EP1716939A1 - Dispositif d'alimentation de tôles pour une machine à poinçonner - Google Patents

Dispositif d'alimentation de tôles pour une machine à poinçonner Download PDF

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EP1716939A1
EP1716939A1 EP05026898A EP05026898A EP1716939A1 EP 1716939 A1 EP1716939 A1 EP 1716939A1 EP 05026898 A EP05026898 A EP 05026898A EP 05026898 A EP05026898 A EP 05026898A EP 1716939 A1 EP1716939 A1 EP 1716939A1
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Chi-Min Ho
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Elite Machine and Design Ltd
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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
    • B21D43/00—Feeding, positioning or storing devices combined with, or arranged in, or specially adapted for use in connection with, apparatus for working or processing sheet metal, metal tubes or metal profiles; Associations therewith of cutting devices
    • B21D43/02—Advancing work in relation to the stroke of the die or tool
    • B21D43/04—Advancing work in relation to the stroke of the die or tool by means in mechanical engagement with the work
    • B21D43/08—Advancing work in relation to the stroke of the die or tool by means in mechanical engagement with the work by rollers
    • B21D43/09—Advancing work in relation to the stroke of the die or tool by means in mechanical engagement with the work by rollers by one or more pairs of rollers for feeding sheet or strip material

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  • the present invention relates to a material feeding mechanism and, more particularly, to a metal sheet-feeder for punch.
  • Taiwan Patent Publication No. 284190 entitled “Roller type metal plate feeder adjusting assembly” comprises a platform 10, an adjusting member 20, a link axle 30, an eccentric cam 40 and a rotary axle 50.
  • An adjusting member 20 is disposed separately on both sides of the platform 10.
  • the adjusting member 20 has a long hole 21 for allowing a screw 212 to adjust the height of the platform 10.
  • the link axle 30 has two adjusting members 20 disposed separately on both sides of the link axle 30.
  • the eccentric cam 40 is coupled at one end of the link axle 30 and has a handle 41 for pivotally rotating the link axle 30 and the adjusting member 20 when the handle 41 is pulled. Such arrangement changes the height of the adjusting member 20 and the rotary axle 50.
  • the prior art structure still has many drawbacks. Specifically, it is necessary to adjust the spring (not numbered in the publication) at the inner side of the handle 41 when the force for clamping the two rollers is adjusted, such that the downward force can be exerted evenly on the metal panel. Since it is difficult for the spring to control the adjustment due to a wrong number of turns or due to the operation by an inexperienced operator, the force exerted on both ends of the rollers will be uneven and the metal panel may be tilted or twisted, and thus resulting in an unsmooth operation of the material feeding process and causing troubles to the application. The aforementioned problems demand immediate attention and improvements.
  • the present invention is intended to overcome the technical issues of requiring an adjustment of a spring at the inner side of the handle when the force for clamping the two rollers is adjusted, so that a downward force can be exerted evenly on the metal panel. Since it is difficult for the spring to control the adjustment due to a wrong number of turns or due to the operation by an inexperienced operator, the force exerted on both ends of the rollers will be uneven and the metal panel may be tilted or twisted, and thus resulting in an unsmooth operation of the material feeding process and causing troubles to the application.
  • a metal sheet-feeder for punch which comprises a platform, a control member and a link device.
  • a side panel is installed separately on both sides of the platform, and a top panel is installed on the side panels.
  • a fixed roller and a movable roller are disposed between the two side panels.
  • Two control members are disposed at the top panel and elastically push against the movable roller.
  • the link device is disposed between the two control members and is capable of simultaneously driving another control member according to the movement of a control member and elastically pushing the movable roller synchronously to produce a downward force with a constant pressure.
  • FIG. 1 is an exploded view of the metal sheet-feeder for punch according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is an illustrative view of the link device using a gear to simultaneously synchronize with the movement of a synchronous belt according to a first preferred embodiment the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of section 3-3 as depicted in FIG. 2.
  • FIG. 5 is an illustrative view of the movement of the fine tuning the control member as depicted in FIG. 3 according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is an illustrative view of the link device using a gear wheel and a chain to generate the synchronization according to a second preferred embodiment the present invention.
  • FIG. 7 is an illustrative view of the link device using a plurality of gears to generate the synchronization according to a third preferred embodiment the present invention.
  • a metal sheet-feeder for punch according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention -comprises a platform 10, a link device 30 and a strain device 40.
  • the platform 10 comprises two control members 20, and each control member 20 can elastically push against a movable roller 15.
