JPS59102518A - Saw blade feed control device in saw cutter - Google Patents

Saw blade feed control device in saw cutter

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JPS59102518A
JPS59102518A JP21300482A JP21300482A JPS59102518A JP S59102518 A JPS59102518 A JP S59102518A JP 21300482 A JP21300482 A JP 21300482A JP 21300482 A JP21300482 A JP 21300482A JP S59102518 A JPS59102518 A JP S59102518A
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pipe
blade feed
cut
blade
saw
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Hideaki Kaita
戒田 英昭
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Mitsubishi Electric Corp
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23DPLANING; SLOTTING; SHEARING; BROACHING; SAWING; FILING; SCRAPING; LIKE OPERATIONS FOR WORKING METAL BY REMOVING MATERIAL, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23D47/00Sawing machines or sawing devices working with circular saw blades, characterised only by constructional features of particular parts
    • B23D47/08Sawing machines or sawing devices working with circular saw blades, characterised only by constructional features of particular parts of devices for bringing the circular saw blade to the workpiece or removing same therefrom
    • B23D47/10Sawing machines or sawing devices working with circular saw blades, characterised only by constructional features of particular parts of devices for bringing the circular saw blade to the workpiece or removing same therefrom actuated by fluid or gas pressure

Abstract

PURPOSE:To carry out the highly accurate control of blade feed in accordance with various pipe-cut specification without the necessity of selecting and preparing a large amount of record tape or the like by an operator, by providing such an arrangement that the specification of a pipe to be cut is directly inputted and computed. CONSTITUTION:In a saw cutter, a blade feed cylinder 7 is raised by controlling the speed of a hydraulic drive unit with the use of a blade feed control device. Further, the raised position of the cylinder 7 is detected by a blade feed detecting counter 14. In view of the specification of pipe-cut which is set by a specification setting units such as, for example, a pipe wall thickness setting unit 21, a pipe outer diameter setting unit 22, a pipe number setting unit 23, etc., a pipe-cut length at each blade feed is computed by a pipe cut-length computing circuit 20, and is stored in a pipe-cut length storing memory 19 at each blade feed. Thus, the highly accurate control of blade feed may be carried out in accordance with various specifications without the necessity of selecting and preparing a large amount of record tape, etc.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 この発明は、鋼材、パイプ材等の冷間切断に使用さねる
丸鋸式冷間鋸断機における刃送り制御装置に関するもの
である。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a blade feed control device for a circular saw type cold saw used for cold cutting steel materials, pipe materials, etc.

従来この種の装置としては、単に一定刃送り速度にて刃
送りを行うものや、また各刃送り位置における一歯切込
率の値を記憶したカードまたはテープを各パイプ仕様毎
にあらかじめ準備しておき、切断時に操作者が被切断材
の仕様に適したカードまたはテープを制御装置に読み込
ませて刃送り制御を行〃うもの等があった。
Conventionally, this type of device simply feeds the blade at a constant blade feed speed, or a card or tape that stores the value of the single-tooth depth of cut at each blade feed position is prepared in advance for each pipe specification. In some cases, when cutting, the operator reads a card or tape suitable for the specifications of the material to be cut into a control device to control the blade feed.

第1図は後者の方式の刃送り制御装置の構成図である。FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a blade feed control device of the latter type.

また第2図は、テープに記憶している一歯切込率と刃送
り位置との関係を示すグラフ図である。
Further, FIG. 2 is a graph diagram showing the relationship between the one-tooth cutting rate and the blade feed position stored on the tape.

第1図において、被切断材q(図はパイプ材)は横りラ
ング装置S及び縦りランプ装置乙によって固定される。
In FIG. 1, a material to be cut q (pipe material in the figure) is fixed by a horizontal rung device S and a vertical ramp device B.

