Wave ring forming device

By designing an automated wave ring forming device, including material separation, material collection, molding and handling mechanism, the problems of low stamping efficiency and high defect rate in the prior art are solved, and high efficiency molding and low defect rate processing are achieved. process.

CN111774492BActive Publication Date: 2024-12-24LAKEFORCE SPRING TECH (CHANGZHOU) CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202010781980.9
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2020-08-06
Publication Date
2024-12-24
Estimated Expiration
2040-08-06

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Technical Problem

In the existing wave ring processing technology, stamping efficiency is low, requires a lot of labor, and has high defective rate, making it difficult to achieve high-efficiency molding and low defective rate.

Method used

A wave ring forming device including a material separation mechanism, a material feeding mechanism, a forming and pressing mechanism, a handling mechanism and a pre-pressure and force measuring mechanism is designed. The driving components are optimized by a crank connecting rod structure, and the support jaw structure avoids deformation. The two sets of molding pressing mechanisms and limiting gear lever ensure the pressing effect, and the automated process flow does not require worker intervention.

Benefits of technology

It realizes automatic material collection, pressing, feeding and testing, improves processing efficiency, high product quality, low defect rate, and greatly reduces production costs.

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Abstract

The present invention relates to a corrugated ring forming device, comprising a workbench and a material dividing mechanism, a material taking and feeding mechanism, a forming and pressing mechanism, a transport mechanism, and a pre-pressing and force measuring mechanism arranged on the workbench. The corrugated ring forming device can automatically complete processes such as taking, pressing, feeding, and testing, without requiring any worker intervention, has a high processing efficiency, and obtains high-quality products with a low defective rate, which greatly reduces production costs.
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Description

Technical field:

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of corrugated ring processing, and in particular to a corrugated ring forming device. Background technology:

[0002] Existing corrugated ring 7 is as follows Figure 1 As shown, it is punched into a wavy structure by an annular ring. In the prior art, a common punching machine is generally used in conjunction with a corresponding mold for punching, which has a low punching efficiency, requires a large amount of labor from workers, and has a high defective rate. Summary of the invention:

[0003] In view of the above problems, the present invention proposes a wave ring forming device with high processing efficiency, good formability and low defective rate.

[0004] The present invention is achieved through the following technical solutions:

[0005] A corrugated ring forming device comprises a workbench and a material dividing mechanism, a material taking and feeding mechanism, a forming and pressing mechanism, a conveying mechanism, and a pre-pressing force measuring mechanism arranged on the workbench;

[0006] The material distribution mechanism is used to stack the annular rings, and includes a rotating table and a supporting assembly arranged on the rotating table for positioning the annular rings;

[0007] The material picking and feeding mechanism includes a driving assembly, a material picking assembly and a feeding assembly. The driving assembly is used to drive the material picking assembly and the feeding assembly to translate and lift. The material picking assembly is used to grab the annular ring on the material dividing mechanism and send the annular ring to the forming and pressing mechanism, including a material picking power piece and a material picking clamping claw. The material picking power piece can drive the material picking clamping claw to clamp or release the annular ring. The feeding assembly is used to grab the corrugated ring on the forming and pressing mechanism and send the corrugated ring to the subsequent workstation, including a feeding power piece and a feeding clamping claw. The feeding power piece can drive the feeding clamping claw to clamp or release the corrugated ring.

[0008] The forming and pressing mechanism is used to press the annular ring into a corrugated ring, and includes a positioning assembly and a pressing assembly. The positioning assembly includes a plurality of positioning blocks and a limit plate arranged on the positioning blocks. The pressing assembly is correspondingly arranged above the positioning assembly, and includes a plurality of pressing blocks and a pressing power member for driving the pressing blocks to rise and fall.

[0009] The conveying mechanism is used to receive the pressed corrugated ring and push the corrugated ring to the back-end workstation, including a pushing platform and a conveying assembly correspondingly arranged on one side of the pushing platform, the conveying assembly includes a conveying power part and a plurality of hooking modules arranged on the conveying power part, and the conveying power part can drive the hooking modules to move horizontally and forward and backward to push the corrugated ring to move;

[0010] The prestressing force measuring mechanism is used to prestress the formed corrugated ring and then test its elastic force, and includes a prestressing component and a force measuring component. The prestressing component includes a prestressing power part and a pressure plate arranged at the bottom end of the prestressing power part. The force measuring component includes a force measuring power part and a force measuring plate arranged at the bottom end of the force measuring power part.

[0011] In order to facilitate accurate grasping of the annular ring, the support assembly includes a support plate and a plurality of guide rods arranged on the support plate.

