CN219008840U

CN219008840U - Cutter distribution device

Info

Publication number: CN219008840U
Application number: CN202223611372.7U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 荆兆朋; 杜磊; 张胜超; 于敦金
Original assignee: Himile Mechanical Science and Technology Shandong Co Ltd
Current assignee: Himile Mechanical Science and Technology Shandong Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-12-30
Filing date: 2022-12-30
Publication date: 2023-05-12
Anticipated expiration: 2032-12-30

Abstract

The utility model discloses a cutter distribution device, which belongs to the technical field of machining manufacturing equipment and comprises a cutter warehouse-in and warehouse-out component, wherein the cutter warehouse-in and warehouse-out component comprises a rail, a mobile station is arranged on the rail, and the mobile station is connected with a first driving component; the mobile station is provided with a manipulator; a cutter placing table is arranged at the position of one side of the moving table on the track; at least two clamps are arranged on the side surfaces of the moving table and the cutter placing table, the clamps on the moving table and the cutter placing table correspond to each other one by one, and a cutter disc fixing table is arranged between the corresponding clamps; a cutter disc is arranged on the cutter disc fixing table; the tool magazine is arranged on two sides of the track; the controller is respectively connected with the first driving assembly, the manipulator and the clamp, and is connected with the database; according to the automatic tool storage and retrieval device, the mechanical arm is used for replacing a manual work to realize automatic tool storage and retrieval, so that the number of personnel involved in the tool storage and retrieval process is reduced, the error problem in the manual operation process is avoided, and the working efficiency is improved.

Description

Cutter distribution device

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of machining manufacturing equipment, in particular to a cutter distribution device.

Background

At present, the types of machine tools are various, the types and the number of the tools can be changed according to the production task plan, and correspondingly, the types and the number of the tools stored are also required to be changed.

When the existing cutters are stored, the cutters are usually put into a storage disc manually, and then the storage disc is put into a cutter magazine; in order to distinguish the cutters, a label containing cutter information is required to be attached to each cutter; meanwhile, the tool magazine needs to be provided with an administrator, the administrator takes out required tools from the tool magazine according to the production plan list of each machine tool, the required tools are put into the storage disc, each machine tool operator takes away the corresponding storage disc, and tool allocation of the tools according to the production plan is completed. The process of picking up the tool typically requires waiting a long time.

When the cutters are delivered in the mode, the cutters in the storage disc are not always taken out completely; in the extreme case, a small part of the cutters are remained on the storage disc of each type, so that the storage disc of each cutter still needs to be placed in the cutter magazine, and the phenomenon that the more the storage disc in the cutter magazine is accumulated, the more the storage disc is; and current cutter storage work is wasted time and energy, and the work of cutter label pasting and inserting the storage disc needs a large amount of manpower, and simultaneously, the administrator is more tedious and easy to make mistakes according to the process of producing the plan ex warehouse.

Therefore, designing a collective tool distribution device capable of automatically realizing the in-out and in-out of tools, reducing the manpower requirement and improving the working efficiency is a problem to be solved in the present stage.

Disclosure of Invention

For the problems existing in the prior art, the cutter distribution device provided by the utility model uses the mechanical arm to replace a manual work, so that automatic input and output of cutters is realized, the manual requirement is reduced, the error problem in the manual operation process is avoided, and the working efficiency is improved.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the technical scheme adopted by the utility model is as follows:

the present utility model provides a cutter dispensing device, comprising:

the cutter warehouse-in and warehouse-out assembly comprises a rail, a moving table capable of moving along the rail is arranged on the rail, and the moving table is connected with a first driving assembly for driving the moving table to move; the mobile station is provided with a manipulator; a cutter placing table is arranged on the track at a position on one side of the mobile table; at least two clamps are arranged on the side surface of the moving table facing the tool placing table and the side surface of the tool placing table facing the moving table, the moving table corresponds to the clamps on the tool placing table one by one, and a cutter disc fixing table is arranged between the corresponding clamps; the cutterhead fixing table is provided with a cutterhead;

the tool magazine is arranged on two sides of the track;

the controller is respectively connected with the first driving assembly, the manipulator and the clamp, and the controller is connected with a database.

As a preferable technical scheme, the tool placing table can move along the track, the tool placing table is connected with a second driving component for driving the tool placing table to move, and the controller is connected with the second driving component.

As a preferable technical scheme, the track is set to be a ground track, the moving platform and the cutter placing platform are both provided with a ram, and the first driving assembly and the second driving assembly both comprise a motor and a screw rod.

As an optimized technical scheme, the clamp is set as a zero clamp, and blind nails matched with the zero clamp are arranged on the side surface of the cutterhead fixing table opposite to the zero clamp.

As a preferable technical scheme, positioning grooves are formed at two ends of the cutterhead; and a positioning pin is arranged on the table surface of the cutter head fixing table at a position corresponding to the positioning groove.

As a preferable technical scheme, a plurality of cutter placing holes are formed in the cutter head.

As a preferable technical scheme, the cutter placement holes are divided into a plurality of rows on the cutter head.

