EP0563444A1 - Single punching machine with fitting for mounting and centering tools - Google Patents
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- EP0563444A1 EP0563444A1 EP92118959A EP92118959A EP0563444A1 EP 0563444 A1 EP0563444 A1 EP 0563444A1 EP 92118959 A EP92118959 A EP 92118959A EP 92118959 A EP92118959 A EP 92118959A EP 0563444 A1 EP0563444 A1 EP 0563444A1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21D—WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21D28/00—Shaping by press-cutting; Perforating
- B21D28/02—Punching blanks or articles with or without obtaining scrap; Notching
- B21D28/12—Punching using rotatable carriers
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21D—WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21D37/00—Tools as parts of machines covered by this subclass
- B21D37/04—Movable or exchangeable mountings for tools
- B21D37/06—Pivotally-arranged tools, e.g. disengageable
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- the present invention relates to a fitting for mounting and centering known tools on a single punching machine.
- punching machines manufactured so far can be fitted with templates which are interposed between the hammer of the machine and the metal sheet to be processed and allow to perforate said sheet for example with slots, holes with ellipsoidal cross-sections, and others.
- the technical aim of the present invention is to provide a fitting for mounting and centering known tools on a single punching machine which allows to use the currently commercially available production of punches, regardless of the company which manufactures them, while maintaining the possibility of achieving higher part machining precision than currently obtainable.
- the reference numeral 1 generally designates a fitting for mounting and centering known tools on a single punching machine, which is constituted by a base 2 for supporting metal sheets 3, above which a turret-like head 4 is operatively mounted.
- Said head is provided with a single hammer or tool means 5. Moreover, a vertical column 6 is laterally associated with the head, said vertical column 6 articulating an arm 7 which rotates in a vertical plane along a circular path.
- the free end of the arm 7 is equipped with a prism-shaped seat 8 which is affected by a through seat 8a for accommodating punches 9 of a known type after interposing adapter elements which are not illustrated in the drawings.
- Elastic compression means 10 are provided between the hammer 5 and the prism-like seat 8, said compression means being arranged to automatically extract the punch 9 from the metal sheet 3 once punching has occurred; said elastic means 10 are constituted by at least one large helical spring 11 which is coiled around the punch 9, coaxially thereto, and is arranged to cooperate with a cap 12 in an upward position and with a circular collar 13 in a downward position and extract by contrast the punch 9 from the metal sheet 3 once punching has occurred; said collar is associated with the prism-like seat 8 with the interposition of a plurality of elastic compression springs 14.
- the active position of the arm 7 is kept stable by virtue of related elements 15 which consist of at least one hydraulically actuated cylinder 16 which is arranged horizontally on the punching machine and whose stem 16a extends tangentially to the lateral surface of the prism-like seat 8 until it enters a shaped recess 17 defined therein.
- related elements 15 consist of at least one hydraulically actuated cylinder 16 which is arranged horizontally on the punching machine and whose stem 16a extends tangentially to the lateral surface of the prism-like seat 8 until it enters a shaped recess 17 defined therein.
- the prism-like seat 8 in the non-interference position of the arm 7, shown in figure 1, the prism-like seat 8 is ready to receive a commonly commercially available punch, which is inserted in the through seat 8a after interposing an adapter element which is not illustrated in the drawings.
- the arm 7 is rotated until the axes of the hammer 5 and of said prism-like seat 8 are exactly centered vertically; in this configuration, the axis of the recessed shape 19 is also exactly centered with respect to the preceding ones, by virtue of the machining performed in order to define it, which entails, in a single machining step, the boring which generates the seat 18 for the snug-fit accommodation of the hammer 5 and the shape 19 itself.
- the cylinder 16 is actuated, and its stem 16a, by protruding therefrom, engages the recess 17, keeping the arm 7 motionless during the punching step.
