EP4662030A1 - Appareil, en particulier ensemble sabot de jauge, unité de manipulation, machine de traitement et procédé de guidage et de positionnement de pièces - Google Patents

Appareil, en particulier ensemble sabot de jauge, unité de manipulation, machine de traitement et procédé de guidage et de positionnement de pièces

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EP4662030A1
EP4662030A1 EP23737869.0A EP23737869A EP4662030A1 EP 4662030 A1 EP4662030 A1 EP 4662030A1 EP 23737869 A EP23737869 A EP 23737869A EP 4662030 A1 EP4662030 A1 EP 4662030A1
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workpiece
handling unit
base plate
guide means
fastening
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Benjamin VAN AKEN
Markus HEIßMANN
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Weinmann Holzbausystemtechnik GmbH
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23Q—DETAILS, COMPONENTS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR MACHINE TOOLS, e.g. ARRANGEMENTS FOR COPYING OR CONTROLLING; MACHINE TOOLS IN GENERAL CHARACTERISED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OF PARTICULAR DETAILS OR COMPONENTS; COMBINATIONS OR ASSOCIATIONS OF METAL-WORKING MACHINES, NOT DIRECTED TO A PARTICULAR RESULT
    • B23Q3/00—Devices holding, supporting, or positioning work or tools, of a kind normally removable from the machine
    • B23Q3/02—Devices holding, supporting, or positioning work or tools, of a kind normally removable from the machine for mounting on a work-table, tool-slide, or analogous part
    • B23Q3/10—Auxiliary devices, e.g. bolsters, extension members
    • B23Q3/103—Constructional elements used for constructing work holders
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23Q—DETAILS, COMPONENTS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR MACHINE TOOLS, e.g. ARRANGEMENTS FOR COPYING OR CONTROLLING; MACHINE TOOLS IN GENERAL CHARACTERISED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OF PARTICULAR DETAILS OR COMPONENTS; COMBINATIONS OR ASSOCIATIONS OF METAL-WORKING MACHINES, NOT DIRECTED TO A PARTICULAR RESULT
    • B23Q1/00—Members which are comprised in the general build-up of a form of machine, particularly relatively large fixed members
    • B23Q1/25—Movable or adjustable work or tool supports
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B27—WORKING OR PRESERVING WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL; NAILING OR STAPLING MACHINES IN GENERAL
    • B27C—PLANING, DRILLING, MILLING, TURNING OR UNIVERSAL MACHINES FOR WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL
    • B27C5/00—Machines designed for producing special profiles or shaped work, e.g. by rotary cutters; Equipment therefor
    • B27C5/10—Portable hand-operated wood-milling machines; Routers

Definitions

  • Device in particular lath shoe assembly, handling unit, processing machine and method for guiding and positioning workpieces
  • the invention relates to a device, in particular a slat shoe assembly, a handling unit, a processing machine and a method for guiding and positioning workpieces.
  • the device comprises a support structure, in particular in the form of a base plate and guide means arranged on the support structure, in particular a pair of similar guide rails for guiding and positioning the workpieces.
  • batten shoe assemblies are used in machine tools, in particular for the production of building elements for houses.
  • the batten shoe assemblies are used to attach roof battens of different heights and widths using fastening devices such as nails and/or staples.
  • the object of the following invention is to provide a device, in particular a slat shoe assembly, a handling unit, a processing machine and a method, with which the interchangeable parts of the slat shoe assembly that have to be kept in stock can be reduced to a minimum and at the same time a simple and quick changeover is possible.
  • a device for guiding and positioning workpieces wherein the device comprises a support structure and guide means arranged on the support structure for positioning and guiding the workpieces.
  • the guide means are designed or configurable in such a way that workpieces of different widths and/or heights can be positioned and guided using the guide means.
  • the guide means can thus be positioned on the support structure in a suitable arrangement to the width and/or height of the workpieces, so that the workpieces can be securely received between the guide means and can be securely guided by them during handling and positioning of the workpieces.
  • the guide means preferably comprise at least two contact surfaces, wherein at least a first of the at least two contact surfaces can be brought into contact with a first surface of a workpiece and at least a second of the at least two contact surfaces can be brought into contact with a second surface of the workpiece opposite the first surface.
  • the guide means can be designed, for example, as two guide strips arranged next to one another or as two groups of at least two linearly arranged guide pins arranged next to one another, e.g. in the form of cylinders.
  • the support structure can be designed, for example, as a base plate or an arrangement of two or four struts on which the guide means are arranged detachably or non-detachably.
  • Two parallel guide rails could be arranged perpendicular to two struts on the two struts or four
  • Struts could be arranged in a square or rectangle, with two of the four struts, arranged parallel to each other, accommodating the guide means.
  • the device further comprises at least one drive device, wherein the guide means can be adjusted by means of the at least one drive device to suit a width of a workpiece and/or to suit a height of a workpiece.
  • the guide means can be adjusted by means of the at least one drive device to suit a width of a workpiece and/or to suit a height of a workpiece.
  • the support structure is a base plate and the guide means are a pair of guide rails, in particular of the same type.
  • at least one of the guide rails is detachably attached to the base plate.
  • both guide rails are detachably attached to the base plate.
  • the base plate has at least two fastening means next to one another, in particular in the form of holes, each with an internal thread, via which at least one of the guide rails can be fastened to the base plate in at least two positions in such a way that a distance between the pair of guide rails and thus the contact surface of the guide rails can be variably adjusted to the width of the respective workpiece.
  • the object is achieved in particular by a slat shoe assembly with the base plate and at least one pair of similar guide rails, which can be detachably attached to the base plate at different distances from one another, wherein the base plate has several fastening means next to one another, via which the guide rails can be fastened in different positions.
  • the guide rails can in particular be screwed to the base plate.
  • the guide rails can be mounted on the base plate at a suitable distance from one another, adapted to the width of a workpiece or roof batten, so that the workpiece or roof batten can be held between the guide rails and can be guided by them during handling and in particular during fastening to a framework.
  • the guide rails can be fastened to the base plate at different distances from one another. Therefore, several fastening means are provided next to one another on the base plate, which allow the guide rails to be fastened to the base plate at different distances from one another.
  • the guide rails can be attached to the base plate in a particularly simple manner if rows of holes are provided on the base plate as fastening means.
  • At least two groups of rows of holes with identically arranged holes with a predefined distance on the base plate are provided as fastening means for the guide rails. This can increase the stability of the arrangement of the guide rails on the base plate.
  • holes of a first hole row are arranged offset in a longitudinal direction of the base plate perpendicular to the at least two contact surfaces relative to holes of a second hole row.
  • the two offset hole rows allow in particular Compared to just one row of holes, the hole grid can be reduced so that the positions of the guide rails on the base plate can be adjusted more precisely to the width of the workpieces or roof battens.
  • Markings, in particular parallel lines, for positioning the guide rails can preferably be provided on the base plate. More preferably, numbers can be arranged on the markings to indicate for which workpiece width or slat width the respective marking is intended.
  • the guide strips have a guide leg and a fastening leg, whereby the fastening leg has fastening openings and the guide leg has one of the contact surfaces.
  • the fastening leg is preferably arranged parallel to the surface of the base plate in order to detachably connect and in particular screw a guide strip to the base plate via the fastening openings of the fastening leg.
  • the guide legs preferably protrude perpendicularly from the base plate.
  • the fastening openings are preferably spaced the same distance apart as the rows of holes in the base plate. This arrangement makes it possible to always find the fastening holes in the guide rails in order to mount the guide rails in such a way that the guide rails are preferably flush with an edge of the base plate, regardless of which row of holes in the base plate a guide rail is attached to.
  • the guide rails are U-shaped in cross-section and the leg opposite the fastening leg has tool openings that correspond to the fastening openings. Due to the U-shaped design, the guide rails are very stable. The tool openings also allow a tool to be pushed through the tool openings and thus fasteners, in particular screws, that pass through the fastening openings to be tightened or loosened.
