A water jet tube processing apparatus and method

Abstract

The present application relates to water ripple pipe processing technical field, specifically disclose a kind of water ripple pipe processing equipment and processing method, water ripple pipe processing equipment includes water ripple pipe conveying mechanism, heating station and extrusion station are arranged along the conveying route, wherein heating station is equipped with heating mechanism, extrusion station is equipped with extrusion mechanism and cooling mechanism, extrusion mechanism includes extrusion head and extrusion drive device for driving extrusion head movement to extrude water ripple pipe side, cooling mechanism includes cooling air pipe for blowing cooling towards the extruded part of water ripple pipe and air supply device for air supply to cooling air pipe;The water ripple pipe processing equipment and processing method provided by the present application have high processing efficiency, the pit shape formed on the surface of water ripple pipe is more regular and smooth, and the light transmission quality is better.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of water ripple tube processing, and more particularly to a water ripple tube processing device and a processing method. BACKGROUND

[0002] A water ripple tube is usually installed in a water ripple lamp, and the water ripple tube is usually a cylindrical light-transmitting tube with a large number of concave structures arranged on the side surface. The water ripple tube is driven to rotate by a rotating mechanism of the water ripple lamp, so that the light emitted by an LED lamp plate passes through the rotating water ripple tube to generate a dynamic ripple pattern (similar to water ripples), thereby creating a unique and natural visual effect. The water ripple tube is generally made of glass or plastic (acrylic). For the glass water ripple tube, a processing method is to first heat and soften the glass tube, and then use a fire gun or a hot air flow to burn out the concave structures one by one. This processing method takes a long time and is difficult to control the quality, resulting in a high rate of defective products. For the plastic water ripple tube, a processing method is to use a mold to integrally form the water ripple tube. This processing method leaves a mold line on the water ripple tube, and the surface of the water ripple tube is prone to wrinkles, which affects the light transmission quality of the water ripple tube. Therefore, the water ripple tube needs to be improved. SUMMARY

[0003] In order to overcome the deficiencies of the prior art, the present application provides a water ripple tube processing device and a processing method, which have the advantages of high processing efficiency, low defective product rate, smooth surface of the water ripple tube, and good light transmission quality.

[0004] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, one of the tasks of the present application is to provide the following technical scheme:

[0005] A water ripple tube processing device comprises a conveying mechanism for conveying the water ripple tube, a heating station and an extrusion station arranged along the conveying route of the water ripple tube, wherein at least one heating mechanism for heating the water ripple tube is arranged at the heating station, at least one extrusion mechanism and a cooling mechanism are arranged at the extrusion station, the extrusion mechanism comprises an extrusion head and an extrusion driving device for driving the extrusion head to move to extrude the side surface of the water ripple tube, and the cooling mechanism comprises a cooling air pipe for blowing air to cool the extruded part of the water ripple tube and an air supply device for supplying air to the cooling air pipe.

[0006] As a preferred technical scheme, the conveying mechanism is further provided with a rotating mechanism for driving the water ripple tube to rotate around its axis.

[0007] As a preferred technical scheme, at least one clamping mechanism is further arranged along the conveying route of the water ripple tube, and each clamping mechanism comprises at least two clamping blocks and a clamping driving device capable of driving the clamping blocks to move so that each clamping block can clamp or release the water ripple tube.

[0008] As a preferred technical scheme, the water tube processing equipment further comprises an electric control box, a controller is arranged in the electric control box, the controller is connected with the conveying mechanism, the heating mechanism, the extruding mechanism, the cooling mechanism, the rotating mechanism and the clamping mechanism and can control automatic work of the mechanisms according to set programs and parameters.

[0009] As a preferred technical scheme, the electric control box is further provided with a parameter setting module, the control parameters of the conveying mechanism, the heating mechanism, the extruding mechanism, the cooling mechanism, the rotating mechanism and the clamping mechanism can be adjusted through the parameter setting module.

