BE1029785B1 - Pick-up module, cutting table equipped with such take-up module and its use - Google Patents

Abstract

Cutting table (7) provided with a worktop (2) on which the carrier (4) to be cut out is or can be placed and with at least one X-Y cutting module (8) for cutting out the figures from the carrier (4), whereby the cutting module (8) is mounted on an arm (9) extending in at least one direction over at least a part of the worktop (2), the cutting table (7) being provided with a computer-controlled take-up module (1) for said worktop ( 2) for receiving and moving cut-out figures (3) from a carrier (4) away from the work surface (2), characterized in that the receiving module (1) is arranged on an arm (5) extending in at least one direction at least part of the work surface (2) extends, which receiving module (1) contains at least one movable module (1a) and at least one receiving element (1b), the movable module (1a) along the arm (5) on which the receiving module (1 ) is mounted can move and whereby the pick-up element (1b) picks up and moves the cut-out figures (3) from the worktop (2).

Description

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Pick-up module, cutting table provided with such take-up module and use thereof, & The present invention relates to a take-up module for taking a figure from and/or to a cutting table.

Various cutting tables with a cutting module are already known, which are used for cutting all kinds of objects, including paper, cardboard, fabric, sticker foil, plastic foil, textile foil, but also metal, wood and the like. figures, for example a logo, pattern, text, drawings, photographs and the like, which figures are typically created with computer software. 26 These objects are then placed on a cutting table in order to cut out figures,

However, several figures are often printed on one object to be cut, which are usually intended for different customers,

In that case, these figures are often also different in shape and/or dimensions and/or the like,

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The predefined cutting table is usually an X-Y cutting table with

Gene or several X-Y cutting modules and can cut out the different figures from the object. > The various figures must be removed from the cutting table after cutting them and, if necessary, sorted for the various customers and/or assignments.

This can be done manually or by means of a robot. However, there are several drawbacks associated with both,

The manual removal of the figures entails relatively high labor costs.

In addition, the manual removal of the figures is also limited in range to about one meter and the sorting of the figures is sensitive to human error, whereby, for example, figures from customers and/or assignments can be exchanged,

Picking up and possibly sorting figures can also be done by means of an industrial robot.

Such a robot is provided with "a robot arm which is attached at one end to the cutting table or to the surface in the vicinity of the cutting table and is provided with a gripper at the opposite end which can remove the figures from the cutting table one by one 39 and can sort if necessary,

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The known robots are very suitable for performing the same repetitive task. This is often not the case for picking up and possibly sorting owl-cut figures from a cutting table,

The cut-out figures often contain different shapes and/or dimensions and/or are located at a different position on the cutting table and/or the like, especially if the cut-out figures are intended for several customers and/or assignments.

A disadvantage of this is that the robot has to be programmed dynamically, which is very difficult and time-consuming and requires specialized personnel, and thus also entails high costs.

In addition, it is not possible to pick up and remove a figure of any size and/or certain weight and/or shape and/or material from the cutting table,

For example, the rchot arm, in particular its gripper, may be designed to be too large and/or too heavy and/or not to be picked up and/or removed from the cutting table.

The robot also has a limited reach, in this case of about five meters. Although the reach of the robot is greater than that of a person when manually removing the figures, this reach is not sufficient for larger cutting tables.

Robots, especially with such a range, entail high costs,

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When the robot has to reach relatively far to reach a cut-out figure, the chance of making an error is greater, especially if the figures are relatively small. such a robot also takes up a relatively large amount of space, making the cutting table less versatile and less ergonomic,

The industrial robot is also relatively dangerous for a user, so a safety box must be installed around the robot and its outreach to protect the robot, in order to comply with current safety standards.

Such a safety box is not only expensive and complex, but also takes up a relatively large amount of space and is not very ergonomic.

In addition, it is relatively difficult to remove surpluses and/or waste that falls on the ground through the safety barrier.

The present invention aims to provide a solution to at least one of the aforementioned and other disadvantages.

To this end, the invention contemplates a computer-controlled pick-up module for a worktop for picking up and moving cut-out figures from a carrier away from the worktop, the take-up module being mounted on an arm extending in at least one direction over at least one part of the worktop, which pick-up module has at least one movable module and at least the pick-up element, the movable module being able to move over the arm on which the pick-up module is mounted and the pick-up element holding the cut-out figures from the

S worksheet.

An advantage is that the inclusion and displacement of cut-out figures from a carrier is not limited in the width of the worksheet. 16

Another advantage is that such a recording module is relatively easy to use. such a recording module is more robust and can comply with safety regulations, so that the use of a safety box is not necessary,

This not only reduces the cost of the recording module, it also saves a lot of space, making the recording module 2 user-friendly and increasing flexibility.

