Patents by Inventor Zhongkai Ren

Zhongkai Ren has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11975370
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a pulse current assisted uncanned rolling method for titanium-TiAl composite plates, including the following specific steps: 1. preparing titanium alloy sheets; 2. preparing TiAl alloy sheets; 3. uncanned lay-up; 4. pulse current assisted hot-rolling; 5. separation and subsequent processing, thus getting the titanium-TiAl composite plates. The composite plates are of good quality on the surface without oxide layer shedding, no cracks at the edges and the ends, with uniform and fine microstructures, good bonding interface and excellent mechanical properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Taiyuan University of Technology
    Inventors: Jianchao Han, Yi Jia, Tao Wang, Zhongkai Ren, Yuanming Liu, Dongping He, Sha Li, Miao Guo
  • Patent number: 11945015
    Abstract: A semi-automatic adjustment device for suppressing tension fluctuations during a rolling process of an ultra-thin strip includes a semi-automatic tension regulator, a semi-automatic tuned mass damper of variable stiffness and damping, a coiler, a tension roller and a twenty-high roller system. The semi-automatic tension regulator is disposed between the coiler and the tension roller, the semi-automatic tuned mass damper of variable stiffness and damping is disposed between the tension roller and the twenty-high roller system. The semi-automatic adjustment device can be used to reduce a short-time fluctuation impact of tension during startup and shutdown of a twenty-high roll mill when the twenty-high rolling mill rolls an ultra-thin strip, improve system stability, absorb the continuous micro disturbances generated during the rolling process of the twenty-high roll mill, and achieve flexible and stable adjustment of tension during the rolling process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: TAIYUAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Zhongkai Ren, Tao Wang, Xiao Liu, Peng Chen, Xiaobao Ma, Yaxing Liu, Qi Zhang
  • Patent number: 11911840
    Abstract: Disclosed are a continuous rolling device and method with interfacial temperature-force controllability for a seamless metal cladding pipe. The device comprises a multi-roller skew rolling mill set, an interfacial temperature-force controlled rolling mill set and a sizing and finishing mill set sequentially distributed along a rolling axis; and the interfacial temperature-force controlled rolling mill set comprises an interface temperature control module and an interface pressure control module sequentially distributed along the rolling axis, the interface pressure control module comprises two racks and a plurality of controlled rolling rollers circumferentially and evenly distributed along the rolling axis, two ends of the controlled rolling roller are respectively mounted on the two racks through corresponding screwdown apparatuses, and the interface pressure control module realizes passive driving through a spiral pushing force or a traction force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: TAIYUAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Tao Wang, Ce Ji, Xingcheng Wang, Wenbin Feng, Hui Niu, Zhongkai Ren, Wenwen Liu, Qingxue Huang
  • Publication number: 20240052446
    Abstract: A device for continuously applying a transverse tension in an annealing process of an ultra-thin strip, including an unfolding and receiving mechanism for unwinding and winding the strip and an orthopedic mechanism for correcting the strip including an annealing furnace, and two orthopedic assemblies fixedly arranged inside the annealing furnace; the two orthopedic assemblies are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the strip, are parallel to an advancing direction of the strip and correspond to side edges of the strip, and include annular guide rails; each annular guide rail is fixedly connected with the annealing furnace and is slidably connected with an orthopedic part; the orthopedic part corresponds to each side edge of the strip, and each annular guide rail is internally provided with a driving part; the driving part is in transmission connection with the orthopedic part, and the orthopedic part is communicated with an air source part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Zhongkai REN, Jingbi YANG, Xiao LIU, Tao WANG, Peng CHEN, Xiaobao MA, Liping BIAN
  • Patent number: 11845117
    Abstract: An asynchronous rolling mill with a super large diameter ratio comprises a rolling mill stand, a press-down device, a balancing device, an upper roll system, and an arc-shaped plate device. The arc-shaped plate device comprises an arc-shaped plate, the arc-shaped plate is arranged opposite to the upper roll, and the arc-shaped plate and the upper roll are cooperated to roll strips. The present disclosure also provides a method for rolling a strip using an asynchronous rolling mill with a super large diameter ratio. The asynchronous rolling mill can roll with super large diameter ratio and different speeds, and has a large angle to engage, thereby reducing the external friction force of a workpiece and improving strip forming quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: TAIYUAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Tao Wang, Zhiqiang Li, Gang Dai, Jianchao Han, Zhongkai Ren, Yuanming Liu, Qingxue Huang
