JPH1134008A - Lumber positioning device for router machine for wood work - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily perform an adjustment to an inking line even for a bent lumber and a warped lumber. SOLUTION: At a plate thickness detecting unit, laser markers 25, 26 are provided, and inking lines 35, 52 which are placed on a lumber 34 fixed by vices 3, 4 are irradiated by laser beams L1 , L2 from the laser markers 25, 26. In this case, when a bend and a warpage arise on the lumber 34, and the inking lines 35, 52 on the lumber 34 do not meet the laser beams L1 , L2 , a turret head is moved in the X and Y directions.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a woodworking router having a turret head provided with a laser marker for irradiating a laser beam on a position reference for processing the upper surface of wood.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The prior art is shown in FIGS. The conventional woodworking router machine includes a vise 37 for fixing the wood 34 when cutting the end face of the wood 34 on the base 56, and a vise 38 for fixing the wood 34 when cutting the side face of the wood 34. , 39 are disposed on the left and right sides of the main body. A frame 57 is erected on the rear part of the base 56, and the elevating screw 42 is rotated by an elevating motor 41 provided on the frame 57, so that the elevating member 43 can be moved vertically (hereinafter, referred to as Y direction) by using the rail 44 as a guide. It has become. With the rail 46 on the front surface of the elevating member 43 as a guide, the head 49 can be moved in the left-right direction (hereinafter, referred to as X direction) via a screw 51 directly connected to the head moving motor 50. A rail 58 is provided on the lower surface of the head 49, and a cutter 47 for cutting the wood 34 and a drive motor 48 are provided on the rail 58. The cutter 47 and the motor 48 are directly connected to a movement motor 59 provided on the head 49. The screw 60 moves in the front-rear direction (hereinafter, referred to as the Z direction).

A laser marker 54 is fixed to an upper portion of a frame 57 by a support member 40. This laser marker 54 is a laser beam L indicating the processing standard of the wood 34.
₃ and L ₄ are irradiated to the base 56 side. Wood 34
Is marked with a black line 35 connecting the center of the width of the wood at both ends of the wood 34 with a straight line, and a black line 52 at the center of the processed shape to be cut. The processing reference position of the head 49 was set by matching the laser beam 45 with the black lines 35 and 52. The laser beams L ₃ and L ₄ pass through the transparent cover 61 on the upper surface of the cutter cover 53 and are orthogonal to the X and Z directions at the centers of the vise 37, 38 and 39. Also,
The laser marker 54 has a structure in which the laser marker 54 is always turned on when the main body is turned on, and is turned off when the power is turned off.

[0004]

