Machining center capable of achieving batch continuous machining
By coordinating the movement of the cutting head and the robotic arm with the movement of the worktable, the problem of frequent machine stops and waiting required by existing machining centers has been solved, enabling batch uninterrupted processing and a compact structural layout, thereby improving production efficiency.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202520460704.0
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-03-17
- Publication Date
- 2026-02-13
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-03-17
AI Technical Summary
Existing machining centers require frequent downtime and waiting while processing workpieces, and the material storage hopper occupies a large space, while the robotic arm has a large range of motion, resulting in low production efficiency and hindering the compact layout of the production line.
By moving the cutting head along the X and Z axes, the robotic arm along the X and Z axes, and coordinating with the worktable along the Y axis, the blank can be removed for processing and the finished product can be retrieved without stopping the machine. Furthermore, the blank and the finished product share a storage location, simplifying the movement trajectory of the cutting head and the robotic arm.
It enables uninterrupted batch processing without downtime, simplifies the overall structural layout, makes it more compact, and improves production efficiency.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model relates to processing center technical field especially relates to a batch uninterrupted processing's processing center. BACKGROUND
[0002] In the processing field, generally by mechanical hand or manual from the trough with single workpiece billet removal to the fixture, cooperation fixture carries out positioning, clamps workpiece billet and starts processing after, needs to stop machine waiting for manual or mechanical hand to take down finished product and removes again single workpiece billet positioning to ensure its processing accuracy, and commonly set up two warehouses, one of which is used for placing workpiece billet, and the other is used for placing finished products. The two warehouses occupy a large space, the mechanical hand has a large range of travel, the production efficiency is low, and it is not conducive to compact layout of the production line. SUMMARY
[0003] In order to overcome at least one of the above-mentioned defects of the prior art, the utility model provides a batch uninterrupted processing's processing center, by the movement of the tool bit along the X axis and the Z axis, the movement of the mechanical hand along the X axis and the Z axis, and the movement of the workbench along the Y axis, the billet is taken out for processing and the finished product is collected, without stopping machine waiting; and the billet and the finished product share a storage position, which simplifies the movement trajectory of the tool bit and the mechanical hand, making the overall structure layout more compact.
[0004] The utility model adopts the technical scheme that:
[0005] A batch uninterrupted processing's processing center, comprising:
[0006] A processing structure, the processing structure comprising a tool bit, a mechanical hand, and a first driving mechanism, the first driving mechanism driving the tool bit to move along the X axis or along the Z axis, and the first driving mechanism driving the mechanical hand to move along the X axis or along the Z axis;
[0007] A platform structure, the platform structure comprising a workbench and a second driving mechanism, the workbench being provided with a storage area and a processing area, the storage area being provided with a storage position, and the second driving mechanism driving the workbench to move along the Y axis;
[0008] With the movement of the workbench, the mechanical hand transfers the billet from the storage position to the processing area, the tool bit processes the billet in the processing area to obtain a finished product, and the mechanical hand transfers the finished product to the original storage position.
[0009] In some embodiments, the processing structure further comprises a mounting seat and a processing head, the processing head being arranged on the mounting seat, and the tool bit and the mechanical hand being arranged on the processing head.
[0010] In some embodiments, the first driving mechanism comprises an X-axis driving unit, and the X-axis driving unit drives the mounting base to move along the X-axis.
[0011] In some embodiments, the first driving mechanism comprises a Z-axis total driving unit, and the Z-axis total driving unit drives the machining head to move along the Z-axis.
[0012] In some embodiments, the first driving mechanism comprises a first Z-axis driving unit, and the first Z-axis driving unit drives the tool head to move along the Z-axis.
[0013] In some embodiments, the first driving mechanism comprises a second Z-axis driving unit, and the second Z-axis driving unit drives the mechanical hand to move along the Z-axis.
