CN218801264U - Automobile punching part surface treatment device - Google Patents
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The utility model discloses a car punching part top layer processing apparatus, which comprises a frame, the inside fixed plate that is provided with of frame, the fixed plate top is provided with conveying mechanism, the driving piece is installed at the frame top, the output of driving piece runs through frame and fixedly connected with mounting panel, the motor is installed to the mounting panel bottom, fixedly connected with mounting disc on the output of motor bottom, install the piece of polishing in the mounting disc, through fixed establishment demountable installation between piece of polishing and the mounting disc, the utility model discloses an air cooling mechanism and the bits collection mechanism that set up, the air-cooler produces cold wind and carries in the equal tuber pipe through the blast pipe, spout cold wind towards car punching part through a plurality of nozzle, cool off the car punching part of just polishing, simultaneously, the cold wind that air cooling mechanism blew off can also blow the burr that produces when polishing in to the bits collection box, carry the collecting box through the chip pipe to fall into and concentrate in the box and collect, reduce the time that later stage clearance was cleaned.
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Technical Field
The utility model relates to an auto-parts processing technology field specifically is an automobile punching part top layer processing apparatus.
Background
Automobile stamping parts, as the name suggests, are metal stamping parts which form automobile parts, in the automobile stamping parts, one part directly becomes automobile parts after stamping, and the other part can become automobile parts after stamping and also needing to be processed by welding, machining, painting or other processes, and the automobile stamping parts are various in variety, such as automobile shock absorber stamping part spring tray, spring seat, spring bracket, end cover, closing cap, compression valve cover, compression valve sleeve, oil seal seat, bottom cover, dust cover, impeller, oil cylinder, support lug, bracket and the like, at present, the automobile stamping parts can have a lot of burrs and the like remained on the outer surface in production, if not timely processing, subsequent processing can be influenced, the traditional solution is to need workers to adopt a handheld grinding machine to remove the burrs on the edge or periphery of the stamping parts, and the burr processing mode is usually time consuming and labor force consuming and large in labor force.
Through retrieval, the Chinese patent publication number: CN215617032U discloses a vapour vehicle punching part uses surface course burr treatment device, includes: the device comprises a device body and a mounting frame, wherein a first guide column is symmetrically arranged on the device body in a sliding mode, the lower end of the first guide column is connected with the mounting frame in a threaded mode, a motor is installed on the mounting frame, and the motor is connected with a connecting disc in a rotating mode.
Although above-mentioned patent is polished the machined part through the motor drive polishing piece and is utilized the rag to clean machined part surface, but still there are some weak points, it can produce higher temperature when polishing the processing to automobile punching part top layer, lead to polishing the processing and cause the influence, and though can clear up the burr piece of adhesion on the automobile punching part through with the rag, the burr piece still can be detained on processing platform and conveying mechanism, need operating personnel later stage to clear up, it is very troublesome.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
1. Technical problem to be solved by the utility model
Not enough to prior art, the utility model aims to provide an automobile punching part top layer processing apparatus solves prior art lower burr piece through the device and can be detained on processing platform and conveying mechanism, needs the operating personnel later stage to carry out the problem of clearing up.
2. Technical scheme
In order to achieve the above object, the utility model provides a following technical scheme:
the utility model provides a car stamping workpiece top layer processing apparatus, includes the frame, the inside fixed plate that is provided with of frame, the fixed plate top is provided with conveying mechanism, the driving piece is installed at the frame top, the output of driving piece runs through frame and fixedly connected with mounting panel, the motor is installed to the mounting panel bottom, fixedly connected with mounting disc on the output of motor bottom, install the polishing piece in the mounting disc, through fixed establishment demountable installation between polishing piece and the mounting disc, frame one side is provided with the forced air cooling mechanism that is used for the cooling to the car stamping workpiece of polishing, the frame opposite side is provided with the collection bits mechanism that is used for collecting car stamping workpiece burr of polishing.
