A microporous honeycomb assembly and laser welding equipment

Abstract

The present invention relates to a microporous honeycomb assembly and laser welding device, which comprises a frame, a traction mechanism, a limiting mechanism and a welding tool, wherein the traction mechanism comprises a support plate for supporting a honeycomb material strip, a front end of the support plate is provided with a clamping claw for clamping the head of the honeycomb material strip, the support plate can be driven by a first driving member arranged on the frame to move the honeycomb material strip along its length direction, and the clamping claw can be driven by a second driving member arranged on the support plate to deflect the honeycomb material strip on the support plate along its thickness direction; the limiting mechanism is used to limit the pre-assembly of the honeycomb material strip; the welding tool is arranged on the front side of the left limiting member or the right limiting member, so that the honeycomb material strip can be welded while being pulled out and moved from the limiting channel. The microporous honeycomb assembly and laser welding device can produce microporous honeycombs with high efficiency and high quality.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the field of microporous honeycomb production, and in particular to a microporous honeycomb assembly and laser welding device. Background Art

[0002] Honeycomb panels are made of two thin panels firmly bonded to the two sides of a thicker microporous honeycomb. For metal microporous honeycombs, they are currently mainly punched by a punching machine, which wastes a lot of punching materials and leads to high production costs. For this reason, some have begun to use honeycomb strip welding production. Because it takes a long time to weld strips one by one, it is imperative to develop high-efficiency production equipment. Summary of the invention

[0003] In order to make up for the deficiencies of the prior art, the present invention provides a microporous honeycomb assembly and laser welding device, which can efficiently produce microporous honeycombs with good quality.

[0004] The technical solution adopted by the present invention to solve the above technical problems is:

[0005] A microporous honeycomb assembly and laser welding device, comprising a frame;

[0006] A traction mechanism is arranged on the frame, the traction mechanism comprises a support plate for supporting the honeycomb material strip, a front end of the support plate is provided with a clamping claw for clamping the head of the honeycomb material strip, the support plate can be driven by a first driving member arranged on the frame to move the honeycomb material strip along its length direction, and the clamping claw can be driven by a second driving member arranged on the support plate to deflect the honeycomb material strip on the support plate along its thickness direction;

[0007] A limiting mechanism is arranged on the frame, the limiting mechanism comprises a left limiting member and a right limiting member arranged on the left and right sides of the honeycomb material strip, the left limiting member and the right limiting member can be driven to be relatively close to or away from each other by a third driving member and a fourth driving member arranged on the frame respectively, and when the left limiting member and the right limiting member are close to each other, a limiting channel can be formed on the supporting plate to just limit the pre-assembly of the honeycomb material strip;

[0008] A welding tool is arranged on the frame, and the welding tool is arranged on the front side of the left limiting member or the right limiting member, so that the honeycomb material strip can be welded while being drawn out of the limiting channel and moved.

[0009] Furthermore, it also includes a positioning mechanism arranged on the frame, the positioning mechanism includes a parallel transmission chain and a positioning track, the positioning track is arranged above the limiting channel, and a plurality of positioning parts are connected along the length direction of the transmission chain close to the positioning track. The positioning parts include a slide seat, one end of the slide seat can cooperate with the positioning track so that it can move along the positioning track with the transmission chain, and the other end is connected with a positioning needle, and the distance between adjacent positioning needles is an integer multiple of the distance between adjacent microholes, so that some of the positioning needles that move synchronously with the honeycomb material strip can enter the limiting channel and cooperate with the microholes formed by splicing the honeycomb material strip.

[0010] Furthermore, the positioning needle is connected to the slide seat via a hinge shaft, and the hinge shaft is parallel to the chain axis of the conveying chain.

[0011] Furthermore, the bottom of the positioning track is composed of a straight track section in the middle and inclined track sections on both sides thereof, and the straight track section can cooperate with multiple positioning members at the same time to position multiple microholes.

[0012] Furthermore, the positioning mechanism is mounted on the frame through a mounting bracket.

[0013] Furthermore, the fourth driving member is arranged between the mounting frame and the frame, the positioning rail is suspended above the limiting channel through a rib plate fixed to the top of the mounting frame, and the transmission chain is suspended on one side of the positioning rail through a driving wheel and a driven wheel arranged on the top of the mounting frame.

[0014] Furthermore, the clamping jaw member includes two clamping jaws arranged on the left and right, and the clamping jaw arranged close to the welding tool is provided with a welding opening extending to its clamping end.

