PRECISION BLANKING PRESS
20170008062 ยท 2017-01-12
Inventors
Cpc classification
B21D28/16
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B30B15/026
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B30B15/0035
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B30B1/323
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
International classification
Abstract
The invention relates to a precision blanking press comprising a top, a base and tie rods and columns that connect the top and the base non-positively.
The object of the invention is to provide a precision blanking press characterized by a press frame with a high stiffness, low mass and simple design, the press allowing the transfer of higher cutting forces during fine blanking while safely eliminating the axial play between the adjustment elements and at the same time improving the operational safety.
This object is achieved by providing that the knife-edged ring cylinder (32) is designed as a one-piece core member (16), a separate stripping/pushing cylinder (31) with stripping/pushing piston (35) in line with the stroke axis (HU) being disposed on the core member, and that an ejector piston (76) is associated with the counterstay piston (75) in the main piston (2), wherein the stripping/pushing piston (35) and the ejector piston (76) each have associated working chambers (36a, 36b; 79) that are independent of one another and are mutually connected hydraulically, and at least two diametrically opposite pre-loading pistons (59) and piston rods (60) disposed at the top (4) are associated with the stripping/pushing cylinder/core member (31/16), each of said pre-loading pistons being guided in a pre-loading cylinder chamber (58a, 58b) in the top (4) perpendicular to, and in line with, an adjusting nut (25), the cylinder being pressurized with fluid from the hydraulic system (39), wherein the piston rods (60) are connected together by way of an adjusting cross member (62) such that an adjustment motion of the pre-loading piston and the piston rods (59, 60) applies an external vertical adjusting force (F) to the stripping/pushing cylinder/core member (31/16), locking or releasing the internal threading (24) of the adjusting nut (25) at the external threading (23) of the core member (16) axially, and the main piston (2) comprises protruding discus-shaped working surfaces (68a, 68b) that subdivide working chambers (69a, 69b) disposed one atop the other vertically with minimal travel (H) in the cylinder chamber (65) of the base (5).
Claims
1. A precision blanking press comprising a top (4), a base (5), and tie rods (70) and columns (6) that connect the top and base through non-positive connection, a knife-edged ring cylinder (32) being disposed in the top (4), a knife-edged ring piston (43) for moving knife-edged ring pins (48) being guided in said cylinder, a main piston/ram (2) disposed in the base (5), the piston/ram making a stroke movement and supporting a table top (73) and having a counterstay cylinder chamber (74) in which a counterstay piston (75) is guided, a central adjusting mechanism disposed coaxial to the stroke axis (HU) and comprising an adjusting nut (25) with internal threading (24) and a knife-edged ring cylinder (32) with external threading (23) for adjusting the upper clearance relative to the main piston (2), and a hydraulic system (39) for supplying the cylinder chambers disposed in the top and base (4,5) with a fluid that is set to a predetermined pressure, characterized in that the knife-edged ring cylinder (32) is designed as a one-piece core member (16), a separate stripping/pushing cylinder (31) with stripping/pushing piston (35) in line with the stroke axis (HU) being disposed on the core member, and that an ejector piston (76) is associated with the counterstay piston (75) in the main piston (2), wherein the stripping/pushing piston (35) and the ejector piston (76) each have associated working chambers (36a, 36b; 79) that are independent of one another and are mutually connected hydraulically, and that at least two diametrically opposite pre-loading pistons (59) and piston rods (60) disposed at the top (4) are associated with the stripping/pushing cylinder/core member (31/16), each of said pre-loading pistons being guided in a pre-loading cylinder chamber (58a, 58b) in the top (4) perpendicular to, and in line with, the adjusting nut (25), the cylinder being pressurized with fluid from the hydraulic system (39), wherein the piston rods (60) are connected together by way of an adjusting cross member (62) such that an adjustment motion of the pre-loading piston and the piston rods (59, 60) applies an external vertical adjusting force (F) to the stripping/pushing cylinder/core member (31/16), locking or releasing the internal threading (24) of the adjusting nut (25) at the external threading (23) of the core member (16) axially, and that the main piston (2) comprises protruding discus-shaped working surfaces (68a, 68b) that subdivide working chambers (69a, 69b) disposed one atop the other vertically with minimal travel (H) in the cylinder chamber (65) of the base (5).
2. The precision blanking press according to claim 1, characterized in that the adjusting cross member (62) comprises a base (64) disposed perpendicular to the stroke axis (HU), the base sitting on the stripping/pushing cylinder (31) that is fastened to the core member (16) so as to apply the adjusting force (F) to the core member (16).
