EP3225325B2 - Outil de bobinage pour machines à enroulement de ressort - Google Patents

Outil de bobinage pour machines à enroulement de ressort Download PDF

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EP3225325B2
EP3225325B2 EP17156349.7A EP17156349A EP3225325B2 EP 3225325 B2 EP3225325 B2 EP 3225325B2 EP 17156349 A EP17156349 A EP 17156349A EP 3225325 B2 EP3225325 B2 EP 3225325B2
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21F—WORKING OR PROCESSING OF METAL WIRE
    • B21F3/00—Coiling wire into particular forms
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21F—WORKING OR PROCESSING OF METAL WIRE
    • B21F3/00—Coiling wire into particular forms
    • B21F3/02—Coiling wire into particular forms helically
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21F—WORKING OR PROCESSING OF METAL WIRE
    • B21F3/00—Coiling wire into particular forms
    • B21F3/02—Coiling wire into particular forms helically
    • B21F3/04—Coiling wire into particular forms helically externally on a mandrel or the like

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  • the invention relates to a coiling tool for a spring coiling machine, with a tool holder and an exchangeable coiling insert that is attached to the tool holder.
  • the wire coming from a wire feeder is advanced against one or two coiling fingers or against coiling pins, deflected by them on a circular path and formed as a spring.
  • the winding tools used there are those in which the tool holder and the winding insert are made in one piece or the winding insert is soldered into the tool holder.
  • the EP 2 520 384 A1 describes a winding tool and forms the basis for the preamble of claim 1.
  • a winding tool is described in which a winding insert is used, which is fastened in an exchangeable and adjustable manner in a tool holder and held there with a claw arrangement. Different orientations and positioning of the winch insert can be set using a large number of adjusting screws.
  • this known tool however, there are a large number of different individual elements, some of which can be rotated, which is quite complicated in the overall arrangement and requires a relatively large amount of space.
  • the U.S. 7,082,797 B1 describes a winding tool in which the winding insert is inserted into a recessed receptacle in the front end area of the tool holder that corresponds to its shape and is fastened there by means of a screw.
  • the tool holder is at its front end, where the winch insert protrudes from it, provided with a lateral widening, which means that z. B. in the case of a two-finger winch system, two such tools cannot be placed side by side or moved together very closely.
  • the winding insert fastened to the tool holder has to be replaced when it can no longer be used due to wear, which is relatively expensive.
  • a winding tool of the type mentioned is in the spring coiling machine from U.S. 4,387,585 deployed. It consists of a freely rotatable roller that is attached to a tool holder and against which the wire being fed runs for deflection. Winding rolls of this type are preferably used in large machines in which there is considerable friction between the tool and the workpiece. However, it is necessary to use fitted screws, roller bearings, sealing rings and lubrication for the rotatable bearing of the winding roll, which is considerably expensive. In the event of wear and tear on the winding roll or other damage, the winding roll must be replaced, which means a noticeable installation effort and is costly.
  • the invention is based on the object of proposing a winding tool of the type mentioned at the outset, which can be used again quickly in the event of wear or breakage of the winding insert without having to change it.
  • the winding insert comprises a cylindrical base and, axially next to this, a winding body, with the cylindrical base being non-rotatably attached to a bearing surface formed on the front end region of the tool holder in the assembled state, and in its area opposite this front end area rests against a supporting step that delimits the contact surface there and runs in the shape of a segment of a circle, and that the winch insert is fastened to the tool holder via a central clamping means, and that on the side of the cylindrical base facing the contact surface of the tool holder there is an effective in its circumferential direction Grid is attached, which is associated with a corresponding locking counter-element on the bearing surface of the tool holder.
  • the coiling tool according to the invention is set up once in terms of its axial position when it is installed in the spring coiling machine. After that, the location and position of the winding tool no longer has to be changed, since even if the winding insert wears out, breaks, or the like, only the central clamping device is loosened slightly, the winding insert is then rotated a little further and then the clamping device is tightened again got to. This is made possible by the non-rotatable attachment of the winch insert to the tool holder, which, unlike a rotating winch reel, means that wear, breakage or the like during winding can only occur at the point where the wire runs against the winch insert.
