Matrix type tool magazine applied to horizontal machining center

Abstract

The utility model discloses a matrix type tool magazine applied to a horizontal machining center, which comprises a matrix tool bin used for storing tools; the tool transporter is used for taking tools from the matrix tool bin or putting the tools into the matrix tool bin; the matrix cutter bin comprises a cutter bin seat; a plurality of cutter storage cavities distributed in a matrix mode are formed in the cutter bin base. The cutter storage cavity is used for horizontally storing cutters; a plurality of supporting plates are arranged on the cutter bin seat; the supporting plates correspond to the cutter storage cavities one to one and are located on the lower sides of the corresponding cutter storage cavities so as to support cutters. When a cutter is placed in the cutter storage cavity, the supporting plate supports the cutter in an auxiliary mode, and therefore the cutter is high in stability and not prone to falling off.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the technical field of tool magazines for horizontal machining centers, and in particular to a matrix-type tool magazine applied to horizontal machining centers. Background Technology

[0002] Current horizontal machining centers are generally equipped with tool magazine systems to facilitate faster tool changes during automated machining processes. Common tool magazine types include chain-type and disc-type magazines, but each has its own drawbacks. For example, chain-type magazines occupy a large space, are complex to maintain, have slow tool change speeds, generate significant noise, and are expensive. Disc-type magazines, on the other hand, have limited tool capacity, complex tool management, longer tool change paths, high structural rigidity requirements, and poor scalability. In light of these shortcomings, matrix tool magazines have emerged, offering advantages such as high space utilization, rapid tool changes, high flexibility, and scalability.

[0003] However, existing matrix tool magazines typically store tools through mounting cavities, which makes the tools unstable during storage and prone to falling out. Utility Model Content

[0004] To overcome the shortcomings of the existing technology, this utility model provides a matrix tool magazine for use in horizontal machining centers, which has the advantage that the tools in the matrix tool magazine are not easily dropped.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention adopts the following technical solution:

[0006] A matrix tool magazine for use in horizontal machining centers includes:

[0007] Matrix tool magazine, used to store cutting tools;

[0008] A tool handling machine is used to retrieve tools from the matrix tool magazine or to place tools into the matrix tool magazine;

[0009] The matrix tool magazine includes a tool magazine base; the tool magazine base is provided with a plurality of tool storage cavities arranged in a matrix; the tool storage cavities are used for horizontal storage of tools; the tool magazine base is provided with a plurality of support plates; the support plates correspond one-to-one with the tool storage cavities and are located under the corresponding tool storage cavities to support the tools.

[0010] By adopting the above technical solution, when the tool is placed into the tool storage cavity, the tray provides auxiliary support for the tool, which makes the tool highly stable and less likely to fall. It also facilitates subsequent handling and grasping, and can prevent accidental drops when grasping the tool.

[0011] Optionally, the tray is V-shaped with the opening facing upwards.

[0012] By adopting the above technical solution, the pallet is V-shaped with the opening facing upwards, which can accommodate tools of different diameters and is more conducive to modular design.

[0013] Optionally, the tool holder includes a standard tool holder and a large-diameter tool holder; the standard tool holder is used to store standard tools; the large-diameter tool holder is used to store large-diameter tools; the standard tool holder and the large-diameter tool holder are distributed along the vertical direction.

[0014] By adopting the above technical solution, this design of standard tool holder and large-diameter tool holder is beneficial for modular design and can be adapted to different tools.

[0015] Optionally, the tool storage cavities of the standard tool holder are distributed in a matrix and the two adjacent rows of tool storage cavities are horizontally staggered.

[0016] By adopting the above technical solution, the tool storage cavities of the standard tool magazine are distributed in a honeycomb structure, which greatly improves the distribution density of the tool storage cavities. This helps to reduce the overall volume of the matrix tool magazine, reduce the gripping distance of the tool handling machine, and improve gripping efficiency.

[0017] Optionally, the tool storage cavities of the large-diameter tool magazine are distributed horizontally in a straight line; the tool storage cavities of the large-diameter tool magazine are U-shaped and open at the top.

[0018] By adopting the above technical solution, the tool storage cavity of the large-diameter tool holder is horizontally distributed in a straight line and is U-shaped with an opening at the top. In this way, when the diameter of the tool is larger than the standard diameter, the tool storage cavity will not affect the tool's entry and exit.

[0019] Optionally, the bottom of the tool storage cavity is provided with a limiting block that mates with the tool placement annular groove.

[0020] By adopting the above technical solution, when the tool is placed in the tool storage cavity, the limiting block is inserted into the tool placement ring groove, making it difficult for the tool to fall out of the tool storage cavity and preventing the tool from falling out accidentally.

