Damping type split pin expander and its expanding method

By designing a damped cotter pin flaring machine, a cylinder-driven conical needle is used to automatically complete the flaring operation of the round end of the cotter pin, solving the problem that existing equipment cannot meet the requirements of damped cotter pin flaring, and realizing automated production and improved safety.

CN117282863BActive Publication Date: 2026-02-27XIAN NORTH QINGHUA ELECTRIC APP CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202311471394.4
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2023-11-07
Publication Date
2026-02-27
Estimated Expiration
2043-11-07

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Technical Problem

Existing cotter pin flaring equipment cannot meet the flaring requirements of damped cotter pins, resulting in high labor intensity, low production efficiency, and safety hazards due to manual operation.

Method used

A damped cotter pin flaring machine was designed, comprising a flaring protection mechanism, a combined fixing mechanism, and an ejection mechanism. It uses a cylinder to drive a conical needle to automatically complete the flaring operation of the round end of the cotter pin, and achieves automated control by combining the combined fixing mechanism and a contact switch.

Benefits of technology

It enables automatic flaring of the round end of damped cotter pins, reducing labor intensity, improving production efficiency, reducing safety hazards, and allowing adjustment of the flaring diameter to meet quality requirements.

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Abstract

The present application relates to the technical field of initiating explosive assembly, and discloses a damping type split pin flaring machine. The damping type split pin flaring machine comprises a flaring protection mechanism, a combined fixing mechanism, an ejection mechanism, a contact switch and a device button. The flaring protection mechanism, the combined fixing mechanism and the ejection mechanism are arranged in a straight line. The combined fixing mechanism is located in the middle, the ejection mechanism is arranged on one side of the combined fixing mechanism, and the flaring protection mechanism is arranged on the other side of the combined fixing mechanism. The damping type split pin flaring machine realizes automatic leading-out and flaring operation of the round head end of the damping type split pin, reduces the labor intensity of personnel and the safety hidden danger existing in the operation process, and improves the original production process technical level.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of initiating explosive assembly, and particularly discloses a damping split pin flaring machine and a flaring method thereof. BACKGROUND

[0002] The damping split pin is a special form of split pin, which comprises a split pin, a spring and a fixed block, the spring is sleeved in the circumferential direction of the axis of the split pin, and the tail of the split pin is fixed in the fixed block; in the process of product assembly by using the damping split pin, the damping split pin is placed in a sleeve, and the round head end of the damping split pin extends out of the round hole of the sleeve. In order to fix the axial relative position of the damping split pin and the sleeve, the round head end of the damping split pin needs to be flared.

[0003] The existing split pin flaring equipment on the market mainly flares the tail of the split pin, and there is no special equipment for flaring the round head end of the split pin; and the damping split pin has rotation and certain damping characteristics, so other automatic flaring equipment on the market cannot meet the flaring requirements of the damping split pin.

[0004] Therefore, the current flaring production of the damping split pin adopts a production mode in which the round head end of the split pin is manually guided out by using a tapered needle to overcome the spring force, which greatly increases the labor intensity, is low in production efficiency, is easy to cause mechanical injury to the operator, and frequently guiding out the split pin end can damage the flaring tapered needle, so that the flaring tapered needle needs to be frequently replaced, resulting in production waste.

[0005] Therefore, it is necessary to develop a mechanical device for damping split pin to realize mechanical automatic flaring operation of the damping split pin, and solve the problems of mechanical injury, high labor intensity, low production efficiency and production waste caused by manual flaring operation. SUMMARY

[0006] The specific solution of the present application is as follows:

[0007] In a first aspect, the present application provides a damping split pin flaring machine, which comprises a flaring protection mechanism 6, a combined fixing mechanism 11, an ejection mechanism 3, a contact switch 5 and a device button 2; the flaring protection mechanism 6, the combined fixing mechanism 11 and the ejection mechanism 3 are arranged in a straight line; the combined fixing mechanism 11 is located in the middle, the ejection mechanism 3 is arranged on one side of the combined fixing mechanism 11, and the flaring protection mechanism 6 is arranged on the other side of the combined fixing mechanism 11.

