Plate processing equipment

Abstract

The utility model relates to the field of intelligent manufacturing equipment, and provides plate machining equipment which comprises an equipment assembly, and the equipment assembly is provided with a clamping device used for fixing plates, a driving device used for driving the clamping device to rotate and a milling device used for machining the plates. The clamping device comprises a clamp carrying table and a plurality of sets of clamping units, the clamp carrying table is used for being connected with the driving device, and the sets of clamping units are symmetrically and evenly distributed on the two working faces of the clamp carrying table. The milling device is located on the outer side of the clamp carrying table, when the driving device acts, the two working faces directly face the milling device alternately in sequence, a machining station used for plate machining is formed between the milling device and the clamp carrying table, and an operation station used for plate feeding, taking and placing is formed on the side, away from the milling device, of the clamp carrying table. On the basis, the plates on the operation station can be clamped and fixed in the plate machining process of the milling device, the feeding and taking waiting time of the equipment is effectively shortened, and the machining efficiency of the machining equipment is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of intelligent manufacturing equipment, and in particular to a plate processing equipment. Background Art

[0002] When processing plates on processing equipment, loading and placing the plates has always been an important process in the processing, playing a key role in improving equipment production efficiency and reducing production cycle.

[0003] For some semi-automatic processing equipment, the loading and placement of plates require manual operation, which is done by placing a single or multiple plates to be processed on the processing equipment at one time, fixing the plates with fixtures, and then controlling the milling device on the equipment to process the plates to form the desired shape. The operator then removes the plates from the fixture, places them on the transfer tooling, and loads and positions the remaining plates to be processed again.

[0004] However, when the operator is loading and taking the plate, the processing equipment is in standby mode, and the milling device cannot process the plate; it is understandable that the time for loading and taking the material depends on the operator's skill proficiency, but there is still an inevitable situation of equipment waiting, which leads to an increase in the production rhythm of the processing equipment, which is not conducive to the high-efficiency operation of the processing equipment. Utility Model Content

[0005] In order to improve the processing efficiency of processing equipment, the present application provides a plate processing equipment.

[0006] The plate processing equipment provided in this application adopts the following technical solution:

[0007] A plate processing device, comprising an equipment assembly, the equipment assembly is provided with a clamping device for fixing the plate, a driving device for driving the clamping device to rotate, and a milling device for processing the plate; wherein the clamping device comprises a fixture carrier and a plurality of clamping units, the fixture carrier is used to be connected to the driving device, and each clamping unit is symmetrically distributed on two working surfaces of the fixture carrier;

[0008] The milling device is located outside the fixture carrier. When the driving device is activated, the two working surfaces are alternately opposite the milling device in sequence. A processing station for plate processing is formed between the milling device and the fixture carrier. An operating station for loading and taking and placing plates is formed on the side of the fixture carrier away from the milling device.

[0009] By adopting the above technical solution, when the plate processing equipment of the present application is working, one of the working surfaces of the clamp carrier is located at the operating station, the operator places the plate on the working surface, and the plate can be clamped and fixed by the clamping unit, and then the driving device is controlled to drive the clamp carrier to rotate, and the working surface rotates to the processing station, and the plate can be processed by the milling device to form the desired shape. In addition, during the process of the milling device processing the plate, the other working surface of the clamp carrier can stay at the operating station, at which time the operator places the remaining plates to be processed on this working surface, and also clamps and fixes the plates by the clamping unit, which can effectively reduce the waiting time for loading and retrieving materials of the equipment, which is conducive to reducing the production cycle of the processing equipment and improving the processing efficiency of the processing equipment.

[0010] Optionally, the clamping unit includes a positioning base for providing support for the plate, an articulated pressing mechanism for forcing the plate to press against the positioning base, and a lateral limiting mechanism for laterally limiting the clamp carrier; wherein, there are two groups of articulated pressing mechanisms, and the two groups of articulated pressing mechanisms are symmetrically arranged on two opposite sides of the positioning base.

