JPS61173810A - Error corrector in cutting device for continuously formed article - Google Patents

Error corrector in cutting device for continuously formed article

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JPS61173810A
JPS61173810A JP1178285A JP1178285A JPS61173810A JP S61173810 A JPS61173810 A JP S61173810A JP 1178285 A JP1178285 A JP 1178285A JP 1178285 A JP1178285 A JP 1178285A JP S61173810 A JPS61173810 A JP S61173810A
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formed article
length
molded product
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Noboru Otawa
大多和 昇
Takeo Hayashi
武男 林
Teruo Komatsuzaki
小松崎 照雄
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IGARASHI KIKAI SEIZO KK
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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
    • B23D36/00Control arrangements specially adapted for machines for shearing or similar cutting, or for sawing, stock which the latter is travelling otherwise than in the direction of the cut
    • B23D36/0008Control arrangements specially adapted for machines for shearing or similar cutting, or for sawing, stock which the latter is travelling otherwise than in the direction of the cut for machines with only one cutting, sawing, or shearing devices
    • B23D36/0033Control arrangements specially adapted for machines for shearing or similar cutting, or for sawing, stock which the latter is travelling otherwise than in the direction of the cut for machines with only one cutting, sawing, or shearing devices for obtaining pieces of a predetermined length
    • B23D36/0058Control arrangements specially adapted for machines for shearing or similar cutting, or for sawing, stock which the latter is travelling otherwise than in the direction of the cut for machines with only one cutting, sawing, or shearing devices for obtaining pieces of a predetermined length the tool stopping for a considerable time after each cutting operation

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Abstract

PURPOSE:To make it possible to perform accurate cutting by inputting the detected error between the positions of the end of a workpiece and a photocell into a control counter which converts it into signal and rotating a pulse motor on the signal. CONSTITUTION:When a photocell 15 detects the end of a formed article on the signal, an air cylinder 16 is activated to move a slider 12 in the direction of the entering of the formed article bringing a sizing plate 14 into contact with the end of the formed article. The moving distance of the sizing plate 14 measured by an encoder 18 through a measuring rod 17 is input to a control counter, which operates the length of the end of the article projected longer than regulated length and converts it into signal to oscillate. On this signal, a pulse motor is rotated to move a rotary cutter 6 through the feed of a ball screw to the moving direction of the formed article by projected length allowing the cutter to cut the formed article (m) to the regulated length with accuracy.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 〔産業上の利用分野〕 本発明は、切断装置における誤差修正装置に係るもので
、主としては連続する成形品9例えば押出し成形装置か
ら連続して送り出される合成樹脂製のパイプ材などを、
規定された一定の長さで高精度に切断するために用いら
れる。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an error correction device for a cutting device, and is mainly used to correct continuous molded products 9, for example, synthetic resin products continuously fed out from an extrusion device. pipe materials, etc.
It is used to cut with high precision to a specified, constant length.

〔従来の技術〕[Conventional technology]

従来の切断装置、とくに前述した連続成形品の切断装置
は、成形品の進行ライン上に往復走行する台車を設置し
、この台車に成形品を固定するエアシリンダーなどのチ
ャック部と切断部とを設け。
Conventional cutting equipment, especially the cutting equipment for continuous molded products mentioned above, is equipped with a cart that moves back and forth on the progress line of the molded product, and a chuck part such as an air cylinder that fixes the molded product to this cart, and a cutting part. Provided.

進行ライン上の前方には0台車に連結されてこれと一体
Cζ往復動する光電装置などの検尺部を設置して構成さ
れている。
A measuring section, such as a photoelectric device, which is connected to the 0 carriage and reciprocates integrally with it in Cζ, is installed at the front of the traveling line.

そして、連続した成形品が子ャック部、切断部を通過し
てその先端が検尺部の光電装置で検出されたとき、その
信号により、チャック部のエアシリンダーを作動させて
成形品を台車に抑止固定させ、同時に台車を成形品の移
送速度に同調して走行させ、その走行中に成形品を切断
するようになっている。
When a continuous molded product passes through the child chuck section and the cutting section and its tip is detected by the photoelectric device in the measuring section, the signal activates the air cylinder in the chuck section to transfer the molded product to the cart. At the same time, the carriage is moved in synchronization with the transport speed of the molded product, and the molded product is cut while it is traveling.

