KR20230030171A - Tool transportation mechanism of chain-type tool magazine - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a tool carrying mechanism for a chain-type tool magazine, comprising a frame, a track, a moving unit and an operating cylinder. Here, the track is installed on the frame and has an arc-shaped section. The moving unit can move along the track. The moving unit has a tool clamp capable of clamping or unclamping a tool port. The operating cylinder is installed and biasably connected to the frame. A push-pull rod of the operating cylinder pushes or pulls the moving unit, allowing the tool port to move between two fixed positions and at the same time change the swing direction of the tool port.

Description

Tool transport mechanism of chain type tool magazine {TOOL TRANSPORTATION MECHANISM OF CHAIN-TYPE TOOL MAGAZINE}

The present invention relates to a chain-type tool magazine of a machining center, and more particularly to a tool carrying mechanism of the chain-type tool magazine.

A chain-type tool magazine of a conventional machine tool has a plurality of tool ports mounted on a chain, a tool shank is inserted into the tool port, and a tool used for processing is coupled to the tool shank. By rotating the chain, the position of the tool shank is changed so that the appropriate tool can be accurately removed and machined in subsequent tool take-out operations. According to the requirements of the processing environment, the tool take-out method provided by the existing chain-type tool magazine is Taiwanese Patent Publication No. I496654, 「Tool guide mechanism of chain-type tool magazine」, No. I424899, 「Chain-type tool magazine By installing a tool guide mechanism such as "tool guide mechanism 3" and directly pushing out the tool port of the corresponding part through the tool guide mechanism and rotating it 90 degrees, the tool change arm of the tool change mechanism moves along the tool shank on the tool port. There is a way to be smoothly clamped and pulled out; In addition, a push movement mechanism is installed at a predetermined position, so that the tool port on the chain is pushed out in parallel and separated from the chain, and the tool port is pulled to the tool clamping position and clamped by the tool change arm of the tool change mechanism, The above technique is the same as Taiwanese Patent Publication No. 1424899 "Push movement auxiliary mechanism of chain type tool magazine".

The tool port in the patented technology with the tool guide mechanism has never been separated from the chain, and only rotates 90 degrees in place, thereby involuntarily limiting the application range; Although the patented technology with the push movement mechanism can push the tool port out and separate it from the chain, the tool port is pushed in a parallel movement manner, so the range of use is still limited in some cases.

In view of this, an object of the present invention is to provide a tool carrying mechanism of a chain type tool magazine capable of separating the tool port from the chain and changing the swing direction of the tool port.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a tool transport mechanism of a chain-type tool magazine for moving a tool port of a chain-type tool magazine between two positions, the tool transport mechanism of the chain-type tool magazine comprising a frame, It includes a track, a moving unit and a working cylinder. Here, the track is installed on the frame and has an arc section; The movable unit includes a slide and a tool clamp, the slide is movably coupled to the track, the tool clamp includes a fixed clamping plate and a movable clamping plate, the fixed clamping plate is fixedly connected to the slide, and the movable clamping plate is fixedly connected to the slide. The movable clamping plate can be moved closer to or away from the fixed clamping plate so that the plate and the fixed clamping plate clamp or unclamp the tool port; The actuating cylinder includes a push-pull rod capable of moving back and forth by receiving a working force, and when the push-pull rod moves back and forth, the slide can be driven to move along the arc-shaped section of the track.

The effect of the present invention is to drive the tool port to reciprocate between two positions and change the swing direction of the tool port at the same time, so that the chain type tool magazine can provide more diverse choices and applications.

1 is a perspective view of a chain-type tool magazine including a tool carrying mechanism of a first preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the tool carrying mechanism of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a perspective view from another angle of the tool carrying mechanism shown in FIG. 2;
Fig. 4 is a plan view of Fig. 2, showing the tool port in a stand-by position;
5 is an exploded view of some components of the tool carrying mechanism shown in FIG. 2;
Figure 6 is an assembled perspective view of the components shown in Figure 5;
Figure 7 is a left side view of Figure 6;
8 is a plan view of FIG. 6 .
9 is a plan view showing the tool port positioned in the tool clamping position.
Fig. 10 is a perspective view of the tool carrying mechanism of the second preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 11 is a perspective view of some components of the tool carrying mechanism shown in FIG. 10 .
Fig. 12 is a plan view of Fig. 10;
Fig. 13 is a perspective view of the tool carrying mechanism of the third preferred embodiment of the present invention.
14 is an exploded view of FIG. 13;
Fig. 15 is a perspective view from another angle of Fig. 14;
16 is an exploded view of some components of the tool transport mechanism shown in FIG. 13;
17 is a perspective view of some components of the tool carrying mechanism shown in FIG. 13;

