CN220698953U

CN220698953U - Cutter disc replacing device

Info

Publication number: CN220698953U
Application number: CN202321247161.1U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 任少伟; 季峰; 孙兵
Original assignee: Suzhou Vega Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Suzhou Vega Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2023-05-23
Filing date: 2023-05-23
Publication date: 2024-04-02
Anticipated expiration: 2033-05-23

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a cutterhead replacing device, which comprises a workbench, at least one temporary storage mechanism and a material taking mechanism; the cutter disc replacing device comprises a workbench, at least one temporary storage mechanism and a lifting mechanism. Wherein, the workstation is constructed for placing the PCB, and is provided with the blade disc and places the district on the workstation, and the blade disc is placed the district and is constructed for placing the blade disc. The temporary storage mechanism is configured for temporarily storing the cutterhead. The material taking mechanism is configured to drive the cutterhead to move in the Y-axis direction so as to place the cutterhead on the temporary storage mechanism in a cutterhead placing area or transfer the cutterhead on the cutterhead placing area to the temporary storage mechanism. According to the cutterhead replacing device, automatic cutterhead replacement is achieved through cooperation among the material taking mechanism, the temporary storage layer and the workbench, and replacement efficiency of the cutterhead replacing device is improved.

Description

Cutter disc replacing device

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of processing equipment, and more particularly, to a cutterhead changing device.

Background

In the production process of the PCB, for connection between circuit layers, installation of later-stage electronic components, and the like, it is necessary to drill holes on the PCB using a drilling machine, and mill edges of the PCB to form according to design requirements. The drilling process is to use a drill bit connected with a main shaft on a drilling machine, and drive the drill bit to rotate through the high-speed rotation of the main shaft so as to enable the drill bit to drop on a PCB to drill a hole. Based on different design requirements, holes with different apertures need to be drilled on the PCB, and the drill bit needs to be replaced at the moment so that the diameter of the drilled hole meets the design requirements. At present, the drill bit on the workbench is universally replaced in an artificial mode, and the efficiency of the drilling machine is greatly affected due to lower manual operation efficiency and longer downtime of the drilling machine in the replacement process. In addition, manual operation is high in cost, production cost of the PCB can be increased, and operation errors can exist in manual operation, so that the PCB is scrapped.

Disclosure of Invention

The present disclosure provides a cutterhead replacing device for solving the problems existing in the prior art.

According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a cutterhead replacing device comprising:

the workbench is provided with at least one cutterhead placing area for placing cutterheads; the workbench is configured for placing a PCB and is configured for driving the cutterhead to move in the Y-axis direction;

one side of the workbench is provided with at least one temporary storage mechanism which is configured to temporarily store the cutterhead;

the material taking mechanism is arranged on the temporary storage mechanism, and is configured to drive the cutterhead to move in the Y-axis direction so as to place the cutterhead on the temporary storage mechanism in a cutterhead placing area or transfer the cutterhead on the cutterhead placing area to the temporary storage mechanism.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the staging mechanism includes a staging station, the staging station including:

the cutter head is characterized by comprising a base, wherein two sides of the base are respectively provided with a guide block, and the guide blocks are configured to provide guide for the cutter head when the cutter head is transferred on the base.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the temporary storage mechanism further comprises a lifting mechanism; the lifting mechanism is arranged at the bottom of the temporary storage table and is configured to drive the temporary storage table to move in the Z-axis direction;

The lifting mechanism is configured to drive the temporary storage table to move at least between an initial position and a butt joint position;

when in the initial position, the temporary storage table is configured to be positioned at a position which is higher than, equal to or lower than the loading level; in the docked position, the staging platform is configured to be positioned at a height corresponding to the loading level.

In one embodiment of the disclosure, the temporary storage table is provided with at least two temporary storage layers, which are respectively marked as a first temporary storage layer and a second temporary storage layer which are distributed at intervals in the height direction; the first temporary storage layer and the second temporary storage layer are respectively used for temporarily storing the cutterhead.

In one embodiment of the disclosure, the lifting mechanism is configured to move upward to feed, and when the temporary storage table is in the docking position, the workbench is configured to move in the Y-axis direction to position the temporary storage mechanism in the avoidance position; so as to transfer the cutterhead on the workbench to the temporary storage mechanism.

In one embodiment of the disclosure, the lifting mechanism is configured to move upwards to feed, and when the temporary storage layer is located at the docking position, the workbench is configured to move in the Y-axis direction to enable the temporary storage mechanism to be located in the avoidance position; and transferring the cutterhead positioned on the workbench to the temporary storage layer.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the take off mechanism includes a drive member, the output end of the drive member being provided with a contact member configured to mate with a recess on the cutterhead to effect a secure cutterhead,

the driving piece is configured to drive the contact piece to move along the Y-axis direction, so as to drive the cutterhead to move along the Y-axis direction, so that the cutterhead on the temporary storage mechanism is placed in the cutterhead placing area, or the cutterhead on the cutterhead placing area is transferred to the temporary storage mechanism.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the contact includes a telescoping mechanism, the output of the telescoping mechanism includes a connection block configured to mate with a groove on the cutterhead, and the connection block is connected to and disconnected from the cutterhead by telescoping of the telescoping mechanism.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the driving member is mounted above the staging platform or the driving member is mounted on the staging platform.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the table is provided with guide blocks configured to provide guidance when the cutterhead is transferred on the table.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the table bottom is provided with a locking mechanism configured to secure the cutterhead to the table.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the table includes a plurality of cutterhead receiving areas;

the first temporary storage layer is configured to bear old cutterheads transferred from the cutterhead placing area, and the second temporary storage layer is configured to bear new cutterheads to be transferred to the cutterhead placing area; the lifting mechanism is configured to control the second temporary storage layer to transfer the new cutterhead to the cutterhead placing area after the old cutterhead of the cutterhead placing area is transferred to the first temporary storage layer;

or, the first temporary storage layer is used for bearing a new cutterhead to be transferred to the cutterhead placing area, and the second temporary storage layer is configured for bearing an old cutterhead transferred from the cutterhead placing area; the lifting mechanism is configured to control the first temporary storage layer to transfer the new cutterhead to the cutterhead placing area after the old cutterhead of the cutterhead placing area is transferred to the second temporary storage layer.

One of the benefits of the present disclosure is that,

according to the cutterhead replacing device, automatic cutterhead replacement is achieved through cooperation between the lifting mechanism and the workbench, and replacement efficiency of the cutterhead replacing device is improved.

Temporary storage of cutterheads is realized, semi-automatic and full-automatic cutterhead structures are realized, manual work or AGV is efficiently docked, and a flexible time line is provided for workshop personnel and mechanical allocation;

the multi-layer disc frame is designed, the disc frame bears the new disc and the old disc, the new disc is directly changed on the processing platform after the old disc is changed, the disc is changed without stopping the machine, and the equipment changing efficiency is improved.

