CN210996828U - Saw blade machining device for slotting metal rod of all-wire anchor inserter - Google Patents

Saw blade machining device for slotting metal rod of all-wire anchor inserter Download PDF

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CN210996828U
CN210996828U CN201921497184.1U CN201921497184U CN210996828U CN 210996828 U CN210996828 U CN 210996828U CN 201921497184 U CN201921497184 U CN 201921497184U CN 210996828 U CN210996828 U CN 210996828U
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The utility model provides a slotted saw bit processingequipment of full line anchor inserter metal pole, includes handle of a knife, saw bit connector and saw bit, the saw bit passes through the saw bit connector and connects with the handle of a knife, the cross-section of saw bit is circular to be equipped with a plurality of sawtooth on the outer circumference of saw bit, the saw bit is close to the position of outer circumference and radially is equipped with first concave station along the circumference, the saw bit is close to outer circumferential thickness along the axial and is less than the saw bit and be close to the thickness at center. The utility model discloses a slotted saw bit processingequipment of full line anchor nail inserter metal pole, structural design is reasonable, convenient to use, and application cost is low, and the adaptability is good, improves into saw bit processing by conventional milling cutter processing, has increased the linear velocity of cutter rotation processing, makes the processing technology more stable; the special saw blade with the customized specification is used, the size stability is better guaranteed, the saw blade is used for machining instead of a milling cutter, the service life of the cutter is greatly prolonged, the production cost of an enterprise is saved, and the special saw blade has high popularization value.

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Saw blade machining device for slotting metal rod of all-wire anchor inserter
Technical Field
The utility model belongs to the technical field of the precision finishing, specifically, relate to a slotted saw bit processingequipment of full line anchor nail inserter metal pole.
Background
The suture anchor provides fixation of the suture to bone or other body tissue. They are commonly used to attach soft tissue, such as tendons, to bone, for example when such soft tissue has become detached from the bone. Suture anchors take many forms, but are typically provided at the distal end of an insertion tool and then implanted with it into bone. Typically, the anchor is pushed or screwed into a predrilled bone hole. Ideally, the axis of the bone hole is aligned with the axis of the insertion tool. If the axis of the insertion tool is oriented off-axis, it is preferred that it has some compliance to allow the anchor to be axially aligned with the bone hole. It is difficult to provide compliance that allows sufficient off-axis bending without breaking, particularly when the tool is cannulated to allow a suture to pass therethrough.
With the rapid development of science and technology, there are various tools for inserting an anchor, and in the existing anchor inserter structure shown in fig. 1, a groove needs to be formed at an insertion end of a metal rod of the anchor inserter, and the traditional processing mode is slotting by using a milling cutter, but the process stability is relatively poor by adopting the conventional slotting processing mode, the processing size is often unstable, and the service life of the milling cutter is low.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
Utility model purpose: the utility model aims at providing a slotted saw bit processingequipment of full line anchor inserter metal pole has solved the less anchor inserter one end of size and has adopted conventional fluting processing mode technological stability poor, has reduced the product percent of pass, increases the problem of cost in business.
The technical scheme is as follows: the utility model provides a slotted saw bit processingequipment of full line anchor nail inserter metal pole, including handle of a knife, saw bit connector and saw bit, the saw bit passes through the saw bit connector and the handle of a knife is connected, the cross-section of saw bit is circular to be equipped with a plurality of sawtooth on the outer circumference of saw bit, the saw bit is close to outer circumferential position and radially is equipped with first concave station along the circumference, the saw bit is close to outer circumferential thickness along the axial and is less than the saw bit and be close to the thickness at center.
