JP4444438B2 - Punch / laser combined processing machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a punch / laser combined processing machine of a uniaxial material uniaxial punch light moving type in which a workpiece moves uniaxially and a punch machining head and a laser machining head move uniaxially.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a punch / laser (including plasma) combined processing machine, there is an optical axis fixed turret punch type in which a workpiece moves in two axes, an X axis and a Y axis. In such a turret punch type punch / laser combined processing machine, the work moves in two axes, which leads to an increase in the size of the apparatus, and it is structurally impossible to save space.
[0003]
Therefore, in consideration of space saving and countermeasures against back scratches, the workpiece moves one axis in the X-axis direction and the punching head and laser processing head move one axis in the Y-axis direction. There is a punch and laser combined processing machine. In this punch / laser combined processing machine, it is understood that it is desirable that the punch axis and the laser axis finally have the same axis structure in consideration of simplification of the drive system and cost (ball screw, motor, etc.). Yes.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the above-described single-axis material single-axis punch optical movement type punch / laser combined processing machine includes the size of the laser processing cutting plate offset coaxially with the punch axis due to the limitation of the work shooter installation location. There is a problem that it is difficult to carry out the product.
[0005]
The object of the present invention has been made by paying attention to the problems of the prior art as described above, and is a uniaxial material / uniaxial punch light moving type punch / laser composite capable of easily carrying out a product. It is to provide a processing machine.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the combined punch / laser processing machine of the invention according to claim 1 moves the workpiece one axis in the X-axis direction, and the head portion including the punching head and the laser processing head is in the Y-axis direction. 1 is a punch / laser combined processing machine that moves a single axis to the workpiece and is integrally provided on the same axis parallel to the Y axis and the die corresponding to the punch processing head. A first shooter that moves in the Y-axis direction in synchronization with the head portion and that opens and closes downward in order to carry out the product, and a first shooter that is provided with the corresponding cutting plate A second shooter that is adjacent to the first shooter, opens and closes in conjunction with the first shooter, and is provided along the moving direction of the receiving portion, and horizontally lowers the second shooter to a predetermined position. A second chute the first shooter of the opposite end shooter switchgear occupies opened after opening the first chute Ri and is characterized in that it comprises an.
[0007]
Accordingly, the workpiece is moved by one axis in the X-axis direction, and a head portion having a punching head and a laser processing head and a receiving portion having a die and a cutting plate corresponding to the head portion on the same axis parallel to the Y axis are provided. Synchronously, one axis is moved in the Y-axis direction, and punching or laser processing is performed at a desired position of the workpiece. This product or scrap is unloaded by positioning the shooter opening / closing device at an arbitrary position in the Y-axis direction by first lowering the second shooter provided along the moving direction of the receiving portion horizontally to a predetermined position. The first shooter of the receiving portion is opened, and the second shooter is further opened by the shooter opening / closing device.
[0008]
A punch / laser composite processing machine according to a second aspect of the present invention is the punch / laser composite processing machine according to the first aspect, wherein the punch / laser composite processing machine is provided at an unloading side end of the first shooter, It has a hook member hooked on the end side of the shooter.
[0009]
Therefore, by raising and lowering the second shooter, the hook member of the first shooter is moved up and down to open and close the first shooter.
[0010]
The punch / laser composite processing machine according to claim 3 is the punch / laser composite processing machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the first shooter moves with a fixed-side shooter fixed at the receiving portion. And a movable shooter that opens and closes separately from the cutting plate.
[0011]
Therefore, even if the moving shooter in the first shooter is opened and closed, the cutting plate and the fixed shooter are not opened and closed and are in the processing position.
[0012]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a punch / laser composite processing machine according to the first aspect, wherein the second shooter has a discharge side end portion at the height of the second shooter's discharge side. It comprises a carry-out conveyor provided at a corresponding height position, and a product receiver that accumulates products carried by the carry-out conveyor at respective height positions of the carry-out conveyor. .
[0013]
Therefore, the product etc. carried out from the first shooter to the second shooter is carried out to the carry-out conveyor provided according to the height of the carry-out side of the second shooter, and the corresponding product receptacle is received by the carry-out conveyor. Unloaded and sorted.
[0014]
A punch / laser composite processing machine according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the punch / laser composite processing machine according to claim 1, wherein the second shooter includes a shooter conveyor driven by a motor. It is characterized by.
[0015]
Accordingly, when the motor rotates the shooter conveyor, the product or the like is carried out even when the second shooter is in a horizontal state.
[0016]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[0017]
FIG. 1 shows a combined punch / laser processing machine 1 according to the present invention. In this combined punch / laser processing machine 1, a front table 5 and a rear table 7 are provided with a frame 3 interposed therebetween.
