Tool changing device and machining equipment

By designing an automated cutter plate buffer mechanism and tool change mechanism, the automatic transmission and replacement of cutter plates are achieved using the fork ruler assembly and flow assembly, the problems of low tool replacement efficiency and high error rate in the prior art are solved, and the processing equipment is improved level of automation.

CN222269467UActive Publication Date: 2024-12-31SUZHOU VEGA TECH CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202420476989.2
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-03-12
Publication Date
2024-12-31
Estimated Expiration
2034-03-12

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Technical Problem

The existing processing equipment needs to be shut down and operated manually when replacing tools, which is inefficient and has a high error rate, which cannot meet the needs of fully automated production workshops.

Method used

A tool change device including a cutting plate buffer mechanism and a tool change mechanism is designed to automatically transmit and replace the cutting plate through a fork ruler assembly and flow assembly, without manual participation, and improve the efficiency and accuracy of the tool change.

Benefits of technology

The automatic flow of the cutting board is realized, the efficiency and accuracy of changing tools are improved, the needs of fully automated production workshops are met, and the probability of manual errors is reduced.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a tool changing device and machining equipment. The tool changing device comprises a cutterhead buffering mechanism and a tool changing mechanism, the tool changing mechanism comprises a cutterhead bin and a transferring mechanism, the transferring mechanism is arranged in the cutterhead bin, the cutterhead bin is used for containing a cutterhead, and the transferring mechanism comprises a fork ruler assembly. And the cutterhead buffer mechanism is used for obtaining the cutterhead on the equipment to be subjected to tool changing. The fork ruler assembly is used for obtaining the cutter head on the cutter head buffering mechanism and conveying the cutter head to the cutter head buffering mechanism so that the cutter head can be transferred between the cutter changing mechanism and the cutter head buffering mechanism. According to the tool changing device, the tool disc is placed in the tool disc bin, the tool disc buffering mechanism and the transferring mechanism exchange the tool disc of the tool disc tool changing mechanism on the equipment to be subjected to tool changing, therefore, replacement of new and old tool discs can be achieved, manual participation is not needed in the whole process, and the tool changing efficiency and accuracy can be improved.
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Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of processing equipment, in particular to a tool changing device and processing equipment. Background Art

[0002] In order to improve the production utilization rate of equipment, fully automatic drilling machines are developing towards automation and intelligence. Therefore, the importance of automatic rotation of cutter discs is becoming increasingly apparent. In related technologies, when replacing cutters, the equipment is shut down for manual replacement, which cannot meet the development needs of fully automated production workshops. In addition, manual tool replacement is inefficient and has a high error rate. Utility Model Content

[0003] The embodiment of the utility model provides a tool changing device and a processing equipment to solve at least one of the above-mentioned technical problems.

[0004] A tool changing device according to an embodiment of the utility model comprises a tool disc buffer mechanism and a tool changing mechanism.

[0005] The tool changing mechanism comprises a tool disc magazine and a transfer mechanism, wherein the transfer mechanism is arranged in the tool disc magazine, the tool disc magazine is used for placing the tool disc, and the transfer mechanism comprises a fork ruler assembly.

[0006] The cutter disc buffer mechanism is used to obtain the cutter disc on the device to be replaced.

[0007] The fork ruler assembly is used to obtain the cutter disc on the cutter disc buffer mechanism, and to transfer the cutter disc to the cutter disc buffer mechanism so as to transfer the cutter disc between the tool changing mechanism and the cutter disc buffer mechanism.

[0008] In the above-mentioned tool changing device, the tool disc is placed in the tool disc magazine, and the tool disc buffer mechanism and the transfer mechanism exchange the tool disc of the tool disc changing mechanism on the tool to be changed equipment, thereby realizing the replacement of the old tool disc with the new one. No human intervention is required in the whole process, which can improve the efficiency and accuracy of tool replacement.

[0009] In certain embodiments, the transport mechanism further includes a circulation component, which is used to obtain the cutter disc on the fork ruler assembly and transfer the cutter disc in the cutter disc magazine to the fork ruler assembly.

[0010] In some embodiments, the cutter disc buffer mechanism is used to move along a first direction to obtain a first cutter disc on the device to be changed, and drive the first cutter disc away from the device to be changed along the first direction;

[0011] The fork ruler assembly is used to move to below the cutter disc buffer mechanism along the second direction when the cutter disc buffer mechanism drives the first cutter disc away from the tool-changing device along the first direction;

[0012] The cutter disc buffer mechanism is used to drive the first cutter disc to move along the first direction until the fork ruler assembly obtains the first cutter disc when the cutter disc buffer mechanism moves below the cutter disc buffer mechanism;

[0013] The fork ruler assembly is used to transfer the first cutter disc to the circulation assembly along the second direction when the first cutter disc is acquired;

[0014] The circulation component is used to drive the first cutter disc to move along the first direction and / or the second direction when the first cutter disc is acquired, and to transfer the first cutter disc to the cutter disc bin along a third direction.

[0015] In some embodiments, the circulation assembly is used to move along the first direction and / or the second direction to obtain the second cutter disc in the cutter disc bin, drive the second cutter disc to move along the first direction and / or the second direction, and transmit the second cutter disc to the fork ruler assembly along the second direction;

[0016] The fork ruler assembly is used to drive the second cutter disc to move above the cutter disc buffer mechanism along the second direction when the second cutter disc is acquired;

[0017] The cutter disc buffer mechanism is used to move along the first direction until the second cutter disc is acquired when the fork ruler assembly moves above the cutter disc buffer mechanism;

[0018] The fork ruler assembly is used to move in a direction away from the cutter disc buffer mechanism when the cutter disc buffer mechanism acquires the second cutter disc;

[0019] The cutter disc buffer mechanism is used to drive the second cutter disc along the first direction to approach the device to be changed tool when the second cutter disc is acquired, until the second cutter disc is placed on the device to be changed tool.

[0020] In some embodiments, the tool disc buffer mechanism includes a first drive device, a lifting block and a positioning member, the first drive device is connected to the lifting block, the positioning member is arranged on the lifting block, the lifting block is used to support the tool disc, the positioning member is used to limit the position of the tool disc on the lifting block, and the first drive device is used to drive the lifting block to drive the tool disc to move along a first direction so that the tool disc buffer mechanism can obtain the first tool disc on the tool to be changed equipment.

[0021] In certain embodiments, the transfer mechanism further includes a circulation assembly, the cutter disc magazine includes a first bracket and a plurality of cutter disc racks, the fork ruler assembly and the circulation assembly are arranged on the first bracket, the first bracket has a accommodating space for accommodating the cutter disc rack, and a plurality of the cutter disc racks are arranged in the accommodating space along a first direction.

[0022] In some embodiments, the cutter disc holder includes a second bracket and a first conveying device, the first conveying device is disposed on the second bracket, the first conveying device includes a second driving device and a first conveying assembly, and the second driving device is used to drive the first conveying assembly along a third direction to drive the cutter disc to enter or exit the second bracket.