In order to explain the present invention more clearly, some preferred embodiments are described in detail below in combination with drawings. Referring to FIG. 1, it is a chain-type tool magazine 200 including a tool carrying mechanism 100 of a first preferred embodiment of the present invention, wherein the chain-type tool magazine 200 has a base 201 and a base while being controlled. 201 includes a chain 202 capable of rotating along the periphery, and a plurality of tool ports 203 are mounted on the chain 202, and the tool ports 203 allow the tool shank 204 to be inserted therein do. The tool carrier mechanism 100 of this embodiment is mounted on one side of the base 201, so that the tool port 203 moves between two positions, and the tool port 203 swings in the direction of swing when located in the two positions. The two positions are a standby position and a tool clamping position, respectively. The standby position means a predetermined position on the chain 202 of the tool port 203, and the tool clamping position is the tool change arm clamping the tool port. This means a position where the tool port 203 is moved closer to the tool change mechanism (not shown) from a predetermined position to take it out.

Referring to FIGS. 2 to 4 , the tool carrying mechanism 100 of this embodiment includes a frame 10 , a track 20 , a moving unit 30 and a working cylinder 50 . Here, the frame 10 is fixedly connected to the base 201; The track 20 is installed on the surface of the frame 10, the track 20 is composed of an arc section 22, a first straight section 24 and a second straight section 26, the first straight section (24) and the second straight section 26 are connected to both ends of the arc-shaped section 22, respectively, and the extension directions of the first straight section 24 and the second straight section 26 intersect perpendicularly. installed

5 to 8, the moving unit 30 of this embodiment is for driving the tool port 203 to move along the track 20, the slide 31, the pulley 32, the tool clamp ( 33), a guide rod 34, a spring 35, a position limiting rod 36, a swing arm 37, a hinge shaft 38 and an intermediate member 39. Here, the slide 31 includes a bottom plate 311 and two steering bases 312, two pillars 313 are connected to the bottom of the bottom plate 311, and are installed in the middle of the two steering bases 312. Corresponding pillars 313 are connected to each other and can rotate around the pillar 313, preferably, between the steering base 312 and the pillar 313 to improve the rotational smoothness of the steering base 312. The bearing 314 is mounted on. The number of pulleys 32 is plural, and is connected to both ends of the steering base 312 in a paired manner, and the pulleys 32 are distributed on both sides of the track 20 to contact the track 20 , so that the slide 31 is movably coupled to the track 20, preferably, there is a rib 28 around the track 20, and the pulley 32 is a concave groove set with the rib 28 ( 32a), thereby improving the stability of the slide 31 coupled to the track 20.

The tool clamp 33 is for clamping or unclamping the tool port 203 . The tool clamp 33 includes a fixed clamping plate 331 and a movable clamping plate 332, the fixed clamping plate 331 is fixedly connected to the slide 31, and the movable clamping plate 332 is the slide 31 ), but is designed in a relatively movable manner with respect to the fixed clamping plate 331. In this embodiment, the fixed clamping plate 331 is vertically fixedly connected to the bottom plate 311, and the fixed clamping plate 331 includes a horizontal cutout 331a and a horizontally protruding clamping block 331b. , and the fixed clamping plate 331 is provided with through holes 331c at upper and lower portions of the cutout groove 331a as a boundary. In the movable clamping plate 332, a guide rod 34 is fixedly connected to the through hole 331c, and one end of the guide rod 34 passes through the corresponding through hole 331c, and a spring 35 ) and the washer 40 in turn, the stop composed of the nut 41 is locked and fixed, whereby the movable clamping plate 332 can move relatively close to or away from the fixed clamping plate 331 without being deflected. there is. For reference, when the tool clamp 33 is in a normal state, that is, when the chain 202 operates under control, the tool port 203 does not interfere with the operation of the chain 202, and the fixed clamping It may pass through a space between the plate 331 and the movable clamping plate 332 .