  • the device can be provided that several pairs of guide rails are provided for the device, which have different heights and which can be mounted on the base plate depending on the height of the workpiece to be handled. This ensures that workpieces or roof battens of different heights can be guided safely.
  • the device of the support structure is designed in such a way that it can be inserted into guide rails of a handling unit.
  • the support structure can be designed on opposite edges to match the distance between the guide rails and the shape of the guide rails. This makes it very easy to push the device out of the handling unit to the side without the handling unit having to be moved vertically upwards. This saves time when adapting the handling unit to the changing widths and/or heights of the workpieces to be handled.
  • the guide means of various such devices are preferably each designed for a predefined width and for a predefined height of the workpieces.
  • a recess for a locking means of the handling unit is provided on the support structure. This ensures that the device is held securely in the handling unit when handling the workpieces.
  • an opening is provided in the support structure between the guide means and is designed such that fastening means can pass through the support structure in order to be able to fasten the workpieces to a modular system, in particular a framework.
  • This opening allows the fastening device to be arranged above the device in a space-saving manner, so that the extension of the handling unit can be reduced at least in a horizontal plane.
  • the support structure comprises a rolling device at least between the at least two contact surfaces on the contact surface to the workpiece to be guided and positioned.
  • the at least two contact surfaces of the guide means can comprise such a rolling device.
  • the rolling device preferably comprises rollers or balls mounted in the support structure and/or in the contact surfaces. This makes it possible to reduce the friction between the device and the workpiece to be guided and positioned, so that the workpieces cannot become jammed.
  • the support structure and/or the guide means comprise a compressed air supply for the balls, so that an air cushion is created between the support structure and/or the guide means and thus the friction between the device and the workpiece to be guided and positioned can be reduced even further.
  • the support structure consists at least between the at least two contact surfaces, at least on the contact surface to the workpiece to be guided and positioned, of at least one of the following materials: polytetrafluoroethylene (abbreviated PTFE, colloquially also referred to as Teflon), polyimide-based materials such as polyetheretherketone (usually abbreviated PEEK), polyphenylene sulfide (usually abbreviated PPS), PA material (polyamide, also known as nylon), thermoplastic plastic such as polyoxymethylene (usually abbreviated POM, also known as acetal), polyester (in particular PET - polyethylene terephthalate) and polished stainless steel.
  • PTFE polytetrafluoroethylene
  • Teflon polyimide-based materials
  • PEEK polyetheretherketone
  • PPS polyphenylene sulfide
  • PA material polyamide, also known as nylon
  • thermoplastic plastic such as polyoxymethylene (usually abbreviated POM, also known as ace
  • These selected materials are considered to be low-friction and can therefore be used as an alternative to the rolling device mentioned above or in addition to it in order to reduce the friction between the device and the workpiece to be guided and positioned, so that the workpieces cannot become jammed.
  • the object is further achieved according to the invention by a handling unit for guiding and positioning workpieces, wherein the handling unit comprises one of the devices described above.
  • the handling unit further comprises a locking device for securing the device to the handling unit. This ensures that the device cannot fall out of the handling unit or slip within the handling unit when the handling unit is in use, so that precise positioning can be carried out with the handling unit.
  • the handling unit further comprises a holder for the device, wherein the support structure of the device can be detachably fastened to the holder.
  • the holder is preferably designed in such a way that the device can be pushed into or pivoted into the holder.
  • the handling unit can have a holder for a base plate of the support structure. On the one hand, this makes it very easy to remove the device from the holder, convert it and put it back into the holder.
  • the existing device can be very easily replaced with another device that is designed to match the width and/or height of the next workpiece to be handled.
  • the guide means of the device are designed in such a way that the guide means can be automatically adjusted to the width and/or height of a workpiece by means of at least one drive device, in a further preferred embodiment the device is permanently arranged on the handling unit, in particular welded, glued or riveted to the handling unit.
  • “permanent” means that the device cannot be repeatedly removed from the handling unit and reinserted into the handling unit without damaging a connection between the device and the handling unit.
  • the handling unit further comprises a holder, wherein the receptacle is arranged on the holder and can be pivoted relative to the holder.
  • the holder can be part of a processing machine, in particular a machine tool, which is used to fasten roof battens. Because the receptacle can be pivoted relative to the holder, in particular clamps as fastening means can be driven into a wooden part to which the respective workpiece is to be fastened at a predefined angle in relation to a preferred direction of a wood grain.
  • guides can be provided on the receptacle, along which guides the receptacle can be pivoted relative to the holder.
  • the receptacle can be arranged to be pivotable relative to the holder to a limited extent.
  • the receptacle is also preferably arranged so that it can be locked in at least two, in particular three, positions relative to the holder.
  • the receptacle can therefore assume three defined positions relative to the holder.
  • the receptacle can be pivoted from a central position by +30° or -30°, in particular horizontally, into one of the other two positions.
  • the device is mounted in the holder so that it can be pushed in and out.
  • the device can therefore be pushed out of the handling unit very easily to the side and another device can be pushed in to match the width and/or height of the next workpiece to be handled, without the handling unit having to be moved vertically upwards.
  • the handling unit further comprises a fastening device for fastening the workpieces
  • the support structure of the device comprises an opening between the guide means and wherein the fastening device is arranged above the device in such a way that fastening means issued in particular ejected by the fastening device can impinge on the workpieces through the opening.
  • this also allows the workpieces to be fastened to a modular system, in particular a framework, in particular consisting of a predefined arrangement of beams.
  • the fastening device is arranged in relation to the device in such a way that an outlet opening of the fastening device for the fastening means points to the opening of the support structure. As already mentioned above, this arrangement allows the
  • Fastening device can be arranged in a space-saving manner above the device in the handling unit, so that the extension of the handling unit can be reduced at least in one horizontal plane.
  • the handling unit further comprises an indicator that can be detached from the handling unit for aligning the outlet opening of the fastening device with respect to the device and in particular with respect to the opening in the support structure of the device. This ensures in particular that the respective workpiece can be precisely fastened to the module system at the predetermined position by means of the fastening means.
  • the handling unit further comprises a quick-change coupling for arranging the handling unit on a tool carrier of a processing machine.
  • a quick-change coupling for arranging the handling unit on a tool carrier of a processing machine. This allows the handling unit to be automatically swapped in and out of the processing machine within a very short time, which can reduce downtimes and increase the throughput of the processing machine.
  • the handling unit further comprises a sensor device for monitoring the presence of a workpiece between the guide means of the device and in particular the presence of a workpiece at the outlet mouth of the fastening device. This prevents fastening means from being dispensed from the fastening device when there is no workpiece at all between the guide means. This also increases the safety for operators of a machine tool in which the handling unit is used.
  • the scope of the invention also includes a processing machine, in particular a machine tool, with one of the devices described above, in particular a lath shoe assembly or with one of the handling units described above.
  • the processing machine further comprises at least one support table for a modular system, in particular a frame element, and in particular an adjustment device for the device or the handling unit, wherein the adjustment device is set up such that workpieces can be guided and positioned on the modular system by means of the device or guided and positioned and in particular fastened by means of the handling unit.
  • the adjustment device is preferably a gantry system that can be moved along the at least one support table.
  • a multi-axis robot can also be used.
  • the multi-axis robot is preferably mounted so that it can move on a rail system.
  • Such a processing machine makes it possible to produce very large or very long modular systems, because the adjustment device can be moved along an elongated support table or along several support tables arranged one behind the other on which the modular system rests. The workpieces can thus be guided, positioned and especially fastened lying on the modular system.
  • the object is further achieved according to the invention by a method for guiding and positioning workpieces comprising the following steps:
  • the method further comprises the following steps:
  • the guiding and positioning of the workpieces according to the invention is used as preparation for the processing of the workpieces in relation to the modular system.
  • the processing is, for example and preferably, fastening the workpieces to the modular system by means of fastening means such as nails or clamps.
