WO2014038075A1 - 放電加工機の加工槽昇降装置および加工槽昇降方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a machining tank lifting device and a machining tank lifting method of an electric discharge machine that moves up and down a machining tank of an electric discharge machine having an electrode guide.
- an electrode holder and an electrode guide are provided so that they can move relative to each other in the vertical direction, and the electrode holder supports the upper end of a rod-shaped electrode so that it can be moved up and down, and the electrode guide supports the peripheral surface of the lower end of the electrode.
- a processing machine is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
- a partition plate that adjusts the liquid level height of the machining fluid is provided so as to be movable up and down along the notch window of the machining tank, and the W-axis slide that supports the electrode guide is moved up and down. The liquid level is changed in conjunction with the elevation of the electrode guide by mechanically interlocking the elevation of the partition plate.
- a processing tank lifting / lowering apparatus includes an electrode holder that supports an upper end of an electrode extending in the vertical direction so as to be movable up and down, and is arranged so as to be movable in the vertical direction with respect to the electrode holder.
- An electrode guide that supports the surface, a position detection unit that detects the position of the electrode guide, a processing tank that stores a processing liquid in which a workpiece is immersed during an electric discharge machining operation, a processing tank lifting unit that lifts and lowers the processing tank, and an electrode
- a lifting control unit having a lifting and lowering interlocking function for controlling the processing tank lifting and lowering unit according to the electrode guide position so that the machining liquid level is positioned at a predetermined distance from the guide position.
- the lift interlock function is enabled, and the lift interlock function is disabled at times other than during electric discharge machining.
- Another embodiment of the present invention is a machining tank lifting method for lifting and lowering a machining tank that stores a machining fluid into which a workpiece is immersed during an electric discharge machining operation, wherein an upper end portion of an electrode extending in the vertical direction is formed by an electrode holder.
- the electrode guide is supported so that it can be moved up and down, and is supported by the electrode guide disposed so as to be movable in the vertical direction with respect to the electrode holder.
- the position detector detects the position of the electrode guide.
- the machining tank is raised and lowered according to the electrode guide position so that the machining liquid level is located at a predetermined distance from the guide position, and the function of raising and lowering the machining tank according to this electrode guide position is disabled when not machining. It is characterized by that.
- FIG. 1 It is a front view which shows roughly the principal part structure of the electric discharge machine with which the processing tank raising / lowering method which concerns on embodiment of this invention is applied. It is a perspective view of a turbine blade which is an example of a work to which the present invention is applied. It is the III-III sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is a figure which shows the process operation of the workpiece
- FIG. 1 is a front view schematically showing a main configuration of an electric discharge machine 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the three orthogonal directions (X-axis direction, Y-axis direction, and Z-axis direction) are defined as the left-right direction, the front-rear direction, and the up-down direction, respectively, as shown in the figure. explain.
- a column 2 is erected at the rear of the bed 1 as a base.
- An X slider 3 is supported on the upper surface of the column 2 so as to be movable in the X-axis direction (left-right direction).
- a ram 4 is supported on the upper surface of the X slider 3 so as to be movable in the Y-axis direction (front-rear direction).
- a spindle head 5 is supported on the front surface of the ram 4 so as to be movable in the Z-axis direction (vertical direction).
- the tip of the rotary spindle 6 protrudes from the bottom surface of the spindle head 5, and the electrode holder 7 is attached to the lower part of the rotary spindle 6.
- An electrode guide 8 is disposed below the electrode holder 7 in the vertical direction, and the electrode guide 8 is supported by the lower end portion of the grip arm 9.
- the grip arm 9 is supported by a bracket 4a provided on the right side surface of the ram 4 so as to be movable in the vertical direction.
- the vertical movement axis of the grip arm 9 is defined as the W axis.
- the electrode 10 extends between the electrode holder 7 and the electrode guide 8 along an axis CL0 in the vertical direction passing through the centers of the electrode holder 7 and the electrode guide 8.
- the electrode 10 is a cylindrical pipe electrode, and its upper end is held by the electrode holder 7.
- the lower end portion of the electrode 10 penetrates the electrode guide 8 in the vertical direction.
- the electrode 10 has an outer peripheral surface supported by the electrode guide 8 and is slidable in the vertical direction in the electrode guide 8 while restraining movement (swing) in the front-rear and left-right directions.