Further, the saw blade connector comprises a connecting shaft, an adapter sleeve, a coupling body, an installer, an inner hexagonal locking bolt and an inner hexagonal dismounting bolt, one end of the connecting shaft is connected with the tool shank, the other end of the connecting shaft is arranged in the coupling body, the adapter sleeve is sleeved on the outer wall of the coupling body, the saw blade is fixedly arranged on the outer wall of the adapter sleeve, the connecting shaft, the adapter sleeve, the coupling body, the saw blade and the installer are concentric, the installer is arranged at one end, far away from the tool shank, in the coupling body, the outer wall of the installer is in threaded connection with the inner wall of the coupling body, the inner hexagonal locking bolt can penetrate through the installer to be in threaded connection with the connecting shaft, and the head of the inner hexagonal locking bolt is attached to the end face, far away from the tool shank, of the adapter sleeve, the coupling body and the installer, one end of the inner hexagonal dismounting bolt extends into the middle threaded hole of the connecting shaft, and the inner hexagonal dismounting bolt is in threaded connection with the mounting device.
Furthermore, according to the saw blade processing device with the slotted metal rod of the all-wire anchor inserter, the first internal thread hole is formed in the center of the end, extending out of the cutter handle, of the connecting shaft, the inner hexagonal locking bolt is in threaded connection with the first internal thread hole, the second internal thread is arranged in the center of the installer, and the diameter of the second internal thread is larger than that of the first internal thread hole.
Furthermore, according to the saw blade processing device for slotting the metal rod of the all-wire anchor inserter, the first through hole is formed in the middle position in the coupler body, one end of the connecting shaft is arranged in the first through hole, and the connecting shaft is connected with the coupler body through the scissors.
Further, according to the saw blade processing device with the slotted metal rod of the all-wire anchor inserter, the first groove is formed in the end, away from the cutter handle, of the coupler body, internal threads are formed in the inner wall of the first groove, external threads are formed in the outer wall of the installer, and the installer is arranged in the first groove and connected with the first groove in a threaded mode.
Furthermore, according to the saw blade processing device with the slotted metal rod of the all-wire anchor inserter, the end face, away from the cutter handle, of the coupler body is provided with the first sealing ring, and the end face, away from the cutter handle, of the installer is provided with the second sealing ring. The sealing ring that sets up prevents that the shaft coupling is inside to get into dust impurity.
Further, according to the saw blade machining device for grooving the metal rod of the all-wire anchor inserter, the inner hexagonal dismounting bolt comprises a thick stud and a thin stud, the thick stud is arranged between the bolt head of the inner hexagonal dismounting bolt and the thin stud, the diameter of the thin stud is smaller than the diameter of the thick stud and the diameter of the first internal threaded hole, the thick stud is in threaded connection with the installer, the thin stud can extend into the first internal threaded hole, and one end of the thin stud abuts against the inner wall of the first internal threaded hole.
Furthermore, according to the saw blade processing device for the metal rod slotting of the full-wire anchor inserter, the end face, far away from the cutter handle, of the installer is provided with the group of disassembling holes and the second sealing ring placing groove. The sealing ring placing groove is convenient for positioning the sealing ring and prevents position deviation.
Furthermore, according to the saw blade processing device for grooving the metal rod of the all-wire anchor inserter, the first annular groove is formed in the outer wall of the coupler body in the circumferential direction, and the inner wall of the adapter sleeve can be pressed into the first annular groove. Can block into the convex part of switching cover in the first annular groove that sets up to prevent that switching cover and shaft coupling body from scurrying in the axial, improved connection structure's stability.
Above-mentioned technical scheme can find out, the utility model discloses following beneficial effect has: the utility model discloses a slotted saw bit processingequipment of full line anchor nail inserter metal pole, structural design is reasonable, convenient to use, and application cost is low, and the adaptability is good, improves into saw bit processing by conventional milling cutter processing, has increased the linear velocity of cutter rotation processing, makes the processing technology more stable; the special saw blade with the customized specification is used, the size stability is better guaranteed, the saw blade is used for machining instead of a milling cutter, the service life of the cutter is greatly prolonged, the production cost of an enterprise is saved, and the special saw blade has high popularization value.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a saw blade machining device for grooving a metal rod of an all-wire anchor inserter according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view of the saw blade of the present invention;
fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of the hexagon socket head cap locking bolt of the present invention;
fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of the hexagon socket disassembled bolt of the present invention;
fig. 5 is a front view of the mounter according to the present invention;
fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of the mounter according to the present invention.