[0021] Optionally, the tool handling machine includes a handling drive mechanism and a tool gripper mechanism; the handling drive mechanism drives the tool gripper mechanism to move along the XYZ three axes; the tool gripper mechanism includes a tool for gripping the tool.

[0022] By adopting the above technical solution, the transport drive mechanism drives the tool gripper mechanism to move along the XYZ three axes to grasp the tool, which is more suitable for matrix tool magazine cooperation, thereby improving the gripping efficiency.

[0023] Optionally, the tool gripper mechanism includes a swing arm, a gripper, and a swing drive; the gripper and the swing drive are respectively connected to both ends of the swing arm; the swing drive drives the swing arm to swing; the gripper is used to grasp the handle of the tool.

[0024] By adopting the above technical solution, the swing drive component drives the swing arm to swing, thereby causing the gripper and the tool to move upward or downward in an arc. This makes it easy for the tool to detach from or connect to the tool storage cavity, eliminating the need for a handling drive mechanism and making operation more convenient.

[0025] Optionally, it also includes a protective sheet metal; the protective sheet metal surrounds the matrix tool magazine and the tool transporter.

[0026] By adopting the above technical solutions, the protective sheet metal surrounds the matrix tool magazine and tool transporter, avoiding cutting fluid splashing and protecting the operator's personal safety.

[0027] Optionally, it also includes a tool loading and unloading station; the tool loading and unloading station includes a horizontal drive and a tool placement rack; the horizontal drive drives the tool placement rack to move horizontally in and out of the protective sheet metal; the tool placement rack is used to place tools horizontally.

[0028] By adopting the above technical solution, the cutting tool is placed on the cutting tool holder, and then the horizontal drive component is activated to move the cutting tool in and out of the protective sheet metal. This allows the operator to pick up and put down the cutting tool from outside the protective sheet metal, further improving safety. Attached Figure Description

[0029] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the cutting tool of this application.

[0030] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of this application.

[0031] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the matrix tool magazine structure of this application.

[0032] Figure 4 This is a front view structural diagram of the blade holder of this application.

[0033] Figure 5 This is a structural schematic diagram of the tool handling machine of this application.

[0034] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the tool gripper mechanism of this application.

[0035] Figure 7 This is a structural schematic diagram of the tool loading and unloading station of this application.

[0036] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached figures:

[0037] 10. Matrix tool magazine; 11. Tool magazine protective frame; 12. Support pedal; 13. Horizontal slide rail; 14. Standard tool magazine base; 140. Standard tool storage cavity; 15. Large diameter tool magazine base; 150. Large diameter tool storage cavity; 16. Tray; 17. Limiting block;

[0038] 20. Tool handling machine; 21. Horizontal handling frame; 22. Vertical handling frame; 23. Lateral handling frame; 24. Tool gripper mechanism; 241. Swing drive component; 242. Swing arm; 243. Gripper;

[0039] 30. Tool loading and unloading station; 31. Protective sheet metal for loading and unloading station; 32. Horizontal drive components; 33. Tool placement rack;

[0040] 40. Protective sheet metal; 400. Import / export;

[0041] 50. Cutting tool; 51. Tool handle; 510. Mounting groove; 52. Tool head. Detailed Implementation

[0042] The following is in conjunction with the appendix Figures 1-7 Please provide further details regarding the application.

[0043] Example 1: A matrix tool magazine for use in horizontal machining centers is disclosed, referencing... Figure 2 It includes a matrix tool magazine 10 and a tool transporter 20; the matrix tool magazine 10 is used to store tools 50; the tool transporter 20 is used to retrieve tools 50 from the matrix tool magazine 10 or to put tools 50 into the matrix tool magazine 10; wherein the structure of the tool 50 is as follows Figure 1 The cutting tool 50 consists of a cutting head 52 and a cutting handle 51; the connection position between the cutting head 52 and the cutting handle 51 is provided with a mounting annular groove 510.

[0044] refer to Figure 3 and Figure 4 The matrix tool magazine 10 includes a tool magazine protective frame 11 and a tool magazine seat fixed on the tool magazine protective frame 11. To increase the stability of the matrix tool magazine 10, a support pedal 12 is fixed to the bottom of the tool magazine protective frame 11. In order to use tools 50 of different diameters, the tool magazine seat includes a standard tool magazine seat 14 and several large-diameter tool magazine seats 15. The standard tool magazine seat 14 is used to place standard tools, and the large-diameter tool magazine seats 15 are used to place large-diameter tools. The standard tool magazine seat 14 and several large-diameter tool magazine seats 15 are on the same vertical plane and distributed along the vertical direction.

