US 2023/0405746 A1 · METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY CHANGING A BENDING DIE AND/OR AT LEAST ONE GUIDING NOZZLE OF A MACHINE FOR BENDING MATERIAL

Abstract

A method includes feeding material in wire, rod or band form to a bending head through the a guiding nozzle of a feeding device and bending the material via a bending die. The bent material is taken out of the bending machine by a robot gripper arm controlled via a control device, and the bending die and/or the guiding nozzle is removed from the bending machine by a, preferably the same, robot gripper arm. Optionally, a further bending die and/or a further guiding nozzle is arranged on the bending machine by a, preferably the same, robot gripper arm. Optionally, the material is fed to the bending head through the further guiding nozzle and/or bent via the further bending die. Optionally, the bent material is removed from the bending machine by a, preferably the same, robot gripper arm.

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Dependent claims

A method for automatically changing at least one bending die and/or at least one guiding nozzle of a machine for bending material in wire, rod or band form, characterized by the method steps, to be carried out in particular in chronological order:

material in wire, rod or band form is fed to at least one bending head through the at least one guiding nozzle of at least one feeding device and bent via the at least one bending die
the bent material is taken out of the bending machine by a robot gripper arm controlled via at least one control device
the at least one bending die and/or the at least one guiding nozzle is removed from the bending machine by a, preferably the same, robot gripper arm
optionally, at least one further bending die and/or at least one further guiding nozzle is arranged on the bending machine by a, preferably the same, robot gripper arm
optionally, material in wire, rod or band form is fed to the at least one bending head through the at least one further guiding nozzle and/or bent via the at least one further bending die,
optionally, the bent material is removed from the bending machine by a, preferably the same, robot gripper arm.

3 more elements

A bending machine for bending material in wire, rod or band form, in particular for producing stirrups for reinforced concrete construction, comprising

a supporting frame,
at least one bending head, preferably with two drives, which are aligned orthogonal to each other, and/or at least one bending roll,
at least one feeding device with at least one guiding nozzle, via which material to be bent can be fed to the at least one bending head,
at least one bending die, releasably arranged in a bending die receiver, for bending the material,
at least one robot gripper arm, preferably of a multi-axis robot, and
at least one control device for controlling the at least one robot gripper arm,
wherein the at least one control device is configured to move the at least one robot gripper arm to take bent material, preferably at least one stirrup, out of the bending machine and to change the at least one bending die and/or the at least one guiding nozzle.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Method for automatically changing a bending die and/or at least one guiding nozzle of a machine for bending material

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Method for automatically changing a bending die and/or at least one guiding nozzle of a machine for bending material

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Abstract

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