JP2016124223A - Clay automatic molding device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a novel clay automatic molding device in which, an arrangement position of a sensor and the like, does not have to be changed, according to a product to be molded.SOLUTION: A clay automatic molding device comprises: a lower mold support member 53; an upper mold support member 6; a rotation driving motor 2; lifting driving means; guide members 29, 30; and a control device 80 comprising a central calculation processing unit 81 in which, storage parts 85, 86, a display part 72, and an operation part 72 are connected respectively. The lifting driving means is a servo motor 43, and the servo motor and the rotation driving motor are connected to the control device 80, in which the lifting speed of the rotation driving motor can be controlled over multi-stages between a top dead center which is an uppermost position of the rotation driving motor, and a lowest position which is a lowermost position of the rotation driving motor, and the multi-stage lifting speed of the rotation driving motor can be changed by an operation by the operation part.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 13

Description

  The present invention relates to a clay molding apparatus used for molding clay into a predetermined shape, and more particularly to an automatic clay molding apparatus in a previous stage that is finally completed as a pottery such as an insulator. It is.

  In the process of manufacturing ceramics such as the above-mentioned insulators, the clay as the raw material is molded, dried, and fired, and the lower mold that has been conventionally molded into a frame shape in the process of molding the clay. There has been proposed a molding apparatus using a method of accommodating the clay in the clay and lowering the clay from above the clay while rotating the upper mold and molding with the lower mold and the upper mold (see Patent Document 1). . In the clay molding apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1, an upper mold is disposed above a fixed frame-shaped lower mold, and the upper mold is configured to be rotated by a motor. The mold can be moved up and down integrally by a lifting cylinder. And the said cylinder for raising / lowering is supposed to be controlled by the control apparatus which memorize | stored the program which changes a vertical motion with time.

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  However, in the conventional clay automatic molding apparatus described above, since the cylinder moves the upper mold up and down, the upper mold is stopped at a delicate position that does not contact the fixed lower mold. I can't. That is, when the upper mold is lowered to the lower mold in which the clay is accommodated and fixed, the clay in the lower mold is pressed and pressurized by the upper mold, whereby the clay close to the volume of the upper mold is Although it is pushed out from the upper end of the mold and overflows, the clay is thus overflowed and the stop position of the entire upper mold cannot be set with extremely high accuracy. In particular, when the upper die is moved up and down using the above-described cylinder, that is, the speed at which the upper die is lowered from the top dead center where the upper die is most raised to the first position (specific position), and the first die The lowering speed from the position to the second position, the lowering speed from the second position to the third position, etc. are respectively changed, and the upper die is lowered from the top dead center to the bottom dead center where the lowering of the upper mold is most lowered. In the case where the descending speed is changed a plurality of times in the middle of the process, the actual situation is that the first position, the second position, the third position, etc. are each provided with a sensor or a switch. When the products to be molded are different between the upper mold and the lower mold, the arrangement position of the sensor or the switch must be changed each time. This also applies to the case where clay is molded by the lower mold and the upper mold, and the same applies to the case where the upper mold once lowered is slightly raised and lowered again. Depending on the shape and the like, the position of the sensor or switch must be changed each time.

  Therefore, the present invention has been proposed to solve the problems of the conventional clay automatic molding apparatus described above, and the stop position of the upper mold can be set with high accuracy with respect to the fixed lower mold. A further object of the present invention is to provide a new clay automatic molding apparatus that does not require changing the position of the sensor or the like according to the product to be molded.

  The present invention has been proposed to solve the above problems, and the first invention (the invention according to claim 1) is a lower mold support member for supporting a frame-shaped lower mold in which clay is accommodated. An upper mold support member that is disposed above the lower mold supported by the lower mold support member and supports the upper mold; and a rotation drive motor that rotationally drives the upper mold supported by the upper mold support member upper mold; The upper and lower support members and the rotary drive motor are integrally connected to the lift drive means, the guide member for guiding the lift operation of the rotary drive motor, the storage section, the display section, and the operation section. A control device having a central processing unit, wherein the elevating drive means is a pulse motor, and the pulse motor and the rotary drive motor are connected to the control device, respectively, and the rotary drive motor Lifting speed Can be controlled in a multi-step manner from a top dead center that is the uppermost position of the rotary drive motor to a lowest point that is the lowest position of the rotary drive motor. The ascending / descending speed can be changed by the operation by the operation unit.

  According to the clay automatic molding apparatus according to the first aspect of the invention, the upper mold supported by the upper mold support member while being controlled by the control apparatus is driven to rotate by the drive of the rotation drive motor, and the rotation The drive motor, the upper mold support member, and the upper mold can be stopped at a highly accurate position with respect to the lower mold by the pulse motor. Further, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the lifting speed of the upper mold between the upper dead center and the lower dead center of the upper mold described above can be set at any position without using any sensor or switch. Can be changed. This also applies to the case where clay is molded by the lower mold and the upper mold, when the upper mold once lowered is slightly raised and lowered again, and is not affected by the shape of the product to be molded. In addition to the delicate lifting operation at the position, the speed of the lifting operation can be easily changed each time. The pulse motor is a motor that operates in synchronization with a pulse signal, and may be either a servo motor or a stepping motor. In addition, the said operation part and a display part may be provided with both functions like a touch panel, for example.

  Further, according to a second invention (invention of claim 2), in the first invention, the storage unit stores a plurality of operation patterns related to a multi-step lifting speed of the rotary drive motor, The plurality of operation patterns can be selected by operation of the operation unit.

  In the clay automatic molding apparatus according to the second aspect of the present invention, the storage unit stores a plurality of operation patterns related to a multi-step lifting operation of the rotary drive motor, and the plurality of operation patterns are Since it can be selected by the operation of the operation unit, there is no need to change the arrangement position of the sensor, switch, etc. each time according to the shape of the product to be molded, the operation unit connected to the control device A specific operation pattern stored in the storage unit is read by operation, and the pulse motor is driven in accordance with the read specific operation pattern.

  Therefore, according to the clay automatic molding apparatus according to the second aspect of the present invention, clay can be molded very easily based on a plurality of types of operation patterns.

  According to the clay automatic molding apparatus according to the first invention (the invention described in claim 1), the upper mold supported by the upper mold support member is controlled by the control apparatus, and is driven by the rotation drive motor. The rotary drive motor, the upper mold support member, and the upper mold can be stopped at a highly accurate position with respect to the lower mold by the pulse motor. Further, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the lifting speed of the upper mold between the upper dead center and the lower dead center of the upper mold described above can be set at any position without using any sensor or switch. Can be changed. This also applies to the case where clay is molded by the lower mold and the upper mold, when the upper mold once lowered is slightly raised and lowered again, and is not affected by the shape of the product to be molded. In addition to the delicate lifting operation at the position, the speed of the lifting operation can be easily changed each time.