[0023] In certain embodiments, the flow assembly includes a moving assembly and a flow tray, the moving assembly includes a second driving device and a slide rail, the slide rail is disposed on the first bracket, the flow tray is movably disposed on the slide rail, the second driving device is installed on the flow tray, and the second driving device is used to drive the flow tray to move along the first direction within the slide rail.

[0024] In some embodiments, the flow tray includes a supporting plate, a second conveying device and a third conveying device, the supporting plate is arranged on the slide rail, and the second conveying device and the third conveying device are arranged on the supporting plate;

[0025] The second conveying device comprises a second conveying assembly and a third driving device, wherein the third driving device is used to drive the second conveying assembly to drive the cutter disc to move along the third direction, so as to transfer the cutter disc to the cutter disc holder along the third direction;

[0026] The third conveying device includes a third conveying assembly and a fourth driving device, and the fourth driving device is used to drive the third conveying device to drive the cutter disc to move along the second direction, so as to transmit the cutter disc to the fork ruler assembly along the second direction.

[0027] In some embodiments, a receiving groove is opened on the supporting plate, and the third conveying component is arranged in the receiving groove. The third conveying component also includes a lifting drive device, and the lifting drive device is connected to the third conveying component and is used to drive the third conveying component to extend and retract along the first direction.

[0028] In some embodiments, the flow tray includes a first guide device and a second guide device, the first guide device and the second guide device are arranged on the support plate, the first guide device is used to guide and limit the knife disc in the third direction, the second guide device is connected to the lifting drive device, and the lifting drive device is used to control the second guide device to extend or retract relative to the support plate. When the second guide device is extended, the second guide device is used to guide and limit the knife disc along the second direction.

[0029] In some embodiments, the fork ruler assembly includes a third bracket and a fourth conveying device, the fourth conveying device includes a fourth conveying assembly and a fifth driving device, the fifth driving device is connected to the fourth conveying assembly, and the fifth driving device is used to drive the fourth conveying assembly to drive the knife disc to move along the second direction.

[0030] In some embodiments, the third bracket includes a guide portion and a mounting portion, the mounting portion is used to set the fourth conveying device, and the guide portion is used to guide and limit the cutter disc along the first direction.

[0031] In some embodiments, the fork ruler assembly includes a first adjustment mechanism and a second adjustment mechanism, the first adjustment mechanism and the second adjustment mechanism are arranged on the third bracket, the first adjustment mechanism is used to adjust the position of the third bracket in a first direction, and the second adjustment mechanism is used to adjust the position of the third bracket in the second direction.

[0032] In certain embodiments, the tool changing mechanism includes a mobile chassis, the tool disc magazine is disposed on the mobile chassis, the mobile chassis is used to drive the tool disc magazine to move, and the mobile chassis includes a sensing device, and the sensing device is used to adjust the relative position of the tool disc magazine and the device to be tool changed according to a detection signal so that the fork ruler assembly obtains the first tool disc on the tool disc buffer mechanism.

[0033] A processing device according to an embodiment of the utility model comprises the tool changing device described in any one of the above embodiments.

[0034] Additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will be given in part in the following description, and in part will become apparent from the following description, or will be learned through the practice of the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0035] The above and / or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and easily understood from the description of the embodiments in conjunction with the following drawings, in which:

[0036] Figure 1It is a structural schematic diagram of a processing device according to an embodiment of the utility model;

[0037] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of a tool changing mechanism according to an embodiment of the utility model;

[0038] Figure 3 It is another structural schematic diagram of the tool changing mechanism of the embodiment of the utility model;

[0039] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of the cutter disc buffer mechanism of the embodiment of the utility model;

[0040] Figure 5 It is a structural schematic diagram of a cutter head bin according to an embodiment of the utility model;

[0041] Figure 6 It is a top view of the tool changing mechanism of the embodiment of the utility model;

[0042] Figures 7 to 10 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of a flow tray according to an embodiment of the utility model;

[0043] Fig.11 It is a structural schematic diagram of a fork ruler assembly according to an embodiment of the utility model;

[0044] Fig.12 It is another structural schematic diagram of the processing equipment according to the embodiment of the utility model;

[0045] Figure 13 to Figure 14 It is a schematic diagram of the cooperation between the cutter disc buffer mechanism and the fork ruler assembly in an embodiment of the utility model.

[0046] Description of main component symbols:

[0047] Cutter disc buffer mechanism-10, cutter disc-11, tool changing mechanism-12, cutter disc bin-14, first cutter disc bin-14a, second cutter disc bin-14b, fork ruler assembly-18, first driving device-20, lifting block-22, positioning member-24, mobile chassis-26, sensing device-28, carrier platform-30, first bracket-32, cutter disc frame-34, accommodating space-36, first accommodating space-36a, second accommodating space-36b, third accommodating space-36c, fourth accommodating space-36d, second bracket-38, first conveying device-40, flow tray-42, first flow tray-42a, second flow tray-42b, first slide Rail 46a, second slide rail 46b, supporting plate 48, second transmission assembly 50, third driving device 52, third transmission assembly 54, fourth driving device 56, synchronous shaft 58, accommodating groove 60, lifting driving device 62, synchronous gear 64, universal joint coupling 66, cylinder 68, transmission rod 70, conveyor belt 72, base plate 74, transmission groove 76, guide lifting groove 78, guide block 80, first guide device 82, second guide device 84, third bracket 86, fourth transmission device 88, guide part 90, mounting part 92, first adjustment mechanism 94, second adjustment mechanism 96;

[0048] Tool changing device-100, processing equipment-200. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0049] The embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below, and examples of the embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals throughout represent the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are only used to explain the present invention, and cannot be understood as limiting the present invention.

[0050] In the description of the present utility model, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "clockwise", "counterclockwise" and the like indicate positions or positional relationships based on the positions or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present utility model and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present utility model. In the description of the present utility model, "multiple" means two or more, unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0051] In the description of the present utility model, it should be noted that, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", and "connected" should be understood in a broad sense. For example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection. It can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection. It can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium. It can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present utility model can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0052] In the present utility model, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, a first feature being "above" or "below" a second feature may include that the first and second features are in direct contact, or may include that the first and second features are not in direct contact but are in contact through another feature between them. Moreover, a first feature being "above", "above" and "above" a second feature includes that the first feature is directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. A first feature being "below", "below" and "below" a second feature includes that the first feature is directly below and obliquely below the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is lower in level than the second feature.

[0053] The disclosure herein provides many different embodiments or examples for realizing different structures of the utility model. In order to simplify the disclosure of the utility model, the components and settings of specific examples are described herein. Of course, they are merely examples, and the purpose is not to limit the utility model. In addition, the utility model may repeat reference numbers and / or reference letters in different examples, and such repetition is for the purpose of simplification and clarity, and does not itself indicate the relationship between the various embodiments and / or settings discussed. In addition, the utility model provides various specific examples of processes and materials, but those of ordinary skill in the art may be aware of the application of other processes and / or the use of other materials.

