Upper cross arm bracket positioning system

Abstract

The present invention discloses an upper cross arm bracket positioning system, comprising a positioning base; two sliding guide rails, which are arranged parallel to each other on the positioning base; a sliding platform, which can be slidably arranged on the sliding guide rails; a front positioning pin A and a front positioning pin B, one end of which are respectively detachably mounted in the mounting holes on the upper cross arm front bracket, and the other end are respectively inserted into the mounting holes of the front middle limit support; a rear positioning pin A and a rear positioning pin B, one end of which are respectively detachably mounted in the mounting holes on the upper cross arm rear bracket, and the other end are then inserted into the mounting holes of the rear middle limit support. The present invention utilizes multiple positioning pins and middle limit supports to solve the requirements for consistency of the upper cross arm front bracket and the upper cross arm rear bracket and concentric accuracy of the mounting holes, and also separately positions the upper cross arm front bracket and the upper cross arm rear bracket, and adopts independent positioning submodules to ensure the individual size adjustment requirements of the brackets.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of upper cross arm bracket positioning, and more particularly to an upper cross arm bracket positioning system. Background Art

[0002] Most existing light vehicle frame suspensions use an unequal-length double wishbone, torsion bar-mounted independent suspension structure, in which the upper wishbone assembly is connected to the frame's upper wishbone bracket via two assembly bolts. The upper wishbone bracket includes a front upper wishbone bracket and a rear upper wishbone bracket. High requirements are placed on the dimensional consistency between the front and rear upper wishbone brackets and the concentricity of the mounting holes. Therefore, a specialized positioning module needs to be developed to achieve high-precision positioning of the upper wishbone bracket. Summary of the Invention

[0003] In order to achieve these objects and other advantages according to the present invention, a preferred embodiment of the present invention provides an upper cross arm bracket positioning system for positioning an upper cross arm front bracket and an upper cross arm rear bracket, wherein the upper cross arm front bracket and the upper cross arm rear bracket are connected as one body, and the upper cross arm bracket positioning system comprises:

[0004] Positioning base;

[0005] Two sliding guide rails are provided on the positioning base in parallel with each other;

[0006] A sliding platform, which is slidably arranged on the sliding guide rail, and the sliding platform can move forward and backward along the sliding guide rail;

[0007] Front positioning pin A and front positioning pin B, one end of each of the front positioning pin A and the front positioning pin B is detachably mounted in a mounting hole on the upper cross arm front bracket, and the other end of each of the front positioning pin A and the front positioning pin B is inserted into a mounting hole of a front middle limit support, which is provided on the sliding platform;

[0008] The rear positioning pin A and the rear positioning pin B, one end of the rear positioning pin A and the rear positioning pin B are respectively detachably installed in the mounting holes on the rear bracket of the upper cross arm, and the other ends of the rear positioning pin A and the rear positioning pin B are then inserted into the mounting holes of the rear middle limit support, and the rear middle limit support is set on the sliding platform.

[0009] Preferably, the front positioning pin A, the front positioning pin B, the rear positioning pin A and the rear positioning pin B are arranged in a straight line, and the front positioning pin A, the front positioning pin B, the rear positioning pin A and the rear positioning pin B are arranged coaxially.

[0010] Preferably, the front middle limit support and the rear middle limit support have different sizes.

[0011] Preferably, it further comprises a translation cylinder, the telescopic end of which is connected to the sliding platform, and the sliding platform moves along the sliding guide rail under the telescopic movement of the translation cylinder.

[0012] Preferably, the sliding platform is rotatably connected to the sliding guide rail via a rotating shaft, so that the positioning platform can be folded or unfolded along the rotating shaft.

[0013] Preferably, the limiting block C is located in front of the positioning base and at the end of the sliding guide rail.

[0014] Preferably, a clamping cylinder is located below the sliding platform, and the clamping cylinder drives the limit block A and the limit block B to move closer to / away from each other, and the upper cross arm front bracket and the upper cross arm rear bracket are connected as one and are located between the limit block A and the limit block B.