[0011] By adopting the above-mentioned technical solution, a positioning base is set up to position and support the plate. After the plate is against the positioning base, a lateral limiting mechanism is used to limit the plate laterally, and then a hinged pressing mechanism is used to force the plate to be pressed against the positioning base. The plate can be stably clamped on the working surface of the fixture carrier, so that the milling device can process the plate.

[0012] Optionally, the articulated pressing mechanism includes a linear driving member fixed to the fixture carrier, a pressing block hinged to the movable end of the linear driving member, and a connecting plate arranged between the pressing block and the linear driving member, wherein one end of the connecting plate is hinged to the pressing block, and the other end is hinged to the linear driving member; the free end of the pressing block extends to a side of the positioning base away from the fixture carrier, and when the movable end of the linear driving member extends outward, the pressing block forces the plate to press against the positioning base.

[0013] By adopting the above-mentioned technical scheme, the connection plate is used to connect and position the pressure block, and with the help of the connection positioning of the linear drive member, the pressure block can be rotated within a specific range; the movable end of the linear drive member in the present application is in a normally retracted state, at which time the free end of the pressure block can be deflected in the direction away from the positioning base, so that the plate can be smoothly pressed against the positioning base through the area between the two pressure blocks on the adjacent hinged pressure mechanism; then, by controlling the action of the linear drive member to extend its movable end outward, the pressure block rotates around the hinge position between itself and the connecting plate, and at the same time the connecting plate can be deflected within a certain range, and finally the free end of the pressure block can be pressed against the plate and force the plate to be pressed tightly against the positioning base, thereby achieving the initial positioning of the plate.

[0014] Optionally, the clamping unit also includes an auxiliary positioning mechanism for assisting in vertical limiting of the plate, the auxiliary positioning mechanism includes a spring seat fixed to the working surface of the clamp carrier and a movable top column elastically connected to the spring seat, when the plate is fixed to the clamping unit, the movable top column is in a state of being forced to move inward.

[0015] By adopting the above technical solution, by making the movable top column elastically connected to the spring seat, when the operator presses the plate against the positioning base and controls the hinged pressing mechanism to press the plate against the positioning base, the movable top column can generate a force acting on the plate. Since the force of the movable top column is in the opposite direction to the force of the hinged pressing mechanism, the positioning stability of the plate in the vertical direction can be improved, thereby improving the processing accuracy of the milling device on the plate and ensuring the processing quality.

[0016] Optionally, two groups of lateral limiting mechanisms are provided, and the two groups of lateral limiting mechanisms are arranged at intervals; wherein, the lateral limiting mechanism includes a fixed base and a pushing drive member installed on the fixed base, and the movable ends of two adjacent pushing drive members are arranged opposite to each other. When the plate is fixed to the clamping unit, the movable ends of the two pushing drive members respectively abut against two opposite sides of the plate.

[0017] By adopting the above-mentioned technical solution, after the plate abuts against the positioning base, the two pushing drive members are controlled to move synchronously or individually, and the movable ends of the two pushing drive members are respectively abutted against the two opposite sides of the plate, thereby realizing lateral positioning of the plate, which is beneficial to improving the processing accuracy when processing the plate, and can also adapt to the processing of plates of different widths, thereby improving the applicability of the processing equipment.

[0018] Optionally, a concave groove is provided on the side of the positioning base away from the fixture carrier.

[0019] By adopting the above technical solution, the setting of the concave groove can play an avoidance role when the milling device performs groove hole processing on the plate, so that a through groove or through hole can be smoothly processed on the surface of the plate.

[0020] Optionally, a ramp track is provided on the top surface of the equipment assembly, the ramp track is located directly below the operating station, and the height from the ramp track to the ground foundation gradually decreases from the side of the ramp track close to the milling device to the side away from the milling device.

[0021] By adopting the above-mentioned technical solution, when the milling device completes processing of the plate, the plate is returned to the operating station by controlling the action of the driving device, and then the action of the clamping unit is controlled to make the plate naturally fall down to the ramp track, and can automatically leave the equipment assembly along the ramp track, so that the operator can pick up and place the plate, which is beneficial to shorten the material retrieval time of the plate and further improve the processing efficiency of the equipment.