  • the step of carrying out an adaptation measure on the handling unit is carried out by one of the following variants a) to d) with the following sub-steps: a) removing the first device with the guide means from the handling unit or the processing machine; detaching at least one of the guide means from the support structure of the first device; displacing at least one of the guide means on the support structure according to the second width of the second workpiece; fastening the at least one guide means to the support structure, installing the first device in the handling unit, b) removing the first device with first guide means from the handling unit or the processing machine; detaching the first guide means from the support structure of the first device; selecting second guide means to match the height of the second workpiece; fastening the second guide means to the support structure to match the second width of the second workpiece, installing the first device in the handling unit; c) removing a first device with first guide means from the handling unit or the processing machine, selecting a second device with second guide means matching the second width of the second workpiece and/or
  • the same device in the handling unit can be used for different workpiece heights and/or workpiece widths.
  • at least the same handling unit can continue to be used after replacing the first device without the handling unit having to be removed from the processing machine.
  • Fig. 1 a perspective view of a partial section of an underside of a base plate with two guide rails of a first device for guiding and positioning workpieces;
  • Fig. 2 a a perspective view of the base plate with several alternatively usable guide rails of the first device for guiding and positioning workpieces;
  • Fig. 2 b a side view of a base plate of the first device for guiding and positioning workpieces with a first pair of guide rails and a first workpiece arranged between the guide rails;
  • Fig. 2 c a side view of the base plate of the first device for guiding and positioning workpieces with a second pair of guide rails and a second workpiece arranged between the guide rails, which is both wider and higher than the first workpiece;
  • Fig. 3 a perspective view of an intermediate step in the assembly of the base plate to a holder of a handling unit
  • Fig. 4 a a perspective view obliquely from above of a partial section of the handling unit with the device for guiding and positioning workpieces and with a fastening device;
  • Fig. 4 b a perspective view obliquely from above of a partial section of the handling unit with the device for guiding and positioning workpieces and with an indicator for positioning the fastening device;
  • Fig. 4 c a schematic representation of how staples are preferably driven into wooden parts as fastening means in order to fasten workpieces to these wooden parts by means of the staples;
  • Fig. 5 a a perspective view obliquely from above of the handling unit with the device for guiding and positioning workpieces;
  • FIG. 5 b another perspective view obliquely from below of the handling unit with the device for guiding and positioning workpieces;
  • Fig. 5 c) a schematic view for the fastening of battens in two different orientations to a wooden frame structure by means of the fastening device of the handling unit;
  • Fig. 6 b a side view of the narrow side of a base plate with two guide rails of a third device for guiding and positioning workpieces and a workpiece arranged and brought into contact between the guide rails;
  • Fig. 6 c a side view of the underside of the base plate with two guide rails of the third device for guiding and positioning workpieces and the workpiece arranged and brought into contact between the guide rails;
  • Fig. 7 a a perspective view obliquely from above of a second handling unit for a fourth device for guiding and positioning workpieces;
  • Fig. 7 b a perspective view obliquely from above of the fourth device for guiding and positioning workpieces
  • Fig. 7 c a side view of a first embodiment of the fourth device for guiding and positioning workpieces, which is adapted to a first predefined workpiece width and a first predefined workpiece height;
  • Fig. 7 d a side view of a second embodiment of the fourth device for guiding and positioning workpieces, which is adapted to a second predefined workpiece width and the first predefined workpiece height;
  • Fig. 7 e a side view of a third embodiment of the fourth device for guiding and positioning workpieces, which is adapted to the second predefined workpiece width and a second predefined workpiece height;
  • Fig. 8 a a side view of an underside of a base plate with two guide rails of a fifth device for guiding and positioning workpieces;
  • Fig. 8 b a side view on an underside of a base plate with two guide rails of a sixth device for guiding and positioning workpieces;
  • Fig. 8 c a perspective view of a guide rail of the fifth and sixth device for guiding and positioning workpieces
  • Fig. 8 d a side view of the guide rail of the fifth and sixth device for guiding and positioning workpieces
  • Fig. 9 a perspective view obliquely from above of a processing machine with various handling units
  • Fig. 10 a first flow chart for a method for guiding and positioning workpieces
  • Fig. 1 1 a second flow chart for a method for guiding and positioning and in particular fastening workpieces
  • Fig. 12 c a third partial flow diagram for a third alternative for the step of carrying out an adaptation measure on a handling unit or a processing machine for guiding and positioning workpieces of different widths and/or heights;
  • Fig. 12 d a fourth partial flow diagram for a fourth alternative for the step of carrying out an adaptation measure on a handling unit or a processing machine for guiding and positioning workpieces of different widths and/or heights.
  • Figure 1 shows a base plate 10 as a supporting structure of a first embodiment of a device 12 for guiding and positioning workpieces, to which guide strips 14, 16 are detachably attached as guide means.
  • a device 12 is also called a slatted shoe assembly in technical jargon.
  • the base plate 10 has, at least in a first section, a plurality of fastening means 18, 20 designed as first rows of holes.
  • the first rows of holes form a first group of hole rows 24.
  • the guide strips 14, 16 can be fastened to the base plate 10 via the fastening means 18, 20.
  • the guide strips 14, 16 can be detachably fastened by screwing them to the base plate 10.
  • a screw 22 is shown purely as an example.
  • the base plate 10 has, in a second section at a predefined distance from the first hole row group 24.L, intended second hole rows that form a second hole row group (not visible in Fig. 1 due to the partial section of the device 12 shown).
  • the first section is located near a first edge 40 of the base plate 10, at which the guide strips 14, 16 end.
  • the second section is located near a second edge of the base plate 10 opposite to the first edge, at which the guide strips 14, 16 also end.
  • Adjacent fastening means or rows of holes 18, 20 preferably have holes 24 that are offset from one another in the longitudinal direction, so that the rows of holes can be arranged closer together.
  • the guide strips 14, 16 are essentially U-shaped in cross-section.
  • a fastening leg 28 has the fastening means designed as holes 26.
  • a guide web 30 with a contact surface 30.1, 30.2 for a workpiece is provided perpendicular to the web 28.
  • a further web 32 is provided opposite the web 28, which has tool openings 34 corresponding to the holes 26.
  • markings 36, 38 can be provided on the base plate 10. Adjacent to the markings 36, 38, numbers are preferably shown (not shown in Fig. 1 for reasons of simplification) which indicate a size of the distance between the guide rails 16, 18 from one another, for example in millimeters.
  • the holes 24 in the base plate and the holes 26 in the fastening legs are arranged such that the guide strips 14, 16 can always be positioned so that they are flush with an edge 40 of the guide plate 10.
  • Figure 2 a illustrates that guide rails 42, 44, 46, 48, 50 of different heights can be provided on the base plate 10, whereby preferably only one pair of guide rails 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, which have the same height, is mounted on the base plate 10, as shown in Figures 2 b) and 2 c) described below.
  • "Height" is to be understood as meaning a length, how far vertically from the base plate 10 the respective guide rail 42, 44, 46, 48, 50 projects downwards from the base plate 10.
  • an opening 11 in the base plate 10 can also be seen, which is arranged in particular between the guide strips 42, 44, 46, 48, 50 in the base plate.
  • the function of this opening 11 will be explained later in relation to a fastening device 99 (see Fig. 4 a)).
  • Fig. 2 b shows how a first workpiece W.l with a first width WB.l and a first height WH.l is arranged between a first pair of guide rails 50 with a first height FH.l.
  • the pair of guide rails 50 is fastened to a pair of holes 24.1 which are the smallest distance apart, so that the first workpiece W.l can rest on the contact surfaces of the pair of guide rails 50.
  • Fig. 2 c) shows how a second workpiece W.2 with a second width WB.2 and a second height WH.2 is arranged between a second pair of guide rails 46 with a second height FH.2.
  • the pair of guide rails 46 is fastened to a pair of holes 24.3 which are the third smallest distance apart, so that the second workpiece W.2 can rest on the contact surfaces of the pair of guide rails 46.
  • the hole pairs 24.1, ..., 24.N are therefore preferably arranged on the base plate in such a way that a hole pair can always be found so that the side surfaces of a wooden slat with a certain width can be brought into contact with the contact surfaces of a pair of guide rails 42, 44, 46, 48, 50. This can also be done accordingly for other types of workpieces.
