upright (3) is arranged in the region of a first distal end (6) and the second lateral upright (4) is arranged in the region of a second distal end (7) of the crosshead (1). The crosshead (1) has a truss support structure (8) between the two lateral uprights (3, 4) by which the upper chord (2) and the lower chord (5) are additionally connected to one another.

Claims

1.-12. (canceled)

13. A crosshead (1) for use as an upper or lower beam (50, 60) in a press (100), in particular an open-die forging press or a closed-die forging press, comprising: an upper chord (2); a lower chord (5), the lower chord (5) being connected to the upper chord (2) via two lateral uprights (3, 4), including a first lateral upright (3) and a second lateral upright (4), wherein the first lateral upright (3) is arranged in a region of a first distal end (6) of the crosshead (1), wherein the second lateral upright (4) is arranged in a region of a second distal end (7) of the crosshead (1), wherein the crosshead (1, 50) has a truss support structure (8) between the two lateral uprights (3, 4) by which the upper chord (2) and the lower chord (5) are additionally connected to one another, wherein the upper chord (2) and the lower chord (5) each have a central opening (9, 10), the central openings (9, 10) being centrally arranged and in alignment with one another, wherein the central openings (9, 10) define a central region (11) of the crosshead (1) and are provided for connection to a main cylinder (110) of the press (100), wherein the upper chord (2) and the lower chord (5) each comprise, on both sides of the respective central opening (9, 10), respective further openings (12, 13, 14, 15) which are pairwise in alignment with one another, for connection to a first and a second press cylinder (111, 112) of the press (100), wherein the truss support structure (8) comprises a plurality of transversely extending tension ribs (20, 21, 22, 23) that extend from the central region (11) of the lower chord (5) in the direction of the end faces of the upper chord (24, 25) and are firmly connected to the lateral uprights (3, 4), wherein two respective tension ribs (20, 21, 22, 23) arranged parallel to one another are each connected to one another via a flat element (26, 27), and wherein each of the flat elements (26, 27) has an opening (28, 29) that is in alignment with a pair of the further openings (12, 13, 14, 15).

14. The crosshead (1) according to claim 13, wherein the first and second lateral uprights (3, 4) comprise a further truss support structure (30, 31).

15. The crosshead (1) according to claim 13, wherein the truss support structure (8) comprises a plurality of stiffening ribs (16, 17, 18, 19, 38) arranged around the two central openings (9, 10), which stiffening ribs connect to one another the upper chord (2) and the lower chord (5) in the central region (11) of the crosshead (1, 50).

16. The crosshead (1) according to claim 15, wherein the upper chord (2) is curved and the plurality of stiffening ribs (16, 17, 18, 19) arranged around the two central openings (9, 10) are arranged in a V-shape.

17. The crosshead (1) according to claim 15, wherein the upper chord (2) is flat and the plurality of stiffening ribs (38) arranged around the two central openings (9, 10) are arranged vertically.

18. The crosshead (1) according to claim 13, wherein the crosshead (1, 50) is manufactured by a primary forming process.

19. The crosshead (1) according to claim 13, wherein the crosshead (1, 50) is manufactured by a casting process.

20. The crosshead (1) according to claim 13, wherein the crosshead (1, 50) is manufactured by a 3D printing process.

21. A press (100), comprising at least one crosshead (1) according to claim 13.

22. An open-die forging press or a closed-die forging press, comprising at least one crosshead (1) according to claim 13.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] FIG. 1 show a first embodiment of a crosshead in a perspective view,