In the figure: the tool handle comprises a tool shank 1, a saw blade connector 2, a connecting shaft 21, a first internal threaded hole 211, an adapter sleeve 22, a coupling body 23, a first through hole 231, a first groove 232, a first sealing ring 233, a first annular groove 234, a mounting device 24, a second internal thread 241, a second sealing ring 242, a dismounting hole 243, a second sealing ring placing groove 244, an inner hexagonal locking bolt 25, an inner hexagonal dismounting bolt 26, a thick stud 261, a thin stud 262, a saw blade 3, a sawtooth 31, a first concave table 32 and an anchor inserter metal rod 100.
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Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are exemplary and intended to be used for explaining the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the present invention.
In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "clockwise", "counterclockwise" and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and to simplify the description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the present invention.
Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise specified, "a plurality" means two or more unless explicitly defined otherwise.
In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "fixed" are to be construed broadly and may, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific situations by those skilled in the art.
In the present disclosure, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may comprise direct contact between the first and second features, or may comprise contact between the first and second features not directly. Also, the first feature being "on," "above" and "over" the second feature includes the first feature being directly on and obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply meaning that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.
Example one
The saw blade machining device for slotting the metal rod of the all-wire anchor inserter as shown in fig. 1 and 2 comprises a tool handle 1, a saw blade connector 2 and a saw blade 3, wherein the saw blade 3 is connected with the tool handle 1 through the saw blade connector 2, the section of the saw blade 3 is circular, a plurality of saw teeth 31 are arranged on the outer circumference of the saw blade 3, a first concave platform 32 is radially arranged at the position, close to the outer circumference, of the saw blade 3 along the circumferential direction, and the thickness, close to the outer circumference, of the saw blade 3 along the axial direction is smaller than the thickness, close to the center.
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The saw blade machining device for slotting the metal rod of the all-wire anchor inserter shown in fig. 1-3 comprises a tool shank 1, a saw blade connector 2 and a saw blade 3, wherein the saw blade 3 is connected with the tool shank 1 through the saw blade connector 2, the section of the saw blade 3 is circular, a plurality of saw teeth 31 are arranged on the outer circumference of the saw blade 3, a first concave platform 32 is radially arranged at the position, close to the outer circumference, of the saw blade 3 along the circumferential direction, and the thickness, close to the outer circumference, of the saw blade 3 along the axial direction is smaller than the thickness, close to the center, of.
Wherein, the saw blade connector 2 comprises a connecting shaft 21, an adapter sleeve 22, a coupling body 23, an installer 24, an inner hexagonal locking bolt 25 and an inner hexagonal dismounting bolt 26, one end of the connecting shaft 21 is connected with the handle 1, the other end of the connecting shaft 21 is arranged in the coupling body 23, the adapter sleeve 22 is sleeved on the outer wall of the coupling body 23, the saw blade 3 is fixedly arranged on the outer wall of the adapter sleeve 22, the connecting shaft 21, the adapter sleeve 22, the coupling body 23, the saw blade 3 and the installer 24 are concentric, the installer 24 is arranged at one end of the coupling body 23 far away from the handle 1, the outer wall of the installer 24 is in threaded connection with the inner wall of the coupling body 23, the inner hexagonal locking bolt 25 can pass through the installer 24 to be in threaded connection with the connecting shaft 21, and the head of the inner hexagonal locking bolt 25 is attached to the adapter sleeve 22, the coupling body 23 and the end face of the installer 24, one end of the hexagon socket head cap dismounting bolt 