[0010] As a preferred technical scheme, the water tube processing equipment further comprises a rack, the conveying mechanism comprises an electric sliding table mounted on the rack and a chuck mounted on the sliding table and used for clamping the water tube, the rotating mechanism is a rotating motor used for driving the chuck to rotate, the sliding table can drive the water tube to reciprocate along an axial direction of the water tube, the rack is further provided with a mounting plate perpendicular to a conveying route of the water tube, the mounting plate is provided with a through hole through which the water tube passes, the number of the extruding mechanism and the cooling mechanism is at least two and the mechanisms are correspondingly arranged, the mechanisms are mounted on a front surface of the mounting plate and are distributed in a circumferential direction of the through hole, the extruding driving device is an extruding cylinder capable of driving the corresponding extruding head to reciprocate along a radial direction of the water tube, an extruding end of each extruding head is in an arc surface structure, the cooling air pipes are fixed on the mounting plate through pipe clamps and blowing openings of the cooling air pipes respectively face the extruding contact parts of the corresponding extruding heads and the water tube, the air supply device is a fan or an electromagnetic valve connected with an air cylinder and the heating mechanism is an electric heating blow gun, the number of the heating mechanism is at least two, the heating mechanism is mounted on a back surface of the mounting plate and is distributed in the circumferential direction of the through hole.

[0011] As a preferred technical scheme, the number of the clamping mechanisms is two, the clamping mechanisms are respectively mounted on the front surface and the back surface of the mounting plate and are respectively located on two sides of the extruding station, each clamping mechanism comprises two clamping blocks oppositely arranged in an up-down direction, the clamping driving device is a clamping cylinder, concave arc clamping parts capable of clamping the water tube are respectively arranged on opposite surfaces of the two clamping blocks and a soft rubber layer is arranged on a surface of the clamping part.

[0012] As a preferred technical scheme, a heating range of the heating mechanism covers two adjacent processing parts on the water tube.

[0013] To achieve the above object, the second task of the present application provides the following technical scheme.

[0014] A water tube processing method based on the above processing equipment, comprising the following steps.

[0015] S1, mounting a water tube to be processed on the conveying mechanism, the water tube is divided into a plurality of processing parts to be processed along an axial direction of the water tube;

[0016] S2. The conveying mechanism moves the water ripple pipe to a certain processing part of the water ripple pipe that is directly opposite the heating station;

[0017] S3. The heating mechanism heats the processed part of the water-patterned pipe to soften it;

[0018] S4. The conveying mechanism moves the water-patterned pipe to the processing area directly opposite the extrusion station;

[0019] S5. The clamping mechanism clamps and positions the water ripple pipe.

[0020] S6. The extrusion drive device drives the corresponding extrusion head to move toward the water ripple pipe, so that the extrusion head extrudes a pit in the processing part of the water ripple pipe.

[0021] S7. The cooling mechanism cools and lowers the temperature of the recess in the processed area to fix it in shape.

[0022] S8. Close the cooling mechanism, the extrusion drive device drives the corresponding extrusion head to retract and reset, and the clamping mechanism releases the clamping and positioning of the water ripple pipe.

[0023] S9. The rotating mechanism drives the water ripple tube to rotate a certain angle along its axial direction, and the conveying mechanism moves the water ripple tube to the next processing part facing the heating station.

[0024] S10. Repeat steps S3-S9 in sequence until all processing parts are completed.

[0025] As a preferred technical solution, in step S3, the heating range of the heating mechanism includes the previous processing part adjacent to the processing part, so that the pit of the previous processing part can be heated and polished.

[0026] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention are mainly as follows:

[0027] 1. The water-patterned pipe to be processed is conveyed by the conveying mechanism, so that each part of the water-patterned pipe that needs to be processed is first heated by the heating station, and then extruded and cooled by the extrusion station to form the shape, which has high processing efficiency.

[0028] 2. When the extrusion head extrudes the surface of the water-patterned pipe, the extrusion area is cooled by blowing air through the cooling air duct. This allows the extruded and deformed area to cool down and solidify quickly. When the extrusion head is withdrawn, the deformed area will not spring back, resulting in a more regular and smoother pit shape on the surface of the water-patterned pipe.