- the spontaneous expansion of said spring facilitates the extraction of the punch 9 from the metal sheet 3; the stem 16a is retracted and the arm 7 can, if required, be rotated again into the configuration in which it does not interfere with the hammer 5. Subsequently the punch 9 can be replaced in the prism-like seat 8 with another one which has a different cross-section and is in any case of a known type.
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- The present invention relates to a fitting for mounting and centering known tools on a single punching machine.
- In order to produce holes with different cross-sections and profiles according to the requirements in the metal sheets being processed, punching machines manufactured so far can be fitted with templates which are interposed between the hammer of the machine and the metal sheet to be processed and allow to perforate said sheet for example with slots, holes with ellipsoidal cross-sections, and others.
- For each one of said profiles and for each one of said templates there is an equal number of punches, in practice one for each type of hole; although they operate excellently, they entail multiplying the expenditure in order to have a wide operating choice: furthermore, not all currently commercially available machines are compatible with the tools produced by the various manufacturers, and many times this forces the operators in the field to equip themselves with a plurality of punching machines in order to have the above mentioned operating range, with an increase in production and maintenance costs.
- In addition to this, there is always the need to have machines which offer very high machining precision, in the range of a hundredth of a millimeter, and this characteristic is currently not available in all known punching machines, due both to problems in the wear and mechanical play of the moving parts and to actual design problems.
- The technical aim of the present invention is to provide a fitting for mounting and centering known tools on a single punching machine which allows to use the currently commercially available production of punches, regardless of the company which manufactures them, while maintaining the possibility of achieving higher part machining precision than currently obtainable.
- This aim is achieved by a fitting for mounting and centering tools as defined in the accompanying claims.
- Further characteristics and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the description of a preferred but not exclusive embodiment of a fitting for mounting and centering known tools on a single punching machine, illustrated only by way of non-limitative example in the accompanying drawings, wherein:
- figure 1 is a schematic top view of the present invention in a possible embodiment;
- figure 2 is a side view thereof.
- With particular reference to the above figures, the
reference numeral 1 generally designates a fitting for mounting and centering known tools on a single punching machine, which is constituted by abase 2 for supportingmetal sheets 3, above which a turret-like head 4 is operatively mounted. - Said head is provided with a single hammer or tool means 5. Moreover, a
vertical column 6 is laterally associated with the head, saidvertical column 6 articulating anarm 7 which rotates in a vertical plane along a circular path. - The free end of the
arm 7 is equipped with a prism-shaped seat 8 which is affected by a throughseat 8a for accommodating punches 9 of a known type after interposing adapter elements which are not illustrated in the drawings. - Elastic compression means 10 are provided between the
hammer 5 and the prism-like seat 8, said compression means being arranged to automatically extract the punch 9 from themetal sheet 3 once punching has occurred; saidelastic means 10 are constituted by at least one large helical spring 11 which is coiled around the punch 9, coaxially thereto, and is arranged to cooperate with a cap 12 in an upward position and with acircular collar 13 in a downward position and extract by contrast the punch 9 from themetal sheet 3 once punching has occurred; said collar is associated with the prism-like seat 8 with the interposition of a plurality ofelastic compression springs 14. - The active position of the
arm 7 is kept stable by virtue ofrelated elements 15 which consist of at least one hydraulically actuatedcylinder 16 which is arranged horizontally on the punching machine and whosestem 16a extends tangentially to the lateral surface of the prism-like seat 8 until it enters ashaped recess 17 defined therein. - Finally, the fact is stressed that the
seat 18 for the accommodation of thehammer 5 and therecessed shape 19 of thedie 2 are produced in a single boring step which makes them absolutely concentric. - The operation of the invention can be deduced intuitively from the above description: in the non-interference position of the
arm 7, shown in figure 1, the prism-like seat 8 is ready to receive a commonly commercially available punch, which is inserted in the throughseat 8a after interposing an adapter element which is not illustrated in the drawings. - Once the locking of the punch in the prism-
like seat 8 is complete, thearm 7 is rotated until the axes of thehammer 5 and of said prism-like seat 8 are exactly centered vertically; in this configuration, the axis of therecessed shape 19 is also exactly centered with respect to the preceding ones, by virtue of the machining performed in order to define it, which entails, in a single machining step, the boring which generates theseat 18 for the snug-fit accommodation of thehammer 5 and theshape 19 itself. Once centering has occurred, thecylinder 16 is actuated, and itsstem 16a, by protruding therefrom, engages therecess 17, keeping thearm 7 motionless during the punching step. - Once the active step of said punching step, which entails the compression of the large spring 11, has ended, the spontaneous expansion of said spring facilitates the extraction of the punch 9 from the
metal sheet 3; thestem 16a is retracted and thearm 7 can, if required, be rotated again into the configuration in which it does not interfere with thehammer 5. Subsequently the punch 9 can be replaced in the prism-like seat 8 with another one which has a different cross-section and is in any case of a known type. - In practice it has been observed that the invention thus described achieves the intended aim.
