Automatic milling device for workpiece end face

Abstract

The present invention discloses an automatic milling device for a workpiece end face, characterized in that the device comprises a feed turntable mechanism (1), a loading mechanism (2), a milling mechanism (3), a material taking mechanism (4), and a detection mechanism (5) matched with the feed turntable mechanism (1), and a feeding mechanism (6) is provided matched with the loading mechanism (2). This is an automatic milling device with a simple structure, an ingenious design, and a reasonable layout. It can efficiently and automatically realize the feeding, loading, milling, and material taking operations of a workpiece while saving labor costs.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to automated processing equipment, in particular to an automatic milling device for a workpiece end face. Background Art

[0002] Milling is a common process used in industrial production. Milling is a metalworking method commonly used to manufacture components, parts, and appliances. During milling, a cutting tool (called a milling cutter) moves along the surface of the workpiece, removing material through cutting forces to create the desired geometry and dimensions. Milling technology offers high precision and efficiency, making it widely used across various manufacturing sectors.

[0003] Traditionally, large-scale milling operations, due to the lack of dedicated automated milling equipment, require multiple processes, including material removal, loading, positioning, milling, and post-processing workpiece transfer. Each process requires workpiece transportation and positioning, which necessitates the installation of corresponding equipment between each process. This increases production costs and places significant pressure on companies. Using low-cost manual assistance for transportation and positioning would extend production cycles and affect work efficiency. Therefore, a method or device that can address these issues is needed. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The present invention aims to solve the above technical problems and proposes an automatic milling device with a simple structure, ingenious design, and reasonable layout, which can efficiently and automatically realize the feeding, loading, milling and retrieving operations of the workpiece while saving labor costs.

[0005] The technical solution of the present invention is: an automatic milling device for the end face of a workpiece, characterized in that: the device includes a feeding turntable mechanism 1, a loading mechanism 2, a milling mechanism 3, a material taking mechanism 4 and a detection mechanism 5 matched with the feeding turntable mechanism 1, and a feeding mechanism 6 is provided to match the loading mechanism 2.

[0006] The feeding turntable mechanism 1 includes a gearbox 7, a turntable motor 8 connected to its input end is provided on the gearbox 7, and the output end of the gearbox 7 is connected to the bottom center of the horizontally distributed turntable 9. The gearbox 7 is also provided with a status indication shaft 10 linked to the turntable 9, and a cam 11 is provided on the status indication shaft 10. A status indication sensor 12 matching the cam 11 is provided on the gearbox 7, and a plurality of receiving rings 13 evenly distributed in the circumferential direction are provided on the turntable 9.

[0007] The feeding mechanism 2 includes a feeding support frame, a Z-axis feeding cylinder 14 is provided at the bottom of the feeding support frame, the working end of the Z-axis feeding cylinder 14 is connected to a Z-axis feeding platform 15 which is slidably connected to the feeding support frame, a feeding motor 16 is provided on the Z-axis feeding platform 15, the working shaft of the feeding motor 16 is connected to the center of the feeding plate 17, and suction nozzles 18 are provided at both ends of the feeding plate 17, and the suction nozzles 18 are connected to the air circuit control system through a pipeline 19.

[0008] The milling mechanism 3 includes a clamping bracket 20, a clamping cylinder 21 is provided at the top of the clamping bracket 20, and the working end of the clamping cylinder 21 is connected to the clamping head 22, and the clamping head 22 is located just above the milling station. The milling mechanism also includes a Z-axis bracket 23, a Z-axis platform 24 is slidably connected to the Z-axis bracket 23, an X-axis slide is provided on the Z-axis platform 24, and a motor bracket 25 is slidably connected to the X-axis slide, a milling motor 26 is provided on the motor bracket 25, and a milling cutter 27 is provided on the working end of the milling motor 26, and an X-axis cylinder 28 is provided on the bottom end surface of the Z-axis platform 24, the end of the cylinder barrel of the X-axis cylinder 28 is connected to the Z-axis platform 24, and the working end of the X-axis cylinder 28 is connected to the motor bracket 25, the milling cutter 27 is located below the turntable 9 and opposite to the position of the milling station, the milling mechanism 3 also includes a Z-axis lifting cylinder 42 whose working end is connected to the Z-axis platform 24,

