TW202237321A - Tool-holder holding device - Google Patents

Abstract

The tool-holder holding device includes a main body, an elastic member, a positioning member, and a blocking piece. The main body has a receiving hole communicating to a receiving space thereof. The elastic member and the positioning member are received in the receiving hole so that the positioning member is partially exposed in the receiving space to hold the tool-holder. The blocking piece is received in the receiving space at an end thereof away from the tool-holder. The blocking piece is able to move toward the tool-holder to push the positioning member into the receiving hole to allow the tool-holder to leave or insert into the receiving space.

Description

Holder for tool magazine

The present invention relates to a holding device for a knife handle of a tool magazine, in particular to a holding device for a knife handle of a knife magazine which is easy to move in and out of a knife handle manually.

Press, generally speaking, the tool magazine is used to store multiple tool handles or tool holders, and the tool holders or tool holders are used to insert knives respectively. The processing machine takes the required tool holders from the tool magazine and moves them to the processing place. for processing.

In order to stably carry the tool and withstand the force of processing, the knife handle is usually made of very strong material and has a considerable weight. When it is stored in the tool magazine, it must be positioned with a positioning method with sufficient strength to prevent the knife handle from loosening. And fall.

The most common positioning method is to set a holding hole on the side wall of the knife holder, and set an elastic member and a positioning steel ball in the holding hole to stop the positioning steel ball at the rear end of the knife handle ball to prevent the knife handle from moving outwards. However, due to The handle is very heavy, and the elastic part must have a very large elastic force, so as to prevent the handle from being too easy to overcome the elastic force of the elastic part and come out. Because of this, when taking out the handle or inserting the handle, a large force must be pushed by the machine The handle of the knife can overcome the elastic force of the elastic member and make the positioning steel ball shrink inward.

Patent TW M606496 discloses a similar structure. The elastic part is arranged horizontally to provide a sliding sleeve. The sliding sleeve is provided with a space for the steel ball to retreat. Using the elastic force of the elastic part, the space for the steel ball to retreat is staggered from the steel ball. , to keep the steel ball protruding toward the handle; when the handle is to be taken out or the handle is to be inserted into the knife holder, use the claw hook outside the sliding sleeve to overcome the elastic force of the elastic member, so that the steel ball retreats into the space to move to the steel ball, and the steel ball will be Can be retracted so that the knife handle can enter and exit freely.

However, in the above structure, in order to properly position the heavy knife handle, the elastic member also needs to be selected with extremely high elasticity. Therefore, the power demand connected to the claw is still large, and it cannot be operated manually. In addition, the component structure is extremely complicated. In addition to increasing the cost , also increases the probability of failure.

One of the objectives of the present invention is to provide a holding device for a knife holder of a tool magazine, which is easier to retract the positioning member to facilitate the insertion and positioning of the knife holder or the removal of the knife holder.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a knife handle holding device for a tool magazine, which is provided in a knife magazine to accommodate and position a knife handle, wherein the opposite ends of the knife handle respectively include a tool accommodating portion and a positioning portion, and the positioning portion includes A shank and a large-diameter portion, the large-diameter portion is located at one end of the shank farther away from the tool accommodating portion, and the outer diameter of the large-diameter portion is larger than the outer diameter of the shank, and the knife holder holding device of the tool magazine includes A body, at least one elastic piece, at least one positioning piece, a stopper and a moving means.

The body defines an axial direction and defines an accommodating space along the axial direction, the body forms at least one accommodating hole radially outward from the inner wall of the accommodating space, and the at least one accommodating hole communicates with the accommodating space , the opposite ends of the accommodating space of the body along the axial direction are respectively defined as a first end and a second end, the at least one accommodating hole is located between the first end and the second end, the accommodating The first end of the space is used for inserting the knife handle with its positioning part; the at least one elastic piece and at least one positioning piece are accommodated in the at least one accommodating hole, and one end of the at least one elastic piece bounces against the at least one positioning piece, so as to Push the at least one locating piece towards the accommodating space, the at least one locating piece is under the elastic force of the at least one elastic piece, and is partially located in the accommodating space under normal conditions; the stopper is accommodated in the accommodating space and can Sliding between a positioning position and a release position along the axial direction, the stopper is used to abut against the positioning part of the knife handle; when the stopper is at the positioning position, the stopper is located between the at least one accommodating hole and the Between the second ends, the at least one positioning member is partially located in the accommodating space to prevent the large-diameter portion of the knife handle from coming out in the direction of the first end; when the stopper is at the release position, the stopper The at least one accommodating hole is at least partially overlapped in the radial direction, so as to push the at least one positioning member toward the at least one elastic member; the moving means is used to drive the stopper to move from the positioning position to the release position.

