09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
Goods & Services
Punching machines; shearing machines for metalworking; metal working machines; machines for shaping metal; cutting machines; bending machines; bending presses [machines]; punching presses [for metalworking]. Electronic apparatus for the control and management of machine tool operation.
A punching apparatus (1) for forming workings on a workpiece (100) comprises a punch holder unit (2) which includes an upper support body (3) rotatable about a working axis (X), a punch holder body (4) that houses a plurality of upper forming tools (31) and an upper beating element (5) movable parallel to the working axis (X) to selectively interact with an established upper forming tool (31); a die holder unit (12) that includes a lower support body (13) rotatable about the working axis (X), a die holder body (14) that houses a plurality of lower forming tools (32) and a lower beating element (15) movable linearly along and rotatably about the working axis (X) to selectively interact with an established lower forming tool (32); the lower beating element (15) is movable linearly between an non-operative position (A), in which it is locked in rotation and does not rotate together with said lower support body (13), a first operative position (B), in which it is connected to the lower support body (13) so as to rotate together with the latter, and a second operative position (C), in which it pushes the lower forming tool (32) partially outside the die holder body (14).
Machine and method for working or handling metal plates or sheets, comprising a vision system for imaging at least a portion of the plate or sheet and a processing unit for performing edge recognition. In some embodiments this step is performed by a deep learning algorithm. In case this recognition step is not satisfactory, the processor re-process the image by using mask means which can be applied to at least a portion of the image to better identify the edge with respect to the background.
A method for gripping and moving worked pieces (51) obtained by cutting and/or punching at least one sheet metal (50) and arranged on a work surface (110) by means of a gripping and moving system (100) provided with a detection apparatus (1), comprises: positioning gripping means (101) of gripping and moving system (100) at a piece (51) to be picked up (step 1) and at the same time positioning a sensor device (4) of detection apparatus (1) by moving it along a first direction (X) in a first position (A1, B1) in which the sensor device (4) is aligned with a projection of a peripheral edge of piece (51) along a second direction (Y) orthogonal to first direction (X) (step 2); grasping and lifting the piece (51) at a defined height with respect to the work surface (110) by means of gripping means (101) (step 3); activating the sensor device (4) and moving it to a second position (A2, B2) so as to scan a settled portion (A, B) of work surface (110) that is below the lifted piece (51) in order to detect a gap or a residual connection between lifted piece (51) and said sheet metal (50) (step 4).
B65H 7/14 - Controlling article feeding, separating, pile-advancing, or associated apparatus, to take account of incorrect feeding, absence of articles, or presence of faulty articles by feelers or detectors by photoelectric feelers or detectors
G01B 11/14 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for measuring distance or clearance between spaced objects or spaced apertures
G05B 19/406 - Numerical control (NC), i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form characterised by monitoring or safety
B23K 26/08 - Devices involving relative movement between laser beam and workpiece
B23K 26/38 - Removing material by boring or cutting
B66F 11/04 - Lifting devices specially adapted for particular uses not otherwise provided for for movable platforms or cabins, e.g. on vehicles, permitting workmen to place themselves in any desired position for carrying out required operations
F16M 11/20 - Undercarriages with or without wheels
Suction cup gripping system (100) that comprises a plurality of suction cup gripping devices (1) each provided with a gripping suction cup (2) having an internal cavity (3), a Venturi vacuum generator (10) connectable to a compressed air line (30) and connected to the internal cavity (3) to generate therein a partial vacuum, a release valve (11) connected to the internal cavity (3) and operable to connect the latter to an external environment or the compressed air line (30) in order to eliminate the partial vacuum in the internal cavity (3), a check valve (12) interposed between Venturi vacuum generator (10) and internal cavity (3); the gripping system (100) comprises valve means (37, 38) connected to the Venturi vacuum generators (10) and the release valves (11) of suction cup gripping devices (1), a manifold (50) connected to the internal cavities (3), a vacuum sensor (13) connected to the manifold (50) and a control unit (40) connected to valve means (37, 38) and vacuum sensor (13) and configured to control the valve means (37, 38) so as not to supply compressed air to the Venturi vacuum generators (10) when the vacuum sensor (13) detects a value of partial vacuum greater than or equal to a defined first threshold value (P1).
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
Goods & Services
Punching machines; shearing machines for metalworking; metal
working machines; machines for shaping metal; cutting
machines; bending machines; bending presses [machines];
punching presses [for metalworking]. Electronic apparatus for the control and management of
machine tool operation.
A laser cutting head associable to a machine tool comprises a collimating group to collimate a laser beam coming from a laser emitting apparatus, a focusing group to focus in a focal point the laser beam collimated, an optical element to receive said laser beam focused and reflect a focused first portion thereof, and a wavefront sensor to receive said focused first portion of the laser beam, perform a phase measurement of a wavefront of said focused first portion, obtain a reconstructed wavefront on the basis of the phase measurement and send the reconstructed wavefront to an electronic processor; the electronic processor compares the reconstructed wavefront and a reference wavefront, determines one or more optical aberrations to which the laser beam is subjected, reduces such optical aberrations and changes said focal point.
A punching apparatus includes a punch holder and a punching tool. The punch holder includes a guiding body having a mounting cavity to slidably receive the punching tool and a driving assembly connected to the guiding body and provided with a beating element having first and second connecting ends coupled by a threaded coupling that enables a relative rotation for a linear movement of the punching tool with respect to the beating element. A stopping element has a first end fixed inside a connecting cavity in one of the connecting ends and arranged to receive the other connecting end and a second end inserted into a stopping cavity of the other connecting end and sliding inside the stopping cavity.