〔本発明が解決しようとする問題点〕[Problems to be solved by the present invention]

この種の切断部rIIIこおいて、チャック部化一般的
に使用されているエアシリンダーの許容動作時間のずれ
は0通常、1〜’/100秒程度であるから。
In this type of cutting section rIII, the deviation in the allowable operating time of the generally used air cylinder for the chuck section is usually about 1 to 1/100 seconds.

前述したように光電装置で成形品の先端を検出し。As mentioned above, the tip of the molded product is detected using a photoelectric device.

その信号によりエアシリンダーを作動させて成形品をチ
ャ、キングしても、第2図に示すように。
Even if the air cylinder is activated by the signal to chuck or chuck the molded product, the result will be as shown in Figure 2.

切断される成形品1mlの実際の長さlblは、規定さ
れた切断長さくa)、すなわち、光電装置の位置8′と
カッターの位1!!6’間の長さtalよりも長くなる
ことが多い。
The actual length lbl of 1 ml of the molded part to be cut is equal to the defined cutting length a), ie at position 8' of the optoelectronic device and position 1 of the cutter. ! It is often longer than the length tal between 6'.

さらに具体的に例示すれば、前記許容動作時間の誤差を
有するエアシリンダーを用い、成形品(−の平均的な移
送速度が毎秒6mであるとすると。
To give a more specific example, suppose that an air cylinder having an error in the allowable operation time is used and the average transport speed of the molded product (-) is 6 m/s.

エアシリンダーが作動して成形品を固定した時点では、
前記動作時間のずれからして、成形品の先端は約1−2
”’だけ光電装置の位置から突出してしまうのである。
When the air cylinder operates and fixes the molded product,
Judging from the above operating time difference, the tip of the molded product is approximately 1-2
``'' protrudes from the position of the photoelectric device.

他方、カッターの位置は定位置に固定されているから、
成形品はその突出分(C1だけ長(切断されることとな
り、高精度の切断ができないという問題点かあうたう なお、前述した問題点は、往復走行する台車を有せず、
チャック部、切断部及び検尺部を固定させて設けた切断
装置においても、全く同様に生じている。
On the other hand, since the cutter position is fixed in place,
The molded product has to be cut by the length of its protrusion (C1), so there is a problem that high-precision cutting cannot be performed.
The same problem occurs even in a cutting device in which a chuck part, a cutting part, and a measuring part are fixedly provided.

本発明は上記問題点を解決しようとするもので。The present invention aims to solve the above problems.

その構成0作用及び効果は次の通りである。Its composition, operation and effects are as follows.

〔構 成〕〔composition〕

本発明の装置は、光電装置の検出信号によりエアシリン
ダーを作動させて被切断物をチャックする切断装置にお
いて、被切断物の先端と光電装置の位置の誤差を検出す
る装置と、パルスモータ。
The device of the present invention is a cutting device that chucks a workpiece by actuating an air cylinder based on a detection signal from a photoelectric device, and includes a device for detecting a positional error between the tip of the workpiece and the photoelectric device, and a pulse motor.

サーボモータその他の制御し得るモータ(以下「パルス
モータ等」という)によって調節移動される切断部とを
備え、検出された前記誤差を制御カウンターに入力して
パルス等の電気的信号に変換させ、その信号により前記
パルスモータ等を作動させて切断位置を修正することを
要旨としている。
a cutting section that is adjusted and moved by a servo motor or other controllable motor (hereinafter referred to as "pulse motor etc."), and inputs the detected error to a control counter and converts it into an electrical signal such as a pulse, The gist is to operate the pulse motor or the like based on the signal to correct the cutting position.

〔作 用〕[For production]

本装置においても、進行ライン上を移送される被切断物
の先端が光電装置によって検出されると。
In this device as well, when the tip of the object to be cut that is being transported on the progress line is detected by the photoelectric device.

