Wrinkle generation detecting device, die cushion device and die protection device, and wrinkle generation detecting method, die cushion force automatic setting method and die protecting method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11298736-B2
Application number	US-201816129350-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 12, 2018
Priority date	Sep 12, 2017
Publication date	Apr 12, 2022
Grant date	Apr 12, 2022

Abstract

In a press machine having a die cushion device which supports a cushion pad and which generates a die cushion force when a slide of the press machine is lowered, the wrinkle generation detection device includes: a slide position detector which detects a height position of the slide; a cushion pad position detector which detects a height position of the cushion pad; and a computing unit which consecutively calculates a deviation between the height position of the slide detected by the slide position detector and the height position of the cushion pad detected by the cushion pad position detector, during a time period from the start of forming of a material by the slide lowering to the end of the forming, wherein a wrinkle generated in the material is detected based on an increase of the deviation consecutively calculated by the computing unit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A die cushion device which supports a cushion pad and generates a die cushion force when a slide of a press machine is lowered, the die cushion device comprising:
a die cushion force generator configured to generate the die cushion force in the cushion pad;
a die cushion force automatic command unit configured to output a preset die cushion force command;
a die cushion force controller configured to control the die cushion force generator such that the die cushion force is generated in the cushion pad based on the die cushion force command; and
a wrinkle generation detection device comprising:
a slide position detector configured to detect a height position of the slide;
a cushion pad position detector configured to detect a height position of the cushion pad; and
a computing unit configured to consecutively calculate a deviation between the height position of the slide detected by the slide position detector and the height position of the cushion pad detected by the cushion pad position detector, during a time period from a start of forming of a material by the slide lowering to an end of the forming,

wherein a wrinkle generated in the material is detected based on an increase of the deviation consecutively calculated by the computing unit,
wherein the die cushion force automatic command unit outputs a preset die cushion force command,
wherein when an increase of the deviation is detected by the wrinkle generation detection device, the die cushion force automatic command unit increases the die cushion force command being presently outputted from a time point when the increase of the deviation is detected,
wherein when the increase of the deviation is stopped, the die cushion force automatic command unit stops the increase of the die cushion force command from a time point when the increase of the deviation is stopped, and the die cushion force command is automatically reset, and
wherein the slide is driven to obtain a predetermined slide velocity.

2. The die cushion device according to claim 1 , wherein the die cushion force automatic command unit increases the die cushion force command being presently outputted within a range of a permissible die cushion force when the increase of the deviation is detected by the wrinkle generation detection device.

3. The die cushion device according to claim 1 , further comprising
an output section configured to visually output or a storage section configured to store, information on the position of the slide or the position of the cushion pad when the increase of the deviation is detected by the wrinkle generation detection device, and the die cushion force command increased by the die cushion force automatic command unit.

4. The die cushion device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an increase detector configured to detect the increase of the deviation calculated by the computing unit; and
an emergency stop device configured to immediately stop the slide when the increase of the deviation is detected by the increase detector and the detected increment exceeds a permissible value.

5. A die cushion device comprising:
a die cushion force generator configured to generate a die cushion force in a cushion pad;
a die cushion force automatic command unit configured to output a die cushion force command;
a die cushion force controller configured to control the die cushion force generator such that the die cushion force is generated in the cushion pad based on the die cushion force command; and
a wrinkle generation detection device for a press machine having the die cushion device which supports the cushion pad and generates the die cushion force when a slide of the press machine is lowered, the wrinkle generation detection device comprising:
a slide position detector configured to detect a height position of the slide;
a cushion pad position detector configured to detect a height position of the cushion pad; and
a computing unit configured to consecutively calculate a deviation between the height position of the slide detected by the slide position detector and the height position of the cushion pad detected by the cushion pad position detector, during a time period from a start of forming of a material by the slide lowering to an end of the forming,

wherein a wrinkle generated in the material is detected based on an increase of the deviation consecutively calculated by the computing unit,
wherein the die cushion force automatic command unit outputs a preset die cushion force command,
wherein when an increase of the deviation is detected by the wrinkle generation detection device, the die cushion force automatic command unit increases the die cushion force command being presently outputted from a time point when the increase of the deviation is detected,
wherein when the increase of the deviation is stopped, the die cushion force automatic command unit stops the increase of the die cushion force command from a time point when the increase of the deviation is stopped, and the die cushion force command is automatically reset,
wherein the slide is driven to obtain a predetermined slide velocity,
wherein the cushion pad position detector is provided at each of a plurality of spots of the cushion pad and detects each of height positions at the plurality of spots of the cushion pad, and
wherein the computing unit calculates each of deviations between the height position of the slide detected by the slide position detector and the height positions at each of the plurality of spots of the cushion pad detected by each cushion pad position detector.

6. The die cushion device according to claim 5 , wherein the die cushion force automatic command unit increases the die cushion force command being presently outputted within a range of a permissible die cushion force when the increase of the deviation is detected by the wrinkle generation detection device.

7. The die cushion device according to claim 5 , further comprising
an output section configured to visually output or a storage section configured to store, information on the position of the slide or the position of the cushion pad when the increase of the deviation is detected by the wrinkle generation detection device, and the die cushion force command increased by the die cushion force automatic command unit.

8. The die cushion device according to claim 5 , further comprising:
an increase detector configured to detect the increase of the deviation calculated by the computing unit; and
an emergency stop device configured to immediately stop the slide when the increase of the deviation is detected by the increase detector and the detected increment exceeds a permissible value.

Assignees

• Aida Eng Ltd

Inventors

• Makabe Junji

Classifications

• 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

• B21D24/02 Primary

  Die-cushions · CPC title

• B21D24/14

  pneumatically or hydraulically · CPC title

• B21C51/00

  Measuring, gauging, indicating, counting, or marking devices specially adapted for use in the production or manipulation of material in accordance with subclasses B21B - B21F · CPC title

• B21D22/22

  with devices for holding the edge of the blanks (B21D22/24 - B21D22/30 take precedence; shaping over a die without external former B21D11/02) · CPC title