CN218232576U - Passivation treatment device for aluminum veneer production and processing - Google Patents

Passivation treatment device for aluminum veneer production and processing Download PDF

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CN218232576U
CN218232576U CN202222487785.2U CN202222487785U CN218232576U CN 218232576 U CN218232576 U CN 218232576U CN 202222487785 U CN202222487785 U CN 202222487785U CN 218232576 U CN218232576 U CN 218232576U
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The utility model provides a passivation treatment device is used in aluminium veneer production and processing relates to aluminium veneer passivation equipment technical field, the supporting rack comprises a bracket, the upper end part of support is provided with the lead screw, the lead screw be provided with on the surface and remove the support plate, and remove the support plate and carry out sliding connection on the support, the lower surface of removing the support plate is provided with electric telescopic link No. one, electric telescopic link's one end is provided with movable splint, the lower extreme of support is provided with the passivation pond, be provided with the small opening flange in the inner wall in passivation pond, the lower surface of passivation pond inner wall is provided with No. two electric telescopic links, no. two electric telescopic link's one end is provided with the kicking plate, and the kicking plate carries out through connection to the small opening flange, and beneficial effect can let the aluminium veneer more fully passivated in the passivation pond.

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Passivation treatment device for aluminum veneer production and processing
Technical Field
The utility model relates to an aluminium veneer passivation equipment technical field especially relates to an aluminium veneer production and processing is with passivation treating device.
Background
The metal surface treatment is an effective method for improving the atmospheric corrosion resistance of steel. However, the treatment layer is easy to corrode in a humid environment, so that corrosion products are formed on the surface or the surface becomes grey-dark color, the appearance is influenced, passivation is required to be carried out, and a dense oxide protective layer is formed on the surface of metal such as steel, aluminum and the like, so that the phenomenon of further reaction with the metal is prevented, namely passivation.
However, in the prior art, when the conventional aluminum single plate needs to be passivated, the conventional aluminum single plate is generally directly soaked in a pool containing a chromium-free passivator to form a dense oxide protective layer on the surface of the aluminum single plate, but when the aluminum single plate is soaked in a passivation solution, the aluminum single plate is generally clamped by a clamping tool, and thus the clamped part of the aluminum single plate is difficult to passivate due to the fact that the clamped part is covered by other devices, and the aluminum single plate is not passivated completely.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
The utility model aims at solving the defects existing in the prior art, the clamped position of the aluminum veneer is difficult to be passivated because of being covered by other devices.
In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme: the utility model provides an aluminium veneer production and processing is with passivation processing apparatus, includes the support, the upper end part of support is provided with the lead screw, be provided with on the surface of lead screw and remove the support plate and carry out sliding connection on the support, the lower surface of removing the support plate is provided with electric telescopic handle No. one, the one end of electric telescopic handle No. one is provided with movable splint, the lower extreme of support is provided with the passivation pond, be provided with the small opening flange in the inner wall in passivation pond, the lower surface of passivation pond inner wall is provided with electric telescopic handle No. two, the one end of No. two electric telescopic handle is provided with the bellying, and the bellying carries out through connection to the small opening flange, one side in passivation pond is provided with the electronic push pedal, the passivation pond is kept away from the one end in electronic push pedal and is provided with electronic closing door, and electronic closing door carries out through connection to the passivation pond, passivation pond side surface is provided with the opening, the one end of electronic closing door carries out the block connection with passivation pond one side, one side in passivation pond is provided with deposits the case of taking, deposit the case on the inner table wall be provided with the filter plate, deposit the one side of taking the pipeline extraction pipeline, the extraction pipeline of taking the case, the extraction pump is provided with the same delivery pump, and the output department of taking.
In a preferred embodiment, a motor is disposed at one end of the screw rod, and the motor is disposed on the bracket.
The technical effect of adopting the further scheme is as follows: the motor can make things convenient for the rotation of lead screw as the power supply, and then conveniently control the removal of removing the support plate.
In a preferred embodiment, the raised cylinders on the raised plate are matched with the holes on the raised plate of the leak hole.
