FMS flexible line adaptive central tool magazine system and method

Abstract

The invention discloses a self-adaptive central tool magazine system and method for an FMS flexible line, and relates to the technical field of machine tool tool clamping, and the self-adaptive central tool magazine system for the FMS line comprises a central tool magazine which is used for storing tool handles and positioning and placing the stored tool handles through an internal positioning frame. According to the FMS flexible line self-adaptive central tool magazine, in the tool changing operation process of a workpiece, through mutual cooperation of the sliding table, the tool changing mechanical arm, the central tool magazine and the tool changing mechanical arm and the pre-fetching function of the cache table, the tool changing efficiency of workpiece machining can be remarkably improved, and after a tool handle is cached and placed on the cache table, the tool handle can be accurately positioned through the self-adaptive positioning assembly; the self-adaptive positioning operation is carried out on the clamped cutter handle, through the self-adaptive positioning operation on the cutter handle, the cutter handle can be directly clamped and directly installed in the follow-up process, repeated adjusting operation does not need to be carried out in combination with the state of the clamped cutter handle, and the cutter installation and replacement efficiency is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of machine tool tool clamping, and in particular to an FMS flexible line adaptive central tool magazine system and method. Background Art

[0002] In modern manufacturing, flexible manufacturing systems (FMS) have become a key technology for improving production efficiency and adaptability due to their high flexibility and automation level. As one of the core components of FMS, the configuration and management of the central tool magazine directly affects the efficiency and stability of the production line. With the variability of market demand and the shortening of product life cycles, companies are facing increasing pressure to ensure production efficiency and quality while maintaining production flexibility. Therefore, studying the configuration and management strategy of the central tool magazine of the FMS line can not only optimize the production process and reduce production costs, but also improve the ability to respond to market changes, which is of great significance to enhancing the core competitiveness of enterprises.

[0003] The central tool magazine plays a vital role in the flexible manufacturing system (FMS). It is a bridge connecting the processing tasks and the execution of machine tools. The main function of the central tool magazine is to store, manage and distribute various types of tools to ensure that the processing system can seamlessly perform diversified and complex processing operations. Through the central tool magazine, the machine tool can quickly replace the required tools according to the processing requirements, thereby effectively reducing the non-productive time of the machine tool and improving the continuity and flexibility of production. The configuration management strategy of the central tool magazine has a decisive influence on maintaining production efficiency and processing accuracy. It automatically allocates tools through preset programs, so that it can be dynamically optimized according to the processing sequence and tool wear during the production process, which not only ensures the processing quality, but also extends the service life of the tool. When processing multi-variety and small-batch production orders, the central tool magazine can provide rapid response to meet the needs of customization and just-in-time production. In addition, the intelligent management of the central tool magazine is also the key to improving the efficiency of FMS. It can exchange information with the upper-level manufacturing execution system (MES) and enterprise resource planning system (ERP), etc., to realize real-time monitoring and analysis of tool usage data, and provide data support for production decisions.

[0004] In order to adapt to the replacement and installation of multiple sets of tool holders during workpiece processing, the FMS flexible line adaptive central tool magazine system is equipped with a cache table on the robot arm of the FMS flexible line adaptive central tool magazine system, which is used to temporarily store the disassembled tool holders to realize continuous multi-station tool change operations. However, the state of the tool holder placed on the cache table cannot be adaptively adjusted and controlled according to the needs of subsequent installation. In the subsequent process of the robot arm clamping and installing the tool holder, the state of the tool holder needs to be re-identified and adjusted, which reduces the efficiency of tool change. After the tool change, in order to facilitate the direct storage and use of the subsequent tool holders, the tool holder needs to be cleaned. Especially for Morse taper tool holders, during the cleaning process, since the positioning surface of the tool holder is conical and the conical surface mainly assists in subsequent positioning and installation, it is necessary to focus on cleaning. When using air blowing to directly perform air cleaning, the direction of the cleaning airflow is difficult to be consistent with the normal line of the tool holder cone surface, and a direct and efficient impact force cannot be formed, which affects the cleaning effect of the tool holder. For this reason, we propose an FMS flexible line adaptive central tool magazine system and method. Summary of the invention

[0005] The object of the present invention is to provide an FMS flexible line adaptive central tool magazine system and method to solve the problems raised in the above background technology.

[0006] To achieve the above object, the present invention provides the following technical solution: an adaptive central tool magazine system for an FMS line, comprising: Central tool magazine, used for storing tool handles and positioning the tool handles after storage through internal positioning racks; The tool changing robot arm is used to grab and place the tool handle. The tool changing robot arm is provided with a clamping assembly for clamping the tool handle, and the tool changing robot arm drives the clamping and loosening of the tool handle through the clamping assembly to realize the tool changing operation; The buffer table is used to carry and place the tool holder after tool change and the tool holder to be installed during tool change; and an operating table, wherein the central tool magazine is arranged on the operating table, the operating table is slidably connected with a slide table through a slide rail, a driving component for assisting the sliding of the slide table is arranged between the slide table and the operating table, a clamping component for clamping and limiting the tool handle during tool handle caching and an adaptive positioning component for adaptively positioning the tool handle state after clamping are arranged on the cache table, a mounting cylinder is arranged on the cache table, a lifting component for assisting the lifting of the mounting cylinder is arranged between the mounting cylinder and the cache table, a cleaning component for cleaning the mounting cone surface of the tool handle and an adjusting component for adjusting according to the taper of the mounting cone surface of the tool handle during the cleaning process are arranged inside the mounting cylinder.

[0007] Preferably, the clamping assembly includes a strip frame fixed on the cache table, the strip frame is provided with a slot for the knife handle to be inserted and installed, an arc-shaped pressure plate is arranged below the slot, the two ends of the arc-shaped pressure plate are arranged to be raised, and the arc-shaped pressure plate is connected and fixed to the strip frame by a mounting frame.

