JPH0825065B2 - Plate joint automatic welding equipment - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a plate joint automatic welding apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In some cases, a plate material obtained by welding joints to some or all of the main materials of building steel frames, steel bridges, and steel structures is used. Such plates are formed by butt-welding plates with different thicknesses and widths.The plate joining process involves assembling the plates, surface welding the welds between the butt ends, reversing the plate, and removing the back surface. , Backside welding is required.

That is, in the above-mentioned assembly, as shown in FIG. 8, center lines 3, 3, 3 are drawn on the surfaces of the respective plate members 1, 2, 1 and the center lines 3, 3, 3 are made to coincide with each other so that the core is formed. Then, as shown in FIG. 10, a back plate 5 is applied to the back surfaces of the welded portions 4 and 4 to flatten the surface of the plate material. If tightening and end tabs are required, perform temporary tack welding, then weld 3
Welding 7 is performed from the front surface side of FIG. After that, the plate materials 1 and 2 are reversed and the back surface is subjected to the fishing 8 as shown in FIG. 12, and the welding 9 is performed there as shown in FIG. 13. Then, the distortion in the plate thickness direction and the plate width direction caused by the welding heat is applied. The product is straightened.

[0004]

However, in the conventional welding method, as described above, the number of steps is remarkably large, and since each step is sequentially performed, a wasteful waiting time is increased and the work efficiency is extremely low, resulting in a high cost. There was a problem. In addition, the reversing step of reversing the plate material after surface welding, together with the lengthening of the plate material, makes the posture at the time of reversal extremely unstable, which is dangerous. In addition, the back slinging work causes a lot of dust and a lot of noise, which deteriorates the environment. Further, there are various problems such as a correction work for removing welding deformation caused by welding heat.

In view of this, the present invention has been made for the purpose of solving the problems of the prior art by enabling highly efficient welding and eliminating the step of reversing the plate material.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the problems of the above-mentioned conventional techniques, the present invention is arranged along both longitudinal sides of each plate member corresponding to each plate member to be joined and spaced from each other by an equal amount. A width-shifting member that is movable in the contact direction, a pedestal that is arranged on the lower surface side of this plate material and that is movable in the longitudinal direction of the plate material, and can move up and down along the machine frame installed on this frame. A spacer for determining a route interval between the abutting ends of the plate material, a backing material made of a heat-resistant material provided on an upper part of a machine frame vertically movable on the mount, and the route interval. A welding torch movably provided along the welding torch, and by moving the gantry, the spacer and the backing material are selectively placed in a position aligned with the welded portion of the plate material. With automatic plate joint welding equipment The backing material is supported on the upper surface of a cooling support member that is vertically movable along the machine frame, and an air bag is provided below the cooling support member, and is raised by the machine frame lifting drive means. The backing material is then brought into pressure contact with the lower surface of the welded portion by inflating the airbag.
It is assumed that.

[0007]

[Function] The plate members to be joined are evenly aligned by the width aligning members so that the plate members are aligned with each other, and the spacers are inserted between the abutting ends of the plate members to determine the root interval. Clamp and remove the spacer. Next, move the gantry by a predetermined amount to position the backing material directly below the welded part, raise the backing material and hold it pressed against the lower surface of the welded part of the plate material, and weld from the front side with the welding torch. Do. After welding, the backing material is lowered, and the joined plate materials are carried out to complete the plate joining.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an example of the entire structure of an automatic welding apparatus according to the present invention, which has a group of roller conveyors 10, 11 and 12 for conveying plate materials 1 and 2 to be joined, and a first conveyor 10 and a second conveyor. An automatic welding device is installed between the conveyor 11 and the conveyor 11. The rollers of these conveyors are rotated by a drive source (not shown) and can convey the plate material.

Width-shifting members 13 and 13 are provided on both sides of the first and second conveyors 10 and 11 in the longitudinal direction so as to face each other, and are formed so as to move in the uniform distance direction. .