The technical effect of adopting the further scheme is as follows: doing so can make things convenient for the protruding board more to move through No. two electric telescopic rod to the through-going of small opening flange, can not cause too big hindrance, reduces the harm that causes the small opening flange.
As a preferred embodiment, a fixture block is arranged on the surface of the opening at one side of the passivation tank, and the fixture block is used for clamping and connecting the electric closing door.
The technical effect of adopting the further scheme is as follows: the clamping block is arranged to clamp the electric closing door when the electric closing door is in a closed state, so that the connection tightness of the passivation pool when the electric closing door is closed is improved, and passivation liquid can be prevented from leaking from the electric closing door during the closing period of the electric closing door as much as possible.
As a preferred embodiment, one end of the electric push plate is provided with a support frame.
The technical effect of adopting the further scheme is as follows: the setting of support frame can support the one end that electronic push pedal exposes outside the passivation pond, strengthens the holistic stability of electronic push pedal.
In a preferred embodiment, the upper surface of the filter plate is provided with a backing plate.
The technical effect of adopting the further scheme is as follows: when the aluminum single plate is conveyed into the storage and taking box, the backing plate supports the aluminum single plate, so that the aluminum single plate is prevented from plugging filter holes on the filter plate in a large area, passivation liquid flowing into the storage and taking box flows into a lower layer of the storage and taking box through the filter plate as soon as possible, and finally the passivation liquid is pumped by the pumping pump to return to the passivation tank again.
Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the advantages and positive effects that,
1. in the utility model, the aluminum single plate is placed at the movable clamping plate, the movable clamping plate is driven to move by the rotation of the screw rod after being contracted and clamped by the movable clamping plate, the moving of the movable clamping plate can drive the movable clamping plate to move, and finally the aluminum single plate is conveyed to the upper end of the passivation pool and is conveyed into the passivation solution in the passivation pool by the extension of the electric telescopic rod I, the aluminum veneer is put down by extending the movable clamping plate, the operation of putting the aluminum veneer is finished by a machine instead of human, the aluminum single plate can be stably placed in the passivation tank, the situation that passivation solution is likely to splash to the outside when the aluminum single plate is manually placed in the passivation tank is effectively avoided, the surrounding environment is polluted, the aluminum veneer in the passivation tank is passivated by the passivation solution, wherein the aluminum single plate is firstly placed on the leak hole convex plate, most of the surface of the aluminum single plate is passivated due to soaking, but a part of the surface is directly and closely contacted with the convex part on the convex plate of the leak hole, so as to avoid incomplete passivation of part of the surface, at the moment, after the aluminum single plate is soaked for a period of time, the second electric telescopic rod is controlled to extend to drive the convex plate to move upwards, the convex column on the convex plate penetrates through the hole of the leak hole convex plate and jacks up the passivated part of the aluminum single plate, the part which is not passivated fully is separated from the convex part on the leak hole convex plate, the aluminum single plate can be passivated fully, and finally the whole aluminum single plate can be passivated fully, after an electric sealing door at the passivation tank is opened, the fully passivated aluminum single plate is conveyed to a storage and taking box through the push of an electric push plate, and then, the electric sealing door at the passivation tank is closed again, the drying treatment is carried out by a blow-drying machine, and finally the electric sealing door at the storage and taking box is opened to take out the aluminum veneer.
