A large capacity numerical control blade management device

By designing a large-capacity CNC cutting tool management device, which adopts a structure of side-by-side storage boxes and movable tool storage boxes, combined with grating sensor control and buffer plate recycling, the problems of insufficient CNC cutting tool storage and wear are solved, achieving efficient storage and accurate output, and improving the equipment's performance.

CN117228201BActive Publication Date: 2026-04-24FUJIAN KEYE CNC TECH CO LTD
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
FUJIAN KEYE CNC TECH CO LTD
Filing Date
2023-08-16
Publication Date
2026-04-24

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Technical Problem

Existing CNC cutting tool management equipment suffers from insufficient storage capacity, leading to frequent replenishment, and the output process can easily cause mechanical wear of the cutting tools, affecting quality.

Method used

Design a high-capacity CNC cutting tool management device, which adopts a storage box and a movable tool storage box arranged side by side. The tool storage box is driven by a push-button mechanism to output the tool. Combined with the precise control of the grating sensor, direct driving force is avoided. A buffer plate is used to buffer the retrieval of the tool storage box, so as to achieve efficient storage and accurate output.

Benefits of technology

It significantly increases the storage capacity of CNC cutting tools, reduces the frequency of replenishment, reduces mechanical damage, ensures output accuracy and cutting tool quality, and improves ease of use.

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Abstract

The present application relates to a kind of large capacity numerical control blade management equipment, including warehouse box, workbench is fixedly connected in the warehouse box;Blade storage mechanism includes and is provided with multiple installation slots side by side arrangement storage box, the storage box is fixedly installed in the outside of worktable;Blade storage mechanism includes multiple storage boxes, and the storage box is stacked in the installation slot of storage box, the storage groove of the storage box is respectively received with corresponding numerical control blade, between two storage boxes, the numerical control blade in the last storage box is supported by the next storage box;Blade output mechanism includes stop push piece, and its outer end side is provided with a corresponding blanking gap, stop push piece is driven back and forth by corresponding drive mechanism, the numerical control blade in one storage groove in the last but one storage box in the bottom end is output for each time that stop push piece moves. The present application can effectively greatly improve the storage capacity of numerical control blade, and reduce mechanical damage when numerical control blade is output.
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Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of CNC cutting tool storage and management technology, specifically to a large-capacity CNC cutting tool management device. Background Technology

[0002] CNC inserts are cutting tools with a single cutting section used in turning operations, and are among the most widely used cutting tools in machining. The working part of a CNC insert is the part that generates and processes chips, including the cutting edge, the structure that breaks or curls the chips, the space for chip removal or storage, and the channels for cutting fluid, among other structural elements.

[0003] CNC cutting inserts are generally small in size. Traditionally, CNC cutting inserts in machining plants are mostly stored in corresponding insert storage cabinets. Machinists can select the CNC cutting inserts they need from the cabinets according to their requirements, resulting in somewhat chaotic management. To improve the efficiency of CNC cutting insert storage management, intelligent CNC cutting insert storage management equipment has begun to be used. However, existing intelligent CNC cutting insert storage management equipment has a significant drawback in practical use: the storage capacity of the same model of CNC cutting insert is relatively small, leading to frequent and inconvenient replenishment. Another problem is that CNC cutting inserts are generally stored in multiple stacks, while the unloading method is a push-type unloading. During the output process, the insert ejection mechanism often directly contacts and pushes out the CNC cutting insert. When there are many inserts stacked on top, the pressure is often high, and direct contact and pushing can easily lead to excessive mechanical wear on the CNC cutting insert, thus affecting its quality.

[0004] Therefore, the research objective of this invention is to design a high-capacity CNC tool management device that can effectively and significantly increase the storage capacity of CNC tooling, thereby reducing the frequency of tool replenishment, and can output CNC tooling without generating direct driving force on the tooling, thereby reducing mechanical damage to the CNC tooling. Summary of the Invention

[0005] In view of the technical problems existing in the prior art, the present invention provides a large-capacity CNC cutting tool management device, which can effectively solve the technical problems existing in the prior art.

[0006] The technical solution of this invention is:

[0007] A high-capacity CNC cutting tool management device, including

[0008] A storage box, wherein at least one workbench is horizontally fixed inside the storage box, and the outer end of the workbench is spaced apart from the outer side wall of the storage box.

[0009] The blade storage mechanism includes a storage box with multiple mounting slots arranged side by side. The storage box is fixedly installed on the outside of the workbench, and the bottom of the storage box is provided with a blade storage box output port that communicates with the mounting slots. The workbench is provided with multiple blade insertion holes that are adapted to the mounting slots, and the bottom of the mounting slots communicates with the blade insertion holes.

[0010] The blade storage mechanism includes multiple blade storage boxes stacked in the mounting slot of the storage box. Adjacent blade storage boxes can move inward and outward. The blade storage box at the bottom is movably mounted on the worktable above the lower blade hole. The bottom surface of the blade storage box has two rows of blade storage slots arranged side by side. Each blade storage slot stores a corresponding CNC blade. Between the upper and lower blade storage boxes, the CNC blade in the blade storage slot of the upper blade storage box is supported by the blade storage box of the lower blade storage box. The blade storage slot of the blade storage box at the bottom does not store CNC blades.