[0022] Optionally, the milling device includes an xyz three-axis moving mechanism arranged on the equipment assembly and a gripping carrier installed on the xyz three-axis moving mechanism. A fixture carrier for placing the tool is mounted on the top of the equipment assembly. When the xyz three-axis moving mechanism drives the gripping carrier to move toward the direction close to the fixture carrier, the gripping carrier can automatically clamp and place the tool.

[0023] By adopting the above-mentioned technical solution, the setting of the xyz three-axis moving mechanism can drive the gripping carrier to move in space, and the setting of the fixture carrier is used to place various types of tools; by controlling the xyz three-axis moving mechanism to drive the gripping carrier to move in the direction close to the tool, the gripping carrier can finally automatically clamp the tool and move it to the outside of the working surface of the processing station with the tool, so as to smoothly process the plate on the working surface, thereby forming the plate into the desired shape.

[0024] In summary, the present application includes at least one of the following beneficial technical effects:

[0025] 1. By symmetrically distributing the assembly clamping units on the two working surfaces of the fixture carrier, when the milling device processes the plate at the processing station, the operator can take and place the plate and load and clamp the plate at the operating station, which can effectively reduce the waiting time for loading and taking materials of the equipment, thereby reducing the production cycle of the processing equipment and improving the processing efficiency of the processing equipment;

[0026] 2. By setting a positioning base to support the positioning plate, and controlling the linear drive member to make its movable end extend outward, the pressing block can be driven to rotate and the free end of the pressing block can be pressed against the plate, thereby forcing the plate to be pressed against the positioning base, thereby achieving the initial positioning of the plate;

[0027] 3. By setting up two groups of lateral limiting mechanisms, the movable ends of the two push driving members located in the two groups of lateral limiting mechanisms respectively abut against the two opposite sides of the plate, thereby achieving lateral positioning of the plate, which is beneficial to improving the processing accuracy of the plate during processing. At the same time, it can also adapt to the processing of plates of different widths, thereby improving the applicability of the processing equipment. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0028] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the plate processing equipment of this embodiment;

[0029] Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the structure of the driving device and the clamping device in this embodiment;

[0030] Figure 3 yes Figure 2 The enlarged view of point A in the middle mainly shows the structure of the clamping unit.

[0031] Explanation of the reference numerals in the accompanying drawings: 1. Equipment assembly; 11. Inclined track; 12. Processing station; 13. Operating station; 14. Fixed support; 15. Heightening bracket; 2. Milling device; 21. XYZ three-axis moving mechanism; 22. Grasping and clamping carrier; 23. Fixture carrier; 3. Driving device; 31. Main rotating support; 32. Auxiliary rotating support; 4. Fixture carrier; 41. Working surface; 5. Positioning base; 51. Inner concave groove; 6. Articulated pressing mechanism; 61. Linear driving member; 611. Articulated seat; 62. Pressing block; 63. Connecting plate; 7. Auxiliary positioning mechanism; 71. Spring seat; 72. Movable top column; 8. Lateral limiting mechanism; 81. Fixed base; 82. Push driving member. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0032] The following is combined with Figure 1-3 This application is described in further detail.

[0033] The embodiment of the present application discloses a plate processing device.

[0034] Reference Figure 1 A plate processing equipment includes an equipment assembly 1, which is provided with a clamping device for fixing the plate, a driving device 3 for driving the clamping device to rotate, and a milling device 2 for processing the plate; wherein the milling device 2 is located outside the clamping device, and the milling device 2 includes an xyz three-axis moving mechanism 21 and a gripping carrier 22, the xyz three-axis moving mechanism 21 is arranged on the top of the equipment assembly 1, and the gripping carrier 22 is fixed on the moving platform of the xyz three-axis moving mechanism 21, and the gripping carrier 22 is facing the clamping device; the setting of the xyz three-axis moving mechanism 21 can drive the gripping carrier 22 to move in three-dimensional space.

