Abstract: In a continuous screw conveyor or auger, the rotatable screw member comprises a helical radial blade (“flighting”) carried on a central driving shaft. The flighting is formed by providing a raw metal strip, generally of uniform thickness, performing optional compression and flaring of the metal strip, and rolling the metal strip between a pair of opposed, preferably offset, conical rolls. In contrast to prior art rolls, the present invention provides on at least one of those rolls a stepped conical rolling surface formed so as to exert a lesser and reducing rolling pressure on an outer portion of the helical blade being formed, thereby to produce a blade in which the outer portion tapers to a thickness which is preferably 125% of the thickness of the ingoing material to provide a greater wear resistant surface, a longer working life to the flighting and improved output performance.

Abstract: In a continuous screw conveyor or auger, the rotatable screw member comprises a helical radial blade (“flighting”) carried on a central driving shaft. The flighting is formed by providing a raw metal strip, generally of uniform thickness, performing optional compression and flaring of the metal strip, and rolling the metal strip between a pair of opposed, preferably offset, conical rolls. In contrast to prior art rolls, the present invention provides on at least one of those rolls a stepped conical rolling surface formed so as to exert a lesser and reducing rolling pressure on an outer portion of the helical blade being formed, thereby to produce a blade in which the outer portion tapers to a thickness which is preferably 125% of the thickness of the ingoing material to provide a greater wear resistant surface, a longer working life to the flighting and improved output performance.

Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a stator core of an electric rotating machine, a cylindrical laminated core is formed by thinning a side portion of a steel plate with magnetic pole teeth and helically winding the steel sheet, and the stator core is manufactured by performing ironing for the laminated core. This laminated core has steel sheets aligned along the axial direction thereof, and the sheets have respective thinned outer end portions spaced apart from one another on the outer side of the laminated core. In the ironing, the thinned outer end portions of the steel sheets are brought into contact with one another in a forming apparatus, and an ironing load is given to the thinned outer end portions to shorten lengths of the thinned outer end portions in the radial direction of the laminated core at a predetermined value.

Abstract: A method of forming an extended surface heat transfer fin by differentially rolling a metal strip having a wedge-shaped profile. The method includes linearly stretching the thicker edge of the metal strip to a greater degree than the thinner edge.

Abstract: A device for manufacturing a screw (2) comprises a cylindrical support (3) having a horizontal axis (x-13 x)and being rotatable there about. A straight bar (7) is wound spirally about the support (3). The bar (7) is constrained to a guide (8) and can perform movements in a parallel direction to the axis (x—x) of the support (3) on command of a translator provided with an endless screw (14). The process for manufacturing the screw comprises controlling axial movement of the guide (8) in a predetermined rapport with the rotation of the support (3). The invention is particularly applicable in the manufacture of a screw for a screw conveyor.

Abstract: An interconnect structure for use with solar cells and like devices which are subject to compressive and/or expansive forces through packaging or in application comprises a flattened spiral of a metal strip. The interconnect is fabricated by first providing a length of metal strip, wrapping the metal strip around a cylindrical or flat mandrel or otherwise folded in a helical pattern, removing the mandrel, and then flattening the metal strip to reduce thickness of the interconnect.

Abstract: An apparatus for forming a spirally wound stator core includes a pair of forming rollers having a wedge-shaped gap therebetween, a winding drum, a drum-drive motor, and a roller presser. A strip of magnetic material is inserted into the wedge-shaped gap to be pressed at a controlled pressure so that the strip is bent into a spiral with one side of the strip being radially inside. The controlled pressure is changed automatically according to a memorized relationship between the rotation speeds of the pair of forming rollers and suitable pressures applied to the strip.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a coil is composed of the step of rolling a conductor of trapezoidal cross section or a conductor of rectangular cross section in the longitudinal direction thereof. An amount of deformation is gradually increased from a side of the conductor corresponding to the inner side of the coil toward a side of the conductor corresponding to the outer side of the coil. As a result, the conductor of trapezoidal cross section is formed into a coiled conductor of rectangular cross section, or the conductor of rectangular cross section is formed into a coiled conductor of trapezoidal cross section. In this way, rolling and coiling of the conductor are performed simultaneously to produce a coil.

Abstract: A method of making a coil spring wherein the external surfaces of the convolutions have cylindrical major portions and flats which abut the neighboring convolutions when a spring is compressed flat under load. This reduces the likelihood of radial displacement of one or more convolutions under load and the likelihood of a reduction of the axial length of the coil spring when in its unstressed condition subsequent to being repeatedly compressed flat under load. The external surface of each convolution can be provided with one or two flats, and the planes of the two flats preferably make a small acute angle if the coil spring is caused to assume an arcuate shape when in actual use.