[0009] The material picking mechanism 4 includes a material picking rack 29, and a pneumatic clamping mechanism 30 is provided at the top of the material picking rack 29. The pneumatic clamping mechanism 30 is provided with an upper clamping jaw 31 and a lower clamping jaw 32. The upper clamping jaw 31 is connected to the end of the first feeding channel 33, and the lower clamping jaw 32 is connected to the end of the second feeding channel 34. The end of the first feeding channel 33 is connected to the inner cavity of the receiving box 35. The bottom of the receiving box 35 is open, and the receiving box 35 is located above the workpiece container 36. The end of the second feeding channel 34 is connected to the air circuit control system. The upper clamping jaw 31 and the lower clamping jaw 32 are respectively located above and below the material picking station.

[0010] The detection mechanism 5 includes a detection bracket 37, and a sensor 38 is provided on the top of the detection bracket 37. The sensor 38 is located just above the detection station.

[0011] The feeding mechanism 6 includes a vibrating loader 39, the outlet end of which is connected to a feeding chute 40, the end of which is a feeding position, and two suction nozzles 18 provided at the end of the feeding plate 17 are matched with the feeding position and the feeding position on the turntable 9 respectively.

[0012] A buffer 41 is provided at the end of the Z-axis platform 24 to match the side of the motor bracket 25 .

[0013] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following advantages:

[0014] The automatic milling device for the end face of a workpiece of this structural form has a simple structure, ingenious design and reasonable layout. It is designed to address various problems existing in the traditional workpiece milling process. A special structure is used to drive the workpiece to move between various workstations. At the same time, the turntable is equipped with a loading mechanism that can realize continuous loading, a milling mechanism that can automatically perform milling operations, a material-removing mechanism that can transport the processed workpiece to a collection container, and a detection mechanism that detects whether the workpiece has been taken away. The above mechanisms work together to automatically realize operations such as loading, milling, and transportation of the workpiece. The entire process is automated and does not require manual supervision or intervention. On the one hand, it can save labor costs, and on the other hand, it can greatly improve work efficiency. At the same time, its manufacturing process is simple and the manufacturing cost is low. Therefore, it can be said that it has many advantages and is particularly suitable for promotion and application in this field. Its market prospects are very broad. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of an embodiment of the present invention (direction one).

[0016] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of an embodiment of the present invention (direction one).

[0017] Figure 3 It is a partial schematic diagram of the feeding turntable mechanism in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0018] Figure 4 It is a partial schematic diagram of the loading mechanism and feeding mechanism in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0019] Figure 5 It is a partial schematic diagram of the milling mechanism part in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0020] Figure 6 It is a partial schematic diagram of the material taking mechanism in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0021] Feeding turntable mechanism 1, loading mechanism 2, milling mechanism 3, picking mechanism 4, detection mechanism 5, feeding mechanism 6, gearbox 7, turntable motor 8, turntable 9, status indication shaft 10, cam 11, status indication sensor 12, receiving ring 13, Z-axis loading cylinder 14, Z-axis loading platform 15, loading motor 16, loading plate 17, suction nozzle 18, pipeline 19, clamping bracket 20, clamping cylinder 21, clamping head 22, Z-axis bracket 23, Z-axis platform 24, motor bracket 25, milling motor 26, milling cutter 27, X-axis cylinder 28, picking rack 29, pneumatic clamping mechanism 30, upper clamping jaw 31, lower clamping jaw 32, first feeding channel 33, second feeding channel 34, receiving box 35, workpiece container 36, detection bracket 37, sensor 38, vibration loader 39, feeding slide 40, buffer 41. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] The specific embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Figures 1 to 6 As shown: A workpiece end face automatic milling device, which includes a feeding turntable mechanism 1, and also includes a loading mechanism 2, a milling mechanism 3, a material taking mechanism 4 and a detection mechanism 5 matched with the feeding turntable mechanism 1, and a feeding mechanism 6 is provided to match the loading mechanism 2.