3. The precision blanking press according to claim 1, characterized in that the top 6 side (OS) of the core member (16) facing the top (4) comprises a tubular neck (18) to which the stripping/pushing cylinder (31) is fastened non-positively and pressure-tight.
4. The apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the stripping/pushing cylinder (31) comprises a cylinder chamber (33) that is hydraulically separated from the knife-edged cylinder (32), said cylinder chamber receiving the dual-acting stripping/pushing piston (35) which is disposed on the stroke axis (HU) together with the knife-edged ring piston (43), the piston rod (42) of the stripping/pushing piston penetrating the center of the knife-edged ring piston (43) that is guided in the cylinder chamber and being fastened to a pushing block (44) associated with the knife-edged ring piston (43), wherein the pushing block (44) is operatively connected to the knife-edged ring pins (48) that are guided in a perforated base (17) and to the pressure pins (49) so as to separately transfer the knife-edged ring force and the stripping force.
5. The precision blanking press according to claim 4, characterized in that the knife-edged ring pins (48) are disposed coaxial to the stroke axis (HU) and are supported at a knife-edged ring piston block (50) for moving the knife-edged ring, wherein the knife-edged piston block (50) surrounds a support member (52) with through holes (53) in which the pressure pins (57a) are disposed and move vertically.
6. The apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the stripping/pushing cylinder (31) is sealed pressure-tight by a cover (34) through which a feed line connected to the hydraulic system (39) is guided, the feed line pressurizing a first working chamber (36a) in the cylinder chamber (33) of the stripping/pushing cylinder (31) with fluid.
7. The apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the stripping/pushing cylinder (31) is provided with a channel (41) in the wall area (40) thereof parallel and perpendicular to the stroke axis (HU), the channel pressurizing a second working chamber (36b) in the cylinder chamber (33) of the stripping/pushing cylinder (31) with fluid of a predetermined pressure from the hydraulic system (39).
8. The apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the stripping/pushing cylinder (31) is provided with another channel (46) for pressurizing a working chamber (45) for the knife-edged ring piston (43) in the core member (16) with fluid of a predetermined pressure from the hydraulic system (39).
9. The apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the stripping/pushing piston (31) and core member (16) are held in place rotationally-secured by way of at least two diametrically opposite groove pieces (98) at the top (4).
10. The precision blanking press according to claim 1, characterized in that the top (4) is provided with at least one channel (63) that leads to the pre-loading cylinder chamber (58a, 58b) of the pre-loading piston (59) for supplying hydraulic fluid of a predetermined pressure.
11. The apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the internal threading (24) of the adjustment nut (25) and the external threading (23) of the core member (16) are saw-toothed threads.
12. The apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that channels (70a, 70b; 82a, 82b) are provided in the base (5), the channels feeding hydraulic fluid to each working or cylinder chamber (69a, 69b; 78, 79).
13. The precision blanking press according to claim 1, characterized in that the top and base (4, 5) are made of spheroidal cast iron and the columns (6) and the tie rods (7) are made of steel, wherein the base (5) sits on the floor using levelers (98) without the need for a foundation.
14. The precision blanking press according to claim 1, characterized in that a cylinder chamber (80) for a counterstay piston (75) is formed in the main piston (2), said chamber being penetrated by a pushing piston (76) that is displaceable axially in the stroke direction, the piston rod (77) of said pushing piston being guided in a separate working chamber (79).
Description
EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS
[0037] The invention is described in more detail through the use of an exemplary embodiment for a press frame.
[0038] Shown are:
[0039]
[0040]
[0041]
[0042]
[0043]
[0044]
[0045]
[0046]
[0047]
[0048]
[0049]
[0050]
[0051]
[0052] The core member 16 has an external sawtooth-shaped threading 23 on the outer surface 22 of the shoulder 20, the threading extending in the direction of the perforated base 17. The external threading 23 engages with the internal threading 24 of an adjusting nut 25 that is axially supported at a wall area 26 of the top 4, the wall being vertical relative to the stroke axis HU. This allows the core member 16 to change position relative to the main piston 2 when the adjusting nut 25 rotates, which makes it possible to adjust the upper clearance for different dies.
