JPH07280B2 - Material cutting method and equipment - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The invention according to this patent application is, for example, a single treatment using a raw material such as an elongated plate-shaped rubber which is put into a kneading machine or a melting machine and treated in one operation. The present invention relates to a technique for automatically measuring and cutting a material so that the weight, the volume, and the number of pieces are suitable for.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, a material such as an elongated plate-shaped rubber which is put into a kneading machine or a melting machine to be processed at once is cut and cut into a plurality of strips having an appropriate length by visual inspection. Cutting with a machine, measuring the weight of all the pieces, comparing with the processing weight of one time of the processing machine, if it is too heavy, reduce or cut the pieces,
When it was too light, the material was cut and added, and work was performed to match the processing weight.

[0003] Therefore, the conventional technique requires labor and time for complicated operations of cutting, comparing the total weight of the cut pieces to the processing weight, and adjusting the weight of the cutting pieces and comparing the processing weight.
The defect was that the treated weight, the number of strips, and the volume were inaccurate.

[0004]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention In the present invention, one defect of the conventional material such as a long thin plate-shaped rubber is compared with the processing weight of the total weight of the cut strip, and the weight of the strip and the processed weight are compared. It is an object of the present invention to eliminate the inconvenience of the processing weight, the number of small pieces, and the procedure, which requires time and labor for complicated work such as comparison with.

[0005]

According to the present invention, a material having a rectangular cross section and long in the horizontal direction is fed along a horizontal straight line, and the thickness and width are automatically measured to obtain both measured values. Based on both measured values, the weight value suitable for one processing of the material is calculated in relation to the specific gravity of the material, and the total length value suitable for one processing of the material is calculated based on the weight value, and the total length Calculate the numerical value suitable for one processing of the material based on the value, and calculate the number of cuttings and the cutting length value for each cutting suitable for the single processing of the material based on the total length value and the numerical value Then
In relation to the cutting length value, the material is fed and stopped so that the distance from the end face in the feed direction of the material to the point to be cut becomes the cutting length value, and the material is cross-sectioned in relation to the stopping of the material feeding. In parallel with the above, and is related to the end of the cutting of the material, and the feeding, stopping and cutting of the material are repeated based on the cutting count value until the cutting count value is reached. To do.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. A plurality of cylindrical rollers 1 having the same perfect circle in the vertical cross section are arranged in the machine frame so as to be rotatable at the same horizontal line at equal intervals so that the central axis line becomes horizontal, and the central shaft 2
One belt 3 is brought into contact with the entire outer circumference of the roller 1, and any one of the central axes of the rollers 1 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction by the driving of a drive source such as a motor. The feeding body 4 is configured so that all the rollers 1 are rotated counterclockwise at the same speed via all the central axes 2 of the feeding body 4, and the feeding is performed from the roller 1 at the left end of the feeding body 4 while keeping an appropriate distance. A discharge body 5 having the same structure as the supply body 4 is arranged below the body 4. In the space between the supply body 4 and the discharge body 5, the upper surface is flush with the outer peripheral upper surfaces of all the rollers 1 of the supply body 4, the groove 6 which opens the upper surface and sinks downward, and the buffer body 7 at the bottom of the groove 6. The fixed blade receiver 8 is fixed to the machine frame. It is arranged above the blade receiver 8 of the feeder 4 to the right of the blade receiver 8 at a distance from the blade receiver 8 in the axial direction of the central axis 2 of the roller 1, and electrically by a rotary encoder and an origin sensor that photoelectrically operates the rotary encoder. A width measuring body 9 capable of measuring a distance is supported by a machine frame, and is arranged vertically above the width measuring body 9 in a vertical direction apart from the width measuring body 9 to provide a rotary encoder and an origin sensor that photoelectrically operates the rotary encoder. The thickness measuring body 10 capable of electrically measuring the distance is supported by the machine frame. Above the vertical line of the blade receiving body 8 is always arranged apart from it, and a cutting blade 11 having a blade portion at the lower end is provided, which can be vertically reciprocated so as to come into contact with the cushioning body 7 and separate. Is supported by a cylinder 13 having a piston 12 fixed to a machine frame and vertically reciprocally movable by an electromagnetic force or an aerodynamic force, and a cutting blade 11 is supported so as to be vertically movable integrally therewith, and is supported by an electromagnetic force or an aerodynamic force. Is provided with a cylinder 15 having a piston 14 capable of reciprocating horizontally, and the left end of the piston 14 is arranged vertically parallel to the left side of the cutting blade 11 and pivots about an intermediate fulcrum in the vertical direction. An upper end of a thin plate-like jumping plate 16 that is rotatably supported and has an elastic force in a rotating direction is rotatably supported. Above the discharge body 5 and above the supply body 4, the horizontal portion of the L-shaped support body 17 having vertical and horizontal portions fixed to the machine frame is rotated in the forward and reverse directions about the horizontal center axis. By fixing the motor 18 such as a movable stepping motor,
A screw shaft 19 integrally extending to the right from the central axis of the motor 18 is rotatably supported in the forward and reverse directions around a horizontal straight line on the vertical portion of the support 17 which is upright at the right end of the horizontal portion.
The vertical portion of the U-shaped movable body 20 having vertical and horizontal portions is horizontally screwed and supported in association with the forward and reverse rotation of the screw shaft 19 to support the horizontal portion of the movable body 20. An upper end of the vertical portion of the rotating body 21 integrally formed on the lower surface with a vertical portion and a horizontal portion that horizontally extends from the lower end of the vertical portion to the right and an inclined portion that extends obliquely downward from the upper end of the vertical portion toward the support body 17. The roller 1
Is rotatably supported about the parallel axis of the central axis 2, and is fixed to the horizontal portion of the moving body 20 at the lower end of the inclined portion of the rotating body 21 so that it can reciprocate vertically by electromagnetic force or aerodynamic force. The lower end of the piston 22 of the cylinder 23 having the piston 22 is rotatably supported.

