JP2001260090A - Device for cutting hoop into pieces - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device for cutting a hoop into pieces with improved productivity and lower cost of equipment without requiring the pieces to pile up and without a separate transfer and supply mechanism. SOLUTION: This device comprises: a lower die formed by a vertically movable material-receiving-pin 17 for attaching each of the pieces obtained by subjecting the hoop 1 to cutting work to its top face by means of an air hole 27 for suction to hold and transfer each piece with its tip slidingly passed through a cutting die 3 and a slider 18 which has an air hole 18a connected to the air hole 27 and is disposed on the top face of a die holder 8 so as to be horizontally movable; and an upper die formed by attaching a cutting punch 2 opposed to the cutting die 3 and having an air hole 28 for exhaust to a vertically movable punch plate 5.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for cutting a hoop material into individual pieces and feeding the hoop material to a predetermined position.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in order to transport and supply a piece formed by cutting a hoop material into a predetermined shape to a predetermined position, the piece is cut into pieces by a die device for cutting pieces and the like. The individual pieces are transported and supplied to a predetermined position using a separate mechanism such as a parts feeder or a drum feeder.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional construction and method, the hoop material must be cut into pieces once, and then the pieces have to stay. There is a problem that a separate mechanism for transporting and supplying individual pieces is required, and the cost of the equipment becomes high.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and eliminates the need for stagnation of individual pieces, improves productivity, and eliminates the need for a separate transport mechanism for individual pieces, thereby reducing the cost of equipment. It is an object of the present invention to provide a hoop material individual cutting device.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an apparatus for cutting a hoop material piece according to the present invention is capable of cutting a hoop material piece by cutting a hoop material on an upper surface through a cutting die. A lower die in which a slider having a vertically movable material receiving pin for sucking, holding and transporting by an air hole for vacuum suction is disposed on the upper surface of the die holder so as to be horizontally movable;
An upper die is formed by attaching a cutting punch having an exhaust air hole facing the cutting die to a vertically movable punch plate.

According to the present invention, it is possible to cut and process individual pieces, adsorb and hold the pieces, and transport and supply them to a predetermined position only with the present apparatus.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The invention according to claim 1 of the present invention is a vertically movable free-standing member which slides and inserts a cutting die into a tip and cuts and cuts a hoop material on an upper surface to carry and transport the individual piece. It is composed of a lower die in which a slider on which a material receiving pin is installed is disposed on the upper surface of a die holder so as to be horizontally movable, and an upper die in which a cutting die opposed to the cutting die is attached to a vertically movable punch plate. This is an apparatus for cutting individual pieces of hoop material, and has the effect that the cut pieces can be transported and supplied to the next step with high accuracy using only this apparatus.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an air hole for adsorbing and holding an individual piece connected to an air hole provided in a slider, and an air hole for preventing adhesion of the individual piece. The hoop material individual cutting device according to claim 1, wherein the hole is provided in the cutting punch, and has an effect that the individual piece can be reliably attracted to and held by the tip of the material receiving pin.

The hoop material cutting device of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of an apparatus for cutting individual pieces of hoop material according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1, and FIGS. It is sectional drawing explaining.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a hoop material which is a material to be processed such as a resin material or a metal material, and is conveyed and supplied by a predetermined amount in the direction of the arrow. Reference numeral 2 denotes a cutting punch made of a super-steel material or the like attached to a predetermined location in the center of the punch plate 5 and provided with a processing portion 15 at the tip and an air hole 28 for suction or exhaust at the center. .

Reference numeral 4 denotes a guide post for regulating and guiding the processing section of the cutting punch 2 and the processing hole 16 of the cutting die 3 to be described later accurately and securely. The tip is provided on a die plate 13 described later. Guide post hole 13a
Is slidably inserted, and its upper end is fixed to the punch plate 5.

