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EP2241401B1
EP2241401B1 EP10159867A EP10159867A EP2241401B1 EP 2241401 B1 EP2241401 B1 EP 2241401B1 EP 10159867 A EP10159867 A EP 10159867A EP 10159867 A EP10159867 A EP 10159867A EP 2241401 B1 EP2241401 B1 EP 2241401B1
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Adriano Ferrari
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
    • B24B—MACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING; DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES; FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS
    • B24B21/00—Machines or devices using grinding or polishing belts; Accessories therefor
    • B24B21/04—Machines or devices using grinding or polishing belts; Accessories therefor for grinding plane surfaces
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
    • B24B—MACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING; DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES; FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS
    • B24B21/00—Machines or devices using grinding or polishing belts; Accessories therefor
    • B24B21/008—Machines comprising two or more tools or having several working posts
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
    • B24B—MACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING; DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES; FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS
    • B24B41/00—Component parts such as frames, beds, carriages, headstocks
    • B24B41/04—Headstocks; Working-spindles; Features relating thereto
    • B24B41/047—Grinding heads for working on plane surfaces
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
    • B24B—MACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING; DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES; FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS
    • B24B7/00—Machines or devices designed for grinding plane surfaces on work, including polishing plane glass surfaces; Accessories therefor
    • B24B7/20—Machines or devices designed for grinding plane surfaces on work, including polishing plane glass surfaces; Accessories therefor characterised by a special design with respect to properties of the material of non-metallic articles to be ground
    • B24B7/28—Machines or devices designed for grinding plane surfaces on work, including polishing plane glass surfaces; Accessories therefor characterised by a special design with respect to properties of the material of non-metallic articles to be ground for grinding wood

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  • the invention relates to a sanding machine for sanding pieces made of wood or similar materials and/or of metal or similar materials and/or of plastics or similar materials.
  • Sanding machines are known comprising a frame supporting a conveying belt arranged for conveying pieces to be sanded along an advancement direction.
  • These sanding machines further comprise one or more transverse sanding units and/or one or more longitudinal sanding units arranged in sequence along the advancement direction.
  • the transverse sanding units each comprise a pair of belts: a first inner supporting belt, or lamellar belt, and a second more external belt, or abrasive belt for sanding the pieces.
  • Such belts are wound in a loop around movement rollers and are moved transversely to the aforesaid advancement direction so as to sand the workpieces transversely to the latter.
  • the aforesaid longitudinal sanding units each comprise an abrasive belt wound in a loop around respective movement rollers and moved by the latter parallelly to the aforesaid advancement direction so as to sand the workpieces parallelly to the latter.
  • One drawback of known sanding machines is that the operations of replacing the aforesaid belts, in particular the belts of the transverse sanding units positioned in the first or last position with respect to the machine inlet or interposed between another two sanding units, are uneasy and laborious, this entailing long machine downtime and consequently reducing the productivity of the sanding machine.
  • US 2004/0087261 A1 discloses a machine according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • One object of the invention is to improve sanding machines.
  • a further object is to provide sanding machines that enable the abrasive belts to be replaced simply and rapidly.
  • Another further object is to obtain sanding machines that are not very bulky.
  • the invention provides a sanding machine as defined in the independent claim 1.
  • said slidable connecting means enables, during a replacement step, said sanding units to be extracted from the sanding machine so as to make said sanding means easily accessible for an operator.
  • a sanding machine 10 for sanding pieces which are not shown, made of wood or similar materials and/or of metal or similar materials and/or of plastics or similar materials.
  • the sanding machine 10 comprises a frame 11 supporting a conveyor belt 12 arranged for conveying the pieces to be sanded along an advancement direction A.
  • the sanding machine 10 further comprises a transverse sanding unit 13 and a pair of longitudinal sanding units 31, 32 arranged in sequence along the advancement direction A.
  • transverse sanding unit 13 is interposed between the pair of longitudinal sanding units 31, 32.
  • transverse sanding units and/or one or more longitudinal sanding units arranged in sequence, with any arrangement, along the advancement direction.
  • the transverse sanding unit 13 is of known type and, for this reason, is disclosed briefly with reference to Figures 1 and 4 .
  • the transverse sanding unit 13 comprises a further frame 14 rotatably supporting a plurality of rollers 15, 16, 17 and 18 positioned, at a retracted position R ( Figure 1 ) of the transverse sanding unit 13, above the conveyor belt 12, and having respective axes extending substantially parallelly to the advancement direction A.
  • the transverse sanding unit 13 comprises a first roller 15, a second roller 16, a third roller 17 and a fourth roller 18.
