Tool magazine and machine tool

By designing a protective component in the tool magazine to shield the unused tool pick-up point, the problem of debris adhesion affecting assembly accuracy is solved, achieving high-precision tool assembly and improved machining quality, while reducing production costs.

CN223718971UActive Publication Date: 2025-12-26DONGGUAN SHIHUA PRECISION MACHINERY CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202520098452.1
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-01-16
Publication Date
2025-12-26
Estimated Expiration
2035-01-16

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

In the prior art, the chips generated by the spindle during machining are prone to adhere to the unused tool holder structure, affecting the assembly accuracy between the tool and the spindle and resulting in a decrease in machining quality.

Method used

Design a tool magazine including a tool disc, a protective cover, a protective component, and a housing. The protective component shields the unused tool retrieval opening, reducing debris splashing onto the tool storage structure. The protective component consists of a baffle and an elastic element. The elastic force of the elastic element shields the tool retrieval opening. The baffle moves under the guidance of a slide and a guide block, thus protecting the tool storage structure.

Benefits of technology

It effectively reduces the risk of debris adhering to the tool holder structure, ensures the assembly accuracy between the spindle and the tool, improves machining quality, and reduces production costs.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a tool magazine and a machine tool, and belongs to the technical field of mechanical equipment.The tool magazine comprises a cutterhead, a protective cover, a protective assembly and a shell; a plurality of cutter placing structures are arranged on the cutter head in the circumferential direction and are used for fixing cutters; the protective cover is detachably connected with the cutter head, a plurality of cutter taking openings are formed in the protective cover in the circumferential direction, and the cutter taking openings are in one-to-one correspondence with the cutter placing structures; the multiple protection assemblies are arranged on the protection cover in the circumferential direction, the protection assemblies correspond to the knife taking openings in a one-to-one mode, and the protection assemblies can shield or open the knife taking openings. The shell is detachably connected with the cutterhead or the protective cover and located on the side, away from the cutterhead, of the protective cover. And when the cutter placing structure is vacant, the protection assembly shields the cutter taking opening and shields the cutter placing structure, and the risk that chippings splash to the cutter placing structure in the main shaft machining process is reduced. The protection assembly is arranged on the cutterhead, the protection effect on the cutter arrangement structure can be achieved only by modifying the cutterhead, and the production cost is reduced.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of mechanical equipment, in particular to a tool magazine and a machine tool. BACKGROUND

[0002] The tool magazine is used for temporarily storing tools. During the machining process, the spindle can automatically replace the tool on the tool magazine according to the requirement.

[0003] In the related art, the spindle is prone to generate debris during the machining process. The debris may be attached to the idle tool mounting structure. When the spindle replaces the tool, the spindle places the tool on the originally idle tool mounting structure. The debris is attached to the tool handle. When the spindle needs to replace the tool subsequently, the debris attached to the tool handle will affect the assembly accuracy of the tool relative to the spindle, thereby causing the tool to have a large amount of deflection during the machining process, and affecting the quality of the machined workpiece. CONTENT OF THE UTILITY MODEL

[0004] The present application aims to at least solve one of the technical problems existing in the prior art. To this end, the present application provides a tool magazine capable of reducing the risk of debris being attached to the idle tool mounting structure.

[0005] The present application also provides a machine tool having the tool magazine.

[0006] According to the first aspect of the present application, the tool magazine comprises a tool disc, a protective cover, a protection assembly and a shell.

[0007] The tool disc is provided with a plurality of tool mounting structures in the circumferential direction, and the tool mounting structures are used for fixing tools.

[0008] The protective cover is detachably connected with the tool disc, and the protective cover is provided with a plurality of tool taking openings in the circumferential direction. The tool taking openings correspond to the tool mounting structures one by one.

[0009] The protection assembly is provided with a plurality of protection assemblies, and the plurality of protection assemblies are arranged on the protective cover in the circumferential direction. The protection assemblies correspond to the tool taking openings one by one, and the protection assemblies can shield or open the tool taking openings.

