TW201345653A - Breakdown elimination guiding method for Automatic Tool Changing of machine tool - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is related to a breakdown elimination guiding method for Automatic Tool Changing (ATC) of machine tool, in which the following breakdown elimination steps are executed by a control interface on a machine table: displaying a main picture which comprises a monitoring picture of tool-return process, a monitoring picture of tool-taking process, and a monitoring picture of tool-exchange process; displaying the monitoring picture of tool return, tool-taking, and tool exchange processes respectively according to the operation state of Automatic Tool Changing (ATC). When the breakdown occurs, stopping the operation and displaying the breakdown elimination step. From a breakdown removal picture and a operation condition picture, the necessary steps and conditions to remove the breakdown can be instructed; by means of the breakdown removal picture to carry out the breakdown categorization and perform the breakdown removal according to the instruction without memorizing the breakdown removal step, the problem of the over-long time of machine shutdown and breakdown removal caused by the inability to instruct the breakdown removal step in the panel maintenance of the prior art can be solved.

Description

Troubleshooting guide method for automatic tool change system of machine tool

The invention relates to a troubleshooting guiding method for an automatic tool changing system of a machine tool, in particular to a troubleshooting guiding method which is friendly in operation interface, easy to operate by a user and clearly indicates a troubleshooting step, and can reduce downtime.

The existing next-generation milling and turning machine (hereinafter referred to as the machine tool) integrates the processing functions of the lathe and the milling machine on the same machine. It attracts the attention of the industry and academia by virtue of its high processing precision and high efficiency. Gradually become the trend of workpiece processing equipment.

For the troubleshooting method of the automatic tool change system (ATC) used in the machine tool, please refer to FIG. 16 , which is mainly provided with a mechanical maintenance panel 90 on the machine tool of the machine tool. The 90 is provided with a plurality of graphics 91 and indicator lights 92 and a knob 93, which are respectively representative operating procedures for troubleshooting the machine tool, and each indicator light 92 corresponds to each graphic 91 to indicate an ongoing operation procedure. By rotating the knob 93 to perform the operation program corresponding to the troubleshooting of the graphic 91 by the designated machine tool, since the space of the maintenance panel 90 is limited, it can only be used to represent the graphic and cannot add detailed text description or continuous step indication, and is partially faulty. The excluded operating procedures are repetitive. For example, one of the troubleshooting operating procedures needs to operate in the order of "Step 1", "Step 2", "Step 3", "Step 2", and "Step 4". However, the operation procedure of "Step 2" needs to be executed repeatedly, so after completing the "Step 2" operation program, the user does not easily remember to continue the execution. It should be "Step 3" or "Step 4" caused by the error of operating procedure, which led to the occurrence of more serious machine failure.

As can be seen from the above, since the operation procedure for troubleshooting needs to be repeated, the existing mechanical maintenance panel 90 cannot know the operation procedure or the steps to be executed continuously by the steps of the indicator 92, and the user needs to memorize various kinds of memories. The troubleshooting method of the fault type and the majority of the operating procedures, steps, or the operating instructions of the machine can be used for troubleshooting, so that the troubleshooting method and the operation interface are very unfriendly, thereby increasing the automatic tool change system of the machine tool. The difficulty of troubleshooting and the problem of excessive waiting time for downtime.

As mentioned above, the existing mechanical maintenance panel for troubleshooting requires the user to memorize most of the operating procedures or to perform troubleshooting according to the manual steps. The troubleshooting method and the operation interface are not friendly, resulting in an increase in the machine tool. The difficulty of troubleshooting and the waiting time of the shutdown, so the main purpose of the present invention is to provide a troubleshooting guidance method for a tool changer automatic tool change system, and automatically generate a fault diagnosis method corresponding to the type of fault by monitoring and selecting the type of fault that occurs. And provide text or status indications so that users do not need to use the memory operation procedure, only need to follow the instructions to troubleshoot, solve the existing mechanical maintenance panel due to unfriendly troubleshooting methods and operation interface, resulting in troubleshooting time The problem with downtime is too long.