High-order avoidance of material taking mechanism, reasonable structure utilization avoidance space, reduction of equipment size

Other features of the present disclosure and its advantages will become apparent from the following detailed description of exemplary embodiments of the disclosure, which proceeds with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the disclosure and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the disclosure.

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a cutterhead changing apparatus of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of a temporary storage mechanism and a take-out mechanism of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 is a side view of the temporary storage and take out mechanism of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 is a partial schematic illustration of a cutterhead changing apparatus of the present disclosure;

FIG. 5 is a second side view of the temporary storage and take-out mechanism of the present disclosure;

FIG. 6 is a partial schematic diagram II of a cutterhead changing apparatus of the present disclosure;

FIG. 7 is a schematic perspective view of a table and cutterhead receiving area provided in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of feeding and discharging operations on a cutterhead according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The one-to-one correspondence between the component names and the reference numerals in fig. 1 to 8 is as follows:

1. a work table; 11. a locking mechanism; 2. a cutter head placement area; 21. a first cutterhead placement area; 22. a second cutterhead placing area; 23. a positioning block; 3. a cutterhead; 31. a groove; 32. avoidance of yielding; 33. a new cutterhead; 34. old cutterhead; 4. a temporary storage mechanism; 41. a first temporary storage layer; 42. a second temporary storage layer; 43. a lifting mechanism; 44. a temporary storage table; 441. a base; 442. an elastic ball pin; 443. a guide block; 5. a material taking mechanism; 51. a driving member; 52. a contact; 53. a fixed structure; 54. a telescoping mechanism; 6. a main shaft; 7. a bracket; 71. and (5) mounting a frame.

Detailed Description

Various exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that: the relative arrangement of the components and steps, numerical expressions and numerical values set forth in these embodiments do not limit the scope of the present disclosure unless it is specifically stated otherwise.

The following description of at least one exemplary embodiment is merely illustrative in nature and is in no way intended to limit the disclosure, its application, or uses.

Techniques, methods, and apparatus known to one of ordinary skill in the relevant art may not be discussed in detail, but where appropriate, the techniques, methods, and apparatus should be considered part of the specification.

It should be noted that: like reference numerals and letters denote like items in the following figures, and thus once an item is defined in one figure, no further discussion thereof is necessary in subsequent figures.

Specific embodiments of the present disclosure are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In this document, "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", and the like are used merely to indicate relative positional relationships between the relevant portions, and do not limit the absolute positions of the relevant portions.

Herein, "first", "second", etc. are used only for distinguishing one another, and do not denote any order or importance, but rather denote a prerequisite of presence.

Herein, "equal," "same," etc. are not strictly mathematical and/or geometric limitations, but also include deviations that may be appreciated by those skilled in the art and allowed by fabrication or use, etc.

The present disclosure provides a cutterhead changing device that may be a drilling machine, a forming machine, a gong drilling machine, or the like, that requires processing a PCB. The cutter disc replacing device comprises a workbench 1 and at least one temporary storage mechanism 4 and a material taking mechanism 5. Wherein the table 1 is configured for placing a PCB, and the table 1 is provided with a cutter placement area 2, and the cutter placement area 2 is configured for placing a cutter 3. The temporary storage mechanism 4 is configured to temporarily store the cutterhead 3. The take-out mechanism 5 is configured to move the cutterhead 3 in the Y-axis direction to place the cutterhead 3 located on the temporary storage mechanism 4 in the cutterhead placement area 2 or to transfer the cutterhead 3 located in the cutterhead placement area 2 to the temporary storage mechanism 4.

In one application scenario of the present disclosure, when the cutterhead 3 on the temporary storage mechanism 4 needs to be transferred to the cutterhead placing area 2, the workbench 1 is configured to drive the cutterhead placing area 2 to move to a position where the temporary storage mechanism 4 is docked in the Y-axis direction. The take-off mechanism 5 is then configured to move the cutterhead 3 in the Y-axis direction to place the cutterhead 3 on the temporary storage mechanism 4 in the cutterhead receiving area 2.

In another application scenario of the present disclosure, when it is required to transfer the cutterhead 3 located in the cutterhead placement area 2 to the temporary storage mechanism 4, the extracting mechanism 5 is configured to drive the cutterhead 3 to move in the Y-axis direction so as to place the cutterhead 3 located in the cutterhead placement area 2 on the temporary storage mechanism 4. Then, the table 1 is configured to drive the cutter head placement area 2 to move in the Y-axis direction, thereby completing the blanking operation of the cutter head 3. So the cutter disc replacement device of this disclosure can realize the automation through the cooperation between workstation 1 and elevating system 43 and carry out the tool changing operation, and whole tool changing operation process need not artifical the interference, is favorable to improving cutter disc replacement device's change efficiency.

For ease of understanding, the specific structure of the cutterhead changing apparatus of the present disclosure and its principles of operation will be described in detail below with reference to fig. 1 to 8 in conjunction with various embodiments.

In order to facilitate explanation of the specific structure and movement principle of the cutterhead replacing device, in a three-dimensional coordinate system, the moving direction of the PCB is defined as a Y-axis direction, a direction perpendicular to the Y-axis direction in a horizontal plane is defined as an X-axis direction, and a height direction is defined as a Z-axis direction. The X-axis direction, the Y-axis direction, and the Z-axis direction are only for the sake of clarity of explanation, and are not limitations of the cutterhead replacing device.

Avoidance bit 32: the material taking mechanism 5 and the temporary storage mechanism 4 form an avoidance space; the material taking mechanism 5 is higher than the workbench 1 in the height direction and is used for avoiding the avoidance position 32 of the workbench 1 for realizing the avoidance function when moving along the Y-axis direction;

initial position: a rest position which is lower than, higher than and parallel to the workbench 1 in the height direction and is used for the starting of the temporary storage mechanism 4;

feeding: the butt joint between the temporary storage mechanism 4 and the workbench 1 is a loading level, wherein the butt joint is flush with the workbench 1 in the height direction;

docking position: in the Y-axis direction, the workbench 1 moves to a position close to the temporary storage mechanism 4, so that the material taking mechanism 5 can conveniently place the cutterhead 3 positioned on the temporary storage mechanism 4 in the cutterhead placing area 2 or transfer the cutterhead 3 positioned in the cutterhead placing area 2 to the temporary storage mechanism 4.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, a cutter head changing device is provided, and the cutter head changing device may be a drilling machine, a forming machine, a gong drilling machine, or the like, which needs to process a PCB. Specifically, the cutterhead replacing device disclosed by the disclosure comprises a workbench 1 and at least one temporary storage mechanism 4. Wherein the table 1 is configured for placing a PCB, and the table 1 is provided with a cutter placement area 2, and the cutter placement area 2 is configured for placing a cutter 3. The temporary storage mechanism 4 is provided with at least one material taking mechanism 5, and the material taking mechanism 5 is configured to drive the cutter head 3 to move in the Y-axis direction so as to place the cutter head 3 positioned on the temporary storage mechanism 4 in the cutter head placement area 2 or transfer the cutter head 3 positioned in the cutter head placement area 2 to the temporary storage mechanism 4.