  • the base plate 10 with the guide strips 14, 16 attached to it can be mounted on a holder 52 of a handling unit 100, of which only a lower section is shown in Figure 3.
  • the base plate 10 can be inserted with one end into a groove 54 of the holder 52.
  • the base plate 10 can be locked using fastening means, in particular spring-loaded bolts 56, 58, after it has been pivoted in the direction of arrow 60.
  • the holder 52 is in turn arranged on a holder 62 of the handling unit 100 and can be pivoted relative to this holder 62.
  • the holder 62 has, for example, the shape of a plate, as shown in Figure 3.
  • Analogous to the base plate 10 the receptacle 52 has an opening 52.1, which is better visible in Fig. 4 a).
  • Fig. 4 a shows the lower section of the handling unit 100 without the holder 62 but with a fastening device 99 preferably used, which is known to those skilled in the art and is preferably arranged vertically above the holder 52.
  • the fastening device 99 is intended to output fastening means with which workpieces guided and positioned by the device 12, such as slats and in particular wooden slats, can be attached to a modular system, such as a framework and in particular a Wooden framework for house building. Nails, staples, screws or pins can be used as fastening means, with nails and staples being preferred.
  • the fastening device 99 has an outlet opening 99.1, which is preferably arranged between the fastening device 99 and the device 12 and preferably projects through the opening 52.1 of the receptacle 52 in order to end as close as possible to the opening 11 of the base plate 10.
  • a magazine for the fastening means which can be arranged either inside the fastening device 99 or to the side next to the fastening device 99.
  • the receptacle 52 has in particular arcuate guides 64, 66, in which guide elements 68, 70 of the holder 62 (not shown in Fig. 4 a) are guided. It can thus be seen that the receptacle 52 can be pivoted to a limited extent relative to the holder 62 and in particular to the fastening device 99 located above it, in particular about a vertical pivot axis that is aligned perpendicular to the plane of extension of the holder 62. From a zero position, the receptacle 52 can preferably be pivoted to +30° and -30°. Other angle limit values such as +25° and -25° or +35° and -35° are also conceivable for the pivoting.
  • Such a pivoting device is used in particular when clamps are used as fastening means.
  • the selection of a pivot position depends on which fastening means is used. If the fastening means are in particular nails that are rotationally symmetrical along the longitudinal axis, the zero position is preferably used as the pivot position. If the fastening means are conventional clamps K.l, K.2, K.3 (see Fig. 4 c)) with two tips S.l, S.2 that are connected at the upper ends of the tips via a bridge B (see shown on the left in Fig.
  • a pivot position different from the zero position is preferably used as the pivot position so that the clamps K.l, K.2, K.3 are not driven into the wooden parts to which the workpieces are to be fastened with a longitudinal extension of the bridge B that is parallel to the grain. Otherwise, in the zero position, the longitudinal extension of the bridge B of the clamps K.l, K.2, K.3 would be aligned parallel to the longitudinal axis of the guide rails 14, 16.
  • Fig. 4 c shows a workpiece W.3 in the middle, which is fastened to a wooden part H.1 by means of the clamps K1., K.2, K.3.
  • the wooden part H.l is, for example and preferably, a wooden beam and the workpiece W.3 is, for example and preferably, a wooden slat.
  • the wooden part H.l has, like every wooden part, a grain M.l, whereby the grain M.l preferably runs along the longest dimension of the wooden part H.l, which corresponds to a longitudinal axis L.l.
  • the clamps K.l, K.2, K3 are preferably driven into the workpiece W.3 and the wooden part H.l with the longitudinal dimension of the bridge B at an angle greater than 0° or less than 0°, in particular +30° or -30° to the grain M.l of the wooden part H.l (shown on the right in Fig. 4 c) as a section and example for the angle -30°).
  • Indicators 78, 80 may be provided on the holder 52, which may be engraved in order to easily detect the relative position of the holder 52 to the holder 62 and to check whether the predefined Pivoting position is reached.
  • the indicators 78, 80 preferably comprise straight lines 78.1, 80.1, against which edges of the holder 62 rest when the predefined pivoting position is reached.
  • the receptacle 52 has locking positions 72, 74 designed as openings, in particular bores, via which the receptacle 52 can be locked in different positions relative to the holder 62 by means of locking bolts 76 arranged on the holder 62.
  • An indicator 82 is preferably provided on the holder 52, which serves to align the outlet opening 99.1 of the fastening device 99. After the outlet opening 99.1 and thus the fastening device 99 are aligned, the indicator 82 is removed so that the fastening means can exit from the fastening device 99 without hindrance and can in particular be ejected by means of air pressure in order to independently penetrate the workpiece to be fastened and the module system underneath.
  • the outlet opening 99.1 is preferably located at a distance of 3 to 10 mm and more preferably at a distance of 4 to 5 mm above the surface of the workpiece to be fastened W.1, W.2, W.3.
  • Fig. 4 b shows further details of the lower section of the handling unit 100 and in particular the holder 62.
  • the holder 52 is pivoted by -30° relative to the holder 62, for example.
  • the two preferred pivot positions +30° and -30° are assigned, for example, the letters X and Y as indicators 78, 80 for an operator.
  • the operator must pivot the holder 52 to the letter X if slats have to be positioned in the X direction on a wooden frame (see also the following description of Fig. 5 c)).
  • the operator must pivot the holder 52 to the letter Y if slats have to be positioned in the Y direction on a wooden frame.
  • the pivoting can also take place fully automatically by means of a drive and a corresponding control device.
  • the locking bolts 76 are arranged on the holder 62 and engage in invisible openings in the holder 62.
  • a positioning block 77 is also provided on the holder 62 and is used to park the handling unit 100 in a rack of a processing machine (see Fig. 9) as precisely as possible so that, for example, a portal of the processing machine can safely pick up the handling unit 100 for reuse.
  • the cage 90 is preferably formed by a first threaded rod 91, a second threaded rod 92, a first guide rod 93 and a second guide rod 94, each of which preferably extends perpendicularly from the holder 62 and thus vertically upwards.
  • the threaded rods 91, 92 and guide rods 93, 94 have a certain protective effect for the fastening device 99 arranged between them, so that the precise arrangement of the fastening device 99 in the handling unit 100 is not changed by unintentional contact or impact.
  • the threaded rods 91, 92 are used to adjust the height of a holder 104 for the fastening device 99 depending on the size, in particular the respective longitudinal extent, of the fastening device 99 to be used (see Fig. 5 a) and the following description).
  • the guide rods 93, 94 are used to clamp the holder 104 of the fastening device 99 (see Fig. 5 a) and the following description).
  • Fig. 5 a) and Fig. 5 b) show the handling unit 100 in full size, but without a fastening device arranged in the cage 90.
  • the handling unit 100 preferably comprises a
  • Quick change device 101 viewed vertically preferably at the upper end of the handling unit 100 in order to in order to be able to establish a connection to a tool holder of a processing machine.
  • the quick-change device 101 is preferably arranged on an upper, in particular plate-shaped, holder 103.
  • the upper ends of the threaded rods 91, 92 and the guide rods 93, 94 preferably end on the holder 103 when viewed vertically.
  • the handling unit 100 preferably further comprises a sensor device 102 known to those skilled in the art, which is preferably arranged on the holder 62.
  • the sensor device 102 is preferably a light sensor in which an optical transmitter and an optical receiver are preferably housed in a housing. The use of such a light sensor has the advantage that no reflector has to be provided for the rear reflection.
  • the sensor device 102 is intended to check and determine whether a part of a workpiece is located in the device 12 and thus the handling unit 100 can be released for dispensing fastening means by means of a control device of the handling unit 100 or a processing machine. If a workpiece is located in the device 12, light is reflected and detected by the workpiece and the fastening device 99 is released for dispensing fastening means. If there is no workpiece in the device 12, no light can be reflected and detected and the fastening device 99 is blocked for dispensing fastening means.