[0023] The feeding turntable mechanism 1 includes a gearbox 7, a turntable motor 8 connected to its input end is provided on the gearbox 7, and the output end of the gearbox 7 is connected to the bottom center of the horizontally distributed turntable 9. The gearbox 7 is also provided with a status indication shaft 10 linked to the turntable 9, and a cam 11 is provided on the status indication shaft 10. A status indication sensor 12 matching the cam 11 is provided on the gearbox 7, and a plurality of receiving rings 13 evenly distributed in the circumferential direction are provided on the turntable 9.

[0024] The feeding mechanism 2 includes a feeding support frame, a Z-axis feeding cylinder 14 is provided at the bottom of the feeding support frame, the working end of the Z-axis feeding cylinder 14 is connected to a Z-axis feeding platform 15 which is slidably connected to the feeding support frame, a feeding motor 16 is provided on the Z-axis feeding platform 15, the working shaft of the feeding motor 16 is connected to the center of the feeding plate 17, and suction nozzles 18 are provided at both ends of the feeding plate 17, and the suction nozzles 18 are connected to the air circuit control system through a pipeline 19.

[0025] The milling mechanism 3 includes a clamping bracket 20, a clamping cylinder 21 is provided at the top of the clamping bracket 20, and the working end of the clamping cylinder 21 is connected to the clamping head 22, and the clamping head 22 is located just above the milling station. The milling mechanism also includes a Z-axis bracket 23, a Z-axis platform 24 is slidably connected to the Z-axis bracket 23, an X-axis slide is provided on the Z-axis platform 24, and a motor bracket 25 is slidably connected to the X-axis slide, a milling motor 26 is provided on the motor bracket 25, and a milling cutter 27 is provided on the working end of the milling motor 26, and an X-axis cylinder 28 is provided on the bottom end surface of the Z-axis platform 24, the end of the cylinder barrel of the X-axis cylinder 28 is connected to the Z-axis platform 24, and the working end of the X-axis cylinder 28 is connected to the motor bracket 25, the milling cutter 27 is located below the turntable 9 and opposite to the position of the milling station, the milling mechanism 3 also includes a Z-axis lifting cylinder 42 whose working end is connected to the Z-axis platform 24,

[0026] The material picking mechanism 4 includes a material picking rack 29, and a pneumatic clamping mechanism 30 is provided at the top of the material picking rack 29. The pneumatic clamping mechanism 30 is provided with an upper clamping jaw 31 and a lower clamping jaw 32. The upper clamping jaw 31 is connected to the end of the first feeding channel 33, and the lower clamping jaw 32 is connected to the end of the second feeding channel 34. The end of the first feeding channel 33 is connected to the inner cavity of the receiving box 35. The bottom of the receiving box 35 is open, and the receiving box 35 is located above the workpiece container 36. The end of the second feeding channel 34 is connected to the air circuit control system. The upper clamping jaw 31 and the lower clamping jaw 32 are respectively located above and below the material picking station.

[0027] The detection mechanism 5 includes a detection bracket 37, and a sensor 38 is provided on the top of the detection bracket 37. The sensor 38 is located just above the detection station.

[0028] The feeding mechanism 6 includes a vibrating loader 39, the outlet end of which is connected to a feeding chute 40, the end of which is a feeding position, and two suction nozzles 18 provided at the end of the feeding plate 17 are matched with the feeding position and the feeding position on the turntable 9 respectively.

[0029] A buffer 41 is provided at the end of the Z-axis platform 24 to match the side of the motor bracket 25 .

[0030] The working process of the automatic end face milling device of the embodiment of the present invention is as follows: first, a plurality of workpieces to be subjected to end face milling are placed in the vibrating loader 39, and the vibrating loader 39 is started. Under the action of the vibrating loader 39, the plurality of workpieces enter the feeding chute 40 one by one until the first workpiece enters the feeding position at the end of the feeding chute 40.