[0015] Preferably, a manual cylinder is provided with a gripper for clamping the upper cross arm front bracket and the upper cross arm rear bracket, and the manual cylinder is controlled to start or close by a cylinder handle.

[0016] On the other hand, a preferred embodiment of the present invention provides a method for using an upper cross arm support positioning system, comprising the following operations:

[0017] Step S1: Push the cylinder handle to clamp the upper cross arm front bracket and the upper cross arm rear bracket using the manual cylinder, and install one end of the front positioning pin A and the front positioning pin B in the mounting holes on the upper cross arm front bracket, and install one end of the rear positioning pin A and the rear positioning pin B in the mounting holes on the upper cross arm rear bracket;

[0018] Step S2: insert the other ends of the front positioning pin A and the front positioning pin B into the mounting holes of the front middle limit support, and insert the other ends of the rear positioning pin A and the rear positioning pin B into the mounting holes of the rear middle limit support;

[0019] Step S3, starting the clamping cylinder to control the limit block A and the limit block B to be closely attached to both sides of the front middle limit support and the rear middle limit support;

[0020] Step S4: start the translation cylinder to drive the upper cross arm bracket positioning system to move as a whole, and then overlap it with the vehicle frame.

[0021] The present invention includes at least the following beneficial effects: the present invention utilizes multiple positioning pins and intermediate limit supports to solve the requirements of consistency of the upper cross arm front bracket and the upper cross arm rear bracket and the concentric accuracy of the mounting holes, and the upper cross arm front bracket and the upper cross arm rear bracket are positioned separately, and an independent positioning sub-module is used to ensure the individual size adjustment requirements of the brackets.

[0022] Other advantages, objectives and features of the present invention will be reflected in part from the following description and will be understood by those skilled in the art through study and practice of the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] Figure 1 This is a top view of the upper cross arm support positioning system of the present invention.

[0024] Figure 2 It is a side view of the upper cross arm support positioning system of the present invention.

[0025] Figure 3 This is a bottom view of the upper cross arm support positioning system of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] The present invention will be described in further detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art can implement the invention with reference to the description.

[0027] The following description is intended to disclose the present invention so that those skilled in the art can implement the present invention. The preferred embodiments described below are for illustrative purposes only, and those skilled in the art will readily appreciate other obvious variations. The basic principles of the present invention defined in the following description may be applied to other embodiments, variations, improvements, equivalents, and other technical solutions that do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

[0028] Those skilled in the art should understand that, in the disclosure of the present invention, the terms "longitudinal", "transverse", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside" and the like to indicate orientations or positional relationships are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, which 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, the above terms should not be understood as limiting the present invention.

[0029] It is to be understood that the term "one" should be understood as "at least one" or "one or more", that is, in one embodiment, the number of an element may be one, while in another embodiment, the number of the elements may be multiple, and the term "one" should not be understood as a limitation on the quantity.

[0030] like Figure 1-3As shown, an upper cross arm bracket positioning system of the present invention positions the upper cross arm front bracket and the upper cross arm rear bracket, and the upper cross arm front bracket 17 and the upper cross arm rear bracket 18 are connected as one body, and the upper cross arm bracket positioning system includes:

[0031] Positioning base 6;

[0032] Two sliding guide rails 7 are provided on the positioning base 6 in parallel with each other;

[0033] A sliding platform 10 is slidably disposed on the sliding guide rail 7, and the sliding platform 10 can move forward and backward along the sliding guide rail 7;

[0034] Front positioning pin A8 and front positioning pin B9, one end of each of the front positioning pins A8 and B9 is detachably mounted in a mounting hole on the upper cross arm front bracket, and the other end of each of the front positioning pins A8 and B9 is inserted into a mounting hole of a front middle limit support 16, which is provided on the sliding platform 10;

[0035] The rear positioning pin A11 and the rear positioning pin B12, one end of the rear positioning pin A11 and the rear positioning pin B12 are respectively detachably installed in the mounting holes on the rear bracket of the upper cross arm, and the other end of the rear positioning pin A11 and the rear positioning pin B12 are then inserted into the mounting hole of the rear middle limit support 12, and the rear middle limit support 12 is set on the sliding platform 10.