As a preferable technical scheme, the tool magazine comprises a storage rack, wherein the storage rack is arranged in multiple layers, and each layer of the storage rack is provided with a storage disc.

As a preferable embodiment, the controller is a PLC.

As a preferred solution, the mobile station is movable between a first position and a second position; in the first position, the cutterhead fixing table can be transferred between the corresponding jigs; in the second position, the manipulator is capable of placing a tool in the tool magazine.

The beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows:

1. according to the automatic tool storage and retrieval system, the mechanical arm is used for replacing a manual work to realize automatic tool storage and retrieval, so that the number of personnel involved in the tool storage and retrieval process is reduced, the error problem in the manual operation process is avoided, the working efficiency is improved, and the construction period cost is shortened.

2. According to the utility model, the cutters are placed at specific positions of the cutter magazine, and the storage disc is not needed when the cutters are put into storage, so that the problem of storage disc accumulation in the traditional storage disc putting process is solved, meanwhile, the occupied area of the cutter magazine can be further reduced, and the cutter magazine is not needed to be cleaned regularly.

3. According to the utility model, the cutters can be delivered in advance according to the planning list of each machine tool, the delivered cutters are sequentially placed on the cutter placing table, and each machine tool operator can directly pick up the cutters at the cutter placing table, so that the machine tool is simple and quick, and the waiting time is avoided.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic overall construction of an embodiment of a knife dispensing device according to the present utility model;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of area A of FIG. 1;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of the cutterhead fixing table in fig. 1.

In the figure: 1-track, 2-mobile station, 21-manipulator, 3-cutter placing table, 4-fixture, 5-cutter fixing table, 51-blind rivet, 6-cutter, 61-positioning groove, 62-cutter placing hole, 7-cutter library, 71-storage disk.

Detailed Description

The present utility model is further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings for the convenience of understanding by those skilled in the art.

Referring to fig. 1-3, an embodiment of a tool dispensing device according to the present utility model includes a tool access assembly, the tool access assembly includes a track 1, and a moving table 2 can move on the track 1 under the action of a first driving assembly; the mobile station 2 is provided with a manipulator 21, and the manipulator 21 is used for grabbing a cutter; a cutter placing table 3 is arranged on the track 1 at a position on one side of the moving table 2, and the cutter placing table 3 is used for temporarily placing cutters to be put in storage and already put out of storage; the side surface of the moving table 2 facing the tool placing table 3 and the side surface of the tool placing table 3 facing the moving table 2 are respectively provided with two clamps 4, the clamps 4 on the moving table 2 and the tool placing table 3 are in one-to-one correspondence, a cutter disc fixing table 5 is arranged between the corresponding clamps 4, and the cutter disc fixing table 5 can be transferred between the two corresponding clamps 4; a cutter disc 6 is arranged on the cutter disc fixing table 5, and a cutter can be placed on the cutter disc 6; tool magazines 7 are arranged on two sides of the track 1, and the tool magazines 7 are used for storing tools; the first driving assembly, the manipulator 21 and the clamps 4 are all connected with a controller, the controller can control the position of the mobile station 2 on the track 1 by controlling the running time of the first driving assembly, the controller can control the manipulator 21 to finish the actions of grabbing, moving and releasing the cutters, and the controller can realize the transfer of the cutter disc fixing table 5 between two corresponding clamps 4 by controlling the switch of the clamps 4; the controller is connected with a database for recording and storing in real time the position information of the tool released by the manipulator 21, so that the position of the tool can be recorded.

Note that, referring to fig. 1, the mobile station 2 is capable of moving between a first position and a second position; when the movable table 2 moves to the leftmost side in the first position, the movable table 2 and the cutter placing table 3 are respectively abutted against the cutter head fixing table 5 from two sides, and two corresponding clamps 4 respectively finish the operations of releasing the cutter head fixing table 5 and clamping the cutter head fixing table 5 from two sides of the cutter head fixing table 5, so that the cutter head fixing table 5 is transferred between the corresponding clamps 4; in the second position, the moving table 2 moves to the rightmost side, and the robot 21 can conveniently place the tool in the tool magazine 7.

In order to improve the efficiency of storing and taking out the tools, a plurality of manipulators 21 may be disposed on the mobile station 2, and the manipulators 21 are centrally disposed on the mobile station 2; correspondingly, more than two clamps 4 can be arranged on opposite sides of the moving table 2 and the tool placing table 3.

In this embodiment, referring to fig. 1 and 2, the tool placing table 3 is preferably also capable of moving along the track 1, the tool placing table 3 is connected with a second driving component for driving the tool placing table 3 to move, the controller is connected with the second driving component, and the controller can control the position of the tool placing table 3 on the track 1 by controlling the running time of the second driving component; specifically, the track 1 is preferably set as a ground track, the moving table 2 and the cutter placing table 3 are preferably provided with a ram, the first driving assembly and the second driving assembly comprise a motor and a screw rod, an output shaft of the motor is in transmission connection with a screw rod of the screw rod, a nut of the screw rod is fixedly connected with the ram, and the output shaft of the motor rotates to drive the ram to move along the ground track; in other embodiments, the track 1 may also be configured as a groove, the moving table 2 and the tool placing table 3 are provided with rollers, the first driving assembly and the second driving assembly are both provided with motors, and the output shafts of the motors are in transmission connection with the rollers to drive the moving table 2 and the tool placing table 3 to move.