In one application scenario of the present disclosure, when the cutterhead 3 on at least one of the temporary storage mechanism 4 and the cutterhead 3 needs to be transferred to the cutterhead placing area 2, the workbench 1 is configured to drive the cutterhead placing area 2 to move to a position of docking with the temporary storage mechanism 4 in the Y-axis direction, the lifting mechanism 43 cooperates to drive the at least one of the temporary storage mechanism 4 and the cutterhead 3 to move in the height direction, and then the feeding mechanism 5 drives the cutterhead 3 to move in the Y-axis direction, so that the cutterhead 3 located on the temporary storage mechanism 4 is placed in the cutterhead placing area 2, and thus the feeding operation of the cutterhead 3 is completed. In another application scenario of the present disclosure, when it is required to transfer the cutterhead 3 located in the cutterhead placing area 2 to the temporary storage mechanism 4, the lifting mechanism 43 is configured to drive at least one of the temporary storage mechanism 4 and the cutterhead 3 to move in a height direction to a position where the cutterhead placing area 2 is in butt joint, then the cutterhead 3 is driven to move in a Y-axis direction by the material taking mechanism 5, so that the cutterhead 3 located in the cutterhead placing area 2 is placed in the temporary storage mechanism 4, and then the workbench 1 cooperates to drive the cutterhead placing area 2 to move in the Y-axis direction, so that the cutterhead 3 located in the cutterhead placing area 2 is placed on the temporary storage mechanism 4, and thus the blanking operation of the cutterhead 3 is completed.

So the cutter disc replacement device of this disclosure when carrying out the tool changing operation to cutter disc 3, can realize full mechanized, automatic operation, need not artifical the interference in the whole tool changing operation process, has shortened the downtime of cutter disc replacement device when carrying out the tool changing operation so by a wide margin to reach the purpose that improves cutter disc replacement device change efficiency. In addition, the reduction of manual interference is also beneficial to the reduction of labor cost, thereby being beneficial to the reduction of the preparation cost of the PCB.

Example 1

In this embodiment, taking the lifting mechanism 43 to drive the temporary storage mechanism 4 to move in the height direction as an example, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, in order to achieve the cooperation between the cutterhead placing area 2 and the temporary storage mechanism 4, referring to fig. 1-5, a workbench 1 for carrying the cutterhead 3 is disposed in the cutterhead placing area 2. The lifting mechanism 43 is configured to move the temporary storage mechanism 4 at least between the home position and the docking position. When the temporary storage mechanism 4 is located at the initial position, the temporary storage mechanism 4 is configured to be located at a position higher than the table 1. When the buffer mechanism 4 is located at the loading level, the take-off mechanism 5 is configured to be higher than the level of the escape position 32.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, when the temporary storage mechanism 4 is located at the docking position, the position height of the temporary storage mechanism 4 is adapted to the height of the workbench 1, and the workbench 1 can enable the temporary storage mechanism 4 to extend into the feeding level in the process of moving along the Y-axis direction, that is, so that the subsequent blanking operation on the cutterhead 3 by the temporary storage mechanism 4 is facilitated.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, at the time of feeding: the table 1 is configured to move in the Y-axis direction to the docking position of the temporary storage mechanism 4 to place the cutterhead 3 located on the temporary storage mechanism 4 on the table 1. Referring to fig. 8, in the process of feeding the cutterhead 3, the temporary storage mechanism 4 with the cutterhead 3 is moved to the butt joint position, and is transported to the workbench 1 through the material taking mechanism 5, and the rear workbench 1 supports the cutterhead 3, so that the temporary storage mechanism 4 is separated from the cutterhead 3, and the purpose of feeding the cutterhead 3 is achieved.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the avoiding position 32 may also be a groove 31 opened at the bottom end of the material taking mechanism 5, or a through groove, so long as the temporary storage mechanism 4 can extend into the material taking mechanism, which is not limited herein. Correspondingly, the workbench 1 can be arranged at two sides of the avoidance position 32, and can also be arranged at any position in the cutterhead placing area 2, so long as the cutterhead 3 can be supported, and the disclosure is not limited excessively.

When a plurality of temporary storage layers are arranged, the material is prepared:

when the temporary storage mechanism 4 is located at the initial position, the table 1 is configured to move in the Y-axis direction to a position where the avoidance bit 32 is located below the temporary storage mechanism 4. The lifting mechanism 43 is configured to move downward to a position in which its temporary storage mechanism 4 or table 1 is at the loading level. The table 1 is moved to the docking position along the Y axis, and the temporary storage mechanism 4 with the cutterhead 3 placed thereon transports the cutterhead 3 to the table 1 through the take-out mechanism 5 to place the cutterhead 3 on the first temporary storage layer 41 on the table 1. Referring to fig. 8, in the process of feeding the cutterhead 3, the first temporary storage layer 41 with the cutterhead 3 is moved to the butt joint position, and is transported to the workbench 1 through the material taking mechanism 5, and the rear workbench 1 supports the cutterhead 3, so that the temporary storage mechanism 4 is separated from the cutterhead 3, and the purpose of feeding the cutterhead 3 is achieved.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the avoiding position 32 may also be a groove 31 opened at the bottom of the material taking mechanism 5, or a through groove, so long as the temporary storage mechanism 4 can extend into the material taking mechanism, which is not limited herein. Correspondingly, the workbench 1 can be arranged at two sides of the avoidance position 32 or at any position in the cutterhead placing area 2, so long as the cutterhead 3 can be supported, and the disclosure does not limit excessively here