[0008] Preferably, the adaptive positioning assembly comprises a first slide plate and a second slide plate slidably connected to the strip frame, a block positioning plate and an L-shaped positioning plate for positioning against the tool handle positioning groove are fixed on the first slide plate and the second slide plate respectively, a transmission assembly for transmitting the first slide plate and the second slide plate is installed on the strip frame, and a limiting assembly for limiting the tool handle during the adaptive positioning process is arranged on the first slide plate and the second slide plate; The transmission assembly includes L-shaped plates respectively fixed on the first slide plate and the second slide plate, and a double-axis cylinder for driving the two sets of L-shaped plates is installed on the strip frame; The limiting assembly comprises a limiting plate fixed on the first slide plate and the second slide plate, and the limiting plate is provided with an arc groove for abutting against the outer side of the knife body of the knife handle.

[0009] Preferably, the driving assembly includes a driving shaft rotatably connected to the slide, a gear is fixed to one end of the driving shaft, a rack is fixed to the operating table, the rack and the gear are meshed with each other, and a motor for driving the driving shaft is installed on the slide. Preferably, the cleaning component includes an operating panel arranged inside the mounting cylinder, two groups of rectangular air hoods are symmetrically installed on the operating panel, an air outlet is opened on the rectangular air hood, air pipes are installed on the rectangular air hoods, an air pump is arranged on the mounting cylinder, one end of the air pipe is connected and fixed to the air outlet end of the air pump, and a plurality of groups of magnetic blocks for adsorbing and collecting the debris after air separation are installed in a circular array inside the mounting cylinder.

[0010] Preferably, the adjustment assembly includes a connecting frame arranged inside the mounting tube, a mounting plate is arranged between the connecting frame and the operating plate, a telescopic assembly for assisting the telescopic connection is arranged between the connecting frame and the mounting plate, a fixing block is fixed on the mounting plate, a connecting block is rotatably connected to the fixing block via a torque shaft, the connecting block and one side of the operating plate are fixed to each other, two groups of adaptive pins for abutting against the mounting conical surface of the tool handle are fixed on the operating plate, and a rotating assembly for rotating the connecting frame inside the mounting tube is arranged on the mounting tube.

[0011] Preferably, the telescopic assembly includes multiple groups of sleeves fixed on the mounting plate, the sleeves are slidably connected with a sliding rod, one end of the sliding rod is fixed to the connecting frame, the outer side of the sleeve is provided with a spring, and the two ends of the spring are respectively connected to the connecting frame and the mounting plate.

[0012] Preferably, the rotating assembly includes a rotating disk rotatably connected to the inside of the mounting cylinder, the air pump is installed on the rotating disk, one end of the connecting frame is fixed to the lower end of the rotating disk, a U-shaped frame is fixed to the outside of the mounting cylinder, and a driving motor for driving the rotating disk is installed on the U-shaped frame.

[0013] Preferably, a plurality of groups of magnetic blocks for adsorbing and collecting the debris after air blowing separation are installed in a circular array inside the installation cylinder.

[0014] Preferably, the lifting assembly includes a cylinder installed on the back of the cache table, a rectangular block is fixed to the outside of the mounting tube, and the output end of the cylinder is fixed to the rectangular block.