モータlは減速機ユニット3によリ、低速高トルクとな
り、鋸刃コを駆動する。回転している鋸刃コ及びモータ
/と減速機ユニット3は、方送りシリンダ7により押上
げられパイプを切断する。方送りシリンダ7は油圧ポン
プlθによる油圧動力を、方送り速度制御装置9(油圧
サーボバルブ等)により速度制御され押上げられる。方
送りシリンダ7の押上げ位置は、パルス発信器gからの
信号により、方送り位置検出カウンタ/lにより計測さ
れる。方送り速度基準は方送り速度設定器13と一歯切
込率読出し回路/Sにて読み出された一歯切込率との積
で求められ、方送り速度演算回路12がその演算を行う
。方送り速度演算回路/2の出力は方送り速度出力回路
7ノに与えられて、この回路1/から前述の制御装置り
に制御信号が与えられる。
The motor 1 is driven by the reduction gear unit 3 and has a low speed and high torque to drive the saw blade. The rotating saw blade, motor, and speed reducer unit 3 are pushed up by the direction feed cylinder 7 to cut the pipe. The direction feed cylinder 7 is pushed up by controlling the speed of the direction feed speed control device 9 (hydraulic servo valve, etc.) using hydraulic power from a hydraulic pump lθ. The push-up position of the direction feed cylinder 7 is measured by a direction feed position detection counter /l based on a signal from the pulse transmitter g. The direction feed speed standard is determined by the product of the direction feed speed setter 13 and the one-tooth depth of cut rate read out by the one-tooth depth of cut rate reading circuit/S, and the direction feed speed calculation circuit 12 performs the calculation. . The output of the direction feed speed calculation circuit/2 is given to the direction feed speed output circuit 7, and a control signal is given from this circuit 1/ to the aforementioned control device.

一歯切込率はあらかじめ計測・計算されたデータが、記
録カードまたはテープ17に被切断材の仕様毎に記録さ
れており、パイプ仕様設定器lざにて設定されたデータ
がカード(またはテープ)読出し回路16により読込ま
れる。読出し回路16により読出された一歯切込率のデ
ータは、第2図に示すようなものとなっている。この−
歯切込率の変化はパイプ切断長に反比例し、一定切込量
以下に制限したもので、−歯が切る切粉体積を一定値以
下に制限しようとするものである。
For the single-tooth cutting rate, pre-measured and calculated data is recorded on a recording card or tape 17 for each specification of the material to be cut, and the data set with the pipe specification setting device is ) is read by the readout circuit 16. The data of the one-tooth cutting rate read out by the readout circuit 16 is as shown in FIG. This-
The change in the tooth cutting rate is inversely proportional to the pipe cutting length, and is limited to a certain amount of cutting or less, and - the volume of chips cut by the teeth is limited to a certain value or less.

従来の方送り制御装置は以上のように構成されているの
で、あらかじめ計測、計算され、テープに記録されたパ
イプ仕様のものしか制御ができず、全てのパイプ仕様を
満足するには、多量のデータをテープに記録させる必要
があった。また、方送り速度は、鋸歯ピッチ及び鋸刃周
速等により操作者が計算し、設定する必要があった。
Since conventional direction feed control devices are configured as described above, they can only control pipe specifications that have been measured, calculated, and recorded on tape in advance, and in order to satisfy all pipe specifications, a large amount of Data had to be recorded on tape. Further, the directional feed speed had to be calculated and set by the operator based on the saw tooth pitch, saw blade circumferential speed, and the like.

この発明は上記のような従来のものの欠点を除去するた
めに為されたもので、パイプ仕様(外径値、肉厚、本数
)と鋸刃仕様(鋸歯ピッチ、鋸刃周速)を選択設定し、
これら仕様のデータから方送り速度を演算するようにす
ることにより操作者の判断や多量のデータ記録を必要と
しない鋸断機における方送り制御装置を提供することを
目的としている。
This invention was made to eliminate the drawbacks of the conventional products as described above, and allows selection and setting of pipe specifications (outer diameter value, wall thickness, number of pieces) and saw blade specifications (saw tooth pitch, saw blade circumferential speed). death,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a direction feed control device for a saw cutting machine that does not require operator judgment or large amounts of data recording by calculating the direction feed speed from data of these specifications.

は、横クランプ装置よ及び縦りラ/プ装置6によって固
定される。モータlは、減速機ユニット3により低速、
高トルクとなり、鋸刃コを駆動する。
is fixed by a horizontal clamp device and a vertical wrap device 6. The motor l is driven at low speed by the reducer unit 3.
It generates high torque and drives the saw blade.

