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Procédé et machine permettant de produire un terminal d'échappement pour systèmes d'évacuation des gaz brûlés de moteurs à combustion interne Download PDF

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EP2974807B1
EP2974807B1 EP15172381.4A EP15172381A EP2974807B1 EP 2974807 B1 EP2974807 B1 EP 2974807B1 EP 15172381 A EP15172381 A EP 15172381A EP 2974807 B1 EP2974807 B1 EP 2974807B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21D—WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21D19/00—Flanging or other edge treatment, e.g. of tubes
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  • the present invention belongs to the sector of the metal cold-forming processes and in particular to the sector of the production of exhaust terminals for burnt gas evacuation systems of internal-combustion engines.
  • the customized components and accessories sector for motor vehicles includes a very high number of different products, all aiming at improving the performances of the vehicles and/or basically improving their appearance.
  • tail pipe i.e. the exhaust terminal that is applied to the terminal section of the burnt gas evacuation system of an engine.
  • the main purpose of such accessory is that of improving the appearance of a vehicle and secondly that of amplifying the sound produced when the engine is running.
  • tail pipe is substantially aesthetic, it is extremely important, when manufacturing it, to impart a high quality surface finishing level thereto.
  • tail pipes were obtained starting from a parallelepiped metal sheet, by progressively folding said sheet up to making the opposite sides thereof match, which subsequently were welded together to form a substantially cylindrical and internally hollow body.
  • a feature that is common to most "tail pipes” presently marketed is in that the "free" end of the terminal, i.e. that end which slightly projects from the back side of the vehicle, presents a double wall, for both aesthetic reasons and structural reinforcement reasons.
  • the plastic modeling process is rapid and cost-effective nor does it require any hot machinings like welding.
  • the semi-finished tube is inserted into a press equipped with a radial punch: an end of the tube is firmly secured to the bed of the press, while the radial punch exerts a thrust onto the free end of the tube.
  • the head of the punch features an annular cavity whose cross section is substantially equal to a semi-circle; the free end of the tube is forced against the curved wall of said annular cavity and is deformed following the profile of the annular cavity itself, partially folding onto itself and thus forming a section of wall parallel to the lateral surface of the tube.
  • the free end of the tube is folded onto itself, so as to form a kind of flap.
  • the deformation of the tubular element takes place thanks to the direct contact between the outer surface of the tubular element with the surface of the annular cavity of the radial punch; the high force of friction due to the two surfaces in contact rubbing one against the other can damage the surface of the outer wall of the tubular element.
  • a purpose of the present invention is to provide an innovative method for producing exhaust terminals for exhaust pipes of internal combustion motor vehicles, capable of reducing production costs and times, while preventing the drawbacks that are typical of the methods known in the present status of the art.
  • a specifically modified press comprising a special punch consisting of an inner cylinder and an outer sleeve, coaxial to and spaced from each other.
  • the method described in the present patent application comprises a preliminary step whereby the diameter of an end of the tubular element is reduced and that of the opposite end is widened.
  • the tubular element is placed in the press, where the action exerted by the punch progressively deforms it so as to force it to assume the shape of the lateral surface of the sleeve.
  • the special punch's action is exclusively exerted onto the inner wall of the tubular element's wall, whereas the outer wall thereof remains unchanged.
  • an exhaust terminal manufactured according to the method disclosed in the present patent application comprises means for coupling with the exhaust pipe of the engine, so as to prevent the terminal from getting broken in the case of accidental shocks.
  • the present invention concerns an innovative process whereby a semi-finished metal tubular element is modeled for manufacturing an improved-appearance exhaust terminal for exhaust pipes of burnt gas evacuation systems of internal combustion engines.
  • the method according to the present invention specifically concerns the manufacturing of an exhaust terminal of the double-walled type, obtained starting from a preferably cylindrical metal tubular element (1).
  • the tubular element (1) comprises an inner end (11) suitable for being coupled with the burnt gas exhaust system of the engine and an outer end (12) opposed with respect to said inner end (11).
  • the inner and outer diameters of the inner end (11) of the tubular element (1) are preliminarily reduced.