[0054] See also Figure 1 and Figure 2 The embodiment of the utility model provides a tool changing device 100 , which includes a tool disc buffer mechanism 10 and a tool changing mechanism 12 .

[0055] The tool changing mechanism 12 includes a tool disc magazine 14 and a transfer mechanism. The transfer mechanism is disposed in the tool disc magazine 14 . The tool disc magazine 14 is used to place the tool disc 11 .

[0056] The cutter disc buffer mechanism 10 is used to obtain the first cutter disc 11 on the device to be tool-changed.

[0057] The fork ruler assembly 18 is used to obtain the cutter disc 11 on the cutter disc buffer mechanism 10 , and to transfer the cutter disc 11 to the cutter disc buffer mechanism 10 , so as to transfer the cutter disc 11 between the tool changing mechanism 12 and the cutter disc buffer mechanism 10 .

[0058] The above-mentioned tool changing device 100 has a tool disc magazine 14 for placing a tool disc 11, and a tool disc buffer mechanism 10 and a transfer mechanism for exchanging the tool disc 11 on the device to be tool changed with the tool disc 11 on the tool changing mechanism 12, thereby realizing the replacement of the old tool disc 11 with the new one. No human intervention is required in the whole process, which can improve the efficiency and accuracy of tool replacement.

[0059] Specifically, in order to improve the production utilization rate of equipment, processing equipment 200 such as drilling machines are developing towards automation and intelligence, among which the automatic circulation of the cutter head 11 is an important part of realizing the automation of the drilling machine.

[0060] In the related art, when replacing cutting tools on processing equipment, the mode of stopping the machine for manual replacement is adopted, which cannot meet the development needs of fully automated production workshops, and manual tool replacement is inefficient and has a high error rate.

[0061] Therefore, the embodiment of the utility model provides a tool changing device 100 , which includes a tool disc buffer mechanism 10 and a tool changing mechanism 12 .

[0062] The cutter disc buffer mechanism 10 is installed on the tool changing equipment, and the first cutter disc 11 is placed in a designated area on the working platform of the processing equipment 200. When the first cutter disc 11 needs to be replaced, the processing platform drives the first cutter disc 11 to move to the position of the cutter disc buffer mechanism 10, so that the cutter disc buffer mechanism 10 can obtain the first cutter disc 11.

[0063] The transfer mechanism transfers the cutter disc 11 between the cutter disc magazine 14 and the cutter disc buffer mechanism 10, wherein the transfer mechanism includes a fork ruler assembly 18, and the fork ruler assembly 18 is used to obtain the cutter disc 11 on the cutter disc buffer mechanism 10, and to transfer the cutter disc 11 to the cutter disc buffer mechanism 10, thereby enabling the cutter disc 11 to be replaced between the tool to be changed equipment and the tool changing device 100. No human intervention is required in the entire process, which can improve the efficiency and accuracy of tool replacement.

[0064] In the following description, Figure 1 The Z-axis direction is shown as the first direction, the Y-axis direction is shown as the second direction, and the X-axis direction is shown as the third direction.

[0065] In certain embodiments, the transport mechanism further includes a circulation component, which is used to obtain the cutter disc 11 on the fork scale assembly 18 and transfer the cutter disc 11 in the cutter disc magazine 14 to the fork scale assembly 18 .

[0066] In this way, the cutter disc 11 can be transferred between the cutter disc buffer mechanism 10 and the cutter disc magazine 14 through the transmission of the circulation assembly and the fork ruler assembly 18 .

[0067] Specifically, after the cutter disc buffer mechanism 10 acquires the first cutter disc 11, the tool change mechanism 12 moves to the corresponding position of the cutter disc buffer mechanism 10, so that the fork scale assembly 18 of the tool change mechanism 12 can acquire the first cutter disc 11. After the fork scale assembly 18 acquires the first cutter disc 11, the circulation assembly can transfer the first cutter disc 11 from the fork scale assembly 18 to the cutter disc bin 14. Then the cutter disc bin 14 transfers the second cutter disc 11 to the circulation assembly, and the circulation assembly transfers the second cutter disc 11 to the fork scale assembly 18, and the fork scale assembly 18 transfers the second cutter disc 11 to the cutter disc buffer mechanism 10, and the cutter disc buffer mechanism 10 drives the second cutter disc 11 to move back to the area on the processing platform where the cutter disc 11 is placed, thereby completing the replacement of the cutter disc 11.

[0068] When the processing equipment 200 needs to replace the cutter disc 11, it needs to stop working and wait for the cutter disc 11 to be replaced. When the cutter disc 11 is replaced by the tool changing device 100, the tool changing mechanism 12 can be moved to the corresponding position in time to work when the processing equipment 200 needs to change the cutter disc 11, without the need for manual duty and replacement of the cutter disc 11, thereby saving the time of waiting and replacing the cutter disc 11 of the processing equipment 200. At the same time, the cutter disc 11 is placed in the cutter disc bin 14, and after the positions of different types and old and new cutter discs 11 are preset, the tool changing mechanism 12 can accurately take out the cutter disc 11 that needs to be replaced, and the error probability is greatly reduced compared to manual work, thereby realizing the fully automatic circulation of the cutter disc 11 of the processing equipment 200.

[0069] In some embodiments, the cutter disc buffer mechanism 10 is used to move along a first direction to obtain a first cutter disc on the device to be changed, and to drive the first cutter disc away from the device to be changed along the first direction.

[0070] The fork ruler assembly 18 is used to move to below the cutter disc buffer mechanism 10 along the second direction when the cutter disc buffer mechanism 10 drives the first cutter disc along the first direction away from the tool-changing device.

[0071] The cutter disc buffer mechanism 10 is used to drive the first cutter disc to move along the first direction until the fork ruler assembly 18 acquires the first cutter disc when the cutter disc buffer mechanism 10 is moved below the cutter disc buffer mechanism 10 .

[0072] The fork ruler assembly 18 is used to transfer the first cutter disc to the circulation assembly along the second direction when the first cutter disc is acquired.

[0073] The circulation component is used to drive the first cutter disc to move along the first direction and / or the second direction when the first cutter disc is acquired, and to transfer the first cutter disc to the cutter disc bin 14 along the third direction.

[0074] In this way, the cutter disc 11 on the device to be replaced can be replaced and stored in the cutter disc bin 14 .

[0075] Specifically, the tool disc buffer mechanism 10 lifts the tool disc 11 that needs to be replaced to make it separate from the processing platform of the tool to be replaced. After the fork scale assembly 18 of the tool changing mechanism 12 moves to the corresponding position, the tool disc buffer mechanism 10 descends, driving the tool disc 11 to fall onto the first conveying assembly on the fork scale assembly 18. The first conveying device 40 drives the tool disc 11 to move in the second direction along the third direction. At this time, the first flow tray 42a moves along the first guide rail to align with the fork scale assembly 18, and the tool disc 11 moves from the second direction along the third direction. The fork ruler assembly 18 moves to the first flow tray 42a, and the first flow tray 42a then drives the cutter disc 11 to move along the first direction. After the first flow tray 42a and the second flow tray 42b are aligned, the cutter disc 11 can move along the second direction of the third direction to the second flow tray 42b. After the second flow tray 42b is aligned with a cutter disc rack 34, the cutter disc 11 moves along the third direction of the second direction to the cutter disc rack 34. At this time, the cutter disc 11 is replaced from the tool to be replaced equipment and retracted into the cutter disc bin 14.

