EP1690647B1 - Air impact device with recoil damping - Google Patents

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EP1690647B1
EP1690647B1 EP20060002212 EP06002212A EP1690647B1 EP 1690647 B1 EP1690647 B1 EP 1690647B1 EP 20060002212 EP20060002212 EP 20060002212 EP 06002212 A EP06002212 A EP 06002212A EP 1690647 B1 EP1690647 B1 EP 1690647B1
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
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    • B21J15/02Riveting procedures
    • B21J15/025Setting self-piercing rivets
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  • the invention relates to a recoil-damped compressed air impact device according to the preamble of claim 1, which consists of two arranged in a cylinder, in opposite directions from a fed via a supply channel pressure piston movable piston, a percussion piston and a balance piston, wherein also each of the piston provided in the cylinder air passages and the percussion piston associated with a striker are such a compressed air striker is from the EP-A-0 906 810 known.
  • the impact device may be robotically guided.
  • the percussion piston and the balance piston are each designed rodless and provided in a separate cylinder, the supply channels for the compressed air are each arranged laterally of the cylinder.
  • both pistons move in opposite directions, whereby a recoil damping occurs when the cylinder is stationary.
  • the percussion piston strikes the punch, while only then the abutment of the compensating piston takes place. This is ensured by the fact that the balance piston has a longer cylinder than the percussion piston and thus only hits its end position when the percussion piston has already completed its stroke on the punch and this in turn on the selected stroke.
  • the object of the invention is to propose a solution with which the recoil damping further increases and thus, without causing overloading of the joints of the industrial robot, the compressed air impact device can be used as a robot-guided joining tool, as well as a tilting of the Consandden connecting element (z. B. punch rivet) prevented and an adaptation of the impact energy to different joining tasks is possible.
  • the advantages of the invention are that the repulsion effect of the percussion piston is transmitted directly to the balance piston and not on the cylinder by the joint arrangement of the piston in one and the same cylinder, whereby the recoil can be further damped and thus the air impact device can be used as a robot-guided joining tool without overloading the robot joints.
  • This also makes it possible that the percussion piston in conjunction with the striker can perform a Positionierhub, wherein the connecting element facing the end of the striker comes into contact with the head of the connecting element and thus its possible tilted position can be eliminated. This makes it possible to hedge the production of high-quality joint connections.
  • the impact energy can be adapted to different joining tasks, so that a larger working range can be covered by one and the same air impact device.
  • a compressed air impact device 1 is shown with rivet 2, which is connected via an adapter 3 with an arm, not shown, of a robot.
  • the rivet feed 2 receives the punch rivets 4, which are occasionally submitted to an anvil 5 for pulse-like driving into the sheets 6, 7 to be joined, in particular for motor vehicle bodies.
  • the compressed air impact device 1 includes a cylinder 8, in which both a percussion piston 9 and a compensating piston 10 are arranged axially displaceable.
  • a piston rod 11 is provided on the percussion piston 9, which can be brought into operative connection with the striker 5.
  • the cylinder 8 is a fixed piston rod 12, on which the balance piston 10 is guided displaceably and in this piston rod 12, a supply channel 13 for the fed into the cylinder 8 pressure means 14 (compressed air) is arranged.
  • the piston-side end 15 of the piston rod 12 extends into the region between the percussion piston 9 and compensating piston 10.
  • the percussion piston 9 and the balance piston 10 each with an air channel 16, 17.
  • the compensating piston 10 on its side facing the percussion piston 9 on a ring-shaped and with respect to the percussion piston 9 as a spacer 18 in appearance emerging projection.

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Die Erfindung betrifft ein rückstoßgedämpftes Druckluftschlaggerät gemäß Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1, welches aus zwei in einem Zylinder angeordneten, in entgegengesetzte Richtungen von einem über einen Zuführungskanal eingespeisten Druckmittel bewegbaren Kolben, einem Schlagkolben und einem Ausgleichskolben, besteht, wobei außerdem jedem der Kolben im Zylinder vorgesehene Luftkanäle und dem Schlagkolben ein Döpper zugeordnet sind ein solches Druckluftschlaggerät ist aus der EP-A-0 906 810 bekannt. Anwendung findet dieses Gerät im Rahmen von Fügeprozessen, insbesondere beim impulsartigen Stanznieten von Blechen für Kraftfahrzeug-Karosserien, wobei das Schlaggerät robotergeführt sein kann.The invention relates to a recoil-damped compressed air impact device according to the preamble of claim 1, which consists of two arranged in a cylinder, in opposite directions from a fed via a supply channel pressure piston movable piston, a percussion piston and a balance piston, wherein also each of the piston provided in the cylinder air passages and the percussion piston associated with a striker are such a compressed air striker is from the EP-A-0 906 810 known. Application finds this device in the context of joining processes, especially in the pulse-like punch riveting of sheets for motor vehicle bodies, the impact device may be robotically guided.