If the wood 34 is bent or warped, the black lines 35 and 52 of the wood 34 and the laser beams L ₃ and L _{4 of the} laser marker 54 do not match, and FIG.
As shown in FIG. 7, when the devices 38 and 39 are used, an error a occurs in the X direction and an error b occurs in the Z direction. Laser marker 54
Cannot move in the X and Z directions because it is fixed to the support member 40, and the black lines 35 and 52 and the laser beam 4
5 could not be used for alignment. Therefore, to correct the error a in the X direction, the vise 38, 39 is loosened,
The wood 34 was moved and corrected. In order to correct the error b in the Z direction, the whole of the vise 38, 39 is fixed to the wood 34, and the handles 55 for moving the center (two right and left) are used.
Were simultaneously turned to move in the Z direction and correct. Therefore, it is troublesome to perform the positioning, and it takes time to perform the accurate positioning. In addition, vice 38, 39
With the wood 34 fixed, the handle 55 for core movement
By turning (two on the left and right) to move in the Z direction, it is complicated, has many parts, and is expensive.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and to easily perform black line alignment even on a bent material or a warped material.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a turret head in which a vice device for fixing wood is provided on a base, and a plurality of cutters and a thickness detecting portion for detecting wood height are radially arranged above the base. Is provided horizontally so as to be freely rotatable, and a means for moving the turret head back and forth, left and right and up and down directions is provided. This is achieved by providing a laser marker for irradiating the laser beam.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a front view of a woodworking router, and FIG.
1 is a right side view of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a right side view of the turret head, FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a portion A in FIG. 2, FIG. 5 is a control block diagram,
FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state where black lines are aligned with a laser marker, and FIG. 7 is a right side view showing a state at the time of cutting.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, a centripetal vise 2 for fixing the end of the wood 34 is fixed to the front side of the base 1 and a left and right end for fixing the left and right ends when the side of the wood 34 is cut. Vices 3, 4 are arranged on the left and right sides of the base 1, and the vice 2, 3, 4 is tightened and fixed by turning each handle 36 of the wood 34. A plurality of Y-axis sliding bearings 5 are erected on the rear portion of the base 1, and a Y-axis servomotor 6 disposed inside the base 1 is provided with one end on the base 1 via a gear 6 a via a Y-axis feed. Turn the screw 8 and rotate the Y-axis frame 9
Is moved in the vertical direction (hereinafter referred to as the Y direction) with the Y-axis sliding bearing 5 as a guide. At the top of the Y-axis frame 9, a plurality of X
A shaft sliding bearing 11 is provided, and an X-axis servo motor 12 provided inside the Y-axis frame 9 rotates an X-axis feed screw 13 via a gear 12a to move the X-axis frame 14 in the left-right direction (hereinafter, referred to as X). Direction). X axis frame 14
A plurality of Z-axis sliding bearings 15 are disposed above the
The Z-axis servo motor 16 disposed on the shaft frame 14
The shaft feed screw 17 is rotated to move the Z-axis frame 18 in the front-rear direction (hereinafter, referred to as Z-direction).

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the turret head 24 is connected to a gear 3 via a ring gear 33 provided at a lower portion.
2. It is rotated in the horizontal direction by the rotation motor 31.
(Hereinafter, the rotation axis of the turret head 24 is referred to as the B axis.)
The turret head 24 includes several types of cutters (three types of cutters 20 to 22 in the present embodiment) and a plate thickness detecting unit 23.
And a sensor 28 for detecting the height of the upper surface of the wood 34 is incorporated in the plate thickness detecting section 23.

[0010] plate thickness detector 23, the laser marker 26 for applying a laser beam L ₂ provided in the laser marker 25, Z directions for applying a laser beam L ₁ in the X direction, the laser beam L _1, L ₂ are orthogonal to each other. If a laser marker is provided at the center of the processing reference position of the wood 34, only one laser marker is required. However, in the present embodiment, since the sensor 28 is located at the center of the processing reference position of the wood 34, the X direction and the Z It has two laser markers 26 for irradiating in the directions. Further, a protection cover 27 that covers the sensor 28 and the laser marker 26 is provided in the plate thickness detection unit 23.

The turret head 24 is provided with a plurality of projections 65 corresponding to the positions of the cutters 20 to 22 and the thickness detecting portion on the side surface of the turret head 24, and the turret head position detection switch 66 detects the position of the turret head 24. The position is determined by receiving an input signal from a turret head position detection switch 66 by an arithmetic processing unit 63 serving as an arithmetic processing means.
Is driven. Thereby, any of the cutters 20 to 22 can be positioned on the vise side.

When the turret head position detecting switch 66 detects that the plate thickness detecting section 23 is at the front position of the main body, the arithmetic processing section 63 executes the laser markers 25 and 2.
6 is turned on, and when the thickness detecting unit 23 is at a position other than the main body front position (detecting that the cutters 20 to 22 are at the main body front position), the laser markers 25 and 26 are turned off.
When the plate thickness detecting unit 23 continuously detects that it is at the front position of the main body, control is performed to turn off the laser markers 25 and 26 after a lapse of a predetermined time (5 to 10 minutes in the present embodiment).

