JPH11169969A

JPH11169969A - Plate metal working device

Info

Publication number: JPH11169969A
Application number: JP33596697A
Authority: JP
Inventors: Toshiyuki Matsuo; 俊之松尾
Original assignee: Amada Co Ltd; 株式会社アマダ
Priority date: 1997-12-05
Filing date: 1997-12-05
Publication date: 1999-06-29

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a semi-automated plate metal working device capable of reducing a work load for a worker and working even by a layman. SOLUTION: In the case that plate metal working is applied to a work W with a plate metal working machine 3, one work is taken out of the work W placed on a table 53 for a stock with a single-work taking device 61, a loader 59 is transferred along a guide rail 57 up to one end side of a work table 27F in the plate metal working machine 3. Thereafter, the work is placed on the work table 27F and abutted on a work origin positioning member 29, and the original point of the work is positioned. Next, a product to which plate metal working is applied with the plate metal working machine 3 is transferred to one end side of the work table 27F and carried out by the worker. Consequently, plate metal working for the work is semi-automated, working is allowed even by the worker being the layman, and further the work load is reduced more than that in a conventional method.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention
Alternatively, the present invention relates to a plate processing apparatus that semi-automatically (semi-automatically) carries out products.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a plate processing apparatus (plate processing line) for automatically processing a work using, for example, a turret punch press as a plate processing machine, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, for example. Two types are known.

In the plate material processing apparatus 101 shown in FIG. 4, a material shelf 105 for storing a material (work) to be processed by the turret punch press 103 is installed on the left side of the turret punch press 103. On the right side of the turret punch press 103, a product shelf 107 for storing products processed by the turret punch press 103 is installed. In the plate material processing apparatus 101 shown in FIG. 5, a material shelf 105 for storing a material (work) to be processed by the turret punch press 103 is provided on the right side of the turret punch press 103, and the material is processed by the turret punch press 103. Product shelf 10 for storing products
7 are provided respectively.

In each of the two types of plate material processing apparatuses 101 shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, one work is taken from a material shelf 105 and automatically loaded into a turret punch press 103, and the turret punch press 103 uses the work. Processing is performed.
Next, the processed product is automatically unloaded by the unloader and stored in the product shelf 107.

[0005] The specification of the material (work) is wide ranging from small items to large items, and the specification is considered that the maximum size is a two-ton package of a fixed size.

On the other hand, when only the turret punch press 103 is installed,
Of materials (work) into the turret punch press 1
An operator carries out the product from 03 each time.

[0007]

In the above-described conventional plate processing apparatus 101 as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, since the process from the loading of the material to the unloading of the product is fully automatic, the structure is not sufficient. Is complex, requires a lot of space,
Unless the plate processing machine itself is modified to the line specification, there is a problem that docking with each device cannot be performed and the price becomes high. In addition, there is also a problem that the loading height can be limited because 2-ton packing of standard-length materials is the maximum in specifications.

On the other hand, when processing is performed only by the turret punch press 103, the operator has to carry in the material and unload the product, which is a heavy labor and a very heavy work load.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a semi-automatic plate material processing apparatus capable of reducing the work load of an operator and enabling even an amateur to work.

[0010]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a plate processing apparatus for processing a work on a work, and a work table provided in one end of a work table in the plate work machine. A provided work origin positioning member, a vertically movable table for loading a work installed on the other end side opposite to the one end side of the work table, and a work table from one end side of the work table to the blank table A guide rail extending above the
A loader movable along the guide rails, and a work piece picking device provided below the loader and picking up a work piece from the material table are provided.

Therefore, when performing plate processing on a work with a plate processing machine, one work is taken from a work loaded on a material table by a work one-sheet pick-up device, and a loader is moved along a guide rail along a guide rail. After being moved to one end of the work table in the processing machine, the work is placed on the work table and is brought into contact with a work origin positioning member to perform work origin positioning.
Next, the product on which the plate processing has been performed by the plate processing machine is moved to one end of the work table and carried out by the operator.