[0011] The blade output mechanism includes a pusher that can move back and forth between the lower blade hole and a worktable inside the lower blade hole. A corresponding material feeding notch is provided on one side of the outer end of the pusher. The pusher is driven back and forth by a corresponding drive mechanism, the operation of which is controlled by a corresponding control system. The drive mechanism is an electric push rod. A corresponding mounting base is provided on the pusher at a position corresponding to the electric push rod. The push rod end is fixedly connected to the mounting base. A corresponding grating ruler is fixedly connected inward to the pusher. A transmissive grating sensor corresponding to the grating ruler is installed on the worktable at a position corresponding to the grating ruler. The grid sensor is electrically connected to the control system. When the pusher moves outward, the bottom tool storage box is pushed outward by the pusher. The CNC blades in the second-to-last tool storage box at the bottom, in a row of tool storage slots corresponding to the blanking notch of the pusher, are output one by one through the blanking notch of the pusher along the lower tool hole. After the bottom tool storage box is pushed away from the storage box, the pusher moves inward, and the CNC blades in the other row of tool storage slots of the second-to-last tool storage box at the bottom are output one by one through the outside of the pusher along the lower tool hole. After the pusher moves to the worktable inside the lower tool hole, the second-to-last tool storage box at the bottom drops by the height of one tool storage box to become the bottom tool storage box.

[0012] Each movement of the pusher is equal to the length of one tool storage slot. Each time the pusher moves, the CNC cutting tool in one of the tool storage slots in the second-to-last tool storage box at the bottom is output along the lower tool hole.

[0013] A knife storage box recycling bin is provided on the outer bottom of the storage box. After the knife storage box at the bottom is pushed away from the storage box, it falls into the knife storage box recycling bin.

[0014] The bottom two sides of the knife storage box are respectively provided with corresponding sliding grooves, and the top two sides of the knife storage box are respectively provided with inverted L-shaped slots that are adapted to the sliding grooves. Between the upper and lower knife storage boxes, the sliding groove of the upper knife storage box can be movably inserted into the inverted L-shaped slot of the lower knife storage box.

[0015] The inverted L-shaped slots of the knife storage box are integrally formed with corresponding stop protrusions extending outward. The stop protrusions extend to the outside of the knife storage box, and the bottom outer side of the upper knife storage box abuts against the stop protrusion of the lower knife storage box.

[0016] The top of the inverted L-shaped slot of the knife storage box is integrally formed with multiple spaced abutting blocks, and the inner side of the top of the inverted L-shaped slot of the knife storage box is provided with corresponding clearance chamfers. Between the upper and lower knife storage boxes, the slide of the upper knife storage box can be movably inserted into the inverted L-shaped slot of the lower knife storage box through the clearance chamfers, and the abutting blocks on the inverted L-shaped slot are pressed against the slide in an interference fit manner.

[0017] The storage box is composed of multiple spaced partitions with a set of limiting plates fixed between them, and the mounting groove is formed between two adjacent partitions. The limiting plate located on the inner side is fixed to the inner side of the partition. The upper and lower ends of the partitions on both sides and the middle set of partitions are respectively fixed outward with corresponding L-shaped hanging rods. The limiting plate located on the outer side is provided with corresponding opening slots at the positions corresponding to the L-shaped hanging rods. The limiting plate located on the outer side can be detachably installed on the outer side of the partition by cooperating with the L-shaped hanging rods through the opening slots. The bottom end of the limiting plate on the outer side is spaced apart from the worktable to form the output port of the knife storage box.

[0018] Inside the storage box, two corresponding workbenches are fixedly connected at different heights. A connecting conveyor belt, corresponding to multiple cutting holes on the workbenches, is horizontally arranged on the lower side of each workbench. A corresponding feeding channel is provided on one side of the discharge end of each connecting conveyor belt, extending through to the inner side of the feeding channel. A blade guide plate, located on the bottom side of the connecting conveyor belt, is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the feeding channel at an inwardly inclined angle. A corresponding discharge conveyor belt is vertically arranged at the bottom of the feeding channel. The inlet end of the discharge conveyor belt is connected to the bottom of the feeding channel, and the outlet end of the discharge conveyor belt is fixedly connected to a blade removal box inside the storage box. The connecting conveyor belt and the discharge conveyor belt are respectively located in corresponding guide troughs.

[0019] A corresponding knife storage box buffer plate is fixedly attached to the outer side of the storage box at an inward tilt. The knife storage box buffer plate is located on the lower side of the workbench located at the bottom. The outer end of the knife storage box buffer plate is folded upward to provide a corresponding enclosure plate. The two sides of the outer end of the knife storage box buffer plate are respectively folded inward to provide corresponding connecting plates. The connecting plates are locked to the two sides of the storage box by corresponding locking screws.

