US 7,676,297 B2 · Spring-forming control system and its control method for a spring forming machine

Abstract

A spring-forming control system and its control method for a spring forming machine in which the spring-forming control system uses a host computer to provide graphical spring parameter setting, program modification, and dragline-method program modification graphical interfaces that are selectively switchable on a display monitor. After setting of spring processing parameters through the spring parameter setting interface, a trial production is done subject to a spring parameter auto-generation software built in the spring-forming control system, and then the production is started if the trial meets the requirements, or the spring processing parameters are modified through the spring parameter setting interface, program modification interface, or dragline-method program modification interface if the trial does not meet the requirements, and then a further trial production is performed till the shaped spring meets the requirements. A spring preview is available during running of the spring-forming control system. The graphic interface operation has the advantages of convenience, rapidness, and accuracy.

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A spring-forming control method used with a spring-forming control system in a spring forming machine for making springs, said spring-forming control system providing a spring parameter setting interface, a program modification interface, and a dragline method program modification interface switchable on a graphical user interface (GUI) display monitor of a host computer controlling the operation of said spring forming machine with automated adjustment of at least four parameters selected from the group consisting of Outside Diameter (OD), Pitch, Feed, Upper Cutter, Lower Cutter, and Number of Coils, the spring-forming control method comprising the steps of:

(1) setting spring processing parameters using said spring parameter setting interface;
(2) trying to make a spring subject to a spring parameter auto-generation software built in said spring-forming control system;
and
(3) starting the production if the trial meets the requirements otherwise entering one of said spring parameter setting interface and said program modification interface and said dragline-method program modification interface using drag-and-drop methods to modify the spring processing parameters or the program if the trial does not meet the requirements, and then making a secondary spring trial production, and, if necessary, repeating the procedure again and again till the shaped spring meets the requirements.

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A spring-forming control system used in a spring forming machine for making springs, comprising

a host computer, further comprising a spring parameter auto-generating software, controlling the operation of said spring forming machine to make springs subject to said spring parameter auto-generating software and having automated adjustment of at least four parameters selected from the group consisting of Outside Diameter (OD), Pitch, Feed, Upper Cutter, Lower Cutter, and Number of Coils;
a graphical user interface (GUI) display monitor, electrically connected to said host computer for data display, providing a selectively switchable display of any one GUI screen selected from the group consisting of a main menu, a Spring Parameter Setting Interface, a Program Modification Interface, a Dragline-Method Program Modification Interface, and a Spring Preview Graphic Interface;
and
a GUI instruction input interface electrically connected to said host computer for data input;
wherein:
said spring parameter setting interface provides a spring plain figure and a spring parameter input column and is adapted for setting spring processing parameters, said program modification interface listing spring parameters, said dragline-method program modification interface providing a plurality of spring parameter selection interfaces, said spring parameter selection interfaces each providing a shift-adjustment frame for adjustment of spring parameters by dragline methods and a corresponding spring parameter list.

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