[0008] The flaring protection mechanism 6 comprises a support frame 9, a guide pressing block 8 and a baffle 7; the support frame 9 is a Z-shaped structure; a flaring protection mechanism power source device is arranged above the upper top plate of the Z-shaped structure; the flaring protection mechanism power source device is connected with a taper pin for opening the split pin, and pushes the taper pin to move vertically; the guide pressing block 8 is fixed to the side of the vertical direction plate of the Z-shaped structure and below the upper top plate of the Z-shaped structure of the support frame 9; one end of the guide pressing block 8 outward is a double-layer structure with a central opening, and the central opening can accommodate the taper pin; the baffle 7 is arranged outside the support frame 9, and one side of the baffle 7 is connected with the top plate of the Z-shaped structure and the other side is connected with the vertical direction plate of the Z-shaped structure.

[0009] The combined fixing mechanism 11 comprises an opening pin adjusting support 10 and a sleeve fixing support 12; the opening pin adjusting support 10 and the sleeve fixing support 12 are adjacent, the sleeve fixing support 12 is close to one side of the ejection mechanism 3, and the opening pin adjusting support 10 is below the guide pressing block 8; an air slot structure is arranged below the upper top plate of the opening pin adjusting support 10, forming a C-shaped opening slot 15; a guide groove is further arranged outside the end of the C-shaped opening slot 15 close to the ejection mechanism 3, and the shape of the guide groove matches the round head end of the split pin, guiding the round head end of the split pin to be horizontal; the sleeve fixing support 12 is internally provided with a first strip-shaped groove and a second strip-shaped groove perpendicular to each other;

[0010] The ejection mechanism 3 comprises an ejection power source device, a driving plate 4, a top rod 14 and a guide support 13; the driving plate 4 is connected with the power source device; the driving plate 4 is an L-shaped plate, and a stepped hole is arranged on the plate surface of the L-shaped plate; one end of the top rod 14 is fixed in the stepped hole, and the other end of the top rod 14 is placed in the round hole of the guide support 13; the guide support 13 is located between the driving plate 4 and the sleeve fixing support 12;

[0011] The contact switch 5 is parallel to the combined fixing mechanism 11 and located at the side of the combined fixing mechanism 11; the driving plate 4 can contact and trigger the contact switch 5 after horizontal displacement;

[0012] The contact switch 5 controls the flaring protection mechanism power source device; the equipment button 2 controls the ejection power source device.

[0013] Preferably, the flaring protection mechanism 6, the combined fixing mechanism 11 and the ejection mechanism 3 are all fixed on the bottom plate 1, and the bottom plate 1 is a flat plate structure.

[0014] Preferably, the bottom of the support frame 9 of the flaring protection mechanism 6 and the ejection mechanism 3 is provided with a long slot, and the flaring protection mechanism 6 and the ejection mechanism 3 can move horizontally in the long slot, so as to facilitate the adjustment of the relative positions of the flaring protection mechanism 6, the ejection mechanism 3 and the combined fixing mechanism 11.

[0015] Preferably, the ejection power source device and the flaring protection mechanism power source device are both air cylinders.

[0016] Preferably, a vertical circular hole is arranged in the middle of the split pin adjusting support 10 to serve as a one-time guiding and righting function for the taper pin.

[0017] Preferably, the split pin adjusting support 10 and the sleeve fixing support 12 of the combined fixing mechanism 11 are designed in a split manner, and the material hardness of the sleeve fixing support 12 is greater than that of the split pin adjusting support 10, so as to avoid damage to the pipe body by the sleeve fixing support 12, save processing cost, and meet the use requirements of production needs.

[0018] Preferably, the depth and width of the first strip-shaped groove of the sleeve fixing support 12 are greater than those of the second strip-shaped groove, so as to facilitate manual taking and placing of products.

[0019] Preferably, the baffle 7 is a plexiglass plate, which facilitates manual observation of the running state of the equipment at any time.

[0020] Preferably, the middle part of the ejector rod of the ejection mechanism is in a hollow structure, which prevents deformation of the tail part of the damping split pin during contact between the ejector rod 14 and the tail part of the damping split pin.