  • the coil insert which is mounted non-rotatably on the tool holder, is supported with its rear side facing away from the front side of the tool holder (and thus the contact point of the wire to be coiled) on the support step, which is formed on the tool holder, so that the the forces acting on the use of the winch cannot (or only to a small extent) be absorbed by the central tensioning means, with the majority of the forces to be absorbed being supported by the support stage.
  • fastening means can also be provided for the central clamping means for fastening the winch insert to the tool holder, but it is particularly advantageous if a screw or a screw bolt or a clamping claw is used for this purpose.
  • a quick-release fastener can also be equally advantageous.
  • such a grid can be in the form of a circumferential toothing or in the form of radially running grooves on the winding insert, which interact positively with suitable counter-elements, such as feather keys or pins, in the bearing surface of the tool holder.
  • the height of the support step corresponds approximately to the axial thickness of the cylindrical base, so that the peripheral surface of the support base is available locally over its entire height for the transmission of the support forces acting between the two.
  • the winding body located axially next to the support base can be provided in any suitable form, but is particularly preferably designed in a circular form as a winding roller or else in the form of a polygonal body. In this case, the winch body and the support base are preferably formed in one piece.
  • the winch body is provided on its circumference with a circumferential groove for wire guidance.
  • the winding insert is preferably made of hard metal, tool steel, ceramic or a fiber composite material.
  • In 1 is shown in a perspective oblique view of the structure of a wire forming machine in the form of a spring coiling machine 1 (only in principle).
  • This has a machine frame 2, which is only indicated in the drawing, and on the front side of which a wire feeder 3 is attached, which is formed from several pairs of wire feeder rollers 4 arranged next to one another.
  • An endless wire 5 is conveyed to a wire guide 6 via this and advanced through it into a winding station 7 .
  • two winding units 7a and 7b are arranged one above the other, one (in 1 although not shown) incline device may be present.
  • the wire 5 is drawn in through the wire feed 3 via the wire feed rollers 4 via a (in 1 not shown) program-controlled servo motor.
  • the spring coiling machine 1 according to 1 is further provided with a cutting unit 8, which works with a movable cutting tool 9, which cooperates with a cutting mandrel 10 during the cutting process.
  • Each winding unit 7a, 7b is provided with a winding tool 11 which, like the 1 shows, is attached to a lever 12a and 12b, respectively.
  • Each of these levers 12a, 12b is in turn moved via an associated cam 14a or 14b with the interposition of a roller 13a or 13b guided on the corresponding cam, with each of the cams 14a or 14b being driven by its own program-controlled servomotor.
  • the control cams 14a, 14b are driven intermittently both forwards and backwards.
  • In 2 is a winding tool 11 in a perspective view and in 3 the same winding tool shown in an exploded view. Reference is first made to these figures.
  • the winding tool 11 first comprises an elongate tool holder 15 which, at its front end region (into the Figures 2 and 3 : upper end area), which faces the wire 5 in the mounted state, has a substantially flat bearing surface 16, which is delimited at its area opposite the front end area by a support step 17 running in the shape of a segment of a circle.
  • This support surface 16 is open towards the front end of the tool holder 15 (cf. 3 ), whereby when the winch insert 18 is mounted, it protrudes forwards at the front end of the tool holder 15 (see 2 ).
  • the winding insert 18 is fixed on the bearing surface 16 via a central fastening screw 19 which is screwed into a threaded hole 20 which is arranged centrally in the bearing surface 16 of the tool holder 15 .
  • the winding insert 18 includes, like the Figures 2 and 3 show, a lower (ie the bearing surface 16 facing) cylindrical base 21, which is axially directly (and on the bearing surface 16 facing away from the cylindrical base 21) a winding body 22 connects.
  • This winding body 22 is provided on its circumference with a circumferential winding groove 23 against which the conveyed wire 5 runs during operation and is deflected by it onto a circular path and formed into a helical shape.
  • a straight receiving groove 25 is attached, in which two feather keys 26, each on one side of the threaded bore 20 at the end of the receiving groove there 25, are used and fastened in each case via a fastening screw 27 in the groove 25.