- a processing liquid such as water is supplied into the pipe electrode 10, and the processing liquid is ejected from the tip (lower end) of the pipe electrode 10.
- oil can also be used for a processing liquid.
- a table 11 is arranged on the upper surface of the bed 1 in front of the column 2.
- An inclined rotation table device 12 is mounted on the upper surface of the table 11.
- the inclined rotary table device 12 includes a pair of front and rear support members 13 projecting upward from the upper surface of the table 11 and a swivel axis CLb extending in the Y-axis direction between the front and rear support members 13 as a B axis.
- the tilting member 14 is supported so as to be pivotable in the direction, and the rotary table 15 is supported on the left end surface of the tilting member 14 so as to be rotatable in the A-axis direction about the rotation axis CLa perpendicular to the pivot axis CLb.
- the rotary table 15 is provided with a chuck 16, and a workpiece 20 is supported on the chuck 16.
- a processing tank 17 is provided around the table 11 so as to be movable up and down so as to surround the entire table 11 and the inclined rotary table device 12.
- the dashed-dotted line of FIG. 1 is the processing state which the processing tank 17 raised, and when performing setup operations, such as attachment or removal of the workpiece
- the electric discharge machine 100 in FIG. 1 includes an X-axis drive unit that moves the X slider 3 in the left-right direction, a Y-axis drive unit that moves the ram 4 in the front-rear direction, and a spindle head 5.
- a Z-axis drive unit that moves in the vertical direction, a main shaft drive unit that rotates the rotary main shaft 6 about the axis CL0, an arm drive unit that moves the gripping arm 9 in the vertical direction, and a swivel member via the swivel axis CLb 14 includes a B-axis drive unit that inclines 14, and an A-axis drive unit that rotates the rotary table 15 via the rotation axis CLa.
- the X-axis drive unit, the Y-axis drive unit, the Z-axis drive unit, and the arm drive unit are configured by, for example, a servo motor that rotationally drives a ball screw and a ball screw, and the main shaft drive unit is configured by, for example, a spindle motor.
- the B-axis drive unit and the A-axis drive unit are configured by, for example, a DD (direct drive) servo motor.
- the electrode holder 7 and the electrode guide 8 can be moved relative to the workpiece 20 in the X-axis direction, the Y-axis direction, and the Z-axis direction, and can be relatively moved in the B-axis direction and the A-axis direction. Therefore, the workpiece 20 can be processed into a desired three-dimensional shape. Further, the distance between the electrode holder 7 and the electrode guide 8 can be adjusted by raising and lowering the gripping arm 9 by the arm driving unit, and the electrode holder 7 is always during processing regardless of the change in the length of the electrode 10 due to the consumption of the electrode 10. And the electrode guide 8 can support the upper and lower ends of the electrode 10.
- a position detector 31 such as a linear scale for detecting the vertical Z-axis position of the spindle head 5 is provided on the front surface of the ram 4. Based on a signal from the position detector 31, the position of the electrode holder 7, that is, the position of the upper end portion of the electrode 10 can be detected.
- the bracket 4 a of the grip arm 9 is provided with a position detector 32 that detects the vertical W-axis position of the grip arm 9 with respect to the ram 4.
- the position of the electrode guide 8 relative to the ram 4 can be detected by a signal from the position detector 32.
- the position detectors 31 and 32 are respectively set as the electrode holder 7 and the distance from the reference position in the machine coordinate system.
- the position of the electrode guide 8 is detected. Therefore, the distance D between the lower end portion of the electrode holder 7 and the upper end portion of the electrode guide 8 can be calculated from the signals from the position detectors 31 and 32.
- the electrode holder 7 is forcibly stopped from approaching the electrode guide 8 when the distance D is equal to or less than the predetermined value D1. Thereby, the contact between the electrode holder 7 and the electrode guide 8 is prevented.
- an electrode magazine is provided on the side of the arm 9.
- a plurality of replacement electrodes 10 having a known initial length are held in the electrode magazine, and the electrodes 10 can be replaced between the main shaft 6 and the tool magazine by a replacement means (not shown).
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a turbine blade that is an example of the workpiece 20
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG.
- a Christmas tree-shaped support 20a is provided at one end of the turbine blade 20, for example.