[0076] In some embodiments, the circulation assembly is used to move in the first direction and / or the second direction to obtain the second cutter disc in the cutter disc magazine 14, drive the second cutter disc to move in the first direction and / or the second direction, and transmit the second cutter disc to the fork scale assembly 18 along the second direction.

[0077] The fork ruler assembly 18 is used to drive the second cutter disc to move above the cutter disc buffer mechanism 10 along the second direction when the second cutter disc is acquired.

[0078] The cutter disc buffer mechanism 10 is used to move along the first direction until the second cutter disc is acquired when the fork ruler assembly 18 moves to above the cutter disc buffer mechanism 10 .

[0079] The fork scale assembly 18 is used to move in a direction away from the cutter disc buffer mechanism 10 when the cutter disc buffer mechanism 10 acquires the second cutter disc.

[0080] The cutter disc buffer mechanism 10 is used to drive the second cutter disc along the first direction to approach the device to be changed tool when the second cutter disc is obtained, until the second cutter disc is placed on the device to be changed tool.

[0081] In this way, the second cutter disc in the cutter disc magazine 14 can be replaced on the device to be replaced.

[0082] Specifically, the cutter disc 11 on a cutter disc rack 34 in the cutter disc magazine 14 moves along the third direction to the second flow tray 42b. After the second flow tray 42b is aligned with the first flow tray 42a, the cutter disc 11 can move along the second direction to the first flow tray 42a. The first flow tray 42a drives the cutter disc 11 to move along the first direction and align with the fork ruler assembly 18, and moves from the first flow tray 42a to the fork ruler assembly 18 along the second direction. At this time, the lifting block 22 of the cutter disc buffer mechanism 10 rises, and the positioning member 24 is inserted into the positioning hole at the bottom of the cutter disc 11 to fix the cutter disc 11 on the lifting block 22. The tool changing mechanism 12 is removed, and the cutter disc buffer mechanism 10 drives the cutter disc 11 back to the working platform of the equipment to be changed, thereby completing the replacement of the cutter disc 11 in the cutter disc magazine 14 to the equipment to be changed.

[0083] In certain embodiments, the cutter disc buffer mechanism 10 includes a first drive device 20, a lifting block 22 and a positioning member 24. The first drive device 20 is connected to the lifting block 22, and the positioning member 24 is arranged on the lifting block 22. The lifting block 22 is used to support the cutter disc 11, and the positioning member 24 is used to limit the position of the cutter disc 11 on the lifting block 22. The first drive device 20 is used to drive the lifting block 22 to drive the cutter disc 11 to move along a first direction so that the cutter disc buffer mechanism 10 obtains the first cutter disc 11 on the tool to be changed equipment.

[0084] In this way, the cutter disc buffer mechanism 10 can position and fix the cutter disc 11 and drive the cutter disc 11 to move.

[0085] Specifically, the tool of the tool-changing device is placed on the processing platform, and when the cutter disc 11 needs to be replaced, the processing platform drives the cutter disc 11 to move to the installation position of the cutter disc buffer mechanism 10. At this time, the lifting block 22 is located below the cutter disc 11, and the lifting block 22 has a positioning member 24 on the side facing the cutter disc 11, and the cutter disc 11 has a positioning hole on the side facing the lifting block 22. The positioning member 24 and the positioning hole cooperate with each other, and when the first driving device 20 drives the lifting block 22 to move along the first direction, the cutter disc 11 can be limited to a fixed position on the lifting block 22.

[0086] like Figure 4 As shown, in some embodiments, the positioning member 24 is a tapered pin, and the tapered head faces the side of the cutter disc 11. In this way, when there is a certain error in the relative position of the lifting block 22 and the cutter disc 11, the tapered head of the tapered pin can adjust and calibrate the position of the cutter disc 11 during the process of extending into the positioning hole. Using a tapered pin as the positioning member 24 can reduce the position accuracy requirement between the cutter disc buffer mechanism 10 and the cutter disc 11.

[0087] In some embodiments, the transfer mechanism also includes a circulation component, the cutter disc magazine 14 includes a first bracket 32 ​​and a plurality of cutter disc racks 34, the fork scale assembly 18 and the circulation component are arranged on the first bracket 32, and the first bracket 32 ​​has a accommodating space 36 for accommodating the cutter disc rack 34, and the plurality of cutter disc racks 34 are arranged in the accommodating space 36 along a first direction.

[0088] In this way, the tool changing mechanism 12 can also be used as a large-capacity tool disc 11 storage mechanism, making the replacement and storage of the tool disc 11 more efficient.

[0089] Specifically, the cutter head frame 34 is used to place the cutter head 11. Figure 3 and Figure 5 As shown, the first bracket 32 ​​of the cutter disc magazine 14 has a accommodating space 36 for accommodating a cutter disc rack 34, and a plurality of cutter disc racks 34 are arranged in sequence along a first direction, and each cutter disc rack 34 can be used to store a cutter disc 11. The cutter disc magazine 14 has enough space to carry a large number of cutter discs 11, so that the tool changing mechanism 12 can continuously replace the cutter discs 11 of a plurality of devices to be tool changed, so that the tool changing mechanism 12 has a high tool changing efficiency.

[0090] At the same time, when changing the tool, the new and old tool discs 11 can be placed on different tool disc racks 34 according to the preset storage logic, or the tool disc 11 information can be entered when the tool disc 11 is placed in the tool disc rack 34. This ensures that the required tool disc 11 is accurately obtained during the tool disc 11 replacement process, and the error probability is low.

[0091] Furthermore, the tool changing mechanism 12 can be directly used as a storage mechanism for storing the cutter discs 11, and the old cutter discs 11 in the cutter disc bin 14 can be processed and new cutter discs 11 can be put in later. In this way, the management efficiency of the cutter discs 11 can be improved.

[0092] See also Figure 5 In some embodiments, the cutter disc holder 34 includes a second bracket 38 and a first conveying device 40. The first conveying device 40 is disposed on the second bracket 38. The first conveying device 40 includes a second driving device and a first conveying assembly. The second driving device is used to drive the first conveying assembly along a third direction to drive the cutter disc 11 to enter or exit the second bracket 38.

[0093] In this way, the cutter disc holder 34 can receive the cutter disc 11 on the circulation assembly and transfer the cutter disc 11 to the circulation assembly.

[0094] Specifically, the second bracket 38 is used to store the cutter disc 11, and the first conveying component is arranged on the second bracket 38. For example, the first conveying component may include a conveyor belt 72 arranged on the second bracket 38, and the conveying direction of the conveyor belt is a third direction. The second driving device drives the conveyor belt 72 to work, and can drive the cutter disc 11 to move in the third direction, so that the cutter disc 11 in the cutter disc frame 34 is transmitted to the circulation component, or the cutter disc 11 on the circulation component enters the cutter disc frame 34.