[0015] An operating method for an FMS flexible line adaptive central tool magazine comprises the following steps: S1: During the tool changing operation of the FMS flexible line adaptive central tool magazine workpiece, the slide moves on the operating table through the driving action of the driving component. During the movement of the slide, the tool handle to be installed in the central tool magazine is pushed toward the slot of the strip frame through the driving action of the clamping component on the tool changing robot arm. During the pushing process, the positioning seat of the tool handle is inserted between the strip frame and the arc pressure plate. The pressure generated by the arc pressure plate during the mutual insertion process limits the inserted tool handle. S2: When the tool handle is pushed toward the strip frame and clamped to a limited position, the block positioning plate and the L-shaped positioning plate are placed inside the positioning groove of the tool handle. After the tool handle is clamped, the first slide plate and the second slide plate are forced to move toward each other through the transmission component. During the movement, the block positioning plate and the L-shaped positioning plate are driven to move synchronously. During the movement of the block positioning plate and the L-shaped positioning plate, the two sets of inner walls of the tool handle positioning groove opposite to each other are abutted. During the abutment, the clamped tool handle is adaptively positioned. Through the adaptive positioning operation of the tool handle, it is convenient to clamp and install the tool handle directly in the future, and there is no need to perform repeated adjustment operations based on the state of the tool handle after clamping, thereby improving the efficiency of tool installation and replacement. S3: After the tool holder to be installed is placed on the buffer table, the tool holder to be used is installed at the designated position and the tool holder after disassembly is fixed on the buffer table by moving the slide table and driving the tool changing robot arm; S4: During the whole process, the slide table, tool changing robot arm, central tool magazine and tool changing robot arm cooperate with each other, and there is no need to wait for the tool magazine to be repositioned. This asynchronous operation reduces the idling time of the machine tool spindle. Especially in the scenario of multi-tasking parallel operation of the FMS line, the pre-fetching function of the cache table can significantly improve the tool changing efficiency for workpiece processing. S5: After the disassembled and used tool handle is fixed on the buffer table, in order to ensure that the tool handle can be used continuously, the outer side of the tool handle needs to be cleaned. During the cleaning process, the installation cylinder is driven to move toward the disassembled and used tool handle through the lifting assembly, so that the installation cylinder is sleeved on the outer side of the disassembled and used tool handle; S6: During the descent of the mounting tube, the operating panel is driven to move downward through the connection between the rotating assembly, the adjusting assembly and the telescopic assembly. During the descent of the operating panel, the front end of the adaptive pin at the lower position on one side of the operating panel is abutted against the mounting conical surface of the tool handle. During the abutment process, the operating panel continues to descend and the rotatable connection between the fixed block and the connecting block causes the operating panel to tilt and deflect. During the tilt and deflection process, the elastic force of the spring on the telescopic assembly squeezes the operating panel during movement, so that the front end of the adaptive pin at the lower position of the operating panel is kept against the mounting conical surface as the descent proceeds, and the front end of the adaptive pin at the upper position of the operating panel is abutted against the mounting conical surface of the tool handle through the tilting and rotation of the operating panel, thereby adjusting the use angle of the operating panel according to the state of the mounting conical surface of the tool handle. S7: After adjustment, the use angle of the operating panel is perpendicular to the normal of the cone surface of the tool handle, and the air outlet of the rectangular air hood on the operating panel is further kept consistent with the normal of the cone surface of the tool handle. After the adjustment is completed, the rotating disk is rotated by the rotating component. During the rotation of the rotating disk, the operating panel is driven to rotate inside the mounting tube through the connection of the adjusting component and the telescopic component. During the rotation, the gas is blown out from the rectangular air hood and the air outlet toward the mounting cone surface of the tool handle through the driving action of the air pump and the connection action of the air pipe. Because the use angle of the operating panel is perpendicular to the normal of the cone surface of the tool handle, the blowing During the cleaning process, the direction of the cleaning airflow is consistent with the normal of the cone surface of the tool holder, which can form a direct and efficient impact force. Compared with oblique or parallel blowing, the vertical direction can more effectively peel off the debris adhering to the pits or gaps on the cone surface, thereby improving the cleaning efficiency. Moreover, the Morse cone surface is a conical structure. Vertical blowing can make the airflow diffuse in a symmetrical manner, evenly covering the entire cone surface, avoiding local cleaning blind spots caused by deviation in the blowing angle, especially in the key area where the cone surface and the spindle are closely matched. Vertical blowing can ensure that there is no debris residue, ensure the cleaning effect of the tool holder, and facilitate the subsequent high-quality tool changing operation of the tool holder.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects: 1. In the process of tool changing operation of the FMS flexible line adaptive central tool magazine workpiece of the present invention, through the cooperation between the slide table, the tool changing robot arm and the central tool magazine and the tool changing robot arm, there is no need to wait for the tool magazine to be repositioned. This asynchronous operation reduces the idling time of the machine tool spindle. Especially in the scenario of multi-tasking parallel of the FMS line, the pre-fetching function of the cache table can significantly improve the tool changing efficiency for workpiece processing. After the tool handle is cached and placed on the cache table, the adaptive positioning component is used to perform adaptive positioning operation on the clamped tool handle. Through the adaptive positioning operation on the tool handle, it is convenient to clamp and install the tool handle directly in the future, and there is no need to perform repeated adjustment operations based on the state of the tool handle after clamping, thereby improving the efficiency of tool installation and replacement; 2. The invented FMS flexible line adaptive central tool magazine cleans the tool holder after tool change during workpiece processing. Through transmission, the direction of the cleaning airflow during the air blowing cleaning process is consistent with the normal line of the tool holder cone surface, which can form a direct and efficient impact force. Compared with inclined or parallel air blowing, the vertical direction can more effectively peel off the debris adhering to the pits or gaps on the cone surface, thereby improving the cleaning efficiency. The Morse cone surface is a conical structure, and vertical air blowing can make the airflow diffuse in a symmetrical manner, evenly covering the entire cone surface, avoiding local cleaning blind spots caused by deviation in the blowing angle, especially in the key area where the cone surface and the spindle are closely matched. Vertical air blowing can ensure that there is no debris residue, ensure the cleaning effect of the tool holder, and facilitate subsequent high-quality tool change operations of the tool holder. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the tool changing robot arm, the central tool magazine and the buffer station of the present invention; Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the driving assembly of the present invention; Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the cache station of the present invention; Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the lifting assembly of the present invention; Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the clamping assembly of the present invention; Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the clamping assembly of the present invention; Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the clamping assembly of the present invention; Figure 8 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the clamping assembly of the present invention; Fig. 9 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the rotating assembly of the present invention; Fig.10 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the cleaning component of the present invention; Fig.11 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the telescopic assembly and the adjusting assembly of the present invention; Fig.12 This is a schematic diagram of the cleaning component of the present invention before adjustment; Fig.13 This is a schematic diagram of the cleaning component of the present invention after adjustment; Fig.14 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the Morse taper type tool handle of the present invention.