[0029] 3. A rotating mechanism is set on the conveying mechanism, so that the pits on different processing parts of the water-patterned pipe are arranged in an alternating manner, making the layout of the pits on the processed water-patterned pipe more diverse.

[0030] 4. A clamping mechanism is provided to clamp and fix the water ripple pipe, making it more stable and less prone to shaking and displacement when squeezed.

[0031] 5. The heating range of the heating mechanism includes the processing part on the water ripple tube directly opposite the heating station and the adjacent previous processing part. This allows for the heating and polishing of the pits formed by extrusion on the previous processing part, eliminating wrinkles on the surface of the pits formed by extrusion and cooling, resulting in a smoother surface and better light transmission of the processed water ripple tube. Attached Figure Description

[0032] Figure 1 This is one of the structural schematic diagrams of the watermark pipe processing equipment in the embodiment;

[0033] Figure 2 This is the second schematic diagram of the structure of the watermark pipe processing equipment in the embodiment;

[0034] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram showing the layout of the extrusion mechanism, cooling mechanism, and clamping mechanism in a watermark pipe processing equipment.

[0035] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the processed watermarked pipe.

[0036] In the diagram: 1. Conveying mechanism; 11. Slide table; 12. Chuck; 13. Rotary motor; 2. Heating mechanism; 3. Extrusion mechanism; 31. Extrusion head; 32. Extrusion drive device; 41. Cooling air duct; 42. Pipe clamp; 5. Clamping mechanism; 51. Clamping block; 511. Clamping part; 52. Clamping drive device; 6. Frame; 7. Mounting plate; 71. Through hole; 8. Electrical control box; 81. Parameter setting module; 100. Water ripple pipe; 101. Dent. Implementation

[0037] The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0038] like Figures 1 to 3As shown, the present invention provides a water-patterned pipe processing device, including a conveying mechanism 1 for conveying a water-patterned pipe 100, a heating station and an extrusion station arranged along the conveying path of the water-patterned pipe 100, wherein the heating station is provided with at least one heating mechanism 2 for heating the water-patterned pipe 100, and the extrusion station is provided with at least one extrusion mechanism 3 and a cooling mechanism. The extrusion mechanism 3 includes an extrusion head 31 and an extrusion drive device 32 for driving the extrusion head 31 to move to extrude the side of the water-patterned pipe 100. The cooling mechanism includes a cooling air duct 41 for blowing air towards the extruded part of the water-patterned pipe 100 for cooling, and an air supply device for supplying air to the cooling air duct 41. The conveying mechanism 1 is also provided with a rotating mechanism for driving the water-patterned pipe 100 to rotate around its axis. At least one clamping mechanism 5 is also provided along the conveying path of the water-patterned pipe 100. Each clamping mechanism 5 includes at least two clamping blocks 51 and a clamping drive device 52 capable of driving the clamping blocks 51 to move so that each clamping block 51 can cooperate to clamp or release the water-patterned pipe 100. In this embodiment, the water ripple pipe 100 is preferably made of acrylic material.

[0039] The watermark pipe processing equipment provided in this embodiment includes the following processing method:

[0040] S1. The water ripple pipe 100 to be processed is installed on the conveying mechanism 1, and the water ripple pipe 100 is divided into several processing parts along its axial direction.

[0041] S2. The conveying mechanism 1 moves the water ripple pipe 100 to a certain processing part of the water ripple pipe 100 that is directly opposite the heating station;

[0042] S3. The heating mechanism 2 heats the processed part of the water ripple pipe 100 to soften it;

[0043] S4. The conveying mechanism 1 moves the water ripple pipe 100 to the processing area directly opposite the extrusion station;

[0044] S5. The clamping mechanism 5 clamps and positions the water ripple pipe 100.

[0045] S6. The extrusion drive device 32 drives the corresponding extrusion head 31 to move toward the water ripple pipe 100, so that the extrusion head 31 extrudes a pit 101 at the processing part of the water ripple pipe 100.