エアシリンダーが作動して被切断物をチャックし固定す
るが、これと同時に、被切断物の先端と光電装置の位置
のずれが検出装置によって逆方向から、すなわち、検出
装置の設定位置と前記先端との間の距離として計測され
検出される。
The air cylinder operates to chuck and fix the object to be cut, but at the same time, the detection device detects the misalignment between the tip of the object and the photoelectric device from the opposite direction, that is, the set position of the detection device and the tip. It is measured and detected as the distance between

他方、制御カウンター1こは、光電装置の位置と回転カ
ッターの位置とで決定される希望の切断長さ、及び光電
装置と前記検出装置の設定位置との距離をあらかじめ記
憶させておき、前記の計測された値を制御カウンターに
入力させる。
On the other hand, the control counter 1 stores in advance the desired cutting length determined by the position of the photoelectric device and the position of the rotary cutter, and the distance between the photoelectric device and the set position of the detection device. The measured value is input to the control counter.

これにより、制御カウンターは光電装置と前記・先端と
のずれた長さを演算し、これをパルス等の電気的信号に
変換し、パルス等の信号を発振させる。この信号はパル
スモータ等に入力され、該パルスモータ等がこれに応じ
て回転し、切断部の回転カッターを前記のずれた長門だ
け調節移動させ。
As a result, the control counter calculates the length of the deviation between the photoelectric device and the tip, converts this into an electrical signal such as a pulse, and oscillates the signal such as a pulse. This signal is input to a pulse motor or the like, and the pulse motor or the like rotates accordingly, adjusting and moving the rotary cutter of the cutting section by the shifted Nagato.

被切断物を規定された長さで切断させるのである。The object to be cut is cut to a specified length.

〔実施例〕〔Example〕

m1lffiは6合音本布ナス作ド枯署IFす襲日日小
装置を装着した実施例であり、1は機台、2は成形品の
進行ラインに沿って機台上に設けられたレール、3は該
レール上を往復走行する台車、4は台車駆動用のエアシ
リンダー、5はチャック部のエアシリンダー、6は切断
部の回転カッター、7は台車に連結された移動レール、
8は移動レールに装着され進行ラインの前方に設置され
た検尺部を示し、検尺部の光電装置で成形品[m+の先
端を検出したとき、従来と同様にチャック部のエアシリ
ンダー5が作動し、成形品を台車3にチャックして固定
させ、同時に台車3が成形品と同調して走行するように
なりでいる。
m1lffi is an example in which a small device for making 6-tone Honfu eggplant production and karashi IF is installed; 1 is the machine base, and 2 is a rail installed on the machine base along the progress line of the molded product. , 3 is a cart that reciprocates on the rail, 4 is an air cylinder for driving the cart, 5 is an air cylinder in the chuck section, 6 is a rotary cutter in the cutting section, 7 is a moving rail connected to the cart,
8 shows a measuring section attached to the moving rail and installed in front of the progress line. When the photoelectric device of the measuring section detects the tip of the molded product [m+, the air cylinder 5 of the chuck section is activated as in the conventional case. When the molded product is actuated, the molded product is chucked and fixed on the trolley 3, and at the same time, the trolley 3 starts traveling in synchronization with the molded product.

また、第4図は、前述のように成形品がチャックされた
とき、検尺部8の光電装置の位置と成形品の先端位置の
ずれを検出する装置の一実施例である。
Furthermore, FIG. 4 shows an embodiment of a device for detecting a deviation between the position of the photoelectric device of the measuring section 8 and the position of the tip of the molded product when the molded product is chucked as described above.

すなわち、前記移動レール7にコ字状の可動空間9を有
するベース10が移動自在に挿通されて任意の位置で定
着できるようになっており、この゛可動空間9には成形
品の進行方向にスライド軸11を架設し、これに摺動体
12を摺動自在に嵌挿しである。この摺動体12の一側
には支軸13が突出していて、これに取付けられた定寸
プレート14の下端両側は成形品の進入側にやや突出し
て形成され、該突出部分に光電管15を装着して成形品
の進行ラインに臨ませである。
That is, a base 10 having a U-shaped movable space 9 is movably inserted into the movable rail 7 and can be fixed at any position. A slide shaft 11 is installed, and a slide body 12 is slidably fitted onto the slide shaft 11. A support shaft 13 projects from one side of the sliding body 12, and both lower ends of a sizing plate 14 attached to this are formed to project slightly toward the entrance side of the molded product, and a phototube 15 is attached to the projecting portion. The molded product is now on the progress line.