[0014] In some embodiments, the mechanical hand comprises a mechanical hand body and a turnover driving mechanism, and the turnover driving mechanism drives the mechanical hand body to turn over.
[0015] The inlet and outlet of the storage area are oriented towards the mechanical hand, and the blank is vertically placed on the storage site.
[0016] In some embodiments, the mechanical hand body comprises a mechanical hand finger and a clamping driving mechanism, and the clamping driving mechanism drives the mechanical hand finger to clamp or open.
[0017] In some embodiments, the storage area is provided with a plurality of storage sites, and the plurality of storage sites are arranged side by side along the Y-axis.
[0018] In some embodiments, the machining structure comprises a plurality of machining heads, each of which is provided with a tool head and a mechanical hand, the plurality of tool heads are arranged side by side along the X-axis direction, and the plurality of mechanical hands are arranged side by side along the X-axis direction.
[0019] In some embodiments, the workbench is provided with a plurality of storage areas, and the plurality of storage areas are arranged side by side along the X-axis direction.
[0020] The workbench is provided with a plurality of machining areas, and the plurality of machining areas are arranged side by side along the X-axis direction. In some embodiments, a positioning clamp is arranged at the position of the machining area, the positioning clamp comprises a clamp body and a clamp driving mechanism, the clamp driving mechanism drives the clamp body to clamp or open, and the positioning clamp is used for limiting the blank placed on the machining area.
[0021] In summary, the utility model has the following technical effects: through the movement of the tool head along the X-axis and the Z-axis, the movement of the mechanical hand along the X-axis and the Z-axis, and the movement of the workbench along the Y-axis, the blank is taken out and processed, and the finished product is collected back without stopping and waiting; and the blank and the finished product share one storage site, and the movement trajectories of the tool head and the mechanical hand are simplified, so that the overall structural layout is more compact. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0022] Figure 1 Fig. 2 is a state schematic view of the embodiment of the utility model for the state that the mechanical hand puts the blank in the processing area;
[0023] Figure 2 Fig. 2 is a state schematic view of the embodiment of the utility model for the state that the mechanical hand puts the blank in the processing area;
[0024] Figure 3 Fig. 2 is a state schematic view of the embodiment of the utility model for the state that the mechanical hand puts the blank in the processing area;
[0025] Figure 4 Fig. 2 is a state schematic view of the embodiment of the utility model for the state that the mechanical hand puts the blank in the processing area.
[0026] Wherein, the meaning of the reference sign is as follows:
[0027] 10, tool head, 20, mechanical hand, 201, mechanical hand body, 202, turnover driving mechanism, 30, first driving mechanism, 301, X-axis driving unit, 302, Z-axis total driving unit, 303, second Z-axis driving unit, 40, workbench, 50, storage area, 60, processing area, 70, storage site, 80, mounting seat, 90, processing head, a, target blank. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0028] In order to better understand and implement, the technical scheme in the embodiment of the utility model will be clearly and completely described below in combination with the drawings in the embodiment of the utility model.
[0029] In the description of the utility model, it needs to be explained that the orientation or position relationship indicated by the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer" and the like is the orientation or position relationship based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the drawings, and is only for the convenience of describing the utility model and simplifying the description, and is not intended to indicate or imply that the indicated device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the utility model.
[0030] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the utility model belongs. The terms used in the specification of the utility model herein are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the utility model.
[0031] Reference is made to Figures 1-4The utility model discloses a kind of batch uninterrupted processing's machining center, comprising: processing structure, processing structure includes tool bit 10, manipulator 20 and first drive mechanism 30, first drive mechanism 30 drives tool bit 10 movement along X axis or movement along Z axis, first drive mechanism 30 drives manipulator 20 movement along X axis or movement along Z axis;Platform structure, platform structure includes workbench 40 and second drive mechanism, workbench 40 is provided with storage area 50 and processing area 60, storage area 50 is provided with storage site 70, and second drive mechanism drives workbench 40 movement along Y axis;With the movement of workbench 40, manipulator 20 transfers blank from storage site 70 to processing area 60, tool bit 10 processes blank located in processing area 60 to obtain finished product, and manipulator 20 transfers finished product to original storage site 70.