Thus, the work of the plate material of the work is semi-automated, so that even an amateur can work, and the work load is lighter than before.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a plate processing apparatus for processing a plate on a work, a work origin positioning member provided at one end of a work table in the plate processing machine, A vertically movable product table installed on the other end side opposite to one end side for loading products, and a guide rail extending upward from one end side of the work table to the product table, It comprises an unloader movable along the guide rail, and an unloader clamp provided below the unloader to clamp a processed product.

Therefore, when performing plate processing on a work by a plate processing machine, the operator carries the work onto the work table and abuts the work origin positioning member to perform work origin positioning. Next, the product processed by the plate material processing machine is clamped by an unloader clamp provided on the unloader moved along the guide rail, and then the unloader is moved to a position above the product table. The product is unloader-clamped, unclamped and carried out onto the product table.

[0015] The work of the plate material of the work is semi-automated, so that even a layman can work, and the work load is lighter than before.

[0016]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the plate processing apparatus 1 includes a turret punch press 3 as a plate processing machine, for example. The turret punch press 3 includes an upright portal frame 5, and the portal frame 5 is configured by integrating a lower frame 5D, an upper frame 5U, and a side frame 5S.

The upper frame 5U and the lower frame 5D
Rotating shafts 7 and 9 are rotatably supported at positions facing each other, and upper turrets 11 and lower turrets 13 are respectively mounted on the rotating shafts 7 and 9 so as to face each other. This upper turret 11 and lower turret 1
A plurality of punches P and dies D are provided on the circumference of 3 at appropriate intervals so as to face each other.

One of the punches P and the dies D is a punching position K, and
Upper upper frame 5U at this punching position K
As shown in FIG. 1, a hydraulic cylinder 1
5 is provided, and a piston rod 17 is mounted on the hydraulic cylinder 15. A ram 19 is integrated with a lower end of the piston rod 17.

A work table 21 is provided on the lower frame 5D. The work table 21 is a center work table 23 fixedly provided at the center.
On both sides of the center work table 23, side works movable in the Y-axis direction guided by guide rails 25 laid on the lower frame 5D so as to extend in the Y-axis direction (vertical direction in FIG. 2). Table 27F, 27R
It is composed of This side work table 27F
A locate pin 29 as a work origin positioning member is provided at one end side of the first member so as to be able to protrude and retract by a fluid cylinder and other driving mechanisms.

The side work tables 27F, 27R
In the upper part of FIG. 2, the carriage base 31 extends in the X-axis direction across the center work table 23 (FIGS. 1 and 2).
In the left-right direction). On this carriage base 31, a carriage 33 movable in the X-axis direction is provided. And this College 3
Reference numeral 3 denotes a plurality of work clamps 3 for clamping the work W.
5 are provided.

With the above configuration, the work W carried into the work table 21 is brought into contact with the locating pin 29 and the work clamp 35 to perform origin positioning. Next, the work W is clamped by the work clamp 35, the carriage base 31 is moved in the Y-axis direction, and the carriage 33 is moved in the X-axis direction, and the desired position of the work W is positioned at the punching position K. In this state, upper turret 1
1. The lower turret 13 is rotated synchronously to determine a desired punch P and die D from a plurality of punches P and dies D at the processing positions. Then, by operating the hydraulic cylinder 15, lowering the piston rod 17 and hitting the punch P with the ram 19, the workpiece W, that is, punching, is performed on the work W in cooperation with the punch P and the die D. .

FIG. 1 of the side work table 27R.
In FIG. 2, a slat conveyor 37 is provided beside the right end surface. That is, the slat conveyor 37 is provided with an upright frame 39.
A sprocket 4 that can rotate before and after, right and left, and up and down
One is supported. Of these sprockets 41,
A drive motor 43 is connected to the lower left sprocket 41 in FIG. Moreover, each sprocket 41
Is wound with a chain 45. A plurality of rollers 47 are provided at appropriate intervals on about 1/3 of the length of the chain 45.

Before and after the slat conveyor 37 is provided (up and down in FIG. 2), a movable carriage 49 is provided.
Is provided. This trolley 49 may be one. As shown in FIG. 1, a lifter 51 that can move up and down is provided on the cart 49.
A material table 53 on which the work W is loaded is provided on the upper side.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, the slat conveyor 37 has a column 55 on the right side thereof.
The guide rail 57 is integrated on 5. The guide rail 57 extends in the X-axis direction, and the left end of the guide rail 57 extends to near the position above the locate pin 29. A self-propelled loader 59 is provided on the guide rail 57 so as to be movable in the X-axis direction by a drive motor, a rack, a pinion, and the like, which are not shown in the drawings.