- The invention thus conceived is susceptible to modifications and variations, all of which are within the scope of the inventive concept; thus for example, the hydraulically actuated
cylinder 16 can be replaced with a rotating pawl whose hook can be precisely inserted in therecess 17. Furthermore, all the details may be replaced with other technically equivalent elements. - In the practical execution of the invention, the materials employed, as well as the dimensions, may be any according to the requirements without thereby abandoning the protective scope of the following claims.
- Where technical features mentioned in any claim are followed by reference signs, those reference signs have been included for the sole purpose of increasing the intelligibility of the claims and accordingly such reference signs do not have any limiting effect on the scope of each element identified by way of example by such reference signs.
Claims (7)
- Fitting for mounting and centering tools on a single punching machine comprising a base (2) for supporting metal sheets (3) above which a turret-like head (4) is operatively mounted, said head (4) being provided with a related hammer means (5), characterized in that a vertical column (6) is provided laterally to said hammer means (5) and is associated with said head (4) for the rotary articulation, in a horizontal plane, of an equally horizontal arm (7) whose free end is provided with at least one prism-like seat (8) which has a snug-fit through seat (8a) for punches (9), said arm (7) being rotatable from a position which does not interfere with the hammer means (5) to a position in which the seat (8) and the related punch (9) accommodated therein are rotated so as to be vertically centered between their own axes and the axis of the hammer means (5), elastic compression means (11) being provided, between said hammer means (5) and said prism-like seat (8), for the automatic extraction, by contrast, of the punch (9) from the metal sheet (3) once punching has occurred.
- Fitting according to claim 1, characterized in that locking means (15) are provided to lock the arm (7) in its active configuration.
- Fitting according to claims 1 or 2, characterized in that said locking means (15) are constituted by a hook which is supported by a rotating pawl which is suitable to snugly enter a corresponding shaped recess (17) defined on the perimetric face of the prism-like seat (8).
- Fitting according to claims 1 or 2, characterized in that said locking means (15) are constituted by at least one hydraulically actuated cylinder (16) which is rigidly supported by said punching machine and is arranged so that its axis is horizontal, the stem of said cylinder (16) being orientated tangentially with respect to the outer perimeter of the prism-like seat (8) in a centered configuration with respect to the hammer means (5), the free end of said stem being snugly insertable in a corresponding shaped recess (17) defined on the perimetric face of the prism-like seat (8).
- Fitting according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that said hammer means (5) is accommodated in a corresponding seat (18) defined coaxially to an underlying die (2) of the punching machine.
- Fitting according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that said elastic compression means (11) are constituted by at least one large helical spring which is coiled perimetrically at the upper end of the punch (9), said helical spring being retained by a related upper cap (12) and resting, in a downward position, on a circular collar (13) which is associated with said prism-like seat (8), whereat elastic compressing springs (14) are interposed between the prism-like seat (8) and the circular collar (13).