26 is inserted into the middle threaded hole of the connecting shaft 21, and the hexagon socket head cap dismounting bolt 26 is in threaded connection with the mounting device 24. A first internal thread hole 211 is formed in the center of the end, extending out of the tool holder 1, of the connecting shaft 21, the hexagon socket head cap locking bolt 25 is in threaded connection with the first internal thread hole 211, a second internal thread 241 is formed in the center of the inner portion of the mounting device 24, and the diameter of the second internal thread 241 is larger than that of the first internal thread hole 211. A first through hole 231 is formed in the middle of the coupler body 23, one end of the connecting shaft 21 is arranged in the first through hole 231, and the connecting shaft 21 and the coupler body 23 are connected through shear. One end of the coupler body 23, which is far away from the tool shank 1, is provided with a first groove 232, the inner wall of the first groove 232 is provided with an internal thread, the outer wall of the mounting device 24 is provided with an external thread, and the mounting device 24 is arranged in the first groove 232 and is in threaded connection. The end face, away from the tool shank 1, of the coupler body 23 is provided with a first sealing ring 233, and the end face, away from the tool shank 1, of the installer 24 is provided with a second sealing ring 242. A first annular groove 234 is formed in the outer wall of the coupler body 23 along the circumferential direction, and the inner wall of the adapter sleeve 22 can be pressed into the first annular groove 234. The key arranged between the coupling body 23 and the connecting shaft 21 limits radial rotation between the coupling body 23 and the connecting shaft 21, the mounting device 24 is screwed into the coupling body 23, the inner hexagonal locking bolt 25 penetrates through the mounting device 24 and is in threaded connection with the first inner threaded hole 211 of the connecting shaft 21, and the head of the inner hexagonal locking bolt 25 presses the adapter sleeve 22, the coupling body 23 and the mounting device 24 on the connecting shaft 21, so that the saw blade 3 and the connecting shaft 21 are connected into a whole.
As shown in fig. 4, the hexagon socket head cap dismounting bolt 26 includes a thick stud 261 and a thin stud 262, the thick stud 261 is disposed between the bolt head of the hexagon socket head cap dismounting bolt 26 and the thin stud 262, the diameter of the thin stud 262 is smaller than the diameter of the thick stud 261 and the diameter of the first internal threaded hole 211, the thick stud 261 is in threaded connection with the mounting device 24, the thin stud 262 can extend into the first internal threaded hole 211, and one end of the thin stud 262 abuts against the inner wall of the first internal threaded hole 211. In the process of detaching the saw blade 3, the hexagon socket head cap locking bolt 25 is screwed out, the hexagon socket head cap detaching bolt 26 is in threaded connection with the mounting device 24, at the moment, the end 262 of the thin screw column of the hexagon socket head cap detaching bolt 26 extends into the first internal threaded hole 211, and the coupler body 23 can be ejected out from the connecting shaft 21 by continuously rotating the hexagon socket head detaching bolt 26 to move towards the direction of the tool holder 1.
As shown in fig. 5 and 6, the end surface of the mounting device 24 away from the tool shank 1 is provided with a set of dismounting holes 243 and a second sealing ring placing groove 244. When the mounting device 24 is dismounted, a claw-shaped wrench is adopted, the claw is clamped into the dismounting hole 243, and the mounting device 24 is rotated.
The working principle of the saw blade machining device for the slotting of the metal rod of the all-wire anchor inserter is as follows: the saw blade 3 is quickly mounted on the machine tool through the tool shank 1, the anchor inserter metal rod 100 is fixed on the machine tool, and the machine tool is started to drive the saw blade 3 to rotate quickly, so that the notch 101 is cut in the anchor inserter metal rod 100.
The foregoing is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and it should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, a plurality of modifications can be made without departing from the principles of the present invention, and these modifications should also be regarded as the protection scope of the present invention.