[0021] In the second aspect, the application provides a flaring method using the damping split pin flaring machine of the first aspect, which comprises the following steps:

[0022] First, place the sleeve with the damping split pin on the sleeve fixing support 12, start the equipment button 2, start the ejection power source device, and extend the ejection mechanism, which drives the driving plate 4 and the ejector rod 14 on the driving plate 4 to move forward, the ejector rod 14 extends into the sleeve and overcomes the resistance in the damping split pin, and the round head end of the damping split pin is ejected out of the circular hole of the sleeve, and the round head end of the split pin is adjusted to a horizontal position by the action of the split pin adjusting support 10, so as to meet the flaring requirements; at the same time, the driving plate 4 touches the contact switch 5, the flaring protection mechanism power source device of the flaring protection mechanism 6 is started, and the taper pin vertically descends to perform flaring on the extended round head end of the split pin.

[0023] The application has the following beneficial effects:

[0024] The damping type split pin flaring machine designed in the application realizes automatic leading out and flaring operation of the round head end of the damping type split pin, reduces labor intensity of personnel and potential safety hazards existing in the operation process, improves the original production process technical level; during operation, in addition to manually taking and placing products, automatic flaring of the split pin can be completed by only operating a button, the operation is simple, maintenance is convenient, and the overall production efficiency is improved; by adjusting the relative distance of the combined fixing mechanism and the ejection mechanism, and controlling the contact time of the driving plate and the contact switch, the flaring diameter size is adjustable, product quality requirements are met; the overall structure is simple, the occupied space is small, and the damping type split pin flaring machine has good popularization and application prospect. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0025] Fig. 1 It is a front view of the damping type split pin flaring machine.

[0026] Fig. 2 It is an axial side view of the damping type split pin flaring machine. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] For the purpose, technical scheme and advantages of the application, further description is made below by combining the drawings and examples. It should be understood that the examples are only used to illustrate the technical effects of the application, and are not used to limit the protection scope of the application.

[0028] Example 1

[0029] As Figs. 1-2 described, a damping type split pin flaring machine comprises a bottom plate 1, the bottom plate 1 is provided with a flaring protection mechanism 6, a combined fixing mechanism 11, a contact switch 5 and an ejection mechanism 3; the flaring protection mechanism 6, the combined fixing mechanism 11 and the ejection mechanism 3 are arranged in a linear form; the combined fixing mechanism 11 is arranged at the middle part of the bottom plate 1, the ejection mechanism 3 is arranged at the left side of the combined fixing mechanism 11, the flaring protection mechanism 6 is arranged at the right side of the combined fixing mechanism 11, and all are connected with the bottom plate 1 through bolts; and a long hole is arranged at the bottom of the support frame 9 of the ejection mechanism 3 and the flaring protection mechanism 6, the ejection mechanism 3 and the flaring protection mechanism 6 can move horizontally in the long hole, so as to facilitate adjustment of the relative positions of the flaring protection mechanism 6, the ejection mechanism 3 and the combined fixing mechanism 11; the equipment button 2 is connected with the bottom plate 1.

[0030] The power sources of the flaring protection mechanism 6 and the ejection mechanism 3 are both air cylinders. The air cylinder can provide sufficient power, is suitable for dangerous industries, and is clean and sanitary.

[0031] The open pin adjusting support 10 and the sleeve fixing support 12 included in the combined fixing mechanism 11 are arranged adjacent to the middle part of the bottom plate 1, and are separately processed, the material of the sleeve fixing support 12 is steel, and the material of the open pin adjusting support 10 is plastic, so that the processing cost is saved and the sleeve of the open pin is prevented from being damaged. The upper end of the open pin adjusting support 10 is provided with a C-shaped open groove 15 and a guide groove, the guide groove is matched with the round head end of the open pin, the round head end of the open pin is adjusted to be in a horizontal position, and the round head end of the open pin after adjustment can be limited in a vertical direction once. A vertical circular hole is arranged at the middle part of the open pin adjusting support 10, which is used for guiding and righting the conical needle once.

[0032] The sleeve fixing support 12 is provided with a first strip-shaped groove and a second strip-shaped groove which are perpendicular to each other, the depth and width of the first strip-shaped groove which is perpendicular to the straight line direction of the three mechanism connecting lines of the flaring protection mechanism 6, the combined fixing mechanism 11 and the ejection mechanism 3 are both greater than those of the second strip-shaped groove, so that the product is convenient for manual taking and placing; and a protection plate is arranged at the right end of the second strip-shaped groove, which can prevent the conical needle from scratching the end face of the sleeve during flaring operation.