[0032] Need to be explained, X axis refers to coordinate system X axis, Y axis refers to coordinate system Y axis, Z axis refers to coordinate system Z axis;First drive mechanism 30 drives tool bit 10 movement along the left and right direction of X axis or movement along the up and down direction of Z axis, first drive mechanism 30 drives manipulator 20 movement along the left and right direction of X axis or movement along the up and down direction of Z axis, and second drive mechanism drives workbench 40 movement along the front and back direction of Y axis.
[0033] The utility model realizes blank taking out processing and finished product recovery by the movement of tool bit 10 along X axis and Z axis, the movement of manipulator 20 along X axis and Z axis, cooperate with the movement of workbench 40 along Y axis, without stopping and waiting;And blank and finished product share a storage site 70, and the movement track of tool bit 10 and manipulator 20 is simplified, so that overall structure layout is more compact.
[0034] In the embodiment of the utility model, processing structure further includes mounting seat 80 and processing head 90, processing head 90 is arranged on mounting seat 80, and tool bit 10 and manipulator 20 are all arranged on processing head 90.
[0035] Specifically, processing head 90 is movably connected with mounting seat 80, tool bit 10 is movably connected with processing head 90, and manipulator 20 is movably connected with processing head.
[0036] Specifically, tool bit 10 includes main shaft, main shaft drive mechanism and tool, the main shaft drive mechanism can drive main shaft rotation to mill, mill, drill and so on blank mechanical processing, and the tool is detachably connected with the main shaft, so as to meet the demand of different mechanical processing to blank.
[0037] In the embodiment of the utility model, first drive mechanism 30 includes X axis drive unit 301, and X axis drive unit drives mounting seat 80 movement along X axis, at this time, tool bit 10, manipulator 20, processing head are all along with mounting seat 80 along X axis movement.
[0038] In the embodiment of the utility model, first drive mechanism 30 includes Z axis total drive unit 302, Z axis total drive unit drives processing head 90 movement along Z axis, Z axis total drive unit 302 set up on mounting seat 80, at this time cutter head 10 and manipulator 20 all follow processing head 90 together along Z axis movement, and / or, first drive mechanism 30 includes first Z axis drive unit, first Z axis drive unit drives cutter head 10 movement along Z axis, first Z axis drive unit sets up on processing head 90, and / or, first drive mechanism 30 includes second Z axis drive unit 303, second Z axis drive unit 303 drives manipulator 20 movement along Z axis, second Z axis drive unit 303 sets up on processing head 90.
[0039] Specifically, X axis drive unit 301, Z axis total drive unit 302, first Z axis drive unit and second Z axis drive unit 303 can be oil cylinder, air cylinder, screw slide mechanism, etc., can realize power input drive target object movement. Referring to Figures 1-2 , X axis drive unit 301 adopts different drive structure, referring to Figures 3-4 , X axis drive unit 301 adopts different drive structure.
[0040] Specifically, cutter head 10 can follow processing head 90 together along Z axis movement under the drive of Z axis total drive unit 302, cutter head 10 can also continue along Z axis movement relative to processing head 90 under the drive of first Z axis drive unit, cutter head 10 can also only along Z axis movement relative to processing head 90 under the drive of first Z axis drive unit.
[0041] Specifically, manipulator 20 can follow processing head 90 together along Z axis movement under the drive of Z axis total drive unit 302, manipulator 20 can also continue along Z axis movement relative to processing head 90 under the drive of second Z axis drive unit 303, manipulator 20 can also only along Z axis movement relative to processing head 90 under the drive of second Z axis drive unit 303.
[0042] More specifically, in order to improve the motion stability, X axis track and Z axis track can also be set.
