JP2011230166A - Timing apparatus for press machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a timing apparatus that can generate a timing signal to drive a peripheral device in synchronism with not only a slide position of a press machine but also others.SOLUTION: The timing apparatus includes a data display/input part for setting boot start and stop timing data based on a slide position signal of a press machine available from an encoder or the like and a detection signal from an external sensor other than the slide position signal, a storage part for storing the setting data, an input part capable of inputting the press machine slide position signal and the sensor signal other than the slide position signal, an arithmetic processing part for computing a timing signal with the use of the slide position signal and the detection signal from the external sensor, and an output part for outputting the timing signal computed by the arithmetic processing part to an external peripheral device.

Description

  The present invention relates to a timing device that outputs a timing signal for starting or stopping a peripheral device that is driven in synchronization with driving of a press machine.

  2. Description of the Related Art It is well known that a press machine that moves up and down a slide has an encoder for detecting the position of the slide attached to a crankshaft or a driving motor shaft. A timing device for a press machine that outputs a timing signal for starting (ON) or stopping (OFF) another device by using the output from the encoder is also well known. For example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-225696 discloses a timing device using the output of an encoder.

In such a timing device, the peripheral device is driven in synchronization with the movement position of the slide. For example, in response to the operation of the press machine, the transport device carries in or discharges the processed material. In such a case, the transport device is driven using the timing signal of the timing device. is there. In general timing devices for press machines, it is possible to output a start signal to peripheral devices for a certain period of time until the press slide position reaches a certain position or reaches a certain position. The peripheral device is activated or stopped by this timing signal to achieve synchronization with the press machine. The time during which the timing device outputs the activation signal to the peripheral device is adjusted by predicting the operation of the press and the peripheral device.
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-58131 discloses a timing device that outputs a certain interval driving signal in motion when setting a timing signal corresponding to the press operation.

JP-A-9-225696 JP 2004-58131 A

When the timing device as described above is used to start and stop the conveying device in accordance with the operation of the press machine, there is a problem that it takes time for the operator to carefully adjust the timing signal. That is, the operator needs to adjust the timing signal in consideration of conditions that allow the peripheral device to operate reliably, and after confirming that there is no problem by trial operation, it is necessary to start the machining operation. This operator timing signal adjustment is repeated each time the workpiece is changed.
By the way, for the start or stop timing of the peripheral device, for example, the start is operated by the movement of the press machine, but the stop timing is independent of the movement of the press, and other sensors (for example, provided at a specific position of material conveyance). May be stopped by a signal from the material detection sensor. On the contrary, activation may be performed by a detection signal of another sensor, and stop may be performed by a slide position signal.
However, the conventional timing device can adjust the start-up time corresponding to the operation of the press machine, but cannot start or stop using the signal of the external sensor independently. If a detection signal from an external sensor is used, there is an inconvenience that a dedicated control device separate from the timing device must be prepared.

The object of the present invention is not only to output a timing signal for starting a peripheral device, etc., using a signal from a slide position detector of a press machine such as an encoder, but the timing signal can be adjusted by an external timing signal. Is to provide a timing device for a press machine.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention stores a data display input unit having a setting unit for setting start start and stop timing data using a slide position signal of a press machine, and the timing data input by the setting The storage unit, the input unit for inputting the slide position signal of the press machine, the slide position signal of the press machine and the timing data stored in the storage unit are compared, and the slide position signal of the press machine starts to start An arithmetic processing unit that calculates a timing signal for a period from a time point that matches the timing data to a time point that matches the stop timing data, and an output unit that outputs the timing signal calculated by the arithmetic processing unit to an external peripheral device In the timing device for press machines,
An input unit for inputting a detection signal of an external sensor other than the slide position signal of the press machine is provided, and the data display input unit detects the external sensor in addition to the start and stop timing data using the press position signal. A setting unit configured to set start or stop of activation by a signal; the storage unit stores data set by the data input unit; and the arithmetic unit instructs activation and stop stored in the storage unit The start and stop timings are calculated based on the data to be processed.

According to the above problem solving means, it is possible to input a detection signal of an external sensor other than the slide position of the press machine from the input unit, and the start position of the slide has reached a predetermined position using the data input unit. Select whether to start at the point in time, start with the detection signal of the external sensor, stop when the slide position reaches the predetermined position, or stop with the detection signal of the external sensor, and input to the storage unit To do. The arithmetic processing unit calculates a timing signal according to the data stored in the storage unit, and outputs the timing signal via the output unit.

As described above, according to the present invention, a detection signal from an external sensor other than the slide position detector of the press machine can be input, and activation can be started or stopped by this detection signal. Accordingly, the timing signal can be freely selected by a combination of the slide position data and the external sensor while being synchronized with the slide position data, and there is an effect that the timing signal adjustment work can be reduced in the peripheral device in which the external sensor can be installed. .

The figure which shows embodiment of this invention The figure which shows an example of the setting part of the data display input part in embodiment shown in FIG. Diagram for explaining setting example of timing signal

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data display input unit of FIG.

  In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 denotes a press machine, which presses a workpiece (workpiece) 30 into a pre-scheduled shape. Reference numeral 1 denotes a motor, which applies a driving force for moving the slide (not shown) of the press machine up and down. A crankshaft 2 converts the rotational driving force of the motor 1 into a linear motion. An encoder 3 is connected to the crankshaft 2 and detects a rotation angle of the crankshaft corresponding to the position of the slide. Reference numeral 20 denotes a sensor provided separately from the encoder. The detection signal of the sensor 20 is given to a timing device which will be described later, and is used for calculation of the timing signal.