Preferably, the air cooling mechanism comprises an air cooler, an air equalizing pipe, nozzles and an air supply pipe, the air cooler is installed on the outer wall of one side of the rack, the air supply pipe is installed on one side of the top of the fixing plate, one side, close to the conveying mechanism, of the air supply pipe is connected with the nozzles, and the air cooler is connected with the air equalizing pipe through the air supply pipe.
Preferably, collection bits mechanism is including collection bits box, collecting box, box and chip removal pipe, the collecting box is installed on the outer wall of frame opposite side, the inside demountable installation of collecting box has the box, collection bits box is installed in fixed plate top opposite side, the opening of collection bits box is towards conveying mechanism, through the chip removal pipe intercommunication between collection bits box and the collecting box.
Preferably, fixed establishment is provided with two sets ofly in the both sides of mounting disc, fixed establishment includes movable block, spring, fixed block, inserted block and poker rod, be provided with the holding tank on the mounting disc, the holding tank internalization is provided with the movable block, the movable block is kept away from and is provided with the spring between one side of mounting disc central point and the holding tank inner wall, the logical groove with the holding tank intercommunication is seted up at the mounting disc top, movable block top fixedly connected with passes the poker rod in logical groove, set up the groove of stepping down with the holding tank intercommunication on the inside wall of mounting disc, the movable block is close to the one end bottom fixedly connected with fixed block of spring, the inslot of stepping down is arranged in to the fixed block, one side that the fixed block is close to the polishing piece is provided with the inserted block.
Preferably, the side wall of the polishing piece is provided with a slot for inserting the insert block.
Preferably, the equal fixedly connected with guide bar in four corners at mounting panel top, the sliding sleeve is installed to the frame top department that corresponds the guide bar, sliding sleeve and fixedly connected with stopper are passed on the guide bar top, guide bar sliding connection is in the sliding sleeve.
3. Advantageous effects
Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are that:
(1) The embodiment of the utility model provides an in automobile punching part top layer processing apparatus, through air cooling mechanism and collection bits mechanism that sets up, when automobile punching part operation of polishing, the air-cooler produces cold wind and carries in the equal tuber pipe through the blast pipe, spout cold wind towards automobile punching part through a plurality of nozzle, adjust well and cool down in the automobile punching part who polishes, the high temperature when preventing automobile punching part from polishing, influence automobile punching part's processing and quality, and simultaneously, the cold wind that air cooling mechanism blew off still can blow the collection bits box with the burr that produces when polishing in, carry the collecting box with the burr through the chip removal pipe, thereby fall into the box and concentrate the collection, prevent that the burr from influencing automobile punching part's polishing, give the sanitization with the burr that produces of polishing, reduce the time that later stage clearance was cleaned.
(2) The embodiment of the utility model provides an in automobile punching part top layer processing apparatus, through the fixed establishment who sets up, be convenient for polish the piece installation and dismantle to the change operation of the piece of being convenient for polish, it is convenient to use, improves the efficiency of polishing.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a surface treatment device for automobile stampings according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view of a mounting plate and a polishing sheet of the surface treatment device for automobile stamping parts according to the present invention;
fig. 3 is the utility model relates to a mounting disc and the partial section view of piece of polishing of automobile punching part top layer processing apparatus.
In the figure: 1. a frame; 2. a fixing plate; 3. a conveying mechanism; 4. a drive member; 5. mounting a plate; 6. a motor; 7. mounting a disc; 701. accommodating grooves; 702. a through groove; 703. a yielding groove; 8. grinding the sheets; 801. inserting slots; 9. a guide rod; 10. a sliding sleeve; 11. an air cooling mechanism; 1101. an air cooler; 1102. an air equalizing pipe; 1103. a nozzle; 1104. an air supply pipe; 12. a chip collecting mechanism; 1201. a scrap collecting box; 1202. a collection box; 1203. a box; 1204. a chip discharging and collecting pipe; 13. a fixing mechanism; 1301. a moving block; 1302. a spring; 1303. a fixed block; 1304. inserting a block; 1305. a poke rod.
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The technical solution in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, rather than all embodiments, and all other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art without creative work belong to the protection scope of the present invention based on the embodiments of the present invention.