Abstract: A strip rolling mill of cluster type has, on at least one side of the strip path, a work roll, a plurality of intermediate rolls supporting said work roll and a plurality of backing bearing assemblies supporting said intermediate rolls. Each backing bearing assembly has a row of backing bearing units and shape control means by which the backing bearing units are adjustable relative to the work roll axis so that strip shape control can be applied. All backing bearing assemblies on one side of the strip path have such shape control means. In the mill at least two of the shape control means are independently operable so as to apply respectively different shape control patterns to the work roll.

Abstract: In a continuous screw conveyor or auger, the rotatable screw member (12) comprises a helical radial blade (28) (known as "flighting") which is preferably carried on a central driving shaft (26). The flighting (28) is formed by rolling a rectangular metal strip of uniform thickness between a pair of opposed, preferably offset, conical rolls (56, 58).

Abstract: An apparatus and process is provided for forming a helical barbed tape. The process first involves supplying rolled steel which is passed to an apparatus for blanking barbs and cutting the steel into strips. The strips are mounted on individual cassettes. The tape subsequently is fed from a cassette to a barb sensor and barb setter. The barb setter moves with the tape to effect the required offset in response to the sensed presence of a barb cluster. The tape then advances to a roll former which exerts a controlled differential pressure on opposed sides of the tape to create a uniform circular coil. The tape will have an unequal thickness across its width with the differential thickness being substantially uniform along the length of the tape.

Abstract: An apparatus and process is provided for forming a helical barbed tape. The process first involves supplying rolled steel which is passed to an apparatus for blanking barbs and cutting the steel into strips. The strips are mounted on individual cassettes. The tape subsequently is fed from a cassette to a barb sensor and barb setter. The barb setter moves with the tape to effect the required offset in response to the sensed presence of a barb cluster. The tape then advances to a roll former which exerts a controlled differential pressure on opposed sides of the tape to create a uniform circular coil. The tape will have an unequal thickness across its width with the differential thickness being substantially uniform along the length of the tape.

Abstract: An appartus and process is provided for forming a helical barbed tape. The process first involves supplying rolled steel which is passed to an apparatus for blanking barbs and cutting the steel into strips. The strips are mounted on individual cassettes. The tape subsequently is fed from a cassette to a barb sensor and barb setter. The barb setter moves with the tape to effect the required offset in response to the sensed presence of a barb cluster. The tape then advances to a roll former which exerts a controlled differential pressure on opposed sides of the tape to create a uniform circular coil. The tape will have an unequal thickness across its width with the differential thickness being substantially uniform along the length of the tape.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for fixedly positioning a rotationally symmetrical constructional part having an irregular longitudinal peripheral wall consisting of a plurality of spirally wound juxtaposed tubes. The apparatus comprises a rotatable core having a peripheral surface corresponding to the inner contour of the peripheral wall for supporting the tubes with means for rotating the core about the axis of symmetry. Clamping devices are included for fixedly positioning the ends of the tubes on the core. A wire wrapping device is positioned alongside the core for applying a removable temporary wire wrapping of non-circular wire cross-section under tensile stress to the surface of the tubes.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for manufacturing helically wound coils is disclosed which is capable of constantly producing dimensionally accurate edge-wound stator cores for dynamoelectric machines. The device uses a rotating ring of pins to pull a prepunched continuous strip of material between two components which operate cooperatively to deform the strip by thinning one of its edges. The deforming force is held constant to avoid aberrational deformations due to variations in strip thickness. A braking means provides tension on the strip as it progresses through its deformation and a suitable dereeler provides a continuous supply of straight, pre-punched strip material. The apparatus provides for either two power driven deforming members or one power driven member and one idler.

Abstract: A method of and an apparatus for fabricating a spiral fin in which a strip of material is bent with rolling by a pair of rolls while being imparted with a tension to reduce the speed at which the strip is drawn between the pair of rolls to reduce a compressive force applied to a portion of the strip corresponding to an outer edge portion of the spiral fin, thereby improving the forming limit of the spiral fin.

Abstract: A continuously fed band is coiled edgewise into a coil so that a maximum elongation of said band occurs at its edge which forms the external diameter of the coil, whereas the elongation uniformly decreases towards the opposite edge. At one side of the band, radially extending recesses are provided. The proposed device for effecting the novel method comprises a bed having mounted thereon a band tensioning means, a straight guide and an arched guide between which there is interposed a shaping member. Recesses provided in the bed receive a rotary disc having fingers which are uniformly spaced thereon and set into reciprocating motion with the aid of a cam. The continuously fed band is driven along two guide channels, one of which is straight and formed by the bed and the straight guide. The second guide channel is arched and formed by a portion of the rotary disc and the arched guide. The shaping member is constructed as a die with a wedge-shaped head.