Below the loader 59, a workpiece picking device 61 is provided. That is, in the single workpiece take-up device 61, a fluid cylinder 63 is provided below the loader 59, and a stretch 67 is provided at a tip (lower end) of a piston rod 65 attached to the fluid cylinder 63. . The stretch 67 is provided with a plurality of suction pads 69 for sucking the work W.

The loader 59 is provided with a known origin positioning mechanism (not shown). This origin positioning mechanism is, for example, a mechanism as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 of Japanese Patent Publication No. 61-54492, in which a suction pad that sucks a work W can move in the vertical direction, the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction. The work W
Is brought into contact with the locate pin 29 and the work clamp 35 to position the work at the origin.

With the above configuration, the turret punch press 3
When performing punching (plate processing) on the work W,
The material table 53 loaded with the work W is placed on the lifter 51 on the carriage 49 and the carriage 49 is moved to the position of the slat conveyor 37 and positioned. In this state, the operator presses the start switch button to lift the lifter 5.
1 is raised to the upper limit position. By driving the drive motor 43 to rotate each sprocket 41, the chain 45 is caused to run and rotate, thereby opening the upper portion of the work W.

The fluid cylinder 6 of the single workpiece picking device 61
By actuating 3 and lowering the piston rod 65, the suction pad 69 causes one work W loaded on the material table 53 to be sucked and raised. Then, when the loader 59 is moved leftward in FIG. 1 and reaches a position near the locate pin 29 of the side work table 27F, the loader 59 is stopped. In addition,
The work clamp 35 is in a standby state in advance at the position shown in FIG.

The fluid cylinder 63 is operated to lower the piston rod 65 to lower the work W sucked on the suction pad 69 onto the side work table 27F, and the work W is positioned by a work origin positioning mechanism (not shown). The origin is positioned by contacting the sides with the locate pin 29 and the work clamp 33.

Next, the work W is clamped by the work clamp 35, and the desired position of the work W is moved to the punching position K by moving the work W in the X-axis and Y-axis directions. Then, punching is performed in cooperation with the determined desired punch P and die D. When the punching is completed, the work clamp 35 is returned to the position shown in FIG. 2, and then the work clamp 35 is unclamped to move the work clamp 35 slightly to the right in FIG. The processed product is discharged by the worker waiting on the left side of FIG. 2 of the side work table 27F.

By sequentially repeating the above operations, punching is performed on all the workpieces W loaded on the material table 53. Therefore, the sheet material processing apparatus 1 is semi-automated, and the operator only has to press the start switch button for punching and carry out the processed product, which makes the work easier than before and reduces the work load. Can be lighter. Moreover, even a layman (part) can easily work.

FIG. 3 shows another plate processing apparatus 1 instead of FIG. In FIG. 3, the same components as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description will be omitted.

In FIG. 3, another movable carriage 71 is provided before and after the slat conveyor 37 is provided instead of the carriage 49 in FIG. This cart 71 is 1
It may be a stand. A lifter 73 that can move up and down is provided on the carriage 71, and a product table 75 on which processed products are loaded is provided on the lifter 73.

The guide rail 57 is provided with an unloader 77 which is self-propelled by a known drive motor, rack, pinion and the like (not shown) so as to be movable in the X-axis direction.

An unloader clamp device 79 is provided below the unloader 77. That is, as the unloader clamp device 79, a fluid cylinder 81 is provided below the unloader 77, and a stretch 85 is provided at a tip (lower end) of a piston rod 83 mounted on the fluid cylinder 81. The stretch 85 is provided with a plurality of unloader clamps 87 at appropriate intervals in a direction orthogonal to the paper surface in FIG.