  • Publication number: 20230399716
    Abstract: A pulse current processing apparatus includes a bidirectional tension and pulse current application apparatus, a real-time thin metal strip shape detection apparatus and a supporting base. In the apparatus, the tension is applied in the rolling direction and the transverse direction to effectively improve the strip shape flaws of the thin metal strip, and realize the rapid straightening of the thin metal strip; at the same time, the stress status of the thin metal strip is changed by applying the pulse current along the rolling direction or the transverse direction or applying different tensions in two directions; secondly, compared with the conventional heat-preservation heating and annealing apparatus, the pulse current can realize high-efficiency control of mechanical properties of the thin metal strip, and rapidly eliminate the internal stress; further, the strip shape is monitored by the laser ranging to ensure the strip shape consistency of the thin metal strip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Tao WANG, Haoran ZHANG, Qi LIU, Qingshan DING, Shufeng WEI, Wanwan FAN, Zhongkai REN
  • Patent number: 11833559
    Abstract: A transverse vibration rolling system and a preparation method for a double-layer metal composite ultra-thin strip relate to a technical field of rolling, which solve problems including poor rolling and bonding effects, low geometric accuracy, and poor plate shape quality of metal composite ultra-thin strips. The transverse vibration rolling system includes: a first roll, a second roll, a first hydraulic vibrator, a second hydraulic vibrator, a first hydraulic motor, a second hydraulic motor, a check valve, a first hydraulic pump, a first overflow valve, an oil tank, a controller, a second overflow valve, a second hydraulic pump, an electromagnetic reversing valve, a first speed control valve, and a second speed control valve. The transverse vibration of the rolls of the present invention can apply transverse shearing force on the ultra-thin metal strips during the bond rolling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: TAIYUAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Jingwei Zhao, Tao Wang, Linan Ma, Jianchao Han, Yuanming Liu, Zhongkai Ren, Qingxue Huang
  • Patent number: 11813652
    Abstract: A hydraulically controlled backing roller includes a mandrel, two cover plates which are installed at two ends of the mandrel through screws respectively, and two screwdown gears which are installed at two end portions of the mandrel respectively. The two screwdown gears are engaged with an output rack of a screwdown hydraulic cylinder, multiple saddle ring sets are sleeved on the mandrel at equal intervals, a saddle ring of each of the saddle ring sets is fixed with a frame through a fan-shaped plate, a backing bearing is provided between two adjacent saddle ring sets; an inner eccentric ring of the each of the saddle ring sets is driven to rotate by hydraulic driving, so that the mandrel has a deflection deformation, and the deflection deformation is transmitted to other adjacent rollers through the backing bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: TAIYUAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Tao Wang, Qingshan Ding, Shufeng Wei, Zhenhua Wang, Xiao Liu, Xiaobin Fu, Zhongkai Ren
  • Publication number: 20230321702
    Abstract: An asynchronous rolling mill with a super large diameter ratio comprises a rolling mill stand, a press-down device, a balancing device, an upper roll system, and an arc-shaped plate device. The arc-shaped plate device comprises an arc-shaped plate, the arc-shaped plate is arranged opposite to the upper roll, and the arc-shaped plate and the upper roll are cooperated to roll strips. The present disclosure also provides a method for rolling a strip using an asynchronous rolling mill with a super large diameter ratio. The asynchronous rolling mill can roll with super large diameter ratio and different speeds, and has a large angle to engage, thereby reducing the external friction force of a workpiece and improving strip forming quality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Tao WANG, Zhiqiang LI, Gang DAI, Jianchao HAN, Zhongkai REN, Yuanming LIU, Qingxue HUANG
  • Publication number: 20230289607
    Abstract: Disclosed is a neural network model optimization method based on an annealing process for a stainless steel ultra-thin strip, which belongs to the technical field of data analysis. Aiming at the defects of a size effect caused by a difference of the stainless steel ultra-thin strip from a macroscopic size, a poor adaptability of a common stainless steel mechanical property prediction method and the like, and a good capability of a neural network for processing a complex nonlinear problem, the method comprises modeling various factors influencing annealing of the stainless steel ultra-thin strip by utilizing an artificial neural network, thus predicting and controlling a mechanical property and a microscopic structure after annealing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Zhixiong ZHANG, Yongwei FU, Tao WANG, Xiaoyan XIONG, Zhongkai REN, Yuanming LIU, Tianxiang WANG, Xi LIAO
