JP2000024852A - Punch-laser combine machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To automatically discharge scraps generated during laser-machining, together with scraps generated during punching and to prevent gas exhaustion. SOLUTION: An inclined punch scrap shooter 51 is provided below a punching position Pk, and a scrap box 41 is provided below a laser-machining position Lk. A closable laser scrap shooter 43 is provided at the lower part of the scrap box 41. A punch-laser scrap discharge port 53 is provided to discharge scraps generated at the time of punching and laser-machining from the punch scrap shooter 51 and the laser scrap shooter 43, and a scrap shooter 55 is provided to discharge the scraps to the outside from the punch-laser scrap discharge port 53.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a combined punch / laser machine for performing punching and laser processing on a work.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIG. 6, a conventional punch / laser multifunction machine 101 has an upper turret 103 and a lower turret 105 rotatably supported by a frame (not shown). Lower turret 103, 1
Punches P and dies D at appropriate intervals on the circumference of
Is installed. Punch P, the position of the die D is in the processing position P _K in FIG. The laser processing position L _K is adjacent to the right side of the processing position _PK in FIG. 6, and a laser processing head 107 is provided above the laser processing position L _K.

A front frame 109 is provided on the front side of the lower turret 105, that is, on the right side in FIG. 6, and a shooter table 111 is provided above the front frame 109. A shooter cylinder 113 for tilting the shooter table 111 is provided. Below the laser processing position L _K , as shown in FIG. 7, a dust collecting pipe 115 is provided extending in the vertical direction, and a scrap box 117 is provided below the dust collecting pipe 115. Have been.

[0004] One end of a dust collection duct 119 is connected to the left side of the scrap box 117 in FIG. 7, and a dust collector 121 is connected to the other end of the dust collection duct 119. A scrap door 123 is provided on the front frame 109 on the right side of the scrap box 117 in FIG.

[0005] below the punching position P _K are provided in a state of punching scrap chute 125 is inclined.

Accordingly, punching is performed on the workpiece by the punch P and the die D in cooperation with the punching position P _K, scrap generated in this time is discharged from the punch scrap chute 125 to the outside. Further, by irradiating the laser beam from the laser processing head 107 toward the work at the laser processing position L _K ,
Laser processing is performed on the work. The dust generated at this time is collected by the dust collector 121 via the dust collection pipe 115 and the dust collection duct 119. Scrap generated during laser processing is discharged to a scrap box 117 via a dust collection pipe 115. The scrap in the scrap box 117 is discharged to the outside by opening the scrap door 123.

[0007]

In the above-described conventional punch / laser multifunction peripheral 101, it is necessary to maintain the scrap box 117 once a day. Hard to do. If the scrap box 117 is left open, the dust collecting capability is reduced, and the reflected light is dangerous for safety. In addition, it is very difficult to install a laser scrap conveyor.

Since the dust collector 121 also moves during the punching process, it has no meaning in terms of electrical (energy), and the user often wants to stop the dust collector 121 when switching from laser processing to punching. There was a request.

On the other hand, in the punching process, the punching residue rises on the punch P and the die D, and the problem of "descending" which adversely affects the product has not been solved.

An object of the present invention is to enable scrap processing generated during laser processing to be automatically discharged to the outside together with scrap processing generated during punching processing, and to prevent scrap from rising during punching processing. To provide a combined punch and laser machine.

[0011]

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a punch-laser multifunction machine according to the present invention.
In a combined punch / laser machine that performs punching on a work at the punching position in cooperation with a punch and a die and performs laser processing on the work at a laser processing position provided near the punching position, A scrap scraper for punches inclined downwardly, a scrap box for laser provided below the laser processing position, and an openable / closable scrap scraper for laser provided below the scrap box; A punch / laser scrap discharge port for discharging the scrap generated during punching and laser processing from the scrap shooter is provided, and a scrap shooter for discharging the scrap to the outside from the punch / laser scrap discharge port is provided. The one in which the features.

Therefore, the scrap generated during the punching process falls to a punch scrap shooter provided below the punching position, and is sent to a punch / laser scrap discharge port. Is discharged to Further, the scrap generated during the laser processing falls into a scrap box provided below the laser processing position, and then the laser scrap shooter provided at the lower part of the scrap box is opened, whereby the punch / laser scrap is opened. It is sent to the discharge port and discharged from the punch / laser scrap discharge port to the outside.

The scrap generated during the punching process and the scrap generated during the laser processing are automatically discharged to the outside through the punch / laser discharge port.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a combined punch / laser apparatus for performing a punching process on a work at a punching position by cooperation of a punch and a die, and at a laser processing position provided near the punching position. In a combined punch / laser machine that performs laser processing, a punch scrap discharge port generated during punching processing is provided below the punching processing position via a scrap pipe, and the punch is discharged from the punch scrap discharge port to the outside. A scrap box is provided below the laser processing position, a scrap box is provided via a dust collecting pipe, a dust collector communicating with the scrap box is provided, and an opening formed in the lower surface of the scrap box and the scrap pipe. Open and close each part alternately Those characterized by comprising providing a Mel flapper.