[0095] See also Figure 3 , Figure 5 and Figure 6 In some embodiments, the flow assembly includes a moving assembly and a flow tray 42, the moving assembly includes a second driving device and a slide rail, the slide rail is set on the first bracket 32, the flow tray 42 is movably set on the slide rail, the second driving device is installed on the flow tray 42, and the second driving device is used to drive the flow tray 42 to move on the slide rail.

[0096] In this way, the second driving device drives the circulation tray 42 to move on the slide rail, so that the circulation tray 42 transfers the cutter disc 11 between the cutter disc bin 14 and the fork ruler.

[0097] Specifically, the slide rail is set on the first bracket 32 ​​of the cutter disc magazine 14, and the flow tray 42 is movably set on the slide rail. The second driving device drives the flow tray 42 to move on the slide rail, so that it can reach various positions of the cutter disc magazine 14 to transport the cutter disc 11.

[0098] The position of the slide rail can be arranged according to the cutter disc bin 14. In the illustrated embodiment, the cutter disc bin 14 includes a first cutter disc bin 14a and a second cutter disc bin 14b. The first cutter disc bin 14a and the second cutter disc bin 14b are spaced apart along the second direction.

[0099] The first cutter head magazine 14a has a first accommodating space 36a and a second accommodating space 36a arranged in parallel along the second direction, and the second cutter head magazine 14b has a third accommodating space 36c and a fourth accommodating space 36d arranged in parallel along the second direction. A plurality of cutter head racks 34 are arranged in each accommodating space 36 along the first direction.

[0100] The moving assembly includes a first moving assembly and a second moving assembly. The first moving assembly includes a first slide rail 46a, and the second moving assembly includes a second slide rail 46b. The first slide rail 46a and the second slide rail 46b are respectively arranged between the first tool disc bin 14a and the second tool disc bin 14b, and the flow tray 42 is arranged between the first slide rail 46a and the second slide rail 46b.

[0101] The flow tray 42 includes a first flow tray 42a and a second flow tray 42b. The first flow tray 42a is slidably disposed on a first slide rail 46a, and the second flow tray 42b is slidably disposed on a second slide rail 46b. In this way, the first flow tray 42a moves along the first direction on the first slide rail 46a, and can receive and obtain the cutter disc 11 on the cutter disc holder 34 of the first accommodating space 36a and the third accommodating space 36c. The second flow tray 42b moves along the first direction on the second slide rail 46b, and can receive and obtain the cutter disc 11 on the cutter disc holder 34 of the second accommodating space 36b and the fourth accommodating space 36d, so that the flow tray 42 can reach the cutter disc holder 34 at any position in the cutter disc bin 14 to transfer the cutter disc 11.

[0102] In other embodiments, the moving component can be used to drive the flow tray 42 to move in the first direction and the second direction, that is, the slide rails are arranged on the first bracket 32 ​​along the first direction and the second direction, thereby achieving that a flow tray 42 can move on the slide rails along the first direction and the second direction to reach the cutter disc rack 34 at any position in the cutter disc bin 14 to transfer the cutter disc 11.

[0103] See also Figures 7 to 10 In some embodiments, the flow tray 42 includes a supporting plate 48, a second conveying device and a third conveying device. The supporting plate 48 is arranged on a slide rail, and the second conveying device and the third conveying device are arranged on the supporting plate 48.

[0104] The second conveying device includes a second conveying assembly 50 and a third driving device 52. The third driving device 52 is used to drive the second conveying assembly 50 to drive the cutter disc 11 to move along the third direction, so as to transfer the cutter disc 11 to the cutter disc frame 34 along the third direction.

[0105] The third conveying device includes a third conveying assembly 54 and a fourth driving device 56. The fourth driving device 56 is used to drive the third conveying device to drive the cutter disc 11 to move along the second direction, so as to transfer the cutter disc 11 to the fork scale assembly 18 along the second direction.

[0106] In this way, the circulation tray 42 can move the cutter disc 11 in two directions, thereby transferring the cutter disc 11 between the cutter disc magazine 14 and the fork ruler assembly 18 .

[0107] Specifically, when the flow tray 42 is used to transport the cutter disc 11, the cutter disc 11 moves between the cutter disc frame 34 and the flow tray 42 along the third direction, and moves between the flow tray 42 and the fork ruler assembly 18 along the second direction.

[0108] In the illustrated embodiment, the fork ruler assembly 18 is disposed between the first cutter disc bin 14a and the second cutter disc bin 14b and is located on the top of the first bracket 32. The first flow tray 42a is used to transfer the cutter disc 11 between the fork ruler assembly 18, the cutter disc rack 34 in the first accommodating space 36a and the third accommodating space 36c and the second flow tray 42b. The second flow tray 42b can be used to transfer the cutter disc 11 between the cutter disc rack 34 in the second accommodating space 36b and the fourth accommodating space 36d and the first flow tray 42a.

[0109] The fork ruler assembly 18 is arranged at the top of the first bracket 32, and the projections of the second transfer tray and the fork ruler assembly 18 in the first direction overlap, so the second flow tray 42b cannot rise to the top of the first bracket 32. Therefore, the second flow tray 42b needs to cooperate with the first flow tray 42a to realize the taking and storage of the cutter disc 11 in the second accommodating space 36b and the fourth accommodating space 36d. Taking the storage of the cutter disc 11 as an example, when the cutter disc 11 needs to be stored in the second accommodating space 36b and the fourth accommodating space 36d, the fork ruler assembly 18 first obtains the cutter disc 11 of the cutter disc buffer mechanism 10, and the first flow tray 42a rises to the top of the first bracket 32 ​​and docks with the fork ruler assembly 18. The fork ruler assembly 18 transfers the cutter disc 11 to the first flow tray 42a along the second direction, the first flow tray 42a moves along the first direction to the docking position with the second flow tray 42b, and transfers the cutter disc 11 to the second flow tray 42b along the second direction, and then the second flow tray 42b transfers the cutter disc 11 to the cutter disc rack 34 of the second accommodating space 36b or the fourth accommodating space 36d along the third direction, thereby completing the storage of the cutter disc 11.

[0110] In some embodiments, the third driving device 52 and the fourth driving device 56 are servo motors, the second conveying assembly 50 and the third conveying assembly 54 are conveyor belts 72, and the servo motors can provide power to the conveyor belts 72 so that the conveyor belts 72 drive the cutter disc 11 to move.

[0111] In some embodiments, the second conveying component 50 and the third conveying component 54 respectively include two conveyor belts 72 and a synchronization shaft 58. The two conveyor belts 72 of the second conveying component 50 are respectively arranged on the support plate 48 along the third direction, and the two conveyor belts 72 of the third conveying component 54 are respectively arranged on the support plate 48 along the second direction. The synchronization shaft 58 is respectively connected to the two conveyor belts 72 that are driven in the same direction, so as to synchronize the transmission of the two conveyor belts 72, thereby allowing the cutter disc 11 to move smoothly on the flow tray 42.