[0036] The front positioning pin A, the front positioning pin B, the rear positioning pin A, and the rear positioning pin B are arranged in a straight line, and the front positioning pin A, the front positioning pin B, the rear positioning pin A, and the rear positioning pin B are arranged coaxially.

[0037] In the above implementation scheme, the present invention simultaneously utilizes the front positioning pin A8 and the front positioning pin B9, the rear positioning pin A11 and the rear positioning pin B12, as well as the front middle limit support 16 and the rear middle limit support 12 to simultaneously position the upper cross arm front bracket and the upper cross arm rear bracket, thereby solving the requirements for consistency of the upper cross arm front bracket 17 and the upper cross arm rear bracket 18 and the concentricity accuracy of the mounting holes, and separately positioning the upper cross arm front bracket and the upper cross arm rear bracket, using independent positioning sub-modules to ensure the individual size adjustment requirements of the brackets.

[0038] It should be noted that the sizes of the front middle limit support 16 and the rear middle limit support 12 are inconsistent. This is because the structural sizes of the upper cross arm front bracket 17 and the upper cross arm rear bracket 18 are not completely consistent, so they need to be adjusted according to actual conditions.

[0039] Another technical solution further includes a translation cylinder 15, whose telescopic end is connected to the sliding platform 10. The sliding platform 10 moves along the sliding guide rail 7 under the extension and contraction of the translation cylinder 15. The translation cylinder 15 is used to realize the movement of the entire positioning system, and the sliding platform 10 moves along the sliding guide rail 7, and the translation process can ensure good translation accuracy.

[0040] In another technical solution, the sliding platform is rotatably connected to the sliding guide rail 7 through a rotating shaft, so that the positioning platform can be folded or opened along the rotating shaft, which makes it easy to check the situation at the bottom of the sliding platform and facilitates operation and maintenance according to actual conditions.

[0041] In order to prevent the sliding platform 10 from falling off during the sliding process, another technical solution of the present application is further set up, including a limit block C5, which is located in front of the positioning base 6 and at the end of the sliding guide rail 7. The front limit block C5 is used to limit the sliding platform 10 and prevent it from falling off.

[0042] Another technical solution further includes a clamping cylinder, which is located below the sliding platform 7. The clamping cylinder drives the limit block A and the limit block B to move closer to / away from each other, and the upper cross arm front bracket and the upper cross arm rear bracket are connected as one and are located between the limit block A1 and the limit block B4. The limit block A1 and the limit block B4 can be used to further clamp the upper cross arm bracket as a whole.

[0043] Another technical solution further includes a manual cylinder, on which a gripper is provided for clamping the upper cross arm front bracket and the upper cross arm rear bracket, and the manual cylinder is controlled to start or close by a cylinder handle 3.

[0044] One embodiment of the present invention further provides a method for using the upper cross arm support positioning system, comprising the following operations:

[0045] Step S1: Push the cylinder handle 3 to clamp the upper cross arm front bracket and the upper cross arm rear bracket using the manual cylinder, and install one end of the front positioning pin A8 and the front positioning pin B9 in the mounting holes on the upper cross arm front bracket 17, and install one end of the rear positioning pin A11 and the rear positioning pin B12 in the mounting holes on the upper cross arm rear bracket 18;

[0046] Step S2: Insert the other ends of the front positioning pin A8 and the front positioning pin B9 into the mounting holes of the front middle limit support 16, and insert the other ends of the rear positioning pin A11 and the rear positioning pin B12 into the mounting holes of the rear middle limit support 12;

[0047] Step S3, starting the clamping cylinder to control the limit block A1 and the limit block B4 to be closely attached to both sides of the front middle limit support 16 and the rear middle limit support 12;

[0048] Step S4: Start the translation cylinder 15 to drive the upper cross arm bracket positioning system to move as a whole, and then overlap it with the vehicle frame.

