Press system and control method of press system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12459029-B2
Application number	US-202218271500-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 17, 2022
Priority date	Jan 22, 2021
Publication date	Nov 4, 2025
Grant date	Nov 4, 2025

Abstract

A press system and a control method of the press system that can automatically set a timing for coordinating a press machine and a feeding device. A leveler feeder includes feed rolls that convey a coil material to the press machine in a closed state in which the coil material is clamped, and are brought into an open state in which the coil material is released when stamping by the press machine is started. The press machine includes a sensor for detecting a load F at a time of the stamping, a pilot pin that is inserted into a hole pierced in the coil material for positioning at a time of the stamping, and a controller for controlling the leveler feeder and the press machine so as to perform the stamping in coordination with each other. The controller determines a release start timing Tos (a position Ps+L) at which the feed rolls are switched from the closed state to the open state based on a result of detecting by the sensor as well as a length L of the pilot pin.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . A press system comprising:
a holding device configured to hold a coil material; a press machine configured to perform progressive stamping press in which several stamping actions are performed in a plurality of stages; and a feeding device configured to feed the coil material held by the holding device to the press machine, wherein the feeding device includes rolls configured to convey the coil material to the press machine in a closed state in which the coil material is clamped therebetween and be brought into an open state in which the coil material is released when stamping by the press machine is started, the press machine includes:
load detection means configured to detect a load at a time of the stamping;
a pin configured to be inserted into a hole pierced in the coil material for positioning at the time of the stamping; and
control means configured to control the feeding device and the press machine to perform the stamping in coordination with each other, and
the control means which controls the feeding device for switching the rolls from the closed state to the open state at a timing before the load is detected by the load detection means, wherein the timing is based on a length of the pin.

2 . The press system according to claim 1 , wherein the control means determines that the stamping is started when the load detection means starts to detect a load, and determines that the stamping is ended when the load detection means no longer detects the load.

3 . The press system according to claim 2 , wherein
the press machine includes:
press dies including an upper die and a lower die to perform the stamping to the coil material; and
a slide configured to vertically move with the upper die being attached thereto, and
the control means sets a first timing, at which the rolls are switched from the closed state to the open state before the stamping is started, to a timing at which a height when the slide is descending is a height obtained by adding a height of the pin to a height when the stamping is started.

4 . The press system according to claim 3 , wherein the control means sets a timing, at which the rolls are switched from the open state to the closed state, to a timing at which a height when the slide is ascending is a height when the stamping is ended.

5 . The press system according to claim 4 , wherein the control means sets a timing, at which conveyance of the coil material is started by the rolls after the stamping is ended, to be later than a timing at which the rolls are switched from the open state to the closed state.

6 . The press system according to claim 5 , wherein the control means sets the timing, at which the conveyance of the coil material is started by the rolls after the stamping is ended, to a timing obtained by adding a first value to a position of the slide when the stamping is ended.

7 . The press system according to claim 6 , wherein the control means outputs a signal when the pin and the coil material are likely to interfere with each other in a state in which the conveyance of the coil material by the rolls is not ended, and sets a timing, at which the signal is output, to a timing obtained by adding a second value to a position of the slide at the first timing.

8 . The press system according to claim 6 , wherein the control means outputs a signal when the pin and the coil material are likely to interfere with each other in a state in which the conveyance of the coil material by the rolls is not ended, and sets a timing, at which the signal is output, to a timing obtained by adding a second value including the length of the pin to a position of the slide at a timing at which the stamping is started.

9 . The press system according to claim 3 , wherein
the feeding device includes work rolls arranged on an upstream side of the rolls in a conveying direction of the coil material, and is brought into the closed state to straighten the coil material and brought into the open state to release the coil material, and the control means determines, based on a result of detection by the load detection means and the length of the pin, a second timing at which the work rolls are switched from the closed state to the open state, the second timing being a timing different from the first timing.

10 . A control method of a press system, the press system including a holding device configured to hold a coil material, a press machine configured to perform progressive stamping press in which several stamping actions are performed in a plurality of stages, and a feeding device configured to feed the coil material held by the holding device to the press machine, wherein
the feeding device includes rolls configured to convey the coil material to the press machine in a closed state in which the coil material is clamped therebetween and be brought into an open state in which the coil material is released when stamping by the press machine is started, the press machine includes;
load detection means configured to detect a load at a time of the stamping;
a pin configured to be inserted into a hole pierced in the coil material for positioning at the time of the stamping; and
control means configured to control the feeding device and the press machine to perform the stamping in coordination with each other, and
the control method includes controlling, by the control means, the feeding device for switching the rolls from the closed state to the open state at a timing before the load is detected by the load detection means, wherein the timing is based on a length of the pin.

Assignees

• Amada Co Ltd
• Amada Press System Co Ltd

Inventors

• Nakazawa Kazuki
• Utsumi Akira

Classifications

• B21D43/06

  by positive or negative engaging parts co-operating with corresponding parts of the sheet or the like to be processed, e.g. carrier bolts or grooved section in the carriers · CPC title

• B21D22/02

  Stamping using rigid devices or tools · CPC title

• B21D1/02

  by rollers (B21D1/06 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B30B15/00

  Details of, or accessories for, presses; Auxiliary measures in connection with pressing (safety devices F16P) · CPC title

• B30B15/14

  Control arrangements for mechanically-driven presses · CPC title