JP2005096015A - Automatic six-face machining system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system for automatically machining six faces of a workpiece by combining a lathe-type composite machine and one robot. <P>SOLUTION: This automatic six-face machining system 1 is provided with a lathe-type composite machine 10, the robot 30 and a set-up station 40. The lathe-type composite machine 10 is provided with a first spindle 110, a second spindle 120, a milling spindle 150, a tool magazine 160 and an automatic tool changer 165. One end face of the workpiece held to the first spindle 110 is machined, and a tool plate is mounted to the end face using the robot. The tool plate and the workpiece are held to the second spindle 120 to machine the remaining five faces. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a system for automatically machining the entire six surfaces of a workpiece in a lathe-type composite processing machine or machining center.

A method of machining the entire surface of a workpiece using a spindle having a function of exchanging a pallet to which the workpiece is attached and a machining table is disclosed in Patent Document 1 below.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-1234

  An object of the present invention is to provide an automatic six-face machining system that automatically processes the entire surface of a deformed object such as a casting material, including one general-purpose lathe-type multi-tasking machine and one general-purpose robot. It is.

  The automatic six-face machining system of the present invention replaces the first spindle and the second spindle arranged opposite to each other, the milling spindle arranged between the first spindle and the second spindle, and the tool of the milling spindle. A lathe-type composite processing machine having an automatic tool changer, a robot arranged in the vicinity of the lathe-type composite processing machine, and a setup station having a jig place arranged in the vicinity of the robot, One end surface of the workpiece to be gripped by one spindle is machined to process one surface including the jig mounting surface, the jig plate is automatically mounted on the jig mounting surface by the robot, and the jig plate is mounted on the second spindle. In addition, it has a configuration for processing the other five surfaces of the gripped workpiece.

  Further, the first spindle is equipped with a free chuck with a grasping range adjustment function capable of gripping a deformed workpiece.

  Further, the setup station includes a jig place and a workpiece pallet.

  The present invention can automatically process the six surfaces of the irregularly shaped workpiece by providing the above-described configuration.

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an outline of an automatic six-face machining system of the present invention.
The automatic six-face machining system indicated as a whole by reference numeral 1 includes a lathe-type complex machining machine 10 and one robot 30. A setup station 40 is disposed in the vicinity of the robot 30.

  The lathe composite processing machine 10 has a first spindle 110 and a second spindle 120 mounted on the base 12 so as to face the first spindle 110, and a workpiece processed by the first spindle 110 is secondly processed. The spindle 120 is delivered and has a function of processing the next process.

  A milling main shaft 150 is disposed between the first main shaft 110 and the second main shaft 120 on the base 12 of the lathe-type composite processing machine 10. The milling spindle 150 can be equipped with a set-up tool such as a milling rotary tool or a torque wrench in addition to the cutting tool.

  On the base 12 of the lathe-type multi-tasking machine 10, a tool magazine 160 for accommodating a change tool and an automatic tool changer 165 are provided to supply necessary tools to the milling spindle 150.

The robot 30 includes a robot main body 300 and a robot arm 310, and conveys a workpiece, a jig, and the like with a robot hand 320 attached to the tip of the robot arm 310.
The setup station 40 includes a jig place 410 and workpiece pallets 420 and 430, and supplies necessary jigs and workpieces to the lathe-type composite processing machine 10 by the robot 30.

  2 and 3 are explanatory views showing machining steps by the automatic six-face machining system of the present invention.

  The first main spindle 110 of the lathe-type multi-tasking machine 10 is equipped with a universal chuck 50 with a grasping range adjusting function, called a form lock chuck, and grips the workpiece 80.

  The universal chuck 50 with the grasping range adjusting function includes a main body 500 and an opening / closing member 510 that slides in the radial direction with respect to the main body 500. The opening / closing member 510 supports the clamping member 520, and a large number of trace pins 530 are attached to the inside of the clamping member 520. A workpiece 80 to be subjected to automatic six-face machining is, for example, a casting material and has a hole 82.

  The outer surface 800 of the workpiece 80 remains the casting surface and does not have a reference surface to grip. In the universal chuck 50 with the grasping range adjusting function, the trace pin 530 comes into contact with the outer surface 800 of the workpiece 80 with a constant pressure, and grips the workpiece 80 with an appropriate pressure.