2. The utility model discloses in, the motor can make things convenient for the rotation of lead screw as the power supply, and then the removal of convenient control removal support plate, protruding cylinder on the protruding board and the hole looks adaptation on the small opening flange, can make things convenient for the protruding board to move through running through of No. two electric telescopic rods to the small opening flange more, can not cause too big hindrance, reduce the harm that causes the small opening flange, the setting of fixture block carries out the block to electronic closing door when electronic closing door is in the closed condition, this lets increase the seal of connecting the passivation pond when electronic closing door is closed, can prevent passivation liquid from leaking from during electronic closing door is closed to the greatest extent, the setting of support frame can support the one end that electronic push pedal exposes outside the passivation pond, strengthen the holistic stability of electronic push pedal, the setting of backing plate is sent to depositing when depositing the case of taking in the aluminium veneer, support through the backing plate to the aluminium veneer, avoid letting the aluminium veneer carry out the shutoff of large tracts of land to the filtration pore on the filter plate, let the passivation liquid of flow into and deposit the case of taking through the filter plate as early as possible, get back to the extraction pool of passivation pump again among the extraction as early as possible.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic view of the overall structure of a passivation treatment device for aluminum single plate production and processing provided by the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the internal structure of the passivation tank of the passivation treatment device for aluminum single plate production and processing provided by the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the internal structure of the storage and taking box of the passivation treatment device for aluminum single plate production and processing provided by the present invention;
fig. 4 is an enlarged view of a position a in fig. 2 of the passivation treatment device for aluminum veneer production and processing provided by the present invention.
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1. a support; 11. a screw rod; 12. a motor; 13. moving the carrier plate; 14. a first electric telescopic rod; 15. a movable splint; 2. a passivation pool; 21. a leak orifice flange; 22. a second electric telescopic rod; 23. a raised plate; 24. an electric push plate; 25. a support frame; 26. an electrically powered closure door; 27. a clamping block; 3. storing and taking box; 31. filtering a plate; 32. a base plate; 33. a blow dryer; 4. and (4) a pump.
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The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without creative work belong to the protection scope of the present invention.
Example 1
As shown in fig. 1, fig. 2 and fig. 3, the utility model provides a technical solution: a passivation treatment device for aluminum veneer production and processing comprises a bracket 1, wherein a screw rod 11 is arranged at the upper end part of the bracket 1, a movable carrier plate 13 is arranged on the surface of the screw rod 11, the movable carrier plate 13 is in sliding connection on the bracket 1, the sliding movement of the movable carrier plate 13 on the bracket 1 can be directly controlled through the rotation of the screw rod 11, a first electric telescopic rod 14 is arranged on the lower surface of the movable carrier plate 13, a movable clamping plate 15 is arranged at one end of the first electric telescopic rod 14, the up-and-down movement of the movable clamping plate 15 controlled by the first electric telescopic rod 14 is convenient for a user to place an aluminum veneer on the movable clamping plate 15, and then the aluminum veneer is conveyed into a passivation pool 2 for passivation, a bidirectional telescopic rod is arranged in the movable clamping plate 15, so that the aluminum veneer can be conveniently clamped and put down, a passivation pool 2 is arranged at the lower end of the bracket 1, and a leakage hole convex plate 21 is arranged in the inner wall of the passivation pool 2, A passivation solution is arranged on a leakage hole convex plate 21 in a passivation tank 2 and can passivate an aluminum single plate, a second electric telescopic rod 22 is arranged on the lower surface of the inner wall of the passivation tank 2, a convex plate 23 is arranged at one end of the second electric telescopic rod 22, the convex plate 23 penetrates through and is connected with the leakage hole convex plate 21, the second electric telescopic rod 22 controls the convex plate 23 to move up and down, the aluminum single plate is firstly placed on the leakage hole convex plate 21, most of the surface of the aluminum single plate is passivated due to soaking, but a part of the surface is in direct close contact with the convex part on the leakage hole convex plate 21, in order to avoid incomplete passivation of the part of the surface, after the aluminum single plate is soaked for a period of time, the second electric telescopic rod 22 is controlled to extend to drive the convex plate 23 to move upwards, a convex column on the convex plate 23 penetrates through a hole of the leakage hole convex plate 21 and jacks up the passivated part of the aluminum single plate, the method comprises the steps that a part which is not fully passivated is separated from a protruding part on a leak hole convex plate 21 and can be fully passivated, an electric push plate 24 is arranged on one side of a passivation pool 2, an electric push plate 24 pushes an aluminum veneer through an electric push-pull rod arranged on the electric push plate 24, an electric closing door 26 is arranged at one end, far away from the electric push plate 24, of the passivation pool 2, the electric closing door 26 penetrates through the passivation pool 2 to be connected, opening and closing of the electric closing door 26 are achieved through the electric push-pull rod, an opening is formed in the surface of one side of the passivation pool 2, one end of the electric closing door 26 is connected with an opening in one side of the passivation pool 2 in a clamping mode, a storage taking box 3 is arranged on one side of the passivation pool 2, a filter plate 31 is arranged on the inner surface wall of the storage taking box 3, a drying machine 33 is arranged on the upper surface of the storage taking box 3, a taking pipeline is arranged on one side of the storage taking box 3, an extraction pump 4 is arranged at one end of the pipeline, a delivery pipeline 4 is communicated to the passivation pool 2, the side of the passivation pool 2, the storage taking box 3, the storage taking box is also provided with the electric push plate 26, the electric closing door 26, the storage box 3, the storage box 2 is used for drying machine for drying, the passivation liquid flows back to the passivation pool 3, and flows into the storage box 3, and then flows into the passivation pool, and is dried by the storage box 3, and finally, the storage box 2, the electric closing box 3, the electric closing of the storage box 3, the single plate, and drying machine 33, and the single plate is dried by the single plate, the single plate 3, and the single plate is dried by the single plate.
