CN119115069A - Aluminum metal sheet CNC sawing machine tool and method - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present invention relates to the technical field of CNC sawing and cutting machine tools, and discloses an aluminum metal sheet CNC sawing and cutting machine tool and method, comprising a CNC machining machine tool, a control end, for controlling the mutual cooperation of various components, the control end is installed on the upper surface of the CNC machining machine tool near the right edge, and the control end is internally provided with a detection module. The present invention is advantageous for the pressure sensing device to collect pressure data inside the corresponding pressure groove and transmit it to the detection module. The detection module analyzes multiple sets of pressure data to determine whether the position of the aluminum metal sheet is offset, which is conducive to the auxiliary air cushion in an expanded state squeezing the aluminum metal sheet and driving the aluminum metal sheet to move towards the support direction on the upper surface of the cutting mechanism. The sentence is:, Manipulate the aluminum metal sheet perpendicular to the surface of the aluminum metal, so that the aluminum metal material in a position offset state is in a normal placement state, achieving the effect of automatic adjustment of the position of the aluminum metal sheet.
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Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of numerical control sawing machine tools, in particular to a numerical control sawing machine tool and a numerical control sawing method for aluminum metal plates.
Background
The numerical control sawing machine tool is one of devices for processing aluminum metal plates, wherein the common numerical control sawing machine tool mainly comprises a base, a sliding rail, a sawing device, a raw material placing and conveying device, a limiting mechanism, a control system and other mechanisms, and the specific flow of the numerical control sawing machine tool for processing the aluminum metal plates is that the required sawing size and shape are confirmed according to a processing drawing, and corresponding processing programs are written and input into the control system of the machine tool; the method comprises the steps of conveying an aluminum metal plate to a machining area of a numerical control sawing machining machine tool through a raw material placing mechanism, starting the machine tool, controlling a sawing device to conduct sawing machining through a control system according to a preset machining program, timely conveying waste materials generated in the sawing process through a slitter edge conveying device, and conducting fixed-length cutting and bundling through a slitter edge fixed-length and sawing bundling device;
In the actual operation process, the phenomenon that the position of the aluminum metal plate is easily moved in the actual cutting process is found, and the main reasons of the phenomenon are that the clamp is an important tool for fixing the aluminum metal plate due to the fact that the clamp has insufficient clamping force. If the clamping force of the clamp is insufficient, the aluminum metal plate can move or slide in the processing process; secondly, the excessive cutting force is that in the processing process of the aluminum metal sheet, if the excessive cutting force is caused, the material is subjected to excessive external force, so that sliding is generated, and the sliding is usually related to the selection of a cutter, the setting of cutting parameters and the cutting mode; the hardness and toughness of the aluminum metal plate are important factors influencing the processing stability of the aluminum metal plate, if the hardness of the material is insufficient or the toughness is too high, deformation and sliding can easily occur in the processing process, and the situation can be caused that the dimensional accuracy is reduced, the sliding can cause the position of the aluminum metal plate in the processing process to be changed, so that the dimensional accuracy of a final product is influenced, the surface quality is damaged, the aluminum metal plate can rub against a machine tool, a clamp or a cutter in the sliding process, so that the surface is scratched, worn or burrs are generated, and the shape of the aluminum metal plate can be changed, such as bending, twisting and the like, when the aluminum metal plate slides;
when the above situation occurs, it is mainly known by manual observation, and thus a certain economic loss is caused, so we need a numerical control sawing machine tool and method for aluminum sheet metal to solve the problem.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to overcome the defects in the prior art, the invention provides a numerical control sawing machine tool and a numerical control sawing method for aluminum metal plates, which are used for solving the problems in the prior art.
The invention provides a numerical control sawing machine tool for aluminum metal plates, which comprises the following technical scheme that:
the numerical control machine tool is used for installing all the components;
The control end is used for controlling the mutual cooperation between the components and is arranged at the position, close to the right edge, of the upper surface of the numerical control machining machine tool;
The hydraulic mechanism is used for providing required hydraulic pressure in the processing process of the aluminum metal plate, the control end is arranged on the upper surface of the numerical control processing machine tool, and the arranged position of the hydraulic mechanism is opposite to the mounting position of the control end;
The placing plate is used for fixing a hydraulic mechanism, the placing plate is arranged on the upper surface of the numerical control machine tool and is close to the hydraulic mechanism, and the hydraulic mechanism is fixedly arranged on the inner wall of the placing plate in a vertical state;
The conveying mechanism is used for conveying the aluminum metal plates, is arranged at the front end of the numerical control machine tool and is close to the hydraulic mechanism, and the horizontal height of the conveying mechanism is consistent with that of the numerical control machine tool;
the storage cylinder is used for storing scraps generated in the processing process of the aluminum metal plate and is vertically arranged on the surface of the placing plate, and the installation position of the storage cylinder is adjacent to the installation position of the placing plate;
The limiting plate is used for limiting the aluminum metal plate and is vertically arranged at the output end of the hydraulic mechanism, and the hydraulic mechanism can drive the limiting plate to contact the surface of the aluminum metal plate so as to limit the aluminum metal plate;
the cutting mechanism is used for sawing the aluminum metal plate, the cutting mechanism is arranged in the numerical control machine tool, the cutting end of the cutting mechanism is arranged in the area of the bottom of the limiting plate, and the cutting end extends to the upper surface of the numerical control machine tool;
the inside of control end is provided with detection module for detect aluminum sheet metal's real-time status.