  • the handling unit 100 further preferably comprises a further, in particular plate-shaped, central holder 104 for the fastening device 99.
  • the holder 104 is preferably arranged on an upper half of the threaded rods 91, 92 and the guide rods 93, 94, wherein the threaded rods 91, 92 and the guide rods 93, 94 preferably penetrate the holder 104.
  • the fastening device 99 is preferably fastened to a lower side of the holder 104 in a detachable and alignable manner when viewed vertically.
  • Two lock nuts KM.1, KM.2, KM.3, KM.4 are screwed onto the threaded rods 91, 92 (only one of the lock nuts is visible in Fig.
  • the holder 104 preferably comprises, in addition to holes for the guide rods, an elongated through-opening directly adjacent to each other. A hole runs transversely to the openings to an end face of the holder 104 and directly opposite thereto another hole with a thread. A clamping screw KS.l is screwed into each of these holes, with which the holder 104 is secured to one of the guide rods 93, 94.
  • the handling unit 100 preferably further comprises a housing 105 for accommodating electronic and electrical components of the handling unit 100 and a pneumatic device 106, the compressed air of which serves as a drive for the fastening device 99 in order to be able to eject the fastening means from the fastening device 99.
  • a pneumatic device 106 the compressed air of which serves as a drive for the fastening device 99 in order to be able to eject the fastening means from the fastening device 99.
  • the pneumatic device 106 can also be used to supply compressed air to balls of a device for guiding and positioning workpieces, which is described below with reference to Fig. 8 b).
  • Fig. 5 c shows a schematic view of an exemplary modular system 120 in which wooden slats Ll, L.2 or L3, L.4 are fastened to a wooden frame structure 120 consisting of wooden beams Bl, ..., B.7 by means of the fastening device 99 of the handling unit 100.
  • the wooden beams Bl, ..., B.7 are arranged in such a way that they form, for example, a wall of a wooden house to be finished, with a beam B.l delimiting the underside of the wall.
  • the wooden slats L.l, L.2 are fastened to the modular system 120 with a so-called X-alignment.
  • the wooden slats L.3, L.4 (shown in dashed lines in Fig. 5 c)) with a so-called Y-alignment on the module system 120.
  • the wooden beams B. 1, ... , B.7 and the wooden slats L. l , L.4 are shown with thicker lines in Fig. 5 c).
  • l, L.2 or L.3, L.4 is achieved by pivoting the handling unit 100, when it is installed in a processing machine, through 90° about a so-called C-axis, in particular a vertical axis.
  • the pivoting of the receptacle 52 relative to the holder 62 described above serves to align the staples to be driven into the wooden slats Ll, L.2, L.3, L.4 and the beams B.l, ..., B7, in particular with respect to the grain of the beams Bl, ..., B.7.
  • Fig. 6 a shows schematically another preferred embodiment of a device 12.1 for guiding and positioning workpieces W.1, W.2.
  • the device 12.1 comprises drive devices 90.1, 90.2 for automatically adjusting the guide rails 14.1, 16.1 and thus a distance between the guide rails 14.1, 16.1.
  • Pneumatic or hydraulic cylinders or electric linear drives can function as drive devices 90.1, 90.2, for example.
  • the drive devices 90.1, 90.2 move the guide rails 14.1,
  • the drive devices 90.1, 90.2 are controlled by a control device 95 via control lines 95.1, 95.2.
  • the control device 95 is, for example, housed in the housing 105 of the handling unit 100 or is part of a processing machine on which the handling unit 100 is arranged. If the control device 95 is housed in the housing 105 of the handling unit 100, there is preferably a further control line from the control device 95 to a higher-level control device of the processing machine.
  • the device 12.1 further preferably comprises an opening 11.1 in the base plate 10.1 for the outlet opening
  • the opening 1 1.1 is preferably arranged centrally between the guide rails.
  • the base plate 10.1 can comprise an opening (not shown) into which a locking bolt of the handling unit 100 engages when the device 12.1 is inserted into the handling unit 100 (see Fig. 7 b). The device 12.1 can thus be locked in the handling unit 100.
  • the base plate 10.1 has, for example, the same shape as the base plate 10 in order to be inserted into the holder 54.
  • the base plate 10.1 can also be a permanent component of the handling unit 100, so that the complete device 12.1 cannot be easily removed, but only parts of it, such as the drive devices 90.1, 90.2 or the guide rails 14.1, 16.1.
  • the base plate 10.1 can be welded or riveted to the handling unit 100, for example.
  • Fig. 6 b) and Fig. 6 c) show schematically another preferred embodiment of a device 12.2 for guiding and positioning a workpiece W.3.
  • the device 12.2 comprises, analogously to the device 12.1, the drive devices 90.1, 90.2 for the automated adjustment of guide rails 14.2, 16.2 for adaptation to the width of the workpiece W.3.
  • the device 12.2 also comprises additional drive devices 90.3, 90.4, which are preferably integrated in the guide rails 14.2, 14.3 and with which the height of the guide rails 14.2, 14.3 can be automatically adapted to the height of the respective workpiece W.3.
  • drive devices 90.3, 90.4 can be pneumatic or hydraulic cylinders or electric linear drives, for example.
  • the drive devices 90.3, 90.4 can in particular be designed to be telescopically extendable and retractable.
  • the drive devices 90.3, 90.4 can reduce or increase the height of the guide rails 14.1, 16.1 preferably in opposite directions R.3, R.4 perpendicular to the main surface 10.2.1 of the base plate 10.2.
  • a type of cylinder is extended from a respective base structure of one of the guide rails 14.2, 16.2 or retracted into the respective base structure of one of the guide rails 14.2, 16.2.
  • the height of the guide rails 14.1, 16.1 is preferably set in such a defined manner that the height is smaller than the height of the workpiece W.3, so that the guide rails do not hit the support surface on which the workpiece W.3 rests.
  • the guide rails 14.1, 16.1 therefore preferably do not extend down to the side of the workpiece W.3 with which the workpiece W.3 rests on the support surface.
  • Fig. 6 c) shows, analogously to Fig. 6 a), a side view of an underside of the base plate 10.2, where the guide rails 14.2, 16.2 are located. It is clearly visible there that the guide rails 14.2, 16.2, which can be moved in the directions R.1, R.2 by means of the drive devices 90.1, 90.2, are preferably constructed in two parts.
  • the guide rail 14.2 comprises a first guide part 14.2.1, which surrounds a second guide part 14.2.2, for example in the shape of a horseshoe.
  • the first guide part 14.2.1 therefore only offers a support surface for the respective workpiece W.3 at each of the two ends.
  • the second guide part 14.2.2 is, for example, rectangular in shape in this side view and offers an additional contact surface for the respective workpiece W.3 along the longer side.
  • the drive device 90.3 is arranged on the second guide part 14.2.2 in order to move the second guide part 14.2.2 in the directions R.3, R.4, preferably perpendicular to the base plate 10.2, and to adapt it to the height of the respective workpiece W.3.
  • the guide bar 16.2 also comprises a first guide part 16.2.1, which surrounds a second guide part 16.2.2 in a horseshoe shape. The first guide part 16.2.1 therefore only offers a contact surface for the respective workpiece W.3 at each of the two ends.
  • the second guide part 16.2.2 is, for example, rectangular in shape in this side view and offers an additional contact surface for the respective workpiece W.3 along the longer side.
  • the drive device 90.4 is arranged on the second guide part 16.2.2 in order to move the second guide part 16.2.2 in the directions R.3, R.4, preferably perpendicular to the base plate 10.2 and to adapt it to the height of the respective workpiece W.3.
  • the base plate 10.1, 10.2 can comprise an opening (not shown) into which a locking bolt of the handling unit 100 engages when the device 12.1 is inserted into the handling unit 100 (see Fig. 7 b). The device 12.1, 12.2 can thus be locked in the handling unit 100.
  • the base plate 10.2 has, for example, the same shape as the base plate 10 in order to be inserted into the holder 54.