Aus der DR-PS 339 088 ist ein derartiges Druckluftschlaggerät in Form eines Presslufthammers bekannt. Dabei sind der Schlagkolben und der Ausgleichskolben jeweils kolbenstangenlos ausgeführt und in einem eigenen Zylinder vorgesehen, wobei die Zuführungskanäle für die Druckluft jeweils seitlich der Zylinder angeordnet sind.
Nach der Beaufschlagung mit Druckluft bewegen sich zunächst beide Kolben entgegengesetzt, wodurch eine Rückstoßdämpfung bei ruhendem Zylinder erfolgt. Dann trifft zunächst der Schlagkolben auf den Stempel auf, während erst danach das Anschlagen des Ausgleichskolbens stattfindet. Dies wird dadurch abgesichert, dass der Ausgleichskolben über einen längeren Zylinder als der Schlagkolben verfügt und damit erst dann in seiner Endlage aufschlägt, wenn der Schlagkolben seinen Schlag auf den Stempel und dieser wiederum auf die ausgewählte Schlagstelle bereits vollendet hat.
Die grundsätzlich denkbare Anwendung dieser Lösung für Fügeaufgaben im Rahmen des impulsartigen Stanznietens von Blechen, insbesondere für Kraftfahrzeug-Karosserien, bei denen zur Automatisierung des Fügeprozesses die Stanznieten über eine Nietzuführung vereinzelt dem Döpper für ein nachfolgendes Eintreiben in die Werkstücke zugeführt werden, stößt dann auf erhebliche Schwierigkeiten, wenn die vereinzelten Stanznieten verkantet vor dem Döpper zu liegen kommen und demzufolge beim nachfolgenden Einschießen keine korrekte Lage in den Werkstücken erfahren können. Dadurch entstehen qualitativ schlechte Fügeverbindungen oder auch Ausschuss. Außerdem wird die Rückstoßwirkung des Schlagkolbens auf die zwischen den beiden Kolben befindliche Zylinderwand und somit auf das Gesamtsystem übertragen. Diese wird von einen zweiten entgegengesetzt wirkenden Rückstoß durch den Ausgleichskolben ebenfalls auf die Zylinderwand übertragen, so dass das Gesamtsystem gedämpft wird. Aufgrund der Stoßübertragungen von Schlagkolben und Ausgleichskolben auf das Gesamtsystem können unerwünschte Schwingungen auftreten, wodurch das Druckluftschlaggerät wegen der beschränkten Belastbarkeit der Gelenke des Roboters auch nur bedingt für robotergeführte Fügeprozesse einsetzbar ist. Letztlich ist eine auf einer Hubänderung des Schlagkolbens basierende Anpassung der Schlagenergie an unterschiedliche Fügeaufgaben (z. B. unterschiedliche Blechdicke und/oder Nietgröße) nicht möglich, so dass verschiedenartige Druckluftschlaggerät vorgehalten werden müssen.
From the DR-PS 339 088 such a compressed air impact device in the form of a pneumatic hammer is known. In this case, the percussion piston and the balance piston are each designed rodless and provided in a separate cylinder, the supply channels for the compressed air are each arranged laterally of the cylinder.
After the application of compressed air, initially both pistons move in opposite directions, whereby a recoil damping occurs when the cylinder is stationary. Then, first of all, the percussion piston strikes the punch, while only then the abutment of the compensating piston takes place. This is ensured by the fact that the balance piston has a longer cylinder than the percussion piston and thus only hits its end position when the percussion piston has already completed its stroke on the punch and this in turn on the selected stroke.
The principle conceivable application of this solution for joining tasks in the context of the pulse-like punch riveting of sheets, especially for motor vehicle bodies in which the punch rivets are fed via a rivet feed isolated to the striker for a subsequent driving into the workpieces for automation of the joining process then encounters considerable Difficulties when the individual punched rivets come tilted to lie before the striker and therefore can not experience a correct position in the workpieces during the subsequent shooting. This results in poor quality joints or rejects. In addition, the recoil effect of the percussion piston is transferred to the cylinder wall located between the two pistons and thus to the entire system. This is also transmitted by a second counteracting recoil by the balance piston on the cylinder wall, so that the overall system is damped. Due to the shock transmission of percussion piston and Balancing piston on the overall system can cause unwanted vibrations, whereby the compressed air impact device due to the limited load capacity of the joints of the robot is only partially applicable for robot-guided joining processes. Ultimately, adaptation of the impact energy to different joining tasks (eg different sheet thickness and / or rivet size) based on a stroke change of the percussion piston is not possible, so that various types of compressed air impact device must be provided.