Further, the side of storage section of thick bamboo runs through and installs the air pump, and the inside that is located the storage section of thick bamboo is installed to the end of giving vent to anger of this air pump to ensure that the inside of storage section of thick bamboo can be input to the gas that the air pump produced, still be provided with the filter screen at the end of giving vent to anger of storage section of thick bamboo, be used for avoiding impurity to enter into the inside of air pump.
Further, the intermediate position of a storage cylinder bottom runs through and installs first Y type conveyer pipe, and the solenoid valve is all installed to the inner wall that storage cylinder position was kept away from to first Y type conveyer pipe for the flow direction of the inside gas of control first Y type conveyer pipe, and the U type conveyer pipe is installed to the inner wall of first Y type conveyer pipe one end, and the U type conveyer pipe is kept away from the one end of first Y type conveyer pipe and is run through and install in flexible hollow post inner wall, and the upper surface of flexible hollow post with vertical state fixed mounting in place the bottom surface of board, the length of flexible hollow post is adjustable, and the bottom of flexible hollow post is the open state, and the outside face of flexible hollow post bottom is installed in the inside of adsorption plate, and the both sides vertical fixed mounting of adsorption plate is in hydraulic mechanism's outer wall, and when hydraulic mechanism input current, can drive the adsorption plate reciprocate and control the length of flexible hollow post carries out automatically regulated.
Further, the air tank has been seted up to the inner wall at adsorption plate top, and the opening part of flexible hollow post is located the air tank inside, and the adsorption hole has been seted up to the adsorption plate bottom, is the state of circulating each other between adsorption hole and the air tank, and the inside gas accessible opening part of flexible hollow post is input to the inside of air tank to carry to aluminum sheet material surface through the adsorption hole, collect the operation to the piece that saw cuts the in-process and produce.
Further, the other end of the first Y-shaped conveying pipe is provided with an auxiliary conveying pipe, and one end, far away from the first Y-shaped conveying pipe, of the auxiliary conveying pipe is provided with a second Y-shaped conveying pipe.
Further, the inner wall at limiting plate top has seted up gaseous transfer groove, and the one end that auxiliary conveying pipe was kept away from to the second Y type conveyer pipe runs through and installs in the inner wall of limiting plate, and the end setting of giving vent to anger of second Y type conveyer pipe is in the inside of gaseous transfer groove for compressed air transportation is to the inside management of storing of gaseous transfer groove.
Further, the bottom of limiting plate has offered multiunit atmospheric pressure groove along its left side to the straight line direction on right side equidistance in proper order for store compressed air, all install the third Y type conveyer pipe that is used for circulation of air between gaseous transfer groove and the multiunit atmospheric pressure groove, this third Y type conveyer pipe is installed in the inner wall of limiting plate, and the position of third Y type conveyer pipe in keeping away from gaseous transfer groove is equipped with two sets of auxiliary air outlet, a set of auxiliary air outlet sets up in the inside of atmospheric pressure groove, the rubber pad is installed to the inner wall of atmospheric pressure groove bottom, can form a sealed accommodation space between atmospheric pressure groove and the rubber pad, pressure induction system is all installed to the inner wall of multiunit atmospheric pressure groove, multiunit pressure induction system gathers multiunit atmospheric pressure data that multiunit atmospheric pressure inslot portion produced, and carry to detection module.
Further, the auxiliary limiting frame has all been cup jointed in the position that is close to the pneumatic groove to limiting plate bottom activity, and the inside of auxiliary limiting frame is the cavity state for compressed air's storage, the inner wall at auxiliary limiting frame top runs through and installs flexible post, and flexible post upper surface vertically installs in the inner wall of limiting plate, and the internally mounted of flexible post has another group of auxiliary air outlet of third Y type conveyer pipe for compressed air is through the inside of the inside input of flexible post to auxiliary limiting frame, auxiliary air cushion is installed to the inner wall of auxiliary limiting frame side.