[0043] On the basis of the above structure, cutter head 10 and manipulator 20 can move along X axis together, cutter head 10 and manipulator 20 can move along Z axis together, cutter head 10 and manipulator 20 can move along Z axis respectively, thereby improving the motion efficiency, motion flexibility and motion precision of cutter head 10 and manipulator 20.
[0044] In the embodiment of the utility model, the mechanical arm 20 includes the mechanical arm body 201 and the turnover driving mechanism 202, the turnover driving mechanism 202 drives the mechanical arm body 201 to overturn, the import and export of the storage area 50 faces the mechanical arm 20, and the blank is vertically placed in the storage site 70.
[0045] The turnover driving mechanism 202 is arranged to drive the mechanical arm 20 to overturn, so that the state of the blank can be changed, so that the blank can be in a vertical state when being stored and be turned to a horizontal state when being processed, and the utility model is especially suitable for the blanks in sheet or plate shape.
[0046] In the embodiment of the utility model, the mechanical arm body 201 includes the mechanical arm 20 finger and the clamping driving mechanism, and the clamping driving mechanism drives the mechanical arm finger to clamp or open.
[0047] Specifically, the turnover driving mechanism 202 and the clamping driving mechanism can be oil cylinders or air cylinders or other existing driving mechanisms.
[0048] In other embodiments, the mechanical arm body 201 includes a suction cup and a vacuum device, the suction cup is controlled to suck by the vacuum device, so that the blank and the finished product are taken and placed.
[0049] It should be noted that for the columnar blank or the blocky blank, the blank does not need to change the placing angle or the state when being stored and processed, so the mechanical arm 20 with the turnover driving mechanism 202 is not needed, and the mechanical arm 20 has the functions of clamping or opening.
[0050] In the embodiment of the utility model, the storage area 50 is provided with a plurality of storage sites 70, the plurality of storage sites 70 are arranged side by side along the Y axis, and the plurality of storage sites 70 can all place the blank, so that the machining center for batch processing processes the blanks in the plurality of storage sites 70 in turn.
[0051] In the embodiment of the utility model, the processing structure includes a plurality of machining heads 90, each machining head 90 is provided with a tool bit 10 and a mechanical arm 20, and the plurality of tool bits 10 are arranged side by side along the X axis direction; and the plurality of mechanical arms 20 are arranged side by side along the X axis direction.
[0052] In the embodiment of the utility model, the workbench 40 is provided with a plurality of storage areas 50, and the plurality of storage areas 50 are arranged side by side along the X axis direction; and the workbench 40 is provided with a plurality of processing areas 60, and the plurality of processing areas 60 are arranged side by side along the X axis direction.
[0053] Preferably, the number of the tool bit 10, the mechanical arm 20, the storage area 50 and the processing area 60 is equal and is set one by one, so that the plurality of machining heads 90 can process simultaneously, so that batch processing is realized.
[0054] In the embodiment of the utility model, the position of processing area 60 is provided with positioning clamp, positioning clamp includes clamp body and clamp drive mechanism, clamp drive mechanism drives clamp body to clamp or open, positioning clamp is used for limiting blank placed on processing area 60.
[0055] Specifically, the clamp drive mechanism can be an oil cylinder or an air cylinder, or other existing drive mechanisms.
[0056] In the embodiment of the utility model, the second drive mechanism can be an oil cylinder or an air cylinder, or other existing drive mechanisms; in order to improve the motion stability of the workbench 40, a Y-axis track can also be provided, and the second drive mechanism drives the workbench 40 to move along the Y-axis track.