[0053] The actuator for the adjusting nut 25 corresponds to the prior art according to EP 2 258 495 B1 and therefore does not need to be further explained. The difference lies in the fact that the actuator, which is made up of a sprocket 27, hollow pin chain 28, hydraulic motor 29 and locking brake 30, is disposed at the bottom side US of the top 4 and held by a cover 108 that is fastened to the bottom side US of the top (see
[0054] A stripping/pushing cylinder 31 is placed on the tubular neck 18 at the end of the core member 16 in abutment therewith, as shown in
[0055] The stripping/pushing piston 35 subdivides the cylinder chamber 33 into a first working chamber 36a associated with one side of the stripping/pushing piston 35 and a second working chamber 36b associated with the other side of the stripping/pushing piston 35. The cover 34 has a center feed opening 37 for connecting a hydraulic line 38 of the hydraulic system 39 in order to pressurize the first working chamber 36a with hydraulic fluid. The second working chamber 36b is connected to the hydraulic system 39 for pressurization with hydraulic fluid of a predetermined pressure by way of a channel 41 made in the wall area 40 of the stripping/pushing cylinder 31 parallel and perpendicular to the stroke axis HU and to a hydraulic line 38.
[0056] The stripping/pushing piston 35 is connected to a piston rod 42 that is passed through a knife-edged ring piston 43 that is guided in the knife-edged ring cylinder chamber 32 along the stroke axis HU, the piston rod supporting a pusher block 44 that is supported on the perforated base 17 of the core member 16.
[0057] A working chamber 45 is associated with the knife-edged ring piston 43 in the knife-edged ring cylinder chamber 32, the working chamber being connected through hydraulic line 38 to the hydraulic system 39 by way of another channel 46 disposed in the wall area 40 of the stripping/pushing cylinder 31 (see
[0058] Knife-edged ring pins 48 and pressure pins 49 are guided vertically displaceably in the holes 47 of the perforated base 17 in line with the stroke axis HU. Immediately below the perforated base 17 lies a coplanar piston block 50 inside a recess 51 of the core member 16, the piston block surrounding a centrally disposed, cylindrical washer-shaped support member 52. The support member 52 has through holes 53 for pressure pins 49, the holes being disposed coaxial to the stroke axis HU and the pins passing through the holes 53 of the support member 52.
[0059] A support block 54 is located below piston block 50 in a recess 55 that is opposite recess 51 and that is displaced outward in stepped fashion, wherein the support block 54 is disposed coplanar to piston block 50.
[0060] Through holes 56 are located in the support block 54, pressure pins 57a and 57b being guided in said holes, wherein pressure pins 57a are associated with pressure pins 49 that penetrate the support member 52 and pressure pins 57b are associated with the knife-edged ring pins 48.
[0061] In the blanking process, pressure pins 57a and 57b, a piston block 50, pressure pins 48 and 49, a pushing block 44, a piston rod 42, a stripping/pushing piston 35 and a knife-edged ring piston 43 move synchronously upward, in other words toward top 4. The hydraulic fluid in working chamber 45 of the knife-edged ring piston 43 and in the working chamber 36a of the stripping/pushing piston 35 is displaced.
[0062] As soon as the main piston/ram 2 reaches the upper dead point OT, the stripping/pushing piston 35 is activated and the stripping process begins, in other words the working chamber 36a is pressurized with hydraulic fluid. The stripping/pushing piston 35 synchronously pushes the pusher block 44 and thereby all the pressure pins 57a, 57b, 48, 49 as well as the piston block 50 downward, which is to say, toward the base 5. Said pressure pins push on the pressure pins in the die, which are not further shown, which strip away the blanking screen from the punch.
[0063] The knife-edged ring piston 43 follows behind the stripping/pushing piston 35 in parallel 6 therewith or with a time delay, and at a lower speed, when the working chamber 45 is pressurized with hydraulic fluid.
[0064] As shown in
[0065] One pre-loading piston 59 and piston rod 60 is guided in each of the pre-loading cylinder chambers 58a and 58b, respectively, along a stroke axis HI that lies perpendicular to, and above, the adjusting nut 25. Each of the piston rods 60 of the two pre-loading pistons 59 is fastened to an adjusting cross member 62 using a screw 61, the adjusting cross member connecting the piston rods 60 together.
[0066] The pre-loading cylinder chambers 58a and 58b are each connected to the hydraulic system 39 by way of channels 63 made in the top 4, so that the pre-loading piston 59 is pressurized to a corresponding pressure of hydraulic fluid through a hydraulic line 38 and so that the piston can make a vertical movement, i.e. an adjustment movement.
