BAND SAW MACHINE

Abstract

A band saw machine for sawing metallic workpieces, having a lower saw part, an upper saw part attached thereto, at least two carrying wheels mounted in the upper saw part, of which at least one is driven, a saw band that revolves with a cutting motion around the carrying wheels and that passes through a cutting region, and a feeding device, attached to the lower saw part, for feeding the workpieces 3 to the cutting region of the saw band and/or into a sawing plane, in which the cutting region of the saw band can be displaced for the purpose of executing a saw advance motion1. The feeding device has a movable holder for detachably fastening the workpiece, such that the holder of the feeding device, starting from an initial position, can be moved both with a translational motion and with a rotational motion to the cutting region of the saw band and/or to the sawing plane. Preferably, the saw band is guided through the cutting region in the same orientation in which it revolves around the carrying wheels, and the holder is moved translationally against the cutting region in order to execute the saw advance motion. For this purpose, the workpiece is preferably turned round by the holder in such a manner that its upper side faces downward.

Claims

1. A band saw machine for sawing metallic workpieces, comprising: a lower saw part (1); an upper saw part (4) attached to the lower saw part; at least two carrying wheels (6) mounted in the upper saw part (4) with at least one of the two carrying wheels being driven; a saw band (5) that revolves with a cutting motion around the carrying wheels (6) and that passes through a cutting region (7); a feeding device attached to the lower saw part (1) that is adapted to feed the workpieces (3) to at least one of the cutting region (7) of the saw band (5) or into a sawing plane in which the cutting region (7) of the saw band (5) is displaceable to execute a saw advance motion (11), the feeding device including a movable holder (20) for detachably fastening the workpiece (3); wherein the movable holder (20) of the feeding device, starting from an initial position, is movable both with a translational motion and with a rotational motion to at least one of the cutting region (7) of the saw band (5) or the sawing plane.

2. The band saw machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the feeding device includes fixed stops that delimit the rotational motion of the holder (20).

3. The band saw machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the holder (20) of the feeding device is movable translationally against the cutting region (7) of the saw band (5) for executing the saw advance motion.

4. The band saw machine as claimed in claim 3, wherein the holder (20) of the feeding device in an initial position is oriented upward, in order to place the workpiece on or into the holder (20) from above, and the holder (20), before execution of the saw advance motion, is rotatable about a substantially horizontal rotational axis, such that the holder (20) is oriented downward during the saw advance motion.

5. The band saw machine as claimed in claim 4, the saw band (5) runs through the cutting region (7) substantially in a same orientation in which it revolves around the carrying wheels (6).

6. The band saw machine as claimed in claim 5, wherein the saw band (5) runs with a substantially horizontal orientation in the cutting region (7), and the holder (20) of the feeding device, before execution of the saw advance motion, is rotatable about a substantially horizontal rotational axis.

7. The band saw machine as claimed in claim 3, wherein the upper saw part (4) is movable relative to the lower saw part (1) to adjust a position of the cut in the workpiece (3).

8. The band saw machine as claimed in claim 4, wherein the holder (20) in the initial position is adapted to be loaded from above with a workpiece (3).

9. The band saw machine as claimed in claim 8, wherein the holder (20) comprises a table that is adapted to receive a base plate (26) of a workpiece (3) produced by metal 3D printing provided with metal parts (27) printed on the base plate (26).

10. The band saw machine as claimed in claim 9, wherein the holder (20) comprising a rotary table (22), which is mounted on a substantially horizontally positionable slide (24).

11. The band saw machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the upper saw part (4) and the lower saw part (1) together with the feeding device are provided with at least one of a housing (12) that is closed in a dust-tight manner or with a covering.

12. The band saw machine as claimed in claim 11, further comprising a suction extraction system (19) for an interior of the at least one of the housing (12) or of the covering.

