EP1055466A2 - Système d'entraínement hydraulique pour une machine d'assemblage - Google Patents

Système d'entraínement hydraulique pour une machine d'assemblage Download PDF

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EP1055466A2
EP1055466A2 EP00110295A EP00110295A EP1055466A2 EP 1055466 A2 EP1055466 A2 EP 1055466A2 EP 00110295 A EP00110295 A EP 00110295A EP 00110295 A EP00110295 A EP 00110295A EP 1055466 A2 EP1055466 A2 EP 1055466A2
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21D—WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21D39/00—Application of procedures in order to connect objects or parts, e.g. coating with sheet metal otherwise than by plating; Tube expanders
    • B21D39/03—Application of procedures in order to connect objects or parts, e.g. coating with sheet metal otherwise than by plating; Tube expanders of sheet metal otherwise than by folding
    • B21D39/031—Joining superposed plates by locally deforming without slitting or piercing
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T29/00—Metal working
    • Y10T29/49—Method of mechanical manufacture
    • Y10T29/49826—Assembling or joining
    • Y10T29/49833—Punching, piercing or reaming part by surface of second part
    • Y10T29/49835—Punching, piercing or reaming part by surface of second part with shaping
    • Y10T29/49837—Punching, piercing or reaming part by surface of second part with shaping of first part
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T29/00—Metal working
    • Y10T29/53—Means to assemble or disassemble
    • Y10T29/53039—Means to assemble or disassemble with control means energized in response to activator stimulated by condition sensor
    • Y10T29/53061—Responsive to work or work-related machine element
    • Y10T29/53065—Responsive to work or work-related machine element with means to fasten by deformation
    • Y10T29/5307—Self-piercing work part
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T29/00—Metal working
    • Y10T29/53—Means to assemble or disassemble
    • Y10T29/53709—Overedge assembling means
    • Y10T29/5377—Riveter