In a specific embodiment of the present disclosure, referring to fig. 4, the table 1 is configured as a guide block 443 disposed in the cutterhead placement area 2 and extending upward, the guide block being configured for guiding the cutterhead 3 while the cutterhead placement area 2 moves, and at least two guide blocks 443 arranged along the X-axis direction are configured for supporting opposite ends of the cutterhead 3 to form a guide block 443. The distance between two adjacent guide blocks 443 is adapted to the length of the cutterhead 3 in the X-axis direction, so that when the cutterhead 3 is placed on the table 1, the two guide blocks 443 can cooperate with the cutterhead 3 to support the cutterhead 3, so that the cutterhead 3 can be stably placed in the cutterhead placement area 2. In order to increase the accuracy and the firmness of the positioning of the cutterhead 3 by the cutterhead placing area 2, referring to fig. 4, a locking mechanism 11 is arranged on the workbench 1, and a groove 31 matched with the locking mechanism 11 is formed at a position corresponding to the cutterhead 3. When the cutterhead 3 is placed on the workbench 1 in this way, the locking mechanism 11 on the workbench 1 is matched with the groove 31 on the cutterhead 3, so that limiting and fixing of the cutterhead 3 are achieved in the directions of the X axis and the Y axis. In this embodiment, with continued reference to fig. 4, the side walls of two adjacent guide blocks 443 are matched with the end face of the worktable 1 to form a positioning edge, and the upper end of the positioning edge is opened, so that the cutterhead 3 can fall into the worktable 1 through the positioning edge in the moving process, so as to transfer the cutterhead 3 located on the temporary storage mechanism 4 to the worktable 1; or the cutterhead 3 positioned in the workbench 1 can not deviate in the moving process, so that the transfer of the cutterhead 3 between the workbench 1 and the temporary storage mechanism 4 is completed.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the material taking mechanism 5 is configured to be located above the avoidance position 32, referring to fig. 5, the material taking mechanism 5 is located at a position higher than the workbench 1 at this time, and the temporary storage mechanism 4 does not interfere with the workbench 1, so that interference between the cutter disc replacing device and the temporary storage mechanism 4 during processing operation can be avoided, equipment damage is caused, and further, the processing stroke of the workbench 1 in the Y-axis direction is increased, and further, the processing range of the cutter disc replacing device is increased.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, referring to fig. 7, in preparation for blanking, the table 1 is configured to move in the Y-axis direction to bring the temporary storage mechanism 4 into the docking position. The material taking mechanism 5 transfers the cutterhead 3 positioned on the workbench 1 to the temporary storage mechanism 4.

In a specific application scenario of the present disclosure, when the cutterhead 3 on the workbench 1 needs to be transferred to the temporary storage mechanism 4, the temporary storage mechanism 4 will move to the feeding level under the driving of the lifting mechanism 43, then the workbench 1 drives the cutterhead placing area 2 to move in the Y-axis direction until the temporary storage mechanism 4 stretches into the docking position, and finally the cutterhead 3 moves along the Y-axis under the driving of the material taking mechanism 5, so that the cutterhead 3 is separated from the cutterhead placing area 2.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, to further reduce interference between devices and to reasonably optimize the motion process, the stage 1 needs to be controlled to be in a safe area before the temporary storage mechanism 4 moves from the initial position to the docking position, so as to avoid interference between the temporary storage mechanism 4 and the stage 1 during the downward motion. For example, when the cutter head placing area 2 and the temporary storage mechanism 4 are overlapped in the height direction, the workbench 1 drives the cutter head placing area 2 to move in a direction away from the temporary storage mechanism 4 until no interference exists between the cutter head placing area 2 and the temporary storage mechanism in the Z-axis direction. When the cutter head placing area 2 and the temporary storage mechanism 4 are not overlapped in the height direction, namely, the workbench 1 is at the position of the safety area, the temporary storage mechanism 4 is directly controlled to move from the initial position to the abutting position without moving the workbench 1.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, referring to fig. 2, the temporary storage mechanism 4 includes a temporary storage layer including a base 441 and a temporary storage table 44 formed of at least one temporary storage layer. The temporary storage table 44 extends from the base 441 toward the table 1, and is configured to carry the cutterhead 3. In the present embodiment, referring to fig. 2 and 4 together, the temporary storage layer includes two guide blocks 443 extending outwards from the end surface of the base 441, and the two guide blocks 443 are configured to cooperate together so that the cutterhead 3 can be stably placed on the temporary storage table 44. Of course, the guide block 443 may be a whole plate structure, so long as the cutterhead 3 can be stably placed on the temporary storage table 44, and the workbench 1 can extend into the avoiding position 32, which is not limited in this disclosure.

In this embodiment, when the temporary storage layer is in the docking position, the take-off mechanism 5 is configured to be higher than the height corresponding to the avoidance position 32, which allows the table 1 to move in the Y-axis direction so that the temporary storage table 44 can extend into the avoidance groove. In order to improve the stability of the cooperation between the temporary storage table 44 and the cutterhead 3, an elastic ball pin 442 is further disposed on the temporary storage table 44, and the cutterhead 3 is provided with a groove 31 matched with the elastic ball pin 442. When the cutterhead 3 is placed on the temporary storage table 44, the elastic ball pins 442 are matched with the grooves 31 on the cutterhead 3 to play a role in limiting the cutterhead 3, so that the cutterhead 3 is prevented from shaking in the moving process.

In one implementation of the present disclosure, the cutterhead changing apparatus further comprises a control unit, at least one spindle 6, a base. The spindle 6 is configured for processing a PCB on the table 1. The temporary storage mechanism 4 is arranged on the base, and the workbench 1 is arranged at a position between the main shaft 6 and the temporary storage mechanism 4 on the base and is configured to move towards the direction of the temporary storage mechanism 4 so as to be in butt joint with the temporary storage mechanism 4 or move towards the direction of the main shaft 6 so as to process a PCB on the workbench 1 through the main shaft 6. In the present embodiment, the control unit is configured to acquire the movement distance of the table 1 in the Y-axis direction based on the positional relationship between the table 1 and the temporary storage mechanism 4. When a tool changing operation is required for the cutterhead 3, the control unit is configured to control the table 1 to move in the Y-axis direction to interface with the temporary storage mechanism 4. When it is required to process the PCB on the table 1, the control unit is configured to control the table 1 to move in the Y-axis direction according to the design requirement so as to implement the processing of the PCB in cooperation with the spindle 6.

In a specific embodiment of the disclosure, a micro-switch is further disposed in the cutterhead placement area 2, and the micro-switch is configured to cooperate with the cutterhead 3 and the workbench 1 to realize triggering. When the cutterhead 3 is matched with the workbench 1 and placed in place, the bottom of the cutterhead 3 is pressed downwards to trigger the micro switch, and after the micro switch is triggered, a signal is sent, so that the control unit can know that the cutterhead 3 is installed in place, and the follow-up procedure can be executed.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, to further increase the replacement efficiency of the cutterhead replacing device, each spindle 6 corresponds to at least two cutterhead placing areas 2 distributed in the X-axis direction, which are respectively denoted as a first cutterhead placing area 21 and a second cutterhead placing area 22. The temporary storage layers are provided with at least two first temporary storage layers 41 corresponding to the first cutter head placement area 21 and second temporary storage layers 42 corresponding to the second cutter head placement area 22. The control unit is configured to transfer the old cutterhead 34 of the first cutterhead receiving area 21 to the first temporary storage layer 41 and/or to transfer the new cutterhead 33 on the second temporary storage layer 42 to the second cutterhead receiving area 22 in one tool change operation. In another tool changing operation, the new cutterhead 33 on the first temporary storage layer 41 is transferred to the first cutterhead placing area 21, and the old cutterhead 34 of the second cutterhead placing area 22 is transferred to the second temporary storage layer 42.

In one application scenario of the present disclosure, referring to fig. 1 and 7, each spindle 6 corresponds to at least two cutterhead receiving areas 2, which makes it possible to change the spindle 6 by using the cutterhead 3 in the two cutterhead receiving areas 2, that is, the spindle 6 is configured to obtain the cutterhead 3 in the first cutterhead receiving area 21 and the second cutterhead receiving area 22 respectively.