[0035] The top of the equipment assembly 1 is integrally formed with a fixed support 14, and the clamping device and the driving device 3 are both arranged on the fixed support 14; the top of the fixed support 14 is fixed with a heightening bracket 15, and the top of the heightening bracket 15 is fixed with a fixture carrier 23, so that the fixture carrier 23 can be erected on the equipment assembly 1 through the heightening bracket 15 and the fixed support 14. The fixture carrier 23 is provided with a plurality of placement slots, which can be used to place different types of tools, and by controlling the xyz three-axis moving mechanism 21 to drive the gripping carrier 22 to move in the direction close to the fixture carrier 23, the gripping carrier 22 can automatically clamp the tool and automatically place the tool, which has the advantages of automation and intelligence.

[0036] Reference Figure 2The driving device 3 includes a main rotating support 31 and a secondary rotating support 32 respectively fixed to the top of the fixed support 14, the main rotating support 31 and the secondary rotating support 32 are arranged at intervals, and the clamping device is installed between the main rotating support 31 and the secondary rotating support 32; and a driving motor (not shown in the figure) is fixedly installed on the outside of the main rotating support 31, and the clamping device can be driven to rotate by controlling the action of the driving motor. It should be noted that the driving motor in this embodiment is a servo motor, which can conveniently control the rotation angle of the driving motor, and the angle of a single rotation is 180°.

[0037] The clamping device includes a clamp carrier 4 and multiple clamping units. The clamp carrier 4 is fixed between the main rotating support 31 and the auxiliary rotating support 32. The two side surfaces of the clamp carrier 4 in the width direction are respectively set as working surfaces 41. Each clamping unit is divided into two groups and symmetrically arranged on the two working surfaces 41 of the clamp carrier 4. The plate can be fixed on both sides of the clamp carrier 4 through the clamping units on the two working surfaces 41. When the plate processing equipment in this embodiment is in operation, the clamp carrier 4 always keeps one of the working surfaces 41 facing the gripping carrier 22, so that the gripping carrier 22 can automatically process the plate on the adjacent working surface 41 after automatically clamping the tool.

[0038] at the same time Figure 1 It should be noted that, after the control driving motor is activated, the two working surfaces 41 can be alternately opposite to the gripping carrier 22 in sequence; a processing station 12 for plate processing can be formed between the gripping carrier and the fixture platform 4, and an operating station 13 for loading and taking the plate is formed on the side of the fixture platform 4 away from the gripping carrier. When the milling device 2 processes the fixture platform 4, the operator can load and take the plate on the other working surface 41 at the operating station 13, so as to reduce the waiting time of the equipment and improve production efficiency.

[0039] Reference Figure 3 The clamping unit includes a positioning base 5 for supporting the plate, a hinged pressing mechanism 6 for forcing the plate to press against the positioning base 5, an auxiliary positioning mechanism 7 for assisting the vertical limiting of the plate, and a lateral limiting mechanism 8 for lateral limiting of the clamp carrier 4. Through the above mechanisms, the plate can be firmly positioned after being installed in the clamping unit. It should be noted that the assembled clamping units located on the same working surface 41 can be arranged equidistantly in the horizontal direction.

[0040] Specifically, the positioning base 5 is fixed to the working surface 41 of the fixture carrier 4. An inner concave groove 51 is provided on the side of the positioning base 5 away from the fixture carrier 4. The inner concave groove 51 runs through the upper and lower sides of the positioning base 5 in the vertical direction, and can be used for avoidance when processing the groove holes of the plate.

[0041] There are two sets of hinged pressing mechanisms 6, which are symmetrically arranged on two opposite sides of the positioning base 5. The hinged pressing mechanism 6 includes a linear driving member 61, a pressing block 62 and a connecting plate 63. The linear driving member 61 in this embodiment is a micro cylinder, and the linear driving member 61 is fixed to the working surface 41 of the fixture carrier 4; one end of the pressing block 62 is hinged to the movable end of the linear driving member 61, and the other end is set as a free end, and the free end of the pressing block 62 extends to the side of the positioning base 5 away from the fixture carrier 4.