[0010] The shell is detachably connected with the tool disc or the protective cover, and is located on the side of the protective cover away from the tool disc.

[0011] According to the tool magazine of the first aspect of the present application, at least the following advantages are achieved: when the tool setting structure is empty, the protection assembly shields the tool taking opening and blocks the tool setting structure, thereby reducing the risk of debris splashing onto the tool setting structure during spindle machining, reducing the risk of debris adhering to the tool subsequently installed on the tool setting structure, ensuring the assembly precision between the spindle and the tool, and ensuring the machining quality of the workpiece. Moreover, since the protection cover and the tool disc are detachably connected, and the shell and the tool disc or the protection cover are detachably connected, the disassembly and assembly of the protection cover, the tool disc, and the shell can be facilitated. Since the protection assembly is arranged on the tool disc, the protection effect of the tool setting structure can be achieved by only modifying the tool disc, thereby reducing the production cost.

[0012] According to some embodiments of the present application, the protection assembly comprises a baffle and an elastic member, the baffle is movably arranged on the protection cover, and the elastic member connects the baffle and the protection cover to give the baffle an elastic force tending to shield the tool taking opening.

[0013] According to some embodiments of the present application, the baffle is provided with a protrusion, the elastic member is a torsion spring, the torsion spring comprises a coil body and an extension part connected to each other, the protection cover is provided with a connecting column, the coil body is sleeved on the connecting column, and the extension part abuts one side of the protrusion.

[0014] According to some embodiments of the present application, the protection assembly further comprises a guide block, the guide block is arranged on the protection cover, the guide block forms a sliding groove, and the baffle is in sliding fit with the sliding groove.

[0015] According to some embodiments of the present application, the protection assembly comprises at least two guide blocks, the sliding grooves of the two guide blocks are oppositely arranged, the baffle is located between the two guide blocks, and the two ends of the baffle are respectively in sliding fit with the sliding grooves of the two guide blocks.

[0016] According to some embodiments of the present application, in the same protection assembly, at least one guide block is provided with a limiting structure, the limiting structure can abut against the baffle to limit the baffle from sliding out of the sliding groove.

[0017] According to some embodiments of the present application, the limiting structure is fixed to the guide block, the baffle is provided with a limiting groove, the guide block is in sliding fit with the limiting groove, and the guide block can abut against the groove wall of the limiting groove to limit the baffle from sliding out of the sliding groove.

[0018] According to some embodiments of the present application, an inner shell is further included, the inner shell is connected to the side of the tool disc away from the protection cover, the inner shell is formed with a protection groove, the protection groove is arranged in the circumferential direction, and the protection groove is used for accommodating the tool handle.

[0019] According to some embodiments of the present application, the inner housing forms a tool changing gap, the tool disc is rotatable relative to the inner housing, and the protection groove is communicated with the tool changing gap.

[0020] According to the second aspect of the present application, the machine tool comprises the tool magazine of the first aspect.

[0021] According to the second aspect of the present application, the machine tool has at least the advantages of the tool magazine of the first aspect, which are not repeated here.

[0022] Additional aspects and advantages of the present application will be given, partially in the following description, partially become obvious from the following description, or be learned by practice of the present application. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0023] The present application will be further described below in conjunction with the drawings and embodiments, in which:

[0024] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic view of the tool magazine of the first aspect of the present application;

[0025] Figure 2 It is an exploded view of the tool magazine of the first aspect of the present application;

[0026] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic view of the tool magazine of the first aspect of the present application from another direction;

[0027] Figure 4 It is a sectional view of the tool magazine of the first aspect of the present application;

[0028] Figure 5 It is a structural schematic view of Figure 1 the protection cover and the protection assembly;

[0029] Figure 6 It is a structural schematic view of Figure 5 the enlarged view of A;