[0045] refer to Figure 3 and Figure 4The standard tool magazine 14 has several matrix-distributed standard tool storage cavities 140; the standard tool storage cavities 140 are vertically arranged elongated holes; the large-diameter tool magazine 15 is horizontally strip-shaped and has several horizontally distributed large-diameter tool storage cavities 150 formed on its upper surface; the large-diameter tool storage cavities 150 are U-shaped and open at the top; to ensure that large-diameter tools can enter and exit the large-diameter tool storage cavities 150, a certain height of space is provided above the large-diameter tool magazine 15 to avoid the tool head 52 of the large-diameter tools. Both the standard tool storage cavities 140 and the large-diameter tool storage cavities 150 are tool storage cavities of the tool magazine 15.

[0046] refer to Figure 3 and Figure 4 To increase the stability of the tool 50 placed in the tool storage cavity, both the standard tool storage cavity 140 and the large-diameter tool storage cavity 150 are provided with limiting blocks 17 at the bottom that mate with the mounting annular groove 510 of the tool 50. The tool 50 placed on the tool holder is in a horizontal axial position and the limiting blocks 17 are inserted into the bottom of the mounting annular groove 510 of the tool 50. The tool head 52 of the tool 50 is located within the tool holder protective frame 11 to prevent damage to the tool head 52 of the tool 50 or accidental injury to personnel.

[0047] refer to Figure 3 and Figure 4 To further enhance the stability of the tool 50 placed within the tool storage cavity, several support plates 16 are fixed to the end faces of the standard tool holder 14 and the large-diameter tool holder 15 away from the tool storage protective frame 11. Each support plate 16 corresponds to one of the tool storage cavities and is located below the corresponding tool storage cavity to support the tool 60. The support plates 16 are located directly below the tool handle 51 of the tool 50. The support plates 16 are typically arc-shaped with their openings facing upwards; ideally, they should be V-shaped with their openings facing upwards. Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown.

[0048] refer to Figure 5 The tool handling machine 20 includes a handling drive mechanism and a tool gripper mechanism 24. The handling drive mechanism includes a horizontal handling frame 21, an X-axis drive assembly, a vertical handling frame 22, a Z-axis drive assembly, a transverse handling frame 23, and a Y-axis drive assembly. The horizontal handling frame 21 is horizontally slidably disposed on the end face of the tool magazine protection frame 11 near the tool magazine seat. The X-axis drive assembly drives the horizontal handling frame 21. The vertical handling frame 22 is vertically slidably disposed on the horizontal handling frame 21. The Z-axis drive assembly drives the vertical handling frame 22. The transverse handling frame 23 is horizontally slidably disposed on the vertical handling frame 22 to be close to or away from the tool magazine seat. The Y-axis drive assembly drives the transverse handling frame 23. The tool gripper mechanism 24 is disposed on the transverse handling frame 23.

[0049] refer to Figure 3 and Figure 5 A pair of horizontally distributed slide rails 13 are fixed on the end face of the tool magazine protection frame 11 near the tool magazine seat. A pair of horizontal sliders that cooperate with the horizontal slide rails 13 are fixed on the horizontal transport frame 21. The sliding cooperation between the vertical transport frame 22 and the horizontal transport frame 21, and the sliding cooperation between the horizontal transport frame 23 and the vertical transport frame 22 are the same as the sliding cooperation between the horizontal transport frame 21 and the tool magazine protection frame 11, all of which are achieved by means of slide rail slider structure.

[0050] refer to Figure 5 The X-axis drive assembly, Y-axis drive assembly, and Z-axis drive assembly all include servo drive motors and gear rack structures; the horizontal transport frame 21, vertical transport frame 22, and transverse transport frame 23 are all equipped with servo drive motors, and gears are fixed on the output shafts of the servo drive motors. In addition, racks are fixed on the components that slide with them, and the racks mesh with the gears, so that the XYZ three-axis movement of the tool gripper mechanism 24 can be realized.

[0051] refer to Figure 6 The tool gripper mechanism 24 includes a swing arm 242, a gripper 243, and a swing drive 241. The swing drive 241 is a geared motor and is fixed to the transverse transport frame 23. One end of the swing arm 242 is fixed to the output shaft of the swing drive 241, and the other end is fixed to the gripper 243. The gripper 243 is used to grip the handle 51 of the tool 50. During operation, the gripper 243 grips the handle 51 along the axial direction of the tool 50.

[0052] To avoid coolant splashing and protect operator safety, refer to Figure 2 The matrix tool magazine also includes a protective sheet metal 40, which surrounds the matrix tool magazine 10 and the tool transporter 20.

