The present disclosure relates to machine tools for processing burrs, and more particularly, to an edge milling device and an edge milling component thereof.
Nowadays, elevated floor devices are widely applied in anti-static machine rooms or clean rooms. Generally, elevated floors by die casting of aluminum alloy go through five main processes, which include moldmaking, aluminum melting, die casting, molding and trimming. However, during the molding process, many burrs occur on the surface and bottom of the elevated floors, which not only adversely affect tight attachment between the elevated floors and between the elevated floors and a platform frame, but also are not conducive to installation and bring some safety concerns for workers.
Conventionally, after the molding process, the burrs on four side surfaces of an elevated floor must be removed manually, which results in a low production efficiency and is both time and labor consuming.
Therefore, how to overcome the above-described drawbacks of the prior art has become an urgent issue in the art.
In view of the above-described drawbacks of the prior art, the present disclosure provides an edge milling component, which comprises: at least one milling tool; a support structure of a plate base body for bringing the milling tool to displace linearly; a carrying structure displaceably disposed on the support structure for carrying the milling tool, wherein the carrying structure and the milling tool are moved close to or away from a target object so as for the milling tool to perform an edge milling machining on the target object; and at least one motor integrated with the milling tool in a linear manner by a shaft coupling and disposed on the carrying structure to directly drive the milling tool by the shaft coupling.
In the aforementioned edge milling component, the support structure has a displacement direction perpendicular to a displacement direction of the carrying structure.
In the aforementioned edge milling component, the support structure has a rail and the carrying structure has at least one sliding block engaged with the rail to move on the rail, thereby causing the carrying structure to displace relative to the support structure.
In the aforementioned edge milling component, the carrying structure has a ball nut fastened thereon, and a ball screw rod is driven by another motor to rotate to drive the ball nut to move linearly, thereby bringing the carrying structure to move linearly and displacing the milling tool to a required position.
In the aforementioned edge milling component, the motor is fixed on an upper base body of a shaft coupling base by bolts, and a lower base body of the shaft coupling base is fixed on a milling head of the milling tool by bolts, the shaft coupling is disposed within the shaft coupling base to be pivotally connected to the motor and the milling head, wherein the shaft coupling is a cylindrical structure made of high vibration-absorbing material, and a rotating shaft of the motor is fixed on one end of the shaft coupling while a rotating shaft of the milling head is fixed on the other end of the shaft coupling.
The present disclosure further provides an edge milling device, which comprises: the above-described edge milling component; a base platform having a working surface, wherein the edge milling component is displaceably disposed on the working surface, and wherein the support structure is displaceably disposed on the base platform; a positioning structure disposed on the working surface for placing the target object, wherein the edge milling component is disposed at a side edge of the positioning structure to displace relative to the positioning structure and perform the edge milling machining on the target object, wherein the target object has a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, a side surface adjacent to and connecting the first and second surfaces, and a flange protruding from the side surface, and each of four corners of the second surface has a foot base; and a fastening portion disposed corresponding to the positioning structure to press the target object on the positioning structure.
In the aforementioned edge milling device, the fastening portion is disposed over the positioning structure and/or outside one of diagonally opposite corners. For example, the fastening portion is pressed down or pulled up by a power source to press or separate from the second surface of the target object.
In the aforementioned edge milling device, the present disclosure further comprises a double rail structure fastened on the base platform, and a sliding base fastened on a bottom of the support structure and mounted on the double rail structure, wherein the sliding base slides on the double rail structure, thereby bringing the support structure to move linearly.
In the aforementioned edge milling device, the support structure has a ball nut fastened thereon, and a ball screw rod is driven by a first motor to rotate to bring the ball nut to move linearly, thereby causing the support structure to move linearly along an edge of the positioning structure relative to the base platform and the milling tool to displace linearly along the side surface of the target object to process the flange of the target object.
In the aforementioned edge milling device, the present disclosure further comprises a sliding rail disposed on the working surface of the base platform for guiding the support structure to displace.
In the aforementioned edge milling device, the present disclosure further comprises at least one power unit disposed on the base platform, wherein the power unit comprises a first motor for driving the support structure to displace and a second motor for driving the carrying structure to displace.
In summary, in the edge milling device and the edge milling component thereof according to the present disclosure, by driving the milling tool via the servo motor, the edge milling component can remove burrs on a side surface of a target object such as an elevated floor, thus speeding up the production, improving the production efficiency and reducing the labor cost.
The following illustrative embodiments are provided to illustrate the present disclosure, these and other advantages and effects can be apparent to those in the art after reading this specification.
It should be noted that all the drawings are not intended to limit the present disclosure. Various modifications and variations can be made without departing from the spirit of the present disclosure. Further, terms such as “up,” “down,” “front,” “rear,” “left,” “right,” “a,” etc. are for illustrative purposes and should not be construed to limit the scope of the present disclosure.