- Fitting according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that adapter elements are provided to accommodate the punch (9) into the prism-like seat (8).
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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ITMO920051A IT1259946B (en) | 1992-04-03 | 1992-04-03 | EQUIPMENT FOR THE ASSEMBLY AND COLLIMATION OF KNOWN TOOLS ON A SINGLE PUNCHING MACHINE |
ITMO920051 | 1992-04-03 |
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EP0563444A1 true EP0563444A1 (en) | 1993-10-06 |
EP0563444B1 EP0563444B1 (en) | 1996-01-24 |
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EP92118959A Expired - Lifetime EP0563444B1 (en) | 1992-04-03 | 1992-11-05 | Single punching machine with fitting for mounting and centering tools |
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EP (1) | EP0563444B1 (en) |
JP (1) | JPH067858A (en) |
AT (1) | ATE133357T1 (en) |
DE (1) | DE69207891T2 (en) |
IT (1) | IT1259946B (en) |
Cited By (3)
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FR2719795A1 (en) * | 1994-05-11 | 1995-11-17 | Lagoutte Holding | Sheet metal combined stamping and notching machine |
US6109090A (en) * | 1997-07-22 | 2000-08-29 | Rainer S.R.L. | Machine for working sheet metal |
US7032812B2 (en) | 2000-05-11 | 2006-04-25 | Euromac S.P.A. | Quick-extraction punch-holder adapter for converting punching machines from a single-punch to a multiple-punch configuration |
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DE1296481B (en) * | 1965-03-16 | 1969-05-29 | Alfred Dipl Ing | Multi-punch punch with an additional nibbling device |
DE1302423B (en) * | 1964-04-24 | 1970-10-22 | ||
DE7434706U (en) * | 1975-02-06 | Prym W Werke Kg | Device for punching and flanging | |
FR2300636A1 (en) * | 1975-02-17 | 1976-09-10 | Amada Co Ltd | MULTIPLE PUNCHING TOOL HOLDER ON PRESS |
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- 1992-04-03 IT ITMO920051A patent/IT1259946B/en active IP Right Grant
- 1992-11-05 AT AT92118959T patent/ATE133357T1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1992-11-05 DE DE69207891T patent/DE69207891T2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1992-11-05 EP EP92118959A patent/EP0563444B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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- 1993-04-05 JP JP5101905A patent/JPH067858A/en active Pending
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DE7434706U (en) * | 1975-02-06 | Prym W Werke Kg | Device for punching and flanging | |
DE1302423B (en) * | 1964-04-24 | 1970-10-22 | ||
DE1296481B (en) * | 1965-03-16 | 1969-05-29 | Alfred Dipl Ing | Multi-punch punch with an additional nibbling device |
FR2300636A1 (en) * | 1975-02-17 | 1976-09-10 | Amada Co Ltd | MULTIPLE PUNCHING TOOL HOLDER ON PRESS |
Cited By (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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FR2719795A1 (en) * | 1994-05-11 | 1995-11-17 | Lagoutte Holding | Sheet metal combined stamping and notching machine |
US6109090A (en) * | 1997-07-22 | 2000-08-29 | Rainer S.R.L. | Machine for working sheet metal |
US7032812B2 (en) | 2000-05-11 | 2006-04-25 | Euromac S.P.A. | Quick-extraction punch-holder adapter for converting punching machines from a single-punch to a multiple-punch configuration |
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EP0563444B1 (en) | 1996-01-24 |
ATE133357T1 (en) | 1996-02-15 |
ITMO920051A1 (en) | 1993-10-03 |
ITMO920051A0 (en) | 1992-04-03 |
JPH067858A (en) | 1994-01-18 |
DE69207891D1 (en) | 1996-03-07 |
IT1259946B (en) | 1996-03-28 |
DE69207891T2 (en) | 1996-05-30 |
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