Abstract:
An electronic angle measuring device for a bending machine for measuring the bending angle between the legs (4) of a sheet (5) using a sensor element (7) is described, which supplies angle-equivalent signals in a contactless manner to a signal processing unit (9), which has a microprocessor and a memory unit and is connected to a digital display (10). To provide simple measuring conditions, it is proposed that the sensor element (7), the signal processing unit (9), and the display (10) form an angle measuring device (6) which is fastenable on the upper tool (1) of the bending machine and is usable as a handheld encoder, and which has a motion sensor (11), which is connected to the signal processing unit (9) and detects the lowering and/or raising movement of the upper tool (1), for triggering the measuring procedure
Abstract:
A bent member is a bent member including a metallic plate that is a main body, reinforcing plates provided to extend along bent portions formed by bending the metallic plate. The reinforcing plate is fitted in the opening formed in the metallic plate, and are welded to the metallic plate.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a production plant (1), in particular for folding workpieces (2) to be produced from sheet metal, comprising a bending press (3), in particular a press brake, having a press beam (13, 16), at least one bending tool (4), such as a bending punch (5) and bending die (6), which is connected to the press beam (13, 16), and at least one angle-measuring device (46) for determining an angular position of at least one limb (35, 36) of the workpiece (2) formed by a bending operation relative to a reference plane (41, 42). The angle-measuring device (46) comprises at least one inclination sensor (39) having a reference surface (40) and the inclination sensor (39) is mounted by the angle-measuring device (46) so that it can be placed with the reference surface (40) lying in contact with a surface portion of at least one of the limbs (35, 36) of the workpiece (2).
Abstract:
A press brake includes a first guide rail on one side, a second guide rail on another side, an ATC device and a first measurement portion movable on the first guide rail, and a second measurement portion movable on the second guide rail. The first and second measurement portions measure a bent angle of a workpiece. The second guide rail is different from the first guide rail in their cross-sectional shapes. The first measurement portion includes a main unit having a sensor, and a first coupling portion coupling the main unit with the first guide rail. The second measurement portion includes the main unit, and a second coupling portion different from the first coupling portion coupling the main unit with the second guide rail. The ATC device and the measurement portions can be made coexistent and the main units of the measurement portions can be made identical to each other.
Abstract:
A machine for bending sheet metal provides at least one sheet metal resting tool, at least one sheet metal pressing tool, and at least one sheet metal bending tool, parallel to one another; for moving the tools along a first and a second axis perpendicular to one another at least two electric motors are provided for moving the sheet metal pressing tool along the second axis, at least two electric motors for moving the sheet metal bending tool along the first axis and at least two electric motors for moving the sheet metal bending tool along the second axis; a command and control unit connected to the electric motors commands and controls the driving of the electric motors to maintain the parallelism between the tools in the operating step. In this manner, using hydraulic drives is avoided.
Abstract:
The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for determining and calibrating a K-factor for material and to methods and systems for calibrating forming devices, forming device controls, and/or forming device components. The disclosed systems and methods can dynamically provide exact and calibrated values for the parameters needed to produce correct and accurate flat patterns based on any type of material or any tooling combination. As such, the systems and methods of the present disclosure can be used to achieve a first run perfect or near-perfect part capability that does not currently exist.
Abstract:
A support medium is capable of being read by a numerical control system of a bending machine. The support medium stores program instructions for searching, in a memory region storing at least one group of data, each containing bending conditions, a bend angle and at least one penetration depth, whether input data including a desired bend angle and bending conditions are stored in the memory region, in a same group of data. The support medium sends a signal to the bending machine so that the bending machine executes a bending according to the penetration depth included in the same group of data.
Abstract:
During the process of bending a workpiece, actual load exerted on the workpiece and displacement are sampled and the bending stress to displacement relationship is obtained from the sampling data and data on the actual thickness of the workpiece. From the bending stress to displacement relationship, a material characteristic value (e.g., yield stress) which indicates the condition of the material of the workpiece is obtained. Then, a bending angle correction amount is obtained from the material characteristic value, using a data table concerning the material characteristic value to bending angle relationship. From the bending angle correction amount thus obtained, a correction depth amount is obtained. The correction depth amount is added to a preset reference depth amount to obtain a final depth amount according to which bending is performed.
Abstract:
It is an object to provide a bending angle detecting system for a press brake which can perform high precision bending process without employing a special die, The bending angle detecting system includes a sensor (20) provided on a back stop (8) for determining a bending position of a workpiece (7) to be subject to the bending process, and means for controlling a lower limit position of a punch (6) based on an angle signal detected by the sensor (20).
Abstract:
An apparatus for bending a plate utilizing a bending punch and a die into which the bending punch penetrates to a greater or lesser extent depending on the bending angle .alpha.. The magnitude and variation of the bending force required during deformation of the plate unit are determined and utilized to determine the depth h of punch penetration.