JPH0259024B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to an injection speed control method in an injection molding apparatus such as a die casting machine or an injection molding machine.

[Prior Art] FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an injection cylinder and an injection speed control device of a die-casting machine that is considered to be standard. In the figure, injection cylinder 1
An injection plunger 4 is connected to the piston rod 2 via a coupling ring 3, and a plunger tip 6 that slides within an injection sleeve 5 is fixed to the tip of the injection plunger 4. When the plunger tip 6 moves forward within the injection sleeve 5 due to the movement of the piston rod 2, molten metal is injected into a cavity of a mold (not shown).
Further, a striker 7 is connected to the coupling ring 3, and the striker 7 sequentially turns on and off a plurality of limit switches 8a to 8e. The limit switch 8a is provided at the retracting limit position of the piston rod 2, the limit switch 8b is located at a position where the low speed injection is made even slower just before the molten metal to be injected reaches the gate of a mold (not shown), and the limit switch 8c is located at a position where the molten metal is injected into a portion of the molten metal. The limit switch 8d is located at the position where the molten metal passes through the mold gate and slightly enters the mold cavity and switches from low-speed injection to medium-high speed injection, and the limit switch 8d is located at the position where the molten metal enters the mold cavity considerably and switches from medium-high speed injection to high-speed injection. A limit switch 8e is provided at the forward limit position of the piston rod 2.

On the other hand, the output signals of the limit switches 8a to 8e are input to a signal detector 9, and the output signals of this signal detector 9 are input to a control signal generator 10. Based on this input signal, the control signal generator 10 detects whether the injection stroke of the injection plunger 4 has reached the point at which the injection speed changes. When the injection stroke reaches the injection speed change point, an analog signal corresponding to the target injection speed preset in the speed setting device 11 is sent from the control signal generator 10 to the hydraulically driven servo valve 12. . The servo valve 12 is an electromagnetic switching valve 13
It is connected to the injection cylinder 1 by a and a hydraulic circuit 13, and its opening degree is controlled according to the input analog signal, thereby controlling the injection cylinder 1.
An injection plunger 4 connected to a piston rod 2 in an injection cylinder 1 adjusts the amount of liquid introduced into the injection cylinder 1.
The movement speed of is controlled. That is, the injection speed is controlled to the target speed by the control signal sent at each change point.

FIG. 2 is a graph showing an example of an injection speed pattern that changes due to such control. The horizontal axis represents the stroke of the injection plunger, and the vertical axis represents the injection speed. At point a, the piston rod 2 to which the injection plunger 4 is connected is at its retracting limit position, and at this time, all of the limit switches 8a to 8e are turned on. As the injection plunger 4 moves forward, the limit switch 8
A to 8d are turned off sequentially. Here, first, the injection plunger 4 is changed toward the target speed _V1 , and in the low speed region in the first half of the stroke, this injection speed is maintained to try to fill the injection sleeve with the molten metal. Eventually, the limit switch 8b is turned off at point b, just before the molten metal reaches the gate of the mold (not shown), and the injection speed suddenly drops to _V2 , suppressing gas entrainment in the molten metal as much as possible. , when the limit switch 8c is turned off at point c when a portion of the molten metal has entered the mold cavity,
Next, the injection speed changes toward V ₃ , and the molten metal enters the cavity of the mold to a point where there is almost no gas entrained in the molten metal even if the injection speed is increased significantly. When limit switch 8d is turned off, the injection speed increases toward V ₄ ,
After that, injection is performed while maintaining the high injection speed of _V4 . When the cavity of the mold is sufficiently filled with the molten metal and the injection plunger 4 stops moving forward, the injection is completed. The injection completion position is point f.
After that, once the injected molten metal solidifies and cools,
The injection plunger 4 also moves forward somewhat depending on the mold opening speed of a movable mold (not shown). When the limit switch 8e is turned off at the forward limit of the injection plunger 4, the injection plunger 4 is moved backward. Of course, if there are more points to change the injection speed during injection, a correspondingly larger number of limit switches will be required.

Furthermore, instead of providing a large number of limit switches, a Magnescale can be used to continuously detect the stroke position.

However, with such conventional devices, it is necessary to arrange a large number of limit switches or provide a magnetic scale as a detection means in order to generate a stroke position signal, making the device expensive and requiring various changes. This has the disadvantage that it is difficult and troublesome to set up, and therefore it is not pleasing to workers on site.

Another drawback is that it is troublesome to vary the injection speed and speed change pattern.

[Object and Structure of the Invention] The present invention has been made to solve these conventional drawbacks, and its purpose is to provide a simple speed command means and a pattern for changing the injection speed that can be selected as appropriate. An object of the present invention is to provide an injection speed control method that can easily control the injection speed in a pattern to some extent during a low-speed start-up operation after the start of injection.