Further, the sawing method of the numerical control sawing machine tool for the aluminum metal plate comprises the following operation steps:
Step one, aluminum metal plates are transported to the bottom area of a hydraulic mechanism under the action of a transport mechanism, a certain amount of current is input by the hydraulic mechanism under the control of a control end, a limiting plate is driven by the hydraulic mechanism to contact the surface of the aluminum metal plates, extrusion limiting operation is carried out on the aluminum metal plates, and after the extrusion limiting operation of the aluminum metal plates is finished, a cutting mechanism is controlled by the control end to input a certain amount of current, and sawing processing operation is carried out on the aluminum metal plates;
Step two, when the aluminum metal plate performs sawing operation, the air pump generates adsorption air and inputs the adsorption air into the air groove through one end of the first Y-shaped conveying pipe, the U-shaped conveying pipe and the telescopic hollow column, the adsorption air in the air groove is conveyed to the surface of the aluminum metal plate through the adsorption hole, and the scraps generated in the processing process are recovered;
Step three, before the aluminum metal material is limited, the air pump generates compressed air and conveys the compressed air to the inside of the gas transfer tank through the other end of the first Y-shaped conveying pipe, the auxiliary conveying pipe and the second Y-shaped conveying pipe for storage and use, when the compressed air content in the gas transfer tank reaches a certain value, the control end conveys the compressed air to the inside of the corresponding air pressure tank through a group of auxiliary air outlets corresponding to the third Y-shaped conveying pipe according to the width and the limiting area of the aluminum metal plate, the rubber pad at the bottom of the air pressure tank is driven to be in an expansion state, the hydraulic mechanism controls the limiting plate and the rubber pad to contact the upper surface of the aluminum metal plate, the aluminum metal plate is extruded and limited, the pressure sensing device acquires pressure data corresponding to the inside of the air pressure tank and conveys the pressure data to the detection module, and the detection module judges whether the extrusion position of the aluminum metal plate is deviated or not through analysis of a plurality of groups of pressure data;
And fourthly, when the detection module judges that the position deviation condition of the aluminum metal plate occurs, compressed air in the gas transfer groove is input into the telescopic column and the auxiliary limiting frame which are close to the position of the aluminum metal plate through the other group of auxiliary air outlets of the third Y-shaped conveying pipe, when the compressed air quantity reaches a certain value, the telescopic column is driven to stretch, the auxiliary limiting frame is driven to move out of the bottom of the limiting plate and the bottom of the air pressure groove in an expanded state to be positioned on the same plane, and meanwhile, when the telescopic column continuously inputs compressed air into the auxiliary limiting frame, the auxiliary air cushion is driven to be in an expanded state, the auxiliary air cushion in the expanded state is extruded to the aluminum metal plate, the aluminum metal plate is driven to move towards the support direction of the upper surface of the cutting mechanism, and the aluminum metal plate is controlled to be perpendicular to the surface of the aluminum metal, so that the aluminum metal material in the position deviation state is positioned in a normal placing state.
The invention has the technical effects and advantages that:
According to the invention, the detection module is arranged, so that when the detection module is beneficial to judging that the position deviation condition of the aluminum metal plate occurs, compressed air in the gas transfer groove is input into the telescopic column close to the position of the aluminum metal plate and the auxiliary limiting frame through the other group of auxiliary air outlets of the third Y-shaped conveying pipe, when the compressed air quantity reaches a certain value, the telescopic column is driven to carry out stretching operation, the auxiliary limiting frame is driven to move out of the bottom of the limiting plate and the bottom of the air pressure groove in an expansion state to be positioned on the same plane, and meanwhile, when the telescopic column continuously inputs compressed air into the auxiliary limiting frame, the auxiliary air cushion in the expansion state is driven to be in the expansion state, the auxiliary air cushion in the expansion state is extruded to the aluminum metal plate, the aluminum metal plate is driven to move towards the support direction of the upper surface of the cutting mechanism, the aluminum metal plate is controlled to be perpendicular to the surface of the aluminum metal, the aluminum metal plate in the normal placement state, the effect of automatic position adjustment of the aluminum metal plate is achieved, and the invalidity of workpieces caused by the placement position deviation of the aluminum metal plate is avoided.
The detection module is arranged, so that the hydraulic mechanism is facilitated to control the limiting plate and the rubber pad to contact the upper surface of the aluminum metal plate, the aluminum metal plate is extruded and limited, the pressure sensing device collects pressure data in the corresponding air pressure groove and transmits the pressure data to the detection module, and the detection module judges whether the extrusion position of the aluminum metal plate is deviated or not through analysis of multiple groups of pressure data.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of the back of the whole structure of the numerical control machine tool of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is a schematic view of the overall structure of the hydraulic mechanism of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the overall structure of the placement plate of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the overall structure of the adsorption plate of the present invention.
Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the limiting plate according to the present invention.
Fig. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the whole structure of the limiting plate of the present invention.
Fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the auxiliary limiting frame of the present invention.
The numerical control machine tool comprises the following components of 1, a numerical control machine tool, 101, a cutting mechanism, 102, a control end, 103, a conveying mechanism, 104, a hydraulic mechanism, 105, a placing plate, 2, a storage cylinder, 201, an air pump, 202, a telescopic hollow column, 203, an adsorption plate, 204, a first Y-shaped conveying pipe, 205, a U-shaped conveying pipe, 206, an adsorption hole, 207, an auxiliary conveying pipe, 208, an air tank, 3, a limiting plate, 301, a rubber pad, 302, a second Y-shaped conveying pipe, 303, an auxiliary limiting frame, 304, a pressure sensing device, 305, an air transit tank, 306, a third Y-shaped conveying pipe, 307, an air pressure tank, 308, a telescopic column, 309 and an auxiliary air cushion.
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The embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the present invention, and the configurations of the structures described in the following embodiments are merely examples, and the numerical control sawing machine tool and method for aluminum metal sheets according to the present invention are not limited to the structures described in the following embodiments, and all other embodiments obtained by a person having ordinary skill in the art without making any inventive effort are within the scope of the present invention.