  • the depth of the receiving groove 25 is selected so that the feather keys 26 inserted there protrude in the assembled state on the open upper side of the receiving groove 25 and, when the winch body 22 is assembled, protrude into one of the radially star-shaped outwardly extending grooves 24, whereby a non-rotatable connection of the winding body 22 to the tool holder 15 is created.
  • the coil insert 18 becomes worn or even breaks, it is only necessary to loosen the fastening screw 19 for the coil insert 18 to such an extent that the coil insert 18 is lifted axially from the support surface 16 until the grooves 24 disengage the keys 26, after which the winding insert 18 is rotated until the following groove 24 on the underside of the cylindrical base 21 overlies the keys 26. Subsequently the winding insert 18 can again be displaced axially towards the bearing surface 16, with the feather keys 26 now being able to engage in the new groove 24 on the underside of the cylindrical base 21 lying above them. After this, only the fastening screw 19 has to be tightened and the winding insert 18 can be used again immediately.
  • the winch insert 18 with a polygonal body 28, which is also provided with a circumferential winch groove 23, which here on the graphic representation of 6 expressly referred to as essential.
  • the polygonal body 28 is an octagonal body, although a decagonal or twelve-sided or even just a hexagonal body could also be used here.
  • the height H of the support step 17 corresponds to the axial length h of the cylindrical base 21, which can thus be supported over the entire height H of the support step 17 under load when it is mounted on the bearing surface 16.
  • the winch insert 18 can be made of any suitable material, but is preferably made of hard metal, tool steel, ceramic or a fiber composite material.

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  1. Outil de bobinage (11) pour machine à enroulement de ressort (1), comprenant un porte-outil (15) et un insert de bobinage remplaçable (18) qui est fixé au porte-outil (15), caractérisé en ce que l'insert de bobinage (18) comprend une douille cylindrique (21) et, axialement à côté de celle-ci, un corps de bobinage (22, 28), la douille cylindrique (21), dans l'état monté, reposant sur une surface d'appui (16) réalisée au niveau de la région d'extrémité avant du porte-outil (15), s'appliquant, au niveau de sa région opposée à cette région d'extrémité avant, contre un étage d'appui (17) s'étendant en forme de portion de cercle, limitant à cet endroit la surface d'appui (16), et en ce que l'insert de bobinage (18) est monté de manière solidaire en rotation et est fixé par le biais d'un moyen de serrage central (19) sur le porte-outil (15), et en ce qu'au niveau du côté de la douille cylindrique (21) tourné vers la surface d'appui (16) du porte-outil (15) est monté un encliquetage (24) agissant dans sa direction périphérique, lequel est associé à un élément conjugué d'encliquetage (26) correspondant sur la surface d'appui (16) du porte-outil (15).
  2. Outil de bobinage selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'un ressort d'ajustement (26) ou une goupille de blocage sont prévus sur le porte-outil (15) pour le montage solidaire en rotation de l'insert de bobinage (18).
  3. Outil de bobinage selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que le moyen de serrage central est une vis (19), un boulon fileté ou une griffe de serrage.
  4. Outil de bobinage selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que l'encliquetage est prévu sous la forme d'une denture.
  5. Outil de bobinage selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que l'encliquetage est réalisé sous la forme de rainures s'étendant radialement (24) sur la douille cylindrique (21), lesquelles coopèrent avec des ressorts d'ajustement (26) des goupilles dans la surface (16) du porte-outil (15).
  6. Outil de bobinage selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé en ce que la hauteur (H) de l'étage d'appui (17) correspond approximativement à la longueur axiale (h) de la douille cylindrique (21).
  7. Outil de bobinage selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé en ce que le corps de bobinage (22) est réalisé sous forme circulaire sous forme de rouleau de bobinage.
  8. Outil de bobinage selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé en ce que le corps de bobinage est réalisé sous forme de corps polygonal (28).
  9. Outil de bobinage selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 8, caractérisé en ce que le corps de bobinage (22, 28) est pourvu au niveau de sa périphérie d'une gorge périphérique (23) pour le guidage d'un fil.
  10. Outil de bobinage selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 9, caractérisé en ce que l'insert de bobinage (18) se compose de métal dur, d'acier à outils, de céramique ou d'un matériau composite renforcé par des fibres.
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