In the embodiment of the disclosure, the cutterhead 3 on the temporary storage layer needs to be processed, for example, the old cutterhead 34 on the temporary storage layer can be transferred out manually or by a manipulator, or a new cutterhead 33 is placed on the temporary storage layer, so as to feed the cutterhead placement area 2. This makes the handling of the cutterhead 3 on the temporary storage layer take up more time, which affects the working efficiency of the cutterhead changing device.

In a specific embodiment of the present disclosure, the control unit is configured to transfer the old cutterhead 34 of the first cutterhead receiving area 21 to the first temporary storage layer 41 and/or to transfer the new cutterhead 33 on the second temporary storage layer 42 to the second cutterhead receiving area 22 in one tool change operation. Specifically, for example, when it is desired to perform blanking of the old cutterhead 34 in the first cutterhead placement area 21 and perform loading of the second cutterhead placement area 22.

The control unit controls the movement of the table 1 in the Y-axis direction based on the positional relationship between the table 1 and the temporary storage mechanism 4 so that the two do not interfere in the height direction. The first temporary storage layer 41 is in a vacant state, and the new cutterhead 33 is placed on the second temporary storage layer 42. The lifting mechanism 43 corresponding to the first temporary storage layer 41 drives the first temporary storage layer 41 to move to the butt joint position, i.e. move downwards to a position where the first temporary storage layer 41 is located at a height corresponding to the avoidance groove; at the same time, the second temporary storage layer 42 is kept at a different initial position, that is, the second temporary storage layer 42 is located at the position of the table 1. When the first temporary storage layer 41 moves in place, the workbench 1 drives the cutter head placing area 2 to move along the Y-axis direction, so that the first temporary storage layer 41 extends into the avoiding groove, and the second temporary storage layer 42 is located at a position right above the second cutter head placing area 22.

The lifting mechanism 43 corresponding to the first temporary storage layer 41 drives the first temporary storage layer 41 to move to the initial position, and drives the old cutterhead 34 located on the workbench 1 to move together with the first temporary storage layer 41 in the moving process, so as to complete the task of blanking the old cutterhead 34 in the first cutterhead placing area 21. Meanwhile, the lifting mechanism 43 corresponding to the second temporary storage layer 42 drives the second temporary storage layer 42 to move to the docking position, and when the second temporary storage layer 42 moves to be located in the avoidance groove, the new cutterhead 33 located on the second temporary storage layer 42 is placed on the end surface of the workbench 1, and the second temporary storage layer 42 is separated from the new cutterhead 33, so that the task of feeding the new cutterhead 33 to the second cutterhead placing area 22 is completed.

Finally, the table 1 is moved away from the temporary storage mechanism 4 to a position where it does not interfere with the temporary storage mechanism 4 in the height direction, i.e., to a safety zone. The lifting mechanism 43 drives the second temporary storage layer 42 to move upwards to the initial position, so that the tasks of blanking the first cutter head placing area 21 and feeding the second cutter head placing area 22 are completed.

Through the steps, the tasks of blanking the first cutter disc placement area 21 and feeding the second cutter disc placement area 22 can be completed simultaneously in one cutter changing operation. At this time, although there is no cutter disc 3 in the first cutter disc placement area 21, the spindle 6 may still perform a tool changing operation through the new cutter disc 33 in the second cutter disc placement area 22, that is, in the process of processing the cutter disc 3 on the temporary storage layer, it may be ensured that the spindle 6 always has one cutter disc 3 in the cutter disc placement area 2 to be used, so as to process the PCB on the workbench 1, thereby avoiding a low working efficiency caused by the downtime process.

The first temporary storage layer 41 and the second temporary storage layer 42 simultaneously carry out feeding and discharging operations under the control of the corresponding lifting mechanisms 43, which is beneficial to reducing the downtime of the cutter disc replacement device when the cutter disc replacement device executes the cutter changing operation, thereby achieving the purpose of increasing the replacement efficiency of the cutter disc replacement device.

On the basis of the above disclosure, the cutterhead 3 in the first cutterhead placing area 21 may be individually blanked in one tool changing operation. The cutterhead 3 in the second cutterhead receiving area 22 may also be fed separately. The specific feeding and discharging modes are not described in detail.

In this application scenario, since the old cutterhead 34 in the first cutterhead placing area 21 is blanked in the last tool changing operation, the new cutterhead 33 is blanked in the second cutterhead placing area 22. When the spindle 6 processes the PCB for a predetermined time, that is, when the cutter changing device needs to perform the cutter changing operation again, the new cutter 33 on the first temporary storage layer 41 is transferred to the first cutter placement area 21, and the old cutter 34 of the second cutter placement area 22 is transferred to the second temporary storage layer 42. For specific implementation steps, reference is made to the above, and the disclosure is not repeated here.

By repeating the above steps, when the cutterhead changing device performs machining operation, the new cutterhead 33 and the old cutterhead 34 on the first temporary storage layer 41 and/or the second temporary storage layer 42 are replaced in a supplementing manner, so that the time for stopping the cutterhead changing device and changing the cutterhead can be effectively shortened. The method comprises the steps of alternately replacing the first cutter disc placement area 21 and the second cutter disc placement area 22, and carrying out feeding and discharging cutter changing operation step by step, namely, when the first cutter disc placement area 21 is subjected to discharging cutter changing operation in one cutter changing operation, the second cutter disc placement area 22 is subjected to feeding cutter changing operation, and when the first cutter disc placement area 21 is subjected to feeding operation in the other cutter changing operation, the second cutter disc placement area 22 is subjected to feeding operation. This ensures that in the interval between two tool changing operations there is always one cutterhead 3 in the cutterhead receiving area 2 available for the spindle 6 so that the spindle 6 can process the PCB. And in the process, the cutterhead 3 on the temporary storage layer can be processed manually or by a manipulator. By means of the alternate replacement mode, the downtime of the cutter disc replacement device when the cutter changing operation is executed is reduced, and the purpose of improving the replacement efficiency of the cutter disc replacement device is achieved.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, referring to fig. 2, a mounting frame 71 is disposed at an outer edge position of the table 1, the mounting frame 71 includes a mounting plate, opposite ends of the mounting plate are configured to be mounted at an outer edge position of the base, the mounting plate is configured to be suspended outside the base, and the temporary storage mechanism 4 is disposed at the mounting frame 71, so designed as to reduce the working area occupied by the lifting mechanism 43 on the table 1, thereby increasing the processing stroke of the table 1, and enabling the cutterhead replacing device to perform a wider range of processing.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, referring to fig. 2, a fixing structure 53 is provided at an outer edge position of the table 1, the fixing structure 53 is located above the mounting frame, the fixing structure includes support plates, opposite ends of the support plates are configured to be mounted at the outer edge position of the base, and the support plates are configured to be suspended to the outer take-out mechanism 5 provided at the base and to be disposed at the mounting frame. 71 so design can reduce the material taking mechanism 5 and occupy the work area of workstation 1 to can realize increasing the processing stroke of workstation 1, make cutterhead changing device can carry out the processing of more extensive.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the staging mechanism 4, the lifting mechanism 43, and the take out mechanism 5 are configured to be disposed on a transfer robot that is configured to walk on the ground to interface with the table 1. The temporary storage mechanism 4, the lifting mechanism 43 and the material taking mechanism 5 are arranged on the transfer robot, so that the area of the temporary storage mechanism 4 occupying the base can be further reduced, the processing stroke of the workbench 1 can be further increased, and the processing range of the cutter disc replacing device is further enlarged.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, referring to fig. 3, the take-off mechanism 5 includes a drive member 51, the output end of the drive member 51 being provided with a contact member 52, the contact member 52 being configured to engage the recess 31 in the cutterhead 3 to effect a secure cutterhead 3.

