TWM535128U - Smart type magazine structure - Google Patents

Description

Intelligent tool magazine structure

This creation is related to the structure of the tool magazine of the processing machine, especially an intelligent tool magazine structure with a detection device that can be adjusted.

According to the processing machine, there is a need to replace the tool in response to the process, and the spare tool is stored in a tool magazine structure, and a tool removing mechanism takes out the tool from the tool holder, and passes through a tool changing mechanism to the processing machine. Exchange the tools.

Nowadays, the advancement of automation machinery technology, the above-mentioned knife and tool change operations have relied on automated machinery, but the known automation mechanism can only perform the action of tool and tool change, the available state of the tool (such as whether the tool is broken or not) Excessive wear and tear can not be judged, so that the processing quality of the tool can not be effectively managed, and the cost of manual inspection and maintenance must be additionally incurred, causing great inconvenience.

In view of this, how to improve the above problems is the primary issue that the creative office wants to solve.

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide an intelligent tool magazine structure which is provided with a tool detecting device for detecting the usable state of the tool after the tool is taken out from the tool holder, thereby ensuring smooth processing and maintaining the processing quality.

For the purpose of the foregoing, the present invention provides an intelligent tool magazine structure, comprising: a frame, wherein a plurality of tool holders are provided, and each of the tool holders is respectively provided with a plurality of claws for accommodating the cutters; The mechanism includes a first rail disposed on the frame and extending along an X direction, the first rail is provided with a displacement member, and the first driving device drives the displacement member to move on the first rail; The displacement member is provided with a second rail extending in a Y direction, the second rail is provided with a knife sleeve device for taking a knife, and the second driving device drives the knife set to move on the second rail Wherein the X direction is perpendicular to the Y direction, thereby driving the tool holder device to approach each of the claws to obtain a tool; a tool detecting device disposed on the frame for driving the tool holder after the tool holder device is driven The available state detection is performed to the tool detecting device.

In one embodiment, the tool detecting device is provided with a proximity switch for determining the usable state of the tool by detecting the distance between the tool and the tool.

In one embodiment, the tool holder device is provided with a connecting seat, and the connecting seat is provided with a knife removing unit and a third driving device, and the third driving device is configured to drive the knife removing unit to generate linear displacement.

Preferably, the tool holder device is provided with a rotating shaft, and the connecting seat is fixed to the pivoting shaft; the tool sleeve device is provided with a fourth driving device connected to the rotating shaft for driving the rotating shaft to pivot, thereby driving the rotating shaft The knife unit is turned.

Further, the fourth driving device is a linear actuator connected to a slider and can drive the slider to generate a linear displacement; the slider is provided with a long sliding hole, and the rotating shaft protrudes a crank along the radial direction thereof And the crank is slidably disposed in the long sliding hole, and the crank is rotated by the linear displacement of the slider, thereby rotating the rotating shaft.

In one embodiment, the tool holder device is provided with a photoelectric switch sensor for determining the output power of the second driving device by detecting the displacement of the tool holder device due to the weight of the tool.

In an embodiment, each of the claws is independently disposed on the tool holder.

The above objects and advantages of the present invention are not to be understood in detail from the detailed description and the accompanying drawings.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which shows the intelligent tool magazine structure provided by the present invention, which comprises a frame 1 composed of a plurality of brackets 11 , wherein the frame 1 is provided with a plurality of tool holders 12 , and each of the tool holders 12 respectively A plurality of claws 13 for accommodating the cutters 14 are provided. In the present embodiment, the claws 13 are independently disposed on the cutter holder 12, and can be separately removed and replaced during maintenance.

The frame 1 is provided with a knife removing mechanism 2 for accessing the respective tool holders 12 and taking out the tool 14 from each of the claws 13. The first rail 21 is disposed on an upper and lower ends of the frame 1 , wherein the first rail 21 is defined to extend along an X direction, and the first rail 21 is provided with a displacement member 22 . The displacement member 22 is driven to move on the first rail 21 by a first driving device 23 (such as a servo motor). On the other hand, the displacement member 22 is provided with a second rail 24 extending in the Y direction, wherein the Y direction is perpendicular to the X direction, and the second rail 24 is provided with a knife sleeve device 3 for taking a knife. The knife holder device 3 is driven to move on the second rail 24 by a second driving device 25 (such as a servo motor). Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the tool holder device 3 includes a base 31 that is slidably disposed on the second rail 24. The base 31 is pivotally provided with a rotating shaft 32. A connecting seat 33 is fixedly connected, wherein the connecting seat 33 is provided with a knife removing unit 34 and a third driving device 35 (such as a hydraulic cylinder) for driving the knife removing unit 34 to generate linear displacement.

With the above structure, the first driving device 23 drives the displacement member 22 to move in the X direction, and the second driving device 25 drives the knife sleeve device 3 to move in the Y direction, so that the knife sleeve device 3 can be brought close to The respective tool holders 12 are driven by the third driving device 35 to move the knife-removing unit 34 toward the predetermined claws 13 to obtain the cutters 14.

In addition, the frame 1 is provided with a tool detecting device 15 which is provided with a proximity switch (not shown). When the tool holder device 3 takes the tool, the tool holder device 3 is moved and approached by the same driving method. The tool detecting device 15 can determine the available state of the tool by detecting the distance between the tool and the tool, such as whether the tool is broken or excessively worn, to ensure that the tool can be used normally, and to ensure the quality of subsequent processing.