A bending machine for metal sheets includes a punch assembly having an upper tool-holding crosspiece that supports a set of upper bending tools with respective supporting pins and is provided with a guiding groove that is open for receiving the set of upper bending tools. The guiding groove has a lateral supporting groove that receives and supports the supporting pins and maintains the set of upper bending tools slidably coupled to the upper tool-holding crosspiece. The supporting groove has a single second lower opening to allow disengaging/engaging of the supporting pins from/with the supporting groove to remove/insert from/into the upper tool-holding crosspiece at the same time all the upper bending tools. The punch assembly has a single closing element connected to the upper tool-holding crosspiece that is linearly movable between closed and open positions to close and open the second lower opening.
(1) Machines and machine tools, namely, punching presses for metalworking, punching machines for metal working, industrial machine presses, mechanical presses for metalworking, presses for punching machines, punching presses for metalworking, bending machines for metalworking, machine tools for working metals, industrial robots for working metal, metal cutting machines, rolling machines for rolling metals.
A punch unit associable with a respective punch holder of a punching machine to form a punch assembly comprises a punch tip holder mountable on the respective punch holder and a punch tip housed in, and connected to, the punch tip holder in an assembled configuration; the punch tip holder includes a connecting element coupled to the punch tip; an adapter element shaped and sized so as to be inserted and housed in the respective punch holder and provided with an inner cavity suitable to house the connecting element with the punch tip in the assembled configuration; a locking device housed in the adapter element, which can be operated manually without tools and arranged for locking or unlocking the connecting element with the punch tip to or from the adapter element.
A sheet metal working machine includes a hydraulic drive system to drive a plurality of working tools in a separate and independent manner. The hydraulic drive system includes a plurality of hydraulic cylinders provided with pistons defining thrust chambers and return chambers and associated with corresponding working tools, a reversible first pump connected to the thrust chambers and arranged to send fluid to, or to suck fluid from, at least one of the thrust chambers so as to move the respective piston and the working tool associated therewith, a plurality of valves interposed between the first pump and the thrust chambers of the respective hydraulic cylinders and activable to connect the first pump to the thrust chambers; a hydraulic accumulator connected to the return chambers and arranged for maintaining fluid at a defined preload pressure therein.
A bending machine for metal sheets includes a punch arrangement that supports a set of upper bending tools, a die arrangement that supports at least one set of lower bending tools, a tool magazine of bending tools, a replacing apparatus arranged to take bending tools from the tool magazine and mount them on the punch arrangement and/or the die arrangement and vice versa, and a gripping device configured to simultaneously clasp and move a whole set of bending tools. The tool magazine comprises a plurality of supporting guides that house respective sets of bending tools and a transfer carriage arranged to house a set of bending tools and movable between an exchange position to receive from, or provide to, the gripping device a set of bending tools and a plurality of loading positions to transfer to, or receive from, a supporting guide a set of bending tools.
A hydraulic drive system associable with a multi-press punching apparatus for operating a plurality of punching tools includes a plurality of hydraulic cylinders provided with respective pistons defining thrust chambers and return chambers inside the hydraulic cylinders and associated with corresponding punching tools, a reversible first pump connected to the thrust chambers and arranged to send oil to, or suck oil from, at least one of the thrust chambers so as to move the respective piston, a plurality of selector valves interposed between the first pump and the thrust chambers of the hydraulic cylinders and activable to connect the first pump to the thrust chambers, and a hydraulic accumulator connected to the return chambers and arranged for maintaining in said return chambers oil at a defined preload pressure.
Sheet metal working machines; Bending machines for metalworking; Machine tools; Punching machines; Cutters [machines]; Metal cutting machines; Laser cutting torches; Pressing machines; Bending presses [machines]; Blanking presses; Punching presses [for metalworking]; Machines and machine tools for treatment of materials and for manufacturing; Robot metal working presses; Mechanical tools; Industrial robots for working metal; Robotic mechanisms for working metal; Metal cutting tools [machines]; Conveyors; Industrial robots for use in the mounting of workpieces to be worked on; Numerically controlled machining stations having an automatic tool changer.
A laser cutting head (1) associable to a machine tool comprises a collimating group (2) to collimate a laser beam (L) coming from a laser emitting apparatus, a focusing group (5) to focus in a focal point (F) the laser beam (L) collimated, an optical element (8; 38) to receive said laser beam (L) focused and reflect a focused first portion (LI) thereof, and a wavefront sensor (9) to receive said focused first portion (LI) of the laser beam (L), perform a phase measurement of a wavefront of said focused first portion (LI), obtain a reconstructed wavefront on the basis of the phase measurement and send the reconstructed wavefront to an electronic processor (12); the electronic processor compares the reconstructed wavefront and a reference wavefront, determines one or more optical aberrations to which the laser beam (L) is subjected, reduces such optical aberrations and changes said focal point (F).