  In this state, for example, the outer peripheral surface 810 and the end surface 820 are machined on the end portion of the workpiece 80 using the first main shaft 110 and the milling main shaft 150. Then, a screw hole 830 for attaching the jig plate is also processed in the end surface 820.

  Next, using the robot 30, the jig plate 60 suitable for the workpiece is transported from the jig place 410 of the setup station 40 to the vicinity of the first spindle 110.

  The jig plate 60 includes a main body 600 and a reverse taper portion 610 having a so-called bayonet structure that faces the second main shaft 120 side of the main body 600.

  The robot hand brings the end surface 630 of the jig plate 60 into contact with the processed end surface 830 of the workpiece 80.

  The jig plate 60 has a mounting bolt 620, and the center of the mounting bolt 620 is aligned with a mounting screw hole 830 processed into a workpiece 80. Then, the torque wrench tool 70 provided on the milling spindle is operated to automatically attach the jig plate 60 to the workpiece 80.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 3, after the attachment of the jig plate 60 is completed, the second main spindle 120 moves forward to the first main spindle side, and the workpiece 80 in which the chuck 122 is integrated with the jig plate 60. Grip.

  For the casting surface 800 and the hole 82 of the workpiece 80 chucked on the second spindle 120, the milling spindle performs various processes using various tools.

  In this step, the necessary processing is also performed on the tip surface 850 of the workpiece 80 held by the second spindle 120.

That is, even if the workpiece 80 has a shape formed by six surfaces, the workpiece 80 is processed in the state of being gripped by the first main spindle and the state of being transferred and gripped by the second main spindle. Six surfaces can be processed fully automatically by processing.
The jig plate 60 prepared on the jig place 410 has the same size and structure of the reverse tapered portion 610, and the dimensions and structure of the main body 600 are different so as to correspond to the workpiece. The
The robot attaches the jig plate 60 suitable for the workpiece 80 to the workpiece whose end face 830 is processed by the first spindle, so that the second spindle does not need to be changed and the different workpieces are processed. can do.

  FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a more detailed structure of the universal chuck 50 with a grasping range adjusting function.

  The universal chuck with grasping range adjustment function 50 has an opening / closing member 510 that opens and closes in the radial direction with respect to the main body 500. The clamping member 520 slidably attached to the opening / closing member 510 moves in the arrow A direction by rotating an adjustment bolt 560 provided in the opening / closing member 510 in the arrow R direction.

  By this adjustment, the initial opening degree of the trace pin 530 can be adjusted according to the outer diameter dimension of the workpiece 80.

The top view of the automatic 6 surface processing system of this invention. Explanatory drawing which shows the effect | action of the automatic 6 surface processing system of this invention. Explanatory drawing which shows the effect | action of the automatic 6 surface processing system of this invention. Explanatory drawing of the free chuck with a grasping range adjustment function.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Automatic 6 surface processing system 10 Lathe system complex processing machine 30 Robot 40 Setup station 110 1st spindle 120 2nd spindle 150 Milling spindle 160 Tool magazine 165 Automatic tool changer

Claims (4)

A lathe system composite comprising a first main shaft and a second main shaft disposed opposite to each other, a milling main shaft disposed between the first main shaft and the second main shaft, and an automatic tool changer for exchanging a tool of the milling main shaft. A set-up station having one robot disposed in the vicinity of the processing machine and the lathe-type composite processing machine, and a jig place disposed in the vicinity of the robot;
The end surface of the workpiece gripped by the first spindle is machined to machine one surface including the jig mounting surface, the jig plate is automatically mounted on the jig mounting surface by the robot, and the jig is mounted on the second spindle. An automatic 6-side machining system that machine the other 5 sides of the workpiece gripped with the plate.   The automatic six-face machining system according to claim 1, wherein the first spindle is provided with a free chuck with a grasping range adjustment function capable of grasping a workpiece having an irregular shape.   The automatic six-face machining system according to claim 1, wherein the setup station includes a jig place and a work place. The automatic six-face machining system according to claim 1, wherein the jig plate attached to the workpiece includes a reverse tapered portion having a common size and structure and a main body having a size and a structure corresponding to the workpiece.

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