[0012] In order to optimize the entire driving structure, reduce the use of power parts, and improve the transportation efficiency, the driving assembly of the present invention adopts a crank-connecting rod structure, and the driving assembly includes a motor, a crank, a connecting rod, a guide plate, a longitudinal guide plate, a transverse guide plate and a transverse movable plate. The motor is connected to one end of the crank, and the connecting rod is fixed to the other end of the crank. The guide plate is fixed to the longitudinal guide plate, and an arc groove is provided on the guide plate. The transverse guide plate is arranged on the longitudinal guide plate and can move up and down along the longitudinal guide plate. A transverse groove is provided on the transverse guide plate. One end of the connecting rod is arranged in the arc groove, and the other end of the connecting rod is arranged in the transverse groove. The transverse movable plate is arranged on the transverse guide plate and can move along the transverse guide plate, and the transverse movable plate is fixed to the connecting rod.

[0013] In order to prevent the feeding clamping jaws from deforming the corrugated ring, the feeding clamping jaws adopt a lifting structure, that is, the bottom end of the feeding clamping jaws is tilted inwards to form a bend.

[0014] In order to further improve the processing efficiency, the forming and pressing mechanisms are divided into two sets, and the positioning components of the two forming and pressing mechanisms are arranged on a movable platform.

[0015] In order to avoid using a mold and ensure the pressing effect, there is a gap between two adjacent positioning blocks, and the pressing block is correspondingly arranged above the gap.

[0016] In order to prevent the periphery of the corrugated ring from being deformed during pressing, limit stop bars are arranged around the pressing block.

[0017] In order to facilitate the forward movement of the waveform ring, preferably, the material hook module includes a material pushing rod, a material pushing block, a stop rod and a stop block. The material pushing rod is connected to the transporting power part, the material pushing block is fixed at the bottom end of the material pushing rod, the stop rod is elastically connected to the material pushing rod, the stop block is fixed at the bottom end of the stop rod, and the stop block corresponds to the material pushing block.

[0018] In order to distinguish and collect finished products from waste materials, a discharge port is provided at the outlet end of the pushing platform, and the discharge port includes a finished product discharge port and a waste discharge port.

[0019] The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: the wave ring forming device can automatically complete processes such as material taking, pressing, feeding, and testing, without the need for worker intervention throughout the entire process, with high processing efficiency, high product quality, and low defective rate, which greatly reduces production costs. Description of the drawings:

[0020] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the corrugated ring of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the wave ring forming device of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 3 It is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the material separation structure of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 4 It is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the material taking and feeding mechanism of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 5 It is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the driving assembly of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 6 A top view of the drive assembly of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 7 It is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the material taking assembly of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 8 It is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the feeding mechanism of the present invention;

[0028] Fig. 9 It is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the forming and pressing mechanism of the present invention;

[0029] Fig.10 It is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the transport mechanism of the present invention;

[0030] Fig.11 It is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the preload force measuring mechanism of the present invention. Specific implementation method:

[0031] The preferred embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings so that the advantages and features of the present invention can be more easily understood by those skilled in the art, thereby making a clearer and more definite definition of the protection scope of the present invention.

[0032] like Figure 2 The corrugated ring forming device shown comprises a workbench 1 and a material dividing mechanism 2, a material taking and feeding mechanism 3, a forming and pressing mechanism 4, a conveying mechanism 5, and a pre-pressing force measuring mechanism 6 arranged on the workbench 1.

[0033] like Figure 3As shown, the material distribution mechanism is used to stack annular rings, including a rotating table 22, a rotating table driving member 21 and a plurality of supporting components arranged on the rotating table 22 for positioning the annular rings, the supporting components including a supporting plate 23 and a plurality of guide rods 24 arranged on the supporting plate 23, the guide rods 24 can be retracted inward or expanded outward to accommodate annular rings of different sizes, the supporting plate 23 is driven by a power member and can move up and down along the guide rods 24.

[0034] like Figure 4 As shown, the material picking and feeding mechanism includes a driving component 31, a material picking component 32 and a feeding component 33, and the driving component 31 is used to simultaneously drive the material picking component 32 and the feeding component 33 to move horizontally and lift up and down.

[0035] like Figure 5 , Figure 6 As shown, the driving assembly adopts a crank-connecting rod structure, including a motor 311, a crank 316, a connecting rod 317, a guide plate 313, a longitudinal guide plate 312, a transverse guide plate 314 and a transverse moving plate 315. The motor 311 is connected to one end of the crank 316, the connecting rod 317 is fixed to the other end of the crank 316, the guide plate 313 is fixed to the longitudinal guide plate 312, and an arc groove 3131 is opened on the guide plate 313. The transverse guide plate 314 is arranged on the longitudinal guide plate 312 and can move up and down along the longitudinal guide plate 312. A transverse groove 3141 is provided on the transverse guide plate 314. One end of the connecting rod 317 is arranged in the arc groove 3131, and the other end of the connecting rod 317 is arranged in the transverse groove 3141. The transverse moving plate 315 is arranged on the transverse guide plate 314 and can move along the transverse guide plate 314. The transverse moving plate 315 is fixed to the connecting rod 317. The motor 311 rotates to drive the crank 316 to swing, so that the connecting rod 317 moves along the arc groove 3131 and the transverse groove 3141, thereby driving the transverse guide plate 314 to move up and down and the transverse moving plate 315 to move left and right, and the material taking component and the material feeding component can be driven to complete a grab.