A punching apparatus (1) comprises a punch holder (2) and a punching tool (3; 13; 23); the punch holder (2) comprises a guiding body (4) provided with a mounting cavity (5) suitable to slidably receive the punching tool (3; 13; 23) and a driving assembly (6) connected to said guiding body (4) and provided with a beating element (7; 17) having a first connecting end (9; 19) coupled to a second connecting end (32; 42; 52) of the punching tool (3; 13; 23) by means of a threaded coupling that enables a relative rotation for a linear movement of the punching tool (3; 13; 23) with respect to said beating element (7; 17) along an adjustment stroke (C); the punching apparatus comprises a stopping element (10) having a first end (11) fixed inside a connecting cavity (15; 45) made in one of said connecting ends (9; 42) and arranged to receive the remaining connecting end (32; 19) and a second end (12) inserted into a stopping cavity (34; 24; 54) of said remaining connecting end (32; 19) and sliding inside the stopping cavity (34; 24; 54); the second end (12) of the stopping element (10) is provided with first stopping means (22) arranged to abut second stopping means (35; 25) provided at an opening of said stopping cavity (34; 24; 54) so as to prevent the stopping element (10) from disengaging from said stopping cavity (34; 24; 54) and to stop the adjustment stroke (C) of the punching tool (3; 13; 23).
A sheet metal working machine (1) comprises operating means (2) for performing workings on a metal piece (50), a sensing device (3) capable of non-destructively detecting a plurality of physical, chemical, mechanical, dimensional characteristics of the piece (50) and a control unit (4) suitable to configure and/or adjust working parameters to control the operating means (2); the sensing device (3) comprises at least a eddy current sensor (5) for detecting electrical and magnetic characteristics of said piece (50), an electromagnetic acoustic sensor (6, 7) for detecting at least a thickness of said piece (50), an optical sensor (8) for detecting surface characteristics of a surface (50a) of said piece (50), and a processing unit (11) configured to coordinate a measurement process performed by the sensors (5, 6, 7, 8), simultaneously receiving from the sensors a group of data related to the detected characteristics of the piece (50), process the group of data in order to identify a material and a set of process characteristics of the piece (50) and send identifying data of the material and data related to the set of process characteristics of the piece (50) to the control unit (4) so that the latter appropriately configures and/or adjusts the working parameters of the operating means (2).
G05B 13/02 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric
G05B 19/406 - Numerical control (NC), i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form characterised by monitoring or safety
B23Q 15/06 - Control or regulation of feed movement according to measuring results produced by two or more gauging methods using different measuring principles, e.g. by both optical and mechanical gauging
B23Q 17/20 - Arrangements for indicating or measuring on machine tools for indicating or measuring workpiece characteristics, e.g. contour, dimension, hardness
A bending machine (1) for metal sheets comprises punch means (3) including an upper tool- holding crosspiece (4) that supports a set (60) of upper bending tools (61) with respective supporting pins (65) and is provided with a guiding groove (14) that is open at the bottom by means of a first lower opening (14c) for receiving the set (60) of upper bending tools and comprises a lateral supporting groove (24) adapted to receive and support the supporting pins (65) and to maintain the set (60) of upper bending tools slidably coupled to the upper tool-holding crosspiece (4); the supporting groove (24) comprises a single second lower opening (24a) such as to allow disengaging/engaging said supporting pins (65) from/with the supporting groove (24) to remove/insert from/into the upper tool-holding crosspiece (4) at the same time all the upper bending tools (61) of the set (60) of upper bending tools (61); the punch means (3) comprises a single closing element (13) connected to the upper tool- holding crosspiece (4) and linearly movable between a closed position (C), wherein it closes the second lower opening (24a), and an open position (D), wherein it is spaced from, and does not close, the second lower opening (24a).
A punch unit (100) associable with a respective punch holder (50) of a punching machine to form a punch assembly (60) comprises a punch tip holder (1) mountable on the respective punch holder (50) and a punch tip (30; 130; 230; 330) housed in, and connected to, said punch tip holder (1) in an assembled configuration (A); the punch tip holder (1) includes a connecting element (4) coupled to the punch tip (30; 130; 230; 330); an adapter element (2; 20; 120; 220) shaped and sized so as to be inserted and housed in the respective punch holder (50) and provided with an inner cavity (3) suitable to house the connecting element (4) with the punch tip (30; 130; 230; 330) in the assembled configuration (A); locking means (5) housed in the adapter element (2; 20; 120; 220), which can be operated manually without tools and arranged for locking or unlocking the connecting element (4) with the punch tip (30; 130; 230; 330) to or from said adapter element (2; 20; 120; 220).
A grinding machine for grinding tools comprises a support unit configured to support a tool to be ground and provided with members suitable to incline it by certain angle with respect to a horizontal reference plane; and an operating unit that is mobile along a main axis of development of the grinding machine in order to move with respect to the support unit and comprises an abrasive element intended to abrade at least a portion to be ground of the tool. The grinding machine comprises an adjustment system to adjust the inclination of the support unit with respect to the reference plane. The adjustment means system is mobile parallel to the main axis of development to move to a predetermined distance from the reference plane.
B24B 41/06 - Work supports, e.g. adjustable steadies
B23Q 1/25 - Movable or adjustable work or tool supports
B23Q 3/04 - 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 adjustable in inclination
B24B 3/00 - Sharpening cutting edges, e.g. of tools; Accessories therefor, e.g. for holding the tools
B24B 51/00 - Arrangements for automatic control of a series of individual steps in grinding a workpiece
A bending machine for metal sheets includes a punching arrangement that supports upper bending tools, a die arrangement that supports lower bending tools, and a back gauge unit movable inside an operating area and arranged to position a workpiece. The back gauge unit has a hooking element to engage at least one lower bending tool to move it along the bending direction. The lower bending tools include a set of side lower bending tools that are positionable in a non-operative configuration outside the operating area and unreachable by the back gauge unit. The side lower bending tools are connectable to one another to form a group selectable in number. At least one of the side lower bending tools of the group is positioned in the non-operative configuration inside the operating area to be engaged by the hooking element and movable along the bending direction together with the group.