Referring to fig. 1 to 2, the present invention provides a numerical control sawing machine tool for aluminum metal plates, comprising:
the numerical control machine tool 1 is used for installing all components;
the control end 102 is used for controlling the mutual cooperation of all the components, and the control end 102 is arranged at the position, close to the right edge, of the upper surface of the numerical control machine tool 1;
The hydraulic mechanism 104 is used for providing required hydraulic pressure in the processing process of the aluminum metal sheet, the control end 102 is arranged on the upper surface of the numerical control machine tool 1, and the position of the hydraulic mechanism 104 is opposite to the installation position of the control end 102;
The placing plate 105 is used for fixing the hydraulic mechanism 104, the placing plate 105 is arranged on the upper surface of the numerical control machine tool 1 and is close to the hydraulic mechanism 104, and the hydraulic mechanism 104 is fixedly arranged on the inner wall of the placing plate 105 in a vertical state;
the conveying mechanism 103 is used for conveying the aluminum metal plates, is arranged at the front end of the numerical control machine tool 1 and is close to the hydraulic mechanism 104, wherein the horizontal height of the conveying mechanism 103 is consistent with that of the numerical control machine tool 1;
the storage cylinder 2 is used for storing scraps generated in the processing process of the aluminum metal plate and is vertically arranged on the surface of the placing plate 105, and the installation position of the storage cylinder 2 is adjacent to the installation position of the placing plate 105;
the limiting plate 3 is used for limiting an aluminum metal plate and is vertically arranged at the output end of the hydraulic mechanism 104, and the hydraulic mechanism 104 can drive the limiting plate 3 to contact the surface of the aluminum metal plate so as to limit the aluminum metal plate;
The cutting mechanism 101 is used for sawing aluminum metal plates, the cutting mechanism 101 is arranged in the numerical control machine tool 1, the cutting end of the cutting mechanism 101 is arranged in the area of the bottom of the limiting plate 3, and the cutting end extends to the upper surface of the numerical control machine tool 1;
the control end 102 is internally provided with a detection module for detecting the real-time state of the aluminum metal plate.
In the embodiment of the present application, the specific working process of the embodiment of the present application is that the aluminum metal plate is transported to the bottom area of the hydraulic mechanism 104 under the action of the transporting mechanism 103, a certain amount of current is input into the hydraulic mechanism 104 under the control of the control end 102, the hydraulic mechanism 104 drives the limiting plate 3 to contact the surface of the aluminum metal plate, and performs extrusion limiting operation on the aluminum metal plate, after extrusion limiting of the aluminum metal plate is completed, the control end 102 controls the cutting mechanism 101 to input a certain amount of current, and sawing operation is performed on the aluminum metal plate.
Referring to fig. 1 to 5, the invention provides a numerical control sawing machine tool for aluminum metal plates, wherein an air pump 201 is installed on the side surface of a storage cylinder 2 in a penetrating manner, an air outlet end of the air pump 201 is installed in the storage cylinder 2 to ensure that gas generated by the air pump 201 can be input into the storage cylinder 2, and a filter screen is arranged at the air outlet end of the storage cylinder 2 to prevent impurities from entering the air pump 201;
The middle position of the bottom end of the storage cylinder 2 is provided with a first Y-shaped conveying pipe 204 in a penetrating manner, the inner walls of the first Y-shaped conveying pipe 204 far away from the storage cylinder 2 are provided with electromagnetic valves for controlling the flow direction of gas in the first Y-shaped conveying pipe 204, the inner wall of one end of the first Y-shaped conveying pipe 204 is provided with a U-shaped conveying pipe 205, one end of the U-shaped conveying pipe 205 far away from the first Y-shaped conveying pipe 204 is provided with a penetrating manner on the inner wall of the telescopic hollow column 202, the upper surface of the telescopic hollow column 202 is fixedly arranged on the bottom surface of the placing plate 105 in a vertical state, the length of the telescopic hollow column 202 is adjustable, the bottom of the telescopic hollow column 202 is in an opening state, the outer side surface of the bottom of the telescopic hollow column 202 is arranged in the adsorption plate 203, two sides of the adsorption plate 203 are vertically and fixedly arranged on the outer wall of the hydraulic mechanism 104, and when the hydraulic mechanism 104 inputs current, the adsorption plate 203 can be driven to move up and down and the length of the telescopic hollow column 202 is controlled to be automatically adjusted;
the inner wall at the top of the adsorption plate 203 is provided with an air groove 208, the opening of the telescopic hollow column 202 is positioned in the air groove 208, the bottom of the adsorption plate 203 is provided with an adsorption hole 206, the adsorption hole 206 and the air groove 208 are in a mutually flowing state, and the gas in the telescopic hollow column 202 can be input into the air groove 208 through the opening and is conveyed to the surface of the aluminum metal plate through the adsorption hole 206, so that the scraps generated in the sawing process are collected;
The other end of the first Y-shaped conveying pipe 204 is provided with an auxiliary conveying pipe 207, and one end of the auxiliary conveying pipe 207 far away from the first Y-shaped conveying pipe 204 is provided with a second Y-shaped conveying pipe 302.
The specific working flow of the embodiment of the application is that when the aluminum metal plate is subjected to sawing operation, the air pump 201 generates adsorption air, the adsorption air is input into the air tank 208 through one end of the first Y-shaped conveying pipe 204, the U-shaped conveying pipe 205 and the telescopic hollow column 202, the adsorption air in the air tank 208 is conveyed to the surface of the aluminum metal plate through the adsorption hole 206, and the recovery operation is performed on scraps generated in the processing process, so that the scraps are prevented from polluting the field working environment.