[0020] A corresponding used blade recycling mechanism is fixedly installed on the inner side of the storage box where there is no blade retrieval box. The used blade recycling mechanism includes a feeding hopper located inside the storage box and an used blade recycling box located on the discharge end side of the feeding hopper. The control system is connected to a corresponding control panel, which is installed on the inner side of the storage box at the corresponding position where there is no blade retrieval box or feeding hopper.

[0021] Advantages of this invention:

[0022] 1) By setting up storage boxes with multiple mounting slots side by side, the blade storage mechanism can be utilized. By stacking multiple blade storage boxes in the mounting slots of the storage box, CNC blades can be stored in each blade storage slot of the blade storage box, thereby effectively and significantly increasing the storage capacity of blades and significantly reducing the number of blade replenishments.

[0023] Based on this, the two adjacent tool storage boxes of the present invention can also move inward and outward in a directional manner, and the tool storage box located at the bottom can be movably set on the worktable above the lower tool hole. Two rows of tool storage slots are arranged side by side on the bottom surface of the tool storage box, and corresponding CNC cutting tools are stored in the tool storage slots respectively. Between the upper and lower tool storage boxes, the CNC cutting tools in the tool storage slots of the upper tool storage box are supported by the tool storage box of the lower tool storage box. The tool storage slots of the tool storage box located at the bottom end do not store CNC cutting tools. When the tool is ejected, the pusher of the tool output mechanism moves outward, and the tool storage box located at the bottom end is pushed outward by the pusher. Pushing outwards, the CNC cutting tools in the second-to-last tool storage box at the bottom, located in a row of tool slots corresponding to the blanking notch of the pusher, are output one by one through the blanking notch of the pusher along the lower tool hole of the worktable. After the tool storage box at the bottom is pushed away from the storage box, the pusher moves inwards, and the CNC cutting tools in the other row of tool slots of the second-to-last tool storage box at the bottom are output one by one through the outer side of the pusher along the lower tool hole of the worktable. After the pusher moves to the worktable inside the lower tool hole, the second-to-last tool storage box at the bottom descends by one tool storage box height to become the tool storage box at the bottom. By repeatedly controlling the action of the pusher of the tool output mechanism, the CNC cutting tools stored in the tool slots can be output one by one, and the tool storage boxes after the CNC cutting tools have been output can be output one by one, thereby ensuring that the present invention can effectively maintain precise control of the cutting tool output while significantly increasing the storage capacity of the cutting tools.

[0024] 2) During the tool output process of this invention: the pusher mechanism, which mainly controls the tool output mechanism, drives the tool storage box, thereby outputting the CNC tooling in one row of tool slots one by one; then, the pusher itself blocks the CNC tooling in the other row of tool slots. During the resetting process of the pusher, the obstruction of the CNC tooling is released one by one, so that the CNC tooling in the other row of tool slots can be output one by one. Throughout the entire CNC tool output process, the tooling is not subjected to significant mechanical friction, thereby reducing mechanical damage to the CNC tooling. This significantly increases the storage capacity of CNC tooling and achieves high-precision quantitative output of CNC tooling while ensuring the quality of the output CNC tooling.

[0025] 3) The push-stop component of this invention is driven back and forth by a corresponding drive mechanism. The drive mechanism is an electric push rod. The push-stop component has a mounting base at a position corresponding to the electric push rod. The push rod end of the electric push rod is fixedly connected to the mounting base. A corresponding grating ruler is fixedly connected to the push-stop component. A transmissive grating sensor corresponding to the grating ruler is installed on the worktable at a position corresponding to the grating ruler. The position of the grating ruler is detected by the transmissive grating sensor, thereby effectively controlling the displacement of the electric push rod. This ensures that the movement distance of the push-stop component is precisely controlled to be the length of one tool storage slot. Each time the push-stop component moves, the CNC cutting tool in one of the tool storage slots in the second-to-last tool storage box at the bottom is output along the lower tool hole of the worktable, thereby further ensuring the practical effect of this invention.

[0026] 4) The tool storage box of the present invention has corresponding recessed sliding grooves on both sides of its bottom, and inverted L-shaped slots adapted to the sliding grooves are respectively provided on both sides of its top. Between the upper and lower tool storage boxes, the sliding groove of the upper tool storage box can be movably inserted into the inverted L-shaped slot of the lower tool storage box; and corresponding stop protrusions are integrally formed between the inverted L-shaped slots of the tool storage boxes, extending to the outer side of the tool storage box. Between the upper and lower tool storage boxes, the outer side of the bottom end of the upper tool storage box abuts against the stop protrusion of the lower tool storage box. Thus, without affecting the pushing and driving of the tool storage boxes, a stable and directionally movable stacked assembly of the tool storage boxes can be formed, so as to quickly and stably place the tool storage boxes after CNC tool storage and stacking into the mounting slot of the storage box, thereby further improving the practical effect of the present invention.