[0018] In the figure: 101, central tool magazine; 102, tool changer; 103, cache table; 2, operating table; 3, slide; 401, drive shaft; 402, gear; 403, rack; 404, mounting motor; 501, strip frame; 502, slot; 503, mounting frame; 504, arc pressure plate; 6, mounting cylinder; 701, cylinder; 702, rectangular block; 801, operating panel; 802, rectangular air hood; 803, air outlet; 804, air pipe; 805, air pump; 901, Connecting frame; 902, mounting plate; 903, fixing block; 904, connecting block; 905, adaptive pin; 1001, sleeve; 1002, slide bar; 1003, spring; 1101, rotating disk; 1102, U-shaped frame; 1103, driving motor; 1201, first slide plate; 1202, second slide plate; 1203, block positioning plate; 1204, L-shaped positioning plate; 1301, limiting plate; 1302, arc groove; 1401, L-shaped plate; 1402, double-axis cylinder. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0019] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0020] Example 1, please refer to Figure 1-Figure 14 The FMS flexible line adaptive central tool magazine system shown in the figure includes: The central tool magazine 101 is used for storing tool handles and positioning the tool handles after storage through an internal positioning frame; It should be noted here that the central tool magazine 101 is a conventional technical component in the technical field of this application, and its working principle and operation method are regarded as prior art in this application, and will not be described in detail here; It is worth noting here that the tool handle targeted in the present application includes a tool body, a positioning seat, a positioning groove and a mounting cone surface, wherein the positioning seat, the positioning groove and the mounting cone surface are used for positioning and mounting during the installation process of the tool body, wherein the tool body, the positioning seat, the positioning groove and the mounting cone surface are conventional components on the tool handle, and their working principle and operation method are not further described in this application; The tool changing robot arm 102 is used to grab and place the tool handle. The tool changing robot arm 102 is provided with a clamping assembly for clamping the tool handle, and the tool changing robot arm 102 drives the clamping and loosening of the tool handle through the clamping assembly to realize the tool changing operation; It should be noted here that the tool changing robot arm 102 and the clamping assembly on the tool changing robot arm 102 are conventional technical components in the technical field of the present application, and their working principles and operating methods are regarded as prior art in the present application, and will not be described in detail here; The buffer table 103 is used for carrying and placing the tool handle after tool change and the tool handle to be installed during tool change; and an operating table 2, a central tool magazine 101 is arranged on the operating table 2, a slide 3 is slidably connected to the operating table 2 through a slide rail, a driving component for assisting the slide 3 to slide is arranged between the slide 3 and the operating table 2, a clamping component for clamping and limiting the tool handle during tool handle caching and an adaptive positioning component for adaptively positioning the tool handle state after clamping is arranged on the cache table 103, a mounting cylinder 6 is arranged on the cache table 103, a lifting component for assisting the lifting of the mounting cylinder 6 is arranged between the mounting cylinder 6 and the cache table 103, a cleaning component for cleaning the mounting cone surface of the tool handle and an adjusting component for adjusting the taper of the mounting cone surface of the tool handle during the cleaning process are arranged inside the mounting cylinder 6; It should be noted here that: during the tool changing operation of the FMS flexible line adaptive central tool magazine workpiece, the slide 3, the tool changing robot 102 and the central tool magazine 101 and the tool changing robot 102 cooperate with each other, and there is no need to wait for the tool magazine to be repositioned. This asynchronous operation reduces the idling time of the machine tool spindle, especially in the scenario of multi-tasking parallel of the FMS line, through the pre-fetching function of the cache table 103, the tool changing efficiency for workpiece processing can be significantly improved, and after the tool handle is cached and placed on the cache table 103, the adaptive positioning component is used to perform adaptive positioning operation on the clamped tool handle. Through the adaptive positioning operation on the tool handle, it is convenient to clamp and install the tool handle directly in the future, and there is no need to perform repeated adjustment operations based on the state of the tool handle after clamping, thereby improving the efficiency of tool installation and replacement; When cleaning the tool holder after tool change, the direction of the cleaning airflow is kept consistent with the normal line of the tool holder cone surface through transmission during the air blowing cleaning process, which can form a direct and efficient impact force. Compared with oblique or parallel air blowing, the vertical direction can more effectively peel off the debris adhering to the pits or gaps on the cone surface, thereby improving the cleaning efficiency. Moreover, the Morse cone surface is a conical structure, and vertical air blowing can make the airflow diffuse in a symmetrical manner, evenly covering the entire cone surface, avoiding local cleaning blind spots caused by deviation of the air blowing angle, especially in the key area where the cone surface and the spindle are closely matched. Vertical air blowing can ensure that there is no debris left, ensure the cleaning effect of the tool holder, and facilitate the subsequent high-quality tool change operation of the tool holder. It is worth noting here that: the present application is mainly aimed at cleaning the cone surface of the tool handle installation, while other positions can be cleaned directly by blowing air, which is regarded as the prior art in the present application and will not be elaborated in detail here.

[0021] Preferably, the clamping assembly includes a strip frame 501 fixed on the buffer table 103, the strip frame 501 is provided with a slot 502 for inserting and installing the knife handle, and an arc-shaped pressing plate 504 is provided below the slot 502; The two ends of the arc-shaped pressing plate 504 are tilted; It should be noted that: the tilting of the two ends of the arc-shaped pressing plate 504 facilitates the positioning seat to be pushed between the strip frame 501 and the arc-shaped pressing plate 504. The arc-shaped pressing plate 504 is made of a tough metal material (such as carbon steel) and can generate pressure after being pressed against each other. The arc-shaped pressing plate 504 is connected and fixed to the strip frame 501 via a mounting frame 503; It should be noted here that: the removed tool handle is pushed toward the inside of the slot 502 of the strip frame 501 by the tool changing robot arm 102. During the pushing process, the positioning seat of the tool handle is inserted between the strip frame 501 and the arc pressure plate 504. The pressure generated by the arc pressure plate 504 during the mutual insertion process limits the inserted tool handle.

[0022] The adaptive positioning assembly includes a first slide plate 1201 and a second slide plate 1202 which are slidably connected to the strip frame 501, and a block positioning plate 1203 and an L-shaped positioning plate 1204 which are used to abut against the positioning groove of the tool handle are fixed on the first slide plate 1201 and the second slide plate 1202, respectively. A transmission assembly for transmitting the first slide plate 1201 and the second slide plate 1202 is installed on the strip frame 501, and a limiting assembly for limiting the tool handle during the adaptive positioning process is arranged on the first slide plate 1201 and the second slide plate 1202; It should be noted here that: when the tool handle is pushed toward the strip frame 501 and clamped to limit the fixation, the block positioning plate 1203 and the L-shaped positioning plate 1204 are located inside the positioning groove of the tool handle. After the tool handle is clamped, the first slide plate 1201 and the second slide plate 1202 are forced to move towards each other through the transmission component. During the movement, the block positioning plate 1203 and the L-shaped positioning plate 1204 are driven to move synchronously. During the movement of the block positioning plate 1203 and the L-shaped positioning plate 1204, the block positioning plate 1203 and the L-shaped positioning plate 1204 are abutted against the two sets of inner walls opposite to the tool handle positioning groove. During the abutment process, the clamped tool handle is adaptively positioned (see FIG. 12 ). Fig. 9 ), through the adaptive positioning operation of the tool holder, it is convenient to clamp the tool holder directly and install it directly, without the need to repeat the adjustment operation based on the state of the tool holder after clamping, thus improving the efficiency of tool installation and replacement; It is worth noting here that the block positioning plate 1203 and the L-shaped positioning plate 1204 are staggered in the vertical direction to avoid mutual interference between the block positioning plate 1203 and the L-shaped positioning plate 1204 when they move towards each other.