A bending machine (1) for metal sheets comprises a supporting frame (2) provided with a base plate (8); punch means (3) adapted to support at least one set (60) of upper bending tools aligned along a bending direction (A); die means (5) adapted to support at least one set (50) of lower bending tools aligned along the bending direction (A); a tool magazine (10) positioned in an internal compartment (7) of the bending machine and arranged to house bending tools (51, 61); a replacing apparatus (20) positioned in the internal compartment (7) and arranged to take bending tools (51, 61) from the tool magazine (10) and mount them on the punch means (3) and/or the die means (5) and vice versa, and comprising gripping means (21, 22) configured to simultaneously clasp and move a whole bending tools set (50, 60); the tool magazine (10) comprises a plurality of supporting guides (11) adapted to slidably house respective bending tools sets (50, 60), and a transfer carriage (15) adapted to house a bending tools set (50, 60) and movable along a first driving direction (X) between an exchange position (S), in which it is adjacent to the replacing apparatus (20) to receive from, or provide to, the gripping means (21,22) a bending tools set (50, 60), and a plurality of loading positions (L) in each of which it is almost aligned with a respective supporting guide (11) to transfer to, or receive from, the latter a bending tools set (50, 60).
A hydraulic drive system (1) associable with a multi-press punching apparatus (50) for operating in a separate and independent manner a plurality of punching tools (51) along respective operating axes (A), comprises a plurality of hydraulic cylinders (2), each hydraulic cylinder being associated with a respective punching tool (51) and provided with a respective piston (21) defining a thrust chamber (22) and a return chamber (23) inside the hydraulic cylinder (2) and is associated with the corresponding punching tool (51) for moving the latter along the operating axis (A); a first pump (3) of reversible type connected to the thrust chambers (22) and arranged to send oil at a supply pressure (PA) at least in one of said thrust chambers (22) so as to push the respective piston (21) along a working direction and allowing the punching tool (51) associated therewith to interact with the workpiece (100), or to suck oil from at least said thrust chamber (22) to allow the respective piston (21) moving along a return direction and the punching tool (51) disengaging and moving away from the workpiece (100); a plurality of selector valves (4), each selector valve being associated with a respective hydraulic cylinder (2), interposed between the first pump (3) and the thrust chamber (22) and activable in opening to connect the first pump (3) to the thrust chamber (22) so as to operate the hydraulic cylinder (2); a hydraulic accumulator (5) connected to the return chambers (23) and arranged for maintaining in said return chambers (23) oil at a defined preload pressure.
A sheet metal working machine (100) comprises a hydraulic drive system (1) to drive a plurality of working tools (51, 151, 61) in a separate and independent manner and perform respective machinings on a piece (200); the hydraulic drive system (1) comprises a plurality of hydraulic cylinders (2, 102, 202), each associated with a working tool (51, 151, 61) and provided with a piston (21, 121, 221) defining a thrust chamber (22, 122, 222) and a return chamber (23, 123, 223) and associated with the corresponding working tool (51, 151, 61) for moving the latter along a respective working axis (A, B, C); a first pump (3) of reversible type connected to the thrust chambers (22, 122, 222) and arranged to send fluid at a supply pressure (PA) in one thrust chamber (22, 122, 222) so as to push the piston (21, 121, 221) along a working direction and enable the working tool (51, 151, 61) associated therewith to interact with the piece (200), or to suck fluid from the thrust chamber (22, 122, 222) to enable the piston (21, 121, 221) moving along a return direction and the working tool (51, 151, 61) disengaging and moving away from the piece (200); a plurality of valves (4), each associated with a hydraulic cylinder (2, 102, 202), interposed between the first pump (3) and the thrust chamber (22, 122, 222) of the hydraulic cylinder (2, 102, 202) and activable to put in flow connection the first pump (3) with the thrust chamber (22, 122, 222) so as to drive the hydraulic cylinder (2, 102, 202); a hydraulic accumulator (5) connected to the return chambers (23, 123, 223) and arranged for maintaining fluid at a defined preload pressure therein.
Sheet metal working machines; Machine tools; Punching machines; Cutters [machines]; Metal cutting machines; Laser cutting torches; Bending presses [machines]; Blanking presses; Punching presses [for metalworking]; Machines and machine tools for treatment of materials and for manufacturing; Robot metal working presses; Mechanical tools; Robotic electric punching machines; Industrial robots for working metal; Robotic mechanisms for working metal; Metal cutting tools [machines]; Bending machines for metalworking; Conveyors; Industrial robots for use in the mounting of workpieces to be worked on.