[0112] See also Figures 7 to 10In some embodiments, a receiving groove 60 is opened on the supporting plate 48, and the third conveying component 54 is arranged in the receiving groove 60. The third conveying component 54 also includes a lifting drive device 60, which is connected to the third conveying component 54 and is used to drive the third conveying component 54 to extend and retract along the first direction.

[0113] In this way, the third transmission assembly 54 can be prevented from interfering with the movement of the cutter disc 11 along the third direction on the support plate 48 .

[0114] Specifically, the movement of the cutter disc 11 on the flow tray 42 includes moving along the third direction to move from the flow tray 42 to the cutter disc frame 34, and moving along the second direction to move between the first flow tray 42a and the second flow tray 42b, and moving from the flow tray 42 to the fork ruler assembly 18.

[0115] When the cutter disc 11 moves along the third direction on the flow tray 42, if the third conveying assembly 54 protrudes relative to the support tray, it will interfere with the movement of the cutter disc 11. Therefore, a receiving groove 60 is opened on the support plate 48 of the flow tray 42, and the third conveying assembly 54 is placed in the receiving groove 60. The third conveying assembly 54 is driven to extend out of the receiving groove 60 or retract into the receiving groove 60 by the lifting drive device 60. When the third conveying assembly 54 is retracted in the receiving groove 60, the second conveying assembly 50 will not interfere with the support tray when driving the cutter disc 11 to move. When the third conveying assembly 54 extends from the receiving groove 60, the lifting drive device 60 can drive the third conveying assembly 54 to rise, so that the cutter disc 11 only contacts the third conveying assembly 54 and moves on the flow tray 42 with the third conveying assembly 54, so that the cutter disc 11 can move in two directions on the flow tray 42.

[0116] In some embodiments, the flow tray 42 includes a synchronous gear 64 and a universal joint coupling 66. The two sides of the synchronous gear 64 are connected to the third transmission assembly through two universal joint couplings 66 respectively. The synchronous gear 64 is connected to the fourth drive device 56 and is used to convert the kinetic energy provided by the fourth drive device 56 into a vertically distributed, synchronously rotating dual-axis power. The universal joint coupling 66 is used to transfer the kinetic energy provided by the fourth drive device 56 to the third transmission assembly, so that the kinetic energy provided by the fourth drive device 56 can be transferred to the third transmission assembly 54 when the third transmission assembly 54 is in a raised state.

[0117] In some embodiments, the lifting drive device 60 includes a cylinder 68 and a transmission rod 70, and the third conveying assembly 54 includes a conveyor belt 72 and a base plate 74, and the conveyor belt 72 is arranged on the base plate 74. A transmission groove 76 and a guide lifting groove 78 are provided on the base plate 74, and the third conveying device includes a guide block 80, which is fixed on the support plate 48 and partially extends into the lifting guide groove, and the length direction of the lifting guide groove has a certain angle with the second direction, and the transmission rod 70 is connected to the cylinder 68 and partially inserted into the transmission groove 76, and the length direction of the transmission groove 76 is parallel to the first direction. The working power of the cylinder 68 is sequentially transmitted to the transmission rod 70 and the transmission groove 76, the guide lifting groove 78 and the guide block 80 along the second direction. Since the guide block 80 is fixed on the support plate 48, the part of the guide block 80 inserted into the guide lifting groove 78 pushes the groove wall of the guide lifting groove 78 to drive the base plate 74 and the conveyor belt 72 to rise or fall along the second direction.

[0118] See also Figures 7 to 10 In some embodiments, the flow tray 42 includes a first guide device 82 and a second guide device 84, and the first guide device 82 and the second guide device 84 are arranged on the support plate 48. The first guide device 82 is used to guide and limit the cutter disc 11 in a third direction, and the second guide device 84 is connected to the lifting drive device 60. The lifting drive device 60 is used to control the second guide device 84 to extend or retract relative to the support plate 48. When the second guide device 84 is extended, the second guide device 84 is used to guide and limit the cutter disc 11 along the second direction.

[0119] In this way, the first guide device 82 and the second guide device 84 guide and limit the movement of the cutter disc 11 on the cutter disc frame 34 and the circulation tray 42, so that the cutter disc 11 moves to a relatively fixed position among the cutter disc frame 34, the circulation tray 42 and the fork ruler assembly 18, thereby reducing the difficulty of positioning when the tool changing mechanism 12 and the cutter disc buffer mechanism 10 exchange the cutter disc 11.

[0120] Specifically, the cutter disc 11 can move along the third direction and the second direction on the circulation tray 42, and guide devices in two directions are respectively provided on the circulation tray 42, so that the position of the cutter disc 11 when moving to the cutter disc frame 34, the circulation tray 42 and the fork ruler assembly 18 is relatively fixed, thereby reducing the difficulty of positioning when the tool changing mechanism 12 and the cutter disc buffer mechanism 10 exchange the cutter disc 11.

[0121] In the illustrated embodiment, the circulation tray 42 moves on the first bracket 32 ​​via a moving component. When the circulation tray 42 moves to align with a certain cutter disc rack 34 in the cutter disc bin 14, the first conveying component and the second conveying component 50 on the circulation tray 42 work together to move the cutter disc 11 in the cutter disc rack 34 to the circulation tray 42. During this process, the first guide device 82 can guide and limit the moving cutter disc 11 along the third direction.

[0122] The circulation tray 42 includes two second guide devices 84 respectively arranged along the two sides of the support plate 48 close to the cutter disc chamber 14. The second guide devices 84 can extend or retract along the first direction relative to the surface of the support plate 48 on which the cutter disc 11 is placed. When the cutter disc 11 moves from the cutter disc frame 34 to the circulation tray 42, the first guide device 82 guides the cutter disc 11 along the third direction, and the second guide device 84 close to the side of the cutter disc 11 shrinks to avoid interfering with the movement of the cutter disc 11 along the third direction. At the same time, the second guide device 84 away from the side of the cutter disc 11 extends, and stops moving when the cutter disc 11 moves to abut the second guide device 84, so that the position of the cutter disc 11 on the second guide device 84 can be limited.

[0123] It should be noted that the second guide device 84 and the third conveying assembly 54 can share a lifting drive device 60, or the second guide device 84 and the third conveying assembly 54 can each use a lifting drive device 60.

[0124] See also Fig.11 In some embodiments, the fork ruler assembly 18 includes a third bracket 86 and a fourth conveying device 88, the fourth conveying device 88 includes a fourth conveying assembly and a fifth driving device, the fifth driving device is connected to the fourth conveying assembly, and the fifth driving device is used to drive the fourth conveying assembly to drive the cutter disc 11 to move along the second direction.

[0125] In this way, the fork ruler assembly 18 can transfer the cutter disc 11 between the cutter disc buffer mechanism 10 and the flow tray 42 .