[0023] The transmission assembly includes L-shaped plates 1401 respectively fixed on the first slide plate 1201 and the second slide plate 1202, and a double-axis cylinder 1402 for driving the two sets of L-shaped plates 1401 is installed on the strip frame 501; It should be noted that: through the driving action of the double-axis cylinder 1402, the two groups of L-shaped plates 1401 are forced to move closer to each other or away from each other, and through the movement of the two groups of L-shaped plates 1401, the first slide plate 1201 and the second slide plate 1202 are driven to move synchronously; It is worth noting here that the dual-axis cylinder 1402 is a conventional driving component and is used as a prior art in this application and will not be described in detail here.

[0024] The limiting assembly includes a limiting plate 1301 fixed on the first slide plate 1201 and the second slide plate 1202, and an arc groove 1302 is formed on the limiting plate 1301 for abutting against the outer side of the knife body of the knife handle; It should be noted here that: when the first slide plate 1201 and the second slide plate 1202 are driven to move toward each other to adaptively adjust the state of the tool handle, the two sets of limit plates 1301 are driven to move synchronously toward the outside of the tool handle. During the movement, the arc grooves 1302 of the two sets of limit plates 1301 are abutted against the outside of the tool handle. Through the abutment effect, the tool handle after adaptive adjustment is limited by abutment, so as to maintain the state after adaptive adjustment.

[0025] Preferably, the driving assembly includes a driving shaft 401 rotatably connected to the slide 3, a gear 402 is fixed to one end of the driving shaft 401, a rack 403 is fixed to the operating table 2, the rack 403 and the gear 402 are meshed with each other, and a motor 404 for driving the driving shaft 401 is installed on the slide 3; It should be noted here that: by installing the motor 404, the driving shaft 401 is rotated, and during the rotation of the driving shaft 401, the gear 402 is driven to rotate. During the rotation of the gear 402, the slide 3 is moved through the mutual engagement transmission between the gear 402 and the rack 403.

[0026] Preferably, the cleaning assembly includes an operation panel 801 disposed inside the mounting tube 6, two sets of rectangular air hoods 802 are symmetrically mounted on the operation panel 801, an air outlet 803 is opened on the rectangular air hood 802, an air pipe 804 is installed in communication with the rectangular air hood 802, an air pump 805 is disposed on the mounting tube 6, and one end of the air pipe 804 is connected and fixed to the air outlet end of the air pump 805; It should be noted here that: the rotating disk 1101 is rotated by the rotating component. During the rotation of the rotating disk 1101, the operating plate 801 is driven to rotate inside the mounting tube 6 through the connection between the adjusting component and the telescopic component. During the rotation, the gas is blown out from the rectangular air hood 802 and the air outlet 803 toward the mounting conical surface of the tool handle through the driving action of the air pump 805 and the connection action of the air pipe 804, so as to blow and clean the surface of the tool handle.

[0027] Preferably, the adjustment component includes a connecting frame 901 arranged inside the mounting tube 6, a mounting plate 902 is arranged between the connecting frame 901 and the operating plate 801, a telescopic component for assisting the telescopic connection is arranged between the connecting frame 901 and the mounting plate 902, a fixing block 903 is fixed on the mounting plate 902, a connecting block 904 is rotatably connected to the fixing block 903 through a torsion shaft, the connecting block 904 and one side of the operating plate 801 are fixed to each other, two groups of adaptive pins 905 for abutting against the mounting cone surface of the tool handle are fixed on the operating plate 801, and a rotating component for rotating the connecting frame 901 inside the mounting tube 6 is arranged on the mounting tube 6; It should be noted here that: through the connection between the rotating component, the adjusting component and the telescopic component, the operating plate 801 is driven to move downward. During the downward movement of the operating plate 801, the front end of the adaptive pin 905 at the lower position on one side of the operating plate 801 is abutted against the mounting cone surface of the tool handle. During the abutment process, with the continued descent of the operating plate 801 and the rotatable connection between the fixed block 903 and the connecting block 904, the operating plate 801 is tilted and deflected. During the tilting and deflecting process, through the elastic squeezing effect of the spring 1003 on the telescopic component on the operating plate 801 during the movement, the front end of the adaptive pin 905 at the lower position of the operating plate 801 is kept against the mounting cone surface as the descent proceeds, and through the tilting and rotation of the operating plate 801, the front end of the adaptive pin 905 at the upper position on the operating plate 801 is abutted against the mounting cone surface of the tool handle, thereby realizing the adjustment of the use angle of the operating plate 801 according to the state of the mounting cone surface of the tool handle.

[0028] Preferably, the telescopic assembly includes a plurality of sets of sleeves 1001 fixed on the mounting plate 902, a slide bar 1002 is slidably connected to the sleeve 1001, one end of the slide bar 1002 is fixed to the connecting frame 901, a spring 1003 is sleeved on the outer side of the sleeve 1001, and both ends of the spring 1003 are respectively connected to the connecting frame 901 and the mounting plate 902; It should be noted here that: the multiple sets of sleeves 1001 and slide rods 1002 facilitate the telescopic connection between the auxiliary connecting frame 901 and the mounting plate 902, and the spring 1003 facilitates the reset of the mounting plate 902 after the telescopic movement.