The driving member 51 is configured to move the contact member 52 along the Y-axis direction to move the cutterhead 3 along the Y-axis direction to place the cutterhead 3 on the temporary storage mechanism 4 in the cutterhead placing area 2

The driving member 51 is mounted on a support plate of the fixing structure 53. The driving member 51 is a moving cylinder, a contact member 52 is arranged at the output end of the moving cylinder, the contact member 52 comprises a telescopic mechanism 54, the output end of the telescopic mechanism 54 comprises a connecting block, the connecting block is configured to be matched with the groove 31 on the cutterhead 3, and the connecting block is connected with and separated from the cutterhead 3 through the telescopic mechanism 54. The movement cylinder drives the connection block to move along the y-axis direction of the workbench 1 and is configured to drive the cutterhead 3 to move. The contact 52 is either a jaw, pin hole, connection block; the contact 52 is mounted on the output end of the moving cylinder by means of a telescopic cylinder, and the cutterhead 3 is provided with grooves 31 cooperating with the contact 52. When the cutterhead 3 needs to be replaced, the contact piece 52 is matched with the groove 31 on the cutterhead 3 to play a role in fixing the cutterhead 3, and the contact piece moves along the Y-axis direction along the guide block 443 on the temporary storage table 44 or the workbench 1 under the driving of the moving cylinder, so that the cutterhead 3 is prevented from shaking in the moving process.

The embodiment has the advantages that the whole occupied area of the temporary storage mechanism 4 is reduced, the material taking mechanism 5 is arranged at the avoidance position, the avoidance position is reasonably utilized in the structure, and the high-position avoidance is realized; meanwhile, a structure of matching the moving cylinder with the contact piece 52 is adopted, and the material taking mechanism 5 realizes quick replacement of the cutter head 3.

In another embodiment of the present disclosure, referring to fig. 7, the take-off mechanism 5 includes a drive member 51, the output end of the drive member 51 being provided with a contact member 52, the contact member 52 being configured for mating with the recess 31 on the cutterhead 3 to effect a secure cutterhead 3.

The driving member 51 is mounted on the temporary storage table 44 and is away from one end of the upper table 1. The driving member 51 is a driving cylinder of the cutterhead 3, and a contact member 52 is arranged at the output end of the driving cylinder, and the cutterhead 3 driving cylinder drives the contact member 52 to move along the direction of the y axis of the workbench 1 and is configured to drive the cutterhead 3 to move. The contact 52 is either a jaw, pin hole, connection block; the contact 52 is mounted on the output end of the pushing cylinder of the cutterhead 3, and the cutterhead 3 is provided with a groove 31 matched with the contact 52. When the cutterhead 3 needs to be replaced, the contact piece 52 is matched with the groove 31 on the cutterhead 3 to play a role in fixing the cutterhead 3, and the contact piece moves along the Y-axis direction along the guide block 443 on the temporary storage table 44 or the workbench 1 under the driving of the moving cylinder, so that the cutterhead 3 is prevented from shaking in the moving process.

The advantage of this embodiment is that the overall structure of the temporary storage mechanism 4 is simplified to be smaller, the structure of the contact member 52 is simplified, the size of the equipment is reduced, and the quick replacement of the cutterhead 3 is realized through the material taking mechanism 5.

In another embodiment of the present disclosure, a positioning block 23 is further provided on the table 1, the positioning block is located between the two guiding blocks 443 on the table 1, and the positioning block 23 is configured to guide and position the cutterhead 3 to a specified position; specifically, two oblique sides are arranged at the top end of the positioning block 23, and when the cutter head 3 moves with deviation, the cutter head is regulated to an accurate position through the two oblique sides, as shown in fig. 4.

In another embodiment of the present disclosure, referring to fig. 6, the take-off mechanism 5 includes a drive member 51, the output end of the drive member 51 being provided with a contact member 52, the contact member 52 being configured for mating with the recess 31 on the cutterhead 3 to effect a secure cutterhead 3.

The driving member 51 is mounted on the temporary storage table 44 and is away from one end of the upper table 1. The driving piece 51 is a rotating motor, the rotating motor is arranged at the bottom of the temporary storage table 44, the output end of the rotating motor is connected with a main gear, the main gear is arranged at one end of the temporary storage table 44 close to the workbench 1, and a driven gear is arranged at the position of the workbench 1 corresponding to the main gear; a rack is arranged at the bottom of the cutterhead 3, and two ends of the rack are respectively connected with a main gear and a driven gear in a moving way; the main gear and the driven gear are matched with the racks under the driving of the rotating motor to realize the movement of the cutterhead 3 in the Y-axis direction so as to place the cutterhead 3 positioned on the temporary storage mechanism 4 in the cutterhead placing area 2 or transfer the cutterhead 3 positioned in the cutterhead placing area 2 to the temporary storage mechanism 4.

In this embodiment, when the temporary storage layer is in the docking position, the take-off mechanism 5 is configured to be higher than the height corresponding to the avoidance position 32, which allows the table 1 to move in the Y-axis direction so that the table 1 can extend into the avoidance groove.

In order to improve the stability of the cooperation between the temporary storage table 44 and the cutterhead 3, a locking mechanism 11 is further arranged on the workbench 1, and the cutterhead 3 is provided with a groove 31 matched with the locking mechanism 11. When the cutter head 3 is placed on the temporary storage table 44, the locking mechanism 11 is matched with the groove 31 on the cutter head 3 to play a role in limiting the cutter head 3, so that the cutter head 3 is prevented from shaking in the moving process.

