JP3795609B2 - Method and apparatus for carrying out plate material processing machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for carrying out a plate material processing machine, and more particularly to a method and apparatus for carrying out a plate material processing machine for sorting and carrying out products and scrap in the plate material processing machine.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Referring to FIG. 5, conventionally, in the carry-out device 101 of the plate material processing machine, a part of the processing table 103 serves as a work shooter 105 and rotates in the vertical direction. Is provided with a receiving plate 107 that rotates in the vertical direction. Further, a product conveyor 109 for carrying out products is provided obliquely below the receiving plate 107.
[0003]
Accordingly, by rotating the work shoe 105 downward, the processed product W or scrap S is dropped and once received by the receiving plate 107 in a horizontal state, and the receiving plate 107 is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. Then, the product W is discharged by the product conveyor 109, or the product W and the scrap S are sorted by rotating the receiving plate 107 in the clockwise direction to drop and carry out the scrap S.
[0004]
Alternatively, referring to FIG. 6, in another unloading apparatus 111 as a conventional technique, a part of the processing table 113 becomes a work shooter 115 and is rotated in the vertical direction. A conveyor 117 is provided obliquely below. Further, a receiving plate 123 whose direction of inclination is changed by two sets of cylinders 119 and 121 is provided in front of the conveyor 117 (left direction in FIG. 6). A scrap storage box 127 is provided on the right side of the box 125.
[0005]
Accordingly, the workpiece W 115 or the scrap S is dropped by rotating the work shooter 115 counterclockwise in FIG. 6 and received by the conveyor 117, and the conveyor W is rotated counterclockwise to rotate the product W. Alternatively, the scrap S is conveyed to the receiving plate 123. For example, when unloading the product W, the piston 129 of the cylinder 119 is lowered and the piston 131 of the cylinder 121 is raised, so that the receiving plate 123 is in a state indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. Carry out. Alternatively, when carrying out the scrap S, the piston 129 of the cylinder 119 is raised and the piston 131 of the cylinder 121 is lowered to bring the receiving plate 123 into the state shown by the solid line in FIG. As a result, the product W and the scrap S are sorted.
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the prior art shown in FIG. 5 described above, the product W etc. is once received by the receiving plate 107 in the middle, so that the product W etc. remains on the receiving plate 107 and cannot be completely sorted. There is a problem that there are cases. Further, in the prior art shown in FIG. 6 described above, the product W and the scrap S are carried out using the same conveyor 117, so that the product W and the scrap S are mixed or waiting for the product to be taken out or scrapped. There is a problem that work efficiency decreases because it is necessary to distinguish in terms of time such as waiting for unloading.
[0007]
The object of the present invention has been made by paying attention to the conventional techniques as described above, and improves the work efficiency by improving the reliability of product and scrap sorting and eliminating the waste of unloading time. An object of the present invention is to provide a machine carrying-out method and an apparatus therefor.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a plate material processing machine carrying out method in which a product or scrap processed by a plate material processing machine is dropped by rotating a work shoe provided on a processing table. The plate material processing machine is carried out in a desired manner, and the desired one of the product or scrap falling from the work shooter is received by the first conveyor moved to the dropping position and carried in the desired first direction. When the other of the product or scrap falling from the work shooter is carried out, it is received by the second conveyor in a state where the first conveyor is separated from the dropping position and carried out in a desired second direction. It is characterized by this.
[0009]
Therefore, the product or scrap processed by the plate material processing machine is dropped from the work shooter provided on the processing table, and the product is received by the first conveyor moved to the operating position, and is transported in a desired direction. Is received by the second conveyor in a state where the first conveyor is moved to the non-operating position and is carried out in a desired direction. Or, conversely, the scrap is received by the first conveyor moved to the operating position and carried out in a desired direction, and the product is received by the second conveyor with the first conveyor moved to the non-operating position, and the desired direction. It is carried out to.
[0010]
An unloading device for a plate material processing machine according to a second aspect of the present invention is an unloading device for a plate material processing machine that drops and unloads a product or scrap processed by the plate material processing machine by rotating a work shooter provided on a processing table. An operation position for receiving a product or scrap falling from the rotated work shooter below the work shooter and carrying it out in a desired first direction, and a product falling from the work shooter or A first conveyor that can move to a non-operating position that does not receive scrap, a moving mechanism that moves the first conveyor to the operating position and the non-operating position, and the work shooter when the first conveyor is in the non-operating position. The second that receives the other of the falling product or scrap and carries it out in the desired second direction And conveyer and is characterized in that it comprises an.