[0029] Preferably, the rotating assembly includes a rotating disk 1101 rotatably connected to the inside of the mounting cylinder 6, the air pump 805 is mounted on the rotating disk 1101, one end of the connecting frame 901 is fixed to the lower end of the rotating disk 1101, a U-shaped frame 1102 is fixed to the outside of the mounting cylinder 6, and a driving motor 1103 for driving the rotating disk 1101 is installed on the U-shaped frame 1102; It should be noted here that the rotating disk 1101 can be rotated by the driving action of the driving motor 1103 .

[0030] Preferably, the interior of the mounting cylinder 6 is provided with a plurality of groups of magnetic blocks in a circular array for collecting and adsorbing the crushed pieces after the air blowing separation; It should be noted here that the magnetic block facilitates the adsorption and collection of the chips after the air-blowing separation.

[0031] Preferably, the lifting assembly includes a cylinder 701 installed on the back of the buffer table 103, a rectangular block 702 is fixed on the outside of the installation cylinder 6, and the output end of the cylinder 701 is fixed to the rectangular block 702; It should be noted here that the lifting and lowering of the auxiliary installation cylinder 6 is facilitated by the driving action of the cylinder 701 and the connecting action of the rectangular block 702.

[0032] In this scheme: an operation method of an FMS flexible line adaptive central tool magazine includes the following steps: S1: During the tool changing operation of the FMS flexible line adaptive central tool magazine workpiece, the slide 3 is moved on the operating table 2 through the driving action of the driving component. During the movement of the slide 3, the tool handle to be installed in the central tool magazine 101 is pushed toward the inside of the card slot 502 of the strip frame 501 through the driving action of the clamping component on the tool changing robot arm 102. During the pushing process, the positioning seat of the tool handle is inserted between the strip frame 501 and the arc pressure plate 504. The pressure generated by the arc pressure plate 504 during the mutual insertion process limits the inserted tool handle. S2: When the tool handle is pushed toward the strip frame 501 and clamped to limit the fixation, the block positioning plate 1203 and the L-shaped positioning plate 1204 are placed inside the positioning groove of the tool handle. After the tool handle is clamped, the first slide plate 1201 and the second slide plate 1202 are forced to move towards each other through the transmission component. During the movement, the block positioning plate 1203 and the L-shaped positioning plate 1204 are driven to move synchronously. During the movement of the block positioning plate 1203 and the L-shaped positioning plate 1204, the block positioning plate 1203 and the L-shaped positioning plate 1204 are abutted against the two sets of inner walls of the tool handle positioning groove. During the abutment, the clamped tool handle is adaptively positioned (see Fig. 9 ), through the adaptive positioning operation of the tool holder, it is convenient to clamp the tool holder directly and install it directly, without the need to repeat the adjustment operation based on the state of the tool holder after clamping, thus improving the efficiency of tool installation and replacement; S3: After the tool handle to be installed and used is placed at the upper limit position on the buffer table 103, the tool handle to be used is installed at the specified position through the movement of the slide table 3 and the driving of the tool changing robot arm 102, and the tool handle after disassembly and use is fixed on the buffer table 103; S4: During the whole process, the slide table 3, the tool changing robot arm 102 cooperate with the central tool magazine 101 and the tool changing robot arm 102, and there is no need to wait for the tool magazine to be repositioned. This asynchronous operation reduces the idling time of the machine tool spindle, especially in the scenario of multi-task parallel operation of the FMS line. The pre-fetching function of the cache table 103 can significantly improve the tool changing efficiency for workpiece processing. S5: After the disassembled and used knife handle is fixed on the buffer table 103, in order to ensure that the subsequent knife handle can continue to be used, the outer side of the knife handle needs to be cleaned. During the cleaning process, the installation tube 6 is driven to move toward the disassembled and used knife handle through the lifting assembly, so that the installation tube 6 is sleeved on the outer side of the disassembled and used knife handle; S6: During the descent of the mounting tube 6, the operating plate 801 is driven to move downward through the connection between the rotating assembly, the adjusting assembly and the telescopic assembly. During the descent of the operating plate 801, the front end of the adaptive pin 905 at the lower position on one side of the operating plate 801 is abutted against the mounting conical surface of the tool handle. During the abutment process, along with the continued descent of the operating plate 801 and the rotatable connection between the fixed block 903 and the connecting block 904, the operating plate 801 is tilted and deflected. During the tilting and deflecting process, the elastic force of the spring 1003 on the telescopic assembly squeezes the operating plate 801 during the movement, so that the front end of the adaptive pin 905 at the lower position of the operating plate 801 is kept against the mounting conical surface as the descent proceeds, and through the tilting and rotation of the operating plate 801, the front end of the adaptive pin 905 at the upper position on the operating plate 801 is abutted against the mounting conical surface of the tool handle (see FIG. 2 ). Fig.10state), so as to adjust the use angle of the operating panel 801 according to the state of the tool holder mounting cone surface; S7: After adjustment, the use angle of the operating plate 801 is perpendicular to the normal line of the cone surface of the tool handle, and the air outlet 803 of the rectangular air cover 802 on the operating plate 801 is further made consistent with the normal line of the cone surface of the tool handle. After the adjustment is completed, the rotating disk 1101 is rotated by the rotating assembly. During the rotation of the rotating disk 1101, the operating plate 801 is driven to rotate inside the mounting tube 6 through the connection between the adjusting assembly and the telescopic assembly. During the rotation, the gas is blown out from the rectangular air cover 802 and the air outlet 803 toward the mounting cone surface of the tool handle through the driving action of the air pump 805 and the connection action of the air pipe 804. The use angle of 1 is perpendicular to the normal of the cone surface of the tool holder, so that the direction of the cleaning airflow during the air blowing cleaning process is consistent with the normal of the cone surface of the tool holder, which can form a direct and efficient impact force. Compared with oblique or parallel blowing, the vertical direction can more effectively peel off the debris adhering to the pits or gaps on the cone surface, thereby improving the cleaning efficiency. Moreover, the Morse cone surface is a conical structure. Vertical blowing can make the airflow diffuse in a symmetrical manner and evenly cover the entire cone surface, avoiding local cleaning blind spots caused by deviation of the blowing angle, especially in the key area where the cone surface and the spindle are closely matched. Vertical blowing can ensure that there is no debris residue, ensure the cleaning effect of the tool holder, and facilitate the subsequent high-quality tool change operation of the tool holder.