The timing device 40 includes an input unit 41 for inputting a slider position signal (an angular position of the drive shaft) detected by the encoder 3, an input unit 42 for inputting a detection signal of the sensor 20, and a timing signal for driving peripheral devices. Output unit. Further, the timing device 40 includes a data display input unit 45 for performing setting data necessary for generating a timing signal, a storage unit 46 for storing the setting data and a program necessary for calculation, and a storage unit 46. An arithmetic processing unit 47 that calculates and outputs a timing signal using the setting data in accordance with the stored arithmetic program. Reference numeral 44 denotes a bus (signal line) for transmitting signals and data to each device.

The operation of calculating and outputting the timing signal in the configuration of FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIGS.
First, the operator inputs setting data for generating a timing signal, that is, a signal for starting (ON) and stopping (OFF) the peripheral device, by the data display input unit 45 of FIG. FIG. 2 shows an example of the input. FIG. 2 shows a setting example in the case of outputting two types of timing signals (TWS NO.1 and TWS NO.2) from the output unit 43 of FIG. As can be seen from FIG. 2, the timing signal of TWS No. 1 is set with the start specification (ON specification) as the slide position signal (crankshaft rotation angle) of the press machine, and the start start angle (ON angle) is 190. An example of setting the degree is shown. The stop designation (OFF designation) is set to use the signal of the sensor 20 (signal synchronization).
In addition, in the setting example of the timing signal of TWS No. 2 in FIG. 2, the start specification (ON specification) is signal synchronization, that is, the detection signal of the sensor 20 is ON, and the stop specification (OFF specification) uses the slide position. The angle (position) is set to 30 degrees.
The operator inputs necessary setting data (shown in FIG. 2) while looking at the screen of the data display input unit 45, and the setting data is stored in the storage unit 46 via the bus 40.

After such setting work by the operator is completed, the press machine 10 is driven, and the timing device 40 outputs a timing signal to the peripheral device. The calculation output of the timing signal will be described with reference to FIGS.
When the motor 1 is driven and the slide of the press machine starts moving up and down, the encoder 3 outputs a position detection signal (a signal corresponding to the rotation angle of the crankshaft) according to the rotation. This signal output is taken into the timing device 40 through the input unit 41 every moment. The rotation angle obtained in this manner is repeatedly compared with the setting data stored in the storage unit 46 by the calculation processing unit 47.

In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, since two timing signals are output, the timing signal of TWS No. 1 will be described first. As described above, when the rotation angle obtained from the encoder reaches time T1 when the rotation angle reaches 190 degrees, which is an angle set by the operator, as shown in FIG. The timing signal is turned ON, and the driving timing signal is started to be supplied from the output unit 43 to the driving unit of the peripheral device. As shown in FIG. 2, stop designation (OFF designation) of TSW No. 1 is a detection signal of the sensor 20, and this setting data is stored in the storage unit 46. Therefore, the arithmetic processing unit 47 outputs a timing signal that maintains the ON state until time T2 when the sensor 20 detects the workpiece 30 and the detection signal is input to the device 40 via the input unit 42. . When the detection signal of the sensor 20 is input from the input unit 42, the arithmetic processing unit 47 outputs a timing signal for stopping (OFF) the timing signal of TSW No.1. That is, in FIG. 3, TSW No. 1 generates a timing signal that is turned on at time T1 and turned off at time T2.

As shown in FIG. 2, the timing signal of TSW No. 2 is set to a detection signal of the sensor 20 and a stop is set to a rotation angle of 30 degrees corresponding to the slide position. A timing signal that is turned on at the time T2 when it occurs and turned off when the rotation angle corresponding to the slide position becomes 30 degrees is output.

Thus, the timing signal can be generated not only by the slide position (crankshaft rotation angle position) but also by the detection signal of the sensor that detects the workpiece.

In the above description, the example in which the output of the encoder having the slide position attached to the crankshaft is used is described. However, the measurement of the slide position is not limited thereto. A linear sensor that directly detects the slide position may be used. In the above example, two timing signals are provided and one sensor other than the encoder is provided. However, two or more sensors may be prepared. In addition, the timing signal has been described as an example in which two types of timing signals are output, but three or more types of timing signals may be output as necessary.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Motor 2 Drive shaft 3 Encoder 10 Press machine 20 Sensor (work detector)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 30 Work 40 Timing apparatus 41 Input part 42 Input part 43 Output part 44 Bus 45 Data display input part 46 Storage part 47 Arithmetic processing part

Claims (1)

A data display input unit having a setting unit for setting start start and stop timing data using a slide position signal of the press machine, a storage unit for storing the set input timing data, and a slide position signal of the press machine Compares the input position of the input machine with the slide position signal of the press machine and the timing data stored in the storage section, and coincides with the stop timing data from the time when the slide position signal of the press machine coincides with the start start timing data. In a timing device for a press machine having an arithmetic processing unit that calculates a timing signal for a period up to a point in time, and an output unit that outputs a timing signal calculated by the arithmetic processing unit to an external peripheral device,
An input unit for inputting a detection signal of an external sensor other than the slide position signal of the press machine is provided, and the data display input unit detects the external sensor in addition to the start and stop timing data using the press position signal. A setting unit for setting start or stop of activation by a signal, and the storage unit stores data set by the data input unit;
The said calculating part calculates the starting start and stop timing based on the data which instruct | indicate the starting and stopping memorize | stored in this memory | storage part, The timing apparatus for press machines characterized by the above-mentioned.

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