[0042] An articulated seat 611 is fixed on the cylinder surface of the linear drive member 61, and the articulated seat 611 is located on the side of the movable end of the linear drive member 61 close to the positioning base 5; one end of the connecting plate 63 is hinged to the articulated seat 611, and the other end is hinged to the linear drive member 61; the linear drive member 61 in this embodiment is in a normal retracted state, at which time the adjacent pressing blocks 62 can be kept in an expanded state, so that the plate can smoothly pass through the area between the two pressing blocks 62 and abut against the positioning base 5. Then, by controlling the linear drive member 61 to move so that the movable end of the linear drive member 61 extends outward, the pressing block 62 can rotate around the hinged position between itself and the connecting plate 63, and the connecting plate 63 can swing within a certain range, and finally the free end of the pressing block 62 can abut against the plate and force the plate to press against the positioning base 5, thereby achieving the initial positioning of the plate.

[0043] The auxiliary positioning mechanism 7 includes a spring seat 71, a movable top column 72 and a return spring (not shown in the figure), the spring seat 71 is fixed to the working surface 41 of the clamp carrier 4, and the spring seat 71 is located above the positioning base 5; a movable slot is provided on the side of the spring seat 71 away from the clamp carrier 4, the movable top column 72 is movably inserted in the movable slot, and the return spring is arranged between the movable top column 72 and the bottom wall of the movable slot; the return spring can always generate an elastic force acting on the movable top column 72, thereby forcing the movable top column 72 to normally move in the direction away from the clamp carrier 4.

[0044] When the plate is against the positioning base 5 and the pressing block 62 forces the plate against the positioning base 5, the movable top column 72 can be forced to move inward and squeeze the reset spring. At this time, the movable top column 72 always has a force acting on the plate under the elastic force of the reset spring. Since the force of the movable top column 72 is in the opposite direction to the force of the hinged pressing mechanism 6, the positioning stability of the plate in the vertical direction can be improved to ensure the processing quality.

[0045] There are two groups of lateral limiting mechanisms 8, which are arranged at intervals and respectively located under two groups of hinged pressing mechanisms 6; wherein, the lateral limiting mechanism 8 comprises a fixed base 81 fixed to the fixture carrier 4 and a push-up drive member 82 embedded in the side of the fixed base 81, and the push-up drive member 82 also uses a micro cylinder, and the movable ends of the two push-up drive members 82 are arranged opposite to each other. When the plate is pressed against the positioning base 5 and the pressing block 62 is pressed against the plate, the push-up drive members 82 are controlled to act synchronously or individually, and the movable ends of the two push-up drive members 82 can respectively press against the two opposite sides of the plate, thereby realizing the lateral positioning of the plate, which is conducive to improving the processing accuracy of the plate when processing, and can also adapt to the processing of plates of different widths.

[0046] In addition, back to Figure 1 A ramp track 11 is provided on the top surface of the equipment assembly 1. The ramp track 11 is located directly below the operating station 13, and the height from the ramp track 11 to the ground foundation gradually decreases from the side of the ramp track 11 close to the milling device 2 to the side away from the milling device 2; after the plate processing is completed and returns to the operating station 13, the plate can naturally fall down to the ramp track 11 by controlling the linear drive member 61 and the push drive member 82 to reset, and can automatically leave the equipment assembly 1 along the ramp track 11, so that the operator can pick up and place the plate, which is beneficial to shorten the material retrieval time of the plate and further improve the processing efficiency of the equipment.

[0047] The implementation principle of a plate processing device in the embodiment of the present application is:

[0048] When the plate processing equipment is working, one of the working surfaces 41 of the clamp carrier 4 is located at the operating station 13. The operator places each plate on the working surface 41 one by one, and uses the clamping unit to clamp and fix the plate, and then controls the drive motor to drive the carrier to rotate. The working surface 41 rotates to the processing station 12. After the gripping carrier 22 clamps the corresponding tool, it can process the plate to form the desired shape. In addition, during the process of the tool processing the plate, the other working surface 41 of the clamp carrier 4 can stay at the operating station 13. At this time, the operator places the remaining plates to be processed on this working surface 41, and also uses the clamping unit to clamp and fix the plates, which can effectively reduce the waiting time for loading and retrieving the equipment, which is conducive to reducing the production cycle of the processing equipment and improving the processing efficiency of the processing equipment.

