Tool storage device for a machine tool, and machine tool

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11548138-B2
Application number	US-201917052931-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 7, 2019
Priority date	May 8, 2018
Publication date	Jan 10, 2023
Grant date	Jan 10, 2023

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a tool storage device for a machine tool having a tool storage unit which can be mounted and displaced on a guide rail of the machine tool and is further designed to receive non-mounted tools for the machine tool.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A press brake having a front and a lower beam defining an area of the front, the press brake comprising:
a receptacle configured to receive a press brake tool configured to be operated by the press brake,
a guide rail,
at least one press brake tool storage device having a tool storage unit configured to be both displaceable and mountable on the guide rail and further configured to receive at least one of the press brake tool,
wherein the guide rail is arranged within the lower beam, and
wherein the tool storage unit comprises a carriage configured to be moved on the guide rail and a module carrier arranged on the carriage and configured to receive the press brake tools.

2. The press brake according to claim 1 , wherein the tool storage unit comprises a carriage configured to be moved on the guide rail and a module carrier arranged on the carriage and configured to receive the press brake tools.

3. The press brake according to claim 2 , further comprising at least one pocket configured to receive the press brake tools and arranged on the module carrier.

4. The press brake according to claim 2 , further comprising at least one pocket configured to receive the press brake tools and arranged on opposite sides of the module carrier.

5. The press brake according to claim 2 , further comprising at least one of a foldable and an upper attachment arranged on the module carrier.

6. The press brake according to claim 2 , further comprising a manipulator configured to handle the press brake tools and arranged on the module carrier.

7. The press brake according to claim 2 , further comprising at least one of an attachment and a height adjustable attachment for the press brake tools arranged on an upper part of the module carrier.

8. The press brake according to claim 2 , further comprising a pocket and wherein at least one of the module carrier and the pocket is removable.

9. The press brake according to claim 8 , wherein the module carrier comprises a coupling device configured to attach to the carriage and at least one of the guide rail and the pocket comprises a coupling device configured to fasten to the module carrier and the guide rail.

10. The press brake according to claim 2 , further comprising handles configured to remove the module carrier and arranged on an upper part of the module carrier.

11. The press brake according to claim 10 , further comprising a removable carrier element having at least one pocket configured to receive tools, wherein the carrier element further comprises recesses on an upper part configured to fasten the carrier element to the handles of the module carrier.

12. The press brake according to claim 2 , wherein the tool storage unit comprises a spacer element configured to be at least one of supported on an end face of the machine tool and have a form of a roller which runs on the end face of the press brake tool.

13. The press brake according to claim 1 , wherein the tool storage unit is at least one of configured to receive a complete tool set for the press brake tool and further comprises a compartment for receiving at least one of drawings and working papers.

14. The press brake according to claim 1 , wherein the guide rail is a roller guide rail configured to receive machine parts including at least one of support arms and bending aids.

Assignees

• Bystronic Laser Ag

Inventors

• Woidasky Lars

Classifications

• B21D37/145

  Die storage magazines · CPC title

• B21D37/04

  Movable or exchangeable mountings for tools · CPC title

• B25H3/04 Primary

  Racks · CPC title

• B30B15/028

  Loading or unloading of dies, platens or press rams · CPC title

• B21D5/0254 Primary

  Tool exchanging · CPC title