[0067] As soon as the pre-loading piston 59 executes such an adjustment movement, the base 64 of the pre-loading cross member 62 transfers the adjusting force F to the stripping/pushing cylinder 31 from the top, and thereby to the core member 16. The core member 16 and the external threading 23 thereof thus execute this adjustment movement together and interlock with the internal threading 24 of adjusting nut 25. The sawtooth shape of the external threading 23 at the core member 16 and of the internal threading 24 of the adjusting nut 25 make it possible to absorb, in the interlocked state, such high forces as are common in precision blanking. When the pre-loading piston 59 is released, i.e. when the pressure of the hydraulic fluid is reduced, the interlocking of the external threading 23 and the internal threading 24 is released and the actuator can move the adjusting nut 25 to the desired position relative to the main piston 2.
[0068]
[0069] As Illustrated in
[0070] A main cylinder chamber 65 is designed into the base 5, the axis HA of the chamber lying in the stroke axis HU of the precision blanking press 1 and receiving the dual-acting main piston 2. The main piston 2 has a cylindrical shaft 67 with discus-shaped working surfaces 68a and 68b that protrude from the axis HA of the shaft perpendicular thereto, the working surfaces subdividing the main cylinder chamber 65 into two working chambers 69a and 69b with minimal stroke height H so that base 5 has a low design height. Each of working chambers 69a and 69b is connected to the hydraulic system 39 by way of a channel 70a and 70b, respectively, through corresponding valves 109 (see
[0071]
[0072] A counterstay cylinder chamber 74 is formed in the main piston 2, a counterstay piston 75 and an ejector piston 76 being held in said chamber, the piston rod 77 of the ejector piston passing through the middle of the counterstay piston 75 and ending at the bottom piston rod end 78 in a working chamber 79 for piston rod 77. The counterstay piston 75 separates out a working chamber 80 in the cylinder chamber 74 of the main piston 2.
[0073] The working chamber 79 for the ejector piston 76 and the working chamber 80 for the counterstay piston 75 are connected to hydraulic line 38 of the hydraulic system 39 by way of separate channels 81a and 81b made in the shaft 67 perpendicular to the axis HA through distribution recesses 83 made in the shaft 67 and channels 82a and 82b in the base 5.
[0074]
[0075] The support member 90 has through holes 91 coaxial to the stroke axis HU for pressure pins 92 that are led through the holes 91 of the support member 90. A support block 93 is located above piston block 89 in a recess 94 that is opposite recess 88 and that is displaced outward in stepped fashion, wherein the support block 93 is disposed coplanar to the piston block 89.
[0076] Through holes 95a and 95b are made in the support block 93, wherein pressure pins 96 are guided in the through holes 95a, the pins being associated with counterstay pins 86, and pressure pins 92 that pass through the support member 90 in through holes 95b.
[0077] The pressure pins 87 and 92, the piston block 89, the counterstay pins 86, the ejector block 76a, the piston rod 77, the ejector piston 76 and the counterstay piston 75 move synchronously upward during a blanking step. The hydraulic fluid in the working chamber 79 of the ejector piston 76 and in the working chamber 80 of the counterstay piston 75 is displaced.
[0078] As soon as the main piston 2 has reached the lower dead point UT, the ejector piston 76 is activated and the ejection of the blanked part punched into the die block begins, in other words working chamber 79 is pressurized with hydraulic fluid. The ejector block 76a presses all the pressure pins 86, 87 and 92 as well as the piston block 89 synchronously upward. Said pressure pins 87 and 92 press on the pressure pins in the die, which are not further shown, which eject the blanked part from the cutting opening of the die block and into the interior cavity of the die.
[0079] The counterstay piston 75 follows behind in parallel therewith or with a time delay, and at a lower speed, when the working chamber 80 is pressurized with hydraulic fluid.
[0080] By way of the constructive unit of the core member 16 and the stripping/pushing cylinder 31 in the top 4, and the integration of the ejector piston 76 into the counterstay piston 75 within the main piston 2, and due to the special shape of the main piston 2 in the base 5, the precision blanking press according to the invention constitutes an extremely stiff and compact design that makes it possible to support the press frame 3 using only the levelers 97 on the bottom without the need for a foundation.
[0081] The improved stiffness of the precision blanking press according to the invention also provides the advantage that a high-precision clearance adjustment can be ensured even with a low press mass at low operating costs.