[0046] S7. The cooling mechanism cools and lowers the temperature of the recess 101 in the processed area to fix it into shape.

[0047] S8. The cooling mechanism is turned off, the extrusion drive device 32 drives the corresponding extrusion head 31 to retract and reset, and the clamping mechanism 5 releases the clamping and positioning of the water ripple pipe 100.

[0048] S9. The rotating mechanism drives the water ripple tube 100 to rotate a certain angle along its axis, and the conveying mechanism 1 moves the water ripple tube 100 to the next processing part facing the heating station.

[0049] S10. Repeat steps S3-S9 in sequence until all processing parts are completed. The processed water ripple pipe 100 is as follows: Figure 4 As shown.

[0050] In step S3, the heating range of the heating mechanism 2 includes the processing part and the adjacent previous processing part, so that the pit 101 of the previous processing part can be heated and polished.

[0051] The water-patterned pipe processing equipment and method provided in this embodiment have the following main advantages: ① The water-patterned pipe 100 to be processed is conveyed by the conveying mechanism 1, so that each processing part of the water-patterned pipe 100 that needs to be processed is first heated by the heating station, and then extruded and cooled by the extrusion station, resulting in high processing efficiency; ② When the extrusion head 31 extrudes the surface of the water-patterned pipe, the cooling air pipe 41 blows air to cool the extruded part, so that the extruded and deformed part can be cooled and formed quickly, and when the extrusion head 31 is withdrawn, the deformed part will not spring back, so that the shape of the pit 101 formed on the surface of the water-patterned pipe is more regular and smooth; ③ A rotating mechanism is set on the conveying mechanism 1. This allows for the staggered arrangement of pits 101 on different processing parts of the water-patterned pipe 100, resulting in a more diverse layout of pits 101 on the processed water-patterned pipe 100; ④ A clamping mechanism 5 is provided to clamp and fix the water-patterned pipe 100, making it more stable and less prone to shaking or displacement when compressed; ⑤ The heating range of the heating mechanism 2 includes the processing part of the water-patterned pipe 100 directly opposite the heating station and its adjacent previous processing part, thereby enabling the heating and polishing of the pits 101 formed by extrusion of the previous processing part, eliminating wrinkles on the surface of the extruded and cooled pits, resulting in a smoother surface and better light transmission quality for the processed water-patterned pipe 100. The water-patterned pipe processing equipment and processing method provided in this patent relate to the fields of cold and heat treatment application technology, material stress technology, and curve motion production processing CNC electronic exchange imaging equipment technology. These are existing technologies or technologies that can be achieved using existing technical means, and will not be described in detail in this patent.

[0052] As a preferred embodiment, the watermark pipe processing equipment further includes an electrical control box 8, which houses a controller (omitted in the accompanying drawings). Corresponding to each mechanism on the processing equipment, the controller is connected to the conveying mechanism 1, heating mechanism 2, extrusion mechanism 3, cooling mechanism, rotating mechanism, and clamping mechanism 5. It can automatically control the operation of these mechanisms according to set program parameters and sensor data from sensors corresponding to each mechanism, thereby achieving automated operation of the watermark pipe processing equipment. This solution relates to the fields of intelligent numerical control technology and computer language and programming application technology, and is a prior art or technology achievable using existing technical means; therefore, it will not be described in detail in this patent.

[0053] As a preferred embodiment, the electrical control box 8 is also provided with a parameter setting module 81. The parameter setting module 81 can adjust and set the control parameters of the conveying mechanism 1, heating mechanism 2, extrusion mechanism 3, cooling mechanism, rotation mechanism and clamping mechanism 5. Thus, the parameter setting module can adjust various related parameters so that the water ripple pipe processing equipment can adapt to water ripple pipes 100 of different lengths and diameters, and can also adjust the depth and size of the pits 101 on the water ripple pipe 100 in a personalized way.