Die Aufgabe der Erfindung besteht darin, eine Lösung vorzuschlagen, mit der die Rückstoßdämpfung weiter erhöht und damit, ohne dass es zu einer Überbelastung der Gelenke des Industrieroboters kommt, das Druckluftschlaggerät als robotergeführtes Fügewerkzeug eingesetzt werden kann, sowie eine Verkantung des einzutreibenden Verbindungselements (z. B. Stanzniet) unterbunden und eine Anpassung der Schlagenergie an unterschiedliche Fügeaufgaben ermöglicht wird.The object of the invention is to propose a solution with which the recoil damping further increases and thus, without causing overloading of the joints of the industrial robot, the compressed air impact device can be used as a robot-guided joining tool, as well as a tilting of the einzutreibenden connecting element (z. B. punch rivet) prevented and an adaptation of the impact energy to different joining tasks is possible.

Diese Aufgabe wird bei einem gattungsgemäßen Druckluftschlaggerät mit den im Kennzeichen des Patentanspruchs 1 angegebenen Merkmalen gelöst.This object is achieved in a generic air impact device with the features specified in the characterizing part of claim 1.

Die Vorteile der Erfindung bestehen darin, dass durch die gemeinsame Anordnung der Kolben in ein und demselben Zylinder die Rückstoßwirkung des Schlagkolbens direkt auf den Ausgleichskolben und nicht auf den Zylinder übertragen wird, wodurch der Rückstoß weiter gedämpft und somit das Druckluftschlaggerät als robotergeführtes Fügewerkzeug eingesetzt werden kann, ohne das es zu einer Überbelastung der Robotergelenke kommt. Dadurch wird es außerdem ermöglicht, dass der Schlagkolben in Verbindung mit dem Döpper einen Positionierhub durchführen kann, bei dem das dem Verbindungselement zugewandte Ende des Döppers mit dem Kopf des Verbindungselements in Kontakt gelangt und damit dessen mögliche verkantete Lage beseitigbar ist. Dadurch besteht die Möglichkeit, die Herstellung qualitativ hochwertiger Fügeverbindungen abzusichern. Letztlich kann durch die veränderbare axiale Positionierung der Kolben innerhalb des Zylinders eine Anpassung der Schlagenergie an unterschiedliche Fügeaufgaben erfolgen, so dass mit ein und demselben Druckluftschlaggerät ein größerer Arbeitsbereich abdeckbar ist.The advantages of the invention are that the repulsion effect of the percussion piston is transmitted directly to the balance piston and not on the cylinder by the joint arrangement of the piston in one and the same cylinder, whereby the recoil can be further damped and thus the air impact device can be used as a robot-guided joining tool without overloading the robot joints. This also makes it possible that the percussion piston in conjunction with the striker can perform a Positionierhub, wherein the connecting element facing the end of the striker comes into contact with the head of the connecting element and thus its possible tilted position can be eliminated. This makes it possible to hedge the production of high-quality joint connections. Finally, due to the variable axial positioning of the pistons within the cylinder, the impact energy can be adapted to different joining tasks, so that a larger working range can be covered by one and the same air impact device.

Vorteilhafte Weiterbildungen der Erfindung sind aus Patentansprüchen 2 und 3 ersichtlich.Advantageous developments of the invention are evident from patent claims 2 and 3.