Both ends of the spring 35 act on the fixed clamping plate 331 and the nut 41, respectively, and when the tool port 203 leaves the standby position, the elasticity of the spring 35 is the movable clamping plate ( 332) is brought closer to the fixed clamping plate 331 (phantom line in FIG. 8 means that the movable clamping plate 332 is closer to the fixed clamping plate 331), so that the tool port 203 is fixed clamping ensure that the plate 331 is stably clamped between the clamping block 331b and the movable clamping plate 332; Conversely, if the movable clamping plate 332 is moved relatively far from the fixed clamping plate 331, the tool port 203 can be unclamped. In particular, in order to prevent the clamped tool port 203 from slipping and falling off from the tool clamp 33 by mistake, an anti-slip structure is optionally installed on the clamping block 331b and the movable clamping plate 332, or , Or, as in this embodiment, a position fixing concave portion composed of a position fixing hole 204a is installed in the tool port 203, and a position fixing protrusion composed of a protrusion block 332a may be installed in the movable clamping plate 332, , By using the insertion of the protruding block 332a into the position fixing hole 204a, it is possible to achieve the purpose of preventing the tool port 203 from slipping and falling off inadvertently, and the protruding block 332a is, of course, necessary. may be installed on the clamping block 331b of the fixed clamping plate 331, or may be installed on the movable clamping plate 332 and the clamping block 331b at the same time; The position fixing hole 204a and the protruding block 332a may be replaced, and the number is not limited to one. In addition, one or more position limiting rods 36 are selectively fixedly connected to the fixed clamping plate 331, and through holes 332b corresponding to the number of position limiting rods 36 are formed in the movable clamping plate 332. The position limiting rod 36 passes through the through hole 332b, thereby improving stability when the movable clamping plate 332 moves relative to the fixed clamping plate 331.

2 to 5, the swing arm 37 of the moving unit 30 is pivotally connected to the frame 10 through the hinge shaft 38, and the swing arm 37 has a long slot 37a. When assembling, the intermediate member 39 is first placed in the long slot 37a, then the intermediate member 39 is moved into the cutout 331a, and then the shaft 42 is fixed to the clamping plate 331 ) through the intermediate member 39, so that the swing arm 37 cannot be separated from the fixed clamping plate 331, and the swing arm 37 has the hinge shaft 38 as a support point. However, it can swing only within the length range of the long slot 37a. Since the intermediate member 39 is always in contact with the wall surface of the long slot 37a, the intermediate member 39 should have excellent wear resistance and be rotatable. Preferably, the intermediate member 39 may select a bearing. . In addition, the intermediate member 39 is connected to the fixed clamping plate 331, but in practice, when the fixed clamping plate 331 and the bottom plate 311 of the slide 31 are integrally manufactured, the intermediate member ( 39) can be seen as being installed in connection with the slide.

The working cylinder 50 of the tool carrying mechanism 100 of this embodiment is connected to the frame 10 in a deflectable manner, and pushes or pulls the moving unit 30 so that the tool port 203 is in the atmosphere shown in FIG. 4. It is driven to reciprocate between the position P1 and the tool clamping position P2 shown in FIG. 9 . 2 to 4, the working cylinder 50 includes a cylinder body 52 and a push-pull rod 54, wherein the rear end 52a of the cylinder body 52 is pivoted on the frame 10. connected, and a part of the push-pull rod 54 is inserted into the cylinder body 52 from the front end 52b of the cylinder body 52, and the push-pull rod 54 responds to a change in the internal working force of the cylinder body 52. It can move back and forth while enduring, and the change in the working force is a change in pressure such as air pressure or hydraulic pressure. One end exposed to the outside of the cylinder body 52 of the push-pull rod 54 is pivotally connected to the swing arm 37 through a shaft 56, and in this embodiment, the push-pull rod 54 and the swing The part where the arm 37 is pivotally connected is between the hinge shaft 38 and the long slot 37a, and when combined with the design of the long slot 37a of the swing arm 37, the push-pull rod 54 When controlled to extend or contract with respect to the cylinder body 52, the swing arm 37 moves the slide 31 through the first straight section 24, the arc section 22 and the second straight section of the track 20. Driven to slide along 26, the tool port 203 can first be pushed out in parallel, rotated 90 degrees, and then continue to be translated by a certain distance, at the same time, the cylinder body 52 can be timely By deflecting to the sliding of the slide 31 can be made more smooth. Conversely, when the track 20 has only the arc section 22 and no straight section, the swing arm 37 does not need to install a long slot 37a and the slide 31 moves along the arc section 22. It can be directly driven to slide within the range.