  • the link device 30 is disposed between the two control members 20 and is capable of driving one of the two control members 20 to move according to the movement of another one of the two control members 20 so the two control members 20 act synchronously at the movable roller 15.
  • the strain device 40 is installed onto the link device 30 to assure the synchronous movement of the link device 30.
  • the platform 10 comprises a side panel 11 disposed separately on both sides of the platform 10.
  • a fixed roller 12 and a pivotal axle 13 are disposed between the two side panels 11.
  • a movable stand 14 is installed onto the pivotal axle 13, and the movable stand 14 uses the pivotal axle 13 as the center of rotation and produces a swinging relation with respect to the side panels 11.
  • the movable stand 14 comprises the movable roller 15 being pivotally disposed therein and parallel to the fixed roller 12, such that the movable roller 15 can generate a change to a gap between the swing of the movable roller 15 and the fixed roller 12.
  • the movable stand 14 has a spring 141 installed separately on both ends of the top of the movable stand 14.
  • the two side panels 11 also install a top panel 16, and an accommodating space 161 is disposed on one side of the top panel 16.
  • a through hole 162 is disposed on each of both sides of the accommodating space 161, and the through hole 162 has a thread therein.
  • the control member 20 passes into the through hole 162 of the top panel 16 and also couples to the spring 141 of the movable stand 14.
  • the control members 20 are pressed by the spring 141 to move the movable stand 14 downward, so that the movable roller 15 pivotally coupled in the movable stand 14 presses on the fixed roller 12.
  • the control members 20 pass through the two through holes 162 of the top panel 16 according to this embodiment.
  • the control member 20 comprises an adjusting end 21 and a threaded end 22.
  • the adjusting end 21 according to this embodiment is a hexagonal adjusting end 21 having a penetrating hole 211 disposed on one side for allowing users to pull the adjusting end 21 by a tool.
  • the link device 30 is installed in the accommodating space 161 of the top panel 16 and coupled between the two control members 20.
  • the link device 30 comprises two active components 31, a passive component 32 and two bases 33.
  • the two active components 31 are coupled to the threaded ends 22 of the two control members 20, respectively.
  • the active component 31 has a through hole 311, and a key slot 312 is disposed above the through hole 311.
  • a key 313 is installed between the key slot 312 and a groove 221 of the threaded end 22 for driving each other.
  • the active component 31. according to this embodiment is a gear
  • the passive component 32 according to this embodiment is a synchronous belt installed between the two gears.
  • the passive component 32 can effectively drive the active components 31 to rotate.
  • the two bases 33 are secured, respectively, to both ends of the accommodating space 161 of the top panel 16 for fixing both active components 31 at appropriate positions.
  • the base 33 comprises a through hole 331 having a thread therein for passage of the threaded end 22 of the control member 20.
  • the control member 20 is connected with the movable stand 14 by the spring 141, such that the spring 141 of the movable stand 14 can push the movable roller 15 to be in contact with the fixed roller 12 for the material feeding operation.
  • the gap between the movable roller 15 and the fixed roller 12 can be adjusted to cope with the change to the thickness of materials. If the movable roller 15 can maintain an even force exerted, on the fixed roller 12, it only needs to rotate one control member 20, with the other control member 20 driven by the link device 30 to produce a synchronous rotation.
  • the link device 30 is installed onto the internal side of the top panel 16.
  • the link device 30 can produce a synchronous movement for both ends of the movable roller 15.
  • the other control member 20 is linked as well.
  • the control members 20 utilize the spiral movement of the threaded end 22 for fine tuning a slight axial gain in order to achieve the function of synchronously fine tuning the movable roller 15 to press down.
  • one control member 20 drives its adjusting end 21 to rotate, so that the control member 20 drives the gear on the same end to rotate.
  • the other control member 20 is driven to produce a synchronous rotation as to produce an effect of synchronously elastically pushing the movable roller 15.
  • the spring 141 is compressed to push the movable stand 14.
  • the movable stand 14 is pushed synchronously by the springs 141 on both sides, so that both ends of the movable roller 15 produce the same forces and the movable roller 15 will not incline to one side.
  • a simple operation can keep an even force at the contact surface between the movable roller 15 and the fixed roller 12, so that the clamped material can be fed smoothly.
  • the present invention is a novel useful design.
  • FIG. 6 Please refer to FIG. 6 for the metal sheet-feeder for punch according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • the link device 30 collocating with a gear wheel and a chain also gives an excellent effect on the synchronization.
  • This embodiment can install a strain device 40 at the chain, so that the chain can press on the two gear wheels to prevent any asynchronous movement caused by the error of the gap and assure the fine-tuned synchronous movement.
  • the active component 31 of the link device 30 is a gear
  • the passive component 32 comprises a plurality of gears coupled between the active components 31.
  • the present invention herein enhances the performance over that of the conventional structure.