[0031] When the device is working, the turntable motor 8 in the feeding turntable mechanism 1 works, driving the turntable 9 to perform a step-by-step rotation action (i.e., it rotates a fixed angle at a certain time interval), so as to drive the workpiece on its receiving ring 13 to move between multiple workstations in sequence; during the movement, the status indication shaft 10 will be linked with the turntable 9, that is, there is a certain corresponding relationship between the rotation states of the two, and each time the turntable 9 rotates one circle, the status indication sensor 12 will be triggered once by the cam 11, that is, the status indication sensor 12 can determine the current working state of the turntable 9 by detecting the cam 11; so that the control system of the device can monitor the working state of the device;

[0032] When the loading mechanism 2 is working, the Z-axis loading cylinder 14 drives the loading plate 17 downward, allowing the suction nozzle 18 at one end of the loading plate 17 to contact the workpiece on the feeding position, and then the control system will control the air circuit control system to operate, the suction nozzle 18 adsorbs the workpiece, and then the Z-axis loading cylinder 14 drives the loading plate 17 upward. After the movement is in place, the loading motor 16 works to drive the loading plate 17 to rotate 180°, and then the Z-axis loading cylinder 14 drives the loading plate 17 downward. At this time, the workpiece is placed in the receiving ring 13 at the loading station on the turntable 9, and the air circuit control system disconnects the air circuit of the current suction nozzle 18, and the workpiece falls into the corresponding receiving ring 13, completing a loading operation;

[0033] The feeding mechanism 2 operates repeatedly according to the above process to achieve continuous feeding operation;

[0034] After the loading mechanism 2 completes a complete loading action, the turntable 9 stops after rotating a certain angle, and the workpiece is transported to the milling station. After the turntable 9 finishes the action, the control system controls the clamping cylinder 21 to work, driving the clamping head 22 downward, and the clamping head 22 presses on the top of the workpiece to provide a counter-force for the workpiece during the processing; the control system also controls the Z-axis lifting cylinder 42 to work, pushing the Z-axis platform 24 to a predetermined height, and then the X-axis cylinder 28 works to drive the motor bracket 25 to move along the X-axis direction. During this process, the milling motor 26 drives the milling cutter 27 to rotate at a high speed. Since the bottom end of the workpiece (the end being processed) interferes with the horizontal motion trajectory of the milling cutter 27, when the motor bracket 25 moves, the milling cutter 27 will mill the bottom end of the workpiece;

[0035] After the milling mechanism 3 finishes working, the turntable 9 rotates again. When the workpiece after milling processing is transported to the material picking mechanism 4, the turntable 9 stops moving, and the control system controls the pneumatic clamping mechanism 30 to operate. The upper clamping jaw 31 and the lower clamping jaw 32 in the pneumatic clamping mechanism 30 move toward each other, and the two respectively contact the upper end surface and the lower end surface of the material receiving ring 13 located at the material picking station. At this time, the first feeding channel 33 and the second feeding channel 34 are connected to each other, and the air path control system blows high-pressure gas in the direction of the first feeding channel 33 through the second feeding channel 34. Under the action of air pressure, the workpiece enters the material receiving box 35 along the first feeding channel 33 and falls into the workpiece container 36 through the opening at the bottom of the material receiving box 35; a material receiving box 35 is provided at the end of the first feeding channel 33, which can allow the workpiece to first contact the baffle or the inner wall of the material receiving box 35 provided in the material receiving box 35, thereby reducing the falling speed of the workpiece and preventing the workpiece from falling quickly into the workpiece container 36 and causing damage;

[0036] After the material taking operation is completed, the turntable 9 rotates again at a certain angle and then stops. The sensor 38 detects whether there is a workpiece in the material receiving ring 13 at the detection station below it. If there is a workpiece, the control system will control the sound and light warning mechanism connected to it to work, reminding the staff to deal with it in time. If there is no workpiece, the device works normally.

