Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho

Kobe Steel, Ltd.

Tatsuhiko Noyori

Akira Asari

Takahisa Tabuchi

Tsuneharu Masuda

Masakazu Ueda

Tetsuro Takehata

Tetsuro Takehata, Deceased

Takahiko Ishii

Hidehiro Tsuzuki

Munenori Soejima

Masanobu Aoki

Takashi Kajima

Masao Mizoguchi

Tetsuya Miyauchi

Yukuo Mizoguchi

Akira Aasari

An indirect extrusion press in which a seal block (16) is provided with a disc portion (18) to be fitted in a billet receiving bore (25) of a container (24) and is also provided with a cylindrical portion (19) contiguous to the disc portion (18) and having an outside diameter larger than the billet receiving bore (25) which is provided at the fore end of a pressure stem (15), and a die stem (21) is disposed in front of and coaxially with the pressure stem (15). Billet (V) is loaded onto an axis of the press by means of a billet loader (29), then charged into the billet receiving bore (25) of the container (24) from the pressure stem (15) side and then extruded through the die stem (21) in a state wherein one end of the billet receiving bore (25) of the container (24) is closed with the seal block (16). A plurality of circumferentially spaced notches (20) are formed in the press axis direction on the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion (19) of the seal block (16), both the container (24) and the billet loader (29) are movable toward the pressure stem (15), and a billet support portion (35) provided at the fore end of the billet loader (29) is formed with projections (39) adapted to engage the notches (20) and be guided thereby, the projections (39) being formed in the press axis direction.

Indirect extrusion press

An indirect extrusion press including a die assembly having a loose die detachably mounted on a die stem and axially movable relative to a billet container for extruding a billet through a die hole, and a die handling mechanism for transferring the die assembly between the press center and a position outside the press machine, the indirect extrusion press including a reduced diameter portion provided in the rear end portion of the die stem and defining a stepped wall portion; a loose die detachably mounted on the end face of the reduced diameter portion; and a detachable cleaning ring loosely fitted on the reduced diameter portion of the die stem in abutting engagement with the stepped wall portion and in axially spaced relation with the loose die, the cleaning ring being in sliding engagement with the inner periphery of the billet container in the extruding phase of the press operation to remove container shells. The press may further include as part of the die handling mechanism a chuck member for releasably gripping the loose die and cleaning ring and movable for transferring the die and ring in spaced relation between the press center and a retracted position outside the press machine, and a knocking member movable into the space between the loose die and cleaning ring at the retracted position to knock off container shells from a gap between the loose die and the cleaning ring.

A billet scalper including a die assembly with a scalping die, a pressing mechanism with a stem member in axial alignment with the scalping die for pressing a billet thereinto, and a chip ejector located around the circumference of the scalping die and movable axially back and forth beyond a free end face of the scalping die to remove chips therefrom. The die assembly including the scalping die is movable between a position at the center of the scalper and an outer receded position to permit easy maintenance and service of the die assembly including replacements and cleaning of scalping dies. In a preferred form, the scalper is constructed integrally with an extrusion press to perform the billet scalping operation in timed relation with the extruding operation to shorten the time of press cycle.

Billet scalper and drive mechanism therefor

An apparatus for sequentially feeding and stacking elongated or lengthy material in a receptacle channel of a load-carrying bed or stand. The apparatus is constructed to transfer the elongated material to the receptacle channel by a reduced number of support beams which are movable vertically to permit adjustment of the distance the elongated material is to be dropped onto the receptacle channel from the support beams.

Apparatus for stacking elongated materials

A method for cleaning inner surfaces of a container on an indirect extrusion press, using a loose die including an extruding die portion and a separable cleaning die portion. The die is continuously used after contributing to the cleaning in each cycle of press operation, replacing the cleaning die portion alone in an ejected position after extrusion of a billet.

Method and cleaning container on indirect extrusion press

An indirect extrusion press including a press frame body of the Rahmen structure. The press frame body is formed of a press platen and a main cylinder frame, which are rigidly connected together. Movably disposed between the press platen and main cylinder frame is a container adapted to retain a billet therein. A die stem fixedly extends toward the container from the platen while a pressing stem slidably extends toward the container from the main cylinder frame. Hydraulic cylinders are provided with the platen to shift the container back and forth along the longitudinal center line of the press. Hydraulic coupling cylinders are also provided with a crosshead from which the pressing stem extends and the pistons of both cylinders are connected to their respective container holders. The relative position of the container and pressing stem is maintained constant during an extrusion stroke so that the container-shifting force is added to an extrusion force. An effective scalping operation of the container is performed by using not only the container-shifting cylinders but also the coupling cylinders. An intermediate frame may also be slidably provided on the die stem such that the shifting force for the intermediate frame may also be added to the extrusion force or scalping force. The extra extrusion force is received by the container and its related moving members, thereby enabling use of the press frame body without reinforcement and allowing a reduction in the total number of parts and weight necessary, and simplification of the press.

A mandrel cleaning device capable of automatically performing cleaning operation in an extrusion press of the type which has a pressurizing stem for pressing a billet in a container toward a die and a mandrel axially slidable in and relative to the pressurizing stem for determining the internal shape of a hollow extruding material, the mandrel cleaning device having a rotary mechanism for rotating the mandrel about its axis, a grinder mechanism adapted to grind a tip portion at the fore end of the mandrel, and a transfer mechanism for moving the grinder mechanism toward and away from the mandrel.

Mandrel cleaning device for extrusion press

A pull-back type indirect extrusion press is designed so that the scalping of billets can be effected inside the press independently of extrusion cycles and the scalped billet is allowed to stand by in a billet extrusion standby space which is provided with a heating element to heat the standby billet to maintain the same at a required temperature and into which a billet oxidation-preventive gas is admitted to prevent oxidation of the standby billet.

Pull-back type indirect extrusion press

A die stem for an extrusion press connected at its one end to a die holder including a first connecting construction such as a screw or a bayonet provided in the inner bore of the end portion of a sleeve received by the inner bore of the die stem, and a second connecting construction such as a screw or a bayonet provided at the rear end projection of the die holder, the second connecting construction being adapted to cooperate with the first connecting construction, whereby the compression stress at the connecting portion thereof due to the extrusion force is prevented from taking place.

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Kobe, Japan

Tatsuhiko Noyori