The present invention relates to a fine blanking device, and more particularly to a fine blanking device which may enhance or improve the burnish length, burr, sunk angle and roll-over of the blanked products.
The blanking process plays an essential role in production and processing and is applied widely in manufacturing industries such as electronic product panels, mobile phone casings, terminals, metal gears, sheet metal cutting, metal tools (e.g., wrench and screwdriver), vehicle housings, sheet metal, wheel rims, etc. As shown in
Taking high precision three-lobe pumps and cycloid-shaped gears, and commonly used thicker spur gear as examples, these products cannot be manufactured using conventional fine blanking.
In view of the foregoing, it is urgently desired in this industry to develop a fine blanking device which is applicable for mass production without cost increase, and is applicable to thicker or larger and various complex configuration sheet stocks and in the same time reduces the sunk angles and roll-overs.
Accordingly, the present invention provides a fine blanking device/system characterized in the design of a trough structure, which can achieve the production of a blanked product with improved burnish length for a sheet stock having higher thickness and/or larger cutting area and without burrs, sunk angles and roll-overs in one blanking operation. On the other hand, the present invention of fine blanking device may further comprise V-shaped ring, sheet stock trough, back pressure module and/or means for sealing known in the art to further enhance the functionality of the fine blanking device of the present invention.
The present invention provides a fine blanking device for blanking a sheet stock, which comprises a mother die module and a blank-holder module. The mother die module has a first die cavity, and the blank-holder module has a second die cavity. Each of the first and second die cavities allows a punch to enter therein. The fine blanking device is characterized in that a trough structure is formed on the mother die module and/or the blank-holder module, wherein the trough structure is formed, surrounding the first die cavity, on the mother die module at a sheet stock contacting side thereof; and/or the trough structure is formed, surrounding the second die cavity, on the blank-holder module at a sheet stock contacting side thereof.
More specifically, this invention provides a fine blanking device for blanking a sheet stock, comprising a punch, a mother die module having a first die cavity allowing the punch to enter therein, and a blank-holder module having a second die cavity allowing the punch to enter therein, wherein one or more trough structures are formed on/individually formed on the mother die module or/and the blank-holder module, wherein the trough structure is formed, surrounding the first die cavity, on the mother die module at a sheet stock contacting side thereof, or/and the trough structure is formed, surrounding the second die cavity, on the blank-holder module at a sheet stock contacting side thereof.
According to certain embodiments of the present invention, the fine blanking device may further comprise a V-shaped ring disposed relatively to the trough structure on the blank-holder module or the mother die module, wherein the V-shaped ring is disposed, surrounding the first die cavity, on the mother die module at a sheet stock contacting side thereof, or the V-shaped ring is disposed, surrounding the second die cavity, on the blank-holder at a sheet stock contacting side thereof.
According to certain embodiments of the present invention, the fine blanking device may further comprise a sheet stock trough. The sheet stock trough is formed, relatively to the trough structure, on the sheet stock at an upper side or a lower side thereof, allowing the punch to pass through an area where the sheet stock trough surrounded, wherein the sheet stock trough may be applied with a hydraulic pressure.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the fine blanking device further comprises a means for sealing disposed between the sheet stock and the mother die module and/or the sheet stock and the blank-holder module.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, the fine blanking device further comprises a back pressure module for generating a back pressure, the back pressure being acting on a bottom side of the sheet stock.
According to certain specific embodiments of the present invention, the trough structure further includes a filler module disposed therein.
The foregoing summary, as well as the following detailed description of the invention, will be better understood when read in conjunction with the appended drawing. In the drawings:
Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by a person skilled in the art to which this invention belongs.
As used herein, the singular forms “a”, “an”, and “the” include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Thus, for example, reference to “a sample” includes a plurality of such samples and equivalents thereof known to those skilled in the art.
Through the design of a trough structure, the fine blanking device of the present invention can achieve the production of a blanked product with improved burnish length for a sheet stock having higher thickness and/or larger cutting area and without burrs, sunk angles and roll-overs.