[0027] 5) Because the push-stop component of this invention has strict driving accuracy requirements when driving the tool storage box, although the cooperation of the transmissive grating sensor and the grating ruler can effectively ensure the driving amount of the push-stop component on the tool storage box, the inertial force during the driving of the push-stop component may cause the movement of the tool storage box to be greater than the driving amount of the push-stop component, resulting in the problem of multiple CNC cutting tools being ejected at the same time. To this end, this invention further integrates multiple spaced abutting blocks integrally formed inward on the top of the inverted L-shaped slot of the tool storage box, and provides corresponding clearance chamfers on the inner side of the top of the inverted L-shaped slot of the tool storage box outward; between the upper and lower tool storage boxes, the slide of the upper tool storage box can be movably inserted into the inverted L-shaped slot of the lower tool storage box through the clearance chamfer, and the abutting blocks on the inverted L-shaped slot are pressed against the slide in an interference fit manner. With the clamping blocks spaced apart, the movement of the tool storage box due to inertial force can be effectively prevented from exceeding the driving amount of the pusher; and the clamping blocks are staggered to prevent excessive wear between the clamping blocks and the sliding groove of the tool storage box due to excessive friction; furthermore, the chamfering design prevents excessive assembly difficulty between adjacent tool storage boxes due to the clamping blocks, thereby effectively and significantly improving the practical effect of the present invention.

[0028] 6) The storage box of the present invention has two corresponding workbenches fixedly connected at different heights. The lower side of each workbench is provided with a connecting conveyor belt corresponding to multiple cutting holes of the workbench. Under the action of the blade guide plate, the connecting conveyor belt on the upper side can effectively transport the CNC blades into the unloading channel without contacting the connecting conveyor belt on the lower side. This effectively transports the CNC tools output from the cutting holes of workbenches at different heights to the feeding end of the unloading conveyor belt. The unloading conveyor belt then transports the CNC blades to the tool box. This allows the workbenches at different heights, i.e., the blade receiving mechanism, blade storage mechanism, and blade output mechanism, to be used, thereby significantly increasing the blade storage capacity while ensuring that the CNC blades are output one by one.

[0029] 7) After the blade storage box at the bottom of the present invention is pushed away from the storage box, it falls into the blade storage box recycling box. During the process of falling into the blade storage box recycling box, the blade storage box is buffered by the blade storage box buffer plate, thereby reducing the impact of the blade storage box on the blade storage box recycling box, especially the impact of the blade storage box falling from the worktable at a high position. This prevents excessive impact force between the blade storage box and the blade storage box recycling box from causing damage to the blade storage box or the blade storage box recycling box, so as to further enable the worktable with different heights, that is, the blade storage mechanism, blade storage mechanism, and blade output mechanism with different heights, to be used.

[0030] 8) Because the blade storage box buffer plate is susceptible to significant impact forces during the process of buffering and blocking the blade storage box, especially when it falls from a high workbench, this invention incorporates a corresponding surrounding plate at the outer end of the blade storage box buffer plate, folded upwards. Firstly, this serves to block the blade storage box, preventing it from bouncing off the buffer plate after collision, thus avoiding impact with the storage box or failure to accurately fall into the blade storage box recovery bin. Secondly, this, combined with the connecting plate formed by the folding, strengthens the overall rigidity of the blade storage box buffer plate, making it more resistant to impact forces and effectively enhancing the practicality of this invention.

[0031] 9) A corresponding used blade recycling mechanism is fixedly installed on the inner side of the storage box of the present invention at a position where no blade retrieval box is provided. The used blade recycling mechanism includes a feeding hopper located inside the storage box and an used blade recycling box located on the discharge end side of the feeding hopper. The control system of the present invention is connected to a corresponding control panel, which is installed on the inner side of the storage box at the corresponding position where no blade retrieval box or feeding hopper is provided. Thus, the feeding hopper, control panel, and blade retrieval box of the used blade recycling mechanism are all located inside the storage box, allowing the outer side of the storage box to be placed against a wall to reduce space occupancy. Furthermore, the used blade recycling, new blade selection, and retrieval operations can be performed directly inside the storage box, thereby significantly improving the ease of use of the present invention. Attached Figure Description

[0032] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present invention.

[0033] Figure 2 A schematic diagram showing the structure of the storage box equipped with a workbench and a blade storage mechanism.

[0034] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of a blade storage mechanism installed in the mounting slot of the storage box.

[0035] Figure 4 for Figure 3 A magnified view of a portion of the image.

[0036] Figure 5 An assembly diagram showing the connection between the conveyor belt, the unloading channel, and the discharge conveyor belt.

[0037] Figure 6 This is a structural diagram of the storage box.

[0038] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the blade output mechanism.

[0039] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the knife storage box.

[0040] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram of the bottom structure of the knife storage box.

