CN110227756A - Plate die cutting die - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses a kind of plate die cutting dies, and the horizontal cross-section of upper mold is U-shaped, and lower die has U-shaped die hole corresponding with upper mold, and the upper mold is located at right above lower die and the U-shaped die hole for making upper mold just be inserted into lower die when moving down is interior to stamp out U-shaped part；Upper die and lower die are designed with several and quantity is consistent, the T-type sliding block of upper mold and the sliding slot of the rectilinear direction arrangement in press beam along upper mold arrangement are slidably matched, and there are a trip spacing between the top surface of T-type sliding block and the slot bottom of sliding slot, all lower dies pass through the adjustable spacing to each other of regulating mechanism, the upper end of the lower die is plane, lower end is inclined surface and tilts obliquely towards the opening side of the U-shaped structure of U-shaped die hole, it is also equipped with transfer plate in parallel in the lower section of the inclined surface, output in transfer plate bottom has a v notch v opened up along the U-shaped part transmission direction.The mold is punched and transports the high-efficient of finished product, abundant to material use.
Description
Technical field
The invention belongs to stamping technology field more particularly to a kind of punching press toolings of U-shaped board part.
Background technique
In the manufacturing process of elevator, need to use a kind of U-shaped part of similar U-shaped structure, it is logical for such part at present
It is often single-piece punching, is punched inefficiency, is artificial consolidated shipment after concentrating blanking in heaps entirely to the collection of U-shaped part after punching,
It is time-consuming and laborious, and due to plate thickness difference, every block of plate punching interval of U-shaped part in punching is preferably difference, otherwise can be made
It is unequal at the routed volume in U-shaped part edge, the plucking after punching, and flitch length is different, often results in material head residue mistake after punching
It is more, plate is utilized insufficient.
Summary of the invention
It is an object of the invention to solve above-mentioned technical problem, a kind of plate die cutting die is provided, the plate die cutting die
Inefficiency is efficiently solved, plate utilizes insufficient technical problem.
Technical scheme is as follows: a kind of plate die cutting die, including upper die and lower die, the horizontal cross-section of upper mold are in
U-shaped, lower die has U-shaped die hole corresponding with upper mold, and the upper mold is located at right above lower die and upper mold is just inserted when moving down
Enter in the U-shaped die hole of lower die to stamp out U-shaped part；
Upper die and lower die are designed with several and quantity is consistent, and the top of upper mold is connected with a T-type sliding block, T-type sliding block
With in press beam along upper mold arrangement rectilinear direction arrangement sliding slot be slidably matched, and the slot bottom of the top surface of T-type sliding block and sliding slot it
Between there are a trip spacing, screw rod passes through all T-type sliding blocks and is threadedly coupled therewith, silk joined together by adjacent two T-types sliding block
Thread rotary orientation in rod segment is on the contrary, so that adjacent two T-types sliding block is close to each other/separate when screw rod rotates；In the press beam
Bottom is also connected with several pairs of briquettings being arranged symmetrically in front and back, and screw rod is passed through from the gap between each pair of briquetting, the stroke
The big palpulus of spacing guarantees that T-type sliding block top surface is not contacted with the sliding slot slot bottom when briquetting connects with lower die upper end；
All lower dies are by the adjustable spacing to each other of regulating mechanism, to correspond with the upper mold, under described
The upper end of mould is plane, and lower end is inclined surface and tilts obliquely towards the opening side of the U-shaped structure of U-shaped die hole, is inclined described
The lower section on inclined-plane is also equipped with transfer plate in parallel, and there is the output in transfer plate bottom one to pass along the U-shaped part
The v notch v that defeated direction opens up, this v notch v is interior to be equipped with supporting element moving up and down, when U-shaped part is slided from transfer plate
When U-shaped part open end just cover and stretch out the upper part of a v notch v in supporting element, support the supporting element of U-shaped part along item
It when v notch v continues to move to forward, enters on the taking board that front is fixedly installed, also there is the taking board one U-shaped to lack
Mouthful and gap opened direction be oppositely arranged with supporting element so that supporting element moves downward again after entering the U-shaped notch of taking board
When U-shaped part is stayed on taking board.
Beneficial effects of the present invention: the present invention is realized primary more by the upper mold in alignment being arranged or lower die
It is punched while a U-shaped part, and the U-shaped part after punching can automatically fall on transfer plate and be transmitted on supporting element, pass through
The U-shaped part of cooperation realization of supporting element and feeding plate fetches profit reduction and reserving.In addition, under the upper mold and regulating mechanism control of screw rod control
Mould can be obtained so that the interval of the U-shaped part of punching press is adjustable when this is allowed for for different plate thickness with flexible choice punching press spacing
Better U-shaped part, such as thick U-shaped part can choose large-spacing punching press spacing, and for a block plate, can be according to processing
Real-time condition is sufficiently punched out remaining plate after regulating appropriate interval, obtains more U-shaped parts to greatest extent, this
A little measures all make the use of flitch more abundant, and utilization rate is high.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 is schematic structural view of the invention.