[0036] like Figure 7 As shown, the material picking assembly is used to grab the annular ring on the material distribution mechanism and send the annular ring to the forming and pressing mechanism, including a material picking power piece 321 and a material picking claw 323. The material picking claw 323 is installed on the slider 322. The surface of the material picking claw 323 has teeth and grooves to prevent the annular ring from falling during the grabbing process. The material picking power piece 321 can drive the three sliders 322 to move inward or outward along the guide block at the same time, so that the material picking claw 323 can clamp or loosen the annular ring.

[0037] like Figure 8As shown, the feeding assembly is used to grab the corrugated ring on the forming and pressing mechanism and feed the corrugated ring to the subsequent workstation, including a feeding power piece 331, a feeding slider 332 and a feeding clamp 333. The feeding power piece 331 can drive the three feeding sliders 332 to move inward or outward along the guide block at the same time, so that the feeding clamp 333 clamps or releases the corrugated ring. The feeding clamp 333 adopts a lifting structure, and the bottom end of the feeding clamp 333 is tilted inward to form a bend, that is, the bottom end of the feeding clamp 333 is a triangle. The three feeding clamps 333 cooperate to lift the corrugated ring without generating a squeezing force on it.

[0038] like Fig. 9 As shown, the forming and pressing mechanism is used to press the annular ring into a corrugated ring. The forming and pressing mechanism is composed of two sets, including a positioning assembly and a pressing assembly. The positioning assemblies of the two forming and pressing mechanisms are arranged on a movable platform 47 through a sliding plate 46. The positioning assembly includes three positioning blocks 44 and a limit plate 45 arranged on the positioning block. The pressing assembly is correspondingly arranged above the positioning assembly, including three pressing blocks 42 and a pressing power part 41 for driving the pressing blocks 42 to rise and fall. There is a gap between two adjacent positioning blocks 44, and the pressing block 42 is correspondingly arranged above the gap, that is, the positioning block 44 and the pressing block 42 are arranged alternately in sequence, and the two can cooperate to bend the annular ring. In addition, a limiting stop rod 43 is arranged around the pressing block 42.

[0039] like Fig.10 As shown, the transport mechanism is used to receive the pressed corrugated ring and push it to the back-end workstation, including a pushing platform (omitted in the figure) and a transport assembly corresponding to one side of the pushing platform, the transport assembly includes a transport power part, a push plate 51 and multiple groups of hooking modules arranged on the push plate 51, the transport power part can drive the hooking module to move horizontally and forward and backward to push the corrugated ring to move. The hooking module includes a material-moving rod 52, a material-moving block 53, a stopper rod 54 and a stopper 55, the material-moving rod 52 is fixed to the push plate 51, the material-moving block 53 is fixed to the bottom end of the material-moving rod 52, the stopper rod 54 is elastically connected to the material-moving rod 52 through an elastic part 56, and the stopper 55 is two and fixed to the bottom end of the stopper rod 54, and the stopper 55 corresponds to the material-moving block 53. In addition, a discharge port is provided at the outlet end of the pushing platform, and the discharge port includes a finished product discharge port and a waste discharge port.

[0040] like Fig.11 As shown, the preload force measuring mechanism includes a preload component and a force measuring component, the preload component includes a preload power member 61 and a pressure plate 62 arranged at the bottom of the preload power member 61, and the force measuring component includes a force measuring power member 63 and a force plate 64 arranged at the bottom of the force measuring power member 63. The preload value is set by the PLC program, and the force value is measured by a pressure sensor fixed at the bottom of the force plate 64 to determine whether the force value is qualified.

[0041] During processing, combined Figure 1-Figure 11 After grabbing, the motor 311 drives the crank 316 to rotate clockwise, driving the material picking assembly 32 and the feeding assembly 33 to move to the right, and the material picking clamping claw 323 is released, and the annular ring can be placed. The pressing power part 61 drives the pressing plate 62 to descend to pre-press the waveform ring, and the force measuring power part 63 drives the force measuring plate 64 to descend to test the waveform ring after pre-pressing, and a processing is completed.

[0042] It should be noted that the driving parts, power parts, etc. in the present invention can adopt motors, reducers, cylinders, oil cylinders, electric cylinders and other related power parts, and combine with related connecting rod structures to realize power, and are not limited to the related structures described in the drawings or text.