Example 2
As shown in fig. 1, 2, 3 and 4, a motor 12 is disposed at one end of a screw 11, and the motor 12 is disposed on a bracket 1, the motor 12 can facilitate rotation of the screw 11 as a power source, and further facilitate control of movement of a movable carrier plate 13, a raised cylinder on a raised plate 23 is adapted to a hole on a perforated convex plate 21, so as to facilitate penetration and movement of the perforated convex plate 21 by the raised plate 23 through a second electric telescopic rod 22, without causing excessive obstruction, thereby reducing damage to the perforated convex plate 21, a fixture block 27 is disposed on a surface of an opening at one side of a passivation tank 2, the fixture block 27 is connected to an electric sealing door 26 in a clamping manner, the fixture block 27 is configured to clamp the electric sealing door 26 when the electric sealing door 26 is closed, thereby increasing the sealing property for connecting the passivation tank 2 when the electric sealing door 26 is closed, preventing passivation liquid from leaking from the electric sealing door 26 when the electric sealing door 26 is closed, a support frame 25 is disposed at one end of the support frame 25, which can support one end of the passivation tank 24 exposed out of the passivation tank 2, thereby enhancing the stability of the passivation liquid from leaking from a pad plate 24 when the passivation liquid is taken from the aluminum filter plate, and the aluminum filter plate is taken out of the passivation tank, and the single plate taking tank 32, and storing the single plate is disposed on the single plate 3, and storing the single plate storing tank 32, and taking tank, and storing the single plate 3, and the single plate storing tank 32.
The working principle is as follows:
as shown in fig. 1, fig. 2, fig. 3 and fig. 4, the utility model discloses when using, the user at first needs the aluminium veneer of passivation to put in movable splint 15, two-way telescopic link shrink in later control movable splint 15, make and press from both sides tight operation to the aluminium veneer, later control an electric telescopic link 14 shrink, drive movable splint 15 rebound, later open through on-off control motor 12, later motor 12 control lead screw 11 is rotatory on support 1, and the rotation of lead screw 11 can drive and move support plate 13 and slide on support 1, it can carry movable splint 15 with it to send to the top of passivation pond 2 finally to move support plate 13, later close motor 12 can, later control an electric telescopic link 14 to extend, in sending movable splint 15 to the passivation liquid of passivation pond 2, later control movable splint 15 can to put down the aluminium veneer wherein, let the aluminium veneer passivation handle in the passivation liquid of pond 2.
Wherein the aluminum veneer is firstly placed on the leak hole convex plate 21, most of the surface of the aluminum veneer is passivated due to soaking, but a part of the surface is directly attached and contacted with the convex part on the leak hole convex plate 21, in order to avoid incomplete passivation of the part of the surface, at this time, after the aluminum veneer is soaked for a period of time, the second electric telescopic rod 22 is controlled to extend to drive the convex plate 23 to move upwards, the convex cylinder on the convex plate 23 passes through the hole of the leak hole convex plate 21 and jacks up the passivated part of the aluminum veneer, the insufficiently passivated part is separated from the convex part on the leak hole convex plate 21, the aluminum veneer can be fully passivated, and finally, the whole aluminum veneer is fully passivated.