The impression schematic diagram on plate when Fig. 2 is punching press of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is T-type sliding block and the end structure illustration that press beam is slidably connected.
The end face structure position view of press beam and T-type sliding block when Fig. 4 is press beam punching press upper mold.
Fig. 5 is top view of the supporting element when U-shaped part is placed in support in Fig. 1.
Fig. 6 is the top view of the feeding plate in Fig. 1.
Component label instructions: upper mold 1, lower die 2, press beam 3, T-type sliding block 4, screw rod 5, briquetting 6, transfer plate 7, supporting element 8,
Interval D, the stroke spacing of support portion 9, feeding plate 10, regulating mechanism 11, U-shaped part a, plate b to be punched, adjacent two U-shaped part
H, the spacing K of adjacent two lower die.
Specific embodiment
Embodiments of the present invention are illustrated by particular specific embodiment below, those skilled in the art can be by this explanation
Content disclosed by book is understood other advantages and efficacy of the present invention easily.
Present invention will be further explained below with reference to the attached drawings and examples:
As shown in Figure 1, a kind of plate die cutting die, includes mainly upper mold 1 and lower die 2, the horizontal cross-section of upper mold 1 is U-shaped,
Lower die 2 has U-shaped die hole corresponding with upper mold 1, and the upper mold 1 is located at right above lower die 2 and upper mold 1 is just inserted when moving down
Enter in the U-shaped die hole of lower die 2 to stamp out U-shaped part a.
Upper mold 1 is designed with several with lower die 2 and quantity is consistent, and the top of upper mold 1 is connected with a T-type sliding block 4, T-type
Sliding block 4 and the sliding slot of the rectilinear direction arrangement arranged in press beam 3 along upper mold 1 are slidably matched, and the top surface of T-type sliding block 4 and sliding slot
Slot bottom between there are a trip spacing H, screw rod 5 passes through all T-type sliding blocks 4 and is threadedly coupled therewith, adjacent two T-types sliding block
Thread rotary orientation joined together by 4 on 5 sections of screw rod is on the contrary, so that adjacent two T-types sliding block 4 is close to each other/remote when screw rod 5 rotates
From.Several pairs of briquettings 6 being arranged symmetrically in front and back are also connected in the bottom of the press beam 3, screw rod 5 is between each pair of briquetting 6
Gap pass through, the big palpulus of the stroke spacing H guarantees that 4 top surface of T-type sliding block is not when the briquetting 6 connects with 2 upper end of lower die
It is contacted with the sliding slot slot bottom, to guarantee in punching press, crossbeam is to carry out power transmission to upper mold 1 by briquetting 6, rather than pass through T-type
Sliding block 4 can guarantee T-type sliding block 4 and screw rod 5 in this way, and design parameter is particularly important at this, must assure that in the specific implementation.
All lower dies 2 are adjusted by the adjustable spacing to each other of regulating mechanism 11 with corresponding with the upper mold 1
Section mechanism 11, which can be hydraulic stem or other, can drive lower die 2 to move integrally to realize the spacing K of different adjacent two lower dies 2
Mechanism, which also needs to be subject to according to the true form size of lower die 2 adaptability and determines.The upper end of the lower die 2 is plane,
Lower end is inclined surface and to tilt obliquely towards the opening side of the U-shaped structure of U-shaped die hole, the inclined surface lower section also therewith
It is equipped with transfer plate 7 in parallel, it is above why to design the notch side that 2 bottom end of lower die is inclined surface and inclined direction and U-shaped die hole
To related, be in order to fully ensure that every place's lower die 2 keeps certain or sufficiently small according to its spacing apart from inclined transfer plate 7,
When avoiding all 2 bottom end height of lower die consistent, the outlet of U-shaped die hole is inconsistent apart from 7 height of transfer plate, and excessively high height will
U-shaped part a overbank even reverses direction because of the limitation without U-shaped die hole when falling is directly resulted in, so that U-shaped
Posture cannot guarantee unanimously as far as possible when part a is dropped out, and transmission, which is collected, to have any problem, and structure design is also the same important at this, specifically
Working as when implementation must meet.Output in 7 bottom of transfer plate has an item opened up along the U-shaped part a transmission direction
V notch v, this v notch v is interior to be equipped with supporting element 8 moving up and down, the U-shaped part a when U-shaped part a is slided from transfer plate 7
Open end, which is just covered, stretches out the upper part of a v notch v in supporting element 8, supports the supporting element 8 of U-shaped part a along a v notch v
It when continuing to move to forward, enters on the taking board that front is fixedly installed, the taking board also has a U-shaped notch and lacks
Mouth opening direction is oppositely arranged with supporting element 8, so that by U when moving downward again after the U-shaped notch of the entrance taking board of supporting element 8
Type part a is stayed on taking board.For the driving mechanism of supporting element 8, it can be hydraulic stem or other this fields of electrical control
The existing element that technical staff can be directly used is realized, is not repeated herein, the movement of the U-shaped part a of each transhipment of supporting element 8
Interval when so that the U-shaped part a of its latter reach between complete, when implementing, U can be detected using elements such as sensors
Whether type part a slides into the bottom end given location of transfer plate 7, so that supporting element 8 can neatly return to 7 bottom of transfer plate in time
Stand-by in the U-shaped notch in portion, when being that those skilled in the art are known, the present embodiment is not described in detail for these automatic controls movement.