  In the clay automatic molding apparatus according to the second invention (invention of claim 2), the storage unit stores a plurality of operation patterns for the multi-step lifting operation of the rotary drive motor. Since the plurality of operation patterns can be selected by the operation of the operation unit, there is no need to change the arrangement position of sensors, switches, etc. each time according to the shape of the product to be molded, and the above control A specific operation pattern stored in the storage unit is read by operating an operation unit connected to the apparatus, and the pulse motor is driven according to the read specific operation pattern. It becomes possible to mold clay based on the operation pattern.

It is a front view which shows the automatic molding apparatus of clay. It is a side view which shows the structure from a rotational drive motor to an upper mold | type. It is a sectional side view which shows the structure from a rotational drive motor to an upper mold | type. It is a front sectional view showing the configuration from the rotary drive motor to the upper mold. It is a side view which shows the automatic molding apparatus of clay. It is a side view which shows the structure of a lower mold | type and a hydraulic cylinder. It is a top view which shows the arrangement | positioning state of a light emission part and a light-receiving part. It is a front view which shows the arrangement | positioning state of each sensor typically. It is a block diagram which shows a control apparatus. It is a screen block diagram which shows a main menu screen. It is a screen block diagram which shows an automatic mode screen. It is a screen block diagram which shows a manual mode screen. It is a screen block diagram which shows a kind setting screen.

  Hereinafter, an automatic clay molding apparatus according to the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  An automatic clay molding apparatus (hereinafter, referred to as an automatic molding apparatus) 1 according to this embodiment is an automatic clay molding apparatus 1 in the previous stage, which is finally completed as a pottery such as an insulator, and this automatic molding. The apparatus 1 is used for producing a molded body. As shown in FIG. 1, the automatic molding apparatus 1 includes a first automatic molding apparatus 1a and a second automatic molding apparatus 1b arranged side by side. The molding device 1a and the second automatic molding device 1b are configured so that the molded product can be manufactured alternately or using only one of them, and the first and second automatic moldings are performed. Various devices or devices that are driven by electricity such as the rotary drive motor 2 constituting the devices 1a and 1b are connected to separate control panels (control devices constituting the present invention), which will be described later, and are individually separated by these control panels. It is comprised so that it may be controlled. In addition, while using the same code | symbol for the member, apparatus, etc. which are comprised in common with each of the said 1st and 2nd automatic molding apparatus 1a, 1b, it attaches | subjects the same code | symbol also in each drawing. . In the following description, the first automatic molding apparatus 1a and the second automatic molding apparatus 1b will be described as the automatic molding apparatus 1.

  As shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 3, the automatic molding apparatus 1 includes a rotation drive motor (geared motor) 2 and a coupling 3 on a main rotation shaft 2a (see FIG. 2) of the rotation drive motor 2, respectively. And is connected to the main rotary shaft 2a through the bearing block 4 and is rotatably supported in the bearing block 4, and an upper mold support 6 formed at the lower end of the sub rotary shaft 5. And an upper die 7 detachably fixed to the lower end of the upper die support 6. The secondary rotary shaft 5 on which the upper mold support portion 6 is formed is an upper mold support member constituting the present invention. A part of the front side of the coupling 3 and the bearing block 4 is covered with a protective cover 8.

  The rotary drive motor 2 is connected to the inverter 9 shown in FIG. 9 and rotationally drives the main rotary shaft 2 a. The rotary shaft 5 and the upper mold 7 are connected via the coupling 3. It is driven to rotate. As shown in FIG. 3 or FIG. 4, the upper mold support portion 6 is formed in a columnar shape, and a hanging shaft portion 6a is formed at the center of the lower surface thereof. In the present embodiment, the upper die 7 includes a concave portion 7a in which the hanging shaft portion 6a is inserted and fixed, and a flange portion 7b formed to have a larger diameter than the outer diameter of the upper die support portion 6. A columnar suspended portion 7c that is suspended from the center of the lower surface of the flange 7b and is inserted into a lower mold, which will be described later, and a narrow-diameter suspended portion 7d that is further suspended from the center of the lower surface of the columnar suspended portion 7c. It is composed of In the automatic molding apparatus 1 according to this embodiment, as will be described later, the lower end is fixed to the base member 13 (see FIG. 1) on the rear side of the lifting / lowering operation range in which each of the rotary drive motors 2 moves up and down. The casing 14 thus formed is fixed.

  A back elevation plate 15 located on the front side of the housing 14 is fixed to the back surface of the protective cover 8. On the other hand, on the upper surface of the housing 14, on both the left and right sides of the back surface of the rotary drive motor 2 when the rotary drive motor 2 is most raised, and before the front of the housing 14, As shown in FIG. 4, the first front side gear 17 and the second front side gear 18 are arranged in a state of facing each other, and the first back side gear is above the casing 14. 19 and the second back side gear 20 are arranged. The first front side gear 17 and the first back side gear 19 are composed of one left support plate 21 and the other left support plate 22 formed in the same shape as the one left support plate 21. These are supported so as to be rotatable. The second front side gear 18 and the second back side gear 20 include one right support plate 23 and the other right support plate 24 formed in the same shape as the one right support plate 23. And are supported rotatably. A left roller chain (not shown) is bridged between both the first front side gear 17 and the first back side gear 19, and the second front side gear 18 and the second back side As shown in FIG. 2, a right roller chain 26 is bridged over both the gear 20. The left roller chain and the right roller chain 26 have the same length.

  Further, one end of the left roller chain is fixed to the left side of the upper end of the rear elevating plate 15 integrated with the rotary drive motor 2, and the other end is a left weight (not shown) disposed in the housing 14. It is fixed at the top of the. Further, one end of the right roller chain 26 is fixed to the right side of the upper end of the rear lifting plate 15, and the other end is the upper end of the right weight 27 disposed in the casing 14 as shown in FIG. It is fixed to. That is, the left weight is suspended from the left roller chain, and the right weight 27 is suspended from the other end of the right roller chain 26. The weight of the left weight and the weight of the right weight 27 are The sum is approximated to the total weight of the coupling 3 and the like integrated with the rotary drive motor 2, and in the direction opposite to the lift operation as the rotary drive motor 2 moves up and down. It is configured to move up and down.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 4, the front surface of the casing 14 guides the raising / lowering operation in which the rotary drive motor 2, the coupling 3, the driven rotary shaft 5 and the upper mold 7 are integrally formed. The left guide rail 29 and the right guide rail 30 parallel to the left guide rail 29 are fixed in a state having a length in the vertical direction. As shown in FIG. 1, a ball screw 31 is fixed between the left guide rail 29 and the right guide rail 30 and on the back side of the left guide rail 29 and the right guide rail 30. Note that the axis of the ball screw 31 and the axes of the main rotary shaft 2a and the secondary rotary shaft 5 are parallel to each other.