Then, the electric closing door 26 at the passivation tank 2 is opened, the clamping block 27 is released from the clamping with the electric closing door 26, at this time, the electric push plate 24 supported by the support frame 25 is controlled to push the aluminum veneer to pass through the opening at one side of the passivation tank 2, then when the aluminum veneer moves into the storage and taking box 3, the electric closing door 26 at the passivation tank 2 is closed again, the aluminum veneer enters the storage and taking box 3 together with the aluminum veneer and also enters the passivation liquid in the passivation tank 2, the aluminum veneer is supported by the backing plate 32, large-area plugging of the filter holes on the filter plate 31 by the aluminum veneer is avoided, the passivation liquid flowing into the storage and taking box 3 flows into the lower layer of the storage and taking box 3 through the filter plate 31, finally, the passivation liquid returns to the passivation tank 2 again through the extraction of the extraction pump 4, and then the electric closing door 26 at the storage and taking box 3 is opened through the blow-drying machine 33 to take out the aluminum veneer from the storage and taking box 3.
The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention in other forms, and any person skilled in the art may use the above-mentioned technical contents to change or modify the equivalent embodiment into equivalent changes and apply to other fields, but any simple modification, equivalent change and modification made to the above embodiments according to the technical matters of the present invention will still fall within the protection scope of the technical solution of the present invention.

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1. The utility model provides an aluminium veneer production and processing is with passivation treating device, includes support (1), its characterized in that: the upper end part of the support (1) is provided with a screw rod (11), the surface of the screw rod (11) is provided with a movable carrier plate (13), the movable carrier plate (13) is connected on the support (1) in a sliding manner, the lower surface of the movable carrier plate (13) is provided with an electric telescopic rod (14), one end of the electric telescopic rod (14) is provided with a movable clamping plate (15), the lower end of the support (1) is provided with a passivation tank (2), a leak hole convex plate (21) is arranged in the inner wall of the passivation tank (2), the lower surface of the inner wall of the passivation tank (2) is provided with a second electric telescopic rod (22), one end of the second electric telescopic rod (22) is provided with a convex plate (23), the convex plate (23) penetrates through and connects the leak hole convex plate (21), one side of the passivation tank (2) is provided with an electric push plate (24), one end of the passivation tank (2) far away from the electric push plate (24) is provided with an electric closing door (26), the electric closing door (26) penetrates and the passivation tank (2) is connected with the passivation tank (2), one side surface of the passivation tank (2) is provided with an opening, one side of the electric push plate (3), one end of the passivation tank (2) is provided with a storage box for taking and taking the passivation tank (3), deposit the upper surface of taking case (3) and be provided with blowing dryer (33), deposit one side of taking case (3) and be provided with the pipeline, the one end of pipeline is provided with extraction pump (4), the output of extraction pump (4) is provided with pipeline, and pipeline intercommunication to passivation pond (2) department, the one side of depositing the case of taking (3) is provided with electronic sealing door (26) equally.
2. The passivation treatment device for the production and processing of the aluminum veneer according to claim 1, characterized in that: one end of the screw rod (11) is provided with a motor (12), and the motor (12) is arranged on the bracket (1).
3. The passivation treatment device for the production and processing of the aluminum veneer according to claim 1, characterized in that: the convex column on the convex plate (23) is matched with the hole on the leak hole convex plate (21).
4. The passivation treatment device for the production and processing of the aluminum veneer according to claim 1, characterized in that: a clamping block (27) is arranged on the surface of an opening at one side of the passivation pool (2), and the clamping block (27) is used for clamping and connecting the electric closing door (26).
5. The passivation treatment device for the production and processing of the aluminum veneer according to claim 1, characterized in that: one end of the electric push plate (24) is provided with a support frame (25).
6. The passivation treatment device for the production and processing of the aluminum veneer according to claim 1, characterized in that: and a backing plate (32) is arranged on the upper surface of the filter plate (31).
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