Accordingly, the present invention provides a fine blanking device for blanking a sheet stock, which comprises a mother die module and a blank-holder module, and is characterized in a trough structure formed on the mother die module and/or the blank-holder module. The mother die module has a first die cavity penetrated therethrough. Similarly, the blank-holder module has a second die cavity penetrated therethrough. Each of the first and second die cavities allows a punch to enter therein. According to the invention, a trough structure is formed on the mother die module and/or the blank-holder module for achieving at least the above-mentioned objectives. When forming on the mother die module, the trough structure is formed at a side of the mother die module where it contacts with the sheet stock and is in a form that surrounds the first die cavity. When forming on the blank-holder module, the trough structure is formed at a side of the blank-holder module where it contacts with the sheet stock and is in a form that surrounds the second die cavity. More specifically, this invention provides a fine blanking device for blanking a sheet stock, comprising a punch, a mother die module having a first die cavity allowing the punch to enter therein, and a blank-holder module having a second die cavity allowing the punch to enter therein, wherein one or more trough structures are formed on/individually formed on the mother die module or/and the blank-holder module, wherein the trough structure is formed, surrounding the first die cavity, on the mother die module at a sheet stock contacting side thereof, or/and the trough structure is formed, surrounding the second die cavity, on the blank-holder module at a sheet stock contacting side thereof.
It goes without saying that the fine blanking device of the invention may also comprise one or more blanking device modules/elements known in the art, including but not limited to a V-shaped ring, a sheet stock trough, a back pressure module, and a means for sealing. Further, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the trough structure further includes a filler module disposed therein. Functionally, the trough structure may at least replace the V-shaped ring used in conventional fine blanking device, by increasing the hydrostatic pressure on either or both sides of the sheet stock at an area around the cutting edge of the punch or the mother die module. This prevents the negative effects of V-shaped ring and even better, further improves the quality of blanked products. A back pressure module may be incorporated into the fine blanking device of the invention to further prevent sunk angles and roll-overs of the blanked products. In the case of the back pressure being a hydraulic or air pressure, the first die cavity of the mother die module may also serve as a back-pressure chamber. If only long burnish length is concerned, a person skilled in the art would recognize that the fine blanking device of the present invention can work fine and normally without a back pressure module.
The term “trough structure” as used herein refers to a trough-, concave-, or ladder-shape structure formed on a mother die module and/or a blank-holder module of the fine blanking device of the present invention. A trough structure may be formed on either the mother die module or the blank-holder module or on both of which. When forming on the mother die module, the trough structure is formed at a side of the mother die module where it contacts with the sheet stock and is in a form that surrounds a first die cavity of the mother die module. When forming on the blank-holder module, the trough structure is formed at a side of the blank-holder module where it contacts with the sheet stock and is in a form that surrounds a second die cavity of the blank-holder module. The configuration of a trough structure configuration is not limited herein. A person having ordinary skill in the art can readily determine an appropriate configuration, e.g., U shaped or V shaped trough structure. Neither the surrounding shape of the trough structure that it surrounds the first or second die module is limited herein. A person having ordinary skill in the art can readily determine an appropriate shape suitable for a specific product. Preferably, the shape may be circular or a shape that corresponds to the shape of the product. The trough structure may be formed at the edge of the sheet stock contacting side of the mother die module or the blank-holder module (as shown in
The mother die (also known as the “bottom die”) and the blank holder (also known as the “upper die”) are essential and known modules/elements for a blanking device. The “mother die module” in the present invention corresponds to the mother die, and the blank-holder module in the present invention corresponds to the blank holder.
The fine blanking device of the present invention may further comprise a filler module disposed in the trough structure. The filler module can be of hydraulic pressure type, air pressure type, spring, O ring, soft material, hard material, etc. A filler module may keep pressure in the trough structure uniform and further improves the quality of blanked products. On the other hand, in the case that a hydraulic or air pressure is applied through the mother die module (e.g., hydraulic or air pressure generated by a back pressure module), a means for sealing may be required at certain locations of the fine blanking device. The means for sealing is used to seal possible oil leaks to prevent insufficient oil pressure which may cause an accident. For example, a means for sealing for use in the invention includes but is not limited to an O ring, a bearing seal, an oil seal, a hydraulic seal, and various mechanical seals.
Referring to
In
In certain embodiments of the present invention, a V-shaped ring 22b is further included and disposed on a blank-holder module 22, relatively to a trough structure 7 (as shown in
In addition, according to certain embodiments of the present invention, a sheet stock trough 37a may be formed on a sheet stock 8 (as shown in
It is believed that a person of ordinary knowledge in the art where the present invention belongs can utilize the present invention to its broadest scope based on the descriptions herein with no need of further illustration. Therefore, the descriptions and claims as provided should be understood as of demonstrative purpose instead of limitative in any way to the scope of the present invention.
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