[0024] FIG. 2 shows the embodiment in accordance with FIG. 1 in a side view,

[0025] FIG. 3 shows a second embodiment of a crosshead in a perspective view,

[0026] FIG. 4 shows the embodiment in accordance with FIG. 3 in a side view, and

[0027] FIG. 5 shows an embodiment of a press with a crosshead in accordance with the second embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of the crosshead 1 in accordance with the invention, which in the embodiment shown here is provided for use as an upper beam 50 in a press, such as an open-die forging press 100 (see FIG. 5). The crosshead 1 comprises an upper chord 2 and a lower chord 5 connected to the upper chord 2 by a first and second lateral upright 3, 4. The first lateral upright 3 is arranged in the region of a first distal end 6 and the second lateral upright 4 is arranged in the region of a second distal end 7 of the crosshead 1. As can be seen from the illustration in FIG. 1, the crosshead 1 has a truss support structure 8 between the two lateral uprights 3, 4, via which the upper chord 2 and the lower chord 5 are additionally connected to one another.

[0029] For the arrangement of a main cylinder 110, as shown in FIG. 2, both the upper chord 2 and the lower chord 5 have a respective opening 9, 10, which are centrally arranged and in alignment with one another. The region around the centric openings 9, 10 forms a central region 11 of the crosshead 1. On both sides of the two centric openings 9, 10, the upper chord 2 along with the lower chord 5 each comprise a further opening 12, 13, 14, 15 that are alignment with one another, which serve to connect the crosshead 1 in the form of the upper beam 50 to a first and a second press cylinder 111, 112 of the press 100.

[0030] In the embodiment shown here, the truss support structure 8 has four stiffening ribs 16, 17, 18, 19 arranged around the two central openings 9, 10, which connect the upper chord 2 and the lower chord 5 in the central region 11 of the crosshead 1. As can be seen from FIG. 1, the upper chord 2 in the embodiment shown is curved, whereas the lower chord 5 is flat. Due to this curved design of the upper chord 2, the stiffening ribs 16, 17 or 18, 19, as the case may be, are each arranged in a V-shape relative to one another.

[0031] Furthermore, in the embodiment shown here, the truss support structure 8 comprises four transversely extending tension ribs 20, 21, 22, 23, each of which extends from the central region 11 of the lower chord 5 in the direction of the end faces 24, 25 of the upper chord 2 and is firmly connected to the respective lateral upright 3, 4. The tension ribs 20, 22 along with 21, 23 are each firmly connected to one another by a flat element 26, 27. Each of the two flat elements 26, 27 also has an opening 28, 29. Thereby, the opening 28 is in alignment with the press cylinder openings 14, 15, whereas the opening 29 is in alignment with the two press cylinder openings 12, 13.

[0032] As can also be seen from FIG. 1, in the embodiment shown here, the two lateral uprights 3, 4 also comprise a truss support structure 30, 31, each of which is formed from a plurality of support ribs 32, 33. Via the two lateral uprights 3, 4, the crosshead 1 is connected to lateral uprights 120, 121 of the press 100 by tie rods 113, 114, 115, 116 (FIG. 5), which extend through tie rod openings 34, 35, 36, 37 of the crosshead 1.

[0033] FIG. 2 shows the crosshead 1 in accordance with the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, once again in a side view.

[0034] FIG. 3 shows a second embodiment of the crosshead 1 in accordance with the invention, which likewise comprises an upper chord 2 and a lower chord 5 connected to the upper chord 2 via a first and a second lateral upright 3, 4.

[0035] The first lateral upright 3 is arranged in the region of a first distal end 6 and the second lateral upright 4 is arranged in the region of a second distal end 7 of the crosshead 1. The crosshead 1 shown here also has a truss support structure 8 between the two lateral uprights 3, 4, via which the upper chord 2 and the lower chord 5 are additionally connected to one another.

[0036] For the arrangement of a main cylinder 110, as shown in FIG. 5, both the upper chord 2 and the lower chord 5 have a respective opening 9, 10, which are centrally arranged and are in alignment with one another. The region around the centric openings 9, 10 forms a central region 11 of the crosshead 1. On both sides of the two centric openings 9, 10, the upper chord 2 along with the lower chord 5 each comprise a further opening 12, 13, 14, 15 that are alignment with one another, which serve to connect the crosshead 1 in the form of the upper beam 50 to a first and a second press cylinder 111, 112 of the press 100.