Thereby, the present invention utilizes the stopper to push the locating piece into the accommodating hole, so that the handle of the knife can escape from the shackles of the locating piece. At the same time, the stopper stays at the locating piece. Directly push the stopper with the knife handle, and the positioning part can be locked against the knife handle again. During the process of releasing the knife and positioning, the stopper is used instead of the knife handle to avoid the positioning part, so that the knife advances and retreats more easily and saves labor.

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 5 and FIG. 3A , the present invention provides a knife holder retaining device for a tool magazine for accommodating and positioning a knife holder 60, wherein the opposite ends of the knife holder 60 respectively include a tool accommodating portion 61 With a positioning portion 62, the tool accommodation portion 61 is used to accommodate a tool, the positioning portion 62 includes a handle portion 621 and a large diameter portion 622, the large diameter portion 622 is located on the handle portion 621 farther away from the tool accommodation part 61, and the outer diameter of the large diameter part 622 is larger than the outer diameter of the shank 621 to form a spherical head shape. Part 30, a block 40 and a moving means.

The main body 10 defines an axial direction and defines an accommodating space 11 along the axial direction. The main body 10 forms at least one accommodating hole 12 radially outward from the inner wall of the accommodating space 11. The at least one accommodating hole 12 Communicating with the accommodating space 11, the opposite ends of the accommodating space 11 of the body 10 along the axial direction are respectively defined as a first end and a second end, and the at least one accommodating hole 12 is located between the first end and the second end. Between the second ends, the first end of the accommodating space 11 is for inserting the knife handle 60 with its positioning portion 62 . More specifically, the accommodating space 11 includes a large-diameter section 111 and a small-diameter section 112, the large-diameter section 111 is closer to the first end, the small-diameter section 112 is closer to the second end, and the at least one The accommodating hole 12 is connected to the small-diameter section 112, wherein a conical section 113 is connected between the large-diameter section 111 and the small-diameter section 112, and the inner diameter of the conical section 113 is close to the large-diameter section 111. One end tapers toward the end close to the small-diameter section 112, and the length and inner diameter of the large-diameter section 111, the small-diameter section 112, and the tapered section 113 can be set according to the specification of the handle of the knife.

The at least one elastic member 20 and the at least one positioning member 30 are accommodated in the at least one accommodating hole 12, and one end of the at least one elastic member 20 bounces against the at least one positioning member 30, so that the at least one positioning member 30 moves toward the at least one positioning member 30. The accommodating space 11 is pushed, and the at least one positioning member 30 is subjected to the elastic force of the at least one elastic member 20, and is partially located in the accommodating space 11 under normal conditions. For example, the at least one elastic member 20 can be a spring, and the at least one elastic member 20 can be a spring. At least one positioning member 30 can be a ball, but not limited thereto; in addition, preferably, the inner diameter of the at least one accommodating hole 12 close to the accommodating space 11 is tapered to avoid the at least one positioning member 30 is completely disengaged from the at least one accommodating hole 12, and for the convenience of processing, a collar can be embedded in the accommodating space of the body. The at least one accommodating hole is partially formed in the body and partially passes through the sleeve. ring, and one end of the at least one accommodating hole with tapered inner diameter is located on the collar.