- the support portion 20a is attached to the peripheral surface of the rotatable rotor.
- the turbine blade 20 is formed by, for example, a lost wax casting method.
- a hollow portion 25 is formed inside the blade portion 21 of the turbine blade 20.
- the wing part 21 has an inner surface 21a facing the hollow part 25 and an outer surface 21b exposed to high temperature gas.
- a plurality of cooling holes 22 penetrating the wing portion 21 are formed in the wing portion 21 at a plurality of locations in the circumferential direction of the wing portion 21 and along the height direction of the wing portion 21 (arrow A direction in FIG. 2). . Cooling air is supplied to the hollow portion 25 from the rotor side, and the cooling air flows out from each cooling hole 22. Thereby, film-like cooling air flows along the outer surface 21b, and the wing
- FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing the processing operation of the cooling hole 22.
- the workpiece 20 is held by the inclined rotary table device 12 in a machining posture such that the central axis CL ⁇ b> 1 of the cooling hole 22 faces the vertical direction.
- the machining program instructs the movement of the electrode guide 8 along the W axis, and the electrode guide 8 is moved to the electrode support position B above the machining start point P of the workpiece 20. From this state, the electrode holder 7 is moved downward to lower the electrode 10, and the workpiece 20 is subjected to electric discharge machining at the tip of the electrode 10 (dotted line in FIG. 4).
- the grip arm 9 is fixed to the ram 4 so that the electrode guide 8 is positioned at the electrode support position B regardless of the downward movement of the electrode holder 7.
- the upper and lower ends of the electrode 10 are supported above the workpiece 20, and the deflection of the electrode 10 during processing can be suppressed.
- 4 is the height from the lower end surface 8a of the electrode guide 8 to the upper end surface 8b (the total height of the electrode guide 8).
- the height position of the electrode guide 8 in the Z-axis direction of the machine coordinate system, that is, the electrode guide position Hg is represented by the position of the lower end surface 8 a of the electrode guide 8.
- the optimum height of the electrode guide 8 according to the machining posture of the workpiece 20 is set in advance by a machining program, that is, the height near the workpiece surface and not in contact with the workpiece surface, The position of the W axis is changed according to the machining posture. For this reason, for example, when the height of the machining fluid is constant regardless of the machining posture of the workpiece 20, when the electrode guide position Hg is set at a low position, the electrode holder 7 is moved by the hole machining. When moving closer to 8, the rotary spindle 6 may be immersed in the machining liquid.
- the machining liquid enters the rotary spindle 6 and causes a failure. Even if the rotating spindle 6 is not immersed in the machining liquid, if the electrode holder 7 is immersed in the machining liquid, the outer circumferential surface of the electrode holder 7 has irregularities, so that the machining liquid is scattered around and the working environment is deteriorated.
- the electrode guide position Hg is set to a high position, the machining portion becomes an air discharge in which the machining portion is not immersed in the machining liquid, and machining becomes unstable.
- the liquid level of the machining liquid is changed in accordance with the electrode guide position Hg so that the rotation main shaft 6 and the electrode holder 7 are not immersed in the machining liquid and the air discharge is not generated.
- the electrode guide 8 and the processing tank 17 are mechanically connected and the height of the processing tank 17 is interlocked with the electrode guide position Hg.
- the processing tank 17 inevitably rises.
- the processing tank 17 may become an obstacle and workability may be deteriorated.
- the present embodiment configures the processing tank lifting device as follows.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically showing the main configuration of FIG. 1 and shows the main configuration of the processing tank lifting apparatus 50 according to the present embodiment.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating various set values in the vicinity of the upper end portion of the processing tank 17.
- the processing tank lifting / lowering device 50 is a lifting unit that lifts and lowers the rectangular cylindrical processing tank 17 in addition to the electrode holder 7, the electrode guide 8, the position detector 32, and the processing tank 17. 51, a liquid level detector 52 that detects the liquid level, and a machining liquid pump 53 that supplies the machining liquid into the machining tank 17.
- a seal portion 56 is interposed between the inner peripheral surface of the processing tank 17 and the outer peripheral surface of the table 11, and the inner peripheral surface of the processing tank 17 is sealed by the seal portion 56.