[0018]
On the lower surface of the upper frame (not shown) of the frame 3, a punching head (not shown) for punching and a laser processing head 9 (see FIG. 2) for laser processing are integrally formed on the same axis in the Y-axis direction. A provided head portion 11 is provided. That is, the punch center PC and the laser center LC are on the same axis parallel to the Y axis. The head portion 11 can be moved and positioned integrally in the Y-axis direction (left-right direction) in FIG. 1 by driving means such as a ball screw and a motor (not shown).
[0019]
Further, on the upper surface of the lower frame 3L, a receiving portion 15 integrally provided with a die D for punching in cooperation with the above-described punching head and a cutting plate 13 for receiving the laser beam LB from the laser processing head 9 is provided. Is provided. The punching head is provided above the die D. The receiving portion 15 can be moved and positioned in the Y-axis direction in synchronization with the head portion 11 by a driving means such as a ball screw and a motor (not shown).
[0020]
A plurality of clampers 17 for clamping the workpiece are provided on the front table 5, and can be moved and positioned integrally in the X-axis direction (vertical direction in FIG. 1). The interval between the clampers 17 is adjustable.
[0021]
Therefore, when performing punching processing or laser processing, the workpiece W is moved / positioned in the X-axis direction, and the head portion 11 and the receiving portion 15 are moved / positioned in the Y-axis direction in synchronization with each other. The desired position is located at the punch center PC or the laser center center LC.
[0022]
2 and 4 together, the receiving portion 15 is provided with a first shooter 19 that can be opened and closed downward, and can move integrally with the receiving portion 15 in the Y-axis direction. Yes. Further, a second shooter 21 is provided at the end of the front table 5 on the frame 3 side so as to be movable up and down and opened and closed downward substantially over the entire width in the Y-axis direction.
[0023]
5 and 6, the first shooter 19 is provided with a ball spline 25 on the shooter base 27 for guiding the opening / closing operation of the first shooter 19 via an opening / closing hinge 23 provided at the upper end. It has been. The ball spline 25 is provided with a spring 26 to urge the open / close hinge 23 upward. Further, a damper 29 is attached to the ball spline 25 and absorbs an impact caused by the opening / closing operation of the first shooter 19.
[0024]
Further, the rear end portion (right end portion in FIG. 6) of the open / close hinge 23 is pulled by a tension spring 31 attached to the shooter base 27, and the first shooter 19 is always closed (clockwise in FIG. 6). ).
[0025]
The first shooter 19 does not open and close by itself, but the arm 33 which is a hooking member provided on the front table 5 side of the first shooter 19 is pulled down by the second shooter 21 and opened. ing.
[0026]
2 and 3, the second shooter 21 is provided with a plurality of shooter opening / closing devices 35 in the Y-axis direction. The shooter opening / closing device 35 includes an upper and lower cylinder 37 for moving the second shooter 21 downward from the pass line PL, and a ball spline for guiding the second shooter 21 up and down and stopping the descent when it is lowered to a predetermined position. 39.
[0027]
An upper end of the ball spline 39 is attached to the second shooter 21 via a shooter hinge 41, and supports the second shooter 21 so as to be freely opened and closed. A spring 43 is attached to the ball spline 39 to urge the second shooter 21 upward. Further, a shooter raising restriction bracket 45 is attached to the ball spline 39 so as not to rise above a predetermined height.
[0028]
Accordingly, when the second shooter 21 is lowered by the upper and lower cylinders 37, the second shooter 21 is guided to the ball spline 39 and lowered to a predetermined position while maintaining a horizontal state. When the ball spline 39 descends to the stroke end, the ball spline 39 side stops, but the upper and lower cylinders 37 further descend, so the second shooter 21 is unloaded with the shooter hinge 41 as the center (left side in FIG. 2). Opens downward. Further, by raising the upper and lower cylinders 37, the second shooter 21 returns to the horizontal state and then rises and closes horizontally.
[0029]
With the above configuration, the workpiece 17 is moved and positioned in the X-axis direction by moving the clamper 17, and the head unit 11 and the receiving unit 15 are moved and positioned in the Y-axis direction in synchronization, so that a desired workpiece W can be obtained. Punching or laser processing is performed so that the position is located at the punch center PC or the laser center LC.
[0030]
When the generated scrap S or the separated product S is carried out, when the second shooter 21 is lowered to a predetermined position by the upper and lower cylinders 37, the arm 33 of the first shooter 19 is lowered downward. One shooter 19 descends horizontally while compressing the spring 26, and then opens downward by the opening / closing hinge 23. Further, the upper and lower cylinders 37 are lowered to open the second shooter 21.
[0031]
On the upper surfaces of the first shooter 19 and the second shooter 21, although not shown, rollers, free bears, and the like for sliding down products and scrap are provided. Thereby, scraps and products are carried out below the front table 5.