In order to achieve such an object, the present invention has a low injection speed in the low speed range, which is input in advance to the injection speed control device so that it can be changed arbitrarily regardless of the magnitude of the low injection speed. 2
Control is performed by commanding a slow rise pattern selected from at least one slow rise pattern.

[Examples] Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on Examples.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an injection speed control device to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied, FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional structural diagram of a flow rate control valve thereof, and FIG. 5 is a graph showing a pattern of injection speed. In the figure, the same parts as in FIGS. 1 and 2 are given the same reference numerals, and the explanation thereof will be omitted.

In FIG. 3, a Magnescale 7a is attached to the striker 7. 7b is a magnetic head, and the moving position of the injection plunger 4 is inputted to the calculator 34 every moment by the movement of the magnet scale 7a and the action of the magnetic head 7b.

Reference numeral 14 denotes a low-speed injection speed stage setter, and 15 represents a high-speed injection speed switching position setter for setting the switching position c from the low-speed injection speed V ₁ to the high-speed injection speed V ₄ . Therefore, point A in FIG. 5 is determined by the switching position c and the low injection speed _V1 . Note that without using the Magnescale 7a and the magnetic head 7b,
When using the striker 7 and the limit switch 8c for switching to high speed, the limit switch 8c is used.
c becomes a switch position c setting device for switching to high-speed injection speed _V4 .

Reference numeral 16 denotes a low-speed injection rise pattern command device, which at the start of injection, controls the low-speed injection rise pattern from when the injection speed starts from 0 until it reaches the low-speed injection speed _V1 in a relatively abrupt manner as shown by the solid line in Fig. 5. This command appropriately selects and instructs whether to use a pattern with a gradual rising state or a pattern with a relatively gradual rising state as shown by a two-dot chain line. Therefore, the trajectory of the curve from the start of injection to point A in FIG. 5 is based on the switching position c at point A and the low injection speed.
It is determined by V ₁ and the selected low-speed injection rising pattern. Of course, the number of low-speed injection rising patterns is not limited to two, and three or more may be provided. However, if too many are provided, the device will become complicated and it will not be possible to obtain start-up conditions that are significantly different from each other.
It is practical to use three patterns.

17 is a high-speed injection speed setter, which determines the high-speed injection speed _V4 . In general, it is said that the steeper the rise from low injection speed to high injection speed, the better the flow of the molten metal in the mold, and the better the quality of the injection product.
Here, the maximum rotational speed of the pulse motor 20, which will be described later, is always commanded, and the high-speed injection speed rise pattern is not changed.
Therefore, once the point A and the high injection speed _V4 are determined, the point B at which the high injection speed is reached is automatically determined. Of course, this high-speed injection speed rise pattern
As shown in Figure 5, point A has an increasing speed characteristic in which the speed increases smoothly, and point B has a decreasing acceleration characteristic in which the speed smoothly stabilizes to a constant level, and the high injection speed V ₄ is reached as quickly as possible. If you want a continuous pattern, control it by sending out a signal every time.

At point C near the end of high-speed injection, there is a pattern that instructs to further increase the injection speed as shown by the solid line in Fig. 5, a pattern that instructs to decrease the injection speed as shown by the two-dot chain line, or a pattern that instructs the injection speed to be lowered as shown by the two-dot chain line. As shown by the dashed line, a pattern that does not change the injection speed is selected.

Reference numeral 18 denotes a timer for presetting the time T from when the injection stroke reaches the point A until it reaches the point C, which is the starting point of the speed change pattern, selected from, for example, 50 to 80 msec. Note that the time T until reaching point C may be measured from point B. In some cases, the stroke g may be used to indicate the point C. In any case, once point C is reached, if you want to get an injection speed increase/decrease pattern, command the injection speed to be controlled by the pattern or patterns, and if you want to get an injection speed constant pattern, use the pattern to control the injection speed. Then, command it to maintain the same speed.

Reference numeral 19 denotes an injection speed change pattern command device at the high-speed injection end portion, which selects and commands whether to take the pattern from point C or the pattern.

If you want to obtain a dense and void-free injection product even if some burrs are removed during injection, select a pattern. Select a pattern when you want to obtain an injection product that requires no steps. In the case of a pattern, the maximum injection speed V ₅ at the final point is set in advance to be, for example, 20% higher than the high-speed injection speed V ₄ , and in the case of a pattern, the injection speed V ₆ after deceleration at the final point is , for example, high injection speed V ₄ 2
Set it in advance to be 1/1. Of course, these increase/decrease ratios can be set to be constant at all times, or can be adjusted as appropriate. If the speed change rate at the end of injection is commanded for these speed change patterns for high-speed injection speed V ₄ , the speed increase/decrease pattern is often determined automatically, so the injection speed change pattern at the end of high-speed injection Instead of the command device 19, a speed change rate command device at the end of injection can also be used.