Referring to fig. 1 to 3 and fig. 6 to 8, the invention provides a numerical control sawing machine tool for aluminum metal plates, wherein a gas transfer groove 305 is formed in the inner wall of the top of the limiting plate 3, one end of a second Y-shaped conveying pipe 302, which is far away from the auxiliary conveying pipe 207, is installed on the inner wall of the limiting plate 3 in a penetrating manner, and the air outlet end of the second Y-shaped conveying pipe 302 is arranged in the gas transfer groove 305 for transporting compressed air into the gas transfer groove 305 for storage management.
The bottom of the limiting plate 3 is sequentially provided with a plurality of groups of air pressure grooves 307 at equal intervals along the straight line direction from the left side to the right side of the limiting plate, the air pressure grooves are used for storing compressed air, a third Y-shaped conveying pipe 306 for air circulation is arranged between each air transfer groove 305 and each air pressure groove 307, the third Y-shaped conveying pipe 306 is arranged on the inner wall of the limiting plate 3, two groups of auxiliary air outlets are arranged at positions far away from the air transfer grooves 305 of the third Y-shaped conveying pipe 306, one group of auxiliary air outlets are arranged in the air pressure grooves 307, a rubber pad 301 is arranged on the inner wall of the bottom of each air pressure groove 307, a sealed accommodating space can be formed between each air pressure groove 307 and the rubber pad 301, pressure sensing devices 304 are arranged on the inner walls of the plurality of groups of air pressure grooves 307, and the plurality of groups of pressure sensing devices 304 collect a plurality of groups of pressure data generated inside the air pressure grooves 307 and convey the pressure data to the detection module;
The bottom of the limiting plate 3 is movably sleeved with an auxiliary limiting frame 303 at a position close to the air pressure groove 307, the inside of the auxiliary limiting frame 303 is in a cavity state and used for storing compressed air, a telescopic column 308 is installed in a penetrating mode on the inner wall of the top of the auxiliary limiting frame 303, the upper surface of the telescopic column 308 is vertically installed on the inner wall of the limiting plate 3, and the other group of auxiliary air outlets of a third Y-shaped conveying pipe 306 are installed in the telescopic column 308 and used for inputting compressed air into the auxiliary limiting frame 303 through the inside of the telescopic column 308.
Solenoid valves are installed in the third Y-shaped conveying pipe 306 near the two sets of auxiliary air outlets, and are used for controlling the flow direction of the compressed air, and auxiliary air cushions 309 are installed on the inner walls of the side surfaces of the auxiliary limiting frames 303.
In the embodiment of the application, the aluminum metal plate is placed on the surface of the cutting mechanism 101 near the surface bracket of the numerical control machine tool 1, and during the processing of the aluminum metal plate, when the cutting end of the cutting mechanism 101 saw cuts the aluminum metal plate, the aluminum metal plate passes through the bottoms of the brackets on two sides of the hydraulic mechanism 104, and two sides of the placing plate 105 are mounted on the brackets.
Before limiting an aluminum metal material, an air pump 201 generates compressed air and conveys the compressed air to the inside of an air transfer groove 305 through the other end of a first Y-shaped conveying pipe 204, an auxiliary conveying pipe 207 and a second Y-shaped conveying pipe 302 for storage and use, when the content of the compressed air in the air transfer groove 305 reaches a certain value, a control end 102 conveys the compressed air to the inside of a corresponding air pressure groove 307 through a group of auxiliary air outlets corresponding to a third Y-shaped conveying pipe 306 according to the width of the aluminum metal plate and the limiting area, a rubber gasket 301 at the bottom of the air pressure groove 307 is driven to be in an expansion state, a hydraulic mechanism 104 controls a limiting plate 3 and the rubber gasket 301 to contact the upper surface of the aluminum metal plate, the aluminum metal plate is extruded and limited, a pressure sensing device 304 collects pressure data in the inside of the corresponding air pressure groove 307 and conveys the pressure data to a detection module, and the detection module judges whether the extrusion position of the aluminum metal plate is deviated or not through analysis of a plurality of groups of pressure data;
when the detection module judges that the position deviation condition occurs in the aluminum metal plate, compressed air in the air transit tank 305 is input into the telescopic column 308 and the auxiliary limiting frame 303 which are close to the position of the aluminum metal plate through the other group of auxiliary air outlets of the third Y-shaped conveying pipe 306, when the compressed air quantity reaches a certain value, the telescopic column 308 is driven to stretch, the auxiliary limiting frame 303 is driven to move out of the bottom of the limiting plate 3 and the bottom of the air pressure tank 307 in an expanded state to be on the same plane, meanwhile, when the telescopic column 308 continuously inputs compressed air into the auxiliary limiting frame 303, the auxiliary air cushion 309 in the expanded state is driven to be in the expanded state, the auxiliary air cushion 309 in the expanded state is extruded to the aluminum metal plate, the aluminum metal plate is driven to move towards the support direction of the upper surface of the cutting mechanism 101, the aluminum metal plate is controlled to be perpendicular to the surface of the aluminum metal plate, the aluminum metal material in the normal placement state in the position deviation state is achieved, the effect of automatic adjustment of the position of the aluminum metal plate is achieved, and the invalidity of workpieces caused by the placement position deviation of the aluminum metal material is avoided.