[0043] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the orientations or positional relationships indicated by terms such as “upper”, “lower”, “left”, “right”, “top”, “bottom”, “side” and “end” are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they cannot be understood as limitations on the present invention.

[0044] In addition, in the description of the embodiments of the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", "connected", "set", "provided with", etc. should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, or it can be the internal communication of two components. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0045] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only specific implementations of the present invention, which are used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, rather than to limit them. The protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. Although the present invention is described in detail with reference to the above embodiments, ordinary technicians in the field should understand that any technician familiar with the technical field can still modify the technical solutions recorded in the above embodiments within the technical scope disclosed by the present invention, or can easily think of changes, or make equivalent replacements for some of the technical features therein; and these modifications, changes or replacements do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, and should be included in the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be based on the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A wave ring forming device, characterized in that: It includes a workbench and a material dividing mechanism, a material taking and feeding mechanism, a forming and pressing mechanism, a conveying mechanism, and a pre-pressing force measuring mechanism arranged on the workbench; The material distribution mechanism is used to stack the annular rings, and includes a rotating table and a support assembly arranged on the rotating table for positioning the annular rings, wherein the support assembly includes a support plate and a plurality of guide rods arranged on the support plate; The material picking and feeding mechanism includes a driving assembly, a material picking assembly and a feeding assembly. The driving assembly is used to drive the material picking assembly and the feeding assembly to translate and lift. The material picking assembly is used to grab the annular ring on the material dividing mechanism and send the annular ring to the forming and pressing mechanism, including a material picking power piece and a material picking clamping claw. The material picking power piece can drive the material picking clamping claw to clamp or release the annular ring. The feeding assembly is used to grab the corrugated ring on the forming and pressing mechanism and send the corrugated ring to the subsequent workstation, including a feeding power piece and a feeding clamping claw. The feeding power piece can drive the feeding clamping claw to clamp or release the corrugated ring. The forming and pressing mechanism is used to press the annular ring into a corrugated ring, and includes a positioning assembly and a pressing assembly. The positioning assembly includes a plurality of positioning blocks and a limit plate arranged on the positioning blocks. The pressing assembly is correspondingly arranged above the positioning assembly, and includes a plurality of pressing blocks and a pressing power member for driving the pressing blocks to rise and fall. The conveying mechanism is used to receive the pressed corrugated ring and push the corrugated ring to the back-end workstation, including a pushing platform and a conveying assembly correspondingly arranged on one side of the pushing platform, the conveying assembly includes a conveying power part and a plurality of hooking modules arranged on the conveying power part, and the conveying power part can drive the hooking modules to move horizontally and forward and backward to push the corrugated ring to move; The pre-stressing force measuring mechanism is used to pre-stress the formed corrugated ring and test its elastic force, and includes a pre-stressing component and a force measuring component. The pre-stressing component includes a pre-stressing power piece and a pressure plate arranged at the bottom end of the pre-stressing power piece. The force measuring component includes a force measuring power piece and a force measuring plate arranged at the bottom end of the force measuring power piece. The driving assembly includes a motor, a crank, a connecting rod, a guide plate, a longitudinal guide plate, a transverse guide plate and a transverse movable plate. The motor is connected to one end of the crank, the connecting rod is fixed to the other end of the crank, the guide plate is fixed to the longitudinal guide plate, an arc groove is provided on the guide plate, the transverse guide plate is arranged on the longitudinal guide plate and can move up and down along the longitudinal guide plate, a transverse groove is provided on the transverse guide plate, one end of the connecting rod is arranged in the arc groove, and the other end of the connecting rod is arranged in the transverse groove, the transverse movable plate is arranged on the transverse guide plate and can move along the transverse guide plate, and the transverse movable plate is fixed to the connecting rod.

2. The wave ring forming device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom end of the feeding clamping claw is inclined inwardly to form a curved angle.

3. The wave ring forming device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The forming and pressing mechanisms are in two sets, and the positioning components of the two forming and pressing mechanisms are arranged on a movable platform.

4. The wave ring forming device according to claim 1, characterized in that: There is a gap between two adjacent positioning blocks, and the pressing block is correspondingly arranged above the gap.

5. The wave ring forming device according to claim 1, characterized in that: Limiting stop bars are arranged around the pressing block.

6. The wave ring forming device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material hooking module includes a material shifting rod, a material shifting block, a stop rod and a stop block. The material shifting rod is connected to the transporting power component, the material shifting block is fixed at the bottom end of the material shifting rod, the stop rod is elastically connected to the material shifting rod, the stop block is fixed at the bottom end of the stop rod, and the stop block corresponds to the material shifting block.

7. The wave ring forming device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outlet end of the pushing platform is provided with a discharge port, and the discharge port includes a finished product discharge port and a waste product discharge port.

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