Example (b): this embodiment provides an automobile punching part top layer processing apparatus, and the device can carry out cooling to the automobile punching part that is polishing, and the high temperature when preventing automobile punching part from polishing influences automobile punching part's processing and quality, gives the clean up to the produced burr of polishing simultaneously, reduces the time that the later stage clearance was cleaned.
Please refer to fig. 1-3, a surface treatment device for automobile punching parts, which comprises a frame 1, a fixing plate 2 is arranged inside the frame 1, a conveying mechanism 3 is arranged at the top of the fixing plate 2, the conveying mechanism 3 is used for polishing automobile punching parts, a driving part 4 is arranged at the top of the frame 1, an output end of the driving part 4 penetrates through the frame 1 and is fixedly connected with a mounting plate 5, a motor 6 is arranged at the bottom of the mounting plate 5, a mounting plate 7 is fixedly connected with an output end of the bottom of the motor 6, a polishing sheet 8 is arranged in the mounting plate 7, when the surface treatment device for automobile punching parts is used, the polishing sheet 8 is driven to rotate by the motor 6, the mounting plate 5 and the polishing sheet 8 are driven to descend by the driving part 4 so as to be close to the automobile punching parts, and the automobile punching parts are polished.
With reference to fig. 1, in this embodiment, an air cooling mechanism 11 for cooling a ground automobile stamping part is disposed on one side of a rack 1, the air cooling mechanism 11 includes an air cooler 1101, an air equalizing pipe 1102, nozzles 1103 and an air supply pipe 1104, the air cooler 1101 is mounted on an outer wall of one side of the rack 1, the air supply pipe 1104 is mounted on one side of the top of a fixing plate 2, one side of the air supply pipe 1104, which is close to a conveying mechanism 3, is connected with a plurality of nozzles 1103, the air cooler 1101 is connected with the air equalizing pipe 1102 through the air supply pipe 1104, and by adopting the structure, during grinding operation of the automobile stamping part, the air cooler 1101 generates cold air which is conveyed into the air equalizing pipe 1102 through the air supply pipe 1104, and the cold air is sprayed out towards the automobile stamping part through the plurality of nozzles 1103, and cools the automobile stamping part being ground, so as to prevent the temperature of the automobile stamping part from being too high when the automobile stamping part is ground, and thus affecting the processing and quality of an automobile.
Secondly, referring to fig. 1, in this embodiment, a chip collecting mechanism 12 for collecting polishing burrs of a stamping workpiece of an automobile is disposed on the other side of a rack 1, the chip collecting mechanism 12 includes a chip collecting box 1201, a collecting box 1202, a box 1203 and a chip discharging pipe 1204, the collecting box 1202 is mounted on the outer wall of the other side of the rack 1, the box 1203 is detachably mounted inside the collecting box 1202, the chip collecting box 1201 is mounted on the other side of the top of the fixing plate 2, an opening of the chip collecting box 1201 faces towards the conveying mechanism 3, the chip collecting box 1201 is communicated with the collecting box 1202 through the chip discharging pipe 1204, and by adopting the structure, cold air blown by the air cooling mechanism 11 can blow the burrs generated during polishing into the chip collecting box 1201 and convey the burrs into the collecting box 1202 through the chip discharging pipe 1204, so that the burrs fall into the box 1203 to be collected in a centralized manner, the burrs are prevented from affecting polishing, the burrs generated during polishing are cleaned, and the time of post-cleaning and cleaning is shortened.