[0011]
Accordingly, the product or scrap processed by the plate processing machine is dropped from the work shooter provided on the processing table, and is received by moving the first conveyor located on the upper side to the operating position by the moving mechanism. Carried out in the first direction. In addition, when the person who does not carry out in the desired first direction falls, the first conveyor is moved to the non-operating position by the moving mechanism, is received by the second conveyor, and is carried out in the desired second direction. To do.
[0012]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0013]
FIG. 4 shows a punch / laser composite machine 3 as an example of a plate material processing machine using the carry-out device 1 (see FIG. 2) according to the present invention. In this punch / laser complex machine 3, a movable table 7 and 9 provided on both sides (upper and lower sides in FIG. 4) of a central fixed table 5 as a processing table is integrated with movable tables 7 and 9 and can be moved and positioned in the Y-axis direction. A shaft carriage 11 is provided. Further, the Y-axis carriage 11 is provided with an X-axis carriage 15 having a pair of clamps 13 for gripping the workpiece W so as to be movable in the X-axis direction (vertical direction in FIG. 4).
[0014]
On the right side of the fixed table 5 in FIG. 4, the upper and lower turrets 17U and 17L having a plurality of punches P and dies D for punching select the desired punches P and dies D at the punching positions PP. It is provided so that it can be freely indexed. Further, in order to perform laser processing on the workpiece W at the laser processing position LP, the laser beam LB oscillated by the laser oscillator 19 is guided to the laser processing position PL.
[0015]
Accordingly, when the workpiece W is moved in the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction by the movement of the X-axis carriage 15 and the Y-axis carriage 11 and punching is performed, the desired position of the workpiece W is positioned at the punching processing position PP. Then, punching is performed by the cooperation of the desired punch P and the die D indexed at the punching position PP. When laser processing is performed, the desired position of the workpiece W is positioned at the laser processing position LP, and laser processing is performed.
[0016]
On the other hand, a work shooter 21 is provided in the central portion of the fixed table 5 and in the vicinity of the lower turret 17 in order to carry out punched or laser processed products or scraps. The work shooter 21 is rotatable downward about the rotation center P0.
[0017]
Referring to FIGS. 1 to 3, an air cylinder 23 for opening and closing (turning) the work shooter is provided below the work shooter 21. An inclined base 25 is provided on an extension line of the work shooter 21 that is rotated downward by the action of the air cylinder 23 to be in an open state. A product conveyor 27 as a first conveyor is provided in the X-axis direction below the inclined table 25.
[0018]
A drive roller 31 is rotatably provided at the front side (left side in FIG. 1) of the frame 29 of the product conveyor 27, and a driven roller 33 is rotated at the rear side (right side in FIG. 1) of the frame 29. An endless conveyor belt 35 is wound around the driving roller 31 and the driven roller 33. A motor 39 is attached to the frame 29 via a mounting base 37, and a chain is not connected to a drive sprocket 41 provided on the rotational drive shaft of the motor 39 and a driven sprocket 43 provided on the drive roller 31. 45 is wound.
[0019]
Accordingly, the chain 45 is rotated by the drive of the motor 39, and thereby the drive roller 31 is rotated and the conveyor belt 35 is rotated.
[0020]
Wheels 47 are provided on the lower surfaces of the frames 29 near the front and rear ends, and rails 51 are provided on a product conveyor base 49 that supports the product conveyor 27. An air cylinder 53 as a moving mechanism is fixed to the product conveyor base 49, and the tip of the piston rod 55 of the air cylinder 53 is connected to a bracket 57 provided on the frame 29 of the product conveyor 27.
[0021]
Accordingly, the product conveyor 27 can reciprocate in the front-rear direction on the product conveyor base 49 by the action of the air cylinder 53, and when the product conveyor 27 moves forward (moves in the right direction in FIG. 1). The front end reaches the operating position below the tilting table 25 (the state indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 1), and the rear end is positioned directly above the product storage box 59. On the other hand, when the product conveyor 27 is moved backward (moved leftward in FIG. 1), the product conveyor 27 moves away from the tilting table 25 and reaches the non-operating position (position indicated by a solid line in FIG. 1).
[0022]
A first scrap conveyor 61 as a second conveyor is provided in the X-axis direction in a tilted state with the left side facing up just below the tilt table 25 below the product conveyor 27. The first scrap conveyor 61 includes a driving roller 69 provided at the left end of the frame 63 in FIG. 1 to be driven to rotate through a chain 67 that rotates by driving of a motor 65 attached to the frame 63. An endless conveyor belt 73 is wound around a driven roller 71 rotatably provided at the right end of the frame 63.