前記ベース10の上面にはエアシリンター16が固定さ
れてそのロッドは前記摺動体12に連結してあり、さら
に、前記摺動体12に一体に連結されている計測杆17
をベース10の上面に取付けたリニア式エンコーダー1
8に挿通させ、エアシリンダー16で成形品の進入方向
に押圧された摺動体12.したがりてこれに取付けられ
た定寸プレート14の移動距離を計測して検出できるよ
うlζな1ている。
An air cylinder 16 is fixed to the upper surface of the base 10, and its rod is connected to the sliding body 12. Furthermore, a measuring rod 17 is integrally connected to the sliding body 12.
linear encoder 1 attached to the top surface of the base 10
8 and is pressed in the direction of entry of the molded product by the air cylinder 16. Therefore, the moving distance of the fixed size plate 14 attached thereto can be measured and detected.

切断部の回転カッター6は、成形品の進行方向に沿って
移動調節できるようにされ、第5図はパルスモータを用
いた構成例を示すものである。
The rotary cutter 6 of the cutting section is movable and adjustable along the direction of movement of the molded product, and FIG. 5 shows an example of a configuration using a pulse motor.

前記回転カッター6を連結した駆動用モータ19の下部
は、スライドベース20に摺動自在番ζ嵌合されており
、パルスモータ21に連結されたボールスクリュー22
の送りによって自在に移動できるようになっている。こ
のパルスモータ21は、光電管15と成形品の先端との
ずれた長さをパルス変換して送られるパルス信号によっ
て回転し1例えば1パルスの回転によって回転カッター
6が0.011だけ移動するように設定される。
The lower part of the drive motor 19 connected to the rotary cutter 6 is slidably fitted into a slide base 20, and a ball screw 22 connected to a pulse motor 21 is connected to a slide base 20.
It can be moved freely by feeding. This pulse motor 21 is rotated by a pulse signal sent by converting the length of the deviation between the phototube 15 and the tip of the molded product into pulses, so that the rotary cutter 6 is moved by 0.011, for example, by one pulse of rotation. Set.

なお、前記パルスモータ21は、サーボモータその他電
気的信号によって制御し得るモータに置換してもよい。
Note that the pulse motor 21 may be replaced with a servo motor or other motor that can be controlled by electrical signals.

また9図示しない制御カウンターには、カッター6の常
態の位置と光電管15の位置(ベース10をスライドさ
せて定着することにより任意に設定できる)で決まる希
望の切断長さくa)、及び定位置にある定寸プレート1
4と光電管15との距離telをあらかじめ記憶させて
おく。    ”次に、上記実施例についてその作用を
説明すると、光電管15が成形品−)の先端を検出し、
その信号によりチャック部のエアシリンダー5が成形品
をチャックしたとき、検尺部8のエアシリンダー16を
作動させて摺動体12を成形品の進入方向に移動させ、
第3図tuftζ示すように、定寸プレート14を成形
品の先端に当接させる。
In addition, a control counter (not shown) displays the desired cutting length a), which is determined by the normal position of the cutter 6 and the position of the phototube 15 (which can be set arbitrarily by sliding and fixing the base 10), and A fixed size plate 1
The distance tel between 4 and the phototube 15 is stored in advance. ``Next, to explain the operation of the above embodiment, the phototube 15 detects the tip of the molded product -),
When the air cylinder 5 of the chuck section chucks the molded product based on the signal, the air cylinder 16 of the measuring section 8 is operated to move the sliding body 12 in the direction of entry of the molded product,
As shown in FIG. 3, the sizing plate 14 is brought into contact with the tip of the molded product.

この定寸プレート14の移動距離(dlは、計測杆17
を介してエコンダ−18により計測されるから、その値
を制御カウンターに入力させる。これにより。
The moving distance (dl) of this sizing plate 14 is the distance that the measuring rod 17
Since the value is measured by the econder 18 via the counter, the value is input to the control counter. Due to this.

(el  −1dl  =  (c) すなわち、規定された切断長さ+alよりも前記先端が
telだけ突出していることを演算し、これをパルス変
換してパルス言号を発振させる。
(el-1dl=(c)) That is, it is calculated that the tip protrudes by tel beyond the prescribed cutting length +al, and this is converted into a pulse to oscillate a pulse word.