  The left guide rail 29 is provided with an upper left slider and a lower left slider (not shown), and the right guide rail 30 is provided with an upper right slider 34 and a lower right slider 35 as shown in FIG. Further, a nut (not shown) is arranged on the ball screw 31. The upper left slider and the lower left slider, the upper right slider 34 and the lower right slider 35, and the nut are fixed to the back surface of the back lifting plate 15.

  Further, the upper end side and the lower end side of the ball screw 31 are rotatably supported by bearings (reference numerals are omitted), and the upper end of the ball screw 31 is from the upper surface of the housing 14 as shown in FIG. Projecting upward, and one pulley 41 is fixed to the projecting portion. A servo motor 43 as a pulse motor constituting the present invention is fixed on the casing 14. The servo motor 43 is connected to the servo amplifier 50 shown in FIG. 9, and the other pulley 44 is fixed to the rotating shaft 43 a of the servo motor 43, and the one pulley 41 is connected to the other pulley 44. An endless belt 45 is stretched over.

  Therefore, when the servo motor 43 is driven, the rotational driving force is transmitted from the other pulley 44 to the one pulley 41 through the endless belt 45, and the ball screw 31 is rotationally driven. The nut is moved up and down by rotation of the ball screw, and the rotation drive motor 2 integrated with the nut is provided with an upper left slider and a lower left slider, and an upper right slider 34 and a lower right slider 35. It moves up and down while being guided by the left guide rail 29 and the right guide rail 30. The upper mold 7 is moved up and down by such a lifting and lowering operation of the rotary drive motor 2, and the left and right weights 27 are moved up and down in a manner opposite to the lifting and lowering operation of the rotary drive motor 2.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 5, a hydraulic cylinder 47 is erected below the front side of the casing 14 (below the upper mold 7). The upper end side of the hydraulic cylinder 47 is The back surface is covered with a lower cover 48 fixed to the front surface of the housing 14. An upper cover 49 is disposed on the upper side of the lower cover 48, and a front plate 49a (see FIG. 1) of the upper cover 49 can be removed by pulling it upward.

  Then, on the upper portion of the lower cover 48, as shown in FIG. 6, a cover plate 51 in which openings (respective openings of the first automatic molding apparatus 1a and the second automatic molding apparatus 1b) 51a are formed. A lower mold support member 53 that supports a lower mold 52 described below is fixed to the upper surface of the lid plate 51. The lower mold 52 supported by the lower mold support member 53 is filled with clay (not shown) to be molded by an operator. In the present embodiment, the lower mold 52 is formed into a cylindrical shape. The main body 52a, a disk-shaped first flange portion 52b whose inner peripheral surface is welded to a middle portion of the outer peripheral surface of the lower mold main body 52a, and an upper surface fixed to the lower surface of the first flange portion 52b The second flange portion 52c formed to have an outer diameter slightly shorter than the outer diameter of the first flange portion 52b and the clay filled in the lower mold body 52a are supported on the upper surface, and are separate from the lower mold body 52a. It is comprised from the baseplate member 54 shape | molded as a body. The lower mold body 52a is formed in a cylindrical shape, and an inner flange portion 52d bent inward is formed at the lower end.

  The first and second flange portions 52 b and 52 c are members supported by the lower mold support member 53. The lower mold support member 53 is formed in a disc shape and includes an annular step portion 53b having an upper surface lower than the upper surface 53a on the inner side, and the first flange portion. The outer peripheral side of the lower surface of 52b is supported by the upper surface 53a, and the outer peripheral side of the lower surface of the second flange portion 52c is supported by the step portion 53b. In this embodiment, the lower mold 52 supported on the upper surface 53a of the lower mold support member 53 and the upper surface of the stepped portion 53b is detachably fixed by a fastening member such as a bolt, nut or screw (not shown). ing. The bottom plate member 54 has a disc-shaped bottom plate main body 54a that is molded to an outer diameter slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the lower mold main body 52a and supports clay (not shown), and an upper end on the outer peripheral side of the lower surface of the bottom plate main body 54a. A fixed cylindrical portion 54b and a disk-shaped thin plate 54c fixed to the lower end of the cylindrical portion 54b and having an upper surface opposed to the bottom plate main body 54a. The thin plate 54c is formed of a magnetic material such as iron.

  The hydraulic cylinder 47 described above is connected to a hydraulic unit 59 (see FIG. 5) disposed at the rear of the casing 14, and the upper end of the cylinder rod 47a of the hydraulic cylinder 47 is connected to the lower part. A permanent magnet 60 that is magnetically attached to the lower surface of the thin plate 54c constituting the bottom plate member 54 of the mold 52 is fixed. Therefore, when the upper end of the cylinder rod 47a rises from the lowest position, the upper surface of the permanent magnet 60 eventually becomes magnetically attached to the lower surface of the thin plate 54c, and when it rises further, the bottom plate member 54 will be described later. The upper surface of the bottom plate main body 54a constituting the bottom plate member 54 rises slightly above the upper end of the lower mold main body 52a while supporting the molded clay (not shown) (hereinafter referred to as a molded body). The cylinder main body 47b of the hydraulic cylinder 47 is provided with various sensors for detecting the position where the cylinder rod 47a is most raised, the position where the cylinder rod 47a is most lowered, and an intermediate position between them. Will be described later.

  When the lower mold 52 is changed, the front plate 49a attached to the upper cover 49 is pulled up and removed, and the front plate 49a is removed to expose the front plate 49a to the front side of the automatic molding apparatus 1. The lower mold 52 is removed and a separate lower mold is supported by the lower mold support member 53. However, in any shape (length) of the lower mold, the lower surface of the second flange portion 52b supported by the lower mold support member 53 from the upper end of the lower mold body 52a (supported by the lower mold support member 53). The length up to the position to be used is always the same length.

  Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6 or FIG. 7, a light emission (light projection) portion 68 for emitting (light projection) sensor light is disposed on the upper surface of the upper cover 49. A light receiving unit 69 that receives the sensor light emitted from the light emitting unit 68 is disposed in front of the body 14. The light emitting unit 68 and the light receiving unit 69 are for detecting that the removed molded body has been removed from the bottom plate main body 54a by an operator, and the light emitting unit 68 and the light receiving unit 69 are configured as described above. It faces at a position slightly decentered from the center of the molded body. In the automatic molding apparatus 1 according to this embodiment, the pair of light emitting units 68 and light receiving units 69 are arranged as described below. That is, the light emitting portion 68 for detecting a molded body molded by the first automatic molding apparatus 1a constituting the automatic molding apparatus 1 is disposed on the left side of the ball screw 31 disposed in the second automatic molding apparatus 1b. The light receiving portion 69 is disposed on the left side of the upper surface of the upper cover 49 and on the front side. Further, the light emitting unit 68 for detecting the molded body molded by the second automatic molding apparatus 1b is disposed on the right side of the ball screw 31 disposed in the first automatic molding apparatus 1a, and the light receiving unit 69 is The upper cover 49 is arranged on the right side of the upper surface and on the front side.

  In the automatic molding apparatus 1, as shown in FIG. 1, a foot switch 71 that is pressed with a foot when an operator performs a clay molding operation is disposed. An operation unit 72 for changing and displaying control conditions and the like of the first automatic molding apparatus 1a is disposed on the left side surface of the casing 14, and a second automatic molding apparatus is disposed on the right side surface of the casing 14. An operation unit 72 for changing and displaying the control condition 1b and the like is disposed. In the present embodiment, these operation units 72 are all constituted by a touch panel, and the operation unit and the display unit constituting the present invention are integrated. As shown in FIG. 5, a control panel 80 as a control device constituting the present invention is disposed on the back surface of the casing 14, and the first automatic molding apparatus 1 a is installed in the control panel 80. A controller 81 for controlling and a controller 81 for controlling the second automatic molding apparatus 1b are provided independently.

  Further, as schematically shown in FIG. 8, an origin detection sensor 82 for detecting the highest position (mechanical origin) of the rotary drive motor 2 is arranged on the front side of the casing 14, and this origin detection is performed. Above the sensor 82, a rising overrun detection sensor 83 for detecting that the rotational drive motor 2 has further increased due to a malfunction (overrun) from the position where the origin detection sensor 82 is disposed is disposed. . On the other hand, just below the upper end of the lower mold 52 supported by the lower mold support member 53, immediately before the lower surface of the flange portion 7b formed on the lowered upper mold 7 collides with the lower mold 52 due to a malfunction. A descending overrun detection sensor 84 for detecting that the position has been lowered (overrun) is disposed. The hydraulic cylinder 47 includes a cylinder upper end detection sensor 87 for detecting the rising end of the cylinder rod 47a, a cylinder lower end detection sensor 88 for detecting the lower end of the cylinder rod 47a, the cylinder upper end detection sensor 87 and the cylinder lower end detection. A plurality of intermediate detection sensors 89 and 90 arranged between the sensor 88 and the sensor 88 are arranged.

  FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing the rotary drive motor 2, servo motor 43, hydraulic cylinder 47, and the like controlled by the controller 81, and various sensors (reference numerals are omitted) connected to the controller 81. Will be described with reference to FIG.

  The controller 81 arranged in the control panel 80 is a central processing unit constituting the present invention. The controller 81 includes a ROM 85 in which a program for control / arithmetic processing is stored in advance and a control / arithmetic operation. A RAM 86 for storing various data is connected. The ROM 85 and the RAM 86 are storage units constituting the present invention. In particular, in the automatic molding apparatus 1 according to this embodiment, a main menu screen 92 shown in FIG. 10, which will be described later, an automatic mode screen 93 shown in FIG. 11, a manual mode screen 94 shown in FIG. 12, and a product type setting shown in FIG. Information relating to the screen 95 and various control information set on the automatic mode screen 93, manual mode screen 94 and product type setting screen 95 are stored in the RAM 86.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the controller 81 is connected to the rotary drive motor 2 via an inverter 9 and is connected to the servo motor 43 via a servo amplifier 50. The controller 81 is connected to the operation unit 72. Various operations performed by the operator using the operation unit 72 and operations by the operations will be described later. The controller 81 includes the foot switch 71, the hydraulic unit 59, the hydraulic cylinder 47, the light emitting unit 68 and the light receiving unit 69, the cylinder upper end detection sensor 87, the cylinder lower end detection sensor 88, and an intermediate detection sensor. 89 and 90 are connected to each other, and the origin detecting sensor 82, the rising overrun detecting sensor 83, and the descending overrun detecting sensor 84 are connected.

  The operation unit 72 is composed of a touch panel as described above, and a screen described below is displayed as a display unit, and the operator presses the displayed predetermined part with a finger. By doing so, various settings or changes described below are possible.

  In the automatic molding apparatus 1 according to this embodiment, both the first automatic molding apparatus 1a and the second automatic molding apparatus 1b are shown in the main menu screen 92 shown in FIG. 10, the automatic mode screen 93 shown in FIG. The manual mode screen 94 shown and the product type setting screen 95 shown in FIG. 13 are displayed. Note that the programs related to the main menu screen 92, automatic mode screen 93, manual mode screen 94, and product type setting screen 95 are stored in the ROM 85 or RAM 86 as described above. As shown in FIG. 10, the main menu screen 92 includes a main menu display portion 92a for displaying that this screen is a main menu screen, and an automatic mode selection button 92b displayed together with characters “auto”. , A manual mode selection button 92c displayed with the characters “manual”, a product type setting mode selection button 92d displayed with the characters “product type setting”, and a character other than the above modes displayed with the characters “reserved”. And a preliminary mode selection button 92e that is used preliminarily when performing. When the automatic mode selection button 92a, manual mode selection button 92b, product type setting mode selection button 92d, and preliminary mode selection button 92e are all pressed, the controller 81 controls the main menu screen 92 and automatic mode screen 93. The display content of the operation unit 72 is changed to the manual mode screen 94 and the product type setting screen 95. In this embodiment, since the preliminary mode selection screen is not set, even if the preliminary mode selection button 92e is pressed, the screen displayed on the operation unit 72 is not changed.

  When the automatic mode selection button 92b is pressed, an automatic mode screen 93 shown in FIG. The automatic mode screen 93 is displayed together with an automatic mode screen display portion 93a for displaying that the screen is an automatic mode screen by using characters “automatic mode” and a character “starting”, and is pressed. There are provided a start button 93b for starting the automatic mode, and a stop button 93c displayed together with the characters "stop" and for stopping the automatic mode started by pressing the start button 93b. Note that when the activation button 93b is pressed, the luminance of the activation button 93b increases so that the operator can recognize that the present is the activation mode. Needless to say, when the activation button 93b is pressed, the color of the activation button 93b may be changed. The automatic mode screen 93 is formed with an original position display lamp 93d displayed with the characters “original position” on the right side of the stop button 92c. The original position display lamp 93d is visually recognized by the operator when the origin detection sensor 82 described above detects that the rotational drive motor 2 has reached the highest position (mechanical origin). It is intended to light up. Further, below the start button 93b and the stop button 93c, a product type selection display part 93e displayed with the characters "product type selection" and the right side of the product type selection display part 93e are displayed by the automatic molding apparatus 1. A product type selection button 93f for selecting the product type to be molded is provided.