The means for moving the width-shifting members 13, 13 is
An example of the screw shaft 15 is supported by bearings 14 and 14 below the rollers so as to traverse the conveyors 10 and 11, as shown in the schematic plane of FIG. 2 and the cross section of FIG.
The screw shaft 15 is provided with screws 16 and 16 opposite to each other from the center of the screw shaft 15 toward the respective end portions. The screws 16 and 16 have brackets 17 that hang down to the lower portions of the width-shifting members 13 and 13. A screw hole 17 is screwed into the screw shaft 15, and a forward / reverse rotation is applied to the screw shaft 15 from a motor 18 via a chain 19. Therefore the screw shaft 1
By the normal rotation and the reverse rotation of 5, the left and right width shifting members 13, 13 are moved so as to approach or separate evenly. It should be noted that this moving means can be most easily and surely operated by using the screw shaft 15, but may be a link mechanism, a cam mechanism, or the like.

Any clamp may be used as long as it clamps and restrains the vicinity of the welded portion 4 of the plate members 1 and 2 from above and below in the plate width direction. As shown in FIG. 4, the lower clamp member 20 is It is fixed, and the upper clamp member 21 is vertically moved by a fluid cylinder or the like to clamp the plate members 1 and 2 from above and below.

The spacer 22 and the backing material 23 are provided on a pedestal 24 that moves in the longitudinal direction of the plate members 1 and 2 as shown in FIG. 5, and the pedestal 24 is provided outside the conveyor by a driving means such as a fluid cylinder 25. At, the fixed amount is moved horizontally. The driving means may be configured to move the pinion driven by a motor by driving the motor so as to mesh with the rack of the gantry 24.

The spacer 22 is provided so as to be movable up and down along a machine frame 26 fixedly mounted on a frame 24.
A rod 28 of a fluid cylinder 27 fixed to a pedestal 24 is connected to 2 and is moved up and down to determine a route interval L between the plate members 1 and 2 by the operation of the fluid cylinder 27.

The backing material 23 is made of a heat-resistant material such as ceramics, and as shown in an enlarged cross-section in FIG. 6, an upper surface thereof is provided with a concave portion 23a having a width corresponding to the lower opening width of the root interval L. It is formed and is fitted and supported on the upper surface of the cooling support member 29. The cooling support member 29 is supported in the machine frame 30 so as to be able to move up and down, and the rod 32 of the fluid cylinder 31 fixed to the pedestal 24 is connected to the machine frame 30 so that the machine frame 30 can be moved up and down. The cooling support member 29 is made of a copper plate or the like, and a cooling water hole 33 through which cooling water is passed is provided therein.

A machine frame 30 below the cooling support member 29.
An air bag 34 is built in the air bag so that air can be supplied and discharged, and when the air bag 34 is inflated, the upper backing material 23 is kept in close contact with the lower surfaces of the plate materials 1 and 2. There is. A compression spring may be used instead of the airbag 34, and in this case, the cooling support member 29 does not necessarily have to have a water cooling structure.

The spacer 22 and the backing material 23 are set so as to selectively take a position aligned with the lower side of the welded portion 4 of the abutting end portions of the plate materials 1 and 2 by the movement of the gantry 24.

A welding robot 35 movable in X, Y and Z directions is provided above the position where the welded portions 4 of the plate members 1 and 2 are placed, as shown in FIG.
The welding torch 36 is used to weld the welded portion 4. The operation of the welding torch 36 is controlled by the welding robot control board 37. 1 and 7, 38 is a work floor, 39 is a welding power source, 40 is a welding operation panel, 40a is a machine part operation panel, and 41 is a welding material feeder.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described.

The plate material 1 is first passed through the conveyors 12 and 11.
It is fed onto the conveyor 10 (FIG. 5 (A)), the spacer 22 is raised by the operation of the fluid cylinder 27, and then the plate materials 2 to be joined are fed onto the second conveyor 11. At this time, the width-shifting members 13, 13 of the first and second conveyors 10, 11 move closer to each other so that the centers of the plate materials 1, 2 are aligned with each other and the spacer 22 is interposed between the abutting ends of the plate materials 1, 2. And the route interval L is secured (see FIG. 5).
(B)). In this state, the plate members 1 and 2 are clamped from above and below by the clamp members 20 and 21, while the spacer 22 is retracted.