In an embodiment, for the machining apparatus 1 and for purpose of illustration, the direction of the production line is defined as a left or right direction (e.g., an arrow direction Y), a direction perpendicular to the production line is defined as a front or rear direction (e.g., an arrow direction X), and the height direction along the machining apparatus 1 is defined as a top or bottom direction (e.g., an arrow direction Z). It should be understood that the aforementioned orientations are used to illustrate the arrangement of the embodiment, and the present disclosure is not limited thereto.
The transport device 1a is used to transport (e.g., grip) a target object 9 to a required machining position of the production line. To facilitate placing of the target object 9 on the height milling device 2, the edge milling device 3, the flipping device 4 and/or the hole forming device 5, the transport device 1a is disposed over the height milling device 2, the edge milling device 3, the flipping device 4 and the hole forming device 5.
In an embodiment, referring to
Further, the picking and placing component 10 includes a gripping portion 10a with a holding member 100 and a carrying portion 10b for arranging the gripping portion 10a.
In an embodiment, as shown in
For example, the width D of the holding member 100 of the gripping portion 10a can be adjusted according to the requirement so as to grip the target object 9 having a different width. A hydraulic or pneumatic cylinder (serving as a power source 10d) can be used to control the distance of the two gripping portions 10a so as to grip or loosen the target object 9. The carrying portion 10b is a movable frame, which is vertically disposed on the beam 111 (or the sliding rail 112) and pivotally connected to the gear 113. The gear 113 is engaged with the rack 112a (as shown in
Furthermore, the number of the picking and placing component 10 can be set according to needs. For example, the picking and placing component 10 are respectively arranged corresponding to machining positions of the height milling device 2, the edge milling device 3 and the flipping device 4 (as such, at least two sets of picking and placing components 10 are arranged). For instance, one picking and placing component 10 is arranged between the height milling device 2 and the edge milling device 3, and the other picking and placing component 10 is arranged between the edge milling device 3 and the flipping device 4. If needed, a plurality of picking and placing components 10 (as dotted line shown in
In addition, referring to
Referring to
The base platform 31 is a machine tool working platform, which is substantially a rectangular body and has a working surface S of a rectangular planar shape.
In an embodiment, electromechanical components such as motors, wires or other related machine units that are required by the production line can be provided in the base platform 31, and the present disclosure is not limited as such.
The positioning structure 32 is arranged in the middle of the working surface S of the base platform 31, as shown in
In an embodiment, the positioning structure 32 is a multi-layer rectangular plate body having a square-shaped placing platform 32a disposed thereon. The elevated floor is placed on the placing platform 32a, and one of a plurality of edge milling components 3a (four edge milling components 3a are shown in the embodiment) is placed at each of four sides of the placing platform 32a.
Further, the fastening component 3b further includes at least a fastening portion 320, 320a disposed outside the placing platform 32a so as to restrict the displacement of the target object 9 and avoid deviation of the target object 9. For example, referring to
Furthermore, the fastening portion 320a can be disposed over the placing platform 32a so as to restrict the displacement of the target object 9 and avoid deviation of the target object 9. For example, referring to
The edge milling device 3 has at least an edge milling component 3a disposed outside each side edge (front, rear, left and right sides) of the positioning structure 32 (or the placing platform 32a).
In an embodiment, the edge milling component 3a includes the milling tool 30, the support structure 33 disposed on the base platform 31, and the carrying structure 34 disposed on the support structure 33 for carrying the milling tool 30. The milling tool 30 has the milling cutter 300 disposed on the top of the body 30a. The carrying structure 34 is displaceably disposed on the support structure 33 so as to displace the milling tool 30 to the required position. It should be understood that there are various types of the milling cutter 300, and the present disclosure is not limited as such.
Further, the support structure 33 is a plate base body, which is displaceably disposed on the working surface S of the base platform 31. For example, the working surface S of the base platform 31 has a sliding rail 37 for limiting the displacement direction of the support structure 33 and a power unit 38 for driving the support structure 33 and the carrying structure 34 to displace. For instance, the sliding rail 37 is a double rail structure fastened on the base platform 31, and a sliding base 330 for mounting on the sliding rail 37 is fastened on the bottom of the support structure 33 so as to slide on the sliding rail 37, thereby bringing (e.g., driving) the support structure 33 to displace linearly. Further, a ball nut (not shown) and a ball screw rod 380 (fastened on the working surface S of the base platform 31) engaged with the ball nut are fastened on the bottom of the support structure 33. The power unit 38 includes a first motor 38a. The ball screw rod 380 is driven by the first motor 38a to rotate, thereby driving the ball nut to move linearly. As such, the support structure 33 is linearly displaced a long distance along the edge of the positioning structure 32 relative to the base platform 31, and hence the milling tool 30 can be linearly displaced along the side surface 9c of the target object 9 so as to process the flange 91 of the target object 9.