Die Erfindung soll nachfolgend an einem Ausführungsbeispiel und zugehörigen Zeichnungen näher erläutert werden.The invention will be explained in more detail below using an exemplary embodiment and associated drawings.

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eine Seitenansicht des erfindungsgemäßen Druckluftschlaggerätes mit einer Nietzuführung und einem Adapter zur Befestigung des Gerätes am Arm eines Roboters
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eine vereinfachte Schnittdarstellung des erfindungsgemäßen Druckluftschlaggerätes (ohne Nietzuführung und Döpper)
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eine vereinfachte Schnittdarstellung des erfindungsgemäßen Druckluftschlaggerätes mit bis zum Blech vorgelegtem Stanzniet
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eine vereinfachte Schnittdarstellung des erfindungsgemäßen Druckluftschlaggerätes mit eingetriebenem Stanzniet
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eine vereinfachte Schnittdarstellung des erfindungsgemäßen Druckluftschlaggerätes mit in unterschiedlichen Stellungen befindlichen Kolben (ohne Nietzuführung und Döpper)
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a side view of the compressed air impact device according to the invention with a rivet feed and an adapter for mounting the device on the arm of a robot
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a simplified sectional view of the compressed air impact device according to the invention (without rivet feed and striker)
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a simplified sectional view of the compressed air impact device according to the invention with up to the sheet submitted punch rivet
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a simplified sectional view of the compressed air impact device according to the invention with driven punch rivet
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a simplified sectional view of the compressed air impact device according to the invention with located in different positions piston (without rivet feed and striker)

In der Fig. 1 ist ein Druckluftschlaggerät 1 mit Nietzuführung 2 dargestellt, welches über einen Adapter 3 mit einem nicht gezeigten Arm eines Roboters verbunden ist. Dabei nimmt die Nietzuführung 2 die Stanznieten 4 auf, die vereinzelt einem Döpper 5 zum impulsartigen Eintreiben in die zu verbindenden Bleche 6, 7, insbesondere für Kraftfahrzeug-Karosserien, vorgelegt werden. Nach Fig. 2 beinhaltet das Druckluftschlaggerät 1 einen Zylinder 8, in dem sowohl ein Schlagkolben 9 als auch ein Ausgleichskolben 10 axial verschiebbar angeordnet sind. Dabei ist am Schlagkolben 9 eine Kolbenstange 11 vorgesehen, die mit dem Döpper 5 in Wirkverbindung gebracht werden kann. Am Zylinder 8 befindet sich eine feststehende Kolbenstange 12, auf der der Ausgleichskolben 10 verschiebbar geführt wird und in dieser Kolbenstange 12 ein Zuführungskanal 13 für das in den Zylinder 8 einzuspeisende Druckmittel 14 (Druckluft) angeordnet ist. Dabei erstreckt sich das kolbenseitige Ende 15 der Kolbenstange 12 bis in den Bereich zwischen den Schlagkolben 9 und Ausgleichskolben 10. Zur Entlüftung bzw. für die Druckmittelzufuhr des Zylinders 8 ist dieser seitens des Schlagkolbens 9 und des Ausgleichskolbens 10 jeweils mit einem Luftkanal 16, 17 versehen. Außerdem weist der Ausgleichskolben 10 auf seiner dem Schlagkolben 9 zugewandten Seite einen ringförmig ausgestalteten und gegenüber dem Schlagkolben 9 als Abstandshalter 18 in Erscheinung tretenden Vorsprung auf.In the Fig. 1 a compressed air impact device 1 is shown with rivet 2, which is connected via an adapter 3 with an arm, not shown, of a robot. In this case, the rivet feed 2 receives the punch rivets 4, which are occasionally submitted to an anvil 5 for pulse-like driving into the sheets 6, 7 to be joined, in particular for motor vehicle bodies. To Fig. 2 The compressed air impact device 1 includes a cylinder 8, in which both a percussion piston 9 and a compensating piston 10 are arranged axially displaceable. In this case, a piston rod 11 is provided on the percussion piston 9, which can be brought into operative connection with the striker 5. The cylinder 8 is a fixed piston rod 12, on which the balance piston 10 is guided displaceably and in this piston rod 12, a supply channel 13 for the fed into the cylinder 8 pressure means 14 (compressed air) is arranged. In this case, the piston-side end 15 of the piston rod 12 extends into the region between the percussion piston 9 and compensating piston 10. For venting or for the pressure medium supply of the cylinder 8, this is provided by the percussion piston 9 and the balance piston 10 each with an air channel 16, 17. In addition, the compensating piston 10 on its side facing the percussion piston 9 on a ring-shaped and with respect to the percussion piston 9 as a spacer 18 in appearance emerging projection.