The stopper 40 is accommodated in the accommodating space 11 and can slide between a positioning position and a release position along the axial direction. The stopper 40 is used to abut against the positioning portion 62 of the knife handle 60; When the block 40 is at the positioning position, the stopper 40 is located between the at least one accommodating hole 12 and the second end (that is, located in the small diameter section 112), and the at least one positioning member 30 is partially located in the accommodating space 11 to prevent the large-diameter portion 622 of the knife handle 60 from slipping out toward the first end; relatively, when the stopper 40 is at the release position, the stopper 40 is radially aligned with the at least one accommodating hole 12 overlap at least partially, so that the at least one positioning member 30 is pushed toward the at least one elastic member 20. At this time, the stopper 40 is also radially positioned by the positioning member 30 under the elastic force of the elastic member 20, and it is difficult to move along the The axial direction is free to move; preferably, the outer ring wall of the block 40 is recessed with at least one positioning recess 42, and the at least one positioning recess 42 is corresponding to the at least one positioning member 30. When the block 40 is positioned at the When in the release position, the at least one positioning member 30 is partially embedded against the at least one positioning recess 42 to roughly position the stopper 40, so as to prevent the stopper 40 from being aligned when the position of the stopper 40 relative to the positioning member 30 is not aligned. It is deflected by the strong elastic force of the elastic member 20, and then loses the effect of pushing away the positioning member 30; in addition, in this embodiment, the small-diameter section 112 of the accommodation space 11 is farther away from the end of the large-diameter section 111 The inner diameter is contracted to form a stopper 1121, so as to prevent the stopper 40 from coming out axially from the second end of the accommodating space 11; the moving means is used to drive the stopper 40 to move from the positioning position to the release position. position, for example, the moving means is a pneumatic cylinder 50 or a hydraulic cylinder, and is located outside the second end of the body 10, so as to selectively abut against the end face of the stopper 40 facing the second end, so as to Push the stopper 40 to the release position. When the stopper 40 is at the release position, the pneumatic cylinder 50 can be retracted backward. When the knife is inserted next time, the stopper 40 is pushed by the knife handle 60 to follow it. After pushing, the block 40 can return to the positioning position.

In this embodiment, the at least one accommodating hole 12 includes at least four accommodating holes 12, and the accommodating holes 12 are spaced apart from each other. The at least one elastic member 20 and the at least one positioning member 30 include at least four The elastic member 20 and at least four positioning members 30 are used to strengthen the effect of positioning the handle 60, and by the evenly distributed positioning members 30 and elastic members 20, the uneven force on the handle 60 is avoided. However, the accommodating hole, The quantity of the elastic member and the positioning member can be adjusted as required.

In addition, since the large-diameter portion 622 of the knife handle 60 mostly has a spherical structure with a slightly reduced end, in order to cooperate with the structure and facilitate pushing away the positioning member 30, in this embodiment, the stopper 40 faces the first One of the end peripheral protrudes to form a flange 41, and the radial width of the flange 41 tapers toward its free end, so that the inner surface of the flange 41 forms a conical surface that expands outward and is consistent with the major diameter of the knife handle 60. In this way, the flange 41 is inserted between the large-diameter portion 622 of the knife handle 60 and the inner wall of the accommodating space 11, which is more conducive to pushing the positioning piece 30 away and avoiding stuck.

In actual use, please refer to Fig. 4 and Fig. 5, when the knife handle 60 is positioned by the positioning members 30, the stopper 40 is located at the positioning position and is located at the small-diameter section 112, and when the pneumatic cylinder 50 positions the stopper 40 pushes toward the large-diameter portion 622 of the knife handle 60, the stopper 40 can replace the large-diameter portion 622 and continue to move the positioning pieces 30 to the accommodating hole after the large-diameter portion 622 pushes the positioning pieces 30 away. 112, when the knife handle 60 is inserted into the accommodating space 11 again for positioning, the stopper 40 can be pushed toward the second end by the large-diameter portion 622 against the stopper 40, While the stopper 40 leaves the locating piece 30, the large diameter portion 622 has also passed by the locating piece 30, and after being further pushed in, the locating piece 30 can be stopped at the handle 621. The diameter portion 622 does not need to radially overcome the elastic force of the elastic member 20 to push away the positioning member 30, but can be smoothly inserted and positioned, which is very convenient.

Thereby, the holding device of the knife magazine handle of the present invention uses the stopper to assist in resisting the elastic force of the elastic member, which facilitates the insertion and withdrawal of the knife handle. Therefore, the user can push the stopper manually or with less power to complete the insertion. The action of the knife makes the action of inserting the knife easier to complete, which is really expected by the relevant industry, but the above embodiments are only to illustrate and explain the technical content of the present invention.