In addition, in order to ensure that the tool port 203 is definitely stopped at the standby position P1 and/or the tool clamping position P2, this embodiment chooses to install a stop member on the frame 10, FIG. 2 And as shown in FIG. 4, the stop plate 11 is fixedly connected to one side of the frame 10, and the stop member composed of bolts 12 is locked and connected to the middle of the stop plate 11, and movable clamping When the outer surface of the plate 332 touches the head of the bolt 12, it means that the tool port 203 stops at the tool clamping position P2 (see Fig. 9); A support holder 13 is also installed on one side of the stop plate 11, and the support holder 13 has an arc-shaped contact surface so that a part of the outer circumferential surface of the tool shank 204 comes into contact with it. In addition, a pillar body 14 is erected and installed on one side of the frame 10, and a bolt 15 constituting the stop member defined in the present invention is locked and connected to the pillar body 14, and the tool port 203 ) is pulled from the tool clamping position P2 to the standby position P1 (see FIG. 4), one end to which the nut 41 of the guide rod 34 of the moving unit 30 is locked first is the bolt 15 While touching the head of the ), the movable clamping plate 332 cannot continue to move, but the slide 31 at this time still moves a short distance while being pulled by the actuating cylinder 50, and the short distance moves with the fixed clamping plate 331. Since the gap between the movable clamping plates 332 is increased, the tool port 203 can be unclamped, and the unclamped tool port 203 is simultaneously coupled to the chain 202 and rotated by the chain 202. , coupling or disengagement between the tool port 203 and the chain 202 is not the focus of the present invention and is not described in detail here. In addition, by adjusting the depth distance at which the bolt 15 is immersed in the pillar body 14, the point at which the guide rod 34 touches the head of the bolt 15 is changed, and the time point at which the tool port 203 is unclamped. Of course, if the function of adjusting the unclamping timing of the tool port 203 is not taken into account, the stop member can be directly formed by the pillar body 14 without the need to install the bolt 15.

The configuration and operation of the tool carrying mechanism 100 according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention have been described above. 10 to 12, it is a tool carrying mechanism 100A of a second preferred embodiment of the present invention, which includes a frame 10A similar to the first embodiment, a track 20A, a moving unit 30A, and a working cylinder. 50A, except that the intermediate member 43 in the movable unit 30A is directly installed on the upper side of the fixed clamping plate 44, and the swing arm 45 of the movable unit 30A is hinged. It is divided into a first arm section and a second arm section with the shaft 46 as a boundary, and in this embodiment, the swing arm 45 has a shaft tube 451 inserted into the hinge shaft 46, and the shaft tube 451 The upper and lower ends are configured to be connected to the upper arm 452 and the lower arm 453, respectively, and the lower arm 453 constitutes the first arm section defined in the present invention and has a long slot 454, The intermediate member 43 is located in the long slot 454, and the upper arm 452 constitutes the second arm section defined in the present invention. The working cylinder 50A can be deflected by being pivotally connected between two clamping plates 58 with the shaft 57a at the front end of the cylinder body 57, and the push-pull rod 59 of the working cylinder 50A can be deflected. One end is pivotally connected to the free end of the upper arm 452, so that when the push-pull rod 59 is controlled to expand or contract with respect to the cylinder body 57, the swing arm 45 slides ( 47) to move along the track 20A, so as to realize the purpose of driving the tool port to reciprocate between two positions and changing the swing direction at the same time.