  • the base plate 10.2 like the base plate 10.1, can also be a permanent component of the handling unit 100, so that the complete device 12.2 cannot be easily removed, but only parts of it, such as the drive devices 90.1, 90.2, 90.3, 90.4 or the guide rails 14.1, 14.2, 16.1, 16.2.
  • Fig. 7 a shows a further embodiment of a handling unit 100.1.
  • the handling unit 100.1 is constructed identically to the handling unit 100 described with reference to Figures 3, 4 and 5, except for the use of a different holder 52.1.
  • the holder 52.1 which is preferably arranged on the holder 62 in a pivotable manner analogous to the handling unit 100, comprises a - viewed vertically - downward-pointing cavity 52.1.1, which is formed by a base plate 52.1.2 and two guide devices 52.1.3, 52.1.4 of the holder 52.1 is formed, into which devices 12.3, 12.4, 12.5 for guiding and positioning workpieces according to Figures 7 b) - 7 e) can be pushed in and out manually or by means of a robot.
  • the device 12.3 shown in Fig. 7 b) comprises a base plate 10.3 as a support structure with an opening 11.3, which projects from an edge of the base plate 10.3, preferably parallel to guide strips 14.3a, 14.3b, to beyond a center point of the base plate 10.3.
  • the outlet opening 99.1 of the fastening device 99 projects into the opening 11.3 when the device 12.3 is inserted into the handling unit 100.1 with the fastening device 99.
  • the base plate 10.3 preferably also comprises a further opening
  • the base plate 10.3 also preferably comprises two further bores 11.5, 11 .6, which are arranged, for example, in an end face of the base plate 10.3 at opposite ends of the end face, into which rod-shaped centering devices (not shown) of the handling unit 100.1 engage when the device 12.3 is inserted into the handling unit 100.1. This allows the device 12.3 in the handling unit 100.1 to be centered in a predefined position with repeat accuracy.
  • the bores 1 1.5, 1 1.6 preferably extend parallel to the longitudinal extension of contact surfaces 32.3,
  • Such centering devices can also be provided for all other described devices for guiding and positioning workpieces.
  • Fig. 7 c shows the device 12.3 in a side view of the front surface of the base plate with the holes
  • the guide rails 14.3a, 16.3a are designed as webs protruding from the base plate 10.3, whereby the webs have a predefined distance FW.3 and a predefined height FH.3, each of which is adapted to the specified dimensions of the workpieces to be guided and positioned.
  • distances FW.4, FW.5 of webs 14.3b, 16.3b, 14.3c, 16.3c and heights FH.4, FH.5 of the webs 14.3b, 16.3b, 14.3c, 16.3c are adapted to further specified dimensions of further workpieces to be guided and positioned.
  • Fig. 8 a shows a further embodiment of a device 12.6 for guiding and positioning workpieces.
  • a side view of the underside of a base plate 10.4 with two guide rails 14.4, 16.4 is shown.
  • the distance between the guide rails 14.4, 164 can be adjusted manually by an operator, analogously to the embodiment according to Fig. 1, or automatically by means of a drive device, analogously to the embodiments according to Fig. 6 a) to 6 c), to the width and/or height of a workpiece to be guided and positioned.
  • the base plate 10.4 comprises a preferably elongated opening 11.4 centrally between the guide rails 14.4, 16.4 in order to convey or preferably shoot the fastening means of the fastening device 99 through the base plate 10.4.
  • At least one rolling device 15.1, 15.2 is arranged adjacent to each long side of the elongated opening 11.4.
  • the rolling device 15.1 comprises a number N of rollers 15.1.1, 15.1.2, ..., 15.1.N with protruding axes (one of these rollers is shown in Fig. 8 a) top left enlarged in a perspective view), which are inserted in series into suitable recesses in the base plate 10.4.
  • the rolling device 15.2 also comprises a number N of rollers 15.2.1, 15.2.2, ... , 15.2.N with protruding axles which are inserted in a row in the base plate 10.4 in matching recesses in the base plate 10.4.
  • the rolling device 15.2.1, 15.2.2, ... , 15.2. N two strips 15.2.K, 15.2. L are also inserted and arranged in corresponding recesses in the base plate 10.4 so that the rollers 15.2.1, 15.2.2, ... , 15.2.N cannot fall out of the base plate 10.4 when the device 12.6 is used as intended.
  • Fig. 8 b shows a further embodiment of a device 12.7 for guiding and positioning workpieces. Also shown is a side view of the underside of a base plate 10.5 with the two guide rails 14.4, 16.4.
  • the distance between the guide rails 14.4, 16.4 can be adjusted manually by an operator, as in the embodiment according to Fig. 1, or automatically by means of a drive device, as in the embodiments according to Fig. 6 a) to 6 c), to the width and/or height of a workpiece to be guided and positioned.
  • the base plate 10.5 comprises the preferably elongated opening 11.4 centrally between the guide rails 14.4, 16.4 in order to convey or preferably shoot the fastening means of the fastening device 99 through the base plate 10.5.
  • a rolling device 15.3, 15.4 is arranged on each of the two long sides of the elongated opening 11.4.
  • the rolling device 15.3 comprises a number M of balls 15.3.1, 15.3.2, ... , 15.3. M which are inserted into suitable recesses in the base plate 10.5 in one row or in several rows (three rows are shown in Fig. 8 b). Each ball is fastened, for example by means of a circular perforated disk, so that the balls 15.3.1, 15.3.2, ... , 15 3. M cannot fall out of the base plate 10.5 when the device 12.7 is used as intended.
  • the rolling device 15.4 also comprises a number M of balls 15.4.1, 15.4.2, ... , 15.4.
  • M which are inserted into suitable recesses in the base plate 10.5 in one row or in several rows (in Fig. 8 b) three rows are shown again) in the base plate 10.5.
  • Each ball is also fastened by means of a circular perforated disk, for example, so that the balls 15.4.1, 15.4.2, ..., 15.4. M cannot fall out of the base plate 10.5 when the device 12.6 is used as intended.
  • the channel system 19 can be designed as ball nozzles, which are known from air cushion tables.
  • a channel system 19 for compressed air is integrated into the base plate 10.5 in order to supply the ball nozzles with compressed air.
  • the channel system 19 comprises, for example, holes 19.1, 19.2, 19.3, 19.4 running perpendicular to a front face of the base plate 10.5, which each coincide with the holes for placing the balls. These holes 19.1, 19.2, 19.3, 19.4 are closed on the front face of the base plate 10.5. Perpendicular to the holes 19.1, 19.2, 19.3, 19.4, another hole runs from another front face of the base plate 10.5.
  • the respective base plate 10.4, 10.5 or just the underside of the respective base plate 10.4, 10.5 can consist of a low-friction material or a low-friction coating in order to reduce the friction between the respective base plate 10.4, 10.5 and the material to be guided and to reduce friction on the workpiece being positioned.
  • low-friction coatings include a polymer coating, a diamond-like carbon coating (known as Diamond-Like Carbon: DLC) or a Teflon coating.
  • low-friction materials include the following: polytetrafluoroethylene (abbreviated PTFE, also known colloquially as Teflon), polyimide-based materials such as polyetheretherketone (commonly abbreviated PEEK), polyphenylene sulfide (commonly abbreviated PPS), PA material (polyamide, also known as nylon), thermoplastic plastic such as polyoxymethylene (commonly abbreviated POM, also known as acetal), polyester (especially PET - polyethylene terephthalate) and polished stainless steel.
  • PTFE polytetrafluoroethylene
  • PEEK polyetheretherketone
  • PPS polyphenylene sulfide
  • PA material polyamide, also known as nylon
  • thermoplastic plastic such as polyoxymethylene (commonly abbreviated POM, also known as acetal)
  • polyester especially PET - polyethylene terephthalate
  • polished stainless steel especially PET - polyethylene terephthalate
  • the guide rails 14.4, 16.4 preferably comprise, for example, two groups 17.1, 17.2 of preferably a number X of through holes 17.1 .1, ... , 17.1.X or 17.2.1 , ... , 17.2.X, each of which runs perpendicular to a contact surface 30.3 along which the workpieces to be positioned are guided (see Fig. 8 c) and Fig. 8 d)). Rollers or balls can be integrated into these holes 17.1.1, ... , 17.1 .X or 17.2.1, ... , 17 2.X, analogously to the base plates 10.4, 10.5, in order to reduce the friction between the contact surface 30.3 and the workpiece to be guided and positioned.