The main technical means adopted to achieve the foregoing objectives is that the troubleshooting method for the automatic tool change system of the machine tool is to perform the following troubleshooting steps by a control interface on a machine: displaying a main screen, the main screen includes There is a menu column, the menu column includes a returning tool flow menu and a tooling flow menu, and the tooling flow menu includes a tool returning process monitoring screen, and the tooling flow menu includes a tooling process monitoring screen and an exchange tool flow The operating state of the automatic tool change system according to the machine is displayed on the tool return flow monitoring screen or the tool flow monitoring screen. If a tool change is required, an exchange tool flow monitoring screen is displayed by the exchange tool flow menu. In case of failure, the machine operation is stopped and displayed on the screen corresponding to the fault; the troubleshooting menu is displayed, which includes a troubleshooting screen, and the fault elimination mode corresponding to the fault type display and selection of the automatic tool change system of the machine, each fault The exclusion method includes an operation condition screen to limit the conditions required for troubleshooting; The fault guiding guide method of the automatic tool change system of the machine tool, the control panel displays the operating state of the automatic tool change system of the machine, and when the fault occurs in the knife picking, the returning knife or the exchange knife, the control interface displays The fault is a step in the tool flow monitoring screen, the tool return flow monitoring screen or the exchange tool flow monitoring screen, so that the user can recognize the type of fault that occurs in the automatic tool change system and the fault displayed by the fault menu. Exclude the screen to classify the fault type and automatically generate the fault detection method corresponding to the fault type, and then supplement the operating condition screen limit to solve the condition of the fault type, and follow the instructions to perform troubleshooting without memorizing the corresponding operating program. The utility model has the advantages that the operation interface is friendly, the user is easy to operate, and the troubleshooting method is clearly indicated, thereby solving the problem that the existing mechanical maintenance panel is difficult to indicate that the troubleshooting step and the operation interface thereof are not friendly, and the trouble of troubleshooting and the downtime are too long.

Referring to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, a control interface is provided on a machine of a machine tool for displaying a main screen 10 for operating an automatic tool change system. The main screen 10 includes a menu column 20, and the menu column 20 includes a returning tool flow menu 30 and a tooling flow menu 40. The tooling flow menu 30 includes a returning tool flow monitoring screen 31. 40 includes a knife flow monitoring screen 41 and an exchange knife flow menu 50, wherein the tool flow monitoring screen 31 is a step of displaying the automatic tool change system to return the tool to the tool magazine, and the tool flow monitoring screen 41 is displaying the automatic change. Each step of the knife system taking the tool out of the magazine, the exchange knife flow menu 50 includes an exchange knife flow monitoring screen 51, which is a step of displaying the automatic tool change system for exchanging the tool.

According to the operating state of the automatic tool change system of the machine, the steps are respectively displayed on the returning tool flow monitoring screen 31 or the tooling flow monitoring screen 41. If the tool needs to be exchanged, the switching tool flow monitoring screen 51 is displayed, when the machine is When the automatic tool change system fails, the machine operation is stopped and displayed in the monitoring screen corresponding to the fault step, so that the user can clearly know that the fault occurs when the knife is taken, the tool is changed, or the knife is exchanged.

Referring to FIG. 5 to FIG. 7 , when the machine fails, a troubleshooting screen 60 is displayed. The content displayed on the troubleshooting screen 60 is classified according to the type of failure occurring in the automatic tool change system and respectively indicates the type of fault corresponding to the fault. For the troubleshooting method, please refer to FIG. 8 to FIG. 14 , each fault elimination mode includes an operation condition screen 70 to limit the conditions required for each fault type, and the user only needs to follow the screen indication to perform troubleshooting. The operating procedures for troubleshooting the various fault types are required for troubleshooting.

Please refer to FIG. 15 as a flowchart of the troubleshooting guide method of the preferred embodiment. When the automatic tool change system fails, perform the following steps to perform troubleshooting:

If the tool magazine rotates, the fault (101) first determines whether the spindle has been processed. If the machining is completed, the "RESET" is reset to the machine (102). If the fault is still not eliminated, restart the machine (103). If the fault is eliminated, call again. Tool (104).

If the auxiliary arm failure (201) first removes the cause of the fault, then the sub-arm operation page returns the tool to the tool magazine (202, 203), and then calls the tool (104) after the fault is removed.

If the tool (301) on the spindle is not taken, the transfer mechanism operation page (302) is executed, the transfer mechanism is returned to the magazine (303), and the tool (104) is called again after the fault is eliminated.

If the Z-axis retraction point and the cleavage tool failure (401), the Z-axis retraction/clamping point spindle clamp tamper page troubleshooting (402) is performed, and after the troubleshooting, return to the spindle positioning page (501).

After the spindle positioning is completed, it is sequentially determined whether the rotating arm is positioned (601), whether the clamping point clamping knife is completed (701), whether the positioning of the shifting arm is completed (801), and whether the cutting door is closed (901).