In the track 20A based on this embodiment, straight sections installed vertically intersectingly are connected to both ends of the arc section, respectively, and the hinge shaft 46 has two working ends (that is, the push-pull rod 59 is the upper arm ( 452) and the position where the intermediate member 43 is located), the long slot 454 consists of one straight section 454a and two turning sections 454b, and the two turning sections 454b. The sections 454b are connected to both ends of the straight section 454a, and are formed by extending in an oblique manner with respect to the straight section 454a, thereby ensuring that the slide 47 moves smoothly on the track 20A. .

The working cylinder 50 (50A) in each of the above embodiments is connected and installed to the frame 10 (10A) in a deflectable manner, but in other embodiments, even when the working cylinder is fixed to the frame and not deflected, the same as in the above embodiment The same operation and purpose as can be realized, and the tool carrying mechanism 100B of the third preferred embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 13 is just one example, and the tool carrying mechanism 100B has the structural characteristics A frame 10B similar to the example, a track 20B, a moving unit 30B and an actuating cylinder 50B are provided, and the differences between this embodiment and the above embodiment are described below.

14 to 16, the intermediate member 60 of the moving unit 30B of this embodiment is installed connected to the bottom plate 61a of the slide 61, and the hinge shaft 62 is rotatable to the frame ( 10B), the upper half of the hinge shaft 62 is located outside the frame 10B, and the lower half of the hinge shaft 62 is located inside the frame 10B and has a ring gear portion 62a surrounding the outer circumferential surface. . One end of the swing arm 63 has a long slot 63a, the intermediate member 60 is located in the long slot 63a, and the other end of the swing arm 63 is connected to the hinge shaft 62 In this embodiment, the swing arm 63 and the hinge shaft 62 are connected and installed through a restraining block 64, and the restraining block 64 has a shaft hole 64a, and the hinge shaft 62 The upper half of ) passes through the shaft hole 64a, a plurality of screw holes 64b are distributed around the shaft hole 64a, and the swing arm 63 has a plurality of bolts 65 attached to the swing arm 63 The purpose of being fixedly connected to the hinge shaft 62 is realized by penetrating the upper through hole 63b and being locked into the corresponding screw hole 64b of the restraining block 64; The restraining block 64 also has a cutout groove 64c and two locking holes 64d, the cutout groove 64c communicates the shaft hole 64a and the outside, and the locking hole 64d has a bolt 66 ) is locked, and by adjusting the depth distance at which the bolt 66 is locked into the locking hole 64d, the width of the incision groove 64c is changed, so that the restraining block 64 moves to the wall of the shaft hole 64a. ) can be clamped or unclamped. When the restraining block 64 clamps the hinge shaft 62, the swing arm 63 is driven by the rotating hinge shaft 62 to swing; With the restraining block 64 unclamping the hinge axis 62, the restraining block 64 can rotate while being adjusted about the hinge axis 62, thereby adding the deflection angle of the swing arm 63 , so that when the restraining block 64 clamps the hinge shaft 62 again, the swing arm 63 drives the slide 61 so that it moves smoothly along the track 20B.

The installation of the restraining block 64 makes the mounting of the constituent members more flexible, but if the structural relationship between the deflection angle of the swing arm 63 and the smooth movement of the slide 61 is precisely calculated, the restraining block 64 ) may be omitted, and the swing arm 63 may be directly fixedly connected to the hinge shaft 62.

The working cylinder 50B of the tool carrying mechanism 100B includes a cylinder body 67 and a push-pull rod 68, and the cylinder body 67 is fixedly connected to the frame 10B and cannot deflect, and the push-pull rod The pull rod 68 similarly moves back and forth while enduring the change in the internal working force of the cylinder body 67, and the push-pull rod 68 of this embodiment drives and rotates the hinge shaft 62 through a meshing transmission method, More specifically, one end of the push-pull rod 68 passes through the frame 10B and is installed connected to the rack 69, and the rack 69 is simultaneously straight according to the forward and backward movement of the push-pull rod 68. Moving, the rack 69 and the ring gear portion 62a on the hinge shaft 62 interlock with the pinion 70 interposed therebetween, whereby the hinge shaft 62 when the working cylinder 50B cannot deflect. is indirectly rotated, and the slide 61 is driven to move along the track 20B through the swing arm 63 so that the tool port 203 is between the standby position P1 and the tool clamping position P2. to realize the purpose of driving to move in For reference, the pinion 70 is for changing the transmission direction of force, the rack 69 is directly engaged with the ring gear portion 62a on the hinge shaft 62, and the rotation direction of the hinge shaft 62 is expected If it conforms to the above, the mounting of the pinion 70 can be omitted, and for example, the rack 69 is changed from the left side of the hinge shaft 62 to the right side and mounted. In addition, optionally, a stabilizing member 71 may be additionally mounted on one side of the rack 69 to ensure that the rack 69 moves in a straight line. The stabilizing member 71 includes a wheel in this embodiment, but Not limited to this.