[0030] Figure 7 It is an exploded view of the protection assembly; Figure 5

[0031] It is an enlarged view of B. Figure 8 Figure 7

[0032] Reference signs:

[0033] Tool disc 100, tool placing structure 110;

[0034] Protection cover 200, tool taking opening 210, connecting column 220;

[0035] ​​Protective assembly 300, baffle 310, convex part 311, limiting groove 312; elastic member 320, coil body 321, extension 322; guide block 330, sliding groove 331, limiting structure 332;

[0036] Housing 400;

[0037] Inner shell 500, protection groove 510, tool changing gap 520;

[0038] Tool 600, tool bit 610, tool handle 620. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0039] Embodiments of the present application are described below in detail, examples of which are shown in the drawings, wherein the same or similar notations represent the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below by reference to the drawings are exemplary only, and are used only for explanation of the present application, and cannot be understood as a limitation of the present application.

[0040] In the description of the present application, it is understood that the orientation description, such as the orientation or position relationship indicated by up, down, front, back, left, right, etc. is based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the drawings, and is only for the purpose of facilitating the description of the present application and simplifying the description, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation of the present application, which does not indicate or imply that the device or element indicated must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation of the present application.

[0041] In the description of the present application, if the meaning of several is more than one, the meaning of multiple is more than two, greater than, less than, more than, etc. are understood as not including the number, above, below, etc. are understood as including the number. If it is described as first, second, it is only for the purpose of distinguishing technical features, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of indicated technical features or the order of indicated technical features.

[0042] In the description of the present application, unless otherwise explicitly limited, the words such as setting, installing, connecting, etc. should be broadly understood, and the person skilled in the art can reasonably determine the specific meaning of the above words in the present application in combination with the specific content of the technical solution.

[0043] In the description of the present application, the description of the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "exemplary embodiment", "example", "specific example", or "some examples" means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in combination with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present application. In the present specification, the exemplary description 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.

[0044] Referring to Figures 1 to 4 According to the first aspect of the present application, the tool magazine comprises a tool disc 100, a protective cover 200, a protection assembly 300 and a shell 400.

[0045] The tool disc 100 is provided with a plurality of tool mounting structures 110 along the circumferential direction, and the tool mounting structure 110 is used for fixing the tool 600;

[0046] The protective cover 200 is detachably connected with the tool disc 100, and the protective cover 200 is provided with a plurality of tool taking openings 210 along the circumferential direction, and the tool taking opening 210 corresponds to the tool mounting structure 110 one by one;

[0047] The protection assembly 300 is provided with a plurality of protection assemblies 300, and the plurality of protection assemblies 300 are arranged on the protective cover 200 along the circumferential direction, and the protection assembly 300 corresponds to the tool taking opening 210 one by one, and the protection assembly 300 can shield or open the tool taking opening 210;

[0048] The shell 400 is detachably connected with the tool disc 100 or the protective cover 200, and is located on the side of the protective cover 200 away from the tool disc 100.

[0049] It can be understood that the tool mounting structure 110 is used for fixing the tool 600, and a plurality of tool mounting structures 110 are arranged on the tool disc 100 along the circumferential direction, and the spindle can select and replace the tool 600 in any tool mounting structure 110 according to the machining requirement. The protective cover 200 and the shell 400 are arranged on the tool disc 100, which can shield most positions of the tool disc 100 to protect the tool disc 100, and the tool taking opening 210 of the protective cover 200 corresponds to the tool mounting structure 110 one by one, so that the spindle can pass through the tool taking opening 210 to change the tool relative to the tool mounting structure 110. When the tool mounting structure 110 is mounted with the tool 600, the protection assembly 300 opens the tool taking opening 210, and one end of the tool head 610 of the tool 600 will pass through the tool taking opening 210 and be located outside the protective cover 200. When the tool mounting structure 110 is empty, that is, the tool mounting structure 110 is not mounted with the tool 600 or is taken away by the spindle, the protection assembly 300 shields the tool taking opening 210 and shields the tool mounting structure 110, reduces the risk of debris splashing on the tool mounting structure 110 during the machining process of the spindle, thereby reducing the risk of the tool 600 attached to the tool mounting structure 110 in the subsequent installation, to ensure the assembly precision between the spindle and the tool 600, and ensure the machining quality of the workpiece.