[0032]
Further, when closing the first shooter 19 and the second shooter 21, the upper and lower cylinders 37 are raised to return the second shooter 21 to the horizontal, and further raised and closed in the horizontal state. Along with the closing operation of the second shooter 21, the first shooter 19 is returned to a predetermined angle by the tension spring 31, and further lifted to the pass line PL by the spring 26 and closed.
[0033]
From the above results, in the combined punch / laser processing machine 1 in which the punch axis and the laser axis are arranged on the same axis, the structure of the drive system is simplified to save space and reduce the cost, and any arbitrary Y-axis direction can be achieved. The product can be carried out from the cutting plate 13 at the position regardless of the size.
[0034]
Next, another embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 7 to 8. In the combined punch / laser processing machine 47 (in parentheses in FIG. 1) according to this embodiment, a transporting shooter conveyor 51 is provided on the upper surface of the second shooter 49 and is rotated by a motor (not shown). In addition, a plurality of (two in this case) product carry-out conveyors 53A and 53B corresponding to the height position of the second shooter 49, and a product tray 55A as a product receiver corresponding to each of the product carry-out conveyors 53A and 53B. , 55B. The other configuration is the same as that of the above-described punch / laser combined machine 1, and therefore, the same portions are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.
[0035]
With the above configuration, when the second shooter 49 is lowered to a predetermined position by the upper and lower cylinders 37, the arm 33 of the first shooter 19 is pulled downward, so that the first shooter 19 opens and closes at an arbitrary position in the Y-axis direction. (For example, 30 degrees). When the second shooter 49 is further lowered by the upper and lower cylinders 37 and opened downward, the product S and scrap slide down the first shooter 19 and are moved to the product trays 55A and 55B by the shooter conveyor 51 of the second shooter 49. It is carried out. At this time, by adjusting the height position of the second shooter 49, it is sorted and accumulated in desired product trays 55A and 55B.
[0036]
From the above results, when a plurality of types of products are processed, by adjusting the height positions of the second shooter 49 and the product trays 55A and 55B, it is easily carried out and sorted with a simple structure. Can be accumulated.
[0037]
Next, still another embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3 and FIGS. 9 to 11. In the combined punch / laser processing machine 57 (in parentheses in FIG. 1) according to this embodiment, the receiving portion 15 is composed of the first shooter 59 and the cutting plate 13, and the cutting plate 13 is received via the bracket 61. It is fixed to the part 15.
[0038]
On the other hand, the first shooter 59 is configured to be movable up and down separately from the cutting plate 13, and the surface thereof is slightly behind the laser center LC, and the moving shooter 63M on the front table 5 side and the fixed side on the rear table 7 side. It is divided into a shooter 63F.
[0039]
The fixed side shooter 63F is attached to a bracket 67 that is rotatably attached to an upper end of a ball spline 65A attached to the shooter base 27. The moving side shooter 63M is attached to an entire L-shaped bracket 69 that is rotatably attached to the upper end of a ball spline 65B attached to the shooter base 27. Both the bracket 67 and the bracket 69 are urged in the closing direction by the tension spring 31.
[0040]
A lock block 71 is attached to the lower surface of the fixed side shooter 63F, and an open / close lock cylinder 73 fitted to the lock block 71 is attached to the lower surface of the moving side shooter 63M.
[0041]
Therefore, when the piston rod 75 of the open / close lock cylinder 73 is taken out and fitted into the lock block 71, the moving side shooter 63M and the fixed side shooter 63F are locked and integrated, and the piston rod 75 of the open / close lock cylinder 73 is integrated. When retracted, the lock is released. The other configuration is the same as that of the above-described punch / laser combined machine 1, and therefore, the same portions are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.
[0042]
With the above configuration, in the opening / closing operation associated with normal processing, first, the piston rod 75 of the opening / closing lock cylinder 73 fixed to the moving side shooter 63M is released to lock the locking block 71 of the fixed side shooter 63F. In the first shooter 59, the arm 33 is pulled by the vertical movement of the second shooters 21 and 49, and the moving side shooter 63M and the fixed side shooter 63F are integrated while compressing the spring 26 at an arbitrary position in the Y-axis direction. It descends and opens against the tension spring 31.
[0043]
Further, in the normal closing operation, when the second shooters 21 and 49 are raised and begin to close, the first shooter 59 is integrally returned to a predetermined angle by the tension spring 31 and then is raised to the pass line PL by the spring 26. .
[0044]
On the other hand, when processing is performed with the first shooter 59 opened, the piston rod 75 of the open / close lock cylinder 73 attached to the moving shooter 63M is retracted to release the lock, and the moving shooter 63M is fixed. It is possible to divide the side shooter 63F. As a result, only the moving side shooter 63M is lowered in the same manner as the normal opening / closing operation as the second shooters 21, 49 are moved up and down and opened / closed. Open to. At this time, since the fixed side shooter 63F and the cutting plate 13 remain fixed, the workpiece W during laser processing is supported.