  • Diameter reduction is accomplished by using a pipe-narrowing machine or a taper swaging machine or any other similar machines known in the present art.
  • tubular element (1) is placed in a fixture mounted in a specifically modified press in order for it to be modeled up to forming the exhaust terminal according to the present invention.
  • Said fixture comprises a base plate and an upper plate, said base plate presenting a matrix die (2), whereas a special punch (3) coaxial to said matrix die (2) projects from said upper plate.
  • the matrix die (2) consists of a cylindrical hollow whose outer diameter equals the inner diameter of the outer end (12) of the tubular element (1).
  • the special punch (3) consists of an inner cylinder (31) and an outer sleeve (32), coaxial to each other and separated by a space (33); the outer diameter of the cylinder (31) equals the inner diameter of the inner end (11) of the tubular element (1), whereas the inner diameter of the sleeve (32) equals the diameter of the undeformed section of the tubular element (1).
  • the tubular element (1) is placed into the press coaxially with respect to the matrix die (2) and to the punch (3), this way making the annular wall (15) rest on the upper edge (21) of the matrix die (2); the inner wall of the outer end (12) of the tube adheres to the outer wall of the matrix die (2).
  • the press is operated and the special punch (3) starts progressively descending; the inner end (11) of the tubular element (1) little by little inserts into the space (33) comprised between the cylinder (31) and the sleeve (32) of said punch (3).
  • the punch (3) Upon reaching its end of stroke position, the punch (3) is lifted up to making the tubular element (1) completely clear the space (33) between the cylinder (31) and the sleeve (32); at this point the tubular element (1) can be taken out from the press.
  • the just described operating step is followed by another one whereby the outer end (12) of the tubular element (1) is cut off; such cutting off is carried out by using known techniques, for instance by using a lathe.
  • one or several slots (4) are cut to make it possible to couple the exhaust terminal with the exhaust pipe of an engine.
  • the vertical stroke of the punch (3) is adjusted in such a way that when the punch (3) reaches the lowest point of its own movement, the joining area (15) between the undeformed section of the tubular element (1) and the inner end (11) is substantially at the same height as the upper edge (21) of the matrix die (2).

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  1. Procédé pour modeler à froid un élément tubulaire métallique semi-fini (1) pour produire un terminal d'échappement pour systèmes d'évacuation des gaz brûlés de moteurs à combustion interne, ledit élément tubulaire (1) comprenant une extrémité intérieure (11) appropriée pour être accouplée avec ledit système d'échappement des gaz et une extrémité extérieure (12) opposée à ladite extrémité intérieure (11), caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend les stades opérationnels suivantes :
    a. réduire le diamètre d'une section extrême dudit élément tubulaire (1) pour former l'extrémité intérieure (11) du terminal d'échappement ;
    b. augmenter le diamètre de la section extrême opposée dudit élément tubulaire (1) pour former l'extrémité extérieure (12) du terminal d'échappement, de telle façon à déterminer une couronne circulaire qui forme une paroi annulaire (15) reliant ladite extrémité extérieure (12) à l'élément tubulaire non déformé (1), ladite paroi annulaire (15) se trouvant dans un plan orthogonal à l'axe de l'élément tubulaire (1) ;
    c. placer l'élément tubulaire (1) dans une équipement monté sur une presse, ledit équipement comprenant une plaque de base et une plaque supérieure, ladite plaque de base présentant une matrice formée d'un évitage cylindrique (2) ayant un diamètre externe égal au diamètre interne de l'extrémité extérieure (12) de l'élément tubulaire (1), tandis qu'un poinçon spécial (3) fait saillie de ladite plaque supérieure, ledit poinçon spécial étant coaxial par rapport à ladite matrice (2) et formé d'un cylindre intérieur (31) et d'un manchon extérieur (32) coaxial l'un par rapport à l'autre et séparés par un espace (33), ledit cylindre (31) ayant un diamètre externe égal au diamètre interne de l'extrémité intérieure (11) de l'élément tubulaire (1), et ledit manchon (32) ayant un diamètre interne égal au diamètre de l'élément tubulaire (1) dans sa partie non déformée; l'élément tubulaire (1) étant placé dans la presse coaxialement par rapport à ladite matrice (2) et at audit poinçon (3), de telle sorte que la paroi annulaire (15) s'appuie sur le bord supérieur (21) de ladite matrice (2), tandis que l'extrémité extérieure (12) de l'élément tubulaire (1) adhère extérieurement à la matrice (2);
    d. actionner la presse et commencer le mouvement vers le bas du poinçon spécial (3), pendant ce stade opérationnel-ci l'élément tubulaire (1) s'insérant progressivement dans l'espace (33) déterminé à l'intérieur dudit poinçon (3);
    e. provoquer la déformation plastique de la paroi de l'élément tubulaire (1) grâce à la contrainte exercée par le bord inférieur (321) du manchon (32) sur la paroi de l'élément tubulaire (1), qui est ainsi forcé à assumer la forme de la surface latérale du manchon (32); de cette façon l'extrémité extérieure (12) de l'élément tubulaire (1) demeurant adhérent à la paroi extérieure de la matrice (2);
    f. soulever le poinçon (3), à peine celui-ci atteint-il la positon de fin de course;
    g. extraire l'élément tubulaire (1) de la presse;
    h. couper l'extrémité extérieure (12) de l'élément tubulaire (1).
