US20080302163A1 - Formation Tool for a Punching Machine - Google Patents

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US20080302163A1
US20080302163A1 US12/160,514 US16051407A US2008302163A1 US 20080302163 A1 US20080302163 A1 US 20080302163A1 US 16051407 A US16051407 A US 16051407A US 2008302163 A1 US2008302163 A1 US 2008302163A1
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    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21D—WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
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  • the present invention relates to a formation tool for use in a punching machine for sheet metal deformation and, in particular, to a formation tool which has an upper or top die tool and a lower or bottom die tool for use in a punching machine having a gripper system which transports the two tool parts for a single machining operation.
  • Prior punching machines include revolver punches and TRUMPF® system punches.
  • revolver punches the top die tools and bottom die tools are each received in a revolver-like tool holder.
  • the TRUMPF® system has a gripper system which transports the two tool parts, each for one machining operation, and inserts them into a processing station.
  • the TRUMPF® system can use both punching tools and formation tools. Formation tools can be used to produce reliefs, folds, eyelets, or other shapes in sheet metal workpieces.
  • the sheet metal workpieces to be processed are moved horizontally on a workbench in what is referred to as a punching stroke plane, so that the workpiece can be positioned properly at the processing station.
  • Deformations are, as a rule, done in an upward direction to prevent the workpiece, upon a motion for subsequent processing operations, from sliding onto what then are downward protrusions instead of sliding onto its flat underside.
  • a prerequisite of the upward deformation of the sheet is that in a formation tool, the lower mold insert during a deforming operation remains at a level above the punching stroke plane.
  • a rigid lower mold insert is provided which, in accordance with the deformation to be done, protrudes past the level of the punching stroke plane.
  • the stripper plate In order for the sheet metal workpiece to be transported properly and without damage to the processing station, in conventional formation tools, it is necessary for the stripper plate toward the bottom die, in its initial position, to rest with its top side at the level of the upper edge of the lower mold insert. This means that the sheet metal workpiece, on being transported to the processing position, must be lifted to the level of the lower mold insert via lateral stop chamfers on the stripper plate. In the case of vulnerable surfaces, this can cause processing scratches on the underside of the sheet metal workpiece.
  • the holding-down device of the upper tool insert presses the sheet down laterally of the two aligned mold inserts, so that the desired formation takes place.
  • springs then lift the sheet metal workpiece again and it is moved laterally, whereupon it is again shifted downward onto the punching stroke plane, so that once again there is a risk of damage to the underside of the workpiece.
  • An object of the present invention is to create a formation tool which permits deformation processing of sheet metal workpieces on punching machines, such as those of the TRUMPF® system, without requiring that the workpieces be lifted out of the punching stroke plane when being transported to the processing position.
  • this object is attained by a formation tool in which the formation tool has a lifting device for aiding in lifting the lower mold insert from a level at or below the punching stroke plane before a deforming operation to a level above the punching stroke plane.
  • the formation tool of the present invention offers the advantage that in an initial position, no part of the lower bottom die tool protrudes past the level of the punching stroke plane so that the sheet metal workpiece can be transported to the processing position without a change in its horizontal position.
  • a desired deformation is made in the sheet metal workpiece. It does not matter whether—as is preferred—first the lower mold insert is lifted by actuation of the lifting device and then the punching stroke is performed, or vice versa.
  • the synchronous motion of the lifting device with the punching stroke is also readily available. Because the initial position of the sheet metal workpiece is at the lower level of the punching stroke plane, the formation tool of the present invention now permits a larger variety of possible shapes, which can be nearly twice as high as those that can be made with formation tools of the prior art.
  • One advantageous embodiment of the invention comprises an upper edge of the stripper plate toward the bottom die disposed at the level of the punching stroke plane. This configuration allows for an especially favorable contact of the sheet metal workpiece with the device during the shifting operation, providing for a maximum capacity for a change in shape.
  • the lifting device substantially comprises a lifting element, disposed in a workbench, and a final control element disposed on the lower end of the lifting element.
  • the lifting element has a cross section appropriately sized for the opening in the processing station.
  • the disposition of the final control element on the lower end offers the advantage that the final control element itself need not be accommodated in the workbench, but instead can be disposed in the free space existing below the workbench. There is also sufficient space to accommodate the hydraulic, pneumatic, or electric connection lines that are required, depending on the type of final control element.