- the lifting mechanism 51 includes a rack 511 formed on the outer peripheral surface of the processing tank 17, a pinion 512 that meshes with the rack 511, and a servo motor 513 that drives the pinion 512, and the processing tank 17 is rotated by the rotation of the servo motor 513. Goes up and down.
- the servo motor 513 incorporates an encoder as the position detector 514, and can detect the height of the processing tank 17 from the reference position by a signal from the encoder.
- the height of the processing tank 17 (processing tank height Hk) is represented by the position of the upper end surface 17a of the processing tank 17 as shown in FIG.
- the position detector 514 can also be configured by other than an encoder.
- a drain port 57 is opened in the processing tank 17 downward from the upper end surface 17a of the processing tank 17 by a predetermined distance S1.
- the machining fluid flowing out from the drain port 57 is collected in the tank 59 via the return pipe 58. Therefore, the level of the processing liquid in the processing tank 17 is limited by the drain port 57 and does not become higher than the drain port 57.
- the processing liquid level also rises and falls.
- the liquid level detector 52 is mounted on the inner peripheral surface of the processing tank 17.
- the liquid level detector 52 is a float switch that is turned on when the processing liquid reaches the liquid level detector 52 and turned off when the liquid level is positioned below the liquid level detector 52.
- the operating position of the liquid level detector 52 is set slightly below the drain port 57, that is, below the upper end surface 17a of the processing tank 17 by a predetermined distance S2 (> S1). Whether the liquid level has risen to the vicinity of the drain port 57 can be detected by turning the liquid level detector 52 on and off.
- the machining fluid pump 53 is a variable displacement hydraulic pump capable of switching the pump capacity in two stages, large and small, and the amount of machining fluid discharged to the machining tank 17 can be changed by switching the pump capacity. Note that the rotational speed of the pump 53 may be switched between high speed and low speed, and the discharge speed of the machining liquid may be changed by switching the rotational speed while keeping the pump capacity constant.
- Servo motor 513 and machining liquid pump 53 are controlled by control unit 60 (FIG. 7).
- FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a control configuration of the processing tank lifting device 50 according to the present embodiment.
- the control unit 60 is a computer that includes an arithmetic processing unit having a CPU, ROM, RAM, and other peripheral circuits.
- the control unit 60 is included in an NC device (Numerical Control Unit) that controls each unit of the electric discharge machine 100 based on a predetermined machining program.
- the machining program includes, in the form of an M code, an electric discharge machining start command for instructing the start of electric discharge machining, an electric discharge machining end command for instructing the end of electric discharge machining, and an electrode guide position Hg corresponding to the machining point P (the electrode in FIG. 4).
- Various information such as the support position B) is written.
- the target height Ha of the machining liquid level is set in the control unit 60 in advance. As shown in FIG. 6, the target height Ha is set as a distance from the electrode guide position Hg to the machining liquid level.
- the relationship between the electrode guide position Hg and the processing tank height Hk is as shown in the figure.
- the electrode guide position Hg has a known value of the distance S1 from the upper end surface 17a of the processing tank 17 to the drain port 57, and the target height. When the height Ha is added, the processing tank height Hk is obtained.
- the target height Ha is set equal to or less than the total height H (FIG. 4) of the electrode guide 8, for example, equal to H or about half of H.
- signals from the input unit 55, the position detector 32, the liquid level detector 52, and the position detector 514 that input various commands related to the processing tank lifting / lowering control are input to the control unit 60. Is entered.
- the control unit 60 executes predetermined processing based on these input signals, and outputs control signals to the servo motor 513 and the machining liquid pump 53 of the elevating unit 51, respectively.
- the control unit 60 includes a lift control unit 61 and a pump control unit 62 as functional configurations.
- the elevation controller 61 controls the servo motor according to the signal from the position detector 514 so that the distance from the electrode guide position Hg detected by the position detector 32 to the machining liquid level (drain port 57) becomes the target height Ha.
- a function to control 513 (elevation interlocking function).
- the elevation controller 61 activates the elevation interlock function and controls the servo motor 513 so that the distance from the electrode guide position Hg to the machining liquid level becomes the target height Ha.
- the target height Ha is less than or equal to the total height H of the electrode guide 8, thereby preventing the machining liquid surface from being above the electrode guide 8 during electric discharge machining and preventing the rotary spindle 6 and the electrode holder 7 from being immersed in the machining liquid. Can do.