[0023]
A second scrap conveyor 75 is provided in the Y-axis direction below the left end portion of the first scrap conveyor 61 in FIG. 1, and the right end portion of the second scrap conveyor 75 in FIG. The left end is positioned above the scrap storage box 77 while being positioned below the front end.
[0024]
Accordingly, scrap that has fallen from the tilting table 25 with the product conveyor 27 retracted to the non-operating position (state indicated by a solid line in FIG. 1) is received by the first scrap conveyor 61 and conveyed to the second scrap conveyor 75. Further, it is stored in the scrap storage box 77 by the second scrap conveyor 75.
[0025]
From the above results, when the work shooter 21 is rotated downward and the product is carried out, the product conveyor 27 is advanced to the operating position by the air cylinder 53, and the scrap falling from the inclined table 25 is received. The conveyor belt 35 can be reliably stored in the product storage box 59 by rotating in the counterclockwise direction. On the other hand, when carrying out the scrap, the product conveyor 27 is moved back to the non-operating position by the air cylinder 53, the scrap falling from the tilting table 25 is received by the first scrap conveyor 61 and carried to the second scrap conveyor 75, Furthermore, since the second scrap conveyor 75 carries the scrap to the scrap storage box 77, the scrap can be reliably stored.
[0026]
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be implemented in other modes by making appropriate modifications. That is, in the above-described embodiment, the product conveyor 27 is positioned on the upper side and can be reciprocated back and forth. However, the first scrap conveyor 61 is positioned on the upper side depending on the positions of the product storage box 59 and the scrap storage box 77. It is also possible to make it reciprocally movable.
[0027]
Further, the conveying directions of the product conveyor 27, the first scrap conveyor 61, the second scrap conveyor 75, etc. can be changed as appropriate in accordance with the installation positions of the product storage box 59 and the scrap storage box 77.
[0028]
In the above-described embodiment, the air cylinder 53 is used as the moving mechanism. However, a combination of a motor and a gear device can also be used.
[0029]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, in the method for carrying out the plate material processing machine according to the first aspect of the present invention, the products or scrap processed by the plate material processing machine are dropped from the work shooter provided on the processing table, and are separated from each other. Since it is received by the conveyor and carried out in a desired direction, it is possible to increase the reliability of sorting the product and scrap and to improve the working efficiency by eliminating the waste of carrying-out time.
[0030]
In the carry-out device for the plate material processing machine according to the invention of claim 2, the product or scrap processed by the plate material processing machine is dropped from the work shooter provided on the processing table, and the first conveyor located on the upper side is moved. Then, it is received by being moved to the operating position and carried out in a desired first direction. In addition, when the one that is not carried out by the first conveyor falls, the first conveyor is moved to the non-operating position by the moving mechanism, and is received by the second conveyor and carried out in the desired second direction. It is possible to improve the work efficiency by increasing the reliability of sorting products and scrap and eliminating the waste of unloading time.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view showing a carry-out device of a plate material processing machine according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an end view seen from the direction II in FIG.
FIG. 3 is a plan view seen from the direction III in FIG.
FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a punch / laser composite machine as a plate material processing machine.
FIG. 5 is a structural diagram showing an example of a carry-out device of a conventional plate material processing machine.
FIG. 6 is a structural diagram showing another example of a carry-out device of a conventional plate material processing machine.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Unloading device 3 Punch / laser compound machine (sheet material processing machine)
5 Fixed table (processing table)
21 Work Shooter 27 Product Conveyor (First Conveyor)
53 Air cylinder (moving mechanism)
61 First scrap conveyor (second conveyor)

Claims (2)

A method for carrying out a plate material processing machine in which a product or scrap processed by a plate material processing machine is dropped by a work shooter provided on a processing table and then transferred out, and the product falling from the work shooter or When the desired one of the scraps is received by the first conveyor moved to the dropping position and carried out in the desired first direction, and when the other of the products or scraps dropped from the work shooter is carried out An unloading method for a plate material processing machine, characterized in that the first conveyor is received by a second conveyor in a state of being detached from the dropping position and unloaded in a desired second direction. An unloading device for a plate processing machine that drops and unloads products or scrap processed by a plate processing machine by rotating a work shooter provided on a processing table, and drops from the rotated work shooter. An operating position for receiving a product or scrap received below the work shooter and carrying it out in a desired first direction, and a first conveyor movable to a non-operating position for not receiving the product or scrap falling from the work shooter. A moving mechanism for moving the first conveyor to the operating position and the non-operating position, and receiving the other of the product or scrap falling from the work shoe when the first conveyor is in the non-operating position. And a second conveyor for carrying out in the second direction. Carry-out device of Koki.

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