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EP05026898A 2005-12-08 2005-12-08 Dispositif d'alimentation de tôles pour une machine à poinçonner à entraînement simultané et distribution uniforme de pression Not-in-force EP1716939B1 (fr)

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DE602005002242T DE602005002242D1 (de) 2005-12-08 2005-12-08 Vorrichtung zum Vorschieben eines Bleches in eine Stanzpresse mit einem simultanen Antrieb und mit gleichmäßiger Verteilung des Druckes
EP05026898A EP1716939B1 (fr) 2005-12-08 2005-12-08 Dispositif d'alimentation de tôles pour une machine à poinçonner à entraînement simultané et distribution uniforme de pression
AT05026898T ATE371509T1 (de) 2005-12-08 2005-12-08 Vorrichtung zum vorschieben eines bleches in eine stanzpresse mit einem simultanen antrieb und mit gleichmässiger verteilung des druckes

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CN107377812A (zh) * 2017-08-15 2017-11-24 蚌埠捷顺机器有限公司 一种能够自动上料的卷圆机
CN112122430A (zh) * 2020-09-14 2020-12-25 仙居云利电子科技有限公司 一种可分拣废料的金属板冲压设备

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US2660427A (en) * 1948-06-26 1953-11-24 Haller John Feeding device for sheet material
US2819072A (en) * 1955-09-23 1958-01-07 Wittek Rudolph Automatic roll feed for punch presses
EP0395972A1 (fr) * 1989-05-03 1990-11-07 Bruderer Ag Dispositif pour l'avance intermittente de feuillard
DE4139160A1 (de) * 1990-11-30 1992-06-04 Sankyo Mfg Walzenvorschubeinrichtung
EP0730920A1 (fr) * 1995-03-03 1996-09-11 SIRI Pressenautomation GmbH Dispositif pour enlever un des rouleaux d'un système d'alimentation à grande dynamique avec mesure d'épaisseur intégré de la tÔle
EP1304181A1 (fr) * 2001-10-18 2003-04-23 Bruderer Ag Dispositif pour l' avancement pas à pas d' une pièce en forme de bande

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US2660427A (en) * 1948-06-26 1953-11-24 Haller John Feeding device for sheet material
US2819072A (en) * 1955-09-23 1958-01-07 Wittek Rudolph Automatic roll feed for punch presses
EP0395972A1 (fr) * 1989-05-03 1990-11-07 Bruderer Ag Dispositif pour l'avance intermittente de feuillard
DE4139160A1 (de) * 1990-11-30 1992-06-04 Sankyo Mfg Walzenvorschubeinrichtung
EP0730920A1 (fr) * 1995-03-03 1996-09-11 SIRI Pressenautomation GmbH Dispositif pour enlever un des rouleaux d'un système d'alimentation à grande dynamique avec mesure d'épaisseur intégré de la tÔle
EP1304181A1 (fr) * 2001-10-18 2003-04-23 Bruderer Ag Dispositif pour l' avancement pas à pas d' une pièce en forme de bande

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CN107377812A (zh) * 2017-08-15 2017-11-24 蚌埠捷顺机器有限公司 一种能够自动上料的卷圆机
CN107377812B (zh) * 2017-08-15 2023-07-28 蚌埠捷顺机器有限公司 一种能够自动上料的卷圆机
CN112122430A (zh) * 2020-09-14 2020-12-25 仙居云利电子科技有限公司 一种可分拣废料的金属板冲压设备

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