- the elevation controller 61 invalidates the elevation interlock function.
- a control signal is output to the servo motor 513 to control the processing tank height Hk to a predetermined position regardless of the electrode guide position Hg.
- the processing liquid in the processing tank 17 is discharged, the processing tank 17 is lowered to the lowest position, and the processing tank height Hk is controlled to the minimum height.
- the workpiece 20 is exposed to the outside of the processing tank 17. Therefore, the processing tank 17 does not get in the way, and setup work such as attachment and removal of the workpiece 20 and replacement work of the electrode 10 can be easily performed.
- the electric discharge machining end command may be invalidated when an electric discharge machining stop command is output by a switch operation or the like.
- a lift switch for commanding the lifting / lowering of the processing tank 17 may be provided, and the lift interlock function may be invalidated when the lift switch is operated.
- the processing tank height Hk may be held at the height at the time of invalidation.
- the machining tank height Hk after the end of electric discharge machining may be adjustable by a switch operation or the like in a disabled state of the elevation interlock function.
- the input unit 55 includes a pump start switch.
- the pump start switch is turned off during setup work or electrode 10 replacement work.
- the pump control unit 62 outputs a drive stop signal to the pump 53 and stops driving the pump 53.
- the pump control unit 62 outputs a drive signal to the pump 53 to activate the pump 53.
- the pump control unit 62 switches the pump capacity according to the signal from the liquid level detector 52. That is, when the liquid level detector 52 is off, the pump capacity is controlled to a large capacity, and when the liquid level detector 52 is turned on, the pump capacity is controlled to a small capacity. Thereby, for example, when electric discharge machining is started after the setup operation, the pump 53 discharges a large flow rate of the machining liquid until the liquid level detector 52 is turned on (rapid injection mode). Therefore, a required amount of machining liquid can be supplied into the machining tank 17 at an early stage, and work efficiency is improved.
- the discharge amount of the pump 53 decreases, and the machining liquid can be constantly circulated in the machining tank 17 during the electric discharge machining (circulation mode). Thereby, the foreign material (garbage) contained in the machining liquid can be removed from the machining tank 17.
- the raising / lowering control part 61 raises / lowers the processing tank 17 according to the electrode guide position Hg so that the height from the electrode guide position Hg detected by the position detector 32 to the processing liquid level may become the target height Ha. Elevation interlocking function to be controlled is provided, and this elevation interlocking function is validated at the time of electric discharge machining. Occasionally, the lift interlock function was disabled. Thereby, in a setup operation etc., the electrode guide position Hg and the processing tank height Hk do not interlock
- the lift control unit 61 controls the servo motor 513 so that the processing tank 17 is positioned at the lowermost part during non-processing, so that the workpiece 20 is exposed to the outside of the processing tank 17 to perform setup work and electrode replacement.
- the working tank 17 does not get in the way of work and the work efficiency is improved.
- the lift control unit 61 validates the lift interlock function when the start of electrical discharge machining is commanded by the machining program, and disables the lift interlock function when the end of electrical discharge machining is commanded. Therefore, the lifting / lowering interlocking function can be validated and invalidated at an appropriate timing.
- the pump control unit 62 is slightly more than the drain port 57 by the liquid level detector 52.
- the pump capacity is controlled to a large capacity until an increase in the machining liquid level to a predetermined position below is detected, and if an increase to the predetermined position on the machining liquid level is detected, the pump capacity is controlled to a small capacity.
- the machining fluid is supplied into the machining tank 17 at a large flow rate, and when the machining liquid level approaches the drain port 57, the machining fluid is supplied at a small flow rate.
- the machining liquid in the machining tank 17 can be changed from an empty state to a state in which electric discharge machining can be performed quickly, and after being accumulated in the machining tank 17, machining is performed without supplying more machining liquid than necessary.
- the liquid can be circulated.
- the target height Ha from the electrode guide position Hg to the machining liquid level when the machining tank 17 is controlled to be raised or lowered is equal to or less than the distance H (total height of the electrode guide) from the lower end surface 8a to the upper end surface 8b of the electrode guide 8. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the rotary spindle 6 and the electrode holder 7 from being immersed in the machining liquid during electric discharge machining, and to avoid air discharge.