With the above configuration, the turret punch press 3
When performing punching (plate processing) on the work W,
The operator stands on the left side of the side work table 27F in FIG. 3, loads the work W into the work table 27F, and moves the work W to the locate pin 29 and the work clamp 35.
To perform work home position positioning. Then
When the operator presses the start switch button, the work W is clamped by the work clamp 35, moves in the X-axis and Y-axis directions, and moves the desired position of the work W to the punching position K. In this state, the desired punching is performed on the work W by the cooperation of the punch P and the die D that have been indexed.

Next, the unloader 77 is moved to the position of the processed product, and the product is moved to the work clamp 33.
From the unloader clamp 8
It is clamped at 7. Then, when the unloader 77 is moved rightward in FIG. 3 and reaches the position above the product table 75 waiting at the position of the slat conveyor 37, the unloader 77 is stopped. The product is roller 4 of slat conveyor 37
7. When the drive motor 43 is driven to rotate each sprocket 41, the chain 45 rotates and each roller 47 is retracted from a position above the product table 75. Thereafter, when the unloader clamp 87 is unclamped, the products are loaded on the product table 75 and carried out.

By repeating the above operations sequentially, all processed products are loaded on the product table 75 and carried out. Therefore, the plate processing apparatus 1 is semi-automatic, and the operator only has to carry the work W onto the side work table 27F and press the start switch button, which makes the work easier than before and reduces the work load. can do. Moreover, even a layman (part) can easily work.

By making such a plate material processing apparatus 1 semi-automatic, an operator simply carries out the processed product or carries in the work W to be processed. Further, in the plate material processing apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1, a product processed with a small object such as a sketch material is to be loaded in another place, so that the height is not limited to 500 mm, for example. And is not restricted by the size of the conventional unloader.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but can be embodied in other modes by making appropriate changes.

[0042]

As will be understood from the above embodiments of the present invention, according to the first aspect of the present invention, when a work is performed on a work by a work processing machine, the work is loaded on a work table. After taking one piece of work from the existing work with a work piece taking device, moving the loader along the guide rail to one end of the work table in the plate material processing machine,
The work is placed on the work table and is brought into contact with a work origin positioning member to perform work origin positioning. Next, the product on which the plate processing has been performed by the plate processing machine is moved to one end of the work table and carried out by the operator.

Thus, the work of the plate material of the work is semi-automated, so that even the layman can work, and the work load can be reduced more than before.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when performing plate processing on a work by a plate processing machine, an operator loads the work onto the work table and abuts against the work origin positioning member to thereby make the work origin return. Positioning is performed. Next, the product processed by the plate material processing machine is clamped by an unloader clamp provided on the unloader moved along the guide rail, and then the unloader is moved to a position above the product table. The product is unloader-clamped, unclamped and carried out onto the product table.

Thus, the work of the plate material of the work is semi-automated, so that even an amateur can work, and the work load can be reduced as compared with the conventional case.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a plate processing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a side view of another plate processing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a conventional plate processing apparatus.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of another conventional plate processing apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Sheet material processing apparatus 3 Turret punch press (plate material processing machine) 21 Work table 27F, 27R Side work table 29 Locating pin (Work origin positioning member) 35 Work clamp 37 Slat conveyor 47 Roller 49, 71 Cartridge 51, 73 Lifter 53 Material table 57 Guide rail 59 Loader 61 Single workpiece pick-up device 69 Suction pad 75 Product table 77 Unloader 79 Unloader clamp device 87 Unloader clamp

Claims

[Claims]

1. A plate processing machine for processing a plate on a work;
A work origin positioning member provided on one end side of a work table in the plate material processing machine, and a vertically movable material table for loading a work, which is installed on the other end side opposite to the one end side of the work table, A guide rail extending upward from one end of the work table to the material table, a loader movable along the guide rail, and a work provided from the material table provided below the loader. A plate material processing apparatus, comprising: a work piece taking device for taking one piece.
2. A plate processing machine for processing a plate on a work;
A work origin positioning member provided on one end side of a work table in the plate material processing machine, and a vertically movable product table installed on the other end side opposite to the one end side of the work table for loading products, A guide rail extending upward from one end of the work table to the product table, an unloader movable along the guide rail, and a processed product provided at a lower portion of the unloader for clamping. An unloader clamp, comprising: an unloader clamp.