[0049] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been disclosed above, they are not limited to the applications listed in the description and implementation methods. They can be fully applied to various fields suitable for the present invention. For those familiar with the art, additional modifications can be easily implemented. Therefore, without departing from the general concept defined by the claims and the scope of equivalents, the present invention is not limited to the specific details and illustrations shown and described herein.

Claims

1. An upper cross arm bracket positioning system for positioning an upper cross arm front bracket and an upper cross arm rear bracket, wherein the upper cross arm front bracket and the upper cross arm rear bracket are connected as one body, characterized in that: The upper cross arm bracket positioning system includes: Positioning base; Two sliding guide rails are provided on the positioning base in parallel with each other; A sliding platform, which is slidably arranged on the sliding guide rail, and the sliding platform can move forward and backward along the sliding guide rail; Front positioning pin A and front positioning pin B, one end of each of the front positioning pin A and the front positioning pin B is detachably mounted in a mounting hole on the upper cross arm front bracket, and the other end of each of the front positioning pin A and the front positioning pin B is inserted into a mounting hole of a front middle limit support, which is provided on the sliding platform; Rear positioning pin A and rear positioning pin B, one end of each of the rear positioning pin A and the rear positioning pin B is detachably mounted in a mounting hole on the rear bracket of the upper cross arm, and the other end of each of the rear positioning pin A and the rear positioning pin B is inserted into a mounting hole of a rear intermediate limit support, which is provided on the sliding platform; It further comprises a translation cylinder, the telescopic end of which is connected to the sliding platform, and the sliding platform moves along the sliding guide rail under the extension and contraction of the translation cylinder; It further includes a clamping cylinder located below the sliding platform, the clamping cylinder drives the limit block A and the limit block B to move closer to / away from each other, and the upper cross arm front bracket and the upper cross arm rear bracket are connected as one body and are located between the limit block A and the limit block B; It further comprises a manual cylinder, on which a gripper is provided for clamping the upper cross arm front bracket and the upper cross arm rear bracket, and the manual cylinder is controlled to start or close by a cylinder handle.

2. The upper cross arm bracket positioning system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The front positioning pin A, the front positioning pin B, the rear positioning pin A, and the rear positioning pin B are arranged in a straight line, and the front positioning pin A, the front positioning pin B, the rear positioning pin A, and the rear positioning pin B are arranged coaxially.

3. The upper cross arm bracket positioning system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The front middle limiting support and the rear middle limiting support are inconsistent in size.

4. The upper cross arm bracket positioning system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The sliding platform is rotatably connected to the sliding guide rail via a rotating shaft, so that the sliding platform can be folded or unfolded along the rotating shaft.

5. The upper cross arm bracket positioning system according to claim 1, characterized in that: Further including: The limiting block C is located in front of the positioning base and at the end of the sliding guide rail.

6. A method for using the upper cross arm support positioning system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: The following operations are included: Step S1: Push the cylinder handle to clamp the upper cross arm front bracket and the upper cross arm rear bracket using the manual cylinder, and install one end of the front positioning pin A and the front positioning pin B in the mounting holes on the upper cross arm front bracket, and install one end of the rear positioning pin A and the rear positioning pin B in the mounting holes on the upper cross arm rear bracket; Step S2: insert the other ends of the front positioning pin A and the front positioning pin B into the mounting holes of the front middle limit support, and insert the other ends of the rear positioning pin A and the rear positioning pin B into the mounting holes of the rear middle limit support; Step S3, starting the clamping cylinder to control the limit block A and the limit block B to be closely attached to both sides of the front middle limit support and the rear middle limit support; Step S4: start the translation cylinder to drive the upper cross arm bracket positioning system to move as a whole, and then overlap it with the vehicle frame.

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