Press machine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11618230-B2
Application number	US-202016931250-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 16, 2020
Priority date	Sep 2, 2019
Publication date	Apr 4, 2023
Grant date	Apr 4, 2023

Abstract

The press machine includes: a hydraulic cylinder configured to drive a slide; a plurality of hydraulic pumps/motors; a first port of each of which is connected to a first pressurizing chamber of the hydraulic cylinder; a plurality of servomotors axially connected to rotating shafts of the respective hydraulic pumps/motors respectively; a low-pressure accumulator to which second ports of the hydraulic pumps/motors are each connected; a high-pressure accumulator connected to a second pressurizing chamber of the hydraulic cylinder; and a slide position controller configured to control the servomotors so that a position of the slide matches a position corresponding to a slide position command signal based on the slide position command signal from a slide position commander and a slide position signal from a slide position detector.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A press machine comprising:
a hydraulic cylinder configured to reciprocate a slide between a top dead center and a bottom dead center of the slide;
a plurality of hydraulic pumps/motors configured to rotate in forward and reverse directions so as to supply a working fluid to the hydraulic cylinder or suck the working fluid from the hydraulic cylinder, the plurality of hydraulic pumps/motors each including a first port connected to a first pressurizing chamber of the hydraulic cylinder that drives the slide in a forward direction;
a plurality of servomotors axially connected to rotating shafts of the plurality of hydraulic pumps/motors respectively;
a first pressure source having a constant pressure equal to or higher than 0.3 MPa and connected to each of second ports of the plurality of hydraulic pumps/motors;
a second pressure source having a constant pressure equal to or higher than 1 MPa and connected to a second pressurizing chamber of the hydraulic cylinder that drives the slide in a reverse direction;
a slide position commander configured to output a slide position command signal for the slide;
a slide position detector configured to detect a position of the slide and output a slide position signal; and
a slide position controller configured to control the plurality of servomotors so that the position of the slide matches a position corresponding to the slide position command signal based on the slide position command signal and the slide position signal
wherein each moment of inertia of a single hydraulic pump/motor and a servomotor among the plurality of hydraulic pumps/motors and the plurality of servomotors axially connected thereto is equal to or less than 1 kgm 2 .

2. The press machine according to claim 1 , wherein
the slide position command signal output from the slide position commander has a continuous time differential signal.

3. The press machine according to claim 1 , wherein the slide position command signal output from the slide position commander changes to form a sinusoidal curve or a crank curve.

4. The press machine according to claim 1 , wherein
the slide position commander outputs the slide position command signal which makes a number of strokes per minute of the slide to be equal to or more than 100.

5. The press machine according to claim 1 , wherein
the slide position commander outputs the slide position command signal which causes a stroke amount from a top dead center to a bottom dead center of the slide to be equal to or less than 50 mm.

6. The press machine according to claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of angular velocity detectors configured to each detect rotational angular velocities of the plurality of servomotors, wherein
the slide position controller includes a stabilization controller configured to use angular velocity signals respectively detected by the plurality of angular velocity detectors, as angular velocity feedback signals.

7. The press machine according to claim 1 , wherein
the slide position controller includes a feedforward compensator that receives the slide position command signal as an input signal, and causes a feedforward compensation amount calculated by the feedforward compensator to act on a torque command signal of the plurality of servomotors calculated based on the slide position command signal and the slide position signal.

8. The press machine according to claim 7 , wherein
the feedforward compensator calculates the feedforward compensation amount by a phase lead compensation element.

9. The press machine according to claim 8 , wherein
the phase lead compensation element is represented by (1+T ωb ·s)/(1+T ωa ·s), where s is a Laplace operator, T ωa and T ωb are constants, and
the constants T ωa and T ωb are set in accordance with a number of strokes per minute of the slide and a stroke amount from a top dead center to a bottom dead center of the slide.

10. The press machine according to claim 7 , wherein
the feedforward compensator calculates the feedforward compensation amount by a differential element and a proportional element.

11. The press machine according to claim 1 , wherein
a plurality of the hydraulic cylinders configured to drive the slide are arranged in parallel, and
the plurality of hydraulic pumps/motors and the plurality of servomotors are provided for each of the hydraulic cylinders.

12. A press machine comprising:
a hydraulic cylinder configured to reciprocate a slide between a top dead center and a bottom dead center of the slide;
a plurality of hydraulic pumps/motors configured to rotate in forward and reverse directions so as to supply a working fluid to the hydraulic cylinder or suck the working fluid from the hydraulic cylinder, the plurality of hydraulic pumps/motors each including a first port connected to a first pressurizing chamber of the hydraulic cylinder that drives the slide in a forward direction;
a plurality of servomotors axially connected to rotating shafts of the plurality of hydraulic pumps/motors respectively;
a first pressure source having a constant pressure equal to or higher than 0.3 MPa and connected to each of second ports of the plurality of hydraulic pumps/motors;
a second pressure source having a constant pressure equal to or higher than 1 MPa and connected to a second pressurizing chamber of the hydraulic cylinder that drives the slide in a reverse direction;
a slide position commander configured to output a slide position command signal for the slide;
a slide position detector configured to detect a position of the slide and output a slide position signal; and
a slide position controller configured to control the plurality of servomotors so that the position of the slide matches a position corresponding to the slide position command signal based on the slide position command signal and the slide position signal,
wherein the slide position controller includes a feedforward compensator that receives the slide position command signal as an input signal, and causes a feedforward compensation amount calculated by the feedforward compensator to act on a torque command signal of the plurality of servomotors calculated based on the slide position command signal and the slide position signal, and
wherein the feedforward compensator calculates the feedforward compensation amount by a differential element and a proportional element.

13. The press machine according to claim 12 , wherein
the slide position command signal output from the slide position commander has a continuous time differential signal.

14. The press machine according to claim 12 , wherein the slide position command signal output from the slide position commander changes to form a sinusoidal curve or a crank curve.

15. The press machine according to claim 12 , wherein
the slide position commander outputs the slide position command signal which makes a number of strokes per minute of the slide to be equal to or more than 100.

16. The press machine according to claim 12 , wherein
the slide position commander outputs the slide position command signal which causes a stroke amount from a top dead center to a bottom dead center of the slide to be equal to or less than 50 mm.

17. The press machine according to claim 12 , further comprising a plurality of angular velocity detectors configured to each detect rotational angular velocities of the plurality of servomotors, wherein
the slide position controller includes a stabilization controller configured to use angular velocity signals respectively detected by the plurality of angular

Assignees

• Aida Eng Ltd

Inventors

• Kohno Yasuyuki
• Iwamura Ryosho

Classifications

• B30B1/007 Primary

  using a fluid connection between the drive means and the press ram · CPC title

• B30B15/16 Primary

  Control arrangements for fluid-driven presses (pumps per se F04; hydraulic accumulators per se F15B; valves per se F16K; control devices in general G05) · CPC title

• B30B15/0052

  for fluid driven presses · CPC title

• B30B15/166

  Electrical control arrangements · CPC title

• B30B15/163 Primary

  for accumulator-driven presses · CPC title