Nachfolgend soll die Funktionsweise des erfindungsgemäßen rückstoßgedämpften Druckluftschlaggerätes erläutert werden:

  • Nachdem das Druckluftschlaggerät 1 mit der vorgesetzten Nietzuführung 2 vom Roboter auf die mittels eines Stanznietes 4 zu verbindenden Bleche 6, 7 aufgesetzt worden ist (Fig. 1), wird ausgehend von Fig. 2 durch die über den Zuführungskanal 13 in der Kolbenstange 12 erfolgende Einleitung des gegenüber dem späteren impulsartigen Setzen des Stanznietes hinsichtlich des Arbeitsdruckes reduzierten Druckmittels 14 die Kolbenstange 11 des Schlagkolbens 9 durch axiale Verschiebung in Kontakt mit dem Döpper 5 gebracht, welcher seinerseits den Kopf des über die Nietzuführung im Bereich des Döppers 5 vorgelegten Stanznietes 4 kontaktiert und diesen axial bis zur Anlage an das Blech 6 verschiebt (Fig. 3). Dadurch kann eine möglicherweise verkantete Lage (Fig. 1) des vorgelegten Stanznietes 4' aufgehoben werden. Nachfolgend wird der Schlagkolben 9 durch die Einleitung des Druckmittels über den Luftkanal 16 wieder in seine Ausgangslage nach Fig. 2 überführt, in der dieser am als ringförmigen Vorsprung ausgebildeten Abstandshalter 18 des Ausgleichskolbens 10 zur Anlage gelangt. In dieser Stellung nehmen der Schlagkolben 9 und der Ausgleichskolben 10 eine Lage ein, bei der sich das Ende 15 der Kolbenstange 12 in den durch den Abstandshalter 18 am Ausgleichskolben 10 gebildeten Hohlraum 19 erstreckt, das Ende 15 aber gegenüber dem Schlagkolben 9 einen vorteilhaften Mindestabstand s aufweist. Eine über den Zuführungskanal 13 der Kolbenstange 12 des Ausgleichskolbens 10 erfolgende Beaufschlagung des Zylinders 8 mit dem Druckmittel 14, welches nunmehr den für das impulsartige Eintreiben des Stanznietes 4 erforderlichen Arbeitsdruck aufweist, bewirkt durch die zentrische Einspeisung des Druckmittels 14, dass der axial bewegte Schlagkolben 9 in Verbindung mit seiner Kolbenstange 11 die Schlagenergie auf den Döpper 5 überträgt und von diesem der Stanzniet 4 in die Bleche 6, 7 eingetrieben wird (Fig. 4).
    Bei diesem Vorgang werden der Schlagkolben 9 und der auf der feststehenden Kolbenstange 12 geführte Ausgleichskolben 10 in entgegengesetzte Richtungen und damit den Rückstoß dämpfend bewegt, wobei die erforderliche Entlüftung des Zylinders 8 durch die beiderseitigen Luftkanäle 16, 17 erfolgt. Das Setzen des Stanznietes 4 bei somit ruhendem Druckluftschlaggerät 1 bzw. Zylinder 8 wird dadurch abgesichert, dass die Hublänge des Ausgleichskolbens 10 größer als die des Schlagkolbens 9 ausgestaltet ist, damit der Ausgleichskolben 10 erst dann in seiner Endlage aufschlägt, wenn der Schlagkolben 9 seinen Schlag auf den Döpper 5 und dieser wiederum auf den einzutreibenden Stanzniet 4 bereits vollendet hat.
    Bei dem erfindungsgemäßen Druckluftschlaggerät 1 besteht außerdem die Möglichkeit, die Schlagenergie bei gleich anliegendem Arbeitdruck des Druckmittels 14 an unterschiedliche, aus der Blechdicke und/oder Nietgröße resultierende Fügeaufgaben anzupassen, indem eine Hubverstellung (Vergrößerung oder Verkleinerung) des Schlagkolbens 9 realisiert werden kann. Dazu können über die Gesamtführungslänge h des Ausgleichskolbens 10 zuzüglich der Länge c des Abstandshalters 18 die beiden aufeinander gefahrenen Kolben 9, 10 unter Berücksichtigung eines für die optimale Einspeisung des Druckmittels 14 vorteilhaften Mindestabstands s zwischen dem Ende 15 der Kolbenstange 12 und dem Schlagkolben 9 sowie einer für den Ausgleichskolben 10 auf der Kolbenstange 12 erforderlichen Mindestführungslänge b um den daraus resultierenden Einstellweg a verfahren werden (a = h + c - s - b). Soll ausgehend von der in der Fig. 5 dargestellten kleinsten Hublänge des Schlagkolbens 9 deren Vergrößerung erfolgen, so wird der Schlagkolben 9 durch das über den Luftkanal 16 einströmende Druckmittel gemeinsam mit dem Ausgleichskolben 10 in Richtung der Kolbenstange 12 ggf. über den gesamten Einstellweg a des Ausgleichskolbens 10 soweit verschoben, bis beide Kolben 9, 10 die in der Fig. 2 wiedergegebenen Stellungen einnehmen, welche von einer maximalen Hublänge des Schlagkolbens 9 gekennzeichnet sind. Ist demgegenüber ausgehend von Fig. 5 eine Hubverkleinerung beabsichtigt, so erfolgt durch die Einleitung des Druckmittels über den Luftkanal 17 eine Verschiebung des Ausgleichskolbens 10 und des Schlagkolbens 9 wiederum über einen Teil oder den gesamten Einstellweg a in die Gegenrichtung bis in die in der Fig. 5 strichpunktiert ausgezogene Stellung, wobei für eine bessere Übersichtlichkeit nur der verlagerte Ausgleichskolben 10 dargestellt ist. Dadurch können unterschiedliche Fügeaufgaben mit ein und demselben Druckluftschlaggerät 1 gelöst werden, so dass eine aufwendige Vorhaltung und ansonsten notwendige Umrüstung nicht erforderlich ist.