[0045]
Since the first shooter 59 is configured as described above, the movable shooter 63M and the fixed shooter 63F can be integrated or separated by the open / close lock cylinder 73, so that normal processing and unloading operations are performed. In addition, even when the moving-side shooter 63M is opened, the fixed-side shooter 63F and the cutting plate 13 are in a fixed state and support the workpiece W, so that laser processing can be performed.
[0046]
The present invention is not limited to the embodiment of the invention described above, and can be implemented in other modes by making appropriate modifications.
[0047]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, in the combined punch and laser processing machine according to the first aspect of the present invention, the workpiece is moved by one axis in the X-axis direction, the head portion including the punch processing head and the laser processing head, the die corresponding thereto, and The cutting plate is moved by one axis in the Y-axis direction in synchronization with the receiving part provided on the same axis parallel to the Y-axis, and punching or laser processing is performed at the desired position of the workpiece, simplifying the movement mechanism The cost can be reduced and the space can be saved. In addition, the product and scrap are carried out in such a manner that the shooter opening / closing device first lowers the first shooter and the second shooter provided along the moving direction of the receiving portion horizontally to the predetermined position, thereby moving the Y-axis direction. This is done by opening the first shooter of the receiving portion positioned at an arbitrary position of the receiver and further opening the second shooter by the shooter opening and closing device, so that it can be carried out from the offset cutting plate regardless of the size. it can.
[0048]
In the combined punch / laser processing machine according to the second aspect of the invention, the first shooter is opened and closed by moving the hook member of the first shooter up and down by raising and lowering the second shooter. Products etc. can be carried out regardless of the position of one shooter.
[0049]
In the combined punch / laser processing machine according to the third aspect of the invention, even if the moving shooter in the first shooter is opened and closed, the cutting plate and the fixed shooter are in the processing position without being opened and closed. Laser processing can be performed even in the open state.
[0050]
In the combined punch / laser processing machine according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the product carried out from the first shooter to the second shooter is provided in accordance with the carry-out side height of the second shooter. Therefore, the products and the like can be easily sorted and collected by controlling the vertical movement and opening of the second shooter.
[0051]
In the punch / laser combined processing machine according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the motor rotates the shooter conveyor so that the product or the like can be carried out even when the second shooter is in a horizontal state.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a plan view of a combined punch / laser processing machine according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II-II in FIG.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line III-III in FIG.
FIG. 4 is a plan view of a first shooter.
FIG. 5 is a front view seen from the direction V in FIG. 4;
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing the engagement between the first shooter and the second shooter.
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a positional relationship among a first shooter, a second shooter, a carry-out conveyor, and a product tray according to another embodiment.
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of a second shooter.
FIG. 9 is a plan view of a first shooter according to still another embodiment.
10 is a front view seen from the X direction in FIG. 9. FIG.
11 is a side view seen from the XI direction in FIG. 9. FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
1, 47, 57 Punch / Laser Combined Processing Machine 13 Cutting Plate 15 Receiving Portion 19 First Shooter 21 Second Shooter 33 Arm (Hooking Member)
35 Shutter opening and closing device 53 Unloading conveyor 55 Product tray (product receiver)
W Work D Die

Claims (5)

A punch / laser combined processing machine for processing a workpiece by moving a workpiece by one axis in the X-axis direction and moving a head portion including a punching head and a laser processing head by one axis in the Y-axis direction. A receiving portion provided integrally with the die corresponding to the machining head and the same axis parallel to the Y axis and having a cutting plate corresponding to the laser machining head is moved in the Y axis direction in synchronization with the head portion. And a first shooter provided in the receiving portion that opens and closes downward to carry out the product, and is adjacent to the first shooter and opens and closes in conjunction with the first shooter, and the moving direction of the receiving portion A second shooter provided along the second shooter, and the second shooter opposite to the first shooter after opening the first shooter by lowering the second shooter horizontally to a predetermined position Punch the multifunction processing machine characterized by comprising comprises a shooter switchgear occupies open end, a. 2. The punch / laser combined processing according to claim 1, further comprising: a hook member provided at an unloading side end portion of the first shooter and hooked on a first shooter side end side of the second shooter. Machine. The first shooter includes a fixed shooter and a moving shooter fixed at the receiving portion, and the moving shooter opens and closes separately from the cutting plate. The punch / laser combined processing machine according to 1 or 2. On the carry-out side of the second shooter, a carry-out conveyor provided at a height position corresponding to the height of the carry-out side end of the second shooter, and a product carried out by the carry-out conveyor, respectively. 2. A punch / laser composite processing machine according to claim 1, further comprising a product receiver that accumulates at a height position of. 5. The combined punch and laser processing machine according to claim 1, wherein the second shooter includes a shooter conveyor driven by a motor.

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