  • the contact surface 30.3 is preferably angled backwards at the two ends of the respective guide rail 14.4, 16.4 in areas 30.4, 30.5 (towards the rear means that the distance between the contact surfaces of the two opposing guide rails 14.4, 16.4 is greater in these areas), preferably with an angle in the range between 20° and 40°, so that the workpieces to be guided and positioned can be more easily inserted between the guide rails 14.4, 16.4.
  • the guide rails 14.4, 16.4 preferably consist of a low-friction solid material as already listed above with regard to the base plate 10.4, 10.5.
  • the low-friction solid material also serves to minimize friction between the respective workpiece and the respective guide rail 14.4, 16.4.
  • the guide rails 14.4, 16.4 can also be U-shaped analogously to the embodiment of Fig. 1.
  • Fig. 8 d it is shown that the bores 17.1.1, ... , 17 1 . or 17.2. 1, ... , 17.2.X are continuous and extend from the contact surface 30.3 to the opposite surface 30.4.
  • a compressed air supply for balls can be provided there analogous to the base plate 10.5 according to Fig. 8 b).
  • Fig. 9 shows a preferred embodiment of a processing machine 110 with various handling units 100.x, 101, 102, 103, 104 for processing the modular system 120, in particular a framework that preferably consists of wood materials.
  • the processing machine 110 is, for example, a CNC-controlled multifunctional bridge.
  • the handling unit 100.x is one of the previously described handling units 100, 100.1 for guiding, positioning and, more preferably, for fastening workpieces on the modular system 120.
  • the other handling units 101, 102, 103, 104 comprise processing devices, for example for drilling, sawing, marking, gluing or formatting.
  • the processing machine 110 comprises an aggregate carrier 130 for two or more than two of the handling aggregates 100.x, 101, 102, 103, 104.
  • the handling aggregates 100.x, 101, 102 arranged on the aggregate carrier 130 can be used directly for processing the module system 120.
  • the aggregate carrier 130 preferably comprises at least one drive spindle for those processing devices that require such a drive spindle, such as drilling devices or Sawing devices.
  • At least one of the handling units 101, 102, 103, 104 preferably comprises a tool changer for different processing functions.
  • Those handling units 103, 104 that cannot be accommodated on the unit carrier 130 can be parked on a rack 140 of the processing machine 110, which is preferably arranged on a front side of a support table 150 of the processing machine 110, preferably on a support surface of the processing machine 110.
  • the rack 140 preferably comprises a first vertical support 141 anchored on the support surface and a second vertical support 142 anchored on the support surface.
  • the rack 140 further comprises a horizontal support 143, which is arranged and fastened on the upper ends of the two vertical supports 141, 142.
  • the rack 140 further comprises at least one holder 144 arranged on the horizontal support 143 for one of the handling units 100.x, 101, 102, 103, 104.
  • Preferably, several holders 144, 145, 146 are arranged on the horizontal support 143.
  • the aggregate carrier 130 is preferably arranged on a portal system 160 of the processing machine 110 so that it can be moved horizontally and vertically by means of corresponding drive devices.
  • the portal system 160 comprises a first vertical carrier 161, a second vertical carrier not visible in Fig. 9 and a horizontal carrier 162 arranged and fastened on the upper ends of the vertical carrier 161, on which the aggregate carrier 130 is arranged so that it can be moved in order to be able to approach the processing positions required for processing the module system 120.
  • the portal system 160 is arranged on a transport device 170 so that it can be moved horizontally along a non-visible support table by means of a drive device.
  • the transport device 170 is preferably a rail system that comprises a first rail 171 and a second rail 172.
  • the rails 171, 172 are preferably arranged to the side of the support table for the modular system 120.
  • the processing machine 110 can also comprise two or more support tables arranged one behind the other, along which the portal system 160 can be moved.
  • the rails 171, 172 preferably have a length such that the portal system 160 can be moved above the support 140 in order to exchange, preferably automatically, at least one of the handling units 100.x, 101, 102 of the unit carrier 130 for at least one of the handling units 103, 104 for an upcoming processing of the module system 120.
  • a multi-axis robot can also be used, which is preferably also arranged on a rail system so that it can move along the support table.
  • the processing machine 110 preferably further comprises a protection system 180 for operators of the processing machine 110.
  • the protection system 180 comprises, for example and preferably, a first protective wall 181, which is arranged parallel to the first rail 171 on the first vertical support 161 of the portal system 160, and a second protective wall 182, which is arranged parallel to the second rail 172 on the second vertical support 162 of the portal system 160. In this way, the protection system 180 moves with the portal system 160 and provides protection wherever processing is currently taking place using the processing machine 110.
  • the processing machine 110 further comprises a control device 190, shown schematically in Fig. 9, and an operating center 200, shown schematically in Fig. 9.
  • the operating center 200 is, for example, a touch-sensitive screen or a computer with a keyboard and/or mouse as an input device.
  • An exchange of information can take place between the control device 190 and the operating center 200 via a first control line 210.
  • An exchange of information can take place between the control device 190 and the unit carrier 130 via a second control line 220 in order to control the unit carrier 130 itself and in particular to control the handling units 100.x, 101, 102.
  • An exchange of information can take place between the control device 190 and the portal system 160 via a third control line 230, in order in particular to move the portal system 160 to the predefined position and preferably also to report back the reaching of the predefined position.
  • the processing machine 110 preferably carries out an information exchange with a higher-level production control system via a fourth control line 240, which can be located in a cloud 300, for example.
  • the cloud 300 can be a central server of a production site, for example.
  • the cloud 300 preferably provides production data to the processing machine 110, with which the processing machine produces the module system 120 to be produced, preferably in a largely automated or fully automated manner.
  • Fig. 10 schematically shows a basic method 500 for guiding and positioning workpieces of different widths and/or heights.
  • a first step 510 a first device 12, 12.1, 12.2,
  • a first workpiece W.l, W.2, W.3 with a first width and a first height is fed manually by an operator or by a robot in such a way that one of the guide means described with reference to Fig. 1, 2, 6, 7 and 8 of one of the devices 12, 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.4, 12.5, 12.6, 12.7 is brought into contact with the side surfaces of the first workpiece W.l, W.2, W.3.
  • the first workpiece W.l, W.2, W.3 can in particular be an elongated wooden slat, wherein the guide means are brought into contact with the elongated side surfaces.
  • Other workpiece formats such as plates or cylindrical formats and other workpiece materials such as plastic or metal are also conceivable.
  • the first workpiece W.1, W.2, W.3 is guided and pre-positioned on the module system 120 by means of the correspondingly configured or selected first device 12, 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.4, 12.5, 12.6, 12.7.
  • next step 540 it is checked whether the next second workpiece W.l, W.2, W.3 has the same dimensions or sizes as the first workpiece W.l, W.2, W.3 in terms of width and height. If this is not the case, the method continues with a step 550. If this is the case, the method continues with a step 560.
  • step 550 an adjustment measure is carried out on the handling unit 100, 100.1, 100.x or the processing machine HO, so that subsequently the guide means of the first device 12, 12.1, 12.2, 12.3,
  • step 560 the second workpiece W.l, W.2, W.3 with a second width and/or a second height is fed to the first or second device 12, 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.4, 12.5, 12.6, 12.7 manually by the operator or by the robot such that the guide means of the first or second device 12, 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.4, 12.5, 12.6, 12.7 described with reference to Figs. 1, 2, 6, 7 and 8 are brought into contact with the side surfaces of the second workpiece W.l, W.2, W.3.
  • steps 540 and 550 of the method 500 are carried out manually by an operator.
  • 500 is carried out fully automatically and handling steps of an operator of the first alternative are taken over by a robot, for example.