A laser cutting head powerable by a laser emitting apparatus through optical transmission means (41) and as sociable with a machine cutting tool, comprising a collimating group (2) for collimating a laser beam (L) coming from the laser emitting apparatus and comprising at least a collimating lens (3) and a supporting element (4) adapted to support the collimating lens (3) and movable along an adjusting direction (X); a focusing group (5) for focusing the laser beam (L) coming out collimated from the collimating group (2); actuator means (7; 17, 27) for moving the supporting element (4) with the collimating lens (3) along the adjustment direction (X) to vary a focal point of the laser beam (L) coming out focused from the focusing group (5); casing means (15, 16; 55) which form an internal space (20) closed and hermetically isolated from an external environment and adapted to entirely contain the collimating group (2), focusing group (5) and actuator means (7; 17, 27); the actuator means (7; 17, 27) comprise electromagnetic actuator means that include fixed armatures (8; 18; 28), which bear coils (8a; 18a; 28a) powered by electric current and are integrated in an internal wall of said casing means (15, 16; 55), and movable armatures (9; 19; 29) which bear permanent magnets or bodies in ferromagnetic material (9a; 19a; 29a) and are integrated in the supporting element (4).
B23K 26/06 - Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing
B23K 26/14 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring using a fluid stream, e.g. a jet of gas, in conjunction with the laser beam; Nozzles therefor
A laser cutting head (1), powerable by a laser emitting apparatus through optical transmission means (41) and associable to a machine tool, includes a collimating group (2) to collimate a laser beam (L) coming from the laser emitting apparatus and comprising at least one collimating lens (3) and a supporting element (4) that supports the collimating lens (3) and is movable along an adjusting direction (X); a focusing group (5) for focusing the laser beam (L) coming out from the collimating group (2); casing means (15, 16; 55) which forms an internal space (20) containing the collimating group (2) and the focusing group (5); actuator means (7; 17; 27) connected to the supporting element (4) with the collimating lens (3) in order to move them along the adjusting direction (X) and adjust a focal point of the laser beam (L) coming out from the focusing group (5); the supporting element (4) has an internal through cavity (40) for the passage of the laser beam (L), a first end (4a) that supports the collimating lens (3) inside the internal through cavity (40) and a second end (4c); sealing means (21, 22) connects the first and the second end (4a, 4c) to internal walls of the casing means (15, 16; 55) and is configured to enable the supporting element (4) to be movable along the adjusting direction (X); the sealing means (21, 22), the supporting element (4) and the internal walls of the casing means (15, 16; 55) form inside the internal space (20) a first chamber (20a) containing the collimating lens (3) and focusing group (5), and a second chamber (20b), containing the actuator means (7; 17, 27); the first chamber (20a) is closed and hermetically separated from the second chamber (20b) and from an external environment.
B23K 26/14 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring using a fluid stream, e.g. a jet of gas, in conjunction with the laser beam; Nozzles therefor
B23K 26/06 - Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing
A punching apparatus includes a beating element that is arranged for interacting with at least one punching tool and is movable inside a container along and around a work axis, a first rotating actuator coupled to the beating element to move it linearly along the work axis between internal and external operating positions and drive the punching tool, and a second rotating actuator connected to the beating element and arranged for rotating it around the work axis, in particular for angularly orienting the punching tool. The second rotating actuator comprises a second electric motor having a stator fixed to the container and a rotor that is internal to the stator and connected to the beating element to rotate it. The rotor extends along the work axis to face, and be engaged with, the stator between the operating positions.
A bending machine for metal sheets comprises punching means (2) including an upper crosspiece (3) adapted to support a plurality of upper bending tools (40, 41, 42) aligned and reciprocally positionable along the longitudinal bending direction (A) to form definite compositions of upper bending tools; die means (4) including a lower crosspiece (5) adapted to support a plurality of lower bending tools (30-35) aligned and mutually positionable along the bending direction (A) to form respective compositions of lower bending tools; at least one back gauge unit (6) movable inside an operating area (W) of said bending machine (1) and arranged to abut and position a workpiece with respect to the die means (4); the back gauge unit (6) comprises a hooking element (7) arranged to engage at least one lower bending tool (30-35) to move the latter along the bending direction (A) on the lower crosspiece (5); the plurality of lower bending tools (30-35) comprises at least a set of side lower bending tools (30) that are positionable in a respective non-operative configuration (R1) at an end portion (5a, 5c) of the lower crosspiece (5) outside the operating area (W) and unreachable by the back gauge unit (6); the side lower bending tools (30), being reversibly connectible to one another in order to form a group (G) of side lower bending tools (30) selectable in number; at least one of the side lower bending tools (30) of the group (G) is positioned in the non-operative configuration (R) inside the operating area (W) so it can be engaged by the hooking element (7) of the back gauge unit (6) and movable by the latter along the bending direction (A) together with the group (G).
A punching apparatus includes a tool holder unit rotatable around a working axis and provided with a plurality of seats for slidably housing respective punching tools, a beating element movable along and around the working axis and provided with an operating end that has a beating portion to selectively interact with a set punching tool, a first driving assembly for moving the beating element along the working axis to move the set punching tool, and a second driving assembly for rotating the tool holder unit around the working axis. The operating end of the beating element includes a first coupling element and the tool holder unit includes a plurality of second coupling elements, each of the second coupling elements being associated with a respective one of the seats and a related one of the punching tools and being arranged to couple with the first coupling element in a connection configuration.