[0057] With the movement of the workbench 40, the robot 20 transfers the blank from the storage position 70 to the processing area 60, and the tool head 10 processes the blank in the processing area 60 to obtain a finished product. The specific process of transferring the finished product to the original storage position 70 by the robot 20 can be performed according to the following movement trajectory, and of course the tool head 10, the robot 20 and the workbench 40 can also be implemented according to other movement trajectories as follows:
[0058] First, when the batch processing center is in the processing preparation state, the tool head 10 is in the left limit position of the stroke and the upper limit position of the stroke (i.e. the leftmost upper position), the robot 20 is in the left limit position of the stroke and the upper limit position of the stroke (i.e. the leftmost upper position), and the workbench 40 is located at the rear limit position (i.e. the last position), at this time the robot fingers and the positioning clamp are in the open state.
[0059] 1) loading: refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 , the Z-axis total drive unit 302 and / or the second Z-axis drive unit 303 drives the robot 20 to move downward along the Z-axis, the flip drive mechanism 202 drives the robot body 201 to flip to the picking angle, the clamping drive mechanism drives the robot fingers to be in the open state, the X-axis drive unit 301 drives the robot 20 to move along the X-axis according to the actual position of the actual target storage position 70, the workbench 40 moves along the Y-axis to make the robot 20 located above the target storage position 70, the Z-axis total drive unit 302 and / or the second Z-axis drive unit 303 drives the robot 20 to continue moving downward along the Z-axis to make the robot fingers move to the clamping position of the blank in the target storage position 70, and the clamping drive mechanism drives the robot fingers to be in the clamping state to clamp the target blank.
[0060] The Z-axis total driving unit 302 and / or the second Z-axis driving unit 303 drives the manipulator 20 to move upward along the Z-axis, the actual position of the target positioning clamp is determined, the X-axis driving unit 301 drives the manipulator 20 to move along the X-axis, the workbench 40 moves along the Y-axis to make the manipulator 20 be located directly above the target positioning clamp, the turnover driving mechanism 202 drives the manipulator body 201 to turn over to the feeding angle, the Z-axis total driving unit 302 and / or the second Z-axis driving unit 303 drives the manipulator 20 to move downward along the Z-axis to the positioning clamp, the clamp driving mechanism drives the clamp body to clamp the target blank, the clamping driving mechanism drives the manipulator fingers to be in the open state, the manipulator 20 is separated from the target blank, the Z-axis total driving unit 302 and / or the second Z-axis driving unit 303 drives the manipulator 20 to move upward along the Z-axis, and the feeding action is completed.
[0061] 2) Reloading: refer to Figure 3 and Figure 4 , the Z-axis total driving unit 302 and / or the first Z-axis driving unit drives the tool head 10 to move along the Z-axis, the actual position of the target positioning clamp is determined, the X-axis driving unit 301 drives the tool head 10 to move along the X-axis, so that the tool head 10 moves to the position for processing the target blank, and the tool head 10 processes the target blank to obtain the target finished product.
[0062] After the target finished product is processed, the Z-axis total driving unit 302 and / or the second Z-axis driving unit 303 drives the manipulator 20 to move downward along the Z-axis, the turnover driving mechanism 202 drives the manipulator body 201 to turn over to the feeding angle, the clamping driving mechanism drives the manipulator fingers to be in the open state, the actual position of the target clamp is determined, the X-axis driving unit 301 drives the manipulator 20 to move along the X-axis, the workbench 40 moves along the Y-axis to make the manipulator 20 move to the target finished product directly above, the Z-axis total driving unit 302 and / or the second Z-axis driving unit 303 drives the manipulator 20 to move downward along the Z-axis to the target finished product position, the clamp driving mechanism drives the clamp body to open, and the clamping driving mechanism drives the manipulator fingers to clamp the target finished product.
[0063] The Z-axis total driving unit 302 and / or the second Z-axis driving unit 303 drives the manipulator 20 to move upward along the Z-axis, the actual position of the target storage position 70 is determined, the X-axis driving unit 301 drives the manipulator 20 to move along the X-axis, and the workbench 40 moves along the Y-axis to make the manipulator 20 be located directly above the target storage position 70.