[0054] As a preferred embodiment, the watermark pipe processing equipment further includes a frame 6. The conveying mechanism 1 includes an electric slide table 11 mounted on the frame 6 and a chuck 12 mounted on the slide table 11 for clamping the watermark pipe 100. The rotating mechanism is a rotary motor 13 for driving the chuck 12 to rotate. The slide table 11 can drive the watermark pipe 100 to reciprocate along its axial direction. The frame 6 is also provided with a mounting plate 7 perpendicular to the conveying route of the watermark pipe 100. The mounting plate 7 is provided with a through hole 71 for the watermark pipe 100 to pass through. Preferably, the through hole 71 is... 1 is circular and coaxial with the water ripple pipe 100. The extrusion mechanism 3 and the cooling mechanism are both at least two in number and correspond one-to-one. They are both installed on the front of the mounting plate 7 and distributed circumferentially around the through hole 71. The extrusion drive device 32 is an extrusion cylinder capable of driving the corresponding extrusion head 31 to reciprocate radially along the through hole 71. The extrusion end of each extrusion head 31 has a smooth arc surface structure, thus making the surface of the processed pit a smooth arc surface. In other embodiments, the extrusion end of the extrusion head 31 can also be other shapes, and the processed pit will naturally be... It can have other shapes (patterns) and effects; the cooling air duct 41 is fixed to the mounting plate 7 by the pipe clamp 42 and the air outlet of each cooling air duct 41 is respectively facing the extrusion contact part of the corresponding extrusion head 31 and the water ripple pipe 100; the air supply device is a fan or a solenoid valve connected to the gas cylinder (omitted in the figure); the heating mechanism 2 is an electric heating air blower, the number of which is at least two, all installed on the back of the mounting plate 7 and distributed circumferentially around the through hole 71; the number of clamping mechanisms 5 is two, respectively installed on the front of the mounting plate 7. The upper and lower clamping blocks 51 of the two clamping mechanisms 5 are respectively located on both sides of the extrusion station. Each clamping mechanism 5 includes two clamping blocks 51 arranged opposite each other. The clamping drive device 52 is a clamping cylinder. The upper clamping blocks 51 of the two clamping mechanisms 5 are respectively fixedly connected to the front and back of the mounting plate 7 by a transverse fixing frame. The opposing surfaces of the two clamping blocks 51 are respectively provided with concave arc-shaped clamping parts 511 that can cooperate to clamp the water-patterned pipe 100. The surface of the clamping part 511 is provided with a soft rubber layer, which facilitates clamping the water-patterned pipe 100 and at the same time makes it less likely to damage the surface of the water-patterned pipe 100. By setting the mounting plate 7, the heating mechanism 2, the extrusion mechanism 3, the cooling mechanism, and the pressing mechanism can all be arranged circumferentially around the water-patterned pipe 100 by being mounted on the mounting plate 7. The structure is simple and compact. The through hole 71 on the mounting plate 7 is a round hole and coaxial with the water-patterned pipe 100, which facilitates the alignment of the heating mechanism 2, the extrusion mechanism 3, the cooling mechanism, and the pressing mechanism during installation.

[0055] It should be noted that, in this document, relational terms such as "first" and "second" are used only to distinguish one entity or operation from another, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Furthermore, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

[0056] Although embodiments of the invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A hydrofoil machining apparatus characterized by comprising: The application relates to a water vein processing device and a water vein processing method.