このパルス信号jこよってパルスモータ21が回転し、
ボールスクリュー22の送りにより回転カッター6は突
出した前記長さ[C1だけ進行方向に移動し、成形品(
−を規定された長さくalで切断する。
This pulse signal j causes the pulse motor 21 to rotate,
Due to the feed of the ball screw 22, the rotary cutter 6 moves in the traveling direction by the protruding length [C1], and the molded product (
- is cut at the specified length al.

なお1本実施例は、チャック部5.切断力、ター6、検
尺部8が台車3と一体に往復動する切断装置について述
べたが9本発明の装置は9台車3を有しない切断装置に
も用い得るものである。
Note that in this embodiment, the chuck portion 5. Although a cutting device in which the cutting force, tar 6, and measuring section 8 reciprocate together with the cart 3 has been described, the device of the present invention can also be used in a cutting device that does not have the cart 3.

〔効 果〕〔effect〕

上記のごとく4本発明によれば、チャック部のエアシリ
ンダーによって被切断物をチャックしたのち、前記エア
シリンダーの動作時間のずれによって生ずる光電装置と
被切断物の先端とのずれた長さを検出し、これをパルス
等に変換してパルスモータ等を作動させ9回転カッター
を前記ずれた長さだけ調節移動させるから、被切断物を
規定された正確な長さで切断することができ、高精度の
切断をなし得る効果がある。
As described above, according to the present invention, after the object to be cut is chucked by the air cylinder of the chuck section, the length deviation between the photoelectric device and the tip of the object to be cut, which is caused by the lag in the operation time of the air cylinder, is detected. This is converted into pulses, etc., and the pulse motor is activated to adjust and move the 9-turn cutter by the above-mentioned deviated length. Therefore, the object to be cut can be cut at the specified exact length, and the cutter can be cut at a specified exact length. This has the effect of allowing precision cutting.

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

第1図は本装置を備えた切断装置の一実施例の要部の側
面図、第25!!Iは切断長さの誤差の説明図。 第3図は本装置の作用説明図、第4図は検出部の具体例
の斜面図、第5図は切断部の具体例を示す斜面図である
。 5・・・チャック部のエアシリンダー。 6・・・回転カッター。 8・・・検尺部。 12・・・摺動体。 14・・・定寸プレート。 15・・・光電管。 16・・・検出部のエアシリンダー。 17・・・計測杆。 18・・・エコンダー。 20・・・スライドベース。 21・・・パルスモータ等。 22・・・ボールスクリュー。
Fig. 1 is a side view of the main parts of an embodiment of a cutting device equipped with this device, and Fig. 25! ! I is an explanatory diagram of the error in cutting length. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the present device, FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a specific example of the detection section, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a specific example of the cutting section. 5... Air cylinder in the chuck part. 6...Rotary cutter. 8... Measuring section. 12...Sliding body. 14... Fixed size plate. 15...Phototube. 16... Air cylinder of the detection section. 17...Measuring rod. 18...Econder. 20...Slide base. 21...Pulse motor, etc. 22...Ball screw.

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 光電装置の検出信号によりエアシリンダーを作動させて
被切断物をチャックする連続成形品の切断装置において
、被切断物の先端と光電装置の位置の誤差を検出する装
置と、パルスモータ等によって調節移動される切断部と
を備え、検出された前記誤差を制御カウンターに入力し
てパルス等に変換させ、その信号により前記パルスモー
タ等を作動させて切断位置を修正することを特徴とした
誤差修正装置。
In continuous molded product cutting equipment that operates an air cylinder to chuck the object to be cut using a detection signal from a photoelectric device, there is a device that detects the positional error between the tip of the object to be cut and the photoelectric device, and adjustment movement using a pulse motor, etc. An error correction device comprising: a cutting section that inputs the detected error into a control counter, converts it into a pulse, etc., and operates the pulse motor, etc. based on the signal to correct the cutting position. .
JP1178285A 1985-01-26 1985-01-26 Error corrector in cutting device for continuously formed article Pending JPS61173810A (en)

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Citations (1)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS5411552A (en) * 1977-06-27 1979-01-27 Hisaka Works Ltd Plate heat exchanger

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS5411552A (en) * 1977-06-27 1979-01-27 Hisaka Works Ltd Plate heat exchanger

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