Moreover, the tool holder device 3 is loaded with weight due to the weight of the tool, and the tool holder device 3 generates an unequal amount of inertial force according to its weight and speed when the tool is moved by the tool, and the tool holder device 3 is In this embodiment, the tool holder device 3 is provided with a photoelectric switch sensor (not shown) for detecting the downward direction of the tool due to the weight of the tool after the tool holder device 3 obtains the tool. a displacement amount, wherein the displacement amount has a positive correlation with the weight of the tool, and the weight of the tool can be converted by the displacement amount, thereby determining the output power of the second driving device 25 to control the driving of the tool holder device 3 The speed of the tool avoids the formation of excessive inertial forces in the movement and creates an unstable phenomenon.

After the tool holder device 3 takes the tool 14, the tool 14 is sent to a tool change mechanism 4 to perform a tool change operation with the processing machine. In the present embodiment, after the tool holder device 3 takes out the tool 14 from the claw 13, the steering action can be generated in accordance with the position of the tool change mechanism 4. In detail, as shown in the second and third embodiments, the tool holder device 3 is provided with a fourth driving device 36 on the base 31 as a linear actuator, and is connected to a slider 37 and can drive the same. The slider 37 generates a linear displacement; wherein the slider 37 is provided with a long sliding hole 371, and the rotating shaft 32 is connected with a crank 38. The crank 38 projects along the radial direction of the rotating shaft 32, and the end thereof is slidably limited to the Long slide hole 371. When the fourth driving device 36 drives the slider 37 to move linearly, as shown in FIG. 4, the slider 37 drives the crank 38 through the long sliding hole 371, thereby rotating the rotating shaft 32, and being fixed to the rotating shaft. The connecting seat 33 and the knife removing unit 34 on the 32 can be steered synchronously.

Then, as shown in FIG. 5, the displacement member 22 is also moved in the X direction by the first driving device 23, and the second driving device 25 drives the knife holder device 3 to move in the Y direction. The knife sleeve device 3 moves and approaches the tool change mechanism 4, and the door 41 of the tool change mechanism 4 is opened according to the action time of each component to facilitate the tool change arm 42 of the tool change mechanism 4 and the knife sleeve. Device 3 exchanges tools.

However, the above description of the embodiments is merely illustrative of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. Therefore, the replacement of equivalent elements should still be within the scope of the present invention.

In summary, it can be made clear to the skilled person that the creation can achieve the aforementioned objectives, and it has already met the requirements of the Patent Law and submitted an application according to law.

1‧‧‧Frame 11‧‧‧ Bracket 12‧‧‧Knife holder 13‧‧‧Knife 14‧‧‧Tools 15.‧‧Tools detection device 2‧‧‧Picking mechanism 21‧‧‧ First track 22 ‧‧‧Displacement parts 23‧‧‧First drive unit 24‧‧‧Second track 25‧‧‧Second drive unit 3‧‧‧Knife set 31‧‧‧Base 32‧‧‧Rotary shaft 33‧‧‧ Connector 34‧‧‧Knife unit 35‧‧‧3rd drive unit 36‧‧‧4th drive unit 37‧‧‧Slider 371‧‧‧Long slide hole 38‧‧‧Crank 4‧‧‧ Tool change mechanism 41‧‧‧42.

The first picture is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the creation; the second picture is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the creation knife-taking mechanism; the third and fourth figures are a schematic plan view of the action state of the creation knife-taking mechanism; A three-dimensional diagram.

1‧‧‧Frame

11‧‧‧ bracket

12‧‧‧Tool holder

13‧‧‧Claws

14‧‧‧Tools

15‧‧‧Tool detection device

2‧‧‧Tooling mechanism

21‧‧‧First track

22‧‧‧ displacement parts

23‧‧‧First drive

24‧‧‧second track

25‧‧‧Second drive

3‧‧‧Knife set

4‧‧‧Tool changer

Claims (7)

An intelligent tool magazine structure comprising: a frame, wherein a plurality of tool holders are arranged, each of the tool holders respectively provided with a plurality of claws for accommodating the cutters; and a knife removing mechanism comprising a frame provided at the frame a first rail extending upwardly and in an X direction, the first rail is provided with a displacement member, and the displacement member is driven to move on the first rail by a first driving device; the displacement member is provided along a Y direction a second track extending, the second track is provided with a knife sleeve device for taking a knife, and the knife set is driven to move on the second track by a second driving device, wherein the X direction and the Y direction Vertically, the cutter sleeve device is driven to approach each of the claws to obtain the cutter; a cutter detecting device is disposed on the frame, and after the cutter sleeve device is driven, the cutter is brought to the cutter detecting device for usable state detection . The intelligent tool magazine structure according to claim 1, wherein the tool detecting device is provided with a proximity switch for determining the usable state of the tool by detecting a distance between the tool and the tool. The intelligent tool magazine structure of claim 1, wherein the tool holder device is provided with a connecting seat, the connecting seat is provided with a knife removing unit and a third driving device, wherein the third driving device is used for driving the taking The knife unit produces a linear displacement. The intelligent tool magazine structure of claim 3, wherein the tool holder device is provided with a rotating shaft, and the connecting seat is fixed to the pivoting shaft; the tool sleeve device is provided with a fourth driving device connected to the rotating shaft, The driving shaft pivots to drive the cutter unit to turn. The intelligent tool magazine structure of claim 4, wherein the fourth driving device is a linear actuator connected to a slider and can drive the slider to generate a linear displacement; the slider is provided with a long sliding hole The rotating shaft protrudes a crank along the radial direction thereof, and the crank is slidably disposed in the long sliding hole, and the crank is rotated by the linear displacement of the sliding block, thereby rotating the rotating shaft. The intelligent tool magazine structure according to claim 1, wherein the tool holder device is provided with a photoelectric switch sensor, and the output of the second driving device is determined by detecting the displacement of the tool holder device due to the weight of the tool. power. The intelligent tool magazine structure according to claim 1, wherein each of the claws is independently disposed on the tool holder.