A punching apparatus includes punching tools and actuators positioned above and aligned with the respective punching tools to actuate the punching tools along an operating direction so as to interact with a piece to be worked. The punching tools and the actuators are arranged side by side along at least one row. The punching apparatus includes at least one barrier optical sensor, suitable to generate a light beam that is put side by side to the row of punching tools and actuators, and reference elements, each of which is associated to a respective punching tool and/or actuator to intercept the light beam. The barrier optical sensor is arranged to detect changes in the light beam produced by one of the reference elements moving along the operating direction so as to measure a position and/or a stroke and/or a speed of a punching tool associated to the reference element.
A sheet metal bending machine comprises main bending tool assembly (2; 6) that extends along a longitudinal direction (A) and is movable so as to bend a workpiece (50), a guide (3) associated and parallel to the main bending tool assembly (2; 6), extending through a working zone (W) of the bending machine (1) and sideways protruding from the latter at least with a first end portion (4), and shuttles (21, 22, 23) slidably mounted on said guide (3) and supporting at least one auxiliary tool (41, 42) to be associated with the main bending tool assembly (2; 6) in order to execute partial bends on the workpiece (50); the shuttles (21, 22, 23) are movable along the longitudinal direction (A) between a first active position (P1), in which the shuttle (21, 22, 23) are inside the working zone (W) and the auxiliary tool (41, 42) is mounted on the main bending tool assembly (2; 6), and a first inactive position (R1), in which the shuttle (21, 22, 23) are outside the working zone (W) and positioned at the first end portion (4) of the guide (3); the shuttle comprise a first set (11) of shuttles (21, 22, 23), each shuttle (21, 22, 23) carrying a respective auxiliary tool (41, 42), said shuttles (21, 22, 23) being mutually connectable to form a first shuttle convoy (13) having a selectable number of shuttles (21, 22, 23); the first shuttle convoy (13) is movable between said first inactive position (R1) and said first active position (P1) in order to mount a defined composition of auxiliary tools (41, 42) on the main bending tool assembly (2; 6).
a) of said crosspiece (3): four first bending tools (41) having a width of X+p, one second bending tool (42) having a width of X+2·p, one third bending tool (43) having a width of X+3·p, one basic bending tool (40) having a width of X, three third bending tools (43), one fourth bending tool (44) having a width of X+4·p, two basic bending tools (40), one first bending tool (41), one second bending tool (42), a further set (21) of basic bending tools (40), wherein X is a basic width in mm of said basic bending tool (40) comprised between 30 mm and 70 mm, and p is a step between two lengths of subsequent tool compositions (C1, C2, C3, C4), comprised between 5 mm and 20 mm; the combination of one or more adjacent tools (40, 41, 42, 43, 44) of said set (20) of bending tools allows obtaining bends having all the lengths starting from a minimum bending length equal to said basic width (X) with said step (p).
A laser cutting head powered by a laser emission apparatus includes a collimation device to collimate a laser beam coming from the laser emission apparatus and a focusing lens which focuses a collimated laser beam from the collimation device. The lens is supported in a casing and is movable along an adjustment direction to change a focal point of the laser beam. A cooling unit is connected with the casing and includes at least one Peltier cell and a heat dissipation element. A thermal conductive element connects a support for the lens with the cooling unit to extract heat generated by the laser beam passing through the lens by thermal conduction from the support and from the lens.
B23K 26/02 - Positioning or observing the workpiece, e.g. with respect to the point of impact; Aligning, aiming or focusing the laser beam
B23K 26/064 - Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing by means of optical elements, e.g. lenses, mirrors or prisms
B23K 26/38 - Removing material by boring or cutting
B23K 26/046 - Automatically focusing the laser beam
B23K 26/06 - Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing
B23K 26/14 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring using a fluid stream, e.g. a jet of gas, in conjunction with the laser beam; Nozzles therefor
A punching apparatus includes a beating element that is arranged for interacting with at least one punching tool and is movable inside a container along and around a work axis, a first rotating actuator coupled to the beating element to move it linearly along the work axis between internal and external operating positions and drive the punching tool, and a second rotating actuator connected to the beating element and arranged for rotating it around the work axis, in particular for angularly orienting the punching tool. The second rotating actuator comprises a second electric motor having a stator fixed to the container and a rotor that is internal to the stator and connected to the beating element to rotate it. The rotor extends along the work axis to face, and be engaged with, the stator between the operating positions.
An apparatus for measuring a bending angle (a) between two portions (51, 52) of a workpiece (50) in a bending machine (100; 110) comprises at least a motion sensor unit (2) provided with a gyroscope sensor (3), a processing unit (10) connected to said gyroscope sensor (3) and coupling means (12; 11; 211) for removably coupling said motion sensor unit (2) to a portion (51, 52) of said workpiece (50); during a bending operation of said workpiece (50) said gyroscope sensor (3) measures angular velocities (ωχ, ωγ, ωz) and calculates related rotation angles (θχ, θγ, θz) of said portion (51, 52) in a local coordinate system (X, Y, Z) of said gyroscope sensor (3) and said processing unit (10) receives from said gyroscope sensor (3) data regarding at least said rotation angles θχ, θγ, θz) so as to calculate, whatever a position and/or an orientation of said local coordinate system (X, Y, Z) is on said portion (51, 52), further rotation angles (θχ, θγ, θz) of said portion (51, 52) in a global coordinate system (x, y, z) associated to said bending machine (100; 110) in order to estimate said bending angle (a) as a function of said further rotation angles (θχ, θγ, θz).