[0037] In the embodiment shown here, the truss support structure 8 has a plurality of vertically extending stiffening ribs 38 that connect to one another the upper chord 2 and the lower chord 5 in the central region 11 of the crosshead 1. As can be seen from the illustration, the plurality of stiffening ribs 38 are arranged on the circumference of the two central openings 9, 10. In contrast to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the upper chord 2 is therefore designed to be flat, as is the lower chord 5.

[0038] Furthermore, in the embodiment shown here, the truss support structure 8 comprises four transversely extending tension ribs 20, 21, 22, 23, each of which extends from the central region 11 of the lower chord 5 in the direction of the end faces 24, 25 of the upper chord 2 and is firmly connected to the respective lateral upright 3, 4. The tension ribs 20, 22 along with 21, 23 are also each firmly connected to one another via a flat element 26, 27, wherein each of the two flat elements 26, 27 additionally has an opening 28, 29. Thereby, the opening 28 is in alignment with the press cylinder openings 14, 15, whereas the opening 29 is in alignment with the two press cylinder openings 12, 13.

[0039] As can also be seen from FIG. 3, the two lateral uprights 3, 4 each have a recess 39 in the embodiment shown here. Via the two lateral uprights 3, 4, the crosshead 1 is connected to lateral uprights 120, 121 of the press 100 via tie rods 113, 114, 115, 116 (FIG. 5), which extend through the tie rod openings 34, 35, 36, 37 of the crosshead 1.

[0040] FIG. 4 shows the crosshead 1 in accordance with the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, once again in a side view.

[0041] FIG. 5 shows an embodiment of a press 100 having an upper beam 50 and a lower beam 60, which is substantially the same as the second embodiment of the crosshead 1. The press 100 shown here is an open-die forging press, as is known from the prior art to a person skilled in the art.

[0042] The invention is not limited to the combinations of features defined in the independent claims, but may also be defined by any other combination of particular features of all the individual features disclosed as a whole. This means that. in principle. virtually any individual feature of the independent claims can be omitted or replaced by at least one individual feature disclosed elsewhere in the application. In this respect, the independent claim is to be understood merely as a first attempt at formulating the present invention.

LIST OF REFERENCE SIGNS

[0043] 1 Crosshead [0044] 2 Upper chord [0045] 3 Lateral upright [0046] 4 Lateral upright [0047] 5 Lower chord [0048] 6 Distal end [0049] 7 Distal end [0050] 8 Truss support structure [0051] 9 Opening [0052] 10 Opening [0053] 11 Central region [0054] 12 Press cylinder opening [0055] 13 Press cylinder opening [0056] 14 Press cylinder opening [0057] 15 Press cylinder opening [0058] 16 Stiffening rib [0059] 17 Stiffening rib [0060] 18 Stiffening rib [0061] 19 Stiffening rib [0062] 20 Tension rib [0063] 21 Tension rib [0064] 22 Tension rib [0065] 23 Tension rib [0066] 24 End face [0067] 25 End face [0068] 26 Flat element [0069] 27 Flat element [0070] 28 Opening [0071] 29 Opening [0072] 30 Truss support structure [0073] 31 Truss support structure [0074] 32 Support ribs [0075] 33 Support ribs [0076] 34 Tie rod opening [0077] 35 Tie rod opening [0078] 36 Tie rod opening [0079] 37 Tie rod opening [0080] 38 Stiffening ribs [0081] 39 Recess [0082] 50 Upper beam [0083] 60 Lower beam [0084] 100 Press [0085] 110 Main cylinder [0086] 111 Press cylinder [0087] 112 Press cylinder [0088] 113 Tie rod [0089] 114 Tie rod [0090] 115 Tie rod [0091] 116 Tie rod [0092] 120 Lateral upright [0093] 121 Lateral upright