Reference numeral 6 denotes an upper backing plate which is in close contact with the upper surface of the punch plate 5, and has an air hole 6a connected to one end of the air hole 28. Reference numeral 7 denotes a vertically movable punch holder having an angled air hole 7a connected to the other end of the air hole 6a. The other end of the air hole 7a is connected to a suction or exhaust pump (not shown).

Reference numeral 14 denotes an insertion hole 19 through which the cutting punch 2 is inserted.
And a material holding plate provided with a sliding hole 20 and an insertion hole for the guide post 4 connected thereto. 10 is a sliding hole 2
A suspension bolt having a lower end secured to the upper surface of the material holding plate 14 at a position symmetrical to the insertion hole of the guide post 4 about the axis 0, and its main body is vertically inserted through an insertion hole provided in the punch plate 5, The upper end moves in a hole provided in the upper backing plate 6 and is held by the lower surface of the punch holder 7 to hold the material holding plate 14 at a predetermined vertical position.

Reference numeral 11 denotes a compression spring, and the punch holder 7
The upper end is held by a punch holder 7 by a set screw 12, and the lower end contacts the upper surface of the suspension bolt 10 to urge the suspension bolt 10 downward.
Thus, the upper die is configured.

13 is provided with a guide post hole 13a,
A die plate for fixing a cutting die 3 made of a super-steel material or the like having a processing hole 16 provided at a central portion facing the cutting punch 2;
Reference numeral 8 denotes a die holder that is in close contact with the lower surface of the die plate 13.

Reference numeral 18 denotes a slider, which has an air hole 18a for suction or exhaust at the center thereof and is slidably disposed on the upper surface of the die holder 8 in a horizontal direction. The slider 18 is provided with an air hole 27 having two upper and lower side connection ports connected to one end of the air hole 18a at the center thereof, and the center of the slider 18 is vertically movable. An inverted T-shaped material receiving pin 17 is provided.

Reference numeral 21 denotes a compression spring through which the material receiving pin 17 is inserted, and the upper end of which is an inverted U-shaped mounting bracket 9.
The lower end thereof abuts against a spring receiving portion 24 below the material receiving pin 17 to urge the material receiving pin 17 upward through the mounting bracket 9 to maintain the material receiving pin 17 at a predetermined position. . The compression spring 21, the material receiving pin 17, the mounting bracket 9, and a stopper 25, which will be described later, integrally move with the slider 18 to move a cut portion provided in the die holder 8 in the horizontal direction.

Stoppers 22 and 23 are attached to both ends of the slider 18. As shown in FIG. 1, the hoop material 1 is formed into a predetermined shape by the processing portion 15 of the cutting punch 2 and the processing hole 16 of the cutting die 3. In the setting state before cutting into individual pieces, the slider 18 is positioned with the left end face of the stopper 22 in close contact with the right side face of the die holder 8.

After the cutting process is completed, the slider 1 is held in a state where the individual pieces are sucked and held on the upper surface of the material receiving pin 17.
8 slides to the right by a predetermined amount (distance L) and moves, the right end surface of the stopper 23 is brought into close contact with the left side surface of the die holder 8, and positioning is performed. Is transported and supplied.

Reference numeral 25 denotes a stopper provided at a predetermined position of the material receiving pin 17. The stopper 25 comes into close contact with a receiving surface 26 provided on the mounting bracket 9, and is provided with a stopper.
Regulates the position when the mouse moves downward. Thus, the lower mold is configured.

In the hoop cutting device, the hoop material 1 is conveyed and fed by a predetermined amount in the direction of the arrow, and then the lower surface of the processing portion 15 of the cutting punch 2 and the material receiving pin 17 A predetermined portion of the hoop material 1 is cut into individual pieces of a predetermined shape by the processing portion 15 and the processing hole 16 of the cutting die 3 while holding the hoop material 1 by the upper surface of the hoop material 1.