In this embodiment, referring to fig. 3, the clamp 4 is preferably set as a zero-point clamp, and the zero-point clamp is a normal locking mechanism, and is pneumatically controlled, so that the repeated positioning accuracy is high; the side of the cutter head fixing table 5 opposite to the zero clamp is provided with blind nails 51 matched with the zero clamp, and the zero clamp releases and clamps the blind nails 51 through pneumatic operation, so that the cutter head fixing table 5 is loosened and fixed.

In this embodiment, referring to fig. 3, positioning grooves 61 are formed at both ends of the cutterhead 6; a positioning pin (not shown in the figure) is arranged on the table surface of the cutterhead fixing table 5 at a position corresponding to the positioning groove 61, and the positioning pin can effectively position the cutterhead 6 on the cutterhead fixing table 5.

In this embodiment, referring to fig. 3, a plurality of cutter placement holes 62 are formed in the cutter head 6, and cutters are placed in the cutter placement holes 62; further, the cutter placing holes 62 are divided into a plurality of rows on the cutter head 6, and different types of cutters are placed on the cutter placing holes 62 in different rows, so that the cutters are conveniently classified; in particular, the cutterhead 6 is preferably made of metal or non-metal materials with smaller density, such as aluminum alloy, plastic and the like, so that the load can be reduced.

Referring to fig. 1, the tool magazine 7 includes a storage rack, which is provided with multiple layers, and can conveniently classify tools by placing different types of tools on different layers; specifically, each layer of the storage rack is set as a unit, the same type of cutter is placed in each unit, when the manipulator 21 carries out cutter warehouse entry, database memory and overflow judgment are firstly carried out on the unit corresponding to the cutter, the cutter is placed in the unit without overflow and with free space until the cutter is in an overflow state, and then one unit is started to store the cutter; similarly, when the cutter is delivered, the unit for storing the cutter of the type is judged through the database, and the cutter is taken out from the unit with the least number through the manipulator 21; each layer of the storage rack is provided with a storage disc 71, and the cutters are placed on the storage discs 71.

It should be noted that the controller is preferably a PLC, and the database is preferably MySQL or Oracle.

The specific working mode of the utility model is as follows:

after the knife is sharpened on the knife sharpener, the knife in the knife sharpener is placed on a knife disc fixing table 5 on a knife placing table 3, and sharpening data of the knife sharpener are transmitted to a controller; the moving table 2 moves to a first position, and the cutter head fixing table 5 on the cutter placing table 3 is transferred to the moving table 2 through the corresponding clamp 4; the moving table 2 moves to a second position, and the manipulator 21 grabs the cutters in the cutter disc fixing table 5 and stores the cutters in layers corresponding to the cutters in the cutter magazine 7 in sequence according to the data of the cutters;

after the tools are placed in the tool magazine 7, the mechanical arm 21 can grab the tools required for machining from the tool magazine 7 by the way, the tools are placed in the cutter head fixing table 5 on the moving table 2, after the moving table 2 moves to the first position, the cutter head fixing table 5 on the moving table 2 can be transferred to the tool placing table 3, and each machine tool operator can pick up the tools at the tool placing table 3.

The above description is only of the preferred embodiments of the present utility model and is not intended to limit the present utility model, but various modifications and variations can be made to the present utility model by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present utility model should be included in the protection scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A tool dispensing device, comprising:

the tool magazine is arranged on two sides of the track;

2. A tool dispensing device according to claim 1, wherein the tool rest is movable along the track, the tool rest having a second drive assembly coupled thereto for driving movement thereof, the controller being coupled to the second drive assembly.

3. The tool dispensing device of claim 2 wherein said track is a ground track, said moving table and said tool placement table are each provided with a ram, and said first drive assembly and said second drive assembly each include a motor and a lead screw.

4. A tool dispensing device according to claim 1 or claim 3 wherein said clamp is provided as a zero clamp and said cutterhead mounting blocks are provided with blind rivets on opposite sides of said zero clamp which mate with said zero clamp.

5. The cutter dispensing device of claim 1, wherein positioning grooves are formed at both ends of the cutter head; and a positioning pin is arranged on the table surface of the cutter head fixing table at a position corresponding to the positioning groove.

6. A tool dispensing device according to claim 1 or claim 5 wherein said cutterhead is provided with a plurality of tool receiving holes.

7. A tool dispensing device according to claim 6 wherein said plurality of tool receiving openings are divided into a plurality of rows in said cutterhead.

8. The tool dispensing device of claim 1, wherein the tool magazine comprises a storage rack, the storage rack being multi-layered, and a storage tray being provided on each layer of the storage rack.

9. The tool dispensing device of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured as a PLC.

10. The tool dispensing device of claim 1 wherein said movable stage is movable between a first position and a second position; in the first position, the cutterhead fixing table can be transferred between the corresponding jigs; in the second position, the manipulator is capable of placing a tool in the tool magazine.