[0041] Figure 10 A schematic diagram showing a shock-reducing plate installed on the upper surface of the blade storage box buffer plate. Detailed Implementation

[0042] To facilitate understanding by those skilled in the art, the structure of the present invention will now be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings:

[0043] Example 1

[0044] Please refer to Figure 1-9 A high-capacity CNC cutting tool management device, including

[0045] Storage box 1, at least one workbench 2 is horizontally fixed inside the storage box 1, and the outer end of the workbench 2 is spaced apart from the outer side wall of the storage box 1.

[0046] The blade storage mechanism includes a storage box 3 with multiple mounting slots 301 arranged side by side. The storage box 3 is fixedly installed on the outside of the workbench 2, and the bottom of the storage box 3 is provided with a blade storage box output port 302 that communicates with the mounting slots 301. The workbench 2 is provided with multiple blade lowering holes 201 that are adapted to the mounting slots 301, and the bottom of the mounting slots 301 communicates with the blade lowering holes 201.

[0047] The blade storage mechanism includes multiple blade storage boxes 4 stacked in the mounting slot 301 of the storage box 3. Adjacent blade storage boxes 4 can move inward and outward. The blade storage box 4 at the bottom can be movably mounted on the worktable 2 above the lower blade hole 201. The bottom surface of the blade storage box 4 has two rows of blade storage slots 401 arranged side by side. Each blade storage slot 401 stores a corresponding CNC blade. Between the upper and lower blade storage boxes 4, the CNC blade in the blade storage slot 401 of the upper blade storage box 4 is supported by the blade storage box 4 of the lower blade storage box 4. The blade storage slot 401 of the blade storage box 4 at the bottom does not store CNC blades.

[0048] The blade output mechanism includes a pusher 5 that can move back and forth between the lower blade hole 201 and the worktable 2 inside the lower blade hole 201. A corresponding material feeding notch 501 is provided on one side of the outer end of the pusher 5. The pusher 5 is driven back and forth by a corresponding drive mechanism 6, the operation of which is controlled by a corresponding control system. The drive mechanism 6 is an electric push rod. A corresponding mounting base 7 is provided on the pusher 5 at a position corresponding to the electric push rod. The push rod end of the electric push rod is fixedly connected to the mounting base 7. A corresponding grating ruler 20 is fixedly connected inward to the pusher 5. A transmissive grating sensor 21 corresponding to the grating ruler 20 is installed on the worktable 2 at a position corresponding to the grating ruler 20. 1. Electrically connected to the control system; When the pusher 5 moves outward, the bottom tool storage box 4 is pushed outward by the pusher 5, and the CNC blades in the second-to-last bottom tool storage box 4, which are in a row of tool storage slots 401 corresponding to the material discharge notch 501 of the pusher 5, are output one by one through the material discharge notch 501 of the pusher 5 along the lower tool hole 201; After the bottom tool storage box 4 is pushed away from the storage box 3, the pusher 5 moves inward, and the CNC blades in the other row of tool storage slots 401 of the second-to-last bottom tool storage box 4 are output one by one through the outside of the pusher 5 along the lower tool hole 201; After the pusher 5 moves to the worktable 2 inside the lower tool hole 201, the second-to-last bottom tool storage box 4 drops by the height of one tool storage box 4 to become the bottom tool storage box 4.

[0049] Each movement of the pusher 5 is equal to the length of a tool storage slot 401. Each time the pusher 5 moves, the CNC cutting tool in a tool storage slot 401 located in the second-to-last tool storage box 4 at the bottom is output along the lower tool hole 201.

[0050] A knife storage box recycling bin 8 is provided on the outer bottom of the storage box 1. After the knife storage box 4 at the bottom is pushed away from the storage box 3, it falls into the knife storage box recycling bin 8.

[0051] The bottom two sides of the knife storage box 4 are respectively provided with corresponding sliding grooves 402, and the top two sides of the knife storage box 4 are respectively provided with inverted L-shaped slots 403 that are adapted to the sliding grooves 402. Between the upper and lower knife storage boxes 4, the sliding groove 402 of the upper knife storage box 4 can be movably inserted into the inverted L-shaped slot 403 of the lower knife storage box 4.

[0052] The inverted L-shaped slots 403 of the knife storage box 4 are integrally formed with corresponding stop protrusions 404 extending outward. The stop protrusions 404 extend to the outside of the knife storage box 4. Between the upper and lower knife storage boxes 4, the bottom outer side of the upper knife storage box 4 abuts against the stop protrusions 404 of the lower knife storage box 4.

[0053] The top of the inverted L-shaped slot 403 of the knife storage box 4 is integrally formed with multiple spaced abutting blocks 405, and the inner side of the top of the inverted L-shaped slot 403 of the knife storage box 4 is provided with corresponding clearance chamfers 406. Between the upper and lower knife storage boxes 4, the sliding groove 402 of the upper knife storage box 4 can be movably inserted into the inverted L-shaped slot 403 of the lower knife storage box 4 through the clearance chamfers 406, and the abutting blocks 405 on the inverted L-shaped slot 403 are pressed against the sliding groove 402 in an interference fit manner.