In addition, referring to fig. 2 and fig. 3, in this embodiment, two sets of fixing mechanisms 13 are detachably mounted between the polishing blade 8 and the mounting disc 7 through the fixing mechanisms 13, two sets of fixing mechanisms 13 are disposed on two sides of the mounting disc 7, each fixing mechanism 13 includes a moving block 1301, a spring 1302, a fixing block 1303, an insertion block 1304 and a poking rod 1305, a receiving groove 701 is disposed on the mounting disc 7, the moving block 1301 is movably disposed in the receiving groove 701, the spring 1302 is disposed between one side of the moving block 1301 away from the center point of the mounting disc 7 and the inner wall of the receiving groove 701, a through groove 702 communicated with the receiving groove 701 is disposed at the top of the mounting disc 7, the poking rod 1305 penetrating through the through groove 702 is fixedly connected to the top of the moving block 1301, an abdicating groove communicated with the receiving groove 701 is disposed on the inner wall of the mounting disc 7, the fixing block 1303 is fixedly connected to the bottom of one end of the moving block 1301 close to the spring 1302, the fixing block 1303, the fixing block is disposed in the abdicating groove 703, an inserting block 1304 is arranged on one side, close to the polishing blade 8, of the fixing block 1303, an inserting groove 801 for inserting the inserting block 1304 is formed in the side wall of the polishing blade 8, when the polishing blade 8 needs to be replaced after being worn excessively, an operator moves the poking rod 1305 outwards to drive the moving block 1301 to move in the accommodating groove 701, so that the spring 1302 is compressed, the moving block 1301 drives the fixing block 1303 to move and be accommodated in the abdicating groove 703, the inserting block 1304 is separated from the inserting groove 801 in the polishing blade 8, so that the fixing effect on the polishing blade 8 is relieved, the polishing blade 8 is convenient to detach, after a new polishing blade 8 is replaced in the mounting disc 7, the operator releases the poking rod 1305, the moving block 1301 is pushed to move under the elastic effect of the spring 1302, so that the fixing block 1303 moves synchronously with the moving block 1301, the inserting block 1304 is clamped into the inserting groove 801 of the polishing blade 8, the polishing blade 8 is fixedly installed, and convenient for replacing operation of the polishing blade 8, the use is convenient.
In a preferred example of this application, please refer to fig. 1, the equal fixedly connected with guide bar 9 of four corners at mounting panel 5 top, 1 top of frame corresponds guide bar 9 department and installs sliding sleeve 10, sliding sleeve 10 and fixedly connected with stopper are passed on the guide bar 9 top, 9 sliding connection of guide bar in sliding sleeve 10, guide bar 9 and sliding sleeve 10 through setting up play spacing guide effect to mounting panel 5, thereby improve the stability that mounting panel 5 removed, improve the effect of the burr of polishing.
It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the driving member 4 is one of a hydraulic cylinder, a telescopic cylinder or an electric push rod, the control mode of the present invention is controlled by a controller, and the control circuit of the controller can be implemented by simple programming by those skilled in the art, and the control mode and the circuit connection are not explained in detail herein.
The implementation principle of the automobile punching part surface treatment device in the embodiment of the application is as follows: when the automobile stamping part surface treatment device is used, an automobile stamping part is placed on the conveying mechanism 3 and conveyed, the grinding piece 8 is driven to rotate by the motor 6, the mounting plate 5 and the grinding piece 8 are driven to descend by the driving piece 4 to be close to the automobile stamping part, the automobile stamping part is ground, cold air generated by the air cooler 1101 is conveyed into the air equalizing pipe 1102 through the air supply pipe 1104 during grinding operation of the automobile stamping part, the cold air is sprayed towards the automobile stamping part through the nozzles 1103 and cools the automobile stamping part being ground, the temperature of the automobile stamping part during grinding is prevented from being too high, the processing and the quality of the automobile stamping part are influenced, meanwhile, the cold air blown out by the air cooling mechanism 11 can blow burrs generated during grinding into the scrap collecting box 1201, the burrs are conveyed to the collecting box 1202 through the scrap discharging pipe 1204, and then fall into the box 1203 for centralized collection, prevent burr influence car stamping workpiece's the polishing, give the clean-up of the produced burr of will polishing, reduce the time of later stage clearance cleaning, when polishing piece 8 wears to change after excessive, operating personnel drives movable block 1301 and removes in holding tank 701 through moving poker 1305 to the outside, thereby compress spring 1302, and movable block 1301 drives fixed block 1303 and removes and accomodates in stepping down the groove 703, make inserted block 1304 break away from slot 801 on polishing piece 8, thereby relieve the fixed action to polishing piece 8, be convenient for dismantle polishing piece 8, after the polishing piece 8 of renewal in mounting disc 7, operating personnel loosens poker 1305, push movable block 1301 to remove under the elastic action of spring 1302, make fixed block 1303 along with movable block 1301 synchronous motion, thereby insert block 1304 card goes into slot 801 of polishing piece 8, install polishing piece 8 fixedly, the polishing disc 8 is convenient to replace and operate and convenient to use.
Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made in these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined in the appended claims and their equivalents.
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1. The utility model provides an automobile punching part skin treatment device which characterized in that: including frame (1), frame (1) inside is provided with fixed plate (2), fixed plate (2) top is provided with conveying mechanism (3), driving piece (4) are installed at frame (1) top, the output of driving piece (4) runs through frame (1) and fixedly connected with mounting panel (5), motor (6) are installed to mounting panel (5) bottom, fixedly connected with mounting disc (7) on the output of motor (6) bottom, install polishing piece (8) in mounting disc (7), through fixed establishment (13) demountable installation between polishing piece (8) and mounting disc (7), frame (1) one side is provided with air cooling mechanism (11) that are used for the cooling to the automobile punching part who polishes, frame (1) opposite side is provided with collection bits mechanism (12) that are used for collecting automobile punching part burr of polishing.
2. The surface treatment device for the automobile punching part according to claim 1, characterized in that: the air cooling mechanism (11) comprises an air cooler (1101), an air equalizing pipe (1102), nozzles (1103) and an air supply pipe (1104), wherein the air cooler (1101) is installed on the outer wall of one side of the rack (1), the air supply pipe (1104) is installed on one side of the top of the fixing plate (2), one side, close to the conveying mechanism (3), of the air supply pipe (1104) is connected with the nozzles (1103), and the air cooler (1101) and the air equalizing pipe (1102) are connected through the air supply pipe (1104).
3. The automobile punching part surface treatment device according to claim 1, characterized in that: the chip collecting mechanism (12) comprises a chip collecting box (1201), a collecting box (1202), a box (1203) and a chip discharging pipe (1204), wherein the collecting box (1202) is installed on the outer wall of the other side of the rack (1), the box (1203) is detachably installed in the collecting box (1202), the chip collecting box (1201) is installed on the other side of the top of the fixing plate (2), the opening of the chip collecting box (1201) faces to the conveying mechanism (3), and the chip collecting box (1201) is communicated with the collecting box (1202) through the chip discharging pipe (1204).
4. The surface treatment device for the automobile punching part according to claim 1, characterized in that: fixed establishment (13) are provided with two sets ofly in the both sides of mounting disc (7), fixed establishment (13) include movable block (1301), spring (1302), fixed block (1303), inserted block (1304) and poker rod (1305), be provided with holding tank (701) on mounting disc (7), holding tank (701) internalization is provided with movable block (1301), be provided with spring (1302) between one side and holding tank (701) inner wall that mounting disc (7) central point was kept away from to movable block (1301), logical groove (702) that communicate with holding tank (701) are seted up at mounting disc (7) top, movable block (1301) top fixedly connected with passes poker rod (1305) that leads to groove (702), set up on the inside wall of mounting disc (7) and let groove (703) that communicate with holding tank (701), movable block (1301) are close to one end bottom fixedly connected with fixed block (1303) of spring (1302), fixed block 1303 (1303) are arranged in the groove (703), one side that fixed block (1303) are close to lapping (8) is provided with inserted block (1304).
5. The device for processing the surface layer of the automobile punching part according to the claim 4, characterized in that: the side wall of the polishing piece (8) is provided with an inserting groove (801) for inserting the inserting block (1304).
6. The automobile punching part surface treatment device according to claim 1, characterized in that: the equal fixedly connected with guide bar (9) of four corners at mounting panel (5) top, frame (1) top corresponds guide bar (9) department and installs sliding sleeve (10), sliding sleeve (10) and fixedly connected with stopper are passed on guide bar (9) top, guide bar (9) sliding connection is in sliding sleeve (10).
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