  • the first roller 15, the second roller 16 and the third roller 17 tension and move a supporting belt 19, or lamellar belt, which is not disclosed below as it is of known type, closed in a loop on the first roller 15, on the second roller 16 and on the third roller 17.
  • first roller 15, the second roller 16 and the fourth roller 18 tension and move an abrasive belt 20, closed as a loop on the first roller 15, on the second roller 16 and on the fourth roller 18, the abrasive belt 20 being arranged outside the supporting belt 19.
  • the transverse sanding unit 13 further comprises a pressing device 21, arranged for exerting suitable pressure on a portion of the abrasive belt 20 in the direction of the conveyor belt 12 so as to exert greater or lesser sanding pressure on the pieces to be machined.
  • the pressing device 21 is arranged transversely to the advancement direction A and is divided into a plurality of pad blocks that are not shown that are adjacent to one another.
  • the pad blocks are drivable independently one from the other so as to each press a portion of the abrasive belt 20 with a different pressing force.
  • a single pressing element, or pad can be provided.
  • the transverse sanding unit 13 further comprises a motor 22 for rotating one of the rollers 15, 16, 17, 18 so as to move the abrasive belt 20 and the supporting belt 19 transversely, in particular perpendicularly to the advancement direction A so as to sand the pieces transversely, in particular perpendicularly, to the latter.
  • these longitudinal sanding units 31, 32 each comprise a respective abrasive belt 23, 24 wound as a loop around respective movement rollers 25, 26 and moved by the movement rollers 25, 26 parallelly to the advancement direction A so as to sand the pieces parallelly to advancement direction A.
  • the sanding machine 10 further comprises slidable connecting means 27, shown with greater detail in Figure 2 , arranged for slidably connecting the transverse sanding unit 13 to the sanding machine 10.
  • the slidable connecting means 27 enables the transverse sanding unit 13 to be moved along a movement direction M that is substantially horizontal and perpendicular to the advancement direction A, between the retracted position R ( Figures 1 and 3 ) in which the transverse sanding unit 13, and with it the belts 19 and 20, is positioned inside the sanding machine 10 for sanding the aforesaid pieces, and an extracted position E ( Figures 4 and 5 ) in which the transverse sanding unit 13, and with it the belts 19 and 20, exits, at least partially, from the sanding machine 10 to enable the belts 19 and 20 to be replaced.
  • la movement direction M is substantially vertical and perpendicular to the advancement direction A.
  • the aforesaid slidable connecting means 27 comprises a first telescopic guide 28 and a second telescopic guide 29 positioned on opposite sides of the transverse sanding unit 13.
  • the first telescopic guide 28 and second telescopic guide 29 each comprise a respective first fixed guiding element 33, 34.
  • the first guiding elements 33 and 34 which are substantially parallel to one another, extend substantially parallelly to the movement direction M.
  • first guiding elements 33, 34 are fixed to opposite portions of a supporting frame 35 ( Figure 4 ) of the sanding machine 10.
  • the supporting frame 35 extends substantially parallelly to the movement direction M and has the shape of an upturned 'U'.
  • the first telescopic guide 28 and the second telescopic guide 29 each comprise a respective second guiding element 36, 37, that is movable with respect to the corresponding first guiding element 33, 34 along the movement direction M.
  • the second guiding elements 36, 37 which are substantially parallel to one another, extend substantially parallelly to the movement direction M and are operationally positioned below the respective first guiding elements 33, 34.
  • second guiding elements 36, 37 are fixed to opposite portions of the further frame 14 of the transverse sanding unit 13.
  • the first telescopic guide 28 and the second telescopic guide 29 each comprise a respective intermediate guiding element 38, 39, having, for example, an S-shaped section.
  • Each intermediate guiding element 38, 39 is interposed between the corresponding fixed guiding element 33, 34 and the second guiding element 36, 37 and is slidably connected to the corresponding first guiding element 33, 34 and to the second guiding element 36, 37.
  • the aforesaid transverse sanding unit 13 further comprises a handle 40 fixed to the further frame 14, to enable an operator to move the transverse sanding unit 13 between the retracted position R and the extracted position E.
  • actuating means for example comprising a pneumatic or electric or hydraulic actuator, to move the transverse sanding unit 13 between the retracted position R and the extracted position E.
  • further slidable connecting means is provided for slidably connecting the sanding machine 10 to the longitudinal sanding units 31, 32 for example to facilitate replacing the belts 23, 24, or to promote other maintenance operations.
  • the invention disclosed above enables the belts 19, 20 of the transverse sanding unit 13 to be replaced easily and quickly, in particular the belts 19, 20 of the transverse sanding units positioned in the first or last position with respect to an inlet of the sanding machine 10 or interposed between another two sanding units 31, 32.