[0054] The storage box 3 is composed of multiple spaced partitions 303 with a set of limiting plates 304 fixed between them. The mounting groove 301 is formed between two adjacent partitions 303. The limiting plate 304 located on the inner side is fixed to the inner side of the partition 303. The upper and lower ends of the partitions 303 on both sides and the middle set of partitions 303 are respectively fixed to the outer side with corresponding L-shaped hanging rods 9. The limiting plate 304 located on the outer side is provided with corresponding opening slots 10 at the positions corresponding to the L-shaped hanging rods 9. The limiting plate 304 located on the outer side can be detachably installed on the outer side of the partition 303 by cooperating with the L-shaped hanging rods 9 through the opening slots 10. The bottom end of the limiting plate 304 located on the outer side is spaced apart from the workbench 2 to form the knife storage box output port 302.

[0055] Inside the storage box 1, two corresponding workbenches 2 are fixedly connected horizontally at different heights. A connecting conveyor belt 11, corresponding to multiple cutting holes 201 on the lower side of each workbench 2, is horizontally arranged. A corresponding feeding channel 12 is provided on one side of the discharge end of the connecting conveyor belt 11. The discharge end of the connecting conveyor belt 11 extends through to the inner side of the feeding channel 12. A blade guide plate 13, located on the bottom side of the feeding channel 12, is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the feeding channel 12 at an inwardly inclined angle. A corresponding discharge conveyor belt 14 is vertically arranged at the bottom of the feeding channel 12. The inlet end of the discharge conveyor belt 14 is connected to the bottom of the feeding channel 12, and the outlet end of the discharge conveyor belt 14 is fixedly connected to the blade collection box 15 inside the storage box 1. The connecting conveyor belt 11 and the discharge conveyor belt 14 are respectively located in corresponding guide troughs 16.

[0056] A corresponding knife storage box buffer plate 17 is fixedly attached to the outer side of the storage box 1 at an inward tilt. The knife storage box buffer plate 17 is located on the lower side of the workbench 2 located on the bottom side. The outer end of the knife storage box buffer plate 17 is folded upward to provide a corresponding enclosure plate 1701. The two sides of the outer end of the knife storage box buffer plate 17 are respectively folded inward to provide corresponding connecting plates 1702. The connecting plates 1702 are locked to the two sides of the storage box 1 by corresponding locking screws.

[0057] A corresponding used blade recycling mechanism 18 is fixedly installed on the inner side of the storage box 1 at a position where the blade retrieval box 15 is not provided. The used blade recycling mechanism 18 includes a feeding hopper 1801 located inside the storage box 1 and an used blade recycling box 1802 located on the discharge end side of the feeding hopper 1801. The control system is connected to a corresponding control panel 19, which is installed on the inner side of the storage box 1 at the corresponding position where the blade retrieval box 15 and the feeding hopper 1801 are not provided.

[0058] Example 2

[0059] A method for using a high-capacity CNC cutting tool management device as described above includes the following specific steps:

[0060] S1. Purchase various types of CNC cutting tools required for processing according to the processing requirements of the processing parts. Invert the tool storage box 4 and store the various types of CNC cutting tools in the tool storage slots 401 of each tool storage box 4. Then, through the cooperation of the inverted L-shaped slot 403 and the corresponding sliding groove 402, the corresponding tool storage boxes 4 are movably snapped together for stacking and installation. The tool storage box 4 at the top is not used for CNC cutting tool installation.

[0061] S2, flip the stacked knife storage boxes 4 over and fix them stacked in the mounting slot 301 of the storage box 3. After all the knife storage boxes 4 are installed in place, install the limiting plate 304 located on the outside of the partition 303.

[0062] S3, move the knife storage box recovery box 8 into place, and then close the box door of the storage box 1;

[0063] S4. According to the processing requirements, the required CNC cutting tool is selected through the control panel 19. After the selection is completed, the corresponding drive mechanism 6 is started to drive the pusher 5 of the cutting tool output mechanism to move by the length of a tool storage slot 401, so that the CNC cutting tool in the corresponding tool storage slot 401 is output along the lower tool hole 201.

[0064] The CNC cutting tool output by S5 falls into the upper surface of the connecting conveyor belt 11 along the cutting hole 201. Under the transmission of the connecting conveyor belt 11, the CNC cutting tool falls into the discharge conveyor belt 14 through the feeding channel 12, and enters the tool removal box 15 under the transmission of the discharge conveyor belt 14. The user can then remove the CNC cutting tool through the tool removal box 15.

[0065] S6, as the pusher 5 moves outward, the tool storage box 4 at the bottom is pushed outward by the pusher 5. After all the CNC blades in a row of tool storage slots 401 corresponding to the material discharge notch 501 of the pusher 5 are output, the tool storage box 4 at the bottom is pushed away from the storage box 3 and falls into the tool storage box recycling box 8 for recycling after being buffered by the tool storage box buffer plate 17.