[0015] Furthermore, an upper clamping protrusion and a lower clamping protrusion that can match the shape of the honeycomb material strip are provided on the inner side of the clamping jaws, and the welding port is provided between the upper clamping protrusion and the lower clamping protrusion.

[0016] Furthermore, an upper limit convex portion and a lower limit convex portion are respectively provided on the inner sides opposite to each other of the left limit member and the right limit member, and both the upper limit convex portion and the lower limit convex portion are arc-shaped convex portions.

[0017] Furthermore, the clamping jaws are servo clamping jaws.

[0018] The present invention adopts the above technical solution, and has the advantages that: the equipment, through the coordination of the traction mechanism, the limit mechanism and the welding tool, can weld the honeycomb material strips in sequence with high production efficiency to obtain microporous honeycombs that meet the requirements. Further, by setting the positioning mechanism, a microporous honeycomb with better quality can be obtained. Specifically:

[0019] In the traction mechanism, through the cooperation of the clamping claw, the support plate, the first driving member and the second driving member and other structures, the honeycomb material strip can be driven to move along its length direction, so that two pre-assembled honeycomb material strips can be gradually welded together through the welding tool; the honeycomb column can be driven to move along the thickening direction and return along its length direction, so as to facilitate the placement of new honeycomb material strips at the initial welding position and continue welding, thereby realizing the sequential welding of the honeycomb material strips.

[0020] In the limiting mechanism, the left limiting member and the right limiting member are arranged in coordination, so that the honeycomb material strip can be better limited for pre-splicing, and the left and right upper limiting convex portions and the lower limiting convex portions cooperate, so that the honeycomb material strip can be better limited and conveniently pulled out for welding.

[0021] In the positioning mechanism, the transmission chain, positioning track and positioning parts are arranged in coordination, so that the positioning needle can run stably along the predetermined track, so that the positioning needle and the synchronously moving microporous honeycomb can be accurately positioned and coordinated, thereby achieving the purpose of better supporting the honeycomb material strip and its accurate splicing. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of one embodiment of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A partial structural diagram of

[0024] Figure 3 for Figure 2 The enlarged structural diagram of the middle B part;

[0025] Figure 4 for Figure 1 The enlarged structural diagram of the middle A part;

[0026] Figure 5 for Figure 4 The enlarged structural diagram of the middle C part;

[0027] Figure 6 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the coordination structure between the central positioning mechanism and the honeycomb material strip;

[0028] Figure 7 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the coordination structure between the left and right stoppers and the honeycomb material strip;

[0029] Figure 8 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the structure from another angle.

[0030] In the figure, 1, frame, 2, traction mechanism, 3, limiting mechanism, 4, welding tool, 5, positioning mechanism, 6, mounting frame, 7, honeycomb material belt; 21, support plate, 22, clamping claw member, 23, first driving member, 24, second driving member; 31, left limiting member, 32, right limiting member, 33, third driving member, 34, fourth driving member, 35, limiting channel; 51, transmission chain, 52, positioning track, 53, positioning member, 54, rib plate, 55, driving wheel, 56, driven wheel, 57, fifth driving member; 221, welding port, 222, upper clamping protrusion, 223, lower clamping protrusion; 311, upper limit protrusion, 312, lower limit protrusion; 531, slide seat, 532, positioning pin, 533, hinge shaft. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] In order to clearly illustrate the technical features of the present solution, the present invention is described in detail below through specific implementation methods and in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. In the following description, many specific details are described to facilitate a full understanding of the present application. However, the present application can also be implemented in other ways different from those described herein. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application is not limited by the specific embodiments disclosed below.

[0032] In addition, in the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "axial", "radial", "circumferential" and the like indicate positions or positional relationships based on the positions or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present application. In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used only for descriptive purposes, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of such features. In the description of the present application, the meaning of "multiple" is two or more, unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0033] In this application, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", "connected", "fixed" and the like 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, an electrical connection, or a communication; it can be a direct connection, or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in this application can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0034] In the present application, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, a first feature "above" or "below" a second feature may be that the first and second features are in direct contact, or the first and second features are in indirect contact through an intermediate medium. In the description of this specification, the description with reference to the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "example", "specific example", or "some examples" means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in conjunction with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present application. In this specification, the schematic representation of the above terms does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described may be combined in an appropriate manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