[0126] Specifically, the cutter disc 11 on the fork ruler assembly 18 is driven by the fourth transmission device to move along the second direction, thereby realizing the transfer of the cutter disc 11 between the cutter disc buffer mechanism 10 and the circulation tray 42 .

[0127] See also Fig.11 In some embodiments, the third bracket 86 includes a guide portion 90 and a mounting portion 92, the mounting portion 92 is used to set the fourth conveying device 88, and the guide portion 90 is used to guide and limit the cutter disc 11 along the first direction.

[0128] In this way, when the fork scale assembly 18 acquires the cutter disc 11, the guide portion 90 guides the cutter disc 11 to fall into the position of the fourth transmission assembly, thereby reducing the accuracy requirement of the cutter disc 11 when it is transferred between the fork scale assembly 18 and the buffer structure of the cutter disc 11.

[0129] Specifically, when the tool changing mechanism 12 obtains the tool disc 11 on the tool disc buffer mechanism 10, it cooperates with the positioning member 24 on the tool disc buffer mechanism 10, and the tool disc 11 is first positioned by the positioning member 24 on the tool disc buffer mechanism 10. When docking, the fork scale assembly 18 is located below the tool disc 11, and the tool disc buffer mechanism 10 moves downward, so that the tool disc 11 falls onto the fork scale assembly 18. At this time, the guide part 90 on the fork scale assembly 18 guides the tool disc 11 in the first direction. As a result, the accuracy requirements in the first and third directions when the fork scale is docked are weakened, ensuring that the tool changing mechanism 12 and the tool disc 11 on the tool disc buffer mechanism 10 are stable and efficient in their placement and pick-up actions.

[0130] At the same time, when the cutter disc 11 moves along the second direction on the fork scale assembly 18 , the guide portion 90 guides and limits the cutter disc 11 along the second direction, so that the cutter disc 11 is stably transported to the circulation tray 42 .

[0131] See also Fig.11 In some embodiments, the fork scale assembly 18 includes a first adjustment mechanism 94 and a second adjustment mechanism 96, which are disposed on the third bracket 86, the first adjustment mechanism 94 being used to adjust the position of the third bracket 86 in the first direction, and the second adjustment mechanism 96 being used to adjust the position of the third bracket 86 in the second direction.

[0132] In this way, the cutter disc buffer mechanism 10 and the fork ruler assembly 18 can be accurately aligned so as to accurately transfer the cutter disc 11 .

[0133] Specifically, the sensing device 28 on the tool changing mechanism 12 detects the distance between the tool changing mechanism 12 and the device to be tool changed. The position of the tool disc buffer mechanism 10 on the device to be tool changed is fixed. After the sensing device 28 obtains the distance between the tool changing mechanism 12 and the device to be tool changed in the third direction, the distance between the fork scale assembly 18 and the tool disc buffer mechanism 10 in the third direction can be adjusted through the second adjustment mechanism 96 on the fork scale assembly 18 to compensate for the distance between the fork scale assembly 18 and the tool disc buffer mechanism 10 in the third direction.

[0134] An identification point is set on the tool changing device, and the moving chassis 26 of the tool changing mechanism 12 can identify the distance difference between the current fork scale assembly 18 and the tool disc buffer mechanism 10 in the first direction and the second direction through the identification point, and the tool disc bin 14 and the fork scale assembly 18 thereon are driven to move in the third direction by the carrier platform 30 on the moving chassis 26, so as to compensate for the error in the third direction between the fork scale assembly 18 and the tool disc buffer mechanism 10. The first adjustment mechanism 94 on the fork scale assembly 18 can move the fork scale assembly 18 in the first direction, so as to compensate for the error in the first direction between the fork scale assembly 18 and the tool disc buffer mechanism 10.

[0135] Optionally, in one embodiment, the identification point is a QR code on the tool changing device, and the tool changing mechanism 12 obtains the distance difference between the current fork scale assembly 18 and the tool disc buffer mechanism 10 in the first direction and the second direction by reading the QR code.

[0136] See also Figures 1 to 3 In some embodiments, the tool changing mechanism 12 includes a mobile chassis 26, and the tool disc magazine 14 is set on the mobile chassis 26. The mobile chassis 26 is used to drive the tool disc magazine 14 to move. The mobile chassis 26 includes a sensing device 28, and the sensing device 28 is used to adjust the relative position of the tool disc magazine 14 and the tool to be changed according to the detection signal so that the fork ruler assembly 18 can obtain the first tool disc 11 on the tool disc buffer mechanism 10.

[0137] In this way, the movable chassis 26 can drive the fork scale assembly 18 to move so that the fork scale assembly 18 can obtain the first cutter disc 11 on the cutter disc buffer mechanism 10 .

[0138] Specifically, the mobile chassis 26 adjusts the posture of the tool changing mechanism 12 according to the detection signal obtained by the sensing device 28, that is, keeps the mobile chassis 26 parallel to the surface opposite to the tool changing device, so that the fork ruler assembly 18 can first reach a reference position when acquiring the tool disc 11 on the tool disc buffer mechanism 10, so as to ensure the accuracy of subsequent position adjustment.

[0139] The mobile chassis 26 may include an AGV (Automated Guided Vehicle). The AGV has a visual system and a control system, and can cooperate with the sensing device 28 to drive the tool disc magazine 14 to move, so that the tool changing mechanism 12 and the tool disc buffer mechanism 10 are aligned.

[0140] At the same time, the sensing device 28 is used to obtain the distance between the tool changing mechanism 12 and the cutter disc buffer mechanism 10 in the second direction, so that the movable chassis 26 can adjust the distance between the fork scale assembly 18 and the cutter disc buffer mechanism 10 in the second direction.

[0141] In some embodiments, the sensing device 28 includes two laser displacement sensors, which are arranged on a side of the mobile chassis 26 facing the tool-changing device. The laser displacement sensor can detect the distance between the tool-changing mechanism 12 and the tool-changing device. The detection signal obtained by the laser displacement sensor can be used to correct the posture of the tool-changing mechanism 12 and provide a data basis for the distance of the fork ruler assembly 18 in the second direction, thereby ensuring the docking accuracy of the fork ruler assembly 18 with the tool disc buffer mechanism 10 in the second direction.

[0142] In some embodiments, the mobile chassis 26 includes a carrier platform 30 that can move along a third direction. The carrier platform 30 is disposed on the mobile chassis, and the cutter head magazine 14 is disposed on the carrier platform 30 .

[0143] A processing device 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a tool changing device 100 according to any one of the above embodiments.

[0144] Specifically, the processing equipment 200 includes but is not limited to CNC machine tools, drilling machines, intelligent processing centers, and the like.

[0145] It should be noted that the above explanation of the implementation and beneficial effects of the tool changing device 100 is also applicable to the processing equipment 200 of the implementation of the utility model, and will not be elaborated here in detail to avoid redundancy.

[0146] In the description of this specification, the description with reference to the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "illustrative embodiments", "examples", "specific examples" or "some examples" means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in conjunction with the embodiments or examples are included in at least one embodiment or example of the utility model. In this specification, the schematic representation of the above terms does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described can be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in a suitable manner.