[0033] It should be noted that, in this article, relational terms such as first and second, etc. are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the terms "include", "comprise" or any other variants thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device.

[0034] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. FMS flexible line adaptive central tool magazine system, characterized by: include: A central tool magazine (101) is used for storing tool handles and positioning the tool handles after storage through an internal positioning frame; The tool changing robot arm (102) is used to grab and place the tool handle, the tool changing robot arm (102) is provided with a clamping assembly for clamping the tool handle, and the tool changing robot arm (102) drives the clamping and loosening of the tool handle through the clamping assembly to realize the tool changing operation; A buffer table (103) is used for carrying and placing the tool handle after tool change and the tool handle to be installed during tool change; and an operating table (2), wherein the central tool magazine (101) is arranged on the operating table (2), a slide table (3) is slidably connected to the operating table (2) via a slide rail, a driving component for assisting the slide table (3) to slide is arranged between the slide table (3) and the operating table (2), a clamping component for clamping and limiting the position of the tool handle during tool handle caching and an adaptive positioning component for adaptively positioning the tool handle state after clamping are arranged on the cache table (103), a mounting cylinder (6) is arranged on the cache table (103), a lifting component for assisting the lifting of the mounting cylinder (6) is arranged between the mounting cylinder (6) and the cache table (103), and a cleaning component for cleaning the mounting cone surface of the tool handle and an adjusting component for adjusting the taper of the mounting cone surface of the tool handle during the cleaning process are arranged inside the mounting cylinder (6).

2. The FMS flexible line adaptive central tool magazine system according to claim 1 is characterized by: The clamping assembly comprises a strip frame (501) fixed on the buffer table (103), the strip frame (501) being provided with a slot (502) for inserting and installing a knife handle, an arc-shaped pressing plate (504) being arranged below the slot (502), the two ends of the arc-shaped pressing plate (504) being arranged to be tilted, and the arc-shaped pressing plate (504) and the strip frame (501) being connected and fixed via a mounting frame (503).

3. The FMS flexible line adaptive central tool magazine system according to claim 2 is characterized by: The adaptive positioning component comprises a first slide plate (1201) and a second slide plate (1202) which are slidably connected to the strip frame (501); a block positioning plate (1203) and an L-shaped positioning plate (1204) for positioning against the tool handle positioning groove are fixed to the first slide plate (1201) and the second slide plate (1202), respectively; a transmission component for transmitting the first slide plate (1201) and the second slide plate (1202) is installed on the strip frame (501); and a limiting component for limiting the tool handle during the adaptive positioning process is arranged on the first slide plate (1201) and the second slide plate (1202); The transmission assembly comprises L-shaped plates (1401) respectively fixed on the first slide plate (1201) and the second slide plate (1202), and a double-axis cylinder (1402) for driving the two sets of L-shaped plates (1401) is installed on the strip frame (501); The limiting assembly comprises a limiting plate (1301) fixed on the first slide plate (1201) and the second slide plate (1202), and the limiting plate (1301) is provided with an arc groove (1302) for abutting against the outer side of the knife body of the knife handle.

4. The FMS flexible line adaptive central tool magazine system according to claim 3 is characterized by: The driving assembly comprises a driving shaft (401) rotatably connected to the slide (3); a gear (402) is fixed to one end of the driving shaft (401); a rack (403) is fixed to the operating table (2); the rack (403) and the gear (402) are meshed with each other; and a motor (404) for driving the driving shaft (401) is installed on the slide (3).

5. The FMS flexible line adaptive central tool magazine system according to claim 1 is characterized by: The cleaning component comprises an operating panel (801) arranged inside a mounting tube (6); two groups of rectangular air hoods (802) are symmetrically mounted on the operating panel (801); an air outlet (803) is provided on the rectangular air hoods (802); an air pipe (804) is mounted on the rectangular air hoods (802); an air pump (805) is arranged on the mounting tube (6); one end of the air pipe (804) is connected and fixed to the air outlet end of the air pump (805); and a plurality of groups of magnetic blocks for collecting and adsorbing the debris after air separation are mounted in a circular array inside the mounting tube (6).

6. The FMS flexible line adaptive central tool magazine system according to claim 5 is characterized by: The adjustment component comprises a connecting frame (901) arranged inside the mounting tube (6); a mounting plate (902) is arranged between the connecting frame (901) and the operating plate (801); a telescopic component for assisting the telescopic connection is arranged between the connecting frame (901) and the mounting plate (902); a fixing block (903) is fixed on the mounting plate (902); a connecting block (904) is rotatably connected to the fixing block (903) via a torsion shaft; the connecting block (904) and one side of the operating plate (801) are fixed to each other; two groups of adaptive pins (905) for abutting against the mounting conical surface of the tool handle are fixed on the operating plate (801); and a rotating component for rotating the connecting frame (901) inside the mounting tube (6) is arranged on the mounting tube (6).

7. The FMS flexible line adaptive central tool magazine system according to claim 6 is characterized by: The telescopic assembly comprises a plurality of sets of sleeves (1001) fixed on a mounting plate (902), a sliding rod (1002) being slidably connected to the sleeves (1001), one end of the sliding rod (1002) being fixed to a connecting frame (901), a spring (1003) being sleeved on the outer side of the sleeves (1001), and two ends of the spring (1003) being respectively connected to the connecting frame (901) and the mounting plate (902).