Referring to fig. 1 to 8, the invention provides a numerical control sawing machine tool for aluminum metal plates, wherein the detection module comprises a simulation unit and a notification unit;
when the simulation unit simulates that the aluminum metal plate is in a normal placement state, the simulation pressure data acquired by the plurality of groups of pressure sensing devices 304 are integrated to form a threshold range, the detection module compares the real-time plurality of groups of pressure data with the first threshold range, and when part or all of the pressure data are not in the threshold range, the situation that the position of the aluminum metal plate is deviated is judged, and the detection module controls the air pump 201 to input current to perform position adjustment operation on the aluminum metal plate;
After the adjustment is completed, the detection module receives the secondary pressure data acquired again by the corresponding pressure sensing device 304, compares a plurality of groups of secondary pressure data with a threshold range, and judges whether the upper surface and the lower surface of the aluminum metal plate are convex or concave when part or all of the pressure data are not in the threshold range, and the detection module controls the notification unit to remind workers of checking on site.
The working principle of the invention is as follows:
The aluminum metal plate sawing process comprises the steps that an aluminum metal plate is transported to the bottom area of a hydraulic mechanism 104 under the action of a transport mechanism 103, a certain amount of current is input by the hydraulic mechanism 104 under the control of a control end 102, the hydraulic mechanism 104 drives a limiting plate 3 to be in contact with the surface of the aluminum metal plate, extrusion limiting operation is carried out on the aluminum metal plate, and after extrusion limiting of the aluminum metal plate is completed, the control end 102 controls a cutting mechanism 101 to input a certain amount of current, and sawing processing operation is carried out on the aluminum metal plate;
During the saw cutting operation of the aluminum metal plate, the air pump 201 generates adsorption air to be input into the air groove 208 through one end of the first Y-shaped conveying pipe 204, the U-shaped conveying pipe 205 and the telescopic hollow column 202, and the adsorption air in the air groove 208 is conveyed to the surface of the aluminum metal plate through the adsorption hole 206, so that the recovery operation is performed on the chips generated during the processing process, and the pollution of the chips to the field working environment is avoided;
Before limiting an aluminum metal material, the air pump 201 generates compressed air and conveys the compressed air to the inside of the gas transfer tank 305 through the other end of the first Y-shaped conveying pipe 204, the auxiliary conveying pipe 207 and the second Y-shaped conveying pipe 302 for storage and use, when the content of the compressed air in the gas transfer tank 305 reaches a certain value, the control end 102 conveys the compressed air to the inside of the corresponding air pressure tank 307 through a group of auxiliary air outlets corresponding to the third Y-shaped conveying pipe 306 according to the width and the limiting area of the aluminum metal plate, the rubber gasket 301 at the bottom of the air pressure tank 307 is driven to be in an expansion state, the hydraulic mechanism 104 controls the limiting plate 3 and the rubber gasket 301 to contact the upper surface of the aluminum metal plate, the aluminum metal plate is extruded and limited, the pressure sensing device 304 collects pressure data corresponding to the inside of the air pressure tank 307 and conveys the pressure data to the detection module, and the detection module judges whether the extrusion position of the aluminum metal plate is deviated or not through analysis of a plurality of groups of pressure data;
when the detection module judges that the position deviation condition occurs in the aluminum metal plate, compressed air in the air transit tank 305 is input into the telescopic column 308 and the auxiliary limiting frame 303 which are close to the position of the aluminum metal plate through the other group of auxiliary air outlets of the third Y-shaped conveying pipe 306, when the compressed air quantity reaches a certain value, the telescopic column 308 is driven to stretch, the auxiliary limiting frame 303 is driven to move out of the bottom of the limiting plate 3 and the bottom of the air pressure tank 307 in an expanded state to be on the same plane, meanwhile, when the telescopic column 308 continuously inputs compressed air into the auxiliary limiting frame 303, the auxiliary air cushion 309 in the expanded state is driven to be in the expanded state, the auxiliary air cushion 309 in the expanded state is extruded to the aluminum metal plate, the aluminum metal plate is driven to move towards the support direction of the upper surface of the cutting mechanism 101, the aluminum metal plate is controlled to be perpendicular to the surface of the aluminum metal plate, the aluminum metal material in the normal placement state in the position deviation state is achieved, the effect of automatic adjustment of the position of the aluminum metal plate is achieved, and the invalidity of workpieces caused by the placement position deviation of the aluminum metal material is avoided.
In the description of the present application, it should be noted that, unless otherwise specified and limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be mechanical or electrical, or may be a direct connection between two elements, where "up," "down," "left," "right," etc. are merely used to indicate relative positional relationships, and when the absolute position of an object to be described changes, the relative positional relationships may change;
In the drawings of the disclosed embodiments, only the structures related to the embodiments of the present disclosure are referred to, and other structures can refer to the common design, so that the same embodiment and different embodiments of the present disclosure can be combined with each other without conflict;
Finally, the foregoing description of the preferred embodiment of the invention is provided for the purpose of illustration only, and is not intended to limit the invention to the particular form disclosed, but on the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention.