  • the lifting element is in the form of a tubular body.
  • the tubular body first offers the advantage that the lifting device can remain in the processing station even if the top die tool and bottom die tool of the formation tool are not used and a punching tool is, for instance, used instead. In that case, the tubular body offers the opportunity for punched-out sheet metal parts to drop downward through its interior to under the workbench and be transported away from there.
  • a tubular body is a relatively lightweight lifting element, which is nevertheless capable of absorbing the forces between the final control element and the workpiece that occur during the forming operation.
  • the tubular body in its lower region, has at least one lateral opening, preferably two diametrically opposed openings.
  • the openings serve to allow pressed-out sheet metal parts to fall laterally out of the tubular body, which makes it possible in a still further preferred embodiment of the invention to have a piston of the final control element engage the lower end of the tubular body.
  • Such an arrangement is more favorable from the standpoint of stability than to have the final control element engage the tubular body laterally and for the tubular body to be open at the bottom, allowing the punched parts could fall directly downward out of the tubular body.
  • both embodiments are possible.
  • a piston engaging the lower end of the tubular body it is especially preferable to include a cylindrical protrusion whose outer diameter is equivalent to the inside diameter of the tubular body. In this configuration, a secure engagement of the piston inside the tubular body transmits the forces required during a punching operation.
  • the cylindrical protrusion has a gable end, and the sides are located at the level of the lower edges of the two lateral openings, and the apex of the gable forms a protrusion, between the two openings, that divides the tubular body.
  • the gable end of the protrusion of the piston assures that punched-out sheet metal parts can no longer fall out of one of the two openings, which prevents punching waste from accumulating in the tubular body, where after a certain number of punching operations they can plug it up.
  • FIG. 1 shows a longitudinal section through a formation tool of the prior art
  • FIG. 2 shows a longitudinal section through a formation tool of the present invention
  • FIG. 3 is a comparative longitudinal section of a bottom die tool of the prior art and a bottom die tool of the present invention with an associated lifting element and a sheet metal workpiece located in the punching plane;
  • FIG. 4 shows the bottom die tool of FIG. 3 with the lifting element raised
  • FIG. 5 is a section through a lower machining station of a punching machine of the TRUMPF® system, with the bottom die tool of the invention inserted and with an associated lifting device;
  • FIG. 6 is a fragmentary sectional view of the lifting device of FIG. 5 ;
  • FIG. 7 is a fragmentary sectional view, rotated 90°, of the lifting device of FIG. 6 .
  • a prior art formation tool 100 is used in punching machines of the TRUMPF® system for forming sheet metal workpieces 102 .
  • the formation tool comprises an upper or top die tool 104 and a lower or bottom die tool 106 , which can each be inserted into respective mounts in a processing station.
  • the top die tool 104 has a suitably shaped shaft 108
  • the bottom die tool 106 has a contact face 110 and, with a cylindrical protrusion 112 , engages a corresponding recess in the processing station.
  • the top die tool 104 has an upper mold insert 114 , which is braced via a helical spring 116 on a top die body 118 .
  • a holding-down device 120 is also solidly joined to the top die body 118 and presses the sheet during a punching stroke against a stripper plate 122 of the bottom die tool.
  • the stripper plate 122 is braced resiliently on a bottom die body 126 via helical springs 124 , with which body a lower mold insert 128 is rigidly connected and cooperates with the upper mold insert 114 , in order for a punching stroke to form a relief 130 in the sheet metal workpiece 102 .
  • Such deformations are, as a rule, molded upward, so that the workpiece can be moved sliding on its underside, whereas downward formed deformations would interfere.
  • a punching stroke plane 132 is defined by the location of the workpiece 102 , shown here slightly elevated, on the workbench.
  • the workpiece 102 is braced by holders 134 with brushlike protrusions 136 . It can be seen clearly from FIG. 3 that the lower mold insert 128 protrudes markedly past the punching stroke plane 132 , and the stripper plate 122 , in the initial position shown, is in alignment with the upper edge of the mold insert 128 .
  • the edges of the stripper plate 122 have stop chamfers 138 , so that on being transported to the processing station the workpiece 102 is raised above the level of the mold insert 128 . If there are vulnerable surfaces on the underside of the workpieces 102 , damage that is at least problematic visually can occur, so that this surface can no longer be used as a visible surface if, for instance, only a coating with clear lacquer is to be applied or if no further treatment whatsoever is contemplated.