A low-speed injection speed setter 14, a high-speed injection speed switching position setter 15, a low-speed injection rising pattern command device 16, a high-speed injection speed setter 17, a timer 18 for changing the injection speed at the high-speed injection terminal portion, and
Injection speed change pattern command device 1 at high-speed injection end section
The electrical signal from 9 is input to the calculator 34.
Based on these input signals and the signal input from the magnetic head 7b, the arithmetic unit 34 generates a signal for controlling the speed so that a predetermined injection speed is obtained at a predetermined point, and generates an appropriate control pulse. Generator 3
Based on the signal, the control pulse generator 35 appropriately outputs a pulse signal for controlling the injection plunger 4 to a preset target speed. The number of pulses and pulse period of this pulse signal are determined by the speed difference and time until reaching the target injection speed. The pulse motor 20 rotates by a rotation amount proportional to the number of input pulses and at a speed inversely proportional to the period.
This rotation changes the opening degree of the flow control valve 21, and the moving speed of the injection plunger changes depending on the opening degree.
That is, the injection speed is controlled. The setting devices 14, 15, 17, command devices 16, 19, etc. are provided on a control panel or the like.

The flow rate control valve 21 is constructed as shown in FIG. 4, and the valve body 22 includes a hydraulic oil inlet 23 from the axial direction, an annular groove 24a for hydraulic oil to flow in a direction perpendicular to the axis, and a hydraulic oil outlet. 24 is formed, and a spool 25 that moves in the axial direction is accommodated therein. A through hole 25a in the axial direction is formed in the spool 25, a nut shaft 26 is integrally formed at the rear of the spool 25, and a screw shaft 27 is connected to the inner shaft center of the nut shaft 26 via a ball screw 28. This threaded shaft 27
is connected to the shaft of the pulse motor 20 by a joint 29.

In addition, 30 is a key that prevents the rotation of the nut shaft 26 and guides its movement in the axial direction, and 31 is a key that prevents the nut shaft 26 from rotating and guides its movement in the axial direction.
6 is a permanent magnet provided, 32 is an opposing casing, and 33 is a position detector that faces the permanent magnet 31 provided in the opposing casing 32.

When the pulse motor 20 rotates, the spool 25 moves back and forth in the axial direction in response to this rotation, instantly opening and closing the valve and adjusting the opening degree to control the flow rate. That is, this flow rate control valve 21 is configured such that the spool 25 is moved in the axial direction by the action of the pulse motor 20 within a cylindrical valve body 22 that has a hydraulic oil inlet 23 at the end surface in the axial direction and a hydraulic oil outlet 24 at the side surface. By rapidly reducing the axial thrust of the spool 25 caused by the hydraulic oil in accordance with the increase in the opening amount and moving speed of the spool 25, the driving force necessary for high-speed switching of the flow rate is achieved. is reduced. For this reason,
The high-speed switching performance of the flow rate by the flow control valve 21 is greatly improved, and the driving force is reduced.

In this flow rate control valve 21, the pulse motor 2 is controlled by the control pulse from the control pulse generator 35.
The amount of rotation at 0, that is, the rotation angle is determined, the amount of opening of the spool 25 is determined by this rotation angle, and the flow rate to the injection cylinder 1 is controlled by this amount of opening. Further, the rate of change of the flow rate, that is, the rising state of the injection speed is determined by the rotational speed of the pulse motor 20.

With the flow control valve 21 having such a structure, it is possible to reduce the time from receiving a speed change command until the spool 25 actually starts opening to less than 1 millisecond at maximum, compared to a normal flow control valve. The response is extremely good, and the operability and operational accuracy of valve opening and closing are also improved.

Further, since the position detector 33 constitutes a proximity switch that is sensitive to the movement of the permanent magnet 31, it is possible to detect the movement distance of the nut shaft 26 and the spool 25 and provide feedback to the control device. Additionally, the zero position of the spool 25 is detected by this proximity switch, and the pulse motor 20 is controlled via the control pulse generator 35.
You can also stop it exactly in that position.

In this embodiment, since a pulse motor-driven flow rate control valve having such a structure is used, the inertia is reduced, the response is improved, and control can be performed reliably and easily. Further, the increase in the number of spool strikers can also be suppressed.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained with reference to FIG.