  • Patent number: 11745233
    Abstract: A single-side tower-type roller system based asynchronous rolling mill for rolling an ultra-thin composite strip and a hydraulic system therefor are provided. The mill includes a machine frame and reel assemblies. An upper roller system assembly and a lower roller system assembly are arranged in the machine frame. A down-pressing assembly is arranged on the machine frame and used to adjust a roll gap between the upper roller system assembly and the lower roller system assembly. A support roller balance assembly is arranged on the machine frame and used to support and balance the upper roller system assembly. The lower roller system assembly includes right and left working rollers. The right working roller is a plain roller. The left working roller is a patterned roller. A left-pressing assembly is arranged on the machine frame and used to adjust a roll gap between the right and left working rollers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: TAIYUAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Zhongkai Ren, Tao Wang, Xiao Liu, He Li, Jianchao Han, Dongping He, Qingxue Huang
  • Publication number: 20230066668
    Abstract: A single-side tower-type roller system based asynchronous rolling mill for rolling an ultra-thin composite strip and a hydraulic system therefor are provided. The mill includes a machine frame and reel assemblies. An upper roller system assembly and a lower roller system assembly are arranged in the machine frame. A down-pressing assembly is arranged on the machine frame and used to adjust a roll gap between the upper roller system assembly and the lower roller system assembly. A support roller balance assembly is arranged on the machine frame and used to support and balance the upper roller system assembly. The lower roller system assembly includes right and left working rollers. The right working roller is a plain roller. The left working roller is a patterned roller. A left-pressing assembly is arranged on the machine frame and used to adjust a roll gap between the right and left working rollers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Zhongkai Ren, Tao Wang, Xiao Liu, He Li, Jianchao Han, Dongping He, Qingxue Huang
  • Publication number: 20230052873
    Abstract: A hydraulically controlled backing roller includes a mandrel, two cover plates which are installed at two ends of the mandrel through screws respectively, and two screwdown gears which are installed at two end portions of the mandrel respectively. The two screwdown gears are engaged with an output rack of a screwdown hydraulic cylinder, multiple saddle ring sets are sleeved on the mandrel at equal intervals, a saddle ring of each of the saddle ring sets is fixed with a frame through a fan-shaped plate, a backing bearing is provided between two adjacent saddle ring sets; an inner eccentric ring of the each of the saddle ring sets is driven to rotate by hydraulic driving, so that the mandrel has a deflection deformation, and the deflection deformation is transmitted to other adjacent rollers through the backing bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Tao Wang, Qingshan Ding, Shufeng Wei, Zhenhua Wang, Xiao Liu, Xiaobin Fu, Zhongkai Ren
  • Publication number: 20220314864
    Abstract: The invention relates to an emergency support robot for polar UAVs, belonging to the technical field of emergency support robots for polar UAVs. The technical problem to be solved is to improve the structure of the existing emergency support robots for polar UAVs. The technical scheme adopted is as follows: the robot is of a car body structure; a support table is arranged on the upper side of the chassis of the car body; a traveling mechanism is arranged on both sides of the chassis of the car body; the two sides of the support table are hinged with a pair of casings through hinged buckles and push rods; the casings are also provided with a wind power plant; the support table is provided with a launching guide rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Tao Wang, Jinzhu Zhang, Wei Shi, Hanqing Shi, Xiaoxiong Ma, Qinkang Sun, Caiyun Zhao, Xiaoyan Xiong, Hefeng Wang, Zhongkai Ren, Xiaobao Ma
  • Publication number: 20220259797
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a cross-linking enhanced meta-aramid and a preparation method therefor. In the method, an isocyanate is used as a cross-linking agent, treatment is performed for a period of time at a certain temperature after a catalyst is added, and then water washing, drying, and heat setting are performed to prepare a high-strength meta-aramid. With the present disclosure, a cross-linked meta-aramid is prepared and has an improved binding force between fibers and has excellent mechanical properties and high temperature resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Zhenhong GUAN, Zhongkai REN, Shidong PAN, Dan LI, Xubo ZHOU, Wenhua YANG