回転している鋸刃コ及びモータlと減速機ユニット3は
方送りシリンダ7により、押上げらハパイプを切断する
。方送りシリンダ7は油圧ポンプ10による油圧動力を
方送り速度制御装置?(油圧サーボパルプ等)により速
度制御され押上げられる。
The rotating saw blade, motor 1, and speed reducer unit 3 are pushed up by the direction feed cylinder 7 to cut the pipe. The direction feed cylinder 7 is a direction feed speed control device that controls the hydraulic power from the hydraulic pump 10. The speed is controlled by (hydraulic servo pulp, etc.) and it is pushed up.

方送りシリンダ7の押上げ位置は、パルス発信器gによ
り方送り位置検出カウンタ/fにより検出される。
The push-up position of the direction feed cylinder 7 is detected by the direction feed position detection counter /f by the pulse generator g.

パイプ肉厚設定器、?l、パイプ外径設定器22、パイ
プ本数設定器23等の仕様設定器により設定されたパイ
プ仕様により、各方送り位置毎のパイプ切断長が、パイ
プ切断長演算回路2oにより求められ、各方送り位置毎
にパイプ切断長記憶回路19に記憶される。方送り位置
検出カウンタ/4(で検出された方送り位置により、記
憶回路/?で記憶されたパイプ切断長が、パイプ切断長
読出し回路21Iにて読出される。鋸刃選択スイッチコ
5で選択された鋸刃の歯ピッチが鋸歯ピッチ選択回路コ
ロにより読出され、−歯切送量演算回路コ7と方送り速
度演算回路12に送られる。
Pipe wall thickness setting device? According to the pipe specifications set by the specification setting devices such as the pipe outer diameter setting device 22 and the pipe number setting device 23, the pipe cutting length for each direction feeding position is determined by the pipe cutting length calculation circuit 2o, The pipe cutting length is stored in the pipe cutting length storage circuit 19 for each feeding position. Based on the direction feed position detected by the direction feed position detection counter /4 (), the pipe cutting length stored in the storage circuit /? is read out by the pipe cutting length reading circuit 21I.Selected by the saw blade selection switch 5 The tooth pitch of the saw blade thus determined is read out by the saw tooth pitch selection circuit KORO, and is sent to the negative tooth cutting feed amount calculation circuit 7 and the direction feed rate calculation circuit 12.

−歯切込量演算回路27は、回路2ケからのパイプ切断
長と、回路26からの鋸歯ピッチにより一歯切込量を演
算するためのもので夛)る。方送り速度演算回路12は
回路27からの一歯切込量と回路2乙からの鋸歯ピッチ
、及び鋸刃周速設定器2gにより設定された鋸刃周速に
より、方送り速度を演算する。方送り速度演算回路lユ
により演γされた方送り速度信号は、方送り速度出力回
路//により方送り速度制御装置ワの入力信号に変換さ
れる。
- The tooth cutting amount calculation circuit 27 is for calculating the one tooth cutting amount based on the pipe cutting length from the two circuits and the sawtooth pitch from the circuit 26. The direction feed speed calculation circuit 12 calculates the direction feed speed based on the one-tooth cutting amount from the circuit 27, the sawtooth pitch from the circuit 2B, and the saw blade circumferential speed set by the saw blade circumferential speed setting device 2g. The direction feed speed signal calculated by the direction feed speed calculation circuit I is converted into an input signal of the direction feed speed control device W by the direction feed speed output circuit //.

以上の構成において、仕様設定器)、 / 、 2.2
 。
In the above configuration, the specification setting device), /, 2.2
.

2Jで設定されたパイプ仕様に基づきパイプ切断長演算
回路コθは各方送り位置でのパイプ切断長りを求め、記
憶回路19に記憶する。パイプ切断長の演算結果は例え
ば第7図に示すよ′IKなる2第4図は横軸妊方送りシ
リンダの送り量、縦軸はその送り位置でのパイプ切断長
を表わす。刃送り位置検出回路/グの出力がS (mr
)になると、パイプ切断長読出し回路、2Qにより、そ
の位置でのパイプ切断長L (mid)が読出される。
Based on the pipe specifications set in 2J, the pipe cutting length calculation circuit θ calculates the pipe cutting length at each feed position and stores it in the storage circuit 19. The calculation result of the pipe cutting length is shown in FIG. 7, for example. In FIG. 4, the horizontal axis represents the feed amount of the pregnant feed cylinder, and the vertical axis represents the pipe cutting length at the feeding position. The output of the blade feed position detection circuit/g is S (mr
), the pipe cutting length reading circuit 2Q reads out the pipe cutting length L (mid) at that position.

