Electric Press Slide Control for Molding Flatness

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional electric press working machines face challenges in ensuring the flatness and precision of molded articles during the press working process, leading to the need for additional finishing steps.

Innovation Solution

The proposed operation method for an electric press working machine involves a frame body with a bed, crown, and support posts, utilizing inner and outer slides driven by dedicated motors, with precise control to maintain the horizontal state of slides and adjust drive energy based on position measurements, ensuring consistent clearance between slides and support posts, thereby ensuring flatness and high-precision molding.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Manufacturing precision

If conventional press working machines use simple slide movement without precise control, then the device complexity is reduced, but the manufacturing precision of molded articles deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveflatness of molded articleVSAvoidcontrol system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent employs position detection means to continuously monitor the actual positions of slides during press working operations. The control system compares detected positions with target positions and adjusts drive forces in real-time to maintain proper horizontal states of slides, ensuring manufacturing precision through closed-loop feedback control

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces traditional mechanical linkage-based slide control with an electric drive system that uses motors and position detection. This substitution allows for precise electronic control of slide positions and forces, achieving high manufacturing precision while reducing mechanical complexity through software-based control algorithms

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Productivity

If multiple slides are moved simultaneously during press working, then the productivity is improved, but the risk of collision between slides or structures increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepress working speedVSAvoidcollision prevention
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The control system continuously detects the positions of multiple slides and compares them with predetermined safe position ranges. When a slide approaches a position that could cause collision, the system automatically adjusts the drive force or stops movement, enabling high-speed simultaneous operation while preventing collisions through real-time monitoring and adaptive control

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements dynamic control of multiple slides where the control system continuously adapts drive forces based on real-time position feedback. The system can dynamically adjust the speed, position, and force of each slide independently, allowing optimized simultaneous operation that maintains productivity while ensuring collision-free operation through adaptive motion control

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

3Manufacturing precision

If the slides are not maintained in proper horizontal state during operation, then the ease of operation is improved, but the manufacturing precision of molded articles deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveflatness of molded articleVSAvoidslide control difficulty
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The control system automatically maintains slides in proper horizontal states by continuously detecting their positions and autonomously adjusting drive forces without requiring manual intervention. The system self-corrects any deviations from horizontal positioning, ensuring manufacturing precision while maintaining ease of operation through automated control

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

Position detection means continuously monitor slide horizontal states and provide feedback to the control system. The control system processes this information and automatically adjusts drive forces to maintain proper horizontal positioning, achieving both manufacturing precision and ease of operation through closed-loop control that eliminates the need for complex manual adjustment

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentEP2781346B1Method for operating electric stamping machine
Publication Date: 2019.07.03 HODEN SEIMITSU KAKO KENKYUSHO CO LTD
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AI summary

What is proposed is an operation method of an electric press working machine that is able to ensure flatness of a to-be-molded article and carry out high-precision molding. An operation method of an electric press working machine at least including a frame body that is formed by using a bed, a crown, and a plurality of support posts, a first slide that slides on the support posts, a second slide that slides on the support posts, a first-side drive source that is so provided as to drive the first slide, a second-side drive source that is so provided as to drive the second slide, and either a first upper die that is so attached as to correspond to the first slide or a second upper die that is so attached as to correspond to the second slide or both, wherein the first-side drive source repeatedly raises or lowers the first slide, and the second-side drive source repeatedly raises or lowers the second slide, and a press working operation of processing a to-be-molded article by using a lower die, which is so attached as to correspond to the bed, and both or one of the upper dies is continuously repeated, the operation method characterized by including: a step of moving the first and second slides to a first position; a step of moving the second slide to a second position while keeping the first slide at the first position; and a step of moving the second slide to a third position while keeping the first slide at the first position.