In summary, the control interface displays and selects the steps and types of faults in the automatic tool change system, automatically generates and indicates the fault diagnosis mode corresponding to the fault type, and provides text, graphic or status indication so that the user does not need to operate by memory. The program makes the operation interface friendly, easy for the user to operate and clearly indicates the troubleshooting method, so that the user can perform the troubleshooting of the automatic tool change system of the machine only by the instruction, and solve the problem that the existing mechanical maintenance panel cannot be instructed. The troubleshooting steps are not friendly to their operating interface, which creates problems with troubleshooting and long downtime.

10. . . main screen

20. . . Menu column

30. . . Return tool flow menu

31. . . Return tool flow monitoring screen

40. . . Knife flow menu

41. . . Knife flow monitoring screen

50. . . Exchange knife flow menu

51. . . Exchange knife flow monitoring screen

60. . . Troubleshooting screen

70. . . Operating condition screen

90. . . Repair panel

91. . . Graphics

92. . . Indicator light

93. . . Knob

Figure 1 is a schematic illustration of a main screen in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a schematic illustration of a tool flow monitoring screen in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a schematic illustration of a tooling flow monitoring screen in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a schematic illustration of a process flow monitoring screen of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a schematic view (1) of a troubleshooting screen in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a schematic diagram (2) of a troubleshooting screen in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 7 is a schematic diagram (3) of a troubleshooting screen in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 8 is a schematic illustration of a Z-axis retraction point and an internal knife control screen in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 9 is a schematic illustration of a spindle positioning screen in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 10 is a schematic illustration of a rotating arm operating screen in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 11 is a schematic illustration of the operation screen of the transfer mechanism of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 12 is a schematic illustration of a tool magazine operation screen in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 13 is a schematic illustration of a knife door control screen in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 14 is a schematic illustration of a sub-arm operation screen in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 15A is a flow chart of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 15B is a flow chart (continued) of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 16: is a plan view of an existing mechanical service panel.

10. . . main screen

20. . . Menu column

30. . . Return tool flow menu

40. . . Knife flow menu

Claims (7)

A troubleshooting guide method for an automatic tool change system of a machine tool performs the following troubleshooting steps by a control interface on a machine platform: displaying a main screen, the main screen includes a menu column, and the menu column includes a returning knife a process menu and a tool selection process menu, the tool return flow menu includes a tool return flow monitoring screen, the tool flow process menu includes a tool flow monitoring screen and an exchange tool flow menu; and the automatic tool change system according to the machine The operation status is displayed on the tool return flow monitoring screen or the tool flow monitoring screen. If a tool change is required, an exchange tool flow monitoring screen is displayed by the exchange tool flow menu. When the machine fails, the machine operation is stopped and displayed. The screen that should be faulty; displays the troubleshooting menu, which includes a troubleshooting screen, which displays and selects the troubleshooting method according to the fault type of the automatic tool change system of the machine. Each troubleshooting mode includes an operating condition screen to limit troubleshooting. Required conditions. According to the troubleshooting method of the automatic tool change system of the machine tool described in claim 1, the tool return flow monitoring screen is a step of displaying the tool returning to the tool magazine, and the tool flow monitoring screen is for displaying the tool from the knife. The various steps of the library removal, the exchange knife flow monitoring screen are the various steps of displaying the exchange tool. The troubleshooting method for the automatic tool change system of the machine tool according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the fault elimination screen includes a fault elimination method for the fault of the tool magazine rotation, first determining whether the spindle has been processed, and if the processing is completed Then reset (RESET) the machine, if the fault still has not been eliminated, restart the machine, and if the fault is eliminated, call the tool again. The troubleshooting method for the automatic tool change system of the machine tool according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the troubleshooting screen includes a troubleshooting method for the auxiliary arm failure, which is to first eliminate the cause of the secondary arm failure, and then perform the auxiliary arm operation. The page returns the tool to the magazine and re-calls the tool after troubleshooting. The troubleshooting method for the automatic tool change system of the machine tool according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the troubleshooting screen includes a troubleshooting method of the arm not taking the spindle, and the operation page of the moving mechanism is performed, and the moving mechanism is returned to the knife. Library, call the tool again after troubleshooting. The fault guiding guide method of the automatic tool change system of the machine tool according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the fault elimination screen includes a fault elimination mode of the Z axis retracting point and the air knife failure, and the Z axis retracting/clamping knife is performed. Troubleshoot the spindle clamp nipple page and return to the spindle positioning page after troubleshooting. The troubleshooting method for the automatic tool change system of the machine tool according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the fault elimination screen includes a fault elimination mode after the spindle positioning is completed, and sequentially determines whether the rotating arm is positioned or the clamping point is clamped. Whether it is completed, whether the positioning of the transfer arm is completed, and whether the knife door is closed.