  • the slidable connecting means 27 enables, during a replacement step, the transverse sanding unit 13 to be extracted from the sanding machine 10 so as to make the belts 19, 20 easily accessible for and easily replaceable by an operator.

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  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Wood Science & Technology (AREA)
  • Finish Polishing, Edge Sharpening, And Grinding By Specific Grinding Devices (AREA)
  • Crushing And Grinding (AREA)
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Claims (15)

  1. Ponceuse (10) comprenant une unité de ponçage (13 ; 31 ; 32) pourvue de moyens de ponçage (19, 20 ; 23 ; 24) pour poncer des pièces, dans laquelle lesdits moyens de ponçage (19, 20 ; 23 ; 24) comprennent une courroie abrasive (20; 23 ; 24), caractérisée en ce qu'elle comprend des moyens de connexion coulissants (27) pour raccorder de manière coulissante ladite unité de ponçage (13 ; 31 ; 32) à ladite ponceuse (10) de telle sorte que ladite unité de ponçage (13 ; 31 ; 32) soit mobile entre une position rétractée (R) dans laquelle lesdits moyens de ponçage (19, 20 ; 23 ; 24) sont positionnés à l'intérieur de ladite ponceuse (10) pour poncer lesdites pièces, et une position extraite (E) dans laquelle lesdits moyens de ponçage (19, 20 ; 23 ; 24) sortent, au moins partiellement, de ladite ponceuse (10) pour pouvoir être remplacés.
  2. Ponceuse (10) selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle lesdits moyens de connexion coulissants (27) définissent une direction de déplacement (M) de ladite unité de ponçage (13 ; 31 ; 32) qui est transversale, et en particulier sensiblement perpendiculaire, à une direction de progression (A) desdites pièces.
  3. Ponceuse (10) selon la revendication 2, dans laquelle ladite direction de déplacement (M) est sensiblement horizontale.
  4. Ponceuse (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle, dans ladite position extraite (E), ladite unité de ponçage (13 ; 31 ; 32) est montée en porte-à-faux sur ladite ponceuse (10).
  5. Ponceuse (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle lesdits moyens de connexion coulissants (27) comprennent au moins un guide télescopique (28 ; 29).
  6. Ponceuse (10) selon la revendication 5, dans laquelle ledit au moins un guide télescopique (28 ; 29) comprend un premier élément de guidage (33 ; 34) qui est fixe et monté sur un cadre de support (35) de ladite ponceuse (10).
  7. Ponceuse (10) selon la revendication 6, dans laquelle ledit au moins un guide télescopique (28 ; 29) comprend un deuxième élément de guidage (36 ; 37) qui est coulissant par rapport audit premier élément de guidage (33 ; 34), et fixé à un autre cadre de support (14) de ladite ponceuse (13 ; 31 ; 32).
  8. Ponceuse (10) selon la revendication 7, dans laquelle ledit au moins un guide télescopique (28 ; 29) comprend un élément de guidage intermédiaire (38 ; 39) interposé entre ledit premier élément de guidage (33 ; 34) et ledit deuxième élément de guidage (36 ; 37), ledit élément intermédiaire (38 ; 39) étant raccordé de manière coulissante audit premier élément de guidage (33 ; 34) et audit deuxième élément de guidage (36 ; 37).
  9. Ponceuse (10) selon la revendication 8, dans laquelle ledit élément de guidage intermédiaire (38 ; 39) possède une section en S.
  10. Ponceuse (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle lesdits moyens de connexion coulissants (27) comprennent une paire de guides télescopiques (28, 29) positionnés sur des côtés opposés de ladite unité de ponçage (13 ; 31 32).
  11. Ponceuse (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle ladite unité de ponçage (13 ; 31 ; 32) comprend une pluralité de galets (15, 16, 17, 18; 25 ; 26) destinés à supporter en rotation lesdits moyens de ponçage (19, 20 ; 23 ; 24).
  12. Ponceuse (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle ladite unité de ponçage (13 ; 31 ; 32) comprend un moteur (22) pour entraîner en rotation au moins l'un desdits galets (15, 16, 17, 18 ; 25 ; 26).
  13. Ponceuse (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle ladite unité de ponçage (13 ; 31 ; 32) comprend des moyens de poignée (40) pour déplacer ladite unité de ponçage (13 ; 31 ; 32) entre ladite position rétractée (R) et ladite position extraite (E).
  14. Ponceuse (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 12, et comprenant des moyens d'actionnement pour déplacer ladite unité de ponçage (13 ; 31 ; 32) entre ladite position rétractée (R) et ladite position extraite (E).
  15. Ponceuse (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle ladite unité de ponçage (13 ; 31 ; 32) est une unité de ponçage transversale (13) prévue pour poncer lesdites pièces de manière transversale à ladite direction de progression (A).
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