Metal sheet storage device and metal sheet processing device comprising a metal sheet processing machine and a metal sheet storage device of this type

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10843252-B2
Application number	US-201615763762-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 28, 2016
Priority date	Sep 28, 2015
Publication date	Nov 24, 2020
Grant date	Nov 24, 2020

Abstract

The invention relates to a metal sheet storage device ( 21 ) with a housing ( 22 ), having a housing upper face ( 23 ), and with two support devices, each of which has a support plane ( 35, 45 ) for supporting metal sheets ( 17 ) or bending parts ( 19 ). The support planes ( 35, 45 ) of the support devices can be moved relative to the housing upper face ( 23 ) of the housing ( 22 ) of the metal sheet storage device ( 21 ). The invention further comprises a bending device with a bending press and such a metal sheet storage device ( 21 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A metal sheet storage device comprising:
a housing, wherein the housing includes a housing upper face; and
at least one support device within the housing for supporting metal sheets or bending parts, wherein the at least one support device includes at least one support plane, wherein at least the at least one support plane is configured to be moved relative to the housing upper face, wherein the at least one support device comprises several support elements, wherein partial support surfaces are provided on free ends of the support elements, wherein the partial support surfaces together form the at least one support plane of the at least one support device and are configured to be vertically moved relative to each other, wherein a guide is configured to guide vertical movement of the several support elements and be vertically displaced to adjust a biasing force associated with the several support elements without the several support elements supporting the metal sheets or bending part.

2. The metal sheet storage device according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one adjusting device for adjusting the at least one support device and/or the at least one support plane.

3. The metal sheet storage device according to claim 1 , wherein the several support elements are rod-shaped and/or are arranged in parallel to each other.

4. The metal sheet storage device according to claim 3 , wherein at least a portion of the several support elements are respectively designed to be multi-part.

5. The metal sheet storage device according claim 1 , wherein the at least one support device comprises at least one support plate, wherein the at least one support plane is formed by at least one of the surfaces of the at least one support plate.

6. The metal sheet storage device according to claim 1 , wherein a force is applied to the at least one support device and/or at least one part thereof by means of at least one force device, wherein the force of the at least one force device is configured to be adjusted, wherein the at least one force device comprises at least one spring element and/or at least one fluid-fillable container element.

7. The metal sheet storage device according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one attachment element, wherein the at least one attachment element is configured to be arranged as needed at or on the at least one support device.

8. The metal sheet storage device according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one separation device for separating the metal sheets and/or the bending parts, wherein the separation device is arranged so as to swing out of the way.

9. The metal sheet storage device according to claim 1 , further comprising a work area section with a metal sheet storage device support plane, wherein the metal sheet storage device support plane of the work area section is located in the same plane as the housing upper face of the housing of the metal sheet storage device.

10. The metal sheet storage device according to claim 9 , further comprising at least one conveyor for conveying the metal sheets and/or the bending parts, wherein the at least one conveyor is provided in, on, or near the metal sheet storage device support plane, wherein the at least one conveyor comprises a rotary table.

11. The metal sheet storage device according to claim 9 , wherein the metal sheet storage device support plane includes a transparent region.

12. The metal sheet storage device according to claim 9 , further comprising a display for displaying information.

13. The metal sheet storage device according to claim 1 , wherein at least one opening for the operator is provided on the metal sheet storage device.

14. The metal sheet storage device according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one post-processing device for post-processing the metal sheets and/or the bending parts.

15. The metal sheet storage device according to claim 1 , further comprising one first support device for supporting metal sheets or bending parts and at least one second support device for supporting metal sheets or bending parts, wherein the at least one support plane of the first support device and the at least one support plane of the at least one second support device are configured to be respectively moved relative to the housing upper face of the housing of the metal sheet storage device.

16. The metal sheet storage device according to claim 15 , wherein the at least one support plane of the first support device and the at least one support plane of the at least one second support device are configured to be moved separately from each other relative to the housing upper face of the housing of the metal sheet storage device.

17. The metal sheet storage device according to claim 15 , wherein the at least one support plane of the first support device and the at least one support plane of the at least one second support device are coupled to each other and are configured to be moved in opposite directions relative to the housing upper face of the housing of the metal sheet storage device.

18. The metal sheet storage device according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one power supply device.

19. The metal sheet storage device according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one detection device for a metal sheet and/or a bending part.

20. The metal sheet storage device according to claim 1 , wherein a working height of at least a part of the metal sheet storage device is configured to be adjusted.

21. The metal sheet storage device according to claim 1 , wherein at least one traversing unit is provided for the metal sheet storage device.

22. The metal sheet storage device according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one lifting device for the metal sheet storage device.

23. The sheet storage device according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one metal sheet stop device for stopping metal sheets or bending parts, wherein the at least one metal sheet stop device is provided in an area of the metal sheet storage device support plane.

24. The metal sheet storage device according to claim 23 , wherein the at least one stop device includes several fixing points and at least one stop element configured to be arranged in at least one of the fixing points.

25. The metal sheet processing device according to claim 1 , further comprising a metal sheet processing machine or a bending press.

Assignees

• Bystronic Laser Ag

Inventors

• Woidasky Lars

Classifications

• B21D5/002

  Positioning devices · CPC title

• B21D43/26

  Stops · CPC title

• B21D43/003

  Positioning devices (B21D28/04 and B21D28/265 take precedence; stops B21D43/26; centering moving strips B21D43/023) · CPC title

• B21D43/20 Primary

  Storage arrangements; Piling or unpiling (in general B65G, {B65H}) · CPC title