  When the product selection button 93f is pressed, a plurality of product selection buttons (for example, “product 1”, “product 2”... “Product 10”) (not shown) are displayed on the automatic mode screen 93. When any one of the plurality of product type selection buttons is pressed by the operator, the number of the specific product type is displayed on the product type selection button 93f. Further, a setting completion button 93g displayed together with the characters “setting completed” is provided below the type selection button 93f, and when the setting completion button 93g is pressed, the type selection operation is completed / confirmed. Are stored in the RAM 86. A hydraulic sensor number display portion 93h displayed together with the characters “hydraulic sensor No.” is provided below the product type selection display portion 93e. A hydraulic sensor display is displayed on the right side of the hydraulic sensor number display portion 93h. A portion 93i is provided. The hydraulic sensor display unit 93i is a specific numerical value specified in advance by a hydraulic sensor selection button 95g provided on a product setting mode screen 95 described later and stored in a RAM 86 described later. 87, a numerical value corresponding to any one of the cylinder lower end detection sensor 88 and the intermediate detection sensors 89 and 90 is displayed. Further, an upper die lower position display portion 93j composed of characters “lower end position” is displayed below the hydraulic sensor number display portion 93h, and the setting completion button is displayed on the right side of the upper die lower end position display portion 93j. The lower end position display section 93k displays a numerical value (a numerical value indicating the lower limit limit setting value on the program of the upper die 7 and indicating the distance from the mechanical origin) corresponding to the product type determined by the operation of 93g. Has been. It should be noted that the lower limit limit setting value on the program of the upper die 7 and a numerical value indicating the distance from the mechanical origin is a specific value set for each product type and stored in the RAM 86 on the product type setting screen 95 described later. It is a numerical value.

  In addition, in the center of the automatic mode screen 93, there are displayed 10 step position display parts 93l displaying numbers 1 to 10 (upper and lower positions respectively located in a circular figure), A stop position display section 93m composed of characters “stop position mm” is displayed at the top of the first column adjacent to the right of the step position display section 93l. The switching position is displayed below the stop position display section 93m. A stop position numerical value display section 93n that displays the distance (stop position) from the mechanical origin is displayed at a position corresponding to each number on the position display section 93l. In addition, a speed display section 93p composed of characters “speed mm / s” is displayed at the top of the column adjacent to the right of the stop position display section 93m, and the step position is displayed below the speed display section 93p. A speed numerical value display portion 93q indicating each numerical value is displayed at a position corresponding to each number on the display portion 93l. Further, a stop time display portion 93r composed of characters “stop” is displayed at the top of the column adjacent to the right of the speed display portion 93p, and the step position display portion is displayed below the stop time display portion 93r. A stop time display section 93s indicating each numerical value is displayed at a position corresponding to each numeral 93l. In addition, a rotation speed display section 93t of the upper mold 7 composed of characters “circle iron” is displayed at the top of the column adjacent to the right of the stop time display section 93r, and below the rotation speed display section 93t. Are displayed at positions corresponding to the respective numbers in the step position display section 93l, and a rotational speed numerical display section 93u indicating the respective numerical values.

  The stop position numerical value display section 93n, the speed numerical value display section 93q, the stop time display section 93s, and the rotation speed numerical value display section 93u are set by the operator for each type on the type setting screen 95 described later, and These pieces of information are information stored in the RAM 86. In the lower left of the automatic mode screen 93, a main menu button 93v displayed on the main menu screen 92 by being displayed and pressed together with the characters “main menu” and a character “manual mode” are displayed. A manual mode button 93w that is changed to a manual mode screen 94 that will be described later when pressed, and a product type setting mode button 93x that is displayed together with the characters "product type setting" and changed to a type setting screen 95 described later when pressed. Is displayed.

  12 is displayed on a manual mode selection button 92b displayed on the main menu screen 92, a manual mode button 93w displayed on the automatic mode screen 93, and a product setting screen 95 described later. This is a screen displayed on the operation unit 72 when any of the manual mode buttons 95z is pressed. The manual mode screen 94 is displayed with the characters “manual mode”, the manual mode screen display portion 94a displaying that the screen is the manual mode screen, and the characters “original position”. An original position display lamp 94b is formed. The original position display lamp 94b is detected by an operator when the origin detection sensor 82 described above detects that the rotary drive motor 2 has reached the highest position (mechanical origin). It is intended to light up. In addition, on the left side of the manual mode screen 94, a rotary drive motor display unit 94c on which characters “head” are displayed, and a character “rising” displayed on the right side of the rotary drive motor display unit 94c. A motor up button 94d that raises the rotary drive motor 2 (upper mold 7) by being displayed and pressed, and a character "down" to the right of the motor up button 94d are displayed. A motor lowering button 94e for lowering the rotary drive motor 2 (upper die 7). Also, below the rotary drive motor display portion 94c, a hydraulic cylinder display portion 94f made up of the characters “hydraulic cylinder” and a character “raising” on the right side of the hydraulic cylinder display portion 94f are displayed. The cylinder lift button 94g for raising the cylinder rod 47a (the bottom plate member 54 or the molded product) of the hydraulic cylinder 47 is displayed together with the characters "Descent" on the right side of the cylinder lift button 94g and pressed. A cylinder lowering button 94h for lowering the cylinder rod 47a (bottom plate member 54 or molded product) of the hydraulic cylinder 47 is provided. The motor up button 94d, the motor down button 94e, the cylinder up button 94g, and the cylinder down button 94h are continuously driven while the operator continues the pressing state, and are driven by releasing the pressing state. It is supposed to be stopped. If the rotation drive motor 2 is detected by the origin detection sensor 82 while the motor elevation button 94d is being pressed, the rotation drive of the rotation drive motor 2 is stopped, and When the rotary drive motor 2 reaches (descends) the lower limit limit setting value on the program set in advance in the product type setting screen 95 described later while the motor lowering button 94e is being pressed. The descending drive of the rotary drive motor 2 stops.