Claims (9)
1. The numerical control sawing machine tool for the aluminum metal plate is characterized by comprising a numerical control machine tool (1):
The numerical control machine tool (1) is used for installing all components;
the control end (102) is used for controlling the mutual cooperation of all the components, and the control end (102) is arranged at the position, close to the right edge, of the upper surface of the numerical control machine tool (1);
The hydraulic mechanism (104) is used for providing required hydraulic pressure in the processing process of the aluminum metal sheet, the control end (102) is arranged on the upper surface of the numerical control processing machine tool (1), and the position of the hydraulic mechanism (104) is opposite to the installation position of the control end (102);
the placing plate (105) is used for fixing the hydraulic mechanism (104), the placing plate (105) is arranged on the upper surface of the numerical control machine tool (1) and is close to the position of the hydraulic mechanism (104), and the hydraulic mechanism (104) is vertically and fixedly arranged on the inner wall of the placing plate (105);
The conveying mechanism (103) is used for conveying the aluminum metal plates, is arranged at the front end of the numerical control machine tool (1) and is close to the hydraulic mechanism (104), wherein the horizontal height of the conveying mechanism (103) is consistent with that of the numerical control machine tool (1);
The storage cylinder (2) is used for storing scraps generated in the processing process of the aluminum metal plate and is vertically arranged on the surface of the placing plate (105), and the installation position of the storage cylinder (2) is adjacent to the installation position of the placing plate (105);
The limiting plate (3) is used for limiting the aluminum metal plate and is vertically arranged at the output end of the hydraulic mechanism (104), and the hydraulic mechanism (104) can drive the limiting plate (3) to contact the surface of the aluminum metal plate so as to limit the aluminum metal plate;
the cutting mechanism (101) is used for sawing the aluminum metal plate, the cutting mechanism (101) is arranged in the numerical control machine tool (1), the cutting end of the cutting mechanism (101) is arranged in the area of the bottom of the limiting plate (3), and the cutting end extends to the upper surface of the numerical control machine tool (1);
the inside of the control end (102) is provided with a detection module for detecting the real-time state of the aluminum metal plate.
2. The numerical control sawing machine tool for aluminum sheet metal is characterized in that an air pump (201) is installed on the side face of the storage cylinder (2) in a penetrating mode, the air outlet end of the air pump (201) is installed inside the storage cylinder (2) to ensure that air generated by the air pump (201) can be input into the storage cylinder (2), and a filter screen is further arranged at the air outlet end of the storage cylinder (2) and used for preventing impurities from entering the air pump (201).
3. The numerical control sawing machine tool for aluminum sheet metal is characterized in that a first Y-shaped conveying pipe (204) is installed in a penetrating mode in the middle of the bottom end of the storage cylinder (2), electromagnetic valves are installed on the inner walls of the positions, away from the storage cylinder (2), of the first Y-shaped conveying pipe (204) and used for controlling the flow direction of gas inside the first Y-shaped conveying pipe (204), U-shaped conveying pipes (205) are installed on the inner walls of one ends of the first Y-shaped conveying pipe (204), one ends, away from the first Y-shaped conveying pipe (204), of the U-shaped conveying pipes (205) are installed in penetrating mode on the inner walls of the telescopic hollow columns (202), the upper surfaces of the telescopic hollow columns (202) are vertically and fixedly installed on the bottom surfaces of the placing plates (105), the lengths of the telescopic hollow columns (202) are adjustable, the bottoms of the telescopic hollow columns (202) are in an opening state, the outer side surfaces of the bottoms of the telescopic hollow columns (202) are installed inside the adsorption plates (203), two sides of the adsorption plates (203) are vertically and fixedly installed on the outer walls of the hydraulic mechanism (104), and when current is input into the hydraulic mechanism (104), the telescopic hollow columns (203) can be automatically driven to move, and the length of the telescopic hollow columns (203) can be automatically adjusted.
4. The numerical control sawing machine tool for aluminum metal plates is characterized in that an air groove (208) is formed in the inner wall of the top of the adsorption plate (203), the opening of the telescopic hollow column (202) is located in the air groove (208), an adsorption hole (206) is formed in the bottom of the adsorption plate (203), the adsorption hole (206) and the air groove (208) are in a mutually circulating state, and gas in the telescopic hollow column (202) can be input into the air groove (208) through the opening and conveyed to the surface of the aluminum metal plates through the adsorption hole (206), so that scraps generated in the sawing process are collected.
5. The numerical control sawing machine tool for aluminum metal plates, as set forth in claim 3, characterized in that the other end of the first Y-shaped conveying pipe (204) is provided with an auxiliary conveying pipe (207), and one end of the auxiliary conveying pipe (207) far away from the first Y-shaped conveying pipe (204) is provided with a second Y-shaped conveying pipe (302).
6. The numerical control sawing machine tool for aluminum sheet metal is characterized in that a gas transfer groove (305) is formed in the inner wall of the top of the limiting plate (3), one end, far away from the auxiliary conveying pipe (207), of the second Y-shaped conveying pipe (302) is installed on the inner wall of the limiting plate (3) in a penetrating mode, and the air outlet end of the second Y-shaped conveying pipe (302) is arranged in the gas transfer groove (305) and used for conveying compressed air into the gas transfer groove (305) for storage management.