Further, the present invention is provided with the above-mentioned mechanical structure, and the micro-elements electrically and electronically acting between the structural elements so that the structural elements operate sequentially as described below. It is provided with the following control device including the arithmetic operation of a computer. Each roller 1 on the right side of the supply body 4 which stops the drive source such as a motor and stands still together with the belt 3.
A rubber material blank 24 having a quadrangular cross section to be processed by being placed in a kneader or a dissolver and long in the horizontal direction and having a large friction and elastic coefficient is horizontally placed on the upper outer periphery of the. When the push button is manually operated to close and actuate the current circuit, the motor rotates in the counterclockwise direction in association with it, the belt 3 and the central shaft 2 rotate in the same direction, and all the rollers of the supply body 4 rotate. 1 also rotates in the same direction, and the material 24 moves to the left. The material 24 moves to the left and the width measuring body 9 and the thickness measuring body 1
When entering the position of 0, the material 2 is associated with the operation of the rotary encoder by the photoelectric effect of each origin sensor.
The width and thickness of 4 are measured, and based on the measured values of both of them, the weight value of the material to be processed at one time is calculated based on the specific gravity of the material. Calculate the total length value of the material to be processed at one time based on the weight value, and based on the total length value and the numerical value, calculate the number of cuts of the material to be processed at one time and the cutting length value for each cutting number. Calculate In relation to the cutting length value, the motor 18 is rotated in the forward or reverse direction together with its screw shaft 19 to move the moving body 20 to the left or right, and then all of them are stopped. , The cylinder 23 is actuated so that the piston 22 descends and stops, and in association with the descending and stopping of the piston 22, the rotating body 21 is counteracted on its horizontal portion through the counterclockwise rotation of its inclination. Turn clockwise and stop horizontally. When the left end surface of the material 24 comes into contact with the horizontal portion of the rotating body 21, the motor of the supply body 4 stops in association with the contact, and the cutting blade 11 comes into contact with the upper surface of the material 24 in association with the stop. Cylinder 13 so that it descends and stops
To stop and lower the piston 12 to stop. With respect to the contact and stop of the cutting blade 11 with the upper surface of the material 24, the cylinder 23 is actuated and stopped so that the horizontal portion of the rotating body 21 is separated from the left end surface of the material 24, and the piston 22 is raised. Then, the rotating body 21 is rotated clockwise and stopped. In association with the detachment of the rotating body 21 from the material 24, the cylinder 13 is actuated and stopped so that the lower end of the cutting blade 11 comes into contact with the buffer body 7 of the blade receiving body 8 and stops, and the piston 14 descends. Stopping and cutting the material 24 parallel to the cross section. In connection with the cutting of the material 24, the cylinder 15 is repeatedly actuated and stopped so that the cut piece of the material 24 is ejected onto the discharge body 5 and discharged to the left by the discharge body 5.
4 to the left and right to rotate the pop-out plate 16 clockwise to separate it from the cutting blade 11 to the left, and then to rotate it counterclockwise to the cutting blade 1.
1 and actuates the drive source of the ejector 5 and then stops. In association with the contact of the jumping plate 16 with the cutting blade 11, the cylinder 13 is actuated and stopped so that the cutting blade 11 moves upward from the upper surface of the material 24 and stops, and the piston 12 moves upward and stops. In relation to the rising and stopping of the cutting blade 11 and the cutting number value, the mechanical structure after the supply and stop of the material, the cutting and the discharge of the cutting pieces are repeated until the cutting number value is reached. And stop the operation and operation of the control device.

[0008]

Since the present invention is constituted by the mechanical structure and the operation of the control device, it has the following effects.
That is, the defects of the prior art-for example, to put a material such as a thin plate-shaped rubber to be processed at one time by putting it in a kneading machine or a dissolving machine into a weight, a point and a number suitable for one processing,
Cutting and comparing the total weight of the cutting strip to the processing weight,
It takes time and time for complicated work such as adjusting the amount of strips and comparing with the processing weight, and the processing weight, the number of strips, and the volume become inaccurate. It can be supplied to the device, measured, cut, and discharged.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a mechanical structure.