  Further, on the manual mode screen 94, an upper mold display section 94i displayed by the letters “circle iron” meaning the upper mold 7 below the hydraulic cylinder display section 94f, and the rotary drive motor display section. The motor rotation button 94j is displayed on the right side of 94i with the characters "rotation" and is pressed to start the rotation drive of the upper die 7 (rotation drive motor 2), and the motor rotation button 94j is adjacent to the right side of the motor rotation button 94j. A motor stop button 94k that is displayed together with the characters “stop” and that stops the upper mold 7 (rotation drive motor 2) being rotated by pressing is formed. On the right side of the motor stop button 94k, a high speed rotation selection button 94l displayed with the characters "high speed" and a medium speed displayed with the characters "medium speed" to the right of the high speed rotation selection button 94l. A rotation selection button 94m and a low-speed rotation selection button 94n displayed together with the characters “low-speed” are formed to the right of the medium-speed rotation selection button 94m. When any one of the high-speed rotation selection button 94l, the medium-speed rotation selection button 94m, and the low-speed rotation selection button 94n is pressed, the pressed button (the symbol is omitted) is lit.

  Further, on the right side of the manual mode screen 94, a motor position display portion 94p on which the characters “current position mm” are displayed and displayed on the right side of the motor position display portion 94p. 7 is an upper mold position display section 94q that displays the current position of the upper mold 7 that is a distance away, a manual speed display section 94r composed of characters “manual speed mm / min”, and a right side of the manual speed display section 94r. A motor up / down speed display section 94s that is displayed adjacently and displays the current up / down speed of the rotary drive motor 2 (upper die 7), a speed setting display section 94t composed of characters “speed setting mm / min”, and this speed An elevating speed setting button 94u that is displayed on the right side of the setting display portion 94t and sets the elevating speed of the rotary drive motor 2 (upper die 7) is displayed. When the operator presses the numeric keypad (not shown) on the manual mode screen 94, the numeric keypad 94u is used to input a predetermined vertical velocity. The input numerical value (speed) is displayed on the ascending / descending speed setting button 94u. In the lower right of the manual mode screen 94, the numerical value (speed) displayed on the ascending / descending speed setting button 94u and any of the high speed rotation selection button 94l, medium speed rotation selection button 94m, and low speed rotation selection button 94n are displayed. There is provided a setting completion button 94v for confirming both the rotational speed of the rotary drive motor 2 (upper mold) specified by such pressing and displayed with the characters “setting complete”. When the setting completion button 94v is pressed, information on the ascending / descending speed of the rotation drive motor 2 (upper die 7), the high speed rotation selection button 94l, the medium speed rotation selection button 94m, and the low speed rotation selection button 94n. Information about the rotational speed corresponding to any pressed button is stored in the RAM 86. Further, in the lower left of the manual mode screen 94, a main menu button 94w that is displayed and pressed together with the characters "main menu" and is changed to the main menu screen 92, and a character "auto mode" is displayed. An automatic mode button 94x that is changed to the automatic mode screen 93 when pressed, and a product type setting mode button 94y that is displayed together with the characters "product type setting" and changed to a type setting screen 95 described later when pressed. It is displayed.

  Next, the product type setting mode screen 95 will be described. As shown in FIG. 13, the type setting mode screen 95 includes a type setting mode selection button 92d displayed on the main menu screen 92, a type setting mode button 93x displayed on the automatic mode screen 93, or the manual mode screen. 94 is a screen displayed on the operation unit 72 when any of the product type setting mode buttons 94y displayed on the screen 94 is pressed. The product type setting mode screen 95 is provided with a product type setting mode screen display unit 95a for displaying that this screen is a product type setting mode screen by characters "product type setting". Further, below the product type setting mode screen display unit 95a, a product type selection display unit 95b displayed by the characters "product type selection" and displayed on the right side of the product type selection display unit 95b are displayed by the automatic molding apparatus 1. A product type selection button 95c for selecting the product type to be molded is provided. When the product selection button 95c is pressed, a plurality of product selection buttons (not shown) (for example, “product 1”, “product 2”... Product 10 ”) are displayed on the product setting mode screen 95. When any one of the plurality of product type selection buttons is pressed by the operator, the number of the specific product type is displayed on the product type selection button 93f. In this embodiment, control data relating to a total of 10 types of product types 1 to 10 can be stored in the RAM 86, and the operator can select these 10 types of products by pressing the product type selection button 95c. It is comprised so that it can choose from.

  A cycle position display portion 95d displayed with the characters “cycle position” is provided below the product type selection display portion 95b. A cycle position numerical value setting button 95e is provided on the right side of the cycle position display portion 95d. Is provided. This cycle position means that (when the entire lifting / lowering operation of the rotary drive motor 2 (upper die 7) is one cycle, the position at which the first (first) cycle is started is the mechanical origin described above). This indicates the position where one cycle of the second transition is started. This cycle position is set at a position below the mechanical origin detected by the origin detection sensor 82. When the cycle position value setting button 95e is pressed, a numeric keypad (not shown) is displayed on the product type setting mode screen 95, and a distance (numerical value) from the mechanical origin can be input using the numeric keypad. Has been. In this embodiment, such a cycle position is input and set and stored in the RAM 86, and one cycle is started from this cycle position, so that the clay molding process can be greatly shortened. it can.

  Also, below the cycle position display portion 95d, a hydraulic sensor number display portion 95f displayed together with the characters “hydraulic sensor No.” is provided, and an operator next to the right side of the hydraulic sensor number display portion 95f. A hydraulic pressure sensor selection button 95g for selecting a hydraulic pressure sensor by being pressed is displayed. That is, in the hydraulic sensor selection button 95g, a numeric keypad (not shown) is displayed on the product type setting mode screen 95 by the operator's pressing operation, and using this numeric keypad (in this embodiment), the lower end of the cylinder described above is used. A numerical value corresponding to one of the detection sensor 88 and the intermediate detection sensors 89 and 90 is input. When such input is completed, a numerical value corresponding to the numerical value is displayed on the hydraulic sensor selection button 95g. That is, in the setting operation by the hydraulic sensor selection button 95g, the position of the cylinder rod 47a constituting the hydraulic cylinder 47 is lowered to the position where the lowered position is the number of the cylinder lower end detection sensor 88 and the intermediate detection sensors 89 and 90. It is specified and set via When the hydraulic sensor number is selected for each product type on the product type setting screen 95 and a setting completion button 95j described later is pressed, the product type is displayed on the hydraulic sensor display section 93i of the automatic mode screen 93 described above. A numerical value corresponding to the specific product selected by the selection button 93f is displayed.