13. The band saw machine as claimed in claim 11, wherein the at least one of the housing (12) or the covering includes at least one of doors (15) or flaps (16) that enable workpieces (3) or workpiece parts to be at least one of inserted or removed by a crane.

14. A method for parting-off metal parts (27), produced by metal 3D printing, from a base plate (26), on the upper side (28) of which the metal parts (27) have been printed, the method comprising: providing the band saw machine as claimed in claim 1; detachably fastening the base plate (26) to the movable holder (20) of the feeding device; moving the holder (20) into at least one of the cutting region (7) of the saw band (5) or the sawing plane such that the sawing plane runs along the upper side (28) of the base plate (26); placing the base plate (26) on or into the holder (20) substantially from above and fastening the base plate (26) to the holder (20); and moving the holder (20) both with a translational motion and with a rotational motion to the cutting region (7) of the saw band (5) or the sawing plane, such that, during the sawing operation, the base plate (26) is held vertically or such that the upper side (28) is oriented downward.

15. The method as claimed in claim 14, wherein the holder (20), with the base plate (26), is rotated by 180 angular degrees by the rotational motion, and is moved by the translational motion against the cutting region (7) of the saw band (5) to such an extent that the saw advance motion results therefrom.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0031] An exemplary embodiment of a band saw machine designed according to the invention, the intended operation of which is also an exemplary embodiment of a method according to the invention, is described and explained in greater detail in the following on the basis of the appended drawings. Shown are:

[0032] FIG. 1 a schematic representation of a band saw machine according to the prior art;

[0033] FIG. 2 a band saw machine designed according to the invention, in an isometric representation;

[0034] FIGS. 3 to 8 the band saw machine from FIG. 2, at differing time points in a sawing operation.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0035] Represented schematically in FIG. 1 is a band saw machine such as that known per se from the prior art. It comprises a lower saw part 1 with, attached thereon, a saw table 2 for a workpiece 3 to be sawn, and an upper saw part 4, which is movable relative to the lower saw part 1 and in which a saw band 5 revolves endlessly about two carrying wheels 6. One of the two carrying wheels 6 is driven by a motor 8, such that the saw band 5 executes a revolving cut motion.

[0036] The saw band 5 is oriented vertically in a cutting region 7, such that it lies in a sawing plane. For this purpose it is turned by 90 by two band guides 9 at the start and end of the cutting region 7, since otherwise it revolves in a horizontal orientation around the carrying wheels 6. The upper saw part 4 is movably attached to the lower saw part 1 by pillar guides 10, and lowering of the upper saw part 4 causes the cutting region 7 of the saw band 5 to shift vertically downward, in order to execute a saw advance motion 11. The plane within which the cutting region 7 of the saw band 5 moves in the saw advance motion 11 is the sawing plane.

[0037] FIG. 2 shows an isometric view of a band saw machine designed according to the invention, the latter encapsulated all round in a dust-tight manner by means of a housing 12. An operator panel 13 enables the band saw machine to be operated from outside the housing 12.

[0038] The elements present inside the band saw machine represented here correspond largely to the elements represented in FIG. 1, but with the omission of a turning of the saw band 5 in the cutting region 7. Instead, in the cutting region 7 the saw band 5 maintains its horizontal orientation, and the saw advance motion is effected, not by lowering of the upper saw part 4, but by a translational motion of the workpiece 3, for which reason the saw table 2 has also been omitted.

[0039] The band saw machine represented in FIG. 2 is loaded via a sliding roof 14 and a side door 15, and the said workpiece parts are removed forwardly, via a flap 16. A viewing window 17 enables on-site monitoring, and on the front side two front doors 18 are provided to enable the machine to be serviced.

[0040] The encapsulation of the band saw machine indicated in FIG. 2 prevents metal dusts that are harmful to health from passing into the environment. Additionally provided, at the band guides 9, is a suction extraction system (not represented), for directly extracting by suction, for instance, metal dusts released during sawing.