  • a formation tool 10 according to the present invention is shown, which avoids raising the workpiece 102 in the processing station.
  • the formation tool 10 comprises a top die insert 14 and a bottom die insert 16 , whose connection dimensions are such that they fit into the corresponding tool holders of a punching machine of the TRUMPF® system.
  • the top die insert 14 has a shaft 18 , which corresponds to the shaft 108 of the top die insert 100 , shown in FIG. 1 .
  • the bottom die insert 16 has a contact face 20 , with which it rests in a contact region of the processing station ( FIG. 5 ).
  • the top die insert 14 also has an upper mold insert 24 , which is braced via a helical spring 26 on a top die body 28 .
  • a holding-down device 30 guides the upper mold insert 24 , and the most essential difference on the part of the top die insert 14 shown in FIG. 2 , compared to the top die insert 114 shown in FIG. 1 , is that the possible stroke length of the upper mold insert 114 is increased by the widened recess 31 in the top die body. This is illustrated by the two reference symbols x 1 in FIG. 1 and x 2 in FIG. 2 .
  • a bottom die body 36 forms the stripper plate, while a lower mold insert 38 is braced on the bottom die body 36 via helical springs 34 for bottom die tool 16 .
  • the lower mold insert 38 is formed integrally with an insert plate 32 , but alternatively can be designed separately from it as a separate or discrete part.
  • the insert plate 32 has a cylindrical outer circumference 22 which fits into a recess of the processing station ( FIG. 5 ).
  • the present formation tool 10 has a movable lifting element, such as piston 46 , which is a component of a lifting device 44 ( FIG. 5 ).
  • the lifting piston 46 is connected to a hydraulic, pneumatic, or electric final control element.
  • FIG. 5 the lower tool receptacle 48 of a processing station of a punching machine of the TRUMPF® system is shown. This kind of tool receptacle 48 is well known in the art and therefore there is no need to describe it in further detail.
  • the tool receptacle 48 has a contact face 50 on which a spacer ring 52 is disposed.
  • the inside diameter of the spacer ring 52 essentially corresponds to a recess 54 in the workbench, into which recess the insert plate 32 protrudes, and in which recess the tubular lifting element 42 is disposed.
  • the tubular body 42 in contrast to the top die tool 14 and the bottom die tool 16 , is not removed from the processing station when a punching operation, for instance, is to be performed in it with a correspondingly provided punching tool. This kind of removal would not be readily possible because of the great length of the tubular body 42 , even if the tubular body 42 were detachably disposed on the piston 46 .
  • the lifting element 42 is a tubular body, its removal is not even necessary, since the inside cross section of the tubular body 42 offers enough free space for punched-out sheet metal parts to drop downward.
  • two diametrically opposed openings 56 are provided in its lower region, through which the punching waste can fall laterally out of the tubular body 42 .
  • Openings 56 and piston 46 can be seen in greater detail in FIGS. 6 and 7 .
  • the two openings 56 are shaped in such a way that between them, relatively wide wall portions 58 remain, which can absorb the forces that occur in operation.
  • the central engagement of the piston 46 with the lower end of the tube has proved advantageous because the forces can be transmitted especially well, and without further securing flanges, between the final control element and the tubular body 42 .
  • the piston 46 has a cylindrical protrusion 60 at its top, and the top of the protrusion has a gabled end.
  • the lower edges 62 of the gabled end are approximately flush, in the middle region, with lower edges 64 of the openings 56 , while the apex 66 of the gable forms a protrusion between the two openings 56 that divide the hollow body. In conjunction with the slopes of the gable, this protrusion 66 assures that the punching waste will be securely carried to the outside through the lateral openings.
  • the course of the deforming operation will be such that before the punching stroke of the punching machine is performed, the piston 46 , with the aid of the final control element, will first lift the tubular body 42 and, thus, also the insert plate 32 and the lower mold insert 38 .
  • a self-locking drive for instance, can then absorb the much stronger forces that occur during the deforming operation.
  • reliefs, louvers, beads, reliefs, folds, and other shaping machining operations can be performed.
  • formation tool 10 provides advantages over prior devices, especially wherever workpieces have a surface that is especially vulnerable to scratching, or where major changes in shape are important, which are made possible by the relatively lower disposed stripper plate 36 .

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