G01B 21/22 - Measuring arrangements or details thereof, where the measuring technique is not covered by the other groups of this subclass, unspecified or not relevant for testing the alignment of axes
B21D 5/00 - Bending sheet metal along straight lines, e.g. to form simple curves
A punching apparatus comprises a tool holder unit (20) rotatable around a working axis (X) and provided with a plurality of seats (21) suitable for slidably housing respective punching tools (10), a beating element (2) movable along and around the working axis (X) and provided with an operating end (7) having a beating portion (8), to selectively interact with a set punching tool (10), first driving means (3) for moving the beating element (2) along the working axis (X) so as to move set punching tool (10) and second driving means (4) for rotating the tool holder unit (20) around the working axis (X); the operating end (7) of the beating element (2) comprises a first coupling element (9) and the tool holder unit (20) comprises a plurality of second coupling elements (22) each of which is associated with a respective seat (21) and arranged to couple with the first coupling element (9) in a connection configuration (F) in which the beating element (2) and the tool holder unit (20) are coupled and rigidly rotate; the second driving means (4) in a selection configuration (E) rotates the tool holder unit (20) for positioning the set punching tool (10) so that the latter faces the beating portion (8) of the operating end (7) and allows the first coupling element (9) to couple with the second coupling element (22) that is associated with the seat (21) of the set punching tool (10) and, in the connection configuration (F), rotates the tool holder unit (20) and the beating element (2) which are mutually connected for angularly orienting the set punching tool (10).
A punching apparatus comprises a plurality of punching tools (2) and a plurality of actuators (3) positioned above and aligned with the respective punching tools (2) to actuate the latter ones along an operating direction (A) so as to interact with a piece to be worked, the punching tools (2) and the actuators (3) being arranged side by side along at least one row (17); the punching apparatus (1) comprises at least one barrier optical sensor (20), suitable to generate a light beam (L) that is put side by side to the row (17) of punching tools (2) and actuators (3), and a plurality of reference elements (8), each of which being associated to a respective punching tool (2) and/or actuator (3) to intercept the light beam (L); the barrier optical sensor (20) is arranged to detect changes in the light beam (L) produced by one of the reference elements (8) moving along the operating direction (A) so as to measure a position and/or a stroke and/or a speed of a punching tool (2) associated to the reference element (8).
A sheet metal bending machine comprises main bending tool means (2; 6) that extends along a longitudinal direction (A) and is movable so as to bend a workpiece (50), guide means (3) associated and parallel to the main bending tool means (2; 6), extending through a working zone (W) of the bending machine (1) and sideways protruding from the latter at least with a first end portion (4), and shuttle means (21, 22, 23) slidably mounted on said guide means (3) and supporting at least one auxiliary tool (41, 42) to be associated with the main bending tool means (2; 6) in order to execute partial bends on the workpiece (50); the shuttle means (21, 22, 23) are movable along the longitudinal direction (A) between a first active position (P1), in which the shuttle means (21, 22, 23) is inside the working zone (W) and the auxiliary tool (41, 42) is mounted on the main bending tool means (2; 6), and a first inactive position (R1), in which the shuttle means (21, 22, 23) is outside the working zone (W) and positioned at the first end portion (4) of guide means (3); the shuttle means comprises a first set (11) of shuttles (21, 22, 23), each shuttle (21, 22, 23) carrying a respective auxiliary tool (41, 42), said shuttles (21, 22, 23) being mutually connectable to form a first shuttle convoy (13) having a selectable number of shuttles (21, 22, 23); the first shuttle convoy (13) is movable between said first inactive position (R1) and said first active position (P1) in order to mount a defined composition of auxiliary tools (41, 42) on the main bending tool means (2; 6).
A bending machine for sheet metal comprises a bending assembly (2) provided with a tool holder crosspiece (3) which is mobile and supports a set (20) of bending tools (40, 41, 42, 43, 44) which are aligned, and mutually positionable, along a first longitudinal direction (A) so as to form predetermined compositions (CI, C2, C3, C4) of bending tools suitable to bend a workpiece (50) according to respective defined bending lines; the bending assembly (2) comprises moving means (5, 6) to move the bending tools (40, 41, 42, 43, 44) along the crosspiece (3), the set (20) of bending tools comprises, arranged adjacent and in sequence starting from an end (3a) of said crosspiece (3): four first bending tools (41) having a width of X+ p, one second bending tool (42) having a width of X+2-p, one third bending tool (43) having a width of X+3-p, one basic bending tool (40) having a width of X, three third bending tools (43), one fourth bending tool (44) having a width of X+4-p, two basic bending tools (40), one first bending tool (41), one second bending tool (42), a further set (21) of basic bending tools (40), wherein X is a basic width in mm of said basic bending tool (40) comprised between 30 and 70 mm, and p is a step between two lengths of subsequent tool compositions (CI, C2, C3, C4), comprised between 5 and 20 mm; the combination of one or adjacent more tools (40, 41, 42, 43, 44) of said set (20) of bending tools allowing obtaining bends having all the lengths starting from a minimum bending length equal to said basic width (X) with said step (p).