[0050] And, since the protective cover 200 and the cutter head 100 are detachably connected, the shell 400 and the cutter head 100 or the protective cover 200 are detachably connected, so that the disassembly and assembly of the protective cover 200, the cutter head 100 and the shell 400 can be facilitated. The protection assembly 300 is arranged on the cutter head 100, so that the protection effect of the tool mounting structure 110 can be achieved only by modifying the cutter head 100, and the production cost is reduced.

[0051] It should be noted that when the tool 600 is fixed on the tool mounting structure 110, the tool handle 620 of the tool 600 is fixed in the tool mounting groove of the tool mounting structure 110. Therefore, when the tool 600 is mounted on the tool mounting structure 110, the debris cannot be attached to the tool mounting groove due to the obstruction of the tool 600. When the tool 600 is mounted on the tool mounting structure 110, even if the debris splashes to other places of the tool mounting structure 110 through the tool taking opening 210, the assembly between the main shaft and the tool 600 is less affected, and the assembly precision between the main shaft and the tool 600 can be ensured by protecting the empty tool mounting structure 110 by the protection assembly 300.

[0052] Referring to Figure 5 and Figure 6 According to some embodiments of the present application, the protection assembly 300 includes a baffle 310 and an elastic member 320. The baffle 310 is movably arranged on the protective cover 200, and the elastic member 320 connects the baffle 310 and the protective cover 200, and gives the baffle 310 an elastic force tending to shield the tool taking opening 210.

[0053] It can be understood that when the tool 600 is mounted on the tool mounting structure 110, the tool 600 will pass through the tool taking opening 210 to hinder the baffle 310 from shielding the tool taking opening 210. The baffle 310 abuts against the outside of the tool 600 under the elastic force of the elastic member 320 to shield the gap between the tool 600 and the tool taking opening 210, thereby playing a certain protection role. When the tool mounting structure 110 is empty, the baffle 310 can shield the tool taking opening 210 under the elastic force of the elastic member 320 to shield the tool mounting structure 110.

[0054] Specifically, in some embodiments, the baffle 310 and the protective cover 200 are in sliding fit, and the baffle 310 shields the tool taking opening 210 by sliding relative to the protective cover 200. In some embodiments, the baffle 310 can also be hinged with the protective cover 200, and the elastic member 320 pulls the baffle 310 to cover the tool taking opening 210.

[0055] Referring to Figure 6According to some embodiments of the present application, the baffle 310 is provided with a protrusion 311, the elastic member 320 is a torsion spring, the torsion spring comprises a coil body 321 and an extension 322 connected with each other, the protective cover 200 is provided with a connecting column 220, the coil body 321 is sleeved on the connecting column 220, and the extension 322 abuts against one side of the protrusion 311.

[0056] It can be understood that the coil body 321 of the torsion spring is sleeved on the connecting column 220, the extension 322 of the torsion spring abuts against one side of the protrusion 311, the coil body 321 has a rotating torsion force to enable the extension 322 to have a force to push the protrusion 311, so that the protrusion 311 drives the baffle 310 to move towards the direction of shielding the cutting opening 210.

[0057] In some other embodiments, the elastic member 320 can also be a tension spring, two ends of the tension spring are connected with the connecting column 220 and the protrusion 311 respectively, and the tension spring pulls the baffle 310 to shield the cutting opening 210.

[0058] Referring to Figure 7 and Figure 8 , according to some embodiments of the present application, the protection assembly 300 further comprises a guide block 330, the guide block 330 is arranged on the protective cover 200, and the guide block 330 forms a sliding groove 331, and the baffle 310 is in sliding fit with the sliding groove 331.