[0035] like Figure 1-8 As shown, in this embodiment, the microporous honeycomb assembly and laser welding equipment includes a frame 1; and a traction mechanism 2 arranged on the frame 1, such as Figure 2-3 As shown, the traction mechanism 2 includes a support plate 21 for supporting the honeycomb material strip 7, and a clamping claw 22 for clamping the head of the honeycomb material strip is provided at the front end of the support plate 21. The support plate 21 can be driven by a first driving member 23 provided on the frame 1 to move the honeycomb material strip along its length direction, and the clamping claw 22 can be driven by a second driving member 24 provided on the support plate 21 to deflect the honeycomb material strip on the support plate 21 along its thickness direction;

[0036] And a limiting mechanism 3 arranged on the frame 1, such as Figure 4 As shown, the limiting mechanism 3 includes a left limiting member 31 and a right limiting member 32 arranged on the left and right sides of the honeycomb material strip, and the left limiting member 31 and the right limiting member 32 can be driven to be relatively close or far away by a third driving member 33 and a fourth driving member 34 arranged on the frame 1, respectively. When the left limiting member 31 and the right limiting member 32 are close to each other, a limiting channel 35 can be formed on the support plate 21 to just limit the pre-assembly of the honeycomb material strip;

[0037] And the welding tool 4 arranged on the frame 1, such as Figure 4 As shown, the welding tool 4 is arranged on the front side of the left limiting member 31 or the right limiting member 32, so that the honeycomb material strip can be welded while being pulled out and moved from the limiting channel 35.

[0038] Working principle: When starting to produce microporous honeycombs, first put two honeycomb material strips 7 between the left limiter 31 and the right limiter 32; then first clamp the head of the honeycomb material strip through the clamping jaw 22, and then drive the two to approach each other through the third driving member 33 and the fourth driving member 34, so that the honeycomb material strip 7 is limited and matched to pre-assemble a honeycomb column; then move it with the action of the clamping jaw 22 and the support plate, and start the welding tool while moving to achieve welding while moving; when the honeycomb column is welded, the support plate stops, and then the honeycomb column is offset from the welding line under the action of the second driving member 24. During the offset process, the left limiter 31 and the right limiter 32 move relatively far away from each other so that the honeycomb column can return smoothly; after returning to the initial welding position under the action of the first driving member 23, the clamping jaw 22 releases the welded honeycomb column, and at the same time takes a new honeycomb material strip to match the honeycomb column, and repeats the above operation until a microporous honeycomb of a set thickness is produced. The supplement of the honeycomb material strip can be, but is not limited to, achieved manually.

[0039] In one embodiment, in order to prevent the left stopper 31 and the right stopper 32 from causing the honeycomb strip to deform due to overpressure when the honeycomb strip is limited, a positioning mechanism 5 can be provided on the frame, such as Figure 5-6 As shown, it specifically includes a parallel transmission chain 51 and a positioning track 52, the positioning track 52 is arranged above the limiting channel 35, and a plurality of positioning members 53 are connected along the length direction of the transmission chain 51 on one side close to the positioning track 52, the positioning member 53 includes a slide 531, one end of the slide 531 can cooperate with the positioning track 52 so that it can move along the positioning track 52 with the transmission chain 51, and the other end is connected with a positioning needle 532, and the distance between adjacent positioning needles is an integer multiple of the distance between adjacent micro-holes, so that some of the positioning needles 532 that move synchronously with the honeycomb material belt can enter the limiting channel 35 and cooperate with the micro-holes formed by splicing the honeycomb material belt 7.

[0040] When the two honeycomb material strips are limited and spliced, the partial positioning pins 532 at the bottom of the positioning track 52 are just limited in some micro-holes, so as to better support the honeycomb material strips and make them quickly and accurately spliced. When the honeycomb material strips are clamped, pulled and moved for welding, the conveyor chain 51 that moves synchronously with it moves with the positioning parts 53. When the initial partial positioning pins 532 can be positioned to the rear end of the honeycomb material strip, the front positioning pins 43 will move out of the micro-holes in sequence with the moving welding; when the initial partial positioning pins 532 cannot be positioned to the rear end of the honeycomb material strip, the front positioning pins 532 will move out of the micro-holes in sequence with the moving welding, and new positioning pins 532 at the rear will enter the micro-holes in sequence, so that the honeycomb material strips are always supported when they are in the limited and spliced ​​position.