[0037] The turntable 9 rotates again, and the idle receiving ring 13 returns to the loading station, waiting for the loading mechanism to perform the next loading operation.

Claims

1. An automatic milling device for a workpiece end face, characterized in that: The device comprises a feeding turntable mechanism (1), a loading mechanism (2), a milling mechanism (3), a material taking mechanism (4) and a detection mechanism (5) matched with the feeding turntable mechanism (1), and a feeding mechanism (6) matched with the loading mechanism (2). The feeding turntable mechanism (1) includes a gearbox (7), a turntable motor (8) connected to its input end is provided on the gearbox (7), and the output end of the gearbox (7) is connected to the bottom center of the horizontally distributed turntable (9). The gearbox (7) is also provided with a status indication shaft (10) linked to the turntable (9), and a cam (11) is provided on the status indication shaft (10). A status indication sensor (12) matched with the cam (11) is provided on the gearbox (7), and a plurality of receiving rings (13) evenly distributed in the circumferential direction are provided on the turntable (9). The feeding mechanism (2) includes a feeding support frame, a Z-axis feeding cylinder (14) is provided at the bottom of the feeding support frame, a working end of the Z-axis feeding cylinder (14) is connected to a Z-axis feeding platform (15) slidably connected to the feeding support frame, a feeding motor (16) is provided on the Z-axis feeding platform (15), a working shaft of the feeding motor (16) is connected to the center of a feeding plate (17), and suction nozzles (18) are provided at both ends of the feeding plate (17), and the suction nozzles (18) are connected to an air circuit control system through a pipeline (19). The milling mechanism (3) includes a clamping bracket (20), a clamping cylinder (21) is provided at the top end of the clamping bracket (20), and the working end of the clamping cylinder (21) is connected to a clamping head (22), and the clamping head (22) is located directly above the milling station. The milling mechanism also includes a Z-axis bracket (23), a Z-axis platform (24) is slidably connected to the Z-axis bracket (23), an X-axis slide is provided on the Z-axis platform (24), a motor bracket (25) is slidably connected to the X-axis slide, and the motor bracket (25) is provided There is a milling motor (26), a milling cutter (27) is provided on the working end of the milling motor (26), an X-axis cylinder (28) is provided on the bottom end surface of the Z-axis platform (24), the end of the cylinder of the X-axis cylinder (28) is connected to the Z-axis platform (24), and the working end of the X-axis cylinder (28) is connected to the motor bracket (25), the milling cutter (27) is located below the turntable (9) and opposite to the position of the milling station, and the milling mechanism (3) also includes a Z-axis lifting cylinder (42) whose working end is connected to the Z-axis platform (24). The material picking mechanism (4) includes a material picking rack (29), a pneumatic clamping mechanism (30) is provided at the top of the material picking rack (29), an upper clamping jaw (31) and a lower clamping jaw (32) are provided on the pneumatic clamping mechanism (30), the upper clamping jaw (31) is connected to the end of the first feeding channel (33), and the lower clamping jaw (32) is connected to the end of the second feeding channel (34), the end of the first feeding channel (33) is connected to the inner cavity of the receiving box (35), the bottom of the receiving box (35) is open, and the receiving box (35) is located above the workpiece container (36), the end of the second feeding channel (34) is connected to the air circuit control system, the upper clamping jaw (31) and the lower clamping jaw (32) are respectively located above and below the material picking station, The detection mechanism (5) includes a detection bracket (37), a sensor (38) is provided at the top of the detection bracket (37), and the sensor (38) is located directly above the detection station. The feeding mechanism (6) includes a vibrating loader (39), the outlet end of the vibrating loader (39) is connected to a feeding chute (40), the end of the feeding chute (40) is a feeding position, and two suction nozzles (18) provided at the end of the feeding plate (17) are matched with the feeding position and the feeding station on the turntable (9), respectively.

2. The automatic workpiece end face milling device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A buffer (41) matching the side of the motor bracket (25) is provided at the end of the Z-axis platform (24).

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