[0059] It can be understood that the baffle 310 can slide relative to the sliding groove 331 on the guide block 330 in the process of shielding or opening the cutting opening 210, and the movement of the baffle 310 is guided through the sliding groove 331.

[0060] Referring to Figure 7 and Figure 8 , according to some embodiments of the present application, the protection assembly 300 comprises at least two guide blocks 330, the sliding grooves 331 of the two guide blocks 330 are oppositely arranged, the baffle 310 is located between the two guide blocks 330, and the two ends of the baffle 310 are in sliding fit with the sliding grooves 331 of the two guide blocks 330 respectively.

[0061] It can be understood that the two ends of the baffle 310 are limited by the two guide blocks 330, and the two ends of the baffle 310 can slide in the sliding grooves 331 of the two guide blocks 330 respectively, so that the guiding effect of the guide block 330 on the baffle 310 is improved.

[0062] Referring to Figure 7 and Figure 8 , according to some embodiments of the present application, in the same protection assembly 300, at least one guide block 330 is provided with a limiting structure 332, the limiting structure 332 can abut against the baffle 310 to limit the baffle 310 from sliding out of the sliding groove 331.

[0063] It can be understood that the sliding distance of the baffle 310 can be limited by the limiting structure 332 to avoid the baffle 310 sliding out of the sliding groove 331.

[0064] With reference to Figure 7 and Figure 8 According to some embodiments of the present application, the limiting structure 332 is fixed to the guide block 330, the baffle 310 is provided with a limiting groove 312, the guide block 330 and the limiting groove 312 are in sliding fit, and the guide block 330 can abut against the groove wall of the limiting groove 312 to limit the baffle 310 from sliding out of the sliding groove 331.

[0065] It can be understood that when the baffle 310 slides in the sliding groove 331 relative to the guide block 330, the limiting structure 332 also slides in the limiting groove 312, and after the baffle 310 slides to cover the tool taking opening 210, the limiting structure 332 will abut against the groove wall of the end of the limiting groove 312 to limit the baffle 310 from continuing to slide, thereby avoiding the baffle 310 from sliding out of the sliding groove 331.

[0066] With reference to Figure 3 and Figure 4 According to some embodiments of the present application, the inner shell 500 is further provided, the inner shell 500 is connected to the side of the tool disc 100 away from the protective cover 200, the inner shell 500 is formed with a protection groove 510, the protection groove 510 is arranged along the circumferential direction, and the protection groove 510 is used for accommodating the shank 620 of the tool 600.

[0067] It can be understood that the outer shell 400 and the protective cover 200 are located on the side of the tool disc 100 close to the main shaft to play a major protection role on the tool disc 100 when the main shaft is machining, and the inner shell 500 is located on the side of the tool disc 100 away from the main shaft to assist the protective cover 200 in protecting the tool disc 100, avoid the splashed debris from being blown into the tool disc 100, and play a protection role on the operator to avoid the operator from touching the tool disc 100 by mistake.

[0068] It should also be understood that the inner shell 500 is formed with the protection groove 510, the protection groove 510 can accommodate the shank 620 of the tool 600 to play a further protection role on the shank 620, and the slot of the protection groove 510 corresponds to the tool taking opening 210, so that when the baffle 310 shields the tool taking opening 210, the baffle 310 can shield the slot of the protection groove 510, thereby reducing the risk of the debris adhering to the tool 600 at other positions through the protection groove 510.

[0069] With reference to Figure 2 and Figure 3 According to some embodiments of the present application, the inner shell 500 is formed with a tool changing gap 520, the tool disc 100 can rotate relative to the inner shell 500, and the protection groove 510 and the tool changing gap 520 are in communication.