[0049] The above are preferred embodiments of the present application, and the protection scope of the present application is not limited thereto. Therefore, any equivalent changes made according to the structure, shape, and principle of the present application should be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A plate processing equipment, characterized in that: The invention comprises an equipment assembly (1), wherein the equipment assembly (1) is provided with a clamping device for fixing a plate, a driving device (3) for driving the clamping device to rotate, and a milling device (2) for processing the plate; wherein the clamping device comprises a clamping platform (4) and a plurality of groups of clamping units, wherein the clamping platform (4) is used to be connected to the driving device (3), and each group of the clamping units is symmetrically distributed on two working surfaces (41) of the clamping platform (4); The milling device (2) is located outside the fixture carrier (4); when the driving device (3) is in operation, the two working surfaces (41) are alternately opposite to the milling device (2) in sequence; a processing station (12) for plate processing is formed between the milling device (2) and the fixture carrier (4); and an operating station (13) for plate loading and removal is formed on a side of the fixture carrier (4) away from the milling device (2).

2. The plate processing equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The clamping unit comprises a positioning base (5) for supporting the plate, a hinged pressing mechanism (6) for forcing the plate to press against the positioning base (5), and a lateral limiting mechanism (8) for lateral limiting the clamp carrier (4); wherein the hinged pressing mechanism (6) is provided in two groups, and the two groups of hinged pressing mechanisms (6) are symmetrically arranged on two opposite sides of the positioning base (5).

3. The plate processing equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that: The hinged pressing mechanism (6) comprises a linear drive member (61) fixed to the fixture carrier (4), a pressing block (62) hinged to the movable end of the linear drive member (61), and a connecting plate (63) arranged between the pressing block (62) and the linear drive member (61), wherein one end of the connecting plate (63) is hinged to the pressing block (62), and the other end is hinged to the linear drive member (61); the free end of the pressing block (62) extends to a side of the positioning base (5) away from the fixture carrier (4), and when the movable end of the linear drive member (61) extends outward, the pressing block (62) forces the plate to press against the positioning base (5).

4. The plate processing equipment according to claim 3, characterized in that: The clamping unit further comprises an auxiliary positioning mechanism (7) for assisting in vertical limiting of the plate, the auxiliary positioning mechanism (7) comprising a spring seat (71) fixed to a working surface (41) of the clamp carrier (4) and a movable top column (72) elastically connected to the spring seat (71), and when the plate is fixed to the clamping unit, the movable top column (72) is in a state of being forced to move inwards.

5. The plate processing equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that: The lateral limiting mechanism (8) is provided with two groups, and the two groups of the lateral limiting mechanism (8) are arranged at intervals; wherein the lateral limiting mechanism (8) comprises a fixed base (81) and a push driving member (82) installed on the fixed base (81), and the movable ends of two adjacent push driving members (82) are arranged opposite to each other, and when the plate is fixed to the clamping unit, the movable ends of the two push driving members (82) respectively abut against two opposite sides of the plate.

6. The plate processing equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that: A concave groove (51) is provided on the side of the positioning base (5) away from the fixture carrier (4).

7. The plate processing equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The top surface of the equipment assembly (1) is provided with a ramp track (11), the ramp track (11) is located directly below the operating station (13), and the height of the ramp track (11) to the ground foundation gradually decreases from a side of the ramp track (11) close to the milling device (2) to a side away from the milling device (2).

8. The plate processing equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The milling device (2) comprises an xyz three-axis moving mechanism (21) arranged on the equipment assembly (1) and a gripping carrier (22) installed on the xyz three-axis moving mechanism (21); a fixture carrier (23) for placing a tool is mounted on the top of the equipment assembly (1); when the xyz three-axis moving mechanism (21) drives the gripping carrier (22) to move in a direction close to the fixture carrier (23), the gripping carrier (22) can automatically clamp and automatically place the tool.

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