First, before performing injection, the low-speed injection speed V ₁ is appropriately set in advance using the low-speed injection speed setting device 14, and the switching position c from low-speed injection to high-speed injection is appropriately set using the high-speed injection speed switching position setting device 15. Set,
The low-speed injection rising pattern command device 16 selects and commands one of the low-speed injection rising patterns, and the high-speed injection speed setting device 17 sets the high-speed injection speed V ₄ to change the injection speed at the end of high-speed injection. The timer 18 is used to set the time T required from point A for switching to high-speed injection to point C for changing the injection speed, and the speed increase/decrease pattern of the injection speed change pattern command 19 at the end of high-speed injection is set.
, one of the speed constant patterns is selected and commanded.

A start signal (not shown) to the control pulse generator 35
When inputted, a pulse output is sent to the pulse motor 20 to increase the injection speed to a predetermined pattern _V1 in accordance with the command information. As a result, the flow rate control valve 21 opens by a predetermined amount at a predetermined speed, and the injection plunger 4 increases or decreases to a speed corresponding to _V1 , and then moves while maintaining that speed. Eventually, when point A is reached, the control pulse generator 35 activates the arithmetic unit 34 according to the detection signal at the point of spool c.
A pulse output is sent to the pulse motor 20 to increase the injection speed to _V4 in a predetermined pattern in accordance with the information recorded in the . As a result, the flow rate control valve 21 opens by a predetermined amount at a predetermined speed, and the injection plunger 4 accelerates to a speed corresponding to _V4 .
Then, when a certain period of time T (for example, 50 to 80 milliseconds) has elapsed from the time point A is passed, a pulse output is sent from the control pulse generator 35 to the pulse motor 20, which similarly causes the flow rate control valve 21 to
opens and the injection velocity either rapidly increases to V ₅ in a predetermined pattern, decelerates to V ₆ in a predetermined pattern, or remains unchanged at V ₄ .
After the injection is completed, the injection plunger 4 moves forward according to the mold opening operation, and when the injection plunger 4 reaches the forward limit, a pulse output is sent from the control pulse generator 35 to reverse the pulse motor 20, and the flow rate control valve 21 closes quickly and retracts the injection plunger 4 by normal hydraulic pump operation.

In this way, signals are sent from each setting device 14, 15, 17, command device 16, 19, etc. depending on the required quality of the product.

According to such a control method, a simple means for detecting the position of the injection plunger 4 and the piston rod 2 during the movement stroke is sufficient, and even when a limit switch is used, in addition to a backward limit switch and a forward limit switch, low speed It is only necessary to use one limit switch set at the switching position from to high speed, and since the timing of the shift point in the high speed range is obtained by the passage of a certain period of time from the switching point to high speed, it is necessary to use a limit switch for position detection. There is no need to line up a large number of limit switches. Furthermore, since the timer means for obtaining a certain period of time can be easily configured, the entire control device can be made low in cost.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the injection speed control method according to the present invention, one of two or more predetermined patterns is appropriately selected and commanded as the injection rise pattern of the low-speed injection stroke, and Since the predetermined low injection speed is set after a certain period of time has elapsed from the start of injection, the low speed rise state can be arbitrarily selected depending on the shape of the injection product and the condition of the mold, regardless of the magnitude of the low injection speed. can be easily selected to perform the injection operation. In this way, it is possible to select the control extremely easily, and to obtain injection control during low-speed start-up that roughly matches the desired injection conditions. It becomes easier.

In particular, in the present invention, a large number of low-speed rise patterns are prepared in advance, and the operator can visually view these patterns and select freely from among them, so that the control command status can be thoroughly confirmed each time. The operator can see at a glance whether or not it matches the image he or she has in mind, and can easily select a more effective control, making it extremely practical.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a conventional injection speed control device, FIG. 2 is a graph showing an example of its injection speed pattern, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an injection speed control device to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional structural diagram showing an example of a flow rate control valve used in the injection speed control device, and FIG. 5 is a graph showing an example of the injection speed pattern. 1... Injection cylinder, 2... Piston rod, 7a
...Magnescale, 7b...Magnetic head, 4...Injection plunger, 13...Hydraulic pressure circuit, 14...Low speed injection speed setting device, 15...Switching position setting device to high injection speed, 16...Low speed injection rising pattern command device, 17
...High-speed injection speed setting device, 18...Timer for changing the injection speed at the high-speed injection end section, 19... Injection speed change pattern command device at the high-speed injection end section, 20... Pulse motor, 21... Flow rate control valve, 34... Arithmetic unit, 35...Control pulse generator.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 In an injection speed control method that controls the injection speed by an injection cylinder by operating a flow control valve,
The low injection speed in the low speed range and the 2 values previously input into the injection speed control device so that it can be changed arbitrarily regardless of the magnitude of this low injection speed.
An injection speed control method that controls by commanding a low-speed rise pattern selected from among at least one low-speed rise pattern.