REFERENCE NUMBER LIST FOR PARTS
[0082] Precision blanking press 1 [0083] Main piston 2 [0084] Press frame 3 [0085] Top 4 [0086] Base 5 [0087] Hollow columns 6 [0088] Tension anchor [tie rod] 7 [0089] Blind hole 8 [0090] Internal threading in 8 9 [0091] Bottom end of 7 10 [0092] Hole in 4 11 [0093] Pocket-like seat in 4 12 [0094] Clamping nut 13 [0095] Top end of 4 14 [0096] Receiving space in 4 15 [0097] One-piece core member 16 [0098] Perforated base in 16 17 [0099] Tubular neck of 16 18 [0100] Flange at 16 19 [0101] Shoulder of 16 20 [0102] Wall area of 4 21 [0103] Outer surface of 16 22 [0104] Outer threading at 16 23 [0105] Inner threading of 25 24 [0106] Adjusting nut 25 [0107] Wall area at 4 26 [0108] Sprocket 27 [0109] Hollow pin chain 28 [0110] Hydraulic motor 29 [0111] Locking brake 30 [0112] Stripping-pushing cylinder 31 [0113] Knife-edged ring cylinder chamber 32 [0114] Cylinder chamber in 31 33 [0115] Cover of 31 34 [0116] Stripping/pushing piston 35 [0117] 1. Working chamber 36a [0118] 2. Working chamber 36b [0119] Feed opening in 34 37 [0120] Hydraulic line 38 [0121] Hydraulic system 39 [0122] Wall area of 31 40 [0123] Channel for the 2nd Working chamber 41 [0124] Piston rod 42 [0125] Knife-edged ring piston 43 [0126] Pushing block 44 [0127] Working chamber 45 [0128] Channel for 45 46 [0129] Holes in 17 47 [0130] Knife-edged ring pins 48 [0131] Pressure pins 49 [0132] Piston block 50 [0133] Recess in 16 51 [0134] Support member 52 [0135] Through holes in 52 53 [0136] Support block 54 [0137] Recess 55 [0138] Through holes 56 [0139] Pressure pins 57a, 57b [0140] Pre-loading cylinder chambers 58a, 58b [0141] Pre-loading piston 59 [0142] Piston rod 60 [0143] Connection screw 61 [0144] Pre-loading cross member 62 [0145] Channels for 58a, 58b 63 [0146] Base of 62 64 [0147] Main cylinder chamber 65 [0148] Cylindrical shaft of 2 67 [0149] Working surfaces of 2 68a, 68b [0150] Working chambers 69a, 69b [0151] Channels 70a, 70b [0152] Hydraulic line 71 [0153] Cover 72 [0154] Table top 73 [0155] Cylinder chamber 74 [0156] Counterstay piston 75 [0157] Ejector piston 76 [0158] Ejector block 76a [0159] Piston rod of 76 77 [0160] Bottom end of 77 78 [0161] Working chamber for 77 79 [0162] Working chamber for 75 80 [0163] Channels in 67 81a, 81b [0164] Channels in 5 82a, 82b [0165] Distribution recess at 67 83 [0166] Bottom area of 73 84 [0167] Holes in 84 85 [0168] Counterstay pins 86 [0169] Pressure pins 87 [0170] Recess 88 [0171] Piston block 89 [0172] Cylindrical washer-shaped support member 90 [0173] Through holes in 90 91 [0174] Pressure pins 92 [0175] Support block 93 [0176] Recess 94 [0177] Through holes in 93 95a, 95b [0178] Pressure pins for 86 96 [0179] Levelers 97 [0180] Groove piece 98 [0181] Cover for pre-loading cylinder chambers 58a, 58b 99 [0182] Cylinder chambers for rapid transit pistons 100a, 100b [0183] Cover for cylinder chambers 100a, 100b 101 [0184] Rapid transit pistons 102 [0185] Piston rod of 102 103 [0186] Support 104 [0187] Side walls of 73 105 [0188] 1. Working chamber in cylinder chamber 100 106a [0189] 2. Working chamber in cylinder chamber 100 106b [0190] Channel to 106a, 106b 107 [0191] Cover 108 [0192] Valves 109 [0193] Main piston axis HA [0194] Stroke axis of precision blanking press HU [0195] Axis of pre-loading pistons HI [0196] Top of 4 OS [0197] Top of 5 OSS [0198] Upper dead point OT [0199] Bottom of 4 US [0200] Lower dead point UT