Next, the cutting and transporting operation of the individual pieces will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 shows a state in which the lower surface of the processing portion 15 of the cutting punch 2 and the upper surface of the material receiving pin 17 hold the hoop material 1. In this setting state, the upper surface and the lower surface of the hoop material 1 Part 1
5 and the upper surface of the material receiving pin 17 urged upward by the compression spring 21 are in close contact with each other.

FIG. 4 shows the compression spring 21 while the cutting punch 2 and the material receiving pin 17 hold the hoop material 1 by the drive lowering of the punch holder 7 and the raising / lowering driving of the material receiving pin 17 (both driving mechanisms are not shown). And the hoop material 1 is cut into pieces 29 to reach the lowest point. The upper connection port of the air hole 27 in the material receiving pin 17 is the air hole 18a. The lower connection port is also opened inside the mounting bracket 9.

The individual pieces 29 cut in this setting state are
By sucking the other end of the air hole 18a of the slider 18 with a vacuum suction pump (not shown) or the like, the individual piece 29 is sucked and held on the upper surface of the material receiving pin 17. Further, the air is exhausted from one end of the air hole 7a of the punch holder 7 by an exhaust pump (not shown) or the like, whereby the air is exhausted from the tip of the air hole 28 of the cutting punch 2 and the individual piece 29 is cut.
Is prevented from adhering to the lower surface of the processed part 15.

FIG. 5 shows the cutting punch 2, that is, the upper die is driven up to return to the original position, and the material receiving pin 1 is moved.
The slider 18 slides a predetermined amount (distance L) in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. 4 (a driving mechanism is not shown) in a state where the individual pieces 29 are sucked and held on the upper surface of the slider 7, and a stopper provided on the slider 18 is provided. 23 shows a state in which the right end surface of the die 23 is positioned close to the left side surface of the die holder 8 and stopped.

Then, the operation of the vacuum suction pump and the like is stopped to release the suction of the individual pieces 29, and the individual pieces 29 are conveyed from the upper surface of the material receiving pins 17 to the next step and supplied. afterwards,
The slider 18 slides back to the original position and returns, and at the same time, lifts and lowers the material receiving pin 17, and the material receiving pin 17 returns to the original position by the bias of the compression spring 21. This completes the operation.

[0027]

As described above, according to the hoop material cutting device of the present invention, a separate mechanism is not required, the device is cut into pieces only by this device, sucked and held, and moved to a predetermined position. Transport and supply are possible, which has the effect of improving productivity and reducing the cost of equipment.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a hoop material cutting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a cutting process and a transport supply of the individual piece.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a cutting process and a transport supply of the individual piece.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a cutting process and a transport supply of the individual piece.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Hoop material 2 Cutting punch 3 Cutting die 4 Guide post 5 Punch plate 6 Upper backing plate 6a, 7a, 18a, 27, 28 Air hole 7 Punch holder 8 Die holder 9 Mounting bracket 10 Hanging bolt 11, 21 Compression spring 12 Set screw Reference Signs List 13 die plate 13a guide post hole 14 material holding plate 15 processed portion 16 processed hole portion 17 material receiving pin 18 slider 19 insertion hole 20 sliding hole 22, 23, 25 stopper 24 spring receiving portion 26 receiving surface 29 pieces

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Katsumi Tenjin 1006 Kazuma Kadoma, Osaka Pref. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. F term (reference) 3C060 AA04 AA16 BA01 BG17

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A slider provided with a vertically movable material receiving pin for placing and transporting a piece formed by cutting a hoop material on an upper surface thereof by slidingly inserting a cutting die through a cutting die. A hoop material individual cutting apparatus comprising a lower die movably disposed and an upper die having a cutting die opposed to the cutting die mounted on a vertically movable punch plate. 2. An air hole for adsorbing and holding an individual piece connected to an air hole provided on a slider is provided on a material receiving pin, and an air hole for preventing the attachment of the individual piece is provided on a cutting punch. The hoop material individual cutting device according to claim 1.