Furthermore, the carrying structure 34 is a frame base body, which is displaceably disposed on the support structure 33 so as to cause the milling tool 30 to move close to or away from the positioning structure 32. The power unit 38 further has a second motor 38b for driving the carrying structure 34 to displace. Therein, based on one side edge of the positioning structure 32, the displacement direction of the support structure 33 (the movement direction f2, b2 as shown in
In addition, the servo motor 36 and the milling tool 30 are disposed on the carrying structure 34 via a stand frame 34a, and the servo motor 36 and the milling tool 30 are integrated linearly so as to reduce the volume of the carrying structure 34. The milling tool 30 is directly driven by the servo motor 36 to rotate so as to allow the milling cutter 300 at the target position (e.g., attach to the flange 91 of the side surface 9c of the target object 9) to remove the burrs of the flange 91 of the target object 9. For instance, the milling tool 30 and the servo motor 36 driving the milling tool 30 to rotate are disposed on the carrying structure 34. Referring to
Therefore, the present disclosure is characterized in that the servo motor 36 directly drives the milling tool 30 to rotate, which not only reduces the volume of the edge milling device 3, but also improves the machining precision and machining speed via digital control of rotation of the servo motor 36. The conventional motor driving of the prior art cannot achieve such an efficiency.
When the edge milling device 3 is used on the production line, after the height milling machining is completed, the transport device 1a transports a single target object 9 from the height milling device 2 to the placing platform 32a of the positioning structure 32 of the edge milling device 3, and the fastening portions 320, 320a abut against the target object 9 so as to fasten the target object 9. Therein, the first surface 9a of the target object 9 faces the placing platform 32a, and the second surface 9b of the target object 9 faces upward.
Thereafter, through the second motor 38b, the carrying structure 34 is displaced close to (in the movement direction f1 of
Thereafter, through the second motor 38b, the carrying structure 34 is displaced away (in the movement direction b1 of
In summary, in the edge milling device 3 according to the present disclosure, the servo motor 36 drives the milling tool 30 to cause the edge milling component 3a to process the burrs of the flange 91 on the side surface 9c of the elevated floor, thereby speeding up the production, improving the production efficiency and reducing the labor cost.
Further, through design of the loop-type displacement of the edge milling component 3a (in the movement directions f1, f2, b1, b2 of
Moreover, the servo motor 36 is driven by the shaft coupling 360 to reduce vibration efficiently, so that the milling device 3 can reduce noise during the operation. For example, compared to the conventional belt-driven motor, the servo motor 36 is integrated with the milling tool 30 in a linear manner by the shaft coupling 360, which not only reduces the conventional transmission mechanism that requires the configuration of two pulleys and belts (i.e., the conventional motor uses pulleys to drive the milling tool to rotate for processing), but also apparently reduces the volume, and greatly improves the precision, further reduces the vibration and noise issues generated by the drive of pulleys.
Therefore, effects of the present disclosure are as follows:
First, advantages for employing the servo motor 36:
1. fast response, the servo motor 36 can reach the required speed (more than 2000 RPM) in a short time to reduce waiting time and thus to speed up the floor processing.
2. the servo motor 36 can be used in a wide speed range (3000˜5000 RPM). According to different thickness of floor processing, the required rotation speed can be adjusted to increase the usage of the tools (lifetime) and improve the precision of processing. For example, when the processing range of the elevated floor thickness is increased from 1 mm to 2˜12 mm, the cutting thickness becomes larger and cutting resistance also increases, so cutting heat increases. Thus, the cutting speed can be decreased by adjusting the rotation speed of the servo motor 36.
3. the servo motor 36 can maintain a stable torque at in different rotation speeds, and directly drive the milling tool 30 for processing. Therefore, there is no problem of insufficient torque generated by conventional stepping motors in high load, too much inertia, or increasing of rotation speed and thus the problem of being unable to drive the milling tool. It should be noted that the torque of the conventional stepping motor decreases as the rotation speed increases.
Second, advantages of a direct drive manner in which the servo motor 36 is integrated with the milling tool 30 in a linear manner:
1. More space is saved and the overall dimension of the milling device 3 is smaller.
2. Efficiency can be improved, and power will not be consumed in the reduction mechanism. For example, belts, chains, or components within the gearbox employed in conventional motors rub against each other.
3. Noise can be reduced. The overall configuration of the present disclosure is relatively simple, with few components, thereby not easy to generate vibration so that relatively small noise is generated.
4. Longer lifetime can be provided, and fewer components mean few components prone to be damaged. For example, damages of the conventional processing system mostly come from aging (e.g., stretching of belts) of components or stress.
The above-described descriptions of the detailed embodiments are to illustrate the implementation according to the present disclosure, and it is not to limit the scope of the present disclosure. Accordingly, all modifications and variations completed by those with ordinary skill in the art should fall within the scope of present disclosure defined by the appended claims.
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110127480 | Jul 2021 | TW | national |
110208802 | Jul 2021 | TW | national |
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application No. 17/667,879, filed on Feb. 9, 2022 and is based upon and claims the benefit of priority of the prior Taiwanese Patent Applications No. 110127480 and No. 110208802, both filed on Jul. 27, 2021. The entirety of the above-mentioned patent application is hereby incorporated by reference herein and made a part of this specification.
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Parent | 17667879 | Feb 2022 | US |
Child | 18186645 | US |