[0041] Furthermore, in order to better achieve the depth coordination between the positioning pin and the microhole, the positioning pin 532 is connected to the slide seat 531 through the hinge shaft 533, and the hinge shaft 533 is parallel to the chain axis of the conveying chain. In this way, when the positioning pin 532 rotates to the lower part of the positioning track, it can move vertically into the microhole to achieve the depth coordination between the two, and vice versa when moving out.

[0042] Furthermore, the bottom of the positioning track 52 is composed of a straight track section in the middle and inclined track sections on both sides thereof. With such a configuration, the positioning member 53 can transition to the straight track section more stably, and the straight track section can cooperate with multiple positioning members 53 at the same time to position multiple microholes.

[0043] Furthermore, the positioning mechanism 5 is arranged on the frame 1 via a mounting frame 6 .

[0044] Furthermore, the fourth driving member 34 is disposed between the mounting frame 6 and the frame 1, the positioning track 52 is suspended above the limiting channel 35 through a rib plate 54 fixed to the top of the mounting frame 6, and the transmission chain 51 is suspended on one side of the positioning track 52 through a driving wheel 55 and a driven wheel 56 disposed on the top of the mounting frame 6. The driving wheel is specifically driven by a driving member, which can be a pulley drive or a direct motor drive. As for the mounting frame, its bottom does not contact the support plate part,

[0045] Furthermore, the structures of the fourth driving member 34 and the third driving member 33 are as follows: Figure 4 and 8 As shown, the third driving member 33 specifically includes two left slide rails fixedly connected to the frame, each left slide rail is provided with a left slide seat, the top of the two left slide seats is fixedly connected with a left connecting plate, the left limit member is connected to the left connecting plate, the bottom of the left connecting plate is fixedly connected with a left limit block, the left limit block is connected with a left lead screw, and the left lead screw is driven by a left motor provided on the frame to drive the left limit member to move left or right when needed. The top of the left connecting plate is a storage platform, which can be used to place the honeycomb material strips to be used, so as to facilitate the production personnel to select new honeycomb material strips for splicing as needed. Figure 8 As shown, the fourth driving member 34 specifically includes a right motor, a right lead screw, a right limit block, and two groups of right slide seats and right slide rails. At least two groups of right slide seats and right slide rails are arranged between the mounting frame and the right limit member to enable the right limit member to slide relative to the mounting frame; the right limit block is fixedly connected to the right limit member, the right lead screw is threadedly matched with the right limit block, and the right lead screw can be driven by the right motor fixed on the frame to drive the right limit member to move left or right when necessary. Although the above structure is not specifically shown in detail by the drawings, it is sufficient for ordinary technicians in this field to understand how the above structure is set according to the above description combined with the drawings.

[0046] Regarding the structures of the first driving member 23 and the second driving member 24, one of them is specifically as follows: Figure 2-3 As shown, the first driving member 23 includes a first lead screw rotatably arranged on the frame 1, a first slide rail 231 is arranged on the side of the first lead screw, the lower part of the support plate 21 is threadedly matched with the first lead screw and slidably arranged with the first slide rail 231, so that the first lead screw can be driven to rotate by a first motor 232 arranged on the frame 1 to drive the support plate 21 to move. The second driving member 24 includes a fixed seat 241 fixed to the support plate 21, a second slide rail 242 is arranged on the fixed seat 241, a slide seat 243 is arranged on the second slide rail 242, the clamping member 22 is fixed to the slide seat 243, a lead screw is connected between the fixed seat 241 and the slide seat 243, and the lead screw is connected to the second motor through a worm gear structure to drive the slide seat to move along the second slide rail.

[0047] In one embodiment, if Figure 5 As shown, the clamping jaw 22 includes two clamping jaws arranged on the left and right, and a welding port 221 extending to the clamping end thereof is provided on the clamping jaw arranged near the welding tool 4. The welding tool 4 is arranged on one side of the welding port at the initial welding position, and laser welding can be performed through the welding port 221. If the head of the honeycomb material strip is clamped at the position of the welding port 221, the welding of the honeycomb material strip can be realized from the beginning without being affected by the clamping of the servo clamping jaws.

[0048] Further, such as Figure 5 As shown, the inner side of the clamping jaw is provided with an upper clamping protrusion 222 and a lower clamping protrusion 223 that can match the shape of the honeycomb material strip, and the welding port 221 is provided between the upper clamping protrusion 222 and the lower clamping protrusion 223. In this way, the concave and convex parts can match with the honeycomb material strip 3, so as to tightly clamp a number of honeycomb material strips. The clamping jaw 22 can specifically adopt a servo clamping jaw.

