A method of rolling a ring from a metal blank comprises mounting the blank (2) on a mandrel (4) between two forming rolls (6) located on opposite sides of the mandrel axis. A pair of lower growth control rolls (12) are located below and with their axes parallel to and on opposite sides of the mandrel axis (8), and a pair of upper growth control rolls (16) are arranged above and with their axes parallel and on opposite sides of the mandrel axis (8). The spacing between the pair of upper growth control rolls is different from that between the pair of lower growth control rolls. As the ring is rolled, both the forming rolls and the growth control rolls are engaged with it. In a modification of the method, the upper growth control rolls are replaced by a single roll (20) with its axis disposed directly over the mandrel axis.
申请公布号
WO2007017655(A1)
申请公布日期
2007.02.15
申请号
WO2006GB02937
申请日期
2006.08.04
申请人
FORMFLO LIMITED;HARRISON, ANDREW, J., L.;HANNIS, JASON, MICHAEL, PAUL;WILDING, DAVID, ALEXANDER
发明人
HARRISON, ANDREW, J., L.;HANNIS, JASON, MICHAEL, PAUL;WILDING, DAVID, ALEXANDER