Preferably, the locking mechanism 11 comprises a linear cylinder, the linear cylinder is arranged at the bottom of the workbench 1, a rotary cylinder is arranged at the output end of the linear cylinder, and a pressing sheet is arranged at the output end of the rotary cylinder; when the cutter head 3 is required to be fixed on the workbench 1, the linear air cylinder drives the rotary air cylinder to move along the Z axis to extend the pressing sheet into the groove 31, then the rotary air cylinder drives the pressing sheet to rotate to a designated position, and the linear air cylinder drives the pressing sheet to press down the workbench 1 so as to play a role in limiting the cutter head 3 and avoid shaking of the cutter head 3 in the working process; the locking mechanism 11 is either a rotary clamping cylinder, and can also simultaneously realize a rotary function during linear motion. However, the locking mechanism in this embodiment is not limited to this, and other means may be used to achieve the clamping function.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, in order to further improve the replacement efficiency of the cutterhead replacing device, referring to fig. 1 to 7, the temporary storage table 44 is provided with at least two first temporary storage layers 41 and second temporary storage layers 42, which are respectively denoted as first temporary storage layers 41 and second temporary storage layers 42 that are spaced apart in the height direction. The second temporary storage layer 42 is located above the first temporary storage layer 41, and the first temporary storage layer 41 and the second temporary storage layer 42 are configured to temporarily store the cutterhead 3 respectively.

The control unit is configured to control the elevating mechanism 43 to move to a first position in the height direction to interface the first temporary storage layer 41 with the cutterhead placing section 2, or to move to a second position to interface the second temporary storage layer 42 with the cutterhead placing section 2. That is, since the temporary storage table 44 of the present disclosure is provided with two, the docking positions of the temporary storage layers are correspondingly provided with two, that is, a first position for docking the first temporary storage layer 41 with the cutterhead placing area 2 and a second position for docking the second temporary storage layer 42 with the cutterhead placing area 2 are included. And in the initial position, the first temporary storage layer 41 and the second temporary storage layer 42 are required to be higher than the workbench 1, so that interference with the first temporary storage layer 41 and the second temporary storage layer 42 in the moving process of the workbench 1 is avoided.

In this embodiment, when the first temporary storage layer 41 moves to the first position, the first temporary storage layer 41 is located at a position corresponding to the avoiding groove, so that the workbench 1 drives the cutterhead placing area 2 to move in the Y-axis direction, and is abutted with the first temporary storage layer 41. When the second temporary storage layer 42 moves to the second position, the second temporary storage layer 42 is located at a position corresponding to the avoidance groove, so that the workbench 1 drives the cutter head placement area 2 to move in the Y-axis direction, and is butted with the second temporary storage layer 42. Also in this embodiment, in order to avoid interference between the temporary storage mechanism 4 and the cutter head placement area 2, after the temporary storage mechanism 4 completes the task of loading and unloading a cutter, the lifting mechanism 43 drives the temporary storage mechanism 4 to move to an initial position, at this time, the temporary storage mechanism 4 is located at a position higher than the workbench 1, and at this time, the workbench 1 can move to a position where the cutter head placement area 2 and the temporary storage mechanism 4 overlap in the height direction, so that equipment damage caused by interference between the two can be avoided, and the processing stroke of the workbench 1 can be increased to a certain extent, thereby increasing the working range of the cutter head replacement device.

In one implementation of the present disclosure, to avoid interference between the plurality of temporary storage tables 44 during the feeding and discharging of the cutterhead 3, the avoidance position 32 is an avoidance slot disposed in the cutterhead placement area 2. The length of the second temporary storage layer 42 in the Y-axis direction is equal to the length of the first temporary storage layer 41 in the Y-axis direction; the second temporary storage layer 42 is smaller than the length of the take-out mechanism 5 in the Y-axis direction. The length of the material taking mechanism 5 is at least twice that of the first temporary storage layer 41, so that interference between the workbench 1 and the first temporary storage layer 41 can be avoided in the process of feeding and discharging materials through the second temporary storage layer 42.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, referring to fig. 3, a first temporary storage layer 41 is configured to carry old cutterhead 34 transferred from cutterhead receiving area 2 and a second temporary storage layer 42 is configured to carry new cutterhead 33 to be transferred to cutterhead receiving area 2. The control unit is configured to control the second temporary storage layer 42 to transfer the new cutterhead 33 to the cutterhead placement area 2 after the old cutterhead 34 of the cutterhead placement area 2 is transferred onto the first temporary storage layer 41.

In one application scenario of the present disclosure, when the temporary storage table 44 includes the first temporary storage layer 41 and the second temporary storage layer 42, it performs a complete tool changing operation on the cutterhead placing area 2, that is, after the old cutterhead 34 in the cutterhead placing area 2 is blanked, the feeding operation on the cutterhead placing area 2 can be implemented. Specifically, the control unit needs to control the table 1 to move in the Y-axis direction to a safe position where the two do not interfere with each other based on the positional relationship between the table 1 and the temporary storage mechanism 4. In this application scenario, the first temporary storage layer 41 is in a vacant state, and the new cutterhead 33 is placed on the second temporary storage layer 42. The lifting mechanism 43 drives the first temporary storage layer 41 to move to the first position, and the workbench 1 drives the cutter head placing area 2 to move in the Y-axis direction after the first temporary storage layer 41 moves in place. The lifting mechanism 43 drives the first temporary storage layer 41 to move upwards to the initial position, so that the task of blanking the cutter head placement area 2 is completed.

Thereafter, the workbench 1 can drive the cutterhead placing area 2 to move below the second temporary storage layer 42, and the lifting mechanism 43 continues to drive the second temporary storage layer 42 to move to the second position, at this time, the second temporary storage layer 42 drives the new cutterhead 33 placed thereon to move to the docking position. At this time, the workbench 1 grabs the new cutterhead 33 from the second temporary storage layer 42 until reaching the feeding position, so that the feeding mechanism 5 grabs the new cutterhead 33 to separate the workbench 1 from the new cutterhead 33, and at this time, the new cutterhead 33 is located on the workbench 1, so that the feeding task of the new cutterhead 33 to the cutterhead placing area 2 is completed.

Therefore, the first temporary storage layer 41 and the second temporary storage layer 42 can perform blanking on the old cutterhead 34 in the cutterhead placing area 2 and perform feeding treatment on the cutterhead placing area 2 after blanking based on single tool changing operation. Moreover, as the replaced old cutterhead 34 and the replaced new cutterhead 33 can be placed on the temporary storage table 44 during the tool changing operation, the time for replacing the mechanical arm or the cutterhead 3 on the temporary storage table 44 by a user can be effectively reduced, and the waiting time for stopping the cutterhead replacing device can be further reduced.