[0049] In one embodiment, if Figure 7 As shown, the left limiting member 31 and the right limiting member 32 are provided with an upper limit convex portion 311 and a lower limit convex portion 312 on the inner sides thereof. Such a configuration can reduce the contact area on the basis of better limiting the honeycomb material strip, so that it is convenient to be pulled out for welding. In addition, the upper limit convex portion 311 and the lower limit convex portion 312 are both arc-shaped convex portions, so that the honeycomb material strip can be pulled out and moved more smoothly on the basis of being limited, so as to smoothly realize subsequent welding. The left limiting member 31 and the right limiting member 32 can specifically adopt a limiting plate respectively.

[0050] The above specific implementation manner cannot be used as a limitation on the protection scope of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, any substitution, improvement or change made to the implementation manner of the present invention falls within the protection scope of the present invention.

[0051] The matters not described in detail in the present invention are all known technologies to those skilled in the art.

Claims

1. A microporous honeycomb assembly and laser welding device, characterized in that: Including rack; A traction mechanism is arranged on the frame, the traction mechanism comprises a support plate for supporting the honeycomb material strip, a front end of the support plate is provided with a clamping claw for clamping the head of the honeycomb material strip, the support plate can be driven by a first driving member arranged on the frame to move the honeycomb material strip along its length direction, and the clamping claw can be driven by a second driving member arranged on the support plate to deflect the honeycomb material strip on the support plate along its thickness direction; A limiting mechanism is arranged on the frame, the limiting mechanism comprises a left limiting member and a right limiting member arranged on the left and right sides of the honeycomb material strip, the left limiting member and the right limiting member can be driven to be relatively close to or away from each other by a third driving member and a fourth driving member arranged on the frame respectively, and when the left limiting member and the right limiting member are close to each other, a limiting channel can be formed on the supporting plate to just limit the pre-assembly of the honeycomb material strip; A welding tool is arranged on the frame, and the welding tool is arranged in front of the left limiter or the right limiter, so that the honeycomb material strip can be welded while being pulled out and moved from the limiter channel; A positioning mechanism is arranged on the frame, the positioning mechanism comprises a transmission chain and a positioning track arranged in parallel, the positioning track is arranged above the limiting channel, a side of the transmission chain close to the positioning track is connected with a plurality of positioning members along its length direction, the positioning member comprises a slide seat, one end of the slide seat can cooperate with the positioning track so that it can move along the positioning track with the transmission chain, and the other end is connected with a positioning needle, and the distance between adjacent positioning needles is an integer multiple of the distance between adjacent micro-holes, so that some positioning needles that move synchronously with the honeycomb material strip can enter the limiting channel and cooperate with the micro-holes formed by splicing the honeycomb material strip; The bottom of the positioning track is composed of a straight track section in the middle and inclined track sections on both sides thereof. The straight track section can cooperate with a plurality of positioning members at the same time to position a plurality of micro holes.

2. The microporous honeycomb assembly and laser welding equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The positioning needle is connected to the sliding seat through a hinge shaft, and the hinge shaft is parallel to the chain shaft of the transmission chain.

3. The microporous honeycomb assembly and laser welding equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The positioning mechanism is mounted on the frame through a mounting bracket.

4. The microporous honeycomb assembly and laser welding equipment according to claim 3, characterized in that: The fourth driving member is arranged between the mounting frame and the frame, the positioning track is suspended above the limiting channel through a rib plate fixed to the top of the mounting frame, and the transmission chain is suspended on one side of the positioning track through a driving wheel and a driven wheel arranged on the top of the mounting frame.

5. The microporous honeycomb assembly and laser welding equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The clamping jaw member comprises two clamping jaws arranged on the left and right, and the clamping jaw arranged close to the welding tool is provided with a welding opening extending to the clamping end thereof.

6. The microporous honeycomb assembly and laser welding equipment according to claim 5, characterized in that: An upper clamping convex part and a lower clamping convex part which can match the shape of the honeycomb material strip are arranged on the clamping inner side of the clamping jaws, and the welding port is arranged between the upper clamping convex part and the lower clamping convex part.

7. The microporous honeycomb assembly and laser welding equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: An upper limit convex portion and a lower limit convex portion are respectively disposed on the opposite inner sides of the left limit member and the right limit member, and both the upper limit convex portion and the lower limit convex portion are arc-shaped convex portions.

8. The microporous honeycomb assembly and laser welding equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The clamping jaws are servo clamping jaws.

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