次に一歯切込量演算回路27にて一歯切込量C(m/ 
T )が次の式により求められる、 Q=Kt−P’    Q (md): P (m)ピ
ッチの鋸刃−歯ふところ面積 Kl:歯ふところ形状によ るピッチとの関係定 数 L        対する切削切粉量の割合 なお−歯切込−fffrcには制限があり、例えばθθ
5≦C≦θ17に制限される。この制限範囲は鋸刃の構
造、被切断材の仕様、機械構造等により異なる。第S図
にその演算結果例を示す。求められた一歯切込量C(n
肩/1)は刃送り速度演算回路ノコにめられる。
Next, in the one-tooth cutting amount calculation circuit 27, the one-tooth cutting amount C (m/
T) is calculated by the following formula, Q=Kt-P' Q (md): P (m) Pitch of saw blade - tooth pocket area Kl: Relationship constant with pitch depending on tooth pocket shape L Amount of cutting chips relative to pitch However, there is a limit to the ratio of tooth cutting depth, for example, θθ
It is limited to 5≦C≦θ17. This limited range varies depending on the structure of the saw blade, specifications of the material to be cut, machine structure, etc. Figure S shows an example of the calculation results. The determined one-tooth cutting depth C(n
Shoulder/1) is determined by the blade feed speed calculation circuit saw.

以上の関係式で求められた刃送り速度Xは、刃送り速度
出力回路//にて刃送り速度制御装置デへの信号レベル
に変換され、この刃送り速度制御装置デで刃送り速度が
制御される。刃送り位置はパルス発信器gのパルス信号
で刃送り位置検出回路/ダにより計測され、パイプ切断
長読出し回路2qで、次の刃送り位置のパイプ切断長を
読出し、同様にして刃送り速度が制御される。
The blade feed speed X obtained from the above relational expression is converted into a signal level to the blade feed speed control device D by the blade feed speed output circuit //, and the blade feed speed is controlled by this blade feed speed control device D. be done. The blade feed position is measured by the blade feed position detection circuit/da using the pulse signal from the pulse transmitter g, the pipe cutting length reading circuit 2q reads the pipe cutting length at the next blade feed position, and the blade feed speed is determined in the same way. controlled.

なお、上記実施例では、パイプ切断の場合を示したが、
丸棒、形鋼等の鋼材でもよくパイプ切断長演算回路2θ
内の演算式を変更すれば、同様の効果を奏する。
In addition, in the above example, the case of pipe cutting was shown, but
Pipe cutting length calculation circuit 2θ suitable for steel materials such as round bars and shaped steel
The same effect can be achieved by changing the arithmetic expression in

また、上記実施例では、油圧機構10.?および7の組
合せにより刃送り駆動制御をしているが、モータ等の他
の駆動システムを使用しても刃送り速度制御が可能であ
れば同様の効果を奏する。さらに刃送り位置検出器とし
て、パルス発信器gを使用しているが、磁気スケール、
差動トランス等信の位置検出システムを使用しても同様
の効果を奏する。
Further, in the above embodiment, the hydraulic mechanism 10. ? Although the blade feed drive is controlled by the combination of and 7, the same effect can be achieved by using another drive system such as a motor as long as the blade feed speed can be controlled. Furthermore, a pulse transmitter g is used as a blade feed position detector, but a magnetic scale,
A similar effect can be obtained by using a position detection system such as a differential transformer.

以上のよう姥、この発明によ名ば、切断したい  うパ
イプ仕様を直接入力し演算するようにしている  番の
で、操作者が多量の記録テープ等を選択準備す  する
必要なくあらゆる仕様に対し、精度の高い刃送り制御が
得られる。また、このよ5に精度の高い  −刃送り制
御が得られるので、鋸刃に無理な切削力がかからす鋸刃
の寿命を長<シ、かつ、切断時間  1を短縮できると
いう効果がある。
As described above, the present invention allows calculations to be made by directly inputting the specifications of the pipe to be cut, so that the operator does not have to select and prepare a large number of recording tapes, etc., and can perform calculations for any specification. Highly accurate blade feed control can be obtained. In addition, since highly accurate blade feed control can be obtained, the life of the saw blade, which is subject to excessive cutting force, can be extended, and the cutting time can be shortened. .