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  • the present invention relates to a hydraulic drive device for a tool for joining at least two workpieces made of ductile material, especially for punch riveting or clinching.
  • Such drive devices settle usually from a stamp drive for actuating a stamp for the joining process and a hold-down drive for actuating the workpieces during of the holding-down clamp.
  • Both drives are designed as a piston-cylinder unit, the cylinders of the two drives are firmly connected and the piston of the hold-down drive between the piston rod of the punch drive and the cylinder of the hold-down drive is arranged concentrically so that it has a pressure chamber with a own pressure medium connection to generate the hold-down force telescopically is movable. Even if the piston of the hold-down drive is standing back Usually a spring is used, but there are a total of three pressure medium connections (two for the punch drive and one for the hold-down drive) required what the drive device and in particular its hydraulic supply comparatively expensive.
  • the present invention has for its object a hydraulic Drive device for a tool for joining at least two workpieces to create from ductile material that has the simplest possible structure and nevertheless the generation of a uniform hydraulic hold-down force for The workpieces can be clamped.
  • the hold-down drive from the piston rod of the punch drive, and the pressure chamber of the hold-down drive is connected to a working chamber of the stamp drive, so that Generate the hold-down force from this working chamber to the pressure chamber of the hold-down drive is transmitted.
  • connection of the relevant working chamber is expedient Stamp drive via a pressure relief valve with a low pressure range connectable to the pressure in the pressure chamber of the hold-down drive and thus limit the hold-down force to an adjustable value.
  • the hold-down force is based on the pressure in one working chamber of the punch drive are only two connections to the hydraulic Supply of the entire drive device required.
  • Another advantage of Invention is that to increase the feed stroke of hold-down and stamp only the stamp drive must be extended, since then for the hold-down drive carried by the punch drive automatically has a corresponding one Extension of the delivery stroke results. This results overall easier handling and improved access to the drive device.
  • the drive device designed according to the invention is also distinguished by comparatively low manufacturing costs, which is simplified by the Structure, the lower number of stroke-dependent parts and a simpler Hydraulic supply are conditional.
  • Figures 1 to 4 each represent a longitudinal section through a hydraulic Drive device in different operating states.
  • the drive device shown in the figures is used for punch riveting two plate-shaped workpieces A, B, which are supported on a die M.
  • the drive device can also be used for other joining processes, e.g. to the Clinching or generally for machining workpieces by means of a stamp such as used in punching.
  • the drive device has a stamp drive 2 in the form of a piston-cylinder unit with a cylinder 4, for example on a C-frame (not shown) is firmly attached.
  • a piston 6 with a piston rod 8 slidably mounted.
  • the piston 6 divides the interior the cylinder 4 into a first working chamber 12 and a second working chamber 14, each with its own connection 16 or 18 with a hydraulic Pressure medium source (not shown) can be connected.
  • the piston rod 8 is fixed at its lower end with a stamp 10 connected, in the illustrated embodiment for performing the riveting process serves.
  • the piston rod 8 of the stamp drive 2 carries a hold-down drive in a self-supporting manner 20, which is also designed as a piston-cylinder unit. More accurate said hold-down drive 20 has a piston 22 which is connected to piston rod 8 molded in one piece, that is firmly connected to the piston rod 8.
  • the hold-down drive 20 also has a cylinder 24 on the piston rod 8 of the stamp drive 2 is telescopically mounted so that the piston 22 and the Cylinder 24 are slidable relative to each other.
  • the cylinder 24 is at its lower end with a hold-down 30 in Form of a mouthpiece firmly connected, in which the stamp 10 is slidably guided and that for holding down (prestressing) the workpieces A, B on the die M serves.
  • the cylinder 24 consists of an outer sleeve 26 which is on an upper portion the piston rod 8 is slidably guided, and an inner sleeve 28 which a lower portion of the piston rod 8 is slidably such that between the piston 22, the inner wall of the sleeve 24 and the front end of the Sleeve 28 a pressure chamber 32 is formed.
  • the pressure chamber 32 of the hold-down drive 20 is via a flow connection 34 connected to the working chamber 14 of the stamp drive 2.
  • the - Always open - flow connection 34 consists of a in the piston rod 8 centrally arranged, longitudinal flow channel 36, the branch channels 38 with the working chamber 8 and via branch channels 40 with the pressure chamber 32 connected is.
  • connection 18 is via a pressure relief valve 40 connectable to a low pressure area (tank, not shown), to limit the pressure in the working chamber 8 and thus in the pressure chamber 32, as will be explained in more detail.
  • a pressure relief valve 40 connectable to a low pressure area (tank, not shown), to limit the pressure in the working chamber 8 and thus in the pressure chamber 32, as will be explained in more detail.
  • the pressure relief valve 40 it is preferably a controllable pressure relief valve, the Limit value can be set manually, for example.
  • a check valve 44 through a bypass line 42 to the Pressure relief valve 40 connected in parallel to supply the port 18 with pressure to be able, as will also be explained in more detail.
  • the hold-down device presses 30 the workpieces A, B against the die M with a uniform hold-down force, the size of which through the flow connection 34 to the Pressure chamber 32 transmitted, limited by the pressure relief valve 40 Pressure is determined.
  • the piston 6 moves with its piston rod 8 and the stamp 10 attached to it further down to finally complete the joining process perform (Fig. 3).
  • this further downward movement there is a Relative displacement between the piston provided on the piston rod 8 22 and the cylinder 24 supported on the workpieces A, B of the hold-down drive 20.
  • This causes pressure medium from the pressure chamber 32 via the flow connection 34, the working chamber 8 and the port 18 through the pressure relief valve 40 displaced through to the low pressure area.
  • the pressure relief valve 40 ensures that the hold-down 30 on the workpieces A, B maintain hold-down force unchanged remains.
  • the working chamber 12 is connected 16 relieved of pressure and the working chamber 8 via the connection 18 with pressure supplied so that the piston 6 with the piston rod 8 and the stamp 10 is reset are (Fig. 4).
  • the working chamber 8 and the flow connection 34 also the pressure chamber 32 again with hydraulic fluid filled until the drive device again its basic position shown in Fig. 1 occupies.
  • the piston rod 8 has in the area of the working chamber 14 an outer diameter that is only slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the cylinder 4 is.
  • the displacement volume and the cross-sectional area the working chamber 4 are therefore very small. This ensures that the reaction force caused by the pressure in the working chamber, that of the piston 6 must overcome the punch drive 2 in its feed movement, comparatively is low.

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