[0041] FIGS. 3 to 7 show the band saw machine from FIG. 2 in a different view, the side door 15 and the sliding roof 14 having been opened for loading the band saw machine, and affording a view of a feeding device.

[0042] Furthermore, in FIG. 3 the lower saw part 1 and the upper saw part 4 can be seen. Also visible is the saw band 5, which in this case runs through the cutting region 7, one end of which is marked by a band guide 9 that is visible here. This band guide 9 is provided with a suction extraction means 19. The band guide 9 does not turn the saw band 5 to a vertical orientation; instead, the saw band remains in a horizontal orientation, such that it does not effect a saw advance motion, but an upward and downward motion of the upper saw part 4 enables only the horizontal position of the sawing plane to be adjusted. The carrying wheels, together with the motor, are not visible in the housing 12 in this case.

[0043] In the present exemplary embodiment, the feeding device is comprised of a movable holder 20 and two rails 21 that are fixedly attached to the lower saw part 1. The holder 20, for its part, comprises a rotary table 22 having two thread rows 23, which is fastened, so as to be rotatable about a horizontal axis, to a slide 24. The slide 24 can be moved back and forth along the rails 21, such that it can effect the saw advance motion toward the saw band 5. The rotation of the rotary table 22 on the slide 24 is effected by motor that drives a rotatable mounting 25, and the rotary motion is delimited by fixed stops.

[0044] FIGS. 4 to 7, in a representation corresponding to FIG. 3, show differing time points during the sawing of a workpiece 3, which is composed of a base plate 26 and of metal parts 27, represented only symbolically here, produced thereon by metal 3D printing and welded to the base plate 26. The upper side 28 of the base plate 26, on which the metal parts 27 have been printed, and along which is to be sawn, is indicated by a dark line. The workpiece 3 composed of a base plate 26 and metal parts 27 has been placed on the rotary table 22 by a crane.

[0045] In its corners, the base plate 26 is provided with screws 29, which can be screwed into the thread row 23 in order to fasten the base plate 26 on the rotary table 22. The workpiece 3 is thus detachably fastened to the holder 20.

[0046] A rotation of the rotary table 22, as represented in FIG. 5, causes the workpiece 3 to be brought into a position in which the base plate 26 is aligned horizontally and lies exactly in the sawing plane, which is defined by the orientation of the saw band 5 in the cutting region 7, and in which the metal parts 27 hang with a downward orientation on the base plate 26 (FIG. 6).

[0047] Following this rotational motion, a translational motion of the holder 20 is effected, in that the slide 24 moves forward, along the rails 21, against the saw band 5. This operation is shown by FIG. 7. In this case the saw band 5 in the cutting region 7 penetrates the workpiece 3 and parts off the base plate 26 from the metal parts 27, along the upper side 28.

[0048] The sawn-off metal parts fall downward into a collecting tray 30, which can be seen in FIGS. 3 to 6, and in particular in FIG. 8. FIG. 8 shows the present exemplary embodiment of a band saw machine according to the invention again from the front, namely following completion of the sawing operation. The flap 16 has been opened, and the collecting tray 30 has been pulled forward on the flap 16, out of the housing 12. The sawn-off metal parts 27 lie in the collecting tray 30, from which they can be removed or transported away together with the collecting tray 30.

[0049] The base plate 26 naturally remains on the holder 20 and is moved back together with the latter, such that, following opening of the side door 15, it is released from the thread row 23 of the rotary table 22 and can be removed for re-use.

[0050] The particular advantage of the exemplary embodiment represented in the figures consists in that a conventional band saw machine according to the prior art has been designed according to the invention with relatively few modifications, which relate substantially only to the feeding deviceas a result of which major advantages ensue in the sawing of workpieces that have been produced by metal 3D printing. This is because, as already described above, the design of the band saw machine according to the invention eliminates the problems that occur in the sawing of such workpieces by means of conventional band saw machines.