Below, the operation of the recoil-damped compressed air impact device according to the invention will be explained:
  • After the air impact device 1 has been placed with the superior rivet feed 2 by the robot on the means of a rivet 4 to be joined sheets 6, 7 ( Fig. 1 ), starting from Fig. 2 brought by the over the supply channel 13 in the piston rod 12 taking place initiation of the later impulsive setting of the rivet with respect to the working pressure reduced pressure means 14, the piston rod 11 of the percussion piston 9 by axial displacement in contact with the striker 5, which in turn the head of the above Rivet feed in the area of the striker 5 presented punch rivet 4 contacted and this axially displaced until it rests against the plate 6 ( Fig. 3 ). As a result, a possibly tilted position ( Fig. 1 ) of the presented punch rivet 4 'be repealed. Subsequently, the percussion piston 9 by the introduction of the pressure medium via the air duct 16 back to its original position Fig. 2 transferred, in which this comes to the formed as an annular projection spacer 18 of the balance piston 10 to the plant. In this position, the percussion piston 9 and the balance piston 10 assume a position in which the end 15 of the piston rod 12 extends into the cavity 19 formed by the spacer 18 on the balance piston 10, but the end 15 an advantageous minimum distance s against the percussion piston s having. A taking place via the supply channel 13 of the piston rod 12 of the balance piston 10 acting on the cylinder 8 with the pressure medium 14, which now has the required for the pulse-like driving of the punch rivet 4 working pressure, caused by the centric feed of the pressure means 14, that the axially moved percussion piston. 9 in conjunction with its piston rod 11 transmits the impact energy to the striker 5 and of this the punch rivet 4 is driven into the plates 6, 7 ( Fig. 4 ).
    In this process, the percussion piston 9 and guided on the fixed piston rod 12 balance piston 10 in opposite directions and so that the recoil moves dampening, the required venting of the cylinder 8 through the mutual air channels 16, 17 takes place. The setting of the punch rivet 4 in thus stationary air impact device 1 or cylinder 8 is ensured that the stroke length of the balance piston 10 is larger than that of the percussion piston 9 is designed so that the balance piston 10 only then hits its end position when the percussion piston 9 his stroke on the striker 5 and this in turn has to be recovered on the punched rivet 4 already completed.
    In the compressed-air impact device 1 according to the invention, there is also the possibility of adjusting the impact energy at the same applied working pressure of the pressure medium 14 to different joining tasks resulting from the sheet thickness and / or rivet size, by adjusting the stroke (enlargement or reduction) of the percussion piston 9. These can over the total guide length h of the balance piston 10 plus the length c of the spacer 18, the two mutually driven pistons 9, 10, taking into account a favorable for the optimal supply of the pressure medium 14 minimum distance s between the end 15 of the piston rod 12 and the percussion piston 9 and a for the balancing piston 10 on the piston rod 12 required minimum guide length b to the resulting adjustment path a are moved (a = h + c - s - b). Should be based on in the Fig. 5 shown smallest increase in stroke of the percussion piston 9 take place, so the percussion piston 9 is displaced by the pressure medium flowing through the air passage 16 together with the balance piston 10 in the direction of the piston rod 12 possibly over the entire adjustment a of the balance piston 10 until both pistons 10 in the Fig. 2 assume reproduced positions, which are characterized by a maximum stroke length of the percussion piston 9. In contrast, starting from Fig. 5 a Hubverkleinerung intends, so done by the introduction of the pressure medium via the air channel 17, a displacement of the balance piston 10 and the percussion piston 9 in turn over a part or the entire adjustment a in the opposite direction to the in the Fig. 5 dash-dotted extended position, with only the displaced balance piston 10 is shown for a better clarity. As a result, different joining tasks can be solved with one and the same air impact device 1, so that a complex provision and otherwise necessary conversion is not required.