[0033] The flaring protection mechanism 6 includes a support frame 9, a guide pressing block 8 and a baffle 7. The guide pressing block 8 is arranged at the middle part of the support frame 9 and is located directly above the sleeve fixing support 12, and limits the sleeve in a vertical direction. One end of the guide pressing block 8 adopts a double-layer structure with an open middle part, the upper layer is a semicircular opening, and the lower layer is a center groove-shaped opening. The guide pressing block 8 can not only guide the flaring conical needle once, but also facilitate the quick replacement of the flaring conical needle. The baffle 7 is arranged outside the support frame 9. By using the combined action of the guide pressing block 8 and the baffle 7, mechanical injury caused by close contact between the human body and the conical needle can be avoided. The baffle 7 adopts a visual organic glass plate, which is convenient for manual observation of the running state of the equipment at any time.

[0034] The ejection mechanism 3 includes an ejection cylinder, a driving plate 4, a top rod 14 and a guide support 13. The driving plate 4 is connected with the ejection cylinder through bolts. The structure of the driving plate 4 is an L-shaped plate, and a stepped hole is arranged at one end of the driving plate 4 for mounting the top rod 14. In order to guide and support the top rod 14, the guide support 13 is arranged in front of the driving plate, and one end of the top rod 14 is placed in the circular hole of the guide support 13. At the same time, the top rod 14 is arranged in a hollow structure at the middle part, which can prevent the tail of the damping open pin from being deformed during the contact process between the top rod 14 and the damping open pin.

[0035] The contact switch 5 is parallel to the combined fixing mechanism 11 and is located on the side of the combined fixing mechanism 11. The driving plate 4 can contact and trigger the contact switch 5 after horizontal displacement.

[0036] The contact switch 5 controls the air cylinder of the flaring protection mechanism 6; the equipment button 2 controls the ejecting air cylinder.

[0037] Example 2

[0038] The flaring method of the damping type split pin flaring machine is completed by using the device described in Example 1, which includes the following steps:

[0039] First, place the sleeve with the damping type split pin on the sleeve fixing support 12, start the equipment button 2, the ejecting mechanism extends, drives the driving plate 4 and the ejecting rod 14 on the driving plate 4 to move forward, the ejecting rod 14 extends into the sleeve and overcomes the resistance in the damping type split pin, ejects the round head end of the damping type split pin out of the round hole of the sleeve, adjusts the round head end of the split pin to be horizontal by the action of the split pin adjusting support 10, meets the flaring requirement; at the same time, the driving plate 4 touches the contact switch 5, starts the flaring protection mechanism 6, the conical needle descends, and flares the extended split pin round head end.