8. The FMS flexible line adaptive central tool magazine system according to claim 7 is characterized by: The rotating assembly comprises a rotating disk (1101) rotatably connected to the interior of a mounting cylinder (6), the air pump (805) being mounted on the rotating disk (1101), one end of the connecting frame (901) being fixed to the lower end of the rotating disk (1101), a U-shaped frame (1102) being fixed to the outside of the mounting cylinder (6), and a driving motor (1103) for driving the rotating disk (1101) being mounted on the U-shaped frame (1102).

9. The FMS flexible line adaptive central tool magazine system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lifting assembly comprises a cylinder (701) mounted on the back of the buffer table (103), a rectangular block (702) is fixed on the outside of the mounting tube (6), and an output end of the cylinder (701) is fixed to the rectangular block (702).

10. An operating method of an FMS flexible line adaptive central tool magazine, which refers to the FMS flexible line adaptive central tool magazine system according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that: The following steps are involved: S1: During the tool changing operation of the FMS flexible line adaptive central tool magazine workpiece, the slide (3) is moved on the operating table (2) by the driving action of the driving component. During the movement of the slide (3), the tool handle to be installed in the central tool magazine (101) is pushed toward the inside of the card slot (502) of the strip frame (501) by the driving action of the clamping component on the tool changing robot arm (102). During the pushing process, the positioning seat of the tool handle is inserted between the strip frame (501) and the arc pressure plate (504). The tool handle is limited by the pressure generated by the arc pressure plate (504) during the mutual insertion process. S2: When the tool handle is pushed toward the strip frame (501) and clamped to a limited position, the block positioning plate (1203) and the L-shaped positioning plate (1204) are located inside the positioning groove of the tool handle. After the tool handle is clamped, the first slide plate (1201) and the second slide plate (1202) are forced to move toward each other through the transmission component. During the movement, the block positioning plate (1203) and the L-shaped positioning plate (1204) are driven to move synchronously. During the movement of the block positioning plate (1203) and the L-shaped positioning plate (1204), the block positioning plate (1203) and the L-shaped positioning plate (1204) are abutted against two sets of inner walls of the tool handle positioning groove. During the abutment, the clamped tool handle is adaptively positioned. The adaptive positioning operation of the tool handle facilitates the subsequent direct clamping and installation of the tool handle, and there is no need to perform repeated adjustment operations based on the state of the clamped tool handle, thereby improving the efficiency of tool installation and replacement. S3: After the tool handle to be installed and used is placed at the upper limit position on the buffer table (103), the tool handle to be used is installed at a designated position by moving the slide table (3) in coordination with the driving of the tool changing robot arm (102), and the tool handle after being disassembled and used is fixed at the upper limit position on the buffer table (103); S4: During the whole process, the slide table (3), the tool changing robot arm (102), the central tool magazine (101) and the tool changing robot arm (102) cooperate with each other, and there is no need to wait for the tool magazine to be repositioned. This asynchronous operation reduces the idle time of the machine tool spindle. Especially in the scenario of multi-tasking parallel operation of the FMS line, the pre-fetching function of the cache table (103) can significantly improve the tool changing efficiency for workpiece processing; S5: After the disassembled and used knife handle is fixed on the buffer table (103), in order to ensure that the knife handle can be used continuously, the outer side of the knife handle needs to be cleaned. During the cleaning process, the installation cylinder (6) is driven to move toward the disassembled and used knife handle through the lifting assembly, so that the installation cylinder (6) is sleeved on the outer side of the disassembled and used knife handle; S6: During the process of the installation cylinder (6) descending, the operation plate (801) is driven to move downward through the connection of the rotating assembly, the adjusting assembly and the telescopic assembly. During the process of the operation plate (801) descending, the front end of the adaptive pin (905) at the lower position on one side of the operation plate (801) is abutted against the installation conical surface of the tool handle. During the abutment process, the operation plate (801) continues to descend and the rotatable connection between the fixed block (903) and the connecting block (904) causes the operation plate (801) to tilt and deflect. During the tilting and deflecting process, the spring (1003) on the telescopic assembly exerts an elastic force on the operating plate (801) during the movement, so that the front end of the adaptive pin (905) at the lower position of the operating plate (801) is kept against the mounting conical surface as it descends, and the front end of the adaptive pin (905) at the upper position of the operating plate (801) is made to abut against the mounting conical surface of the tool handle through the tilting and rotation of the operating plate (801), thereby achieving adjustment of the use angle of the operating plate (801) according to the state of the mounting conical surface of the tool handle; S7: After adjustment, the use angle of the operating panel (801) is perpendicular to the normal of the cone surface of the tool handle, and the air outlet (803) of the rectangular air cover (802) on the operating panel (801) is further aligned with the normal of the cone surface of the tool handle. After the adjustment is completed, the rotating disk (1101) is rotated by the rotating assembly. During the rotation of the rotating disk (1101), the operating panel (801) is driven to rotate inside the mounting tube (6) through the connection of the adjusting assembly and the telescopic assembly. During the rotation, the gas is driven from the rectangular air cover (802) and the air outlet (803) toward the mounting of the tool handle through the driving action of the air pump (805) and the connection action of the air pipe (804). Conical surface blowing, because the use angle of the operating panel (801) is perpendicular to the normal of the tool holder conical surface, the direction of the cleaning airflow during the air blowing cleaning process is consistent with the normal of the tool holder conical surface, which can form a direct and efficient impact force. Compared with inclined or parallel blowing, the vertical direction can more effectively peel off the debris adhering to the pits or gaps on the conical surface, thereby improving the cleaning efficiency. Moreover, the Morse cone surface is a conical structure, and vertical blowing can make the airflow diffuse in a symmetrical manner, evenly covering the entire cone surface, avoiding local cleaning blind spots caused by deviations in the blowing angle, especially in the key area where the cone surface and the spindle are closely matched. Vertical blowing can ensure that there is no debris residue, ensure the cleaning effect of the tool holder, and facilitate subsequent high-quality tool changing operations of the tool holder.

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