Die casting machine with energy frame

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11731191-B2
Application number	US-202017595222-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 25, 2020
Priority date	May 14, 2019
Publication date	Aug 22, 2023
Grant date	Aug 22, 2023

Abstract

The present invention relates to a die casting machine including at least one receiving frame for energy modules ( 4 A, 4 B, 4 C, 4 D, 4 E, 4 F), wherein the receiving frame has fastening means ( 5 A, 5 A′) for fastening the receiving frame on the die casting machine and 1 to 3 rows ( 5 H, 5 H′, 5 H″) for receiving energy modules ( 4 A, 4 B, 4 C, 4 D, 4 E, 4 F).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A die casting machine comprising:
at least one receiving frame for energy modules ( 4 A, 4 B, 4 C, 4 D, 4 E, 4 F), the at least one receiving frame comprising:
fastening means ( 5 A, 5 A′) for fastening the at least one receiving frame on the die casting machine,
1 to 3 rows ( 5 H, 5 H′, 5 H″) for receiving the energy modules ( 4 A, 4 B, 4 C, 4 D, 4 E, 4 F), wherein each of the 1 to 3 rows ( 5 H, 5 H′, 5 H″) comprises two profile pieces ( 5 B, 5 B′, 5 B″, 5 B′″) which are connected to one another, at their ends, by a connecting piece ( 5 C, 5 C′, 5 C″, 5 C′″, 5 C″″, 5 C′″″) or one of the energy modules ( 4 E), forming a quadrangular interior space, wherein the 1 to 3 rows ( 5 H, 5 H′, 5 H″) have means for arranging the energy modules ( 4 A, 4 B, 4 C, 4 D, 4 E, 4 F) in their interior space and, when there is a plurality of rows, the rows are connected to one another, and
wherein the fastening means ( 5 A, 5 A′) for fastening the at least one receiving frame on the die casting machine are arranged on a profile piece ( 5 B) forming an outer face of the at least one receiving frame ( 5 ), and the at least one receiving frame is fastened on the die casting machine ( 1 ) via the fastening means ( 5 A, 5 A′), forming an interspace ( 5 I) between the die casting machine ( 1 ) and a row of the 1 to 3 rows adjacent to the die casting machine ( 1 ).

2. The die casting machine according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one receiving frame has two fastening means ( 5 A, 5 A′) which are arranged in an upper or lower quarter of a lateral end of an adjacent row of the 1 to 3 rows ( 5 H, 5 H′, 5 H″) and extend laterally from the row ( 5 H).

3. The die casting machine according to claim 1 , wherein the 1 to 3 rows ( 5 H, 5 H′, 5 H″) in the at least one receiving frame are arranged offset from one another in depth.

4. The die casting machine according to claim 1 , wherein adjacent rows of the 1 to 3 rows ( 5 H, 5 H′, 5 H″) have a common profile piece ( 5 B′, 5 B″).

5. The die casting machine according to claim 4 , wherein at least one of the fastening means ( 5 A, 5 A′) forms an upper or lower connecting piece of an adjacent row of the 1 to 3 rows ( 5 H, 5 H′, 5 H″).

6. The die casting machine according to claim 4 , wherein a common profile piece ( 5 B″) between adjacent rows of the 1 to 3 rows ( 5 H, 5 H′, 5 H″) does not extend over an entire height of the adjacent rows of the 1 to 3 rows ( 5 H, 5 H′, 5 H″).

7. The die casting machine according to claim 1 , wherein a row ( 5 H) of the 1 to 3 rows ( 5 H, 5 H′, 5 H″) adjacent to the fastening means ( 5 A, 5 A′) has a lower height than at least one further row ( 5 H′, 5 H″).

8. The die casting machine according to claim 1 , wherein one or more cover elements ( 5 D, 5 D′, 5 D″) can be arranged on the at least one receiving frame on a lower connecting piece ( 5 C, 5 C′, 5 C″, 5 C′″, 5 C″″, 5 C′″″) of the 1 to 3 rows ( 5 H, 5 H′, 5 H″).

9. The die casting machine according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one receiving frame is arranged on a side face of a movable platen of the die casting machine.

10. The die casting machine according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one receiving frame includes a pair of receiving frames, the pair of receiving frames are arranged symmetrically on both sides of the die casting machine.

11. The die casting machine according to claim 1 , wherein the die casting machine has a platform of a height which can be reached by operating personnel, and the arrangement of at least one of the at least one receiving frame on the die casting machine is aligned with the platform height of the die casting machine.

12. The die casting machine according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the energy modules ( 4 A, 4 B, 4 C, 4 D, 4 E, 4 F) is arranged in at least one of the 1 to 3 rows ( 5 H, 5 H′, 5 H″) of the at least one receiving frame.

13. The die casting machine according to claim 12 , wherein at least one of the energy modules ( 4 A, 4 B, 4 C, 4 D, 4 E, 4 F) is a device for operating hydraulic elements of the die casting machine and is arranged in at least one of the 1 to 3 rows ( 5 H) of the at least one receiving frame adjacent to the die casting machine.

14. The die casting machine according to claim 12 , wherein each energy module ( 4 A, 4 B, 4 C, 4 D, 4 E, 4 F) is arranged in at least one of the 1 to 3 rows ( 5 H, 5 H′, 5 H″) of the at least one receiving frame as close as possible to the die casting machine.

15. The die casting machine according to claim 1 , wherein it is a two-platen die casting machine or a three-platen die casting machine.

Assignees

• Buehler Ag

Inventors

• Hersche Lukas
• Widler Dominik
• Eberle Beat

Classifications

• B22D17/26 Primary

  Mechanisms or devices for locking or opening dies · CPC title

• B22D17/22

  Dies (manufacture, see the appropriate class, e.g. B23P15/24); Die plates; Die supports; Cooling equipment for dies; Accessories for loosening and ejecting castings from dies · CPC title

• B22D17/32 Primary

  Controlling equipment · CPC title