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of drawings]

第7図は、従来の刃送り制御装置をパイプ切断をする場
合について示すブロック構成図、第2図は、第1図の動
作を説明するために一歯切込率の変化の1例を示すグラ
フ図、第3図は、この発明の−・実施例妊よる刃送り制
御装置を示すブロック構成図、第4図は、第3図の動作
を説明するためにパイプ切断長の演算結果の変化の1例
を示すグ119− ラフ図、第S図は、同じく第3図の動作を説明するため
に一歯切込量の演算結果の変化の1例を示すグラフ図で
ある。図において、コは鋸刃、qは被切断パイプ、7は
刃送りシリンダ、デは刃送り末席制御装置、//は刃送
り速度出力回路、/2ま刃送り速度演算回路、lグは刃
送り位置検出回洛、2/、コ2およびコ3は仕様設定器
、/9は切断長記憶回路、20は切断長演算回路、2グ
は切断長読出し回路、2夕は鋸刃選択スイッチ、2乙は
鋸歯ピッチ選択回路、27は一歯切込量演廉回路、2g
は鋸刃周速設定器である。 代理人  葛  野  信  −
FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a case where a conventional blade feed control device is used to cut a pipe, and FIG. 2 shows an example of changes in the one-tooth cutting rate to explain the operation shown in FIG. 1. A graph diagram, FIG. 3 is a block configuration diagram showing a blade feed control device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 shows a change in the calculation result of the pipe cutting length to explain the operation of FIG. A graph 119 and FIG. S showing an example of this are graphs showing an example of a change in the calculation result of the depth of cut per tooth to explain the operation shown in FIG. 3. In the figure, C is the saw blade, q is the pipe to be cut, 7 is the blade feed cylinder, D is the blade feed end control device, // is the blade feed speed output circuit, /2 is the blade feed speed calculation circuit, and l is the blade. Feed position detection circuit, 2/, 2 and 3 are specification setting devices, /9 is a cutting length storage circuit, 20 is a cutting length calculation circuit, 2g is a cutting length reading circuit, 2 is a saw blade selection switch, 2B is a sawtooth pitch selection circuit, 27 is a single tooth cutting amount determining circuit, 2g
is the saw blade circumferential speed setting device. Agent Shin Kuzuno −

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 被切断材の仕様を個別忙入力することにより、一定刃送
り位置毎に切断面の長さを演算する切断長演算回路と、
この切断長演算回路で演算された各刃送り位置ごとの切
断長を表わす信号を記憶しておく切断長記憶回路と、鋸
断機の実際の刃送り所長記憶回路から読み出す切断長読
出し回路と、この切断長読出し回路からの切断長を表わ
す信号および鋸歯ピッチを表わす信号を入れ、これら両
信号から一歯当りの切込量を演算する一歯切込量演算回
路と、演算されたこの一歯切込量を表わす信号、前記鋸
歯ピッチを表わす信号及び鋸刃周速値を表わす信号を入
力し、これら信号から刃送り速度を演算する刃送り速度
演算回路と、その刃送り速度値により、前記鋸断機の刃
送り速度を制御する刃送り速度制御装置とを備えたこと
を特徴とする鋸断機における刃送り制御装置。
A cutting length calculation circuit that calculates the length of the cut surface at each constant blade feed position by inputting the specifications of the material to be cut individually;
a cutting length storage circuit that stores a signal representing the cutting length for each blade feed position calculated by the cutting length calculation circuit; a cutting length readout circuit that reads out the actual blade feed length of the saw cutting machine from the storage circuit; A single-tooth cutting depth calculation circuit receives a signal representing the cutting length and a signal representing the sawtooth pitch from the cutting length readout circuit, and calculates the cutting depth per tooth from these signals, and the calculated one-tooth A blade feed speed calculation circuit receives a signal representing the depth of cut, a signal representing the sawtooth pitch, and a signal representing the saw blade circumferential speed value, and calculates the blade feed speed from these signals, and the blade feed speed value is used to calculate the 1. A blade feed control device for a saw cutter, comprising: a blade feed speed control device that controls a blade feed speed of the saw cutter.
JP21300482A 1982-12-03 1982-12-03 Saw blade feed control device in saw cutter Pending JPS59102518A (en)

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