7. The numerical control sawing machine tool for aluminum sheet metal is characterized in that a plurality of groups of air pressure grooves (307) are sequentially and equidistantly formed in the bottom of the limiting plate (3) along the straight line direction from the left side to the right side of the limiting plate, the air pressure grooves (307) are used for storing compressed air, a third Y-shaped conveying pipe (306) used for air circulation is arranged between each of the air pressure grooves (305) and the corresponding air pressure groove (307), the third Y-shaped conveying pipe (306) is arranged on the inner wall of the limiting plate (3), two groups of auxiliary air outlets are formed in the position, far from the air pressure groove (305), of the third Y-shaped conveying pipe (306), one group of auxiliary air outlets are formed in the air pressure groove (307), a rubber gasket (301) is arranged on the inner wall of the bottom of the air pressure groove (307), a sealed accommodating space can be formed between the air pressure grooves (307) and the rubber gasket (301), pressure sensing devices (304) are arranged on the inner walls of the air pressure grooves (307), and multiple groups of the pressure sensing devices (304) collect multiple groups of data generated inside the air pressure grooves (307) and convey the data to a detection module.
8. The numerical control sawing machine tool for aluminum sheet metal is characterized in that auxiliary limiting frames (303) are movably sleeved at positions, close to the air pressure grooves (307), at the bottoms of the limiting plates (3), the interiors of the auxiliary limiting frames (303) are in a cavity state and used for storing compressed air, telescopic columns (308) are installed on the inner walls of the tops of the auxiliary limiting frames (303) in a penetrating mode, the upper surfaces of the telescopic columns (308) are vertically installed on the inner walls of the limiting plates (3), the other groups of auxiliary air outlets of the third Y-shaped conveying pipes (306) are installed in the telescopic columns (308), and used for inputting compressed air into the interiors of the auxiliary limiting frames (303) through the interiors of the telescopic columns (308), and auxiliary air cushions (309) are installed on the inner walls of the side faces of the auxiliary limiting frames (303).
9. Sawing method of an aluminium sheet metal numerically controlled sawing machine tool according to any one of claims 2, 4-5, 8, characterized by the following operation steps:
Step one, aluminum metal plates are transported to the bottom area of a hydraulic mechanism (104) under the action of a transport mechanism (103), a certain amount of current is input into the hydraulic mechanism (104) under the control of a control end (102), the hydraulic mechanism (104) drives a limiting plate (3) to be in contact with the surface of the aluminum metal plates, extrusion limiting operation is carried out on the aluminum metal plates, after extrusion limiting of the aluminum metal plates is finished, the control end (102) controls a cutting mechanism (101) to input a certain amount of current, and sawing operation is carried out on the aluminum metal plates;
Step two, when the aluminum metal plate performs sawing operation, the air pump (201) generates adsorption air, the adsorption air is input into the air tank (208) through one end of the first Y-shaped conveying pipe (204), the U-shaped conveying pipe (205) and the telescopic hollow column (202), the adsorption air in the air tank (208) is conveyed to the surface of the aluminum metal plate through the adsorption hole (206), and the scraps generated in the processing process are recovered;
Step three, before the aluminum metal material is limited, the air pump (201) generates compressed air and conveys the compressed air to the inside of the air transfer groove (305) through the other end of the first Y-shaped conveying pipe (204), the auxiliary conveying pipe (207) and the second Y-shaped conveying pipe (302) for storage and use, when the content of the compressed air in the air transfer groove (305) reaches a certain value, the control end (102) conveys the compressed air to the inside of the corresponding air pressure groove (307) through a group of auxiliary air outlets corresponding to the third Y-shaped conveying pipe (306) according to the width and the limited area of the aluminum metal plate, the rubber pad (301) at the bottom of the air pressure groove (307) is driven to be in an expansion state, the hydraulic mechanism (104) controls the limiting plate (3) and the rubber pad (301) to contact the upper surface of the aluminum metal plate, the pressure sensing device (304) collects pressure data in the corresponding air pressure groove (307) and conveys the pressure data to the detection module, and the detection module judges whether the extrusion position of the aluminum metal plate is deviated or not through analysis of a plurality of groups of pressure data;
And fourthly, when the detection module judges that the position deviation condition of the aluminum metal plate occurs, compressed air in the air transfer groove (305) is input into the telescopic column (308) close to the position of the aluminum metal plate and the inside of the auxiliary limiting frame (303) through the other group of auxiliary air outlets of the third Y-shaped conveying pipe (306), when the compressed air quantity reaches a certain value, the telescopic column (308) is driven to stretch, the auxiliary limiting frame (303) is driven to move out of the bottom of the limiting plate (3) and the bottom of the air pressure groove (307) in an expanded state, and meanwhile, when the compressed air is continuously input into the auxiliary limiting frame (303) through the telescopic column (308), the auxiliary air cushion (309) in the expanded state is driven to be in the expanded state to be extruded to the aluminum metal plate, the aluminum metal plate is driven to move towards the support direction of the upper surface of the cutting mechanism (101), and the aluminum metal plate is controlled to be perpendicular to the surface of the aluminum metal, so that the aluminum metal in the position deviation state is in a normal placement state.
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