[Explanation of symbols]

 4 Supply body 9 Width measurement body 10 Thickness measurement body 11 Cutting blade 16 Jumping plate 21 Rotating body 24 Material

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A material having a rectangular cross section and long in the horizontal direction is fed along a horizontal straight line, and the thickness and width are automatically measured to obtain both measured values, and based on the both measured values. In relation to the specific gravity of the material, the weight value suitable for one processing of the material is calculated, the total length value suitable for one processing of the material is calculated based on the weight value, and based on the total length value, Calculate the numerical value suitable for one-time processing of the material, and based on the total length value and the numerical value, calculate the cutting number value and the cutting length value for each cutting time suitable for the one-time processing of the material, In relation to the cutting length value, the material is fed and stopped so that the distance from the end face in the feeding direction of the material to the point to be cut becomes the cutting length value. Cut parallel to the cross section, and based on the end of cutting of the material and the number of times of cutting, feed the material Material cutting method and repeating until the stop and the cutting and the cutting frequency value, as sequentially work. 2. A material having a quadrangular cross section and long in the horizontal direction is fed along a horizontal straight line while automatically measuring the thickness and the width to obtain both measured values, and based on the both measured values. In relation to the specific gravity of the material, the weight value suitable for one processing of the material is calculated, the total length value suitable for one processing of the material is calculated based on the weight value, and based on the total length value, Calculate the numerical value suitable for one-time processing of the material, and based on the total length value and the numerical value, calculate the cutting number value and the cutting length value for each cutting time suitable for the one-time processing of the material, In relation to the cutting length value, the material is fed and stopped so that the distance from the end face of the material in the feed direction to the point to be cut becomes the cutting length value. Cut parallel to the cross-section and feed the piece of material from the material in relation to the end of material cutting In relation to the detachment of the cut piece and the value of the number of cuts, the above-mentioned feeding and stopping of the material, cutting and detachment of the piece of cut are repeated until the value of the number of cuts is reached. Characteristic material cutting method. 3. A supply unit for horizontally placing a horizontally long material having a quadrangular cross section, feeding it in one horizontal direction and stopping it, and arranging it on the outer side in the material feeding direction of the supply unit. A cutting blade that moves vertically up and down and a horizontal and vertical position above the supply unit, respectively, and measure the distance in the width and thickness directions during material transfer to generate both measurement values. It is placed above the body and the thickness measurement body and the cutting blade in the outer direction of the material feeding direction of the feeding body, moves in the forward and backward directions of the material feeding of the feeding body, and comes in contact with and separates from the end face in the material feeding direction. Based on the measured value of the width and thickness of the rotating body, the weight value suitable for one-time processing of the material is calculated based on the measured width and thickness, and the one-time processing of the material is performed based on the weight value. To calculate the total length value suitable for the material, and calculate the numerical value suitable for one processing of the material based on the total length value. Based on the numerical value, calculate the number of cutting times suitable for one processing of the material and the cutting length value for each cutting time, and in relation to the cutting length value, the feed direction end face of the material and the vertical movement path of the cutting blade Move and rotate the rotating body so that the distance becomes the cutting length value, stop by contacting the end face of the material in the feed direction, stop the material, and lower the cutting blade in relation to stopping the material to traverse the material. And a control device for cutting the material in parallel with the surface and repeating the feeding, stopping and cutting of the material in relation to the completion of cutting of the material and the number of times of cutting until the number of times of cutting is reached. Material cutting device. 4. A supply body for horizontally placing a horizontally long material having a quadrangular cross section and feeding and stopping the material in one horizontal direction. The cutting blade that moves vertically up and down, the jumping plate that always operates to come into contact with the material feeding direction side of the cutting blade and separate in the same direction, and horizontally and vertically above the feeding body separately for each. It is placed above the width and thickness measuring bodies that measure the distances in the width and thickness directions during transfer and generate both measured values, and outside the feeding body in the material feeding direction rather than the cutting blade. , A rotating body that moves in the forward and reverse directions of the material feeding of the supply body and rotates so as to come into contact with and separate from the end surface of the material in the feeding direction, and the material related to the specific gravity of the material based on the width and thickness measurement values Calculate the weight value suitable for one-time processing, and based on the weight value, the total length value suitable for one-time processing of the material Calculate and calculate the numerical value suitable for one processing of the material based on the total length value, and based on the total length value and the numerical value the number of cutting times and cutting length value suitable for each processing of the material Is calculated, and the rotating body is moved and rotated so that the distance between the end face of the material in the feed direction and the vertical movement path of the cutting blade becomes the cutting length value in relation to the cutting length value, and contacts the end face of the material in the feed direction. Stop to stop the material, lower the cutting blade in relation to the stopping of the material to cut the material parallel to the cross section, and move the jumping plate from the cutting blade in the material feeding direction in relation to the end of cutting the material. The material is cut off and the cut piece of the material is separated from the material in the feeding direction, and the feeding, stopping and cutting of the material are repeated until the cut number value is reached in relation to the cut piece separation and the cut number value. A material cutting device having the above-described control device.