In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the first scratch pad layer 41 is used to carry new cutterhead 33 to be transferred to the cutterhead landing zone 2, and the second scratch pad layer 42 is configured to carry old cutterhead 34 transferred from the cutterhead landing zone 2. The control unit is configured to control the first temporary storage layer 41 to transfer the new cutterhead 33 to the cutterhead placement area 2 after the old cutterhead 34 of the cutterhead placement area 2 is transferred to the second temporary storage layer 42. Whether the first temporary storage layer 41 is used for carrying the new cutterhead 33 to be transferred to the cutterhead placing area 2 or the second temporary storage layer 42 is used for carrying the new cutterhead 33 to be transferred to the cutterhead placing area 2, the present disclosure is not excessively limited as long as replacement of the new cutterhead 33 and the old cutterhead 34 can be realized through the first temporary storage layer 41 and the second temporary storage layer 42.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, when the temporary storage table 44 has the first temporary storage layer 41 and the second temporary storage layer 42, each spindle 6 corresponds to at least two cutterhead placing areas 2 distributed in the X-axis direction, which are respectively denoted as a first cutterhead placing area 21 and a second cutterhead placing area 22. The temporary storage layers are provided with at least two first temporary storage layers 41 corresponding to the first cutter head placement area 21 and second temporary storage layers 42 corresponding to the second cutter head placement area 22. The control unit is configured to replace the cutterhead 3 of the first cutterhead placing area 21 and the second cutterhead placing area 22 synchronously through the first temporary storage layer 41 and the second temporary storage layer 42 in one tool changing operation. That is, since the present disclosure provides at least two temporary storage tables 44, after the old cutterhead 34 in the cutterhead placing area 2 is fed, the cutterhead placing area 2 can be fed later, so that the two cutterhead placing areas 2 can be subjected to the tool changing operation synchronously through the two temporary storage layers, the time of the cutterhead changing device is not additionally occupied, and the efficiency of the cutterhead changing device is ensured.

Of course, in another embodiment of the present disclosure, the control unit is configured to transfer the old cutterhead 34 of the first cutterhead placement area 21 to the first temporary storage layer 41 and/or transfer the new cutterhead 33 on the second temporary storage layer 42 to the second cutterhead placement area 22 in one tool change operation. In another tool changing operation, the new cutterhead 33 on the first temporary storage layer 41 is transferred to the first cutterhead placing area 21, and the old cutterhead 34 of the second cutterhead placing area 22 is transferred to the second temporary storage layer 42. The specific steps of the tool changing operation are described in detail above, and of course, in another embodiment of the present disclosure, the details are not repeated here.

In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the contact 52 of the present embodiment employs taper pins, and the cutterhead 3 is provided with pin holes that mate with the taper pins; the driving piece 51 is mounted on the bracket 7; the material taking mechanism 5 and the temporary storage mechanism 4 form a avoidance 32

When the cutterhead 3 needs to be replaced, the platform moves (in the Y-axis direction of the equipment) to approach the automatic cutter changing system of the cutterhead 3, so that steps are avoided, and the cutterhead 3 extends into the feeding position; is in a butt joint position with the first temporary storage layer 41; the rear taper pin moves to the pin hole position through the moving cylinder, the taper pin is inserted into the pin hole through the telescopic cylinder, the cutter disc 3 is pulled down into the first temporary storage layer 41 through the moving cylinder, the guide block 443 is used for guiding, and the elastic ball pin 442 is fixed. Finishing blanking of the cutter head 3;

the rear lifting cylinder moves towards the Z-axis direction until the second temporary storage layer 42 is at the butt joint position, the taper pin is inserted into the pin hole through the telescopic cylinder, the moving cylinder moves to push the cutterhead 3 to the cutterhead 3 of the workbench 1 for fixing, the cutterhead 3 is positioned through the positioning edge, the locking mechanism 11 locks the guide block 443 for guiding, the elastic ball pin 442 is fixed, and the replacement of the new cutterhead 34 and the old cutterhead 34 is completed. Wherein the contact 52 can be an electromagnet or a quick release pin; the new cutterhead 34 and the old cutterhead 34 are placed on the cutterhead 3 frame, and the replacement sequence can be changed according to the requirements.

Of course, in another embodiment of the present disclosure, the material taking mechanism 5 and the temporary storage mechanism 4 are separately designed, and the material taking mechanism 5 and the temporary storage mechanism 4 are respectively installed at one side of the workbench 1. The material taking mechanism 5 is positioned above the temporary storage mechanism 4, and the temporary storage mechanism 4 moves along the Z-axis direction of the material taking mechanism 5 through the lifting mechanism 43; the structure can expand the use of multiple platforms; and the device is flexibly arranged on each shaft number.

Of course, in another embodiment of the present disclosure, the take-off mechanism 5 is integrally designed with the temporary storage mechanism 4. The material taking mechanism 5 and the temporary storage mechanism 4 are arranged on one side of the workbench 1 through the same bracket 7.

The foregoing description of the embodiments of the present disclosure has been presented for purposes of illustration and description, and is not intended to be exhaustive or limited to the embodiments disclosed. Many modifications and variations will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the various embodiments described. The terminology used herein was chosen in order to best explain the principles of the embodiments, the practical application, or the technical improvements in the marketplace, or to enable others of ordinary skill in the art to understand the embodiments disclosed herein. The scope of the present disclosure is defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A cutterhead changing device, comprising:

2. The cutterhead changing apparatus of claim 1 wherein the temporary storage mechanism comprises a temporary storage station comprising:

3. The cutterhead changing device of claim 2, wherein the temporary storage mechanism further comprises a lifting mechanism; the lifting mechanism is arranged at the bottom of the temporary storage table and is configured to drive the temporary storage table to move in the Z-axis direction;

4. The disc changer of claim 3 wherein the temporary storage table is provided with at least two temporary storage layers, respectively designated as a first temporary storage layer and a second temporary storage layer spaced apart in the height direction; the first temporary storage layer and the second temporary storage layer are respectively used for temporarily storing the cutterhead.

5. The cutterhead changing apparatus of claim 3 wherein the lifting mechanism is configured to move upward to the upper feed and the table is configured to move in the Y-axis direction to position the temporary storage mechanism in a clearance position when the temporary storage table is in the docked position; so as to transfer the cutterhead on the workbench to the temporary storage mechanism.

6. The cutterhead changing device of claim 4 wherein the lifting mechanism is configured to move upward to the upper feed and the table is configured to move in the Y-axis direction to position the temporary storage mechanism in a clearance position when the temporary storage layer is in the docked position; and transferring the cutterhead positioned on the workbench to the temporary storage layer.

7. The cutterhead changing apparatus of claim 2 wherein the take-off mechanism includes a drive member having an output end provided with a contact member configured to mate with a recess in the cutterhead to effect a secure cutterhead,

8. The cutterhead changing apparatus of claim 7 wherein the contact member comprises a telescoping mechanism, the output end of the telescoping mechanism comprising a connection block configured to mate with a groove on the cutterhead, the connection block being connected to and disconnected from the cutterhead by telescoping of the telescoping mechanism.

9. The cutterhead changing apparatus of claim 7 wherein the drive is mounted above the staging platform or the drive is mounted on the staging platform.

10. The cutterhead changing apparatus of claim 1 wherein the table is provided with guide blocks configured to provide guidance when the cutterhead is transferred on the table.

11. The cutterhead changing apparatus of claim 1 wherein the table bottom is provided with a locking mechanism configured to secure the cutterhead to the table.

12. The cutterhead changing apparatus of claim 4 wherein the table includes a plurality of cutterhead receiving areas;