[0053] Example 2: The difference between Example 2 and Example 1 is that the matrix tool magazine also includes a tool loading and unloading station 30, see reference. Figure 7 The tool loading and unloading station 30 includes a horizontal drive unit 32 and a tool placement rack 33; the horizontal drive unit 32 drives the tool placement rack 33 to move horizontally into and out of the protective sheet metal 40; the tool placement rack 33 is used to horizontally place the tool 50.

[0054] The horizontal drive component 32 is a rodless electric cylinder; the tool holder 33 is fixed on the slide of the horizontal drive component 32; wherein the reference Figure 2 The protective sheet metal 40 is provided with an inlet and outlet 400. The horizontal drive component 32 passes horizontally through the inlet and outlet 400, so that the horizontal drive component 32 can drive the tool holder 33 to move horizontally in and out of the inlet and outlet 400.

[0055] The tool holder 33 has a U-shaped groove with an opening at the top, and the bottom of the U-shaped groove is provided with a placement limiting block that cooperates with the placement ring groove 510 of the tool 50. This can reduce the risk of the tool 50 falling off the tool holder 33.

[0056] To improve security, refer to Figure 7 The horizontal drive component 32, at one end away from the protective sheet metal 40, surrounds the loading and unloading station protective sheet metal 31.

[0057] The above are all preferred embodiments of this utility model, and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of this utility model. Therefore, all equivalent changes made to the structure, shape and principle of this utility model should be covered within the scope of protection of this utility model.

Claims

1. A matrix-type tool magazine for use in horizontal machining centers, comprising: A matrix tool magazine (10) is used to store tools (50); Tool handling machine (20) is used to take a tool (50) from the matrix tool magazine (10) or put a tool (50) into the matrix tool magazine (10). The feature is that: the matrix tool magazine (10) includes a tool magazine seat; the tool magazine seat is provided with a plurality of tool storage cavities distributed in a matrix; the tool storage cavities are used for horizontal storage of tools (50); the tool magazine seat is provided with a plurality of trays (16); the trays (16) correspond one-to-one with the tool storage cavities and are located on the lower side of the corresponding tool storage cavities to support the tools (50).

2. The matrix tool magazine for application to a horizontal machining center according to claim 1, characterized in that: The tray (16) is V-shaped and the opening faces upward.

3. The matrix tool magazine applied to the horizontal machining center according to claim 1, characterized in that: The tool holder includes a standard tool holder (14) and a large-diameter tool holder (15); the standard tool holder (14) is used to store standard tools (50); the large-diameter tool holder (15) is used to store large-diameter tools (50); the standard tool holder (14) and the large-diameter tool holder (15) are distributed along the vertical direction.

4. The matrix tool magazine for application to a horizontal machining center according to claim 3, characterized in that: The tool storage cavity matrix of the standard tool holder (14) is distributed and the two adjacent rows of tool storage cavities are horizontally staggered.

5. A matrix tool magazine for use in a horizontal machining center according to claim 3, characterized in that: The tool storage cavities of the large-diameter tool holder (15) are distributed horizontally in a straight line; the tool storage cavities of the large-diameter tool holder (15) are U-shaped and have an opening at the top.

6. The matrix tool magazine for application to a horizontal machining center according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom of the tool storage cavity is provided with a limiting insert (17) that cooperates with the mounting annular groove (510) of the tool (50).

7. The matrix tool magazine for application to a horizontal machining center according to claim 1, characterized in that: The tool handling machine (20) includes a handling drive mechanism and a tool gripper mechanism (24); the handling drive mechanism drives the tool gripper mechanism (24) to move along the XYZ three axes; the tool gripper mechanism (24) includes a tool for gripping the tool (50).

8. A matrix tool magazine for application to a horizontal machining center according to claim 7, characterized in that: The tool gripper mechanism (24) includes a swing arm (242), a gripper (243), and a swing drive (241); the gripper (243) and the swing drive (241) are respectively connected to the two ends of the swing arm (242); the swing drive (241) drives the swing arm (242) to swing; the gripper (243) is used to grasp the handle (51) of the tool (50).

9. The matrix tool magazine for application to a horizontal machining center according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a protective sheet metal (40); the protective sheet metal (40) surrounds the matrix tool magazine (10) and the tool transporter (20).

10. A matrix tool magazine for application to a horizontal machining center according to claim 9, characterized in that: It also includes a tool loading and unloading station (30); the tool loading and unloading station (30) includes a horizontal drive (32) and a tool placement rack (33); the horizontal drive (32) drives the tool placement rack (33) to move horizontally in and out of the protective sheet metal (40); the tool placement rack (33) is used to place tools (50) horizontally.

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