[0066] S7, after the tool storage box 4 is pushed away from the storage box 3, the pusher 5 moves inward. After all the CNC cutting tools in the other row of tool storage slots 401 are output, the pusher 5 moves to the worktable 2 inside the lower tool hole 201. The second to last tool storage box 4 at the bottom drops down by the height of one tool storage box 4 to become the tool storage box 4 at the bottom.

[0067] S8. When there is only one tool storage box 4 left in a certain mounting slot 301, repeat steps S1-S2 to replenish the CNC cutting tool in the mounting slot 301.

[0068] Example 3

[0069] Please refer to Figure 10 The difference between this embodiment and Embodiment 1 is that a corresponding impact relief plate 22 is provided on the upper surface of the blade storage box buffer plate 17. The impact relief plate 22 is made of engineering plastic, and a corresponding flexible buffer layer 23 is fixedly sandwiched between the impact relief plate 22 and the blade storage box buffer plate 17. The flexible buffer layer 23 is a soft rubber material layer. With the provision of the impact relief plate 22 and the flexible buffer layer 23, the buffering effect of the blade storage box buffer plate 17 on the blade storage box 4, especially the blade storage box 4 falling from the workbench 2 located at a high position, is further improved, thereby further enhancing the practical effect of the present invention.

[0070] The width of the blade storage box buffer plate 17 is greater than the length of the blade storage box 4. The blade storage box 4, which falls from the workbench 2 located at a high position, falls into the outside of the blade storage box buffer plate 17. Under the buffering effect of the blade storage box buffer plate 17, it slides through the blade storage box buffer plate 17, decelerates and moves inward and falls into the blade storage box recycling box 8 for recycling.

[0071] It should be noted that this embodiment is implemented in the same way as embodiment one in terms of principle and technical effect. For the sake of brevity, any parts not mentioned in this embodiment can be referred to the corresponding content in embodiment one.

[0072] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention. It should be noted that for those skilled in the art, several improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the principle of the present invention, and these improvements and modifications should also be considered within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A high-capacity CNC cutting tool management device, characterized in that: include A storage box (1) is provided with at least one workbench (2) horizontally fixed inside the storage box (1), and the outer end of the workbench (2) is spaced apart from the outer side wall of the storage box (1). The blade storage mechanism includes a storage box (3) with multiple mounting slots (301) arranged side by side. The storage box (3) is fixedly installed on the outside of the workbench (2), and the bottom of the storage box (3) is provided with a blade storage box output port (302) that communicates with the mounting slots (301). The workbench (2) is provided with multiple blade lowering holes (201) that are adapted to the mounting slots (301), and the bottom of the mounting slots (301) is connected to the blade lowering holes (201). The blade storage mechanism includes multiple blade storage boxes (4) stacked in the mounting slot (301) of the storage box (3). Adjacent blade storage boxes (4) can move inward and outward. The blade storage box (4) at the bottom can be movably set on the worktable (2) above the lower blade hole (201). The bottom surface of the blade storage box (4) has two rows of blade storage slots (401) arranged side by side. The blade storage slots (401) respectively store corresponding CNC blades. Between the upper and lower blade storage boxes (4), the CNC blade in the blade storage slot (401) of the upper blade storage box (4) is supported by the next blade storage box (4). The blade storage slot (401) of the blade storage box (4) at the bottom does not store CNC blades. The blade output mechanism includes a pusher (5) that can move back and forth between the lower blade hole (201) and the worktable (2) inside the lower blade hole (201). A corresponding material dropping notch (501) is provided on one side of the outer end of the pusher (5). The pusher (5) is driven back and forth by a corresponding drive mechanism (6). The working process of the drive mechanism (6) is controlled by a corresponding control system. The drive mechanism (6) adopts an electric push rod. A corresponding mounting seat (7) is provided on the pusher (5) at a position corresponding to the electric push rod. The push rod end of the electric push rod is fixedly connected to the mounting seat (7). A corresponding grating ruler (20) is fixedly connected to the pusher (5) inward. A transmissive grating sensor (21) corresponding to the grating ruler (20) is installed on the worktable (2) at a position corresponding to the grating ruler (20). The transmissive grating sensor (21) is electrically connected to the grating ruler (20). Connected to the control system; when the pusher (5) moves outward, the tool storage box (4) at the bottom is pushed outward by the pusher (5), and the CNC cutting tools in the second to last tool storage box (4) at the bottom are output one by one through the material discharge notch (501) of the pusher (5) along the lower cutting hole (201); the tool storage box (4) at the bottom is pushed away. After the storage box (3) is in place, the pusher (5) moves inward, and the CNC cutting tools in the other row of tool slots (401) of the second-to-last tool storage box (4) at the bottom are output one by one through the outside of the pusher (5) along the lower tool hole (201); after the pusher (5) moves to the worktable (2) inside the lower tool hole (201), the second-to-last tool storage box (4) at the bottom drops by the height of one tool storage box (4) to become the tool storage box (4) at the bottom. The storage box (3) is composed of a set of limiting plates (304) fixed between multiple spaced partitions (303). The mounting groove (301) is formed between two adjacent partitions (303). The limiting plate (304) located on the inner side is fixed to the inner side of the partition (303). The upper and lower ends of the partitions (303) on both sides and the middle set of partitions (303) are respectively fixed to the outer side with corresponding L-shaped hanging rods (9). The limiting plate (304) located on the outer side is provided with corresponding opening slots (10) at the positions corresponding to the L-shaped hanging rods (9). The limiting plate (304) located on the outer side can be detachably installed on the outer side of the partition (303) by cooperating with the L-shaped hanging rods (9) through the opening slots (10) and the L-shaped hanging rods (9). The bottom end of the limiting plate (304) on the outer side is spaced apart from the workbench (2) to form the knife storage box output port (302).