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1. The utility model provides a slotted saw bit processingequipment of full line anchor inserter metal pole which characterized in that: including handle of a knife (1), saw bit connector (2) and saw bit (3), saw bit (3) are connected through saw bit connector (2) and handle of a knife (1), the cross-section of saw bit (3) is circular to be equipped with a plurality of sawtooth (31) on the outer circumference of saw bit (3), saw bit (3) are close to outer circumferential position and radially are equipped with first concave station (32) along the circumference, saw bit (3) are less than saw bit (3) and are close to the thickness at center along the axial thickness that is close to outer circumference.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus further comprises: the saw blade connector (2) comprises a connecting shaft (21), a switching sleeve (22), a coupling body (23), an installer (24), an inner hexagonal locking bolt (25) and an inner hexagonal dismounting bolt (26), one end of the connecting shaft (21) is connected with the handle (1), the other end of the connecting shaft (21) is arranged in the coupling body (23), the switching sleeve (22) is sleeved on the outer wall of the coupling body (23), the saw blade (3) is fixedly arranged on the outer wall of the switching sleeve (22), the connecting shaft (21), the switching sleeve (22), the coupling body (23), the saw blade (3) and the installer (24) are concentric, the installer (24) is arranged at one end, far away from the handle (1), in the coupling body (23), the outer wall of the installer (24) is in threaded connection with the inner wall of the coupling body (23), the inner hexagonal locking bolt (25) can penetrate through the installer (24) to be in threaded connection with the connecting shaft (21), and the head of the inner hexagonal locking bolt (25) is attached to the end face metal deposit far away from the cutter handle (1) of the adapter sleeve (22), the coupler body (23) and the mounting device (24), one end of the inner hexagonal dismounting bolt (26) extends into a threaded hole in the middle of the connecting shaft (21), and the inner hexagonal dismounting bolt (26) is in threaded connection with the mounting device (24).
3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the apparatus further comprises: the inner center of one end, extending out of the knife handle (1), of the connecting shaft (21) is provided with a first internal thread hole (211), the inner hexagonal locking bolt (25) is in threaded connection with the first internal thread hole (211), a second internal thread (241) is arranged in the center of the inner side of the installer (24), and the diameter of the second internal thread (241) is larger than that of the first internal thread hole (211).
4. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the apparatus further comprises: the middle position is equipped with first through-hole (231) in shaft coupling body (23), the one end setting of connecting axle (21) is in first through-hole (231) to connecting axle (21) and shaft coupling body (23) are through cutting the connection.
5. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein the apparatus further comprises: one end, far away from handle of a knife (1), of shaft coupling body (23) is equipped with first recess (232), be equipped with the internal thread on the inner wall of first recess (232), be equipped with the external screw thread on the outer wall of erector (24), erector (24) set up in first recess (232) and threaded connection.
6. The apparatus of claim 5 wherein the apparatus further comprises: the end face, far away from the handle (1), of the coupler body (23) is provided with a first sealing ring (233), and the end face, far away from the handle (1), of the installer (24) is provided with a second sealing ring (242).
7. The apparatus of claim 3 wherein the apparatus further comprises: the hexagon socket head cap disassembly bolt (26) comprises a thick stud (261) and a thin stud (262), the thick stud (261) is arranged between the bolt head of the hexagon socket head cap disassembly bolt (26) and the thin stud (262), the diameter of the thin stud (262) is smaller than the diameter of the thick stud (261) and the diameter of the first internal thread hole (211), the thick stud (261) is in threaded connection with the installer (24), the thin stud (262) can extend into the first internal thread hole (211), and one end of the thin stud (262) is abutted to the inner wall of the first internal thread hole (211).
8. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the apparatus further comprises: the end face, far away from the cutter handle (1), of the installer (24) is provided with a group of dismounting holes (243) and a second sealing ring placing groove (244).
9. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the apparatus further comprises: the outer wall of the coupler body (23) is provided with a first annular groove (234) along the circumferential direction, and the inner wall of the adapter sleeve (22) can be pressed into the first annular groove (234).
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