The receiving element is preferably provided with one or more suction cups for sucking the cut-out figures from the carrier, which is relatively simple, cheap and efficient.

In an alternative embodiment, the pick-up elements can be designed as one or more grippers for gripping the cut-out figures.

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The aforementioned grippers can be needle grippers, which are intended for picking up and displacing figures made of a permeable material.

This offers the advantage that the pick-up module can pick up and move different types of materials, including cok materials that cannot be picked up with the known robots.

The take-up module can be provided with one or more feet that at least press on the carrier next to the cut-out figures during take-up.

The take-up element and the feet are preferably positioned such that the feet press on the support near the cut-out figure being captured while the take-up element is above the take-up cut-out figure,

This offers the advantage that the cut-out figures can easily be picked up and moved without the carrier being unintentionally moved along with it.

The present invention also relates to a cutting table provided with a take-up module according to the invention.

The cutting table is provided with a work surface on which the carrier to be cut out is or can be arranged and with an X-Y cutting module for cutting out the figures from the carrier, the receiving module being arranged after the X-Y cutting module.

The cutting table can be equipped with one arm on which several pick-up modules are mounted,

An advantage of this is that the cut-out figures can be removed from the carriers relatively quickly and can be moved, so that more work can be done in the same period of time.

Alternatively, the cutting table can also be provided with several arms, each with at least one receiving module, which arms are spaced apart.

The preformed arms, each with at least one take-up module, can be controlled separately in such a way that several take-up modules can simultaneously pick up cut-out figures from the same carrier or from several carriers, which saves time.

A cutting module can also be arranged on the arms, each with at least one receiving module,

The cutting table can also be provided with several arms for the surrounding modules, which are preferably spaced apart,

An advantage of this is that several pick-up modules can pick up one figure together, so that larger and/or heavier figures can also be picked up and moved.

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This is particularly advantageous for figures that are made of a heavy and/or a rigid and/or a thick material such as wood and/or thicker cardboard and/or the like,

The receiving module is preferably movable relative to the carrier. This can be realized because the computer module is movable over an arm as well as because the arm itself is movable as well as a combination thereof.

As a result, the pick-up module has a very large reach over the cutting table and the pick-up module can even move over the entire cutting table if desired,

With the aim of better demonstrating the features of the invention, some preferred embodiments of a pick-up module according to the invention and a cutting table equipped with such a pick-up module as well as use thereof are described below, by way of example without any limiting character, with reference to the appended drawings, in which: figure 1 shows schematically and in perspective a cutting table with a receiving module according to the invention; figure 2 represents part F2 from figure 1; figure 3 shows an alternative embodiment of figure 2; figures 4 and 5 show alternative embodiments of figure 1,

Figure 1 shows a pick-up module 1 which is intended to be used with a worktop 2 for capturing and moving cut-out figures 3 from a carrier 4.

The recording module 1 is mounted on an arm 5 which extends in

D extends in at least one direction over at least part of the work surface 2.

In the case of figure 1, the arm 5 extends over the entire width B of the worktop 2, the length L id of the arm 5 in this example being even longer than the width B of the worktop 2.

The longitudinal direction of the worktop 2 is determined by the direction in which the carrier 4 is moved,

The width B of the worktop is transverse to the aforementioned longitudinal direction of the worktop 2.

The pick-up module 1 is provided with at least one movable module 1a and at least one pick-up element ib, the movable module ia being able to move along the arm 5 on which the pick-up module 1 is arranged and the pick-up element 1b receiving the cut-out figures 3 in the carrier 4 from the worktop. 2, whether or not one by one.

To receive the cut-out figures 3, the pick-up elements 10 move in the direction of the carrier 4 and preferably perpendicular to the carrier α up to the cut-out figure 5 which will receive the pick-up element 1b.

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The pick-up element 1b can contain one or more suction cups for sucking the cut-out figures 3 from the carrier 4, in the example shown in figure 2 the take-up element Ib contains six suction cups,

Alternatively, the receiving elements 1b may contain one or more grippers for gripping the cut-out figures 3 in the carrier 4 as shown in figure 3.

Such grippers K can be, for example, needle grippers, which are intended for receiving and leaving cut-out Figures 3 from a permeable material.

The pick-up module 1 is preferably provided with one or more feet 6 that at least press on the carrier 4 next to the cut-out figures 3 during the pick-up thereof,

The pick-up element 1b and the feet 6 are positioned such that the feet and grips on the carrier 4 are close to the cut-out figure 3 being picked up, while the pick-up element 1b is above the cut-out figure 3 to be picked up.