At work, the position between upper mold 1, between lower die 2 is adjusted in place, and upper mold 1 is inserted into down
In mould 2, realizes punching molding, obtain U-shaped part a, after U-shaped part a is fallen out of U-shaped die hole, lie on transfer plate 7, so that U-shaped
Part a automatically covers on supporting element 8, and is brought into the U-shaped notch of feeding plate 10 by the support portion of supporting element 89, and in supporting element
When 8 entirety move down, U-shaped part a is contacted with the gap edge of feeding plate 10, so that U-shaped part a is stayed in feeding under 10 strip of feeding plate
On plate 10, for future use.
For above embodiments in specific production, the transfer plate 7 is preferably belt transport structure when needed, so that
It transmits more smoothly, quick.And the briquetting 6 is preferably located at the two sides of the U-shaped notch of upper mold 1 at bottom, under guaranteeing as far as possible
The steady stress of mould 2.And for supporting element 8, the upper end is support portion 9, and the horizontal plane contour line of the support portion 9 is U-shaped and U-shaped
Indentation, there closed and connect by straight line, the horizontal plane contour line to it is lower and on gradually reduce to enable 8 upper end of supporting element perpendicular
Histogram is upwardly formed certain draft, is designed in this way, it is ensured that U-shaped part a correctly covers on supporting element 8, reduces failure
Rate occurs.And common 5 mechanism of screw rod is preferably equally selected for the regulating mechanism 11, production is simple, easy to maintain.
The above-described embodiments merely illustrate the principles and effects of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention.It is any ripe
The personage for knowing this technology all without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, carries out modifications and changes to above-described embodiment.Cause
This, institute is complete without departing from the spirit and technical ideas disclosed in the present invention by those of ordinary skill in the art such as
At all equivalent modifications or change, should be covered by the claims of the present invention.
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1. a kind of plate die cutting die, it is characterised in that: including upper die and lower die, the horizontal cross-section of upper mold is U-shaped, and lower die has
U-shaped die hole corresponding with upper mold, the upper mold are located at the U-shaped mould for right above lower die and upper mold being made just to be inserted into lower die when moving down
To stamp out U-shaped part in hole；
Upper die and lower die are designed with several and quantity is consistent, and the top of upper mold is connected with a T-type sliding block, T-type sliding block and pressure
The sliding slot of rectilinear direction arrangement in beam along upper mold arrangement is slidably matched, and stays between the top surface of T-type sliding block and the slot bottom of sliding slot
There is a trip spacing, screw rod passes through all T-type sliding blocks and is threadedly coupled therewith, screw rod section joined together by adjacent two T-types sliding block
On thread rotary orientation on the contrary, so that screw rod rotate when adjacent two T-types sliding block it is close to each other/separate；In the bottom of the press beam
Several pairs of briquettings being arranged symmetrically in front and back are also connected with, screw rod is passed through from the gap between each pair of briquetting, the stroke spacing
Big palpulus guarantee that T-type sliding block top surface is not contacted with the sliding slot slot bottom when briquetting connects with lower die upper end；
All lower dies pass through the adjustable spacing to each other of regulating mechanism, to correspond with the upper mold, the lower die
Upper end is plane, and lower end is inclined surface and tilts obliquely towards the opening side of the U-shaped structure of U-shaped die hole, in the inclined surface
Lower section also in parallel be equipped with transfer plate, transfer plate bottom output have one along the U-shaped part transmission side
To the v notch v opened up, supporting element moving up and down, the U when U-shaped part is slided from transfer plate are equipped in this v notch v
The open end of type part, which is just covered, stretches out the upper part of a v notch v in supporting element, supports the supporting element of U-shaped part along bar shaped
When notch continues to move to forward, enter on the taking board that front is fixedly installed, the taking board also has a U-shaped notch
And gap opened direction is oppositely arranged with supporting element, so that supporting element enters after the U-shaped notch of taking board when moving downward again
U-shaped part is stayed on taking board.
2. plate die cutting die according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the transfer plate is belt transport structure.
3. plate die cutting die according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the briquetting is located at the two of the U-shaped notch of upper mold
Side is at bottom.
4. plate die cutting die according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the supporting element upper end is support portion, the branch
The U-shaped and U-shaped indentation, there of the horizontal plane contour line of support part by straight line close connect, the horizontal plane contour line to it is lower and on
It gradually reduces to enable supporting element upper end form certain draft in the vertical direction.
5. plate die cutting die according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the regulating mechanism is screw body.
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