[0147] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, it can be understood that the above embodiments are illustrative and cannot be understood as limitations of the present invention. Ordinary technicians in the field can change, modify, replace and modify the above implementation methods within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A tool changing device, characterized in that: It includes a cutter disc buffer mechanism and a cutter changing mechanism, the cutter changing mechanism includes a cutter disc bin and a transfer mechanism, the transfer mechanism is arranged in the cutter disc bin, the cutter disc bin is used to place the cutter disc, and the transfer mechanism includes a fork ruler assembly; The cutter disc buffer mechanism is used to obtain the cutter disc on the tool-changing device; The fork ruler assembly is used to obtain the cutter disc on the cutter disc buffer mechanism, and to transfer the cutter disc to the cutter disc buffer mechanism so as to transfer the cutter disc between the tool changing mechanism and the cutter disc buffer mechanism.

2. The tool changing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The transport mechanism also includes a circulation component, which is used to obtain the cutter disc on the fork ruler assembly and transfer the cutter disc in the cutter disc bin to the fork ruler assembly.

3. The tool changing device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The cutter disc buffer mechanism is used to move along a first direction to obtain a first cutter disc on the device to be changed, and drive the first cutter disc away from the device to be changed along the first direction; The fork ruler assembly is used to move to below the cutter disc buffer mechanism along the second direction when the cutter disc buffer mechanism drives the first cutter disc away from the tool-changing device along the first direction; The cutter disc buffer mechanism is used to drive the first cutter disc to move along the first direction until the fork ruler assembly obtains the first cutter disc when the cutter disc buffer mechanism moves below the cutter disc buffer mechanism; The fork ruler assembly is used to transfer the first cutter disc to the circulation assembly along the second direction when the first cutter disc is acquired; The circulation component is used to drive the first cutter disc to move along the first direction and / or the second direction when the first cutter disc is acquired, and to transfer the first cutter disc to the cutter disc bin along a third direction.

4. The tool changing device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The circulation assembly is used to move along the first direction and / or the second direction to obtain the second cutter disc in the cutter disc bin, drive the second cutter disc to move along the first direction and / or the second direction, and transmit the second cutter disc to the fork ruler assembly along the second direction; The fork ruler assembly is used to drive the second cutter disc to move above the cutter disc buffer mechanism along the second direction when the second cutter disc is acquired; The cutter disc buffer mechanism is used to move along the first direction until the second cutter disc is acquired when the fork ruler assembly moves above the cutter disc buffer mechanism; The fork ruler assembly is used to move in a direction away from the cutter disc buffer mechanism when the cutter disc buffer mechanism acquires the second cutter disc; The cutter disc buffer mechanism is used to drive the second cutter disc along the first direction to approach the device to be changed tool when the second cutter disc is acquired, until the second cutter disc is placed on the device to be changed tool.

5. The tool changing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cutter disc buffer mechanism includes a first driving device, a lifting block and a positioning member, wherein the first driving device is connected to the lifting block, the positioning member is arranged on the lifting block, the lifting block is used to carry the cutter disc, the positioning member is used to limit the position of the cutter disc on the lifting block, and the first driving device is used to drive the lifting block to drive the cutter disc to move along a first direction so that the cutter disc buffer mechanism can obtain the first cutter disc on the tool to be changed equipment.

6. The tool changing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The transfer mechanism also includes a circulation component, the cutter disc magazine includes a first bracket and a plurality of cutter disc racks, the fork ruler assembly and the circulation component are arranged on the first bracket, the first bracket has a accommodating space for accommodating the cutter disc rack, and the plurality of cutter disc racks are arranged in the accommodating space along a first direction.

7. The tool changing device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The cutter disc holder includes a second bracket and a first conveying device, the first conveying device is arranged on the second bracket, the first conveying device includes a second driving device and a first conveying assembly, and the second driving device is used to drive the first conveying assembly along a third direction to drive the cutter disc to enter or exit the second bracket.

8. The tool changing device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The circulation component includes a moving component and a circulation tray, the moving component includes a second driving device and a slide rail, the slide rail is set on the first bracket, the circulation tray is movably set on the slide rail, the second driving device is installed on the circulation tray, and the second driving device is used to drive the circulation tray to move in the slide rail along the first direction.

9. The tool changing device according to claim 8, characterized in that: The flow tray comprises a supporting plate, a second conveying device and a third conveying device, the supporting plate is arranged on the slide rail, and the second conveying device and the third conveying device are arranged on the supporting plate; The second conveying device comprises a second conveying assembly and a third driving device, wherein the third driving device is used to drive the second conveying assembly to drive the cutter disc to move along a third direction, so as to transfer the cutter disc to the cutter disc holder along the third direction; The third conveying device includes a third conveying assembly and a fourth driving device, and the fourth driving device is used to drive the third conveying device to drive the cutter disc to move along the second direction, so as to transmit the cutter disc to the fork ruler assembly along the second direction.

10. The tool changing device according to claim 9, characterized in that: The supporting plate is provided with a receiving groove, the third conveying assembly is arranged in the receiving groove, and the third conveying assembly further comprises a lifting drive device, the lifting drive device is connected to the third conveying assembly and is used for driving the third conveying assembly to extend and retract along the first direction.

11. The tool changing device according to claim 10, characterized in that: The flow tray includes a first guide device and a second guide device, the first guide device and the second guide device are arranged on the support plate, the first guide device is used to guide and limit the knife disc in the third direction, the second guide device is connected to the lifting drive device, and the lifting drive device is used to control the second guide device to extend or retract relative to the support plate. When the second guide device is extended, the second guide device is used to guide and limit the knife disc along the second direction.

12. The tool changing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The fork ruler assembly includes a third bracket and a fourth conveying device, the fourth conveying device includes a fourth conveying assembly and a fifth driving device, the fifth driving device is connected to the fourth conveying assembly, and the fifth driving device is used to drive the fourth conveying assembly to drive the knife disc to move along the second direction.

13. The tool changing device according to claim 12, characterized in that: The third bracket includes a guiding portion and a mounting portion, wherein the mounting portion is used to set the fourth conveying device, and the guiding portion is used to guide and limit the cutter disc along a first direction.

14. The tool changing device according to claim 12, characterized in that: The fork ruler assembly includes a first adjustment mechanism and a second adjustment mechanism, the first adjustment mechanism and the second adjustment mechanism are arranged on the third bracket, the first adjustment mechanism is used to adjust the position of the third bracket in a first direction, and the second adjustment mechanism is used to adjust the position of the third bracket in the second direction.

15. The tool changing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The tool changing mechanism includes a mobile chassis, the tool disc magazine is arranged on the mobile chassis, the mobile chassis is used to drive the tool disc magazine to move, and the mobile chassis includes a sensing device, which is used to adjust the relative position of the tool disc magazine and the device to be tool changed according to a detection signal so that the fork ruler assembly can obtain the first tool disc on the tool disc buffer mechanism.

16. A processing equipment, characterized in that: It comprises the tool changing device as described in any one of claims 1-15.

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