[0064] The Z-axis total driving unit 302 and / or the second Z-axis driving unit 303 drives the manipulator 20 to move downward along the Z-axis, the overturning driving mechanism 202 drives the manipulator body 201 to overturn to a material taking angle, the X-axis driving unit 301 drives the manipulator 20 to move along the X-axis according to the actual position of the actual target storage site 70, the workbench 40 moves along the Y-axis to make the manipulator 20 be located above the target storage site 70, the Z-axis total driving unit 302 and / or the second Z-axis driving unit 303 drives the manipulator 20 to continue to move downward along the Z-axis to make the manipulator finger move into the target storage site 70, and the clamping driving mechanism drives the manipulator finger to be in an open state to put the target blank into the target storage site 70.
[0065] The technical means disclosed in the utility model scheme is not only limited to the technical means disclosed in the above-mentioned embodiment, but also includes the technical scheme composed of any combination of the above technical features. It should be pointed out that, for ordinary skilled persons in the art, without departing from the principle of the utility model, a number of improvements and refinements can be made, and these improvements and refinements are also considered to be within the protection scope of the utility model.
Claims
1. A batch-type continuous machining center characterized by, The application relates to a processing device. The processing device comprises a processing structure, a platform structure, and a mechanical arm. The processing structure comprises a cutter head and the mechanical arm, and a first driving mechanism driving the cutter head to move along an X-axis or a Z-axis, and driving the mechanical arm to move along the X-axis or the Z-axis. The platform structure comprises a workbench and a second driving mechanism driving the workbench to move along a Y-axis.
2. The batch-type flow machining center according to claim 1, characterized in that: The workbench is provided with a storage area and a processing area, and the storage area is provided with a storage position.
3. The batch-type flow machining center according to claim 2, characterized in that: The mechanical arm transfers a blank from the storage position to the processing area as the workbench moves, and the cutter head processes the blank in the processing area to obtain a finished product, and the mechanical arm transfers the finished product to the original storage position.
4. A batch-type flow machining center according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that: The processing structure further comprises a mounting seat and a processing head, and the cutter head and the mechanical arm are arranged on the processing head. The first driving mechanism comprises an X-axis driving unit driving the mounting seat to move along the X-axis. The first driving mechanism comprises a Z-axis total driving unit driving the processing head to move along the Z-axis.
5. The batch-type uninterrupted process machining center according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first driving mechanism comprises a first Z-axis driving unit driving the cutter head to move along the Z-axis. The first driving mechanism comprises a second Z-axis driving unit driving the mechanical arm to move along the Z-axis.
6. A batch-type flow machining center according to claim 1 or 5, characterized in that: The mechanical arm comprises a mechanical arm body and a turnover driving mechanism driving the mechanical arm body to turn over.
7. The batch-type uninterrupted process machining center according to claim 1, characterized in that: The entrance and exit of the storage area face the mechanical arm, and the blank is vertically placed in the storage position.
8. The batch-type uninterrupted process machining center according to claim 2, characterized in that: The mechanical arm body comprises a mechanical arm finger and a clamping driving mechanism driving the mechanical arm finger to clamp or open.
9. A batch-type flow machining center according to claim 1 or 8, characterized in that: The storage area is provided with a plurality of storage positions, and the plurality of storage positions are arranged side by side along the Y-axis. The processing structure comprises a plurality of processing heads, and each processing head is provided with the cutter head and the mechanical arm.
10. The batch-type uninterrupted process machining center according to claim 1, characterized in that: The workbench is provided with a plurality of storage areas, and the plurality of storage areas are arranged side by side along the X-axis. The workbench is provided with a plurality of processing areas, and the plurality of processing areas are arranged side by side along the X-axis. The processing area is provided with a positioning clamp, and the positioning clamp comprises a clamp body and a clamp driving mechanism driving the clamp body to clamp or open. The positioning clamp is used for limiting the blank placed on the processing area.