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DruckluftschlaggerätAir impact device
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Nietzuführungrivet feed
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Adapteradapter
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Stanznietrivet
4'4 '
verkanteter Stanzniettilted punch rivet
55
DöpperDöpper
66
Blechesheets
77
Blechesheets
88th
Zylindercylinder
99
Schlagkolbenpercussion piston
1010
Ausgleichskolbenbalance piston
1111
Kolbenstangepiston rod
1212
Kolbenstangepiston rod
1313
Zuführungskanalfeed channel
1414
Druckmittellever
1515
kolbenseitiges Endepiston-side end
1616
Luftkanalair duct
1717
Luftkanalair duct
1818
Abstandshalterspacer
1919
Hohlraumcavity
aa
Einstellwegadjustment path
bb
MindestführungslängeMinimum guide length
cc
Länge des AbstandshaltersLength of the spacer
hH
GesamtführungslängeTotal guide length
ss
Mindestabstandminimum distance

Claims (3)

  1. A compressed air impact device with recoil damping (1) consisting of two pistons, a striking piston (9) and an equalizing piston (10), that are located in a cylinder (8) and can be moved in opposite directions via a pressure medium (14) fed in through a feed canal (13), both pistons located in one and the same cylinder (8), wherein also air ducts (16, 17) are provided in each of the pistons (9, 10) in the cylinder (8), and a riveting pin (5) is associated with the striking piston (9), the striking piston (9) includes a piston rod (11) that interacts with the riveting pin (5), and the cylinder (8) comprises a fixed piston rod (12) on which the equalizing piston (10) is moveably guided, and the feed canal (13) for the pressure medium (14) to be fed in is provided in said piston rod (12), and the piston-side end (15) thereof is designed to extend to the zone between the striking piston (9) and the equalizing piston (10),
    characterized in that
    the end (15) of the piston rod (12) extends into a hollow space (19) formed by the spacer (18) on the equalizing piston (10), however said end is at a distance (s) to the striking piston (9).
  2. The compressed air impact device with recoil damping according to claim 1, characterized in that
    the equalizing piston (10) and the striking piston (9) are designed to be moved together within an adjustment range (a).
  3. The compressed air impact device with recoil damping according to claim 2, characterized in that
    the adjustment range (a) is derived from the total guide length (h) of the equalizing piston (10) plus the length (c) of the spacer (18) of the two pistons (9, 10) moved onto one another, taking into account a minimum distance (a) between the end (15) of the piston rod (12) and the striking piston (9) as well as a minimum guide length (b) required for the equalizing piston (10) on the piston rod (12).
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