The aforementioned feelers 5° can have different shapes, for example the feet 6 can be designed as

Protruding tapers or pins with a flat contact surface that can contact the carrier 4.

Alternatively, the feet & can also be suction cups, where the suction function is not active,

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However, it is also possible that feet 6 are rollers, a part of the tread being in contact with the carrier 4 around the cut-out figures 3 to be received and pressing on it. Figure 4 shows a cutting table 7 which is provided with a work surface 2 on which the carrier 4 to be cut out is or can be arranged and with an X-Y cutting module & for cutting out the Figures from the carrier 4, where id is the cutting module 8 mounted on an arm 9 extending in at least one direction over at least part of the worktop 2,

Such cutting table 7, generally also called X-Y cutting table, is provided with a pick-up module 1 as described above,

In an alternative embodiment, the cutting table 7 can be provided with one arm 3 on which several receiving modules 1 are arranged, as shown in figure 4.

The pick-up modules 1 located on the same arm 5 move parallel to each other,

Another possibility consists in the cutting table 7 being provided with several arms 5, each with at least one receiving module 1, which arms 5 are spaced apart from each other.

It is also possible that the cutting table 7 is provided with several cutting modules & and/or several arms 9 on which the cutting modules 8 are arranged.

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The aforementioned arms 5 and 9 are preferably movable in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the cutting modules 8 and/or the receiving modules 1 move,

In other words, the arms 9 of the cutting modules 8 and/or the arms 5 of the receiving modules 1 can move in a direction parallel to the direction in which the conveyor belt moves.

In a preferred embodiment, the cutting table 7 is provided with a control 13, more specifically a computer-controlled control, for controlling the one or more comee modules L.

The aforementioned controller 13 is preferably the same controller 13 for controlling the cutting module 8,

This offers the advantage that only one control 13 is needed with the necessary software that can control both the cutting modules 8 and the pick-up modules 1, so that with one control 13 the figures can be both cut out and picked up and moved and possibly also sorted, which saves both time if more efficient.

This makes the use of the cutting table 7 much easier than with the known cutting tables with robot arm,

The cutting table 7 is preferably provided with one or more collecting trays 10 for receiving the cut-out figures 11 picked up,

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These collection trays 10 are preferably provided along at least one side of the worktop 2 or part thereof,

Such receptacles 10 can be labeled by means of a code and/or a color label and/or the like such that the receiving module 1 can both receive and sort the cut-out figures 3 in the carrier 4 as desired.

LU Hereby the included figures 11 can be scribbled per customer and/or per type and/or dimensions and/or the like in the collection bins 10.

The pick-up module 1 is movable relative to the carrier 4 on the cutting table 7.

The arm 5 of the pick-up module 1 can also be arranged to be movable relative to the carrier 4.

The worktop 2 of the cutting table 7 can contain both a fixed worktop and a movable worktop such as a conveyor belt such that the carrier 4 can move in the longitudinal direction relative to the receiving module 1.

Also, the collection trays 10 can be arranged on a conveyor belt which preferably moves along in the direction of the movable work surface of the cutting table 7. In a practical embodiment, the cutting table 7 is also provided with a residual tray 12 for collecting the

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In the example shown in Figures 1 and 4, the residual container 12 is located on the side of cutting table 7 in the direction in which worktop 2 moves, which residual container 12 extends along the entire width B of the side of cutting table 8 along which the residual container moves. 12 is located.

The present invention also relates to a use of a cutting table 7 as described above, wherein the use comprises at least the following steps: - providing the cutting table 7: - providing a support 4 with cut-out figures 3 on the worktop Z of the cutting table 7; - moving the recording module 1 in a plane parallel to the plane of the support 4 towards the cut-out figures 3 to be received: - moving the recording elements Ib perpendicularly cp and in the direction of the support 4 with cut-out figures 37 - the receiving the cut-out figures 3 of the support 4 by the receiving elements 1b: - moving the receiving elements Ib with at least one cut-out figure 3 perpendicular to and away from the support 2; - moving the take-up module 1 away from the position above the recorded figure.

Before providing the carrier 4 with cut-out figures 3, an uncut carrier can also be applied to the carrier

15 BE2021/5749 cutting table 7, in which uncut carrier the figures are first cut out by the cutting module £.

In addition, the feet 6 can be placed on the carrier adjoining the cut-out figure 3 to be picked up before the cut-out figure 3 is picked up by one or more take-up elements 1b.

After moving the take-up module 1b away from the 1G position above the captured figure, take-up module 1 can move to a respective receptacle 10 and the picked-up figure 11 can be deposited therein.

The pick-up module 1 can also be used as a supply of carriers to be cut out d.