Therefore, the scrap generated at the time of punching is sent to the punch scrap outlet through the scrap pipe provided below the punching position, and is discharged from the punch scrap to the outside. At this time, since the flapper is closed, the scum generated during the punching process is sucked from the scrap pipe to the dust collector by the suction force of the dust collector, thereby preventing the scum from rising.

[0016] Scrap generated during laser processing is dropped into a scrap box via a dust collecting pipe. Moreover, since the flapper is open, spatter, dust and the like are collected by the dust collector.

[0017]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

Referring to FIG. 5, the combined punch / laser machine 1 includes a three-dimensional portal frame 3 and
A laser oscillator 5 is separately disposed on the left side of the portal frame 3 in FIG. The portal frame 3 includes a lower frame 7, left and right side frames 9L and 9R, and an upper frame 11.

A rotatable upper turret 13 is supported on the upper frame 11, and a rotatable lower turret 15 is supported on the lower frame 7. Punches P and dies D are respectively mounted on the upper and lower turrets 13 and 15 at corresponding intervals on the circumference. Then, the right side of the punch P, the position of the die D is in the punching position P _K in FIG. Punch P on the upper frame 11 in the upper of the punching position P _K
There is provided a driving device 17 for vertically moving the motor.

A processing table 19 is provided on the right side of the lower turret 15.
A work movement positioning device 21 is provided on the right side of 9. This work movement positioning device 21 is a carriage base 2 that can move in the Y-axis direction (the horizontal direction in FIG. 5).
3, a carriage 25 provided on the carriage base 23 and movable in the X-axis direction (a direction perpendicular to the plane of FIG. 5), and a plurality of work clamps 27 provided on the carriage 25. Have been.

A laser processing head 29 is provided near the right side of the punching processing position P _K , and is located at a laser processing position L _K. The upper frame 11 above the laser processing head 29 includes the laser oscillator 5
An optical device 33 having a bend mirror 31 for reflecting the laser beam LB oscillated from the optical disk is provided.

With the above structure, the work clamped by the work clamp 27 is moved in the X-axis and Y-axis directions by moving the carriage base 23 in the Y-axis direction and the carriage 25 in the X-axis direction. desired location is moved and positioned in the punching position P _K. Then
By driving the driving device 17 to move the punch P up and down, a desired punching process is performed on the work in cooperation with the punch P and the die D.

After moving the desired position of the work to the laser processing position L _K , the laser beam LB oscillated by the laser oscillator 5 is guided to the laser processing head 29 via the bend mirror 31. This laser processing head 29
The laser beam LB guided to the workpiece is irradiated toward the work, and the desired laser processing is performed on the work.

Referring to FIG. 1, a lower portion of the laser processing head 29 in the processing table 19 is a shooter table 35. By inclining the shooter table 35 with a shooter cylinder 37, punching and laser processing are performed. Products are transported outside.

A dust collection pipe 39 is provided below the shooter table 35 so as to extend in the vertical direction, and a scrap box 41 is provided below the dust collection pipe 39. A tiltable laser scrap shooter 43 is provided below the scrap box 41, and is tilted about a hinge pin 45 as a fulcrum. The laser scrap shooter 43 includes a cylinder 4 provided on the lower frame 7.
7 is attached to the tip of a piston rod 49 attached to the same.

[0026] lower position of the punching position P _K is punch scrap shooter 51 is provided to be inclined to the left obliquely downward in FIG. 1. Moreover, a punch / laser discharge port 53 through which scrap is dropped and sent from the punch scraper 51 and the laser scrap shooter 43 is provided in the lower frame 7. Is provided with a scrap fixing shooter 55.

[0027] With this configuration, the scrap generated during punching processing, after a fall in the punching scrap shooter 51 provided below the punching position P _K, and sent to the punch laser scrap outlet 53,
Next, the scrap can be discharged from the scrap fixing shooter 55 to the outside.

Further, scraps generated during laser processing falls into the scrap box 41 provided below the laser processing position L _K. This scrap box 41
The scrap in the cylinder is operated by operating the cylinder 47 to contract the piston rod 49, so that the laser scrap shooter 43 rotates counterclockwise in FIG. The scrap is sent to the outlet 53, and then the scrap can be discharged from the scrap fixing shooter 55 to the outside.

Thus, the scrap generated at the time of punching and the scrap generated at the time of laser processing can be automatically discharged from the punch / laser discharge port 53 to the outside. In addition, maintenance at the time of laser processing is not required, and a conveyor conventionally required is not required. Furthermore, space saving can be achieved as compared with the related art, and safety can be improved as compared with the related art.

FIG. 2 shows another embodiment which replaces FIG. In FIG. 2, the same components as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description will be omitted.

Lower base 57 is provided below the lower turret 15, scrap pipe 59 downwardly stretched in the vertical direction of the lower base 57 is provided below the punching position P _K in FIG. 2 . In the lower part of the scrap pipe 59, a scrap discharge port 61 for punch is provided. 2 and FIG. 3 together with the punch scrap discharge port 61,
A fixed shooter 63 is provided at an angle.

