Double blank detecting device for press machine and die protecting device for press machine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11020927-B2
Application number	US-201816000794-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 5, 2018
Priority date	Jun 7, 2017
Publication date	Jun 1, 2021
Grant date	Jun 1, 2021

Abstract

The double blank detecting device for a press machine uses a press machine with a die cushion device attached thereto, and automatically and repeatedly forms blank materials one by one. The double blank detecting device includes: a position signal acquiring unit that acquires a die cushion position signal indicating a position of a cushion pad of the die cushion device; a load signal acquiring unit that acquires a die cushion load signal indicating a die cushion load generated in the cushion pad of the die cushion device; and a double blank detecting unit that detects, as a double blank, a state where a plurality of the blank materials are overlapped, based on the die cushion position signal and the die cushion load signal that are acquired.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A double blank detecting device for a press machine, the double blank detecting device comprising:
a position signal acquiring unit that acquires a die cushion position signal indicating a position of a cushion pad of a die cushion device attached to the press machine;
a load signal acquiring unit that acquires a die cushion load signal indicating a die cushion load generated in the cushion pad of the die cushion device; and
a double blank detecting unit that detects, as a double blank, a state where a plurality of blank materials supplied to the press machine are overlapped, based on the die cushion position signal acquired by the position signal acquiring unit, and the die cushion load signal acquired by the load signal acquiring unit, wherein
the double blank detecting unit holds a die cushion position signal at a time point when the die cushion load signal rises to a predetermined value, compares a holding value of the held die cushion position signal with an abnormality identification value, and detects the double blank.

2. The double blank detecting device for a press machine according to claim 1 , wherein
in a case where die cushion load control by the die cushion device is started with a position of a slide of the press machine at a time of indirect collision of the slide with a single blank material as a reference,
where the abnormality identification value is designated by Y, an average value of the die cushion position signal holding values obtained by repeatedly forming the single blank material a plurality of number of times is designated by X AVE , and a plate thickness of the blank material is designated by T, the abnormality identification value Y is set to a value satisfying a condition as follows:
Y ≤( X AVE −0.3 T ), and Y >( X AVE −T ), and

the double blank detecting unit detects, as the double blank, a state where the holding value of the held die cushion position signal is smaller than the abnormality identification value Y.

3. The double blank detecting device for a press machine according to claim 1 , wherein
in a case where die cushion control by the die cushion device is started with a position of a slide of the press machine at a time of indirect collision of the slide with a single blank material as a reference,
where the abnormality identification value is designated by Y, a die cushion position signal holding value obtained in a case where double blank materials are tried is designated by X′, and a plate thickness of the blank material is designated by T, the abnormality identification value Y is set to a value satisfying a condition as follows:
Y ≥( X′+ 0.1 T ), and Y ≤( X′+ 0.7 T ), and

the double blank detecting unit detects, as the double blank, a state where the holding value of the held die cushion position signal is smaller than the abnormality identification value Y.

4. The double blank detecting device for a press machine according to claim 1 , wherein
in a case where die cushion load control by the die cushion device is started with die cushion load change generated in the cushion pad due to indirect collision of a slide of the press machine with the cushion pad as a reference,
where the abnormality identification value is designated by Y, an average value of the die cushion position signal holding values obtained by repeatedly forming a single blank material a plurality of number of times is designated by X AVE , and a plate thickness of the blank material is designated by T, the abnormality identification value Y is set to a value satisfying a condition as follows:
Y ≥( X AVE +0.3 T ), and Y <( X AVE +T ), and

the double blank detecting unit detects, as the double blank, a state where the holding value of the held die cushion position signal is larger than the abnormality identification value Y.

5. The double blank detecting device for a press machine according to claim 1 , wherein
in a case where die cushion load control by the die cushion device is started with die cushion load change generated in the cushion pad due to indirect collision of a slide of the press machine with the cushion pad as a reference,
where the abnormality identification value is designated by Y, a die cushion position signal holding value obtained in a case where double blank materials are tried is designated by X′, and a plate thickness of the blank material is designated by T, the abnormality identification value Y is set to a value satisfying a condition as follows:
Y ≤( X′− 0.1 T ), and Y ≥( X′− 0.7 T ), and

the double blank detecting unit detects, as the double blank, a state where the holding value of the held die cushion position signal is larger than the abnormality identification value Y.

6. The double blank detecting device for a press machine according to claim 2 , further comprising
a first manual setter that manually sets the abnormality identification value, or a first automatic setter that automatically calculates and sets the abnormality identification value.

7. The double blank detecting device for a press machine according to claim 2 , wherein
a predetermined value of the die cushion load signal is a value within a range of not less than 5% and not more than 20% of a maximum die cushion load of the die cushion device.

8. The double blank detecting device for a press machine according to claim 7 , further comprising
a second manual setter that manually sets a predetermined value of the die cushion load signal, or a second automatic setter that automatically calculates and sets the predetermined value of the die cushion load signal based on the maximum die cushion load of the die cushion device.

9. The double blank detecting device for a press machine according to claim 1 , wherein
the die cushion position signal is outputted from a die cushion position detector of the die cushion device,
the die cushion load signal is outputted from a die cushion load detector of the die cushion device,
the position signal acquiring unit acquires the die cushion position signal from the die cushion position detector, and
the load signal acquiring unit acquires the die cushion load signal from the die cushion load detector.

10. A die protecting device for a press machine comprising:
the press machine having a braking device that brakes a slide driven by a press driving device of the press machine, and a hydraulic cylinder that is incorporated in the slide, and moves a die mounting surface of the slide relative to movement of the slide driven by the press driving device;
a double blank detecting device comprising a position signal acquiring unit that acquires a die cushion position signal indicating a position of a cushion pad of a die cushion device attached to the press machine, a load signal acquiring unit that acquires a die cushion load signal indicating a die cushion load generated in the cushion pad of the die cushion device, and a double blank detecting unit that detects, as a double blank, a state where a plurality of blank materials supplied to the press machine are overlapped, based on the die cushion position signal acquired by the position signal acquiring unit and the die cushion load signal acquired by the load signal acquiring unit, wherein the double blank detecting unit holds a die cushion position signal at a time point when the die cushion load signal rises to a predetermined value, compares a holding value of the held die cushion position signal with an abnormality identification value, and detects the double blank; and
a safety processing device that causes the braking device to start quick braking of the slide, and depressurizes the hydraulic cylinder to relatively move one portion inc

Assignees

• Aida Eng Ltd

Inventors

• Kohno Yasuyuki
• Matsuno Shuichi

Classifications

• B21D24/10

  Devices controlling or operating blank holders independently, or in conjunction with dies · CPC title

• B30B15/281 Primary

  overload limiting devices (in general F16H35/10) · CPC title

• B21D24/02

  Die-cushions · CPC title

• B21D55/00

  Safety devices protecting the machine or the operator, specially adapted for apparatus or machines dealt with in this subclass (for presses in general B30B; safety devices in general F16P) · CPC title

• B21D43/025

  Fault detection, e.g. misfeed detection · CPC title