To this end, the cutting table 7 can be provided with a pick-up module 1 which is situated in front of or can be moved to a position in front of the cutting table 7 or the work surface 2 of the cutting table 7 where the carriers 4 to be supplied are located,

The present invention is by no means limited to the embodiments described by way of example and shown in the Figures, but a pick-up module according to the invention and a cutting table equipped with such a pick-up module as well as use thereof according to the invention can be realized in all shapes and sizes without departing from the scope of the invention. to enter the invention,

Claims (1)

16 BE2021/5749 Conclusions. i.- Cutting table (7) provided with a worktop (2) on which the carrier (4) to be cut out is or can be placed and with at least one K-Y cutting module (8) for cutting out the figures from the carrier (4) , wherein the cutting module (8) is mounted on an arm (9) extending in at least one direction over at least part of the work surface (2), and wherein the cutting table (7) is provided with a computer-controlled take-up module (1) for the aforesaid work load {23) for receiving and moving cut-out figures (3) from a carrier (4) away from the work blank {2}, characterized in that the receiving module {1} is mounted on an arm (53 located in at least extends in one direction over at least a part of the work surface {23, which pick-up module (1) contains at least one movable module (1a) and at least one pick-up element {1b}, the movable module (1a) along the arm {5} on which the pick-up module {1} can move and the pick-up element {1b} picks up and moves the cut Figures {3} from the worktop {2}, Cutting table according to claim 1, characterized in that the receiving element (1) contains one or more suction cups for sucking in the cut-out figures (3). A cutting table according to claim 1, characterized in that the pick-up element {1} contains one or more grippers for gripping the cut-out figures (3). BE2021/5749 4. Cutting table according to claim 3, characterized in that the aforementioned grippers are needle grippers, which are intended for receiving and moving cut-out figures (3) made of a permeable material. 5. Cutting table! according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the recording module {1} is provided with one or more feet (6) which at least press on the support {4} next to the cut-out figures {3} during its recording, ob. Cutting table! according to claim 5, characterized in that the receptacle element (1) and the receptacle {61) are positioned such that the feet (6) press on the support (4} via the cut-out figure (3) which is picked up while the receptacle element {1} is located above the cut-out figure (3), Cutting table according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the receiving element (1) is movable in a direction perpendicular to the carrier (8). B. Cutting table according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the arm {5} of the receiving module (1) is 23 movable relative to the carrier (4), Sd. Cutting table according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the arm (5} of the receiving module {1} extends over the full width (KB) of the work surface iz). 18 BE2021/5749 Cutting table according to Claim 9%, characterized in that one of the at least one receiving modules (1) and one of the at least one cutting modules (8) are arranged on the same arm (5, 9), il.= Cutting table according to one of the preceding claims 1 to $, characterized in that one of the at least one receiving modules {1} and one of the at least one cutting modules {5} are arranged on different arms (5, 9), 12.- Cutting table! according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cutting table {7} is provided with one arm (3; on which several receiving modules {1} are mounted, - Cutting table according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cutting table (7) is provided with several arms {5}, each with at least one coping module (1), which arms (5) are spaced apart, 14 Cutting table according to claim 12, characterized in that receiving modules {1} on the same arm {5} move parallel to each other. A cutting table according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the arm (5) of the receiving module {1} is movable relative to the carrier {4}. Cutting table according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cutting table (7) is attached to at least one 16 BE2021/5749 side is provided with one or more receptacles (10) for receiving the included cut-out figures {11}. Use of a cutting table according to one of the 3 preceding claims, characterized in that a use comprises the following steps: - providing the cutting table {7}; - providing a carrier {4} with cut-out figures {3} on the work surface {2} of the cutting table (73; - moving the receiving module {1} in a plane parallel to the plane of the carrier {4} to the cut-out figures (3) to be picked up — moving the pick-up elements {lb} perpendicularly: on and in the direction of the carrier 14} with cut-out figures {33 : — picking up the cut-out figures (3) from the carrier {4} by the pick-up elements (1b), — moving the pick-up elements (1h) with at least one included cut-out figure {11} in a direction perpendicular to and away from the carrier {4}, — moving the pick-up module (1 ) away from the position above the included figure {11}. 18.- Use of a cutting table according to the preceding claim 17, characterized in that before the cut-out figures {3} are taken up by the pick-up elements (1b), the one or more feet (6) are placed on the support (4) adjacent at the cut-out figure {3} to be included. 19.- Use of a cutting table according to one of the preceding claims 17 or 18, characterized in that the cutting table 20 BE2021/5749 {7} is provided with one or more receptacles (10) and that after moving the take-up module {1} away from the position above the captured figure (11), take-up module (1) moves to the one cp more receptacles {10} and deposits the included figure {11} in them.