  • Fig. 11 schematically shows a further method 501 for guiding and positioning workpieces of different widths and/or heights.
  • the steps of Fig. 10 reproduced in Fig. 11 have the same function as described in relation to Fig. 10.
  • the method 501 preferably comprises a further step 530 after step 520, in which the first workpiece W.1, W.2, W.3 is first machined at a first predefined position in relation to the module system 120.
  • This machining process is, for example, fastening the first workpiece W.1, W.2, W.3 to the module system 120 by means of fastening means such as nails or staples.
  • the method 501 runs through steps 520 and 530 several times until the machining process for the first workpiece W.1, W.2, W.3 is completed.
  • the method 501 preferably further comprises, after step 570, a further step 580 in which the second workpiece W.l, W.2, W.3 is first machined at a second predefined position in relation to the modular system 120.
  • This machining process is, for example, fastening the second workpiece to the modular system 120 using fastening means such as nails or staples.
  • the method 501 runs through steps 570 and 580 several times until the machining process for the second workpiece W.l, W.2, W.3 is also completed.
  • 501 is carried out fully automatically and handling steps of an operator of the first alternative are taken over by a robot.
  • Fig. 12 shows several variants for implementing step 550, which is preferably carried out between steps 540 and 560.
  • the variant according to Fig. 12 a) relates to a procedure with regard to the handling unit 100 described above on which the device 12 according to Fig. 1 is arranged or the processing machine 110 described above on which the device 12 according to Fig. 1 is arranged.
  • a first sub-step 551a the device 12 is removed from the handling unit 100 or the processing machine 110.
  • a next sub-step 552a at least one of the guide rails 14, 16, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50 is detached from the base plate 10 of the device 12. In principle, it is sufficient to detach just one of the guide rails 14, 16, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50 if the second workpiece W. l, W.2, W.3 has a different width but the same height as the first workpiece W.
  • both guide rails 14, 16, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50 are released so that the center point between the side surfaces of the workpieces W. l, W.2, W.3 does not change in relation to the device 12 when another workpiece is guided and positioned.
  • the at least one of the guide rails 14, 16, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50 is offset in relation to the base plate 10 to match the width of the second workpiece W. l, W.2, W.3.
  • the at least one of the guide rails 14, 16, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50 is attached to the base plate 10.
  • the device 12 again arranged on the handling unit 100 and preferably fixed or the device 12 again arranged directly on the processing machine HO and preferably fixed.
  • the variant according to Fig. 12 b) relates to an alternative procedure in which the device 12 according to Fig. 2 is arranged on the handling unit 100 or directly on the processing machine 110.
  • the device 12 is removed from the handling unit 100 or the processing machine 110.
  • the guide rails 14, 16, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50 are released from the base plate 10 of the device 12.
  • other guide rails 14, 16, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50 are selected to match the height of the second workpiece W.1, W.2, W.3.
  • the selected guide rails 14, 16, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50 are attached to the base plate 10 to match the width of the second workpiece W.1, W.2, W.3.
  • the device 12 is again arranged in the handling unit 100 and preferably fixed or the device 12 is again arranged directly in the processing machine 110 and preferably fixed.
  • the variant according to Fig. 12 c) relates to a procedure for a device 12.1, 12.2, 12.6, 12.7 according to Fig. 6 or Fig. 8.
  • the distance between the guide rails 14.1, 14.4, 16.1, 14.2, 16.2, 16.4 is automatically adjusted to the width of the second workpiece W. l, W.2, W.3.
  • the height of the guide rails 14.2, 14.4, 16.2, 16.4 is automatically adjusted to the height of the second workpiece W. l, W.2, W.3.
  • the variant according to Fig. 12 d) relates to a procedure for a device 12.3, 12.4, 12.5 according to Fig. 7 b), 7 c), 7 d).
  • the device 12.3, 12.4, 12.5 is removed from the handling unit 100.1 or from the processing machine 110.
  • a device 12.3, 12.4, 12.5 is selected to match the width and height of the second workpiece W.1, W.2, W.3.
  • the selected device 12.3, 12.4, 12.5 is again arranged in the handling unit 100.1 and preferably fixed or arranged directly in the processing machine 110 and preferably fixed.
  • the method 501 is carried out, for example, as follows:
  • an operator opens a data set on the control center 200 and selects the function “Attach battens (X) longitudinally or (Y) transversely”.
  • the required handling unit 100, 100.1, 100.x is activated or first inserted into the unit carrier 120 of the processing machine 1 10 and then activated.
  • the operator presses a start button on the control center 200.
  • the portal system 160 moves to the first predefined position and lowers the handling unit 100, 100.1, 100.x to the underlying module system 120 until the device 12, 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.4, 12.5, 12.6, 12.7 is only, for example, 10 mm away from the top of the module system 120.
  • the operator inserts the first workpiece W.l, W.2, W.3, in particular the first slat, into the device 12, 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.4, 12.5, 12.6, 12.7.
  • the operator presses the start button on the control center 200 again.
  • the handling unit 100, 100 1, 100.x is lowered until the first workpiece W. l, W 2, W.3 rests on the module system 120.
  • the fastening device 99 of the handling unit 100, 100.1, 100.x fastens the first workpiece W1, W.2, W.3 by means of a fastening means at the first predefined position on the module system 120.
  • the processing device 100, 100.1, 100.x is automatically moved to a second predefined position, whereby the first workpiece W.l, W.2, W.3 is guided and positioned.
  • the fastening device 99 of the handling unit 100, 100.1, 100.x fastens the first workpiece W.l, W.2, W.3 by means of a fastening means also at this second predefined position on the module system 120.
  • the guiding, positioning and fastening is repeated until the first workpiece W.l, W.2, W.3 is completely fastened to the module system 120 as predefined.
  • the handling unit 100, 100.1, 100.x is raised by, for example, 150 mm and moved to another predefined position where a second workpiece W.l, W.2, W.3 is to be attached to the module system 120.
  • the intended second workpiece W.1, W.2, W.3 has a different width and/or height
  • one of the adaptation measures described in more detail above is carried out depending on the device 12, 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.4, 12.5, 12.6, 12.7 used.
  • a slatted shoe assembly 12 comprises a base plate 10 and at least one pair of similar guide strips 14, 16, 42, 46, 48, 50, which can be detachably fastened to the base plate 10 at different distances from one another.
  • the base plate 10 has several fastening means 18, 20 next to one another, via which the guide strips 14, 16, 42, 46, 48, 50 can be fastened in different positions.
  • the holes 24 are arranged offset from adjacent rows of holes in a longitudinal direction of the base plate 10.
  • markings 36, 38 are provided on the base plate 10 for the positioning of the guide rails 14, 16, 42, 46, 48, 50.
  • the guide strips 14, 16, 42, 46, 48, 50 have a guide leg 30 and a fastening leg 28, wherein the fastening leg 28 has fastening openings.
  • the fastening openings have a smaller distance from each other than the holes 24 of the rows of holes in the base plate 10.
  • the guide rails are U-shaped in cross section and the leg 32 opposite the fastening leg 28 has tool openings 34 corresponding to the fastening openings.
  • the receptacle 52 is arranged on a holder 62 and can be pivoted relative to the holder 62.
  • the receptacle 52 can be locked in several, in particular three, positions relative to the holder 62.
  • a machine tool comprises one of the above-mentioned embodiments of the lath shoe assembly 12.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un appareil (12) pour guider et positionner des pièces, comprenant une structure de support (10) et des moyens de guidage (14, 16) qui sont disposés sur la structure de support (10) pour positionner et guider les pièces, les moyens de guidage (14, 16) pouvant être configurés de telle sorte que des pièces de largeur et/ou de hauteur différentes peuvent être positionnées et guidées avec les moyens de guidage (14, 16). L'invention concerne en outre une unité de manipulation associée, une machine-outil associée et un procédé associé.
EP23737869.0A 2023-02-10 2023-05-11 Appareil, en particulier ensemble sabot de jauge, unité de manipulation, machine de traitement et procédé de guidage et de positionnement de pièces Pending EP4662030A1 (fr)

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