Claims

1. A damping split pin swage machine characterized by, It includes flared protection mechanism (6), combined fixing mechanism (11), ejection mechanism (3), contact switch (5) and equipment button (2); The flared protection mechanism (6), combined fixing mechanism (11) and ejection mechanism (3) are arranged in a straight line; The combined fixing mechanism (11) is located in the middle, the ejection mechanism (3) is arranged on one side of the combined fixing mechanism (11), and the flared protection mechanism (6) is arranged on the other side of the combined fixing mechanism (11); The flared protection mechanism (6) comprises a support frame (9), a guide pressing block (8) and a baffle (7); The support frame (9) is a Z-shaped structure; A flared protection mechanism power source device is arranged above the top plate of the upper portion of the Z-shaped structure; The flared protection mechanism power source device is connected with a tapered needle for opening the pin flaring, and drives the tapered needle to move vertically; The guide pressing block (8) is fixed to the side of the vertical direction plate of the Z-shaped structure and located below the upper portion of the top plate of the Z-shaped structure of the support frame (9); One end of the guide pressing block (8) outward is a double-layer structure with a central opening, and the central opening can accommodate the tapered needle; The baffle (7) is arranged outside the support frame (9), and one side of the baffle (7) is connected with the Z-shaped structure top plate of the support frame (9), and the other side is connected with the vertical direction plate of the Z-shaped structure; The combined fixing mechanism (11) comprises an opening pin adjusting support (10) and a sleeve fixing support (12); The opening pin adjusting support (10) and the sleeve fixing support (12) are adjacent, the sleeve fixing support (12) is close to one side of the ejection mechanism (3), and the opening pin adjusting support (10) is located below the guide pressing block (8); A hollow groove structure is formed below the upper portion of the top plate of the opening pin adjusting support (10), and a C-shaped opening groove (15) is formed; A guide groove is further arranged outside one end of the C-shaped opening groove (15) close to the ejection mechanism (3), the guide groove is matched with the round head end of the opening pin in shape, and the round head end of the opening pin is guided to be horizontal; The sleeve fixing support (12) is provided with a first strip-shaped groove and a second strip-shaped groove which are perpendicular to each other; The ejection mechanism (3) comprises an ejection power source device, a driving plate (4), a top rod (14) and a guide support (13), and the driving plate (4) is connected with the power source device; The driving plate (4) is an L-shaped plate, and a stepped hole is arranged on the plate surface of the L-shaped plate; One end of the top rod (14) is fixed in the stepped hole, and the other end of the top rod (14) is placed in the circular hole of the guide support (13); The guide support (13) is located between the driving plate (4) and the sleeve fixing support (12); The contact switch (5) is parallel to the combined fixing mechanism (11) and located on the side of the combined fixing mechanism (11); The driving plate (4) can contact and trigger the contact switch (5) after horizontal displacement; The contact switch (5) controls the flared protection mechanism power source device; The equipment button (2) controls the ejection power source device.

2. The damping split pin swage machine of claim 1, wherein, The flaring protection mechanism (6), the combined fixing mechanism (11) and the ejection mechanism (3) are fixed on the bottom plate (1), and the bottom plate (1) is a flat plate structure.

3. The damping split pin swage machine of claim 1, wherein, The support frame (9) of the ejection mechanism (3) and the flaring protection mechanism (6) is provided with a long hole at the bottom, and the ejection mechanism (3) and the flaring protection mechanism (6) can move horizontally in the long hole, so that the relative positions of the flaring protection mechanism (6), the ejection mechanism (3) and the combined fixing mechanism (11) can be adjusted.

4. The damping split pin swage machine of claim 1, wherein, The ejection power source device and the flaring protection mechanism power source device are both air cylinders.

5. The damping split pin swage machine of claim 1 wherein, A vertical circular hole is arranged at the middle position of the split pin adjusting support (10), and the circular hole is matched with the taper pin.

6. The damping split pin swage machine of claim 1, wherein, The split pin adjusting support (10) and the sleeve fixing support (12) included in the combined fixing mechanism (11) are designed in a split mode, and the material hardness of the sleeve fixing support (12) is greater than that of the split pin adjusting support (10).

7. The damping split pin swage machine of claim 1 wherein, The depth and width of the first strip-shaped groove of the sleeve fixing support (12) are greater than those of the second strip-shaped groove.

8. The damping split pin swage machine of claim 1, wherein, The baffle (7) is a plexiglass plate, which is convenient for manual observation of the running state of the equipment at any time.

9. The damping split pin swage machine of claim 1, wherein, The middle part of the ejector rod is a hollow structure, which prevents the deformation of the tail part of the damping split pin during the contact process of the ejector rod (14) and the tail part of the damping split pin.

10. A method of flaring using the flaring machine of any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein, The method comprises the following steps: First, place the sleeve with the damping split pin on the sleeve fixing support (12), start the equipment button (2), start the ejection power source device and the ejection mechanism, drive the driving plate (4) and the ejector rod (14) on the driving plate (4) to move forward, the ejector rod (14) extends into the sleeve and overcomes the resistance in the damping split pin, and the round head end of the damping split pin is ejected out of the circular hole of the sleeve, and the round head end of the split pin is automatically adjusted to a horizontal position by the action of the split pin adjusting support (10), which meets the flaring requirement; at the same time, the driving plate (4) touches the contact switch (5), the flaring protection mechanism power source device of the flaring protection mechanism (6) is started, the taper pin vertically descends, and the flared end of the split pin is flared.

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