  2. Procédé pour produire des terminaux d'échappement selon la revendication précédente, caractérisé en ce que, après le stade opérationnel (h) pendant lequel l'extrémité extérieure (12) de l'élément tubulaire est extraite, une ou plusieurs fentes (4) sont pratiquées dans l'extrémité intérieure (11) de l'élément tubulaire (1).
  3. Procédé pour produire des terminaux d'échappement selon une ou plusieurs des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que, quand le poinçon (3) atteint le point le plus bas de son propre mouvement, l'aire de raccordement (15) entre la partie non déformée de l'élément tubulaire (1) et l'extrémité intérieure (11) est essentiellement à la même hauteur que le bord supérieur (21) de la matrice (2).
  4. Procédé pour produire des terminaux d'échappement selon une ou plusieurs des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le diamètre de l'extrémité intérieure (11) de l'élément tubulaire (1) est réduit en utilisant une machine serre-tube ou une autre machine similaire la technologie de laquelle est connue, en effectuant progressivement une ou plusieurs opérations de réduction du diamètre.
  5. Procédé pour produire des terminaux d'échappement selon une ou plusieurs des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le diamètre de l'extrémité extérieure (12) de l'élément tubulaire (1) est évasé en utilisant une machine pour évaser les tubes ou une autre machine similaire la technologie de laquelle est connue, à travers une ou plusieurs opérations successives et progressives.
  6. Procédé pour produire des terminaux d'échappement selon une ou plusieurs des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'extrémité extérieure (12) de l'élément tubulaire (1) est coupée par enlèvement de copeaux, par exemple à travers un usinage au tour ou une autre technique connue.
  7. Machine pour produire un terminal d'échappement pour systèmes d'évacuation des gaz brûlés de moteurs à combustion interne, à travers le modelage à froid d'un élément tubulaire métallique semi-fini (1), comprenant une extrémité intérieure (11) approprié pour être accouplée avec ledit système d'échappement des gaz et une extrémité extérieure (12) opposée à ladite extrémité intérieure (11), caractérisée en ce qu'elle comprend une presse et un équipement monté sur la presse, ledit équipement comprenant une plaque de base et une plaque supérieure, ladite plaque de base présentant une matrice formée d'un évitage cylindrique (2) ayant un diamètre externe égal en fonctionnement au diamètre interne de l'extrémité extérieure (12) de l'élément tubulaire (1), tandis qu'un poinçon spécial (3) fait saillie de ladite plaque supérieure, ledit poinçon spécial étant coaxial par rapport à ladite matrice (2) et formé d'un cylindre intérieur (31) et d'un manchon extérieur (32) coaxial l'un par rapport à l'autre et séparés par un espace (33), ledit cylindre (31) ayant un diamètre externe égal en fonctionnement au diamètre interne de l'extrémité intérieure (11) de l'élément tubulaire (1), et ledit manchon (32) ayant un diamètre interne égal au diamètre de l'élément tubulaire (1) dans sa partie non déformée.
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