Then, the fluid cylinder 25 is operated to move the gantry 24 so that the backing material 23 is positioned directly below the welded portion 4 (FIG. 5C), and the fluid cylinder 31 is operated to move the machine frame 30. Then, the backing material 23 is brought up against the lower surfaces of the plate materials 1 and 2 to close the lower end of the route interval L with the backing material 23. Thereafter, compressed air is supplied to the airbag 34, and the backing material 23 is pressure-bonded to the lower surfaces of the plate materials 1 and 2 via the cooling support member 29, and the adhesion is improved.

After this, the welding robot 35 operates and the welding torch 36 fills the root interval L with the welding material, so that the plate materials 1 and 2 are integrally joined. After welding is completed, unclamping by the clamp members 20 and 21 is performed.
The second conveyors 10 and 11 are operated to convey the plate materials 1 and 2. When further welding the plate material to the opposite end of the plate material 2,
Welding can be performed by the same procedure as described above. These series of operations are performed only by operating the switches on the operation panels 40, 40a.

[0023]

As described above, according to the present invention, the spacer for determining the root interval between the abutting ends of the plate members and the backing material for closing the lower end of the root interval are provided on the gantry. Since it is possible to select the formation of the route interval and the receiving at the time of welding by moving, the work is not wasted, and the backing material can be provided with back pressure by the airbag as in claim 2. If so, the adhesion of the backing material to the plate material can be improved, and the welded state can be maintained at the best.
In this way, since the width of the plate material is adjusted from both sides in the longitudinal direction to perform centering, it is not necessary to draw a center line on the plate material and visually perform centering as in the conventional case, and centering can be performed automatically. In addition, since the welded portion of the butt end of the plate material is welded only from the front surface side, the flipping and reverse surface of the plate material do not require a hanging process, which improves work efficiency and eliminates the generation of dust and noise. Together, the plate piecing can be automated, and since welding is performed in the clamped state in both the width direction and the plate thickness direction, there is little welding deformation, and strain correction work after welding can be almost omitted, resulting in remarkable productivity. The work environment can be improved while increasing the height.

According to the automatic welding apparatus of the present invention, the spacer for determining the route interval between the abutting ends of the plate members and the backing material for closing the lower end of the route interval are provided on the gantry, and the gantry is moved. By doing so, it is possible to select the formation of the root interval and the receiving at the time of welding, so that there is no waste in the work, and if the back pressure is given to the backing material by the airbag as in claim 3, the backing material The adhesion of the material to the plate material can be enhanced, and the welded state can be maintained in the best condition.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of the overall configuration of the present invention,

FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view showing a state of centering of plate materials according to the present invention,

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of moving means of the width-shifting member,

FIG. 4 is a schematic side view showing a clamped state,

5A to 5D are explanatory views showing an example of an operating mechanism of a spacer and a backing material,

FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view including a backing material,

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an example of a welding robot,

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a conventional centering of plate materials for plate joining.

FIG. 9 is a side view of the plate material,

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a clamped state of a conventional welded portion,

FIG. 11 is a side view showing a state after conventional surface welding,

FIG. 12 is a side view of a conventional back surface in a suspended state,

FIG. 13 is a side view showing a state after conventional back surface welding.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 2 Plate material 4 Welding part 13 Width-shifting member 15 Screw shaft 20,21 Clamping member 22 Spacer 23 Backing material 24 Stand 29 Cooling support member 34 Airbag 35 Welding robot 36 Welding torch

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A width-shifting member, which is arranged along both longitudinal sides of each plate member corresponding to each plate member to be joined and is provided so as to be movable in an equal amount separating and contacting direction, and a lower surface side of the plate member. A cradle that is arranged and movably provided in the longitudinal direction of the plate material,
A spacer that is provided so as to be able to move up and down along the machine frame that is installed on this platform and that determines the route interval between the abutting ends of the plate material, and a spacer that is installed above the machine frame that is vertically movable on the platform. A backing material made of a heat-resistant material, and a welding torch provided movably along the route interval, and the spacer and the backing material are selectively welded to the plate material by moving the gantry. Automatic plate joint welding device characterized in that it is placed at a position aligned with the part. 2. The backing material is supported on an upper surface of a cooling support member that is vertically movable along a machine frame, and an air bag is provided below the cooling support member by means of a machine frame lifting drive means. The backing material is brought into pressure contact with the lower surface of the welded portion by raising the air bag and then inflating the airbag.
Automatic plate welding machine described.