2. The high-capacity CNC cutting tool management device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The distance that the pusher (5) moves each time is the length of a tool storage slot (401). Each time the pusher (5) moves, the CNC cutting tool in a tool storage slot (401) located in the second to last tool storage box (4) at the bottom is output along the lower tool hole (201).

3. The high-capacity CNC cutting tool management device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The storage box (1) is provided with a knife storage box recycling box (8) on the bottom outer side. After the knife storage box (4) at the bottom is pushed away from the storage box (3), it falls into the knife storage box recycling box (8).

4. The high-capacity CNC cutting tool management device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom two sides of the knife storage box (4) are respectively provided with corresponding sliding grooves (402), and the top two sides of the knife storage box (4) are respectively provided with inverted L-shaped slots (403) that are adapted to the sliding grooves (402). Between the upper and lower knife storage boxes (4), the sliding groove (402) of the upper knife storage box (4) can be movably inserted into the inverted L-shaped slot (403) of the lower knife storage box (4).

5. A high-capacity CNC cutting tool management device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The inverted L-shaped slots (403) of the knife storage box (4) are integrally formed with corresponding stop protrusions (404) extending outward. The stop protrusions (404) extend to the outside of the knife storage box (4). Between the upper and lower knife storage boxes (4), the bottom outer side of the upper knife storage box (4) abuts against the stop protrusions (404) of the lower knife storage box (4).

6. A high-capacity CNC cutting tool management device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The top of the inverted L-shaped slot (403) of the knife storage box (4) is integrally formed with multiple spaced abutting blocks (405) and the inner side of the top of the inverted L-shaped slot (403) of the knife storage box (4) is provided with corresponding clearance chamfers (406) to the outside. Between the upper and lower knife storage boxes (4), the slide groove (402) of the upper knife storage box (4) can be movably inserted into the inverted L-shaped slot (403) of the next knife storage box (4) through the clearance chamfer (406), and the abutting blocks (405) on the inverted L-shaped slot (403) are pressed against the slide groove (402) in an interference fit manner.

7. A high-capacity CNC cutting tool management device according to claim 1, characterized in that: Inside the storage box (1), two corresponding workbenches (2) are fixedly connected at different heights. A connecting conveyor belt (11) corresponding to multiple cutting holes (201) of the workbench (2) is horizontally arranged on the lower side of each workbench (2). A corresponding unloading channel (12) is provided on one side of the discharge end of the connecting conveyor belt (11). The discharge end of the connecting conveyor belt (11) extends through to the inside of the unloading channel (12). The inner wall of the unloading channel (12) is inclined inwards and fixedly connected with… A blade guide plate (13) is located on the upper part of the connecting conveyor belt (11) on the bottom side; a corresponding discharge conveyor belt (14) is longitudinally arranged at the bottom of the feeding channel (12), the feeding end of the discharge conveyor belt (14) is connected to the bottom of the feeding channel (12), and the discharge end of the discharge conveyor belt (14) is fixedly connected to the blade take-up box (15) inside the storage box (1). The connecting conveyor belt (11) and the discharge conveyor belt (14) are respectively arranged in the corresponding guide groove (16).

8. A high-capacity CNC cutting tool management device according to claim 7, characterized in that: A corresponding knife storage box buffer plate (17) is fixedly attached to the outside of the storage box (1) at an inward tilt. The knife storage box buffer plate (17) is located on the lower side of the workbench (2) located on the bottom side. The outer end of the knife storage box buffer plate (17) is folded upward and a corresponding enclosure plate (1701) is provided. The two sides of the outer end of the knife storage box buffer plate (17) are respectively folded inward and a corresponding connecting plate (1702) is provided. The connecting plate (1702) is locked to the two sides of the storage box (1) by corresponding locking screws.

9. A large-capacity CNC cutting tool management device according to claim 8, characterized in that: A corresponding used blade recycling mechanism (18) is fixedly installed on the inner side of the storage box (1) where there is no blade retrieval box (15). The used blade recycling mechanism (18) includes a feeding hopper (1801) located inside the storage box (1) and an used blade recycling box (1802) located on the discharge end side of the feeding hopper (1801). The control system is connected to a corresponding control panel (19) which is installed on the inner side of the storage box (1) where there is no blade retrieval box (15) or feeding hopper (1801).

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