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, a case where the side surface of the wood 34 is cut will be described. First, a laser marker 2 is attached to the black line 35 attached to the wood 34 fixed to the vise 3, 4.
The laser beams L ₁ and L ₂ are irradiated from ₅ , 26. At this time, the wood 34 to be cut is bent or warped, and the wood 34 is cut.
When the cutting line 35, 52 and the laser beam L _1, L ₂ do not match (if the error a, b occurs), by pressing the front and rear switch of the operation panel switch 67, the input signal processing unit 63 The turret head 24 moves in the X and Z directions by instructing the numerical control unit 68 in the moving direction and driving the X-axis servo motor 12 and the Z-axis servo motor 6. Thus, the turret head 24 is moved while watching the laser beams L ₁ and L _{2 so} as to match the black lines 35 and 52. Thus, the errors a and b can be easily corrected without moving the devices 3 and 4.

Next, after the machining position is corrected, the automatic operation switch of the operation panel switch 67 is pressed to confirm the position of the turret head 24 with the turret head position detection switch 66, and the necessary cutter ( For example, the cutter 20) is selected. Next, the arithmetic processing unit 6
In step 3, the value obtained by calculating the processing position based on the black line 35 is transferred to the numerical controller 68, and the Z-axis servo motor 6 is driven to move the turret head 24 in the Z direction.
Adjust to 5 reference machining positions. Further, the cutter driving motor 19 is driven, and the bevel gears 29 and 30
The cutters 20 to 22 are rotated. Thereafter, the arithmetic processing unit 63 sequentially drives the Y-axis servomotor 6 and the X-axis servomotor 12 in accordance with a pre-programmed order, and cuts an arbitrary shape while moving the turret head 24 in the X and Y directions. I do.

After the machining is completed, the turret head 24 is again processed by the processing unit 63 in order to cut the next wood 34.
Rotates so that the plate thickness detecting section 23 faces the front of the main body, and controls so that the laser markers 25 and 26 are turned on.

[0016]

According to the present invention, a laser marker is provided on a turret head, so that, when wood is fixed to a vise and the laser beam side to be irradiated is moved, even a bent or warped material can be easily operated. Can be matched to the black line of wood.

Further, when matching the error between the black line applied to the upper surface of the wood and the laser beam, it is not necessary to move the vise in the Z direction, so that the structure of the vise can be simplified and the cost can be reduced.

Further, the laser marker is turned on when the thickness detecting unit is facing the front of the main body, and is turned off when the cutter is facing the front and the thickness detecting unit is facing other than the front. The laser marker is controlled so that it can be turned on, and is turned off when it is turned on for a certain time or more, so that the life of the laser marker can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a woodworking router showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a right side view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a right side view of the turret head of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a portion A in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a control block diagram.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state in which a black line is aligned with a laser marker.

FIG. 7 is a right side view showing a state at the time of cutting.

FIG. 8 is a front view of a conventional woodworking router.

FIG. 9 is a right side view of FIG.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a laser marker of the head unit in FIG. 8;

[Explanation of symbols]

23: thickness detecting section, 24: turret head, 25, 2
6 laser marker, 34 wood, 35, 52 ink line,
63: arithmetic processing unit; 68: numerical control unit.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A vice device for fixing wood on a base, and a turret head having a plurality of cutters and a thickness detecting portion for detecting the height of the wood arranged radially above the base is rotatably provided in a horizontal direction. In a woodworking router provided with means for moving the turret head back and forth, left and right, and up and down, a laser marker that irradiates a laser beam indicating a wood processing reference position to the plate thickness detection unit of the turret head is provided. A wood positioning device for a woodworking router machine, which is provided. A position detection switch for detecting whether a plate thickness detection section of the turret head is positioned on the vice device side, and turning on and off the laser marker in response to a signal from the turret head position detection switch. 2. A wood positioning device for a woodworking router according to claim 1, further comprising control means for controlling the lighting time, and arithmetic processing means for regulating a lighting time.