  Further, an upper die lower position display portion 95h composed of characters “lower end position” is displayed below the hydraulic sensor number display portion 95f, and an upper die 7 is located on the right side of the upper die lower end position display portion 95h. A lower end position setting button 95i for setting the lowest position (length separated from the mechanical origin) is displayed. When the lower end position setting button 95i is pressed, a numeric keypad (not shown) is displayed on the product type setting mode screen 95, and the length separated from the mechanical origin so that the upper mold 7 and the lower mold 52 do not collide with each other. Enter the length. When the numerical value input using the numeric keypad is completed, the numerical value is displayed on the lower end position setting button 95i. A setting completion button 95j is displayed below the upper mold lower end position display portion 95h together with the characters “setting completed”. When this setting completion button 95j is pressed by the operator, numerical values set or input by the product type selection button 95c, the cycle position numerical value setting button 95e, the hydraulic sensor selection button 95g, and the lower end position setting button 95i, respectively. It will be confirmed. When the setting completion button 95j is pressed, the data is stored in the RAM 86 for each product type.

  In the product type setting mode screen 95, below the setting completion button 95j, a step selection display portion 95k composed of characters “step selection” and a step selection button displayed on the right side of the step selection display portion 95k. 95m, a step move button 95m displayed with the characters "step move" below the step selection display portion 95k, and a step return button displayed with the characters "step return" to the right of the step move button 95m 95n. Details of the step selection button 95l, step movement button 95m, and step return button 95n will be described later.

  At the center of the product type setting mode screen 95, there are displayed 10 step position display portions 95o displaying numbers 1 to 10 (each positioned in a circular figure). A stop position display portion 95p composed of characters “stop position mm” is displayed at the top of the first column adjacent to the right side of the step position display portion 95o. Below the stop position display portion 95p, the above-described stop position display portion 95p is displayed. A stop position setting button 95q for setting a distance (stop position) from the mechanical origin is displayed at a position corresponding to each number on the step position display portion 95o. Further, a speed display portion 95r composed of characters “speed mm / s” is displayed at the top of the column adjacent to the right of the stop position display portion 95p, and the step position is displayed below the speed display portion 95r. Speed numerical value setting buttons 95s for setting the respective numerical values are displayed at positions corresponding to the respective numbers on the display unit 95o. Further, a stop time display portion 95t composed of the characters “stop s” is displayed at the top of the column on the right side of the speed display portion 95r, and the step position display is displayed below the stop time display portion 95t. A stop time setting button 95u for setting each numerical value is displayed at a position corresponding to each numerical value in the section 95o. Furthermore, an upper mold 7 rotational speed display section 95v made up of the characters “circle iron” is displayed at the top of the column adjacent to the right of the stop time display section 95t, and below the rotational speed display section 95v. Is a value corresponding to each number in the step position display section 95o, which is a numerical value of any of three levels (“high speed rotation speed”, “medium speed rotation speed”, and “low speed rotation speed”). ) Is set. A rotation speed setting button 95w is set.

  Each numerical value (numerical value related to the stop position of the rotary drive motor 2 (upper die 7), rotary drive motor 2 ( The numerical value relating to the lifting speed of the upper die 7), the numerical value relating to the stop time, and the numerical value relating to the rotational speed of the upper die 7) are, for example, numerical values set in the row direction of step “1” of the step position display portion 95o Are the numerical values until the rotational drive motor 2 (upper die 7) reaches step “2”, and the numerical values set in the row direction of step “2” are the rotational drive motor 2 (upper die). 7) are the numerical values up to step “3”, and the numerical values set in the row direction of step “3” are the rotational drive motor 2 (upper die 7) reaching step “4”. The following steps are set according to the above example. Is shall. Note that the numerical value set by the stop position setting button 95q sets the distance (stop position) from the mechanical origin as described above, and is formed, for example, on the upper mold 7. A specific step (for example, step “5”) is defined as a point in time when the small-diameter hanging part 7 d and the columnar hanging part 7 c are inserted into the lower mold body 52 a constituting the lower mold 52. )) In the next step (step "6"), when the distance shorter than the distance from the mechanical origin set in the specific step (step "5") is set, the next step (step In the period up to “7”), the rotary drive motor 2 (upper die 7) is raised. That is, in the automatic molding apparatus 1 according to this embodiment, during the steps “1” to “10”, according to various conditions such as the shape of the product to be molded (molded product) and the properties of the clay, The raising / lowering operation | movement of the said rotational drive motor 2 (upper mold | type 7) can be set suitably. The operating conditions of the rotary drive motor 2 (upper die 7) are the same for the up / down speed of the upper die 7 by the speed numerical value setting button 95s. For example, until the upper die 7 and the clay come into contact with each other. Is lowered at a high speed, the speed is lowered after the upper mold 7 and the clay contact each other, and after the molding process by the upper mold 7 and the lower mold 52 is completed, the upper mold 7 is raised again at a high speed, etc. It can be set appropriately.

  The stop position setting button 95q, the speed numerical value setting button 95s, the stop time setting button 95u, and the rotation speed setting button 95w are each pressed by the operator so that a numeric keypad (not shown) is displayed on the product setting mode screen 95. Each numerical value can be input. After the input operation of each numerical value, when the setting completion button 95j is pressed, the data is stored in the RAM 86 for each product type and set. The numerical values are displayed on the stop position setting button 95q, the speed numerical value setting button 95s, the stop time setting button 95u, and the rotation speed setting button 95w. Further, in the lower left of the product type setting mode screen 95, a main menu button 95x that is displayed and pressed together with characters "main menu" and is changed to the main menu screen 92, and characters "auto mode" are displayed. An automatic mode button 95y that is displayed and pressed to change to the automatic mode screen 93, and a manual mode button 95z that is displayed and pressed together with the characters “manual mode” to change to the manual mode screen 94. Each is provided.

  Next, the step selection button 95l, the step movement button 95m, and the step return button 95n will be described. When the step selection button 95l is pressed by the operator, a numeric keypad (not shown) is displayed on the product type setting mode screen 95, and the step “1” displayed as the above-described step position display unit 95o using the numeric keypad. When any of the numbers from "to" 10 "is input, the input numerical value is displayed on the step selection button 95l. Further, when the step movement button 95m is pressed by an operator, the rotation drive motor 2 (upper die 7) moves to a specific step (for example, step “5”) displayed on the step selection button 95l. Moving. The movement position at this time is the position (distance from the mechanical origin) set and displayed by the stop position setting button 95q (corresponding to step “5”), and the movement speed is (step “5”). The speed set and displayed by the speed numerical value setting button 95s. Further, when the step return button is pressed by an operator, the rotational drive motor 2 (upper die 7) returns to the mechanical origin described above. That is, the step selection button 95l, the step movement button 95m, and the step return button 95n are set and displayed using the stop position setting button 95q and the speed numerical value setting button 95s, and then the next step is started from a specific step. The shape of the molded product to be molded is used when the operator visually confirms the movement stop position and moving speed of the rotary drive motor 2 (upper die 7) that actually moves to It is used to make fine adjustments and corrections according to the properties of materials and materials. In the automatic molding apparatus 1 according to this embodiment, by providing such a function, it is possible to very easily determine the operating condition of the upper mold 7 to be delicately set according to the product type.