- the elevating control unit 61 having the elevating interlock function controls the elevating unit 51 so that the distance from the drain port 57 to the electrode guide position Hg becomes the target height Ha.
- the target height setting location is not limited to that described above.
- the distance from the upper end surface 17a of the processing tank 17 to the electrode guide position Hg may be set as the target height.
- the target height Ha is set to be equal to or lower than the total height H of the electrode guide 8
- the target height Ha may be set to be at least equal to or lower than the height of the rotary spindle 6 from the viewpoint of preventing a failure of the rotary spindle 6. Therefore, for example, the height of the rotation main shaft 6 may be detected based on a signal from the position detector 31, and the target height Ha may be set according to the height of the rotation main shaft 6.
- the elevation interlock function is validated when the discharge start command is input at the time of electric discharge machining, and the elevation interlock function is invalidated when the discharge end command is input at times other than the electric discharge machining.
- the elevation interlock function may be validated and invalidated based on another command having a correlation with the start and end of electric discharge machining.
- the electric discharge machining start command and the end command are output by the M code of the machining program, these commands may be output by other than the M code.
- the control unit 60 is configured by an NC device, it may be configured by, for example, a CAM device (Computer-Aided-Manufacturing-Unit) and include a target height Ha in a machining program generated by the CAM device.
- the position detector 32 detects the position Hg of the electrode guide 8, but the position detector may have any configuration.
- the configuration of the machining tank 17 that stores the machining fluid into which the workpiece 20 is immersed during the electric discharge machining operation may be any.
- the raising / lowering part 51 was comprised by the rack and pinion system and the process tank 17 was raised / lowered, the structure of a process tank raising / lowering part is not restricted to this.
- the configuration of the electric discharge machine 100 is not limited to that described above as long as the electrode guide 8 that supports the peripheral surface of the lower end portion of the electrode 10 is provided.
- the pipe electrode 10 is used, a solid electrode can also be used.
- the liquid level detector 52 as the liquid level detection unit may have any configuration.
- the machining liquid is supplied into the machining tank 17 by the machining liquid pump 53, the machining liquid supply unit may be configured by other than the pump. Therefore, when the supply control unit is configured by other than the pump control unit 62 and the start of electric discharge machining is commanded, the machining liquid is supplied at a predetermined flow rate (first flow rate) until the machining liquid level rises to a predetermined position, When the machining liquid level rises to a predetermined position, the machining liquid may be supplied at a second flow rate smaller than the first flow rate.
- the upper end portion of the electrode 10 extending in the vertical direction is supported by the electrode holder 7 so as to be movable up and down, and the peripheral surface of the lower end portion of the electrode 10 is supported by the electrode guide 8 disposed so as to be movable in the vertical direction with respect to the electrode holder 7. Then, the position of the electrode guide 8 is detected by the position detector 32, and at the time of electric discharge machining, the distance from the predetermined portion (drain port 57) of the processing tank 17 to the electrode guide position Hg detected by the position detector 32 is a predetermined value.
- the construction of the machining tank raising / lowering method for raising and lowering the machining tank 17 for storing the machining fluid into which the workpiece 20 is immersed may be any.
- the turbine blade is used as an example of the workpiece 20, but the electric discharge machining method according to the present invention can also be applied when machining other workpieces. Therefore, the electrical discharge machining method according to the present invention can also be applied when machining other than the cooling holes and the machining posture of the workpiece 20 changes.
- the machining tank is raised and lowered according to the electrode guide position so that the distance from the predetermined part of the machining tank to the electrode guide position becomes a predetermined value. Since it is invalidated, in the setup work or the like, the electrode guide position and the processing tank height are not linked, and the setup work and the electrode replacement work can be easily performed.