[0070] It can be understood that the main shaft can be replaced with the tool placed in the tool replacement gap 520 relative to the tool placing structure 110. Since the tool disc 100 can rotate relative to the inner housing 500, and the protection groove 510 is communicated with the tool replacement gap 520, when the tool disc 100 rotates relative to the inner housing 500, the tool placing structure 110 originally located in the tool replacement gap 520 rotates into the protection groove 510, and one of the tool placing structures 110 originally located in the protection groove 510 can drive the tool 600 to rotate to the tool replacement gap 520, so as to replace the tool of the main shaft.

[0071] The machine tool according to the second aspect of the present application comprises the tool magazine according to the first aspect of the present application.

[0072] The machine tool according to the second aspect of the present application has at least the advantages of the tool magazine according to the first aspect of the present application, which will not be repeated here.

[0073] Specifically, the machine tool comprises a main shaft and a worktable, the worktable is used for placing a workpiece to be machined, the main shaft can machine the workpiece on the worktable, and the main shaft can enter the tool magazine to replace the tool.

[0074] The embodiments of the present application are described in detail above with reference to the drawings, but the present application is not limited to the above embodiments, and various changes can be made within the knowledge of those skilled in the art without departing from the purpose of the present application. In addition, the embodiments of the present application and the features in the embodiments can be combined with each other without conflict.

Claims

1. A tool magazine, characterized in that The utility model relates to a tool magazine, comprising: a tool disc provided with a plurality of tool mounting structures in a circumferential direction, the tool mounting structures being used for fixing tools; a protective cover detachably connected with the tool disc, the protective cover being provided with a plurality of tool taking openings in a circumferential direction, the tool taking openings corresponding to the tool mounting structures one by one; a plurality of protective assemblies provided on the protective cover in a circumferential direction, the protective assemblies corresponding to the tool taking openings one by one, and the protective assemblies being capable of shielding or opening the tool taking openings; an outer shell detachably connected with the tool disc or the protective cover and located on a side of the protective cover away from the tool disc.

2. The knife magazine according to claim 1, characterized in that The protective assembly comprises a baffle and an elastic member, the baffle being movably arranged on the protective cover, and the elastic member connecting the baffle and the protective cover to give the baffle an elastic force tending to shield the tool taking openings.

3. The knife magazine according to claim 2, characterized in that The baffle is provided with a protrusion, the elastic member is a torsion spring, the torsion spring comprises a coil body and an extension part connected with each other, the protective cover is provided with a connecting column, the coil body is sleeved on the connecting column, and the extension part abuts against one side of the protrusion.

4. The knife magazine of claim 2, wherein, The protective assembly further comprises a guide block, the guide block being arranged on the protective cover, the guide block forming a sliding groove, and the baffle being in sliding fit with the sliding groove.

5. The knife magazine of claim 4, wherein, The protective assembly comprises at least two guide blocks, the sliding grooves of the two guide blocks being oppositely arranged, the baffle being located between the two guide blocks, and both ends of the baffle being in sliding fit with the sliding grooves of the two guide blocks respectively.

6. The knife magazine of claim 5, wherein, In the same protective assembly, at least one guide block is provided with a limiting structure capable of abutting against the baffle to limit the baffle from sliding out of the sliding groove.

7. The knife magazine of claim 6, wherein, The limiting structure is fixed to the guide block, the baffle is provided with a limiting groove, the guide block is in sliding fit with the limiting groove, and the guide block is capable of abutting against a groove wall of the limiting groove to limit the baffle from sliding out of the sliding groove.

8. The knife magazine of claim 1, wherein, The utility model further comprises an inner shell connected to a side of the tool disc away from the protective cover, the inner shell being formed with a protective groove arranged in a circumferential direction, the protective groove being used for accommodating a tool handle of the tool.

9. The knife magazine of claim 8, wherein, The inner shell is formed with a tool changing gap, the tool disc is capable of rotating relative to the inner shell, and the protective groove is in communication with the tool changing gap.

10. Machine tool, characterized in that The utility model relates to a tool magazine, comprising: the tool magazine of any one of claims 1 to 9.