2. A waterjet tube processing apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein, The device comprises a conveying mechanism for conveying the water vein, a heating station and an extruding station arranged along a conveying route of the water vein, wherein at least one heating mechanism for heating the water vein is arranged at the heating station, at least one extruding mechanism and a cooling mechanism are arranged at the extruding station, the extruding mechanism comprises an extruding head and an extruding driving device for driving the extruding head to move to extrude the side of the water vein, the cooling mechanism comprises a cooling air pipe for blowing air to cool the extruded part of the water vein and an air supply device for supplying air to the cooling air pipe; a rotating mechanism for driving the water vein to rotate around the axis thereof is further arranged on the conveying mechanism; at least one clamping mechanism is further arranged along the conveying route of the water vein, each clamping mechanism comprises at least two clamping blocks and a clamping driving device capable of driving the clamping blocks to move so that each clamping block can clamp or release the water vein; a rack is further arranged, the conveying mechanism comprises an electric sliding table mounted on the rack and a chuck mounted on the electric sliding table and used for clamping the water vein, the rotating mechanism is a rotating motor used for driving the chuck to rotate, the electric sliding table can drive the water vein to move reciprocally along the axial direction, a mounting plate perpendicular to the conveying route of the water vein is further arranged on the rack, a through hole through which the water vein passes is arranged on the mounting plate, the number of the extruding mechanism and the cooling mechanism is at least two and each corresponds to one, and each is mounted on the front surface of the mounting plate and is distributed along the circumferential direction of the through hole, the extruding driving device is an extruding cylinder capable of driving the corresponding extruding head to move reciprocally along the radial direction of the water vein, and the extruding end of each extruding head is in arc surface structure; the cooling air pipe is fixed on the mounting plate through a pipe clamp, and the blowing opening of each cooling air pipe respectively faces the extruding contact part of the corresponding extruding head and the water vein, and the air supply device is a fan or an electromagnetic valve connected with an air cylinder; the heating mechanism is an electric heating air blower, and the number of the heating mechanism is at least two, each is mounted on the back surface of the mounting plate and is distributed along the circumferential direction of the through hole.

3. A waterjet tube processing apparatus as defined in claim 2, wherein, A controller is arranged in an electric control box, and the controller is connected with the conveying mechanism, the heating mechanism, the extruding mechanism, the cooling mechanism, the rotating mechanism and the clamping mechanism and can control the automatic work of the mechanisms according to the set program and parameters.

4. A waterjet tube processing apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein, A parameter setting module is further arranged on the electric control box, and the control parameters of the conveying mechanism, the heating mechanism, the extruding mechanism, the cooling mechanism, the rotating mechanism and the clamping mechanism can be adjusted through the parameter setting module.

5. A hydroforming apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein The number of the clamping mechanisms is two, each is arranged on the front surface and the back surface of the mounting plate and is located on the two sides of the extruding station, each clamping mechanism comprises two clamping blocks arranged oppositely in the up-down direction, the clamping driving device is a clamping cylinder, the opposite surfaces of the two clamping blocks are respectively provided with concave arc clamping parts capable of clamping the water vein, and a soft rubber layer is arranged on the surface of the clamping part. The heating range of the heating mechanism covers the two adjacent processing parts on the water vein.

6. A water vein processing method based on the water vein processing device according to any one of claims 1-5, comprising the following steps: S1, mounting the water vein to be processed on the conveying mechanism, and dividing the water vein into a plurality of processing parts to be processed along the axial direction; S2, the conveying mechanism moves the water level pipe to a certain processing position of the water level pipe opposite the heating station; S3, the heating mechanism heats the processing position of the water level pipe to soften it; S4, the conveying mechanism moves the water level pipe to the processing position opposite the extrusion station; S5, the clamping mechanism clamps and positions the water level pipe; S6, the extrusion driving device drives the corresponding extrusion head to move towards the water level pipe, so that the extrusion head extrudes a pit at the processing position of the water level pipe; S7, the cooling mechanism cools the pit at the processing position to fix and form it; S8, the cooling mechanism is closed, the extrusion driving device drives the corresponding extrusion head to retreat and reset, and the clamping mechanism releases the clamping and positioning of the water level pipe; S9, the rotating mechanism drives the water level pipe to rotate by a certain angle along its axial direction, and the conveying mechanism moves the water level pipe to the next processing position opposite the heating station; S10, repeat the above steps S2-S9 in turn until all processing positions are processed.

7. A method of processing a hydrofoil according to claim 6, wherein In the step S3, the heating range of the heating mechanism includes the processing position and its adjacent last processing position, so that the pit of the last processing position can be heated and polished.

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