A laser cutting head (1) powered by a laser emission apparatus by means of optical transmission means and associable with a cutting machine tool includes collimation means (2) to collimate a laser beam coming from the laser emission apparatus, focusing means for focusing a collimated laser beam coming out from the collimation means (2), a casing (4) for receiving and containing the focusing means and supporting means arranged for receiving and holding the focusing means within a cavity of the casing (4) and movable along an adjustment direction (X) so as to change a focal point of the laser beam coming out from the focusing means; the laser cutting head (1) further comprises a cooling unit (10) provided with at least one Peltier cell and a heat dissipation element, thermal conductive connecting means, arranged to connect the supporting means to the cooling unit (10) so as to rigidly link said supporting means and said cooling unit and to extract by thermal conduction from the supporting means and from the focusing means the heat generated by the laser beam passing through the focusing means, and a moving element (37) that supports the thermal conductive connecting means and/or the cooling unit (10) and is slidably coupled to an external wall (4a) of the casing (4) and movable along the adjustment direction (X) so as to move the supporting means and the focusing means.
B23K 26/04 - Automatically aligning, aiming or focusing the laser beam, e.g. using the back-scattered light
B23K 26/06 - Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing
B23K 26/14 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring using a fluid stream, e.g. a jet of gas, in conjunction with the laser beam; Nozzles therefor
B23K 26/38 - Removing material by boring or cutting
B23K 26/30 - Seam welding of three-dimensional seams
G02B 7/02 - Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements for lenses
A laser cutting head powered by a laser emission apparatus including optical transmission devices and associated with a cutting machine tool, includes a collimation device to collimate a laser beam coming from the laser emission apparatus, a focusing device to focus a collimated laser beam leaving the collimation devices, and a casing to house the focusing unit. The focusing unit includes one focusing lens and support devices to house and hold the focusing lens and move it along an adjustment direction within the casing in order to vary a focal point of the laser beam leaving the focusing lens. The laser cutting head includes a cooling unit secured to the casing and heat conducting devices used to connect the support devices with the cooling unit in order to extract the heat generated by the laser beam crossing the focusing lens by thermal conduction from the support devices and the focusing lens.
B23K 26/38 - Removing material by boring or cutting
B23K 26/30 - Seam welding of three-dimensional seams
B23K 26/14 - Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring using a fluid stream, e.g. a jet of gas, in conjunction with the laser beam; Nozzles therefor
B23K 26/04 - Automatically aligning, aiming or focusing the laser beam, e.g. using the back-scattered light
B23K 26/06 - Shaping the laser beam, e.g. by masks or multi-focusing
A punching apparatus comprises a beating element (2) that is arranged for interacting with at least one punching tool (30) and is movable inside containing means (3) along and around a work axis (A), a first rotating actuator (4) coupled by transmission means (10) to the beating element (2) for moving the latter linearly along the work axis (A) between an internal operating position (R) and an external operative position (T) and driving the punching tool (30), a second rotating actuator (5) connected to the beating element (2) and arranged for rotating the latter around the work axis (A), in particular for angularly orienting the punching tool (30); the second rotating actuator comprises a second electric motor (5) provided with a stator (51) fixed to the containing means (3) and a rotor (52) that is internal and coaxial with the stator (51) and connected to the beating element (2) in such a way as to rotate with the latter, the rotor (52) extending along the work axis (A) in such a way as to face, and be engaged with, said stator (51) between the operating positions (R, T) to rotate around the work axis (A) when the second electric motor (5) is operated.
A panel bending machine (1) has a counter-blade (3) and a blank holder (5) shaped so as to clamp a sheet metal panel (4) to be bent. The panel bending machine (1) further comprises a “C” type blade holder (7), the terminals of which can be coupled to at least a first (9) and a second (11) bending blade. The machine (1) further has an actuating mechanism (100) of the blade holder structured to swivel the second blade (11) in two different working positions (P2, P3).
An apparatus for measuring a bending angle of a sheet, comprising a processing unit and at least one sensor comprising a light source which projects a light pattern on at least one side of the sheet, and recording means adapted to record an image of the projection of said light pattern on the at least one side of the sheet. The processing unit is adapted to control the recording means for recording the image in at least one time instant (Treg1; Treg1, Treg2 . . . Tregn) during an operation of bending the sheet; a control unit is capable of transforming the recorded image into a point cloud and comprises a neural network adapted to associate a bending angle value with the point cloud.
A manipulator at low inertia for laser cutting machines of flat sheet metals is described, which comprises a longitudinal movement axis X and a transversal movement axis Y perpendicular to said longitudinal axis and parallel to the plane of the sheet metal, and a supporting equipment (15) for a laser cutting head (14) which is displaceable along said axes. The supporting equipment (15) comprises two sliding blocks (5, 6) driven by respective independent actuators (7, 8) to move along the axis Y at a variable mutual distance, and rods (9, 10) for the articulated connection of said sliding blocks (5, 6) to said laser cutting head (14).
A manipulator of a metal sheet (4) is disclosed, comprising pickup means (8) for picking up the metal sheet, which pickup means (8) is connected to a rack (3) associable with a first pinion (1) and an operating head (9). The manipulator comprises at least a second pinion (2) and the first (1) and the second (2) pinions are arranged along the movement path of the metal sheet (4); at least one between the first (1) and the second (2) pinions are each time engaged with said rack (3) to move the rack from one part to the other of the operating head (9) (FIG. 2).
Robot work stations for bending sheet metals, with the
express exclusion of industrial machines for working metals
by electric spark erosion, by electrochemical processes, by
electron beams and by lasers.
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Machines and machine tools; motors and engines (excluding
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systems for metal working; namely, drilling machines, power-operated shears, industrial machine presses, punch presses, bending machines; and their accessories; namely, metal-feeding apparatus
