Tool management device and tool management method for determining an accumulated wear amount of a tool

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12122010-B2
Application number	US-201917417690-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 20, 2019
Priority date	Dec 27, 2018
Publication date	Oct 22, 2024
Grant date	Oct 22, 2024

Abstract

An accumulated wear amount calculation section calculates a wear amount of a blade edge of a punch and a wear amount of a blade edge of a die when a tool set of the punch and the die has processed a sheet metal once. The accumulated wear amount calculation section calculates an accumulated wear amount of the blade edge of the punch and an accumulated wear amount of the blade edge of the die by accumulating wear amounts of respective times when the tool set has processed the sheet metal multiple times. A tool management information managing section manages a state of the blade edge of each punch and each die by causing a tool management information storage section to store tool management information associating a tool identification code given to each punch and each die with the accumulated wear amounts calculated by the accumulated wear amount calculation section.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A tool management device, comprising:
an accumulated wear amount calculation section configured to calculate a wear amount of a blade edge of a punch and a wear amount of a blade edge of a die when a tool set of the punch and the die has processed a sheet metal once, by an arithmetic equation using a real number of a clearance value between dimensions of the blade edge of the punch and dimensions of the blade edge of the die, or a coefficient corresponding to the clearance value when a punching machine has processed the sheet metal with the tool set, and to calculate an accumulated wear amount of the blade edge of the punch and an accumulated wear amount of the blade edge of the die by accumulating wear amounts of respective times when the tool set has processed the sheet metal multiple times; and
a tool management information managing section configured to:
manage a state of the blade edge of each punch and each die by causing a tool management information storage section to store tool management information associating a tool identification code given to each punch and each die with the accumulated wear amounts calculated by the accumulated wear amount calculation section; and
transmit the accumulated wear amounts to initiate a polishing of the punch and/or the die.

2. The tool management device according to claim 1 , further comprising a display control section configured to control a display section to display tool information on a tool managed by the tool management information managing section, wherein
when the display control section controls the display section to display tool information on a punch or a die having reached a state of requiring polishing based on the accumulated wear amount calculated by the accumulated wear amount calculation section, the tool management information managing section controls the display control section such that a first icon is displayed on the display section, the first icon indicating that the punch or the die has reached the state of requiring polishing.

3. The tool management device according to claim 2 , wherein when the display control section controls the display section to display tool information on a punch or a die not having reached the state of requiring polishing but being approaching the state of requiring polishing based on the accumulated wear amount calculated by the accumulated wear amount calculation section, the tool management information managing section controls the display control section such that a second icon is displayed, the second icon indicating that the punch or the die is approaching the state of requiring polishing.

4. The tool management device according to claim 3 , wherein
the tool management information storage section stores a total polishing amount when a punch or a die has been polished by a tool grinder once or multiple times, and
when the display control section controls the display section to display tool information on a punch or a die having an amount of the total polishing amount added with the accumulated wear amount exceeding a maximum total polishing amount up to which polishing can be performed, the tool management information managing section controls the display control section such that a third icon is displayed, the third icon indicating that the punch or the die has reached a state of requiring replacement.

5. The tool management device according to claim 4 , wherein when the display control section controls the display section to display tool information on a punch or a die not having reached the state of requiring replacement but being approaching the state of requiring replacement, the tool management information managing section controls the display control section such that a fourth icon is displayed, the fourth icon indicating that the punch or the die is approaching the state of requiring replacement.

6. The tool management device according to claim 1 , wherein the accumulated wear amount calculation section calculates the wear amounts by using a first coefficient, a second coefficient, or a third coefficient different from each other, when the clearance value of the tool set is larger than a recommended clearance, within a range of the recommended clearance, or smaller than the recommended clearance, respectively.

7. The tool management device according to claim 6 , wherein the wear amount calculated by using the first coefficient is smaller than the wear amount calculated by using the second coefficient, and the wear amount calculated by using the third coefficient is larger than the wear amount calculated by using the second coefficient.

8. The tool management device according to claim 7 , wherein the accumulated wear amount calculation section uses, as the first to third coefficients, coefficients set in accordance with materials of the sheet metal.

9. A tool management method executed by a computer device, the method comprising:
calculating a wear amount of a blade edge of a punch and a wear amount of a blade edge of a die when a tool set of the punch and the die has processed a sheet metal once, by an arithmetic equation using a real number of a clearance value between dimensions of the blade edge of the punch and dimensions of the blade edge of the die, or a coefficient corresponding to the clearance value when a punching machine has processed the sheet metal with the tool set;
calculating an accumulated wear amount of the blade edge of the punch and an accumulated wear amount of the blade edge of the die by accumulating wear amounts of respective times when the tool set has processed the sheet metal multiple times; and
managing a state of the blade edge of each punch and each die by causing a tool management information storage section to store tool management information associating a tool identification code given to each punch and each die with the accumulated wear amounts, and
transmitting the accumulated wear amounts to initiate a polishing of the punch and/or the die.

10. The tool management method according to claim 9 , further comprising, by the computer device:
displaying, on a display section, a tool list including tool information on a managed tool; and
displaying an icon to distinguish a punch or a die having reached a state of requiring polishing based on the accumulated wear amount, from a punch or a die not having reached the state of requiring polishing, of punches and dies displayed in the tool list.

11. The tool management method according to claim 10 , further comprising, by the computer device:
managing a total polishing amount of the managed tool by a tool grinder; and
displaying an icon to distinguish a punch or a die having an amount of the total polishing amount added with the accumulated wear amount exceeding a maximum total polishing amount up to which polishing can be performed, from a punch or a die having the amount not exceeding the maximum total polishing amount, of punches and dies displayed in the tool list.

12. The tool management method according to claim 9 , further comprising, by the computer device, clearing an accumulated wear amount of a polished tool after receiving polishing record information on polishing of the tool by the tool grinder.

Assignees

• Amada Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ogino Masashi
• Sano Tetsuya

Classifications

• B21D28/24 Primary

  Perforating, i.e. punching holes · CPC title

• G05B19/4065

  Monitoring tool breakage, life or condition · CPC title

• G01B5/00

  Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of mechanical techniques · CPC title

• B24B3/60

  of tools not covered by the preceding subgroups · CPC title

• B21D37/10

  Die sets; Pillar guides · CPC title