10: Ontology 11:Accommodating space 111: large diameter section 112: small diameter section 1121: stopper 113: Conical segment 12:Accommodating hole 20: Elastic parts 30: Positioning piece 40: block 41: Flange 42: Positioning recess 50: Pneumatic cylinder 60: Knife handle 61: Tool storage part 62: Positioning department 621: Shank 622: Large diameter department

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the present invention. Fig. 2 is a three-dimensional exploded view of the present invention. Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the present invention. FIG. 3A is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 3 . Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 are schematic diagrams of the use of the present invention.

10: Ontology

50: Pneumatic cylinder

60: Knife handle

Claims (10)

A knife handle holding device for a knife magazine, which is provided in a knife magazine for accommodating and positioning a knife handle, wherein the opposite ends of the knife handle respectively include a tool accommodating portion and a positioning portion, and the positioning portion includes a handle portion and a large diameter portion , the large-diameter portion is located at one end of the shank farther away from the tool accommodating portion, and the outer diameter of the large-diameter portion is larger than the outer diameter of the shank, and the knife holder holding device of the tool magazine includes: A body, the body defines an axial direction and defines an accommodating space along the axial direction, the body forms at least one accommodating hole radially outward from the inner wall of the accommodating space, the at least one accommodating hole and the accommodating space The accommodating space communicates with each other, and the opposite ends of the accommodating space of the main body along the axial direction are respectively defined as a first end and a second end, and the at least one accommodating hole is located between the first end and the second end, The first end of the accommodating space is used for inserting the handle with its positioning part; At least one elastic piece and at least one positioning piece are accommodated in the at least one accommodating hole, and one end of the at least one elastic piece bounces against the at least one positioning piece to push the at least one positioning piece toward the accommodating space. At least one positioning element is under the elastic force of the at least one elastic element, and is partially located in the accommodating space under normal conditions; A stopper is accommodated in the accommodating space and can slide between a positioning position and a release position along the axial direction. The stopper is used to abut against the positioning part of the knife handle; position, the block is located between the at least one accommodating hole and the second end, and the at least one positioning member is partially located in the accommodating space to prevent the large-diameter portion of the knife handle from coming out in the direction of the first end ; when the stopper is at the release position, the stopper at least partially overlaps the at least one accommodating hole in the radial direction, so as to push the at least one positioning member toward the at least one elastic member; A moving means is used to drive the stopper to move from the positioning position to the release position. The holder holding device of the tool magazine according to claim 1, wherein the accommodating space includes a large diameter section and a small diameter section, the large diameter section is closer to the first end, and the small diameter section is closer to the second end , the at least one accommodating hole is connected to the small-diameter section, and the positioning position is also located in the small-diameter section. As for the holding device of the tool magazine according to claim 2, there is a conical section connected between the large-diameter section and the small-diameter section, and the inner diameter of the conical section is from one end close to the large-diameter section to the small-diameter section. One end of the diameter segment tapers. The holding device for tool magazine handles according to claim 1, wherein the inner diameter of the at least one receiving hole close to the receiving space is tapered so as to prevent the at least one positioning member from completely disengaging from the at least one receiving hole. According to claim 1, the holder holding device of the tool magazine, wherein the positioning member is a ball, and the elastic member is a spring. The knife holder holding device of the tool magazine according to claim 1, wherein the end peripheral edge of the stopper facing the first end protrudes to form a flange, and the radial width of the flange is tapered toward its free end, so that the flange The inner surface forms an outwardly expanding cone. The holding device for tool magazine handles as described in claim 1, wherein the moving means is a pneumatic cylinder or a hydraulic cylinder, and is arranged outside the second end of the body, so as to selectively resist the stopper and face the second end. end to end. The holding device for the knife handle of the tool magazine according to claim 1, wherein the at least one accommodating hole includes at least four accommodating holes, and the accommodating holes are spaced apart from each other, and the at least one elastic member and the at least one positioning member are It includes at least four elastic components and at least four positioning components. The holding device for the handle of the tool magazine according to claim 1, wherein the outer ring wall of the stopper is provided with at least one positioning recess, and the at least one positioning recess is corresponding to the at least one positioning member. When the stopper is located at the release When in position, the at least one positioning member is partially embedded and abutted against the at least one positioning recess. The holder holding device of the tool magazine according to claim 2, wherein the inner diameter of the end of the small-diameter section farther away from the large-diameter section is reduced to form a stopper, so as to prevent the stopper from the second end of the accommodating space Axial prolapse.

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