  • Publication number: 20220241831
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a pulse current assisted uncanned rolling method for titanium-TiAl composite plates, including the following specific steps: 1. preparing titanium alloy sheets; 2. preparing TiAl alloy sheets; 3. uncanned lay-up; 4. pulse current assisted hot-rolling; 5. separation and subsequent processing, thus getting the titanium-TiAl composite plates. The composite plates are of good quality on the surface without oxide layer shedding, no cracks at the edges and the ends, with uniform and fine microstructures, good bonding interface and excellent mechanical properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Jianchao HAN, Yi JIA, Tao WANG, Zhongkai REN, Yuanming LIU, Dongping HE, Sha LI, Miao GUO
  • Publication number: 20220184678
    Abstract: A method for setting a roll gap of sinusoidal corrugated rolling for a metal composite plate includes steps of: determining entrance thicknesses, exit thicknesses, a width, and a rolling temperature of a difficult-to-deform metal slab and an easy-to-deform metal slab; detecting a roll speed and an entrance speed of a metal composite slab, obtaining a roll radius and friction factors; determining parameters of a sinusoidal corrugating roll and a quantity of complete sinusoidal corrugations on the sinusoidal corrugating roll; then calculating a time required for a complete corrugated rolling; calculating a rolling force at any time during the sinusoidal corrugated rolling of the metal composite plate; and calculating the roll gap S of the corrugated rolling at any time according to the rolling force F, and configuring a rolling mill to have the roll gap S according to an actual rolling schedule before normal production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Yaunming Liu, Tao Wang, Pingju Hao, Zhenhua Wang, Dongping He, Zhongkai Ren, Jianchao Han, Qingxue Huang
  • Publication number: 20220152675
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the technical field of fabricating a metal composite strip, and specifically relates to a method for differential temperature rolling of composite strips based on actions of a friction roller and a device thereof. A method for differential temperature rolling of composite strips based on actions of a friction roller comprises steps of: S1: preparing a metal strip to be bonded, and performing surface treatment on the metal strip to be bonded; S2: frictionally heating the metal strip to be bonded by several sets of friction roller heating devices; measuring a surface temperature of the friction-heated metal strip to be bonded strip by a temperature detector; according to a measured temperature, adjusting a rotation speed of the friction roller in the friction roller heating devices; and S3: transporting the heated metal strip to be bonded to a rolling mill for rolling to obtain a metal composite strip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Tao Wang, Changjiang Wang, Yue Wu, Peng Chen, Jianchao Han, Zhongkai Ren, Yuanming Liu, Qingxue Huang
  • Publication number: 20220136558
    Abstract: A large-scale axle intelligent cross wedge rolling mill for rail transit includes a main transmission device, a memorial arch unit, two worm-gear pressing devices, a roll assembly and two guide devices. The separation sleeves are engaged with the upper slide shaft and the lower slide shaft, respectively. Two lower shaft necks are detachably connected with the left end surface and the right end surface of the lower roller, respectively; two upper shaft necks are detachably connected with the left end surface and the right end surface of the upper roller, respectively, so that the quick disconnection of the upper and lower rollers with the upper and lower shaft necks is able to be achieved, so as to quickly operate and install the roll to meet the requirement of quick mold replacement, thus improving the flexibility of rolling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Zhibing Chu, Baoyu Wang, Zhongkai Ren, Shulin Li, Yugui Li, Xinliang Zhou, Xianan Huang, Junsheng Xu, Jianxin Qin, Yafeng Ji, Jinping Liu
  • Publication number: 20220097111
    Abstract: A plate and strip rolling process oriented efficient and stable current applying manipulator is provided, which aims to effectively avoid potential safety hazards caused integral electrifying of the rack during normal current applying, can improve the defects that current loss is caused by a normal current applying way and the service life of the roller is shortened, and the difficulty in applying pulse current to plate strips while rolling plate strips with limited length dimensions at a higher temperature, and can realize stable loading of pulse current with limited dimension, and effectively act pulse current within a rolling region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Zhongkai Ren, Xiongwei Guo, Hanqing Shi, Tao Wang, Xiaobao Ma, Peng Chen, Jianchao Han, Yuanming Liu, Qingxue Huang