  Hereinafter, operation | movement of the 1st automatic molding apparatus 2 which comprises the automatic molding apparatus 1 which concerns on this Embodiment mentioned above is demonstrated in order. Needless to say, the operation of the second automatic molding apparatus 3 is the same. The operation of the automatic molding apparatus 1 described below is an operation when driving in the automatic mode, and the description of the operation in the manual mode is the same as the description of the manual mode screen 94 described above. In addition, the operation of the automatic molding apparatus 1 in this automatic mode is as follows. In the automatic mode screen 93 described above, the type of the molded body to be molded is already selected, and the control conditions corresponding to the selected type are set in the automatic mode. It is displayed on the screen 93.

  When the automatic molding apparatus 1 is used in accordance with this automatic mode, the operator presses the foot switch 71 after the clay is filled in the lower mold body 52a constituting the lower mold 52 by the operator. When the controller 81 detects, the servo motor 43 is driven, and the rotational drive motor 2 (upper die 7: hereinafter referred to as the upper die 7) is at a position (mechanical origin) where the origin detection sensor 82 is disposed. Stop. After that, when the foot switch 71 is pressed, the upper mold 7 starts the descent operation and the rotation operation according to the steps already set from the position (mechanical origin) where the origin detection sensor 82 is arranged. While descending to the set position to mold the clay, it rises again. At this time, the raised upper die 7 does not rise to the mechanical origin, but stops at a position below the mechanical origin (hereinafter referred to as the cycle original position) (when preset). To do. Then, when the upper die 7 stops at this cycle original position, and then the drive of the hydraulic cylinder 47 starts, the permanent magnet fixed to the tip of the cylinder rod 47a of the hydraulic cylinder 47 eventually as described above. 60 is magnetically attached to the lower surface of the thin plate 54 c constituting the bottom plate member 54, and then raises the entire bottom plate member 54 and raises the bottom plate member 54 to a position indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 6. The rising end (top dead center) of the bottom plate member 54 is detected by the cylinder upper end detection sensor 87 described above. As the bottom plate member 54 rises, the molded body, which is a molded clay, is removed from the lower mold 52 and exposed slightly above the upper end of the lower mold 52. In addition, the raising / lowering operation of the upper die 7 may return to the cycle original position after the upper die 7 repeatedly moves up and down in the lower die 52 according to a setting method.

  Then, in a state where the bottom plate member 54 is stopped at the rising end (top dead center), the molded body removed from the lower mold 52 is removed from the bottom plate member 54 by an operator, and this is the light emitting portion. When detected by 68 and the light receiving portion 69, the controller 81 restarts the driving of the hydraulic cylinder 47, and the cylinder rod 47a of the hydraulic cylinder 47 is lowered. The lowering position of the cylinder rod 47a is made until one of the plurality of intermediate detection sensors 89 and 90 described above is detected. By such a downward movement of the cylinder rod 47a, the entire bottom plate member 54 returns to the position indicated by the solid line in FIG.

  Then, when the lower mold 52 that has been emptied again is filled with clay and the foot switch 71 is pressed, the upper mold 7 that has stopped at the cycle original position is subjected to the same process as described above. After that, it stops at the cycle origin.

  As described above, in the automatic molding apparatus 1 according to the above-described embodiment, the raising / lowering operation of the upper mold 7 is controlled by the drive of the servo motor 43, so Thus, the stop position of the upper mold 7 can be set with high accuracy, and there is no need to change the arrangement position of the sensor or the like in accordance with the product to be molded, unlike the conventional automatic molding apparatus. In particular, in the automatic molding apparatus 1 according to this embodiment, the operating conditions for each type of molded product to be molded / manufactured are stored in the RAM 86 as the storage unit, and the operating conditions stored in the RAM 86 are stored in the operation unit 72. Therefore, it is possible to form and manufacture a small number of various types of molded articles very easily by the same automatic molding apparatus 1.

  Moreover, as explained at the beginning, in the automatic molding apparatus 1 according to the above embodiment, the first automatic molding apparatus 1a and the second automatic molding apparatus 1b having substantially the same configuration are arranged on the left and right. Therefore, the operator can use the first and second automatic molding apparatuses 1a and 1b alternately to mold and manufacture molded bodies of the same product type, and can also produce molded products of different product types. It can also be molded and manufactured.

  In the automatic molding apparatus 1 according to the above-described embodiment, as described above, the first automatic molding apparatus 1a and the second automatic molding apparatus 1b having substantially the same configuration are arranged on the left and right. One automatic molding apparatus may be used. Moreover, in the said automatic shaping | molding apparatus 1, although the servomotor 43 was used as a pulse motor which comprises this invention, you may replace with a stepping motor. Further, in the automatic molding apparatus 1, the hydraulic cylinder 47 is used as a component in order to remove the molded product from the lower mold 52, but an air cylinder may be used.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Automatic clay molding apparatus 2 Rotation drive motor 6 Upper mold | type support member 43 Servo motor 53 Lower mold | type support member 72 Operation part 80 Control panel 81 Controller 85 ROM
86 RAM

Claims (2)

A lower mold support member that supports a frame-shaped lower mold in which clay is accommodated, an upper mold support member that is disposed above the lower mold supported by the lower mold support member and supports the upper mold, and the upper mold support Rotation drive motor for rotationally driving the upper mold supported by the member, elevating drive means for integrally elevating and driving the upper mold support member and the rotational drive motor, and a guide member for guiding the elevating operation of the rotational drive motor And a control device having a central processing unit to which a storage unit, a display unit, and an operation unit are respectively connected.
The elevating drive means is a pulse motor, and the pulse motor and the rotary drive motor are connected to the control device, respectively.
The ascending / descending speed of the rotary drive motor can be controlled in multiple steps from the top dead center, which is the highest position of the rotary drive motor, to the lowest point, which is the lowest position of the rotary drive motor. An automatic clay molding apparatus characterized in that the multistage lifting speed of the drive motor can be changed by the operation of the operation section. The storage unit stores a plurality of operation patterns related to multi-step lifting speeds of the rotary drive motor, and the plurality of operation patterns can be selected by operation of the operation unit. The clay automatic molding apparatus according to claim 1.