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(1)昇降制御部61が、位置検出器32により検出された電極ガイド位置Hgから加工液面までの高さが目標高さHaとなるように電極ガイド位置Hgに応じて加工槽17を昇降制御する昇降連動機能を有し、放電加工時に、この昇降連動機能を有効化し、加工終了時、加工槽17内の加工液排出時、ワーク20の段取り時および電極10の交換時等の非加工時に、昇降連動機能を無効化するようにした。これにより段取り作業等において、電極ガイド位置Hgと加工槽高さHkとが連動せず、段取り作業や電極交換作業を容易に行うことができる。
上記実施形態では、昇降連動機能を有する昇降制御部61により、ドレン口57から電極ガイド位置Hgまでの距離が目標高さHaとなるように昇降部51を制御したが、加工槽17の所定部位から電極ガイド位置Hgまでの距離を目標高さとするのであれば、目標高さの設定箇所は上述したものに限らない。例えば加工槽17の上端面17aから電極ガイド位置Hgまでの距離を目標高さとしてもよい。目標高さHaを電極ガイド8の全高H以下に設定したが、回転主軸6の故障を防止する点からは、少なくとも回転主軸6の高さ以下に目標高さHaを設定すればよい。したがって、例えば位置検出器31からの信号に基づいて回転主軸6の高さを検出し、この回転主軸6の高さに応じて目標高さHaを設定するようにしてもよい。
8 電極ガイド
8a 下端面
8b 上端面
10 電極
17 加工槽
20 ワーク(タービンブレード)
32 位置検出器
50 加工槽昇降装置
51 昇降機構
52 液面検出器
53 加工液ポンプ
60 制御部
61 昇降制御部
62 ポンプ制御部
100 放電加工機
Hg 電極ガイド位置
Ha 目標高さ
Claims (6)
- 上下方向に延在する電極の上端部を昇降可能に支持する電極ホルダと、
前記電極ホルダに対し上下方向に移動可能に配置され、前記電極の下端部周面を支持する電極ガイドと、
前記電極ガイドの位置を検出する位置検出部と、
放電加工作業時にワークが浸される加工液を貯留する加工槽と、
前記加工槽を昇降する加工槽昇降部と、
前記電極ガイド位置から所定の距離に加工液面高さが位置するように前記電極ガイド位置に応じて前記加工槽昇降部を制御する昇降連動機能を有する昇降制御部とを備え、
前記昇降制御部は、放電加工時に、前記昇降連動機能を有効化し、非加工時に、前記昇降連動機能を無効化することを特徴とする放電加工機の加工槽昇降装置。 - 請求項1に記載の放電加工機の加工槽昇降装置において、
前記昇降制御部は、非加工時に、前記加工槽が最下部に位置するように前記加工槽昇降部を制御する放電加工機の加工槽昇降装置。 - 請求項1に記載の放電加工機の加工槽昇降装置において、
前記昇降制御部は、加工プログラムにより放電加工の開始が指令されると前記昇降連動機能を有効化し、放電加工の終了が指令されると前記昇降連動機能を無効化する放電加工機の加工槽昇降装置。 - 請求項3に記載の放電加工機の加工槽昇降装置において、
前記加工槽の上端部から所定量下方の所定位置まで加工液面が上昇したか否かを検出する液面検出部と、
前記加工槽内に加工液を供給する加工液供給部と、
加工プログラムにより放電加工の開始が指令されると、前記液面検出部により加工液面が前記電極ガイド位置から所定の距離の位置まで上昇したことが検出されるまで、第1の流量で加工液を供給し、前記液面検出部により加工液面が前記電極ガイド位置から所定の距離の位置まで上昇したことが検出されると、前記第1の流量よりも少ない第2の流量で加工液を供給するように前記加工液供給部を制御する供給制御部とをさらに備える放電加工機の加工槽昇降装置。 - 請求項1に記載の放電加工機の加工槽昇降装置において、
前記電極ガイド位置は、前記電極ガイドの下端面の位置であり、加工液面高さは、前記電極ガイドの下端面から上端面までの距離以下に設定されている放電加工機の加工槽昇降装置。 - 放電加工作業時にワークが浸される加工液を貯留する加工槽を昇降する放電加工機の加工槽昇降方法であって、
上下方向に延在する電極の上端部を電極ホルダにより昇降可能に支持するとともに、前記電極ホルダに対し上下方向に移動可能に配置された電極ガイドにより前記電極の下端部周面を支持し、
位置検出部により前記電極ガイドの位置を検出し、
放電加工時には、前記電極ガイド位置から所定の距離に加工液面高さが位置するように電極ガイド位置に応じて前記加工槽を昇降し、非加工時に、この電極ガイド位置に応じて加工槽を昇降する機能を無効化することを特徴とする放電加工機の加工槽昇降方法。
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