Rothenberger Werkzeugemaschinen Gmbh

Rothenberger Gmbh & Co. Werkzeuge-maschinen Kg

Karl-Heinz Velte

A flaring tool (1) for hollow workpieces having a basic tool body (2) with an expanding mandrel (13), which can be displaced by means of a drive. A supporting device (5) concentrically surrounding the expanding mandrel with an exchangeable expansion head (6) which has radially movable expanding jaws (14) located in a screw cap (16). The supporting device (5) is placed in the basic tool body (2) and can be moved longitudinally by means of a threaded extension (8) in the direction of the (A--A) axis of the expanding mandrel (13), and has an annular flange (11) which serves as a stop (10) for the expansion head. The supporting device (5) is fixed opposite the basic tool body (2) by means of a stopping device. In order to achieve a simple, reliable and reproducible set-up the supporting device (5) has in its annular flange (11), in a circle placed concentrically to the (A--A) axis, index boreholes for an index pin (29), located in the basic tool body (2).

Flaring tool for hollow workpieces

An expansion tool (1) for pipes with a basic tool body (2) includes two hand levers (3, 12), one of which (12) operates an expanding mandrel (5) with a free rotating cylinder (19) through a control mechanism (10). By activating the lever, the expanding mandrel emerges from the basic body (2) sliding at a preset stroke against a set (15) of radially moving expanding wedges (16). In order to allow the enforced withdrawal of the expanding mandrel (5) with reduced operating forces and a specific force distribution, the cylinder (19) is journaled on a cylinder pin (19a). The expanding mandrel is connected to the movable hand lever (12) through a retraction device (20). In one form of construction with a cam shaped control mechanism (10), the retraction device (29) consists of a tension member with working points on the cylinder (19) and on the hand lever (12). In another form of construction the control mechanism has a slot running in a curve around its swivel axis, in which slot the cylinder is guided in both directions of the movement of the expanding mandrel.

Expansion tool for hollow working parts

The invention relates to a tube cutter, especially for plastic tubes, which comprises a housing that can surround the tube and having a rotation guide gripping the tube. The tube cutter has a cutting tool which can be sunk into the outer surface of the tube, having a lengthwise guide and a tool holder movable therein. The cutting tool has a cutting edge which runs at an angle to the direction of movement of the tool holder and lies substantially in a plane passing through the rotational axis. By these means it is possible to produce bevels with the cutting edge. To solve the problem of shaping the bevels on the tube periphery as uniformly wide as possible even with non-circular tube cross-sections, and to avoid an irregular force requirement at the end of the separating operation, it is proposed according to the invention to arrange a resilient member between the tool holder and the spindle and to provide the tool holder with a spacing guide device for guiding the cutting tool relatively to the outer surface of the tube.

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Weilrod, Germany

Karl-Heinz Velte