An opening 65 is formed in the right side wall of the scrap pipe 59 in FIG. 2, and the scrap pipe 59 and the scrap box 4 are formed in the opening 65.
1 is communicated. Also, the scrap box 41
2, the left end of the duct 67 is connected to the right side surface, and the dust collector 69 is connected to the right end of the duct 67. A flapper 73 that can be opened and closed with a hinge pin 71 as a fulcrum is provided on the lower surface of the dust collection pipe 39.

[0033] With this configuration, the scrap generated during punching, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the punching scrap discharge through the provided under the punching processing position P _K in scrap pipe 59 Exit 6
1 and the scrap can be discharged to the outside by the fixing shooter 63. At this time, since the flapper 73 is in a horizontal state and is closed, dust generated during the punching process is removed from the scrap pipe 59 by the suction force of the dust collector 69.
Since the air is sucked into the dust collector 69 through the step 1, dust can be prevented from rising.

As shown in FIG. 2, the scrap generated during the laser processing is dropped into a scrap box 41 through a dust collecting pipe 39, so that the scrap can be discharged from the scrap box 41 to the outside. it can. In addition, the flapper 73 is rotated clockwise around the hinge pin 71 as a fulcrum and is in a vertical state. Since the flapper 73 is open, spatter and dust are efficiently collected by the dust collector 69.
Can be collected. Thus, the dust collector 69 does not need to be stopped even during the punching process, and the punch P, the die D, and the lower turret 15 become clean.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment of the invention, but can be embodied in other modes by making appropriate changes.

[0036]

As can be understood from the above description of the embodiment of the invention, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the scrap generated at the time of punching is provided below the punching position and the scrap for punching is provided. After dropping into the shooter, it is sent to the punch / laser scrap discharge port, and the scrap can be discharged to the outside from the punch / laser scrap discharge port. Further, the scrap generated during the laser processing falls into a scrap box provided below the laser processing position, and then the laser scrap shooter provided at the lower part of the scrap box is opened, whereby the punch / laser scrap is opened. The scrap is sent to the discharge port, and the scrap can be discharged to the outside from the punch / laser scrap discharge port.

Thus, the scrap generated during the punching process and the scrap generated during the laser processing can be automatically discharged from the punch / laser discharge port to the outside.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the scrap generated during the punching process is sent to the punch scrap discharge port through the scrap pipe provided below the punching position, and the scrap from the punch scrap is discharged to the outside. Scraps can be discharged. At this time, since the flapper is closed, the scum generated during the punching process is sucked from the scrap pipe to the dust collector by the suction force of the dust collector, so that the scum can be prevented from rising.

The scrap generated during the laser processing is dropped into a scrap box via the inside of a dust collecting pipe. In addition, since the flapper is open, spatter, dust and the like can be efficiently collected by the dust collector.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram for discharging a scrap of a combined punch / laser machine of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of discharging a scrap of another punch / laser multifunction peripheral in place of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an operation explanatory diagram.

FIG. 4 is a view taken in the direction of the arrow IV in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a schematic side view of the combined punch / laser machine of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view of discharging a scrap of the conventional punch / laser multifunction peripheral.

7 is a view taken in the direction of the arrow VII in FIG. 6;

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Punch laser combined machine 7 Lower frame 19 Processing table 29 Laser processing head 35 Shooter table 39 Dust collection pipe 41 Scrap box 51 Scrap shooter for punch 53 Punch and laser discharge port 55 Scrap fixed shooter 59 Scrap pipe 61 Scrap for punch outlet 63 fixed chute 65 opening 67 duct 69 a dust collector 71 hinge pin 73 flapper P _K punching position L _K laser machining position

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A combined punch / laser machine for performing a punching process on a work at a punching position in cooperation with a punch and a die and performing a laser process on the work at a laser processing position provided near the punching position. Providing a punch scraper inclined below the punching position, providing a laser scrap box below the laser processing position, and providing a laser scrap shooter openable and closable below the scrap box; For punching from the laser scrap shooter and laser scrap shooter, and for discharging the scrap generated during laser processing.
A combined punch / laser machine comprising a laser scrap discharge port, and a scrap shooter for discharging the scrap to the outside from the punch / laser scrap discharge port. 2. A combined punch / laser machine for performing a punching process on a work at a punching position in cooperation with a punch and a die, and performing a laser process on the work at a laser processing position provided near the punching position. Under the punching position, a punch scrap discharge port generated at the time of punching processing is provided via a scrap pipe through a scrap pipe, and a punch scrap shooter for discharging the punch from the punch scrap discharge port to the outside is provided. A scrap box is provided through a dust collecting pipe, a dust collector connected to the scrap box is provided, and a flapper for alternately opening and closing a lower surface of the scrap box and an opening formed in the scrap pipe is provided. Punch characterized by becoming・ Laser compound machine.