Referring to FIG. 17, the tool carrier 100B of this embodiment supports the tool port 203 so that the tool port 203 can stably move between the standby position P1 and the tool clamping position P2. It further includes a support unit that The support unit of this embodiment includes an upper support plate 72 and a lower support plate 73 installed in parallel. The support plate is an arc-shaped plate and is installed outside the track 20B, and one side of the upper support plate 72 is a connecting plate. It is fixedly connected to the column body 75 through 74, and the other side of the support plate 72 is directly fixedly connected to the stop plate 76, so that the upper support plate 72 is installed floating high; The lower support plate 73 is directly fixedly connected to the frame 10B, the surface of the upper support plate 72 and the lower support plate 73 facing each other constitutes a support surface, and the tool port 203 is the moving unit 30B. ) to leave the standby position (P1) and enter the space between the upper support plate 72 and the lower support plate 73, a part of the outer circumferential surface of the tool port 203 contacts the support surface for a stable support effect. get The support unit includes an upper support plate 72 and a lower support plate 73, but according to actual needs, only the lower support plate can be selectively installed to support the lower part of the tool port 203; Similarly, the support unit may be applied to the structures of the first and second embodiments above. It should also be noted that the support unit belongs to the selection in use, and if the tool clamp can reliably clamp the tool port 203, the support unit can be selectively installed or not installed.

As can be seen from the foregoing, the tool carrying mechanism of the present invention can provide more diverse choices and applications. The above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and all equivalent changes applied to the specification and claims of the present invention are naturally included within the patent scope of the present invention.

100, 100A, 100B: tool carrying mechanism
10, 10A, 10B: frame
11: stop plate
12: Bolt
13: base holder
14: column
15: Bolt
20, 20A, 20B: Track
22: arc section
24: 1st straight section
26: 2nd straight section
28: rib
30, 30A, 30B: mobile unit
31: slide
311: bottom plate
312: steering base
313: column
314: bearing
32: pulley
32a: concave groove
33: tool clamp
331: fixed clamping plate
331a: cut groove
331b: clamping block
331c: through hole
332: moving clamping plate
332a: extruded block
332b: through hole
34: guide rod
35: spring
36: load position limit
37: swing arm
37a: long slot
38: hinge axis
39: intermediate member
40: washer
41: nut
42 axis
43: intermediate member
44: fixed clamping plate
45: swing arm
451: shrink pipe
452 upper arm
453: lower arm
454: long slot
454a: straight section
454b: turning section
46: hinge axis
47: slide
50, 50A, 50B: working cylinder
52: cylinder body
52a: rear end
52b: leading edge
54: push-pull load
56 axis
57: cylinder body
57a: embankment
58: clamping plate
59: push-pull rod
60: intermediate member
61: slide
61a: bottom plate
62: hinge axis
62a: ring gear part
63: swing arm
63a: long slot
63b: through hole
64: constraint block
64a: shaft hole
64b: screw hole
64c: incision groove
64d: lock hole
65: bolt
66: bolt
67: cylinder body
68: push-pull rod
69: rack
70: pinion
71: stability member
72: upper support plate
73: lower support plate
74: connecting plate
75: column
76: stop plate
200: chain type tool magazine
201: base
202: chain
203: tool port
203a: position fixing hole
204: tool shank
P1: waiting position
P2: Tool clamping position

Claims (15)

