Abstract:
A press brake is provided for bending a work accurately. An engagement position relationship between upper and lower molds is controlled based on a D value indicating a theoretical engagement position relationship between upper and lower molds which correspond to a target bending angle for actually bending a work, a theoretical machine deflection is calculated based on a theoretical load for performing bending to an average value for bending angles, an actual machine deflection is calculated based on an actual pressure by a hydraulic cylinder and a correction amount of the D value is calculated based on the difference between the theoretical machine deflection and the actual machine deflection. In addition, not only the bending angle accuracy relative to various bending conditions is to be improved but also the number of corrections is to be reduced. A device for calculating a distance D value comprises input means for enabling the input of work material, tensile strength, plate thickness and so forth, work winding judging means, spring back amount calculating means, an air bend, bottoming judging means, work holding angle calculating means, means for calculating a pressuring force when a work is held, and table travelling value calculating means.
Abstract:
Working factors which influence a bending angle are specified from data sent from an NC device (10) in a grouping factor specifying section (13), and a tolerance at the time of grouping is set for the specified factors in a tolerance setting section (14), whereby grouping of corners to be bent is performed in a corner grouping section (15). Compensating conditions are then set in a compensating condition setting section (16), and compensating data for a depth amount is calculated based on actual depth data of a corner bending performed on a good product in a compensating data calculating section (17) based on the compensating conditions so set, and process data of the bending process is changed in a process data changing section (18). Thus, the depth amount of a corner to be bent is compensated whose bending angle measurement is not performed based on a compensating value for a depth amount of a specific corner to be bent for which a bending angle has actually been measured.
Abstract:
To correct a change in spring back angles due to dispersion in material characteristic values among material lots to thereby realize bending having a very high angular accuracy. A method comprises determining correction values of data with respect to a spring back behavior under processing conditions stored beforehand, on the basis of the difference between an actual bending angle detected during bending of a work and an estimated bending angle of a work W at an optional driving position of an upper die (5), and determining a final driving position of the upper die (5) on the basis of the corrected value.
Abstract:
An upper metallic mold is lowered to an unloading starting position for detection of a bending angle theta 1 of a work, and then is moved up at a very low speed so that, at the time of the ascending, positions of vertical movement of the upper metallic mold and a pressure force applied to a work, respectively, are successively detected. Then an increment of a forming force per unit ascending distance of the upper metallic mold is successively calculated, a bending angle of the work is detected at a point of time when an incremental value of the forming force converges to a particular value, relationships between a bending angle and a position of the upper metallic mold and between a forming force and a position of the upper metallic mold are linearly approximated from respective data of a bending angle and a forming force after that point of time, and a position of the upper metallic mold in which the forming force becomes zero is calculated on the basis of this approximate expression to estimate a bending angle theta 4 of the work at the calculated position of the upper metallic mold. Then, a difference theta 4 - theta 1 between the estimated bending angle theta 4 and the bending angle theta 1 at the unloading starting position is assumed to be an angle of spring back.
Abstract:
In bending a work, a temporary drive-in position of a ram is calculated from working conditions that are inputted from a working condition input section and information on the relationship of a spring back angle relative to a target bending angle of a work stored in a spring back data section, and the ram is driven to this temporary drive-in position, where a bending angle of a work is detected by means of an angle measuring unit. Following this, a final drive-in position of the ram is obtained from the bending angle so detected, relation ship of a ram drive-in amount relative to the work bending angle stored in a bending angle/drive-in amount data section and relationship of the spring back angle relative to the target work bending angle stored in the spring back data section, and then the ram is driven to a final drive-in position so obtained to thereby complete the bending process.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for use in bending sheet stock to form a selected design is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a controller (12) including a programmable system for calculating the position and shapes of bends for bending the stock (16) to the selected design and a sequence for making the bends, and a printer (14) for printing instructions regarding the positions, shapes and sequence of the bends. The printer can print instructions directly on the stock or on a label (18) for attachment to the stock. The instructions can be utilized by an operator or machine in bending the sheet stock. The invention improves the efficiency and accuracy of the process for bending sheet stock.
Abstract:
A method to check and control a roller bending machine for continuously bending an elongated workpiece at variable curvature radii in a bending machine using a series of rollers for bending, comprises the steps of measuring the distance of the elongated work piece in a point that is situated downstream the series of rollers for bending in successive instants, calculating a curvature radius of each bend section of the elongated workpiece, comparing the calculated curvature radius with the desired curvature radius and determining a difference between them, calculating the change of position to which an upstream roller has to be subjected in order to annul such a difference and operating the upstream roller on the base of the calculated change of position. A machine embodying the method is also described.
Abstract:
A method for bending pipes, where there is created a file containing known spring-back and extension properties of various pipe materials and sizes at different angles of bend; the routing of the pipe is determined on the intended site of installation of the pipe, for instance by defining the coordinates of the bending points, or by directly measuring the lengths as well as angles and planes of bend of the straight parts of the pipe; on the basis of the predetermined pipe routing, there is defined the geometrical information for the pipe, this information including the lengths of the straight parts, and the radiuses and planes of bend of the pipe angles; bending instructions for bending the pipe are created on the basis of this material information, including extension and spring-back information, calculated or measured geometrical information of the pipe as well as information of its size; and the pipe is bent according to the created bending information.
Abstract:
The present disclosure provides a navigation method and system which does not require a remotely located tracking system, or additional targets or other devices to be installed on the patient or object being tracked. The system uses one flexible component in physical contact with the patient/object and measures relative position as a function of forces that are generated by the flexing component as it is bent. The system translates forces into navigational commands for a robot, other manipulator, or for human manual navigation. A method for transforming a pre-planned motion pathway into a sequence of forces for this mode of navigation is also described. This system is also applicable in the field of manufacturing robotics, where the locations of objects or assemblies may not be precisely known or constant. The method and system disclosed herein can be used to maintain known position of an object/assembly or to navigate movement of a robot relative to an object/assembly as in the case of machining.
Abstract:
A method and an arrangement for the measurement of angles at a workpiece (2) during the bending of the workpiece (2) to a predetermined angle in a press brake (1), where the bending operation takes place between a moveable die (4) and a pressure table (5), comprising a measurement arrangement (15) that can be displaced parallel to the workpiece (2) with a measurement head (18) intended for the measurement of the angle at the workpiece (2) after the bending operation, and adjustment means (10) for adjusting the curvature of the pressure table (5). The arrangement comprises a guide (14) for the control of the measurement arrangement (15), which guide is arranged parallel to the moveable die (4) and along which the measurement arrangement (15) runs.