In the tool carrying mechanism of the chain-type tool magazine for moving the tool port of the chain-type tool magazine between two positions,
frame;
a track installed on the frame and having an arc-shaped section;
A slide and a tool clamp, the slide being movably coupled to the track, the tool clamp including a fixed clamping plate and a movable clamping plate, the fixed clamping plate being fixedly connected to the slide, and the movable clamping plate a moving unit, wherein the movable clamping plate can move closer to or away from the fixed clamping plate so that the plate and the fixed clamping plate clamp or unclamp the tool port; and
an actuating cylinder having a push-pull rod capable of moving forward and backward by receiving an actuating force, and capable of driving the slide to move along an arc-shaped section of the track when the push-pull rod moves forward and backward;
A tool carrying mechanism of a chain-type tool magazine including a. According to claim 1,
The track has a first straight section and a second straight section, the first straight section and the second straight section are connected to both ends of the arc-shaped section, respectively, and the first straight section and the second straight section The extension direction is installed vertically and intersects; The movable unit includes a swing arm, a hinge axis and an intermediate member, the swing arm is pivotally connected to the frame through the hinge axis, the swing arm has a long slot, and the intermediate member is connected to the fixed clamping plate or A tool carrying mechanism of a chain-type tool magazine connected to the slide and positioned in the long slot. According to claim 2,
The working cylinder is connected to the frame in a deflectable manner, one end of the push-pull rod is pivotally connected to the swing arm, and the pivot connection portion is located between the hinge axis and the long slot. tool carrier. According to claim 3,
The tool carrying mechanism of the chain-type tool magazine, wherein the fixed clamping plate has a cutout groove, and the intermediate member is positioned in the cutout groove. According to claim 2,
the working cylinder is connected to the frame in a deflectable manner, the swing arm is divided into a first arm section and a second arm section with the hinge shaft as a boundary, the first arm section having the long slot; One end of the push-pull rod is pivotally connected to the second arm section, a tool carrying mechanism of a chain-type tool magazine. According to claim 5,
The long slot has one straight section and two turning sections, and the two turning sections are respectively connected to both ends of the straight section in an angular manner. According to claim 2,
The swing arm is connected to the hinge shaft, the working cylinder is fixedly connected to the frame, and the push-pull rod drives and rotates the hinge shaft in a meshing transmission method. According to claim 7,
The moving unit includes a rack connected to the push-pull rod, the hinge shaft has a ring gear part, and the rack can be directly or indirectly engaged with the ring gear part. According to claim 7,
The moving unit includes a restraint block fitted outside the hinge shaft, the restraint block is fixedly connected to the hinge shaft in such a way that it can rotate while being adjusted with respect to the hinge shaft, and the swing arm is connected to the restraint block. Tool carrying mechanism of a fixedly connected, chain-type tool magazine. According to any one of claims 1 to 9,
A tool carrying mechanism of a chain-type tool magazine further comprising a support unit, the support unit having at least one support surface, the tool port contacting the support surface when the tool port moves between two positions. . According to claim 10,
The support unit includes an upper support plate and a lower support plate installed in parallel, and surfaces of the upper support plate and the lower support plate facing each other have the support surface. According to any one of claims 1 to 9,
The movable unit includes at least one guide rod and at least one spring, the guide rod passes through the fixed clamping plate, one end is fixedly connected to the movable clamping plate, and the other end of the guide rod constitutes a stopper, ; The spring is inserted into the guide rod and both ends act on the stopper and the fixed clamping plate, respectively, a tool carrying mechanism of a chain-type tool magazine. According to claim 12,
The movable unit includes at least one position limiting rod, one end of the position limiting rod is fixedly connected to the fixed clamping plate, and the other end passes through the movable clamping plate. According to claim 12,
At least one stop member is installed on the frame, and when the push-pull rod of the actuating cylinder drives the slide and moves it to a predetermined position, the stop member touches one end of the guide rod having the stop portion, or , or a tool carrying mechanism of a chain-type tool magazine that touches the movable clamping plate. According to claim 1,
At least one of the tool port and the movable clamping plate has at least one position fixing protrusion, and the other has a position fixing concave part, and when the movable clamping plate and the fixed clamping plate clamp the tool port, the A tool carrying mechanism of a chain type tool magazine, wherein the position fixing protrusion and the position fixing concave part are engaged.

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