A slope tool capable of rapid positioning and rapid model changing and a method of use

By designing a slope tooling that enables rapid positioning and quick changeover, and utilizing polygonal adjustment blocks and threaded rod structures, the problems of time-consuming angle adjustments and cumbersome changeovers when machining inclined surfaces are solved, achieving high-precision inclined surface machining at high efficiency and low cost.

CN117324973BActive Publication Date: 2025-12-05ZHENJIANG SANWEI CONVEYING EQUIP CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202311522556.2
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2023-11-15
Publication Date
2025-12-05
Estimated Expiration
2043-11-15

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Technical Problem

Existing technologies for machining inclined surfaces suffer from time-consuming angle adjustments, cumbersome model changes, and high costs, especially in applications using ordinary milling/grinding machines and three-axis machining centers, making it difficult to achieve fast, efficient, and high-precision machining.

Method used

A slope tooling with rapid positioning and quick changeover was designed, including a tooling base, a handwheel adjustment assembly, and an adjustment block assembly. The tooling adjustment plate can be quickly adjusted and fixed by a polygonal adjustment block and a threaded rod structure, and can be used with a conventional machining center for high-precision slope machining.

Benefits of technology

It enables rapid positioning and quick model changeover, reducing equipment procurement costs while ensuring high precision and flatness of the workpiece's inclined surface, thus avoiding the need for traditional high-value equipment.

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Abstract

The application discloses a slope tool for rapid positioning and rapid type changing and a use method thereof, and relates to the technical field of machining tools, in particular to a slope tool for rapid positioning and rapid type changing. The slope tool comprises a tool base body, a hand wheel adjusting assembly, and an adjusting block assembly. The tool base body comprises a tool bottom plate and a tool adjusting plate. The hand wheel adjusting assembly is arranged between the tool bottom plate and the tool adjusting plate at one end away from a rotating shaft assembly. The distance between the tool adjusting plate and the tool bottom plate can be locked through the hand wheel adjusting assembly. The adjusting block assembly enables the tool adjusting plate to rotate relative to the tool bottom plate under the action of the rotating shaft assembly, so as to adjust the inclination angle of the tool adjusting plate. Traditional high-precision bevel machining usually requires the use of high-value four-axis machining centers or customized equipment. However, the slope tool for rapid positioning and rapid type changing can also be used in cooperation with ordinary machining centers to perform high-precision machining on the bevel of a workpiece. Compared with high-value four-axis machining centers or customized equipment, the slope tool can greatly reduce the equipment procurement cost, thereby reducing the machining cost of the bevel machining of the workpiece.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of machining tooling, in particular to a slope tooling for rapid positioning and rapid model changing and a use method thereof. BACKGROUND

[0002] In grinding or cutting processing, the processing of inclined surface is often involved.

[0003] When a common milling machine / ordinary grinding machine is configured with an inclination workbench or a universal vice to process the inclined surface, the angle adjustment of the workbench is time-consuming, and after initial adjustment, repeated trial cutting is required to reach the predetermined angle, and when the model is changed (the angle is changed), the tedious action of repeated debugging is required.

[0004] When a common milling machine / ordinary grinding machine is configured with an inclination workbench and a digital inclination instrument to process the inclined surface, although the angle adjustment of the workbench is facilitated, when the model is changed (the angle is changed), the tedious action of repeated debugging is required.

[0005] When a three-axis machining center processes the inclined surface, the machining trajectory of the tool is required to be programmed, and because the tool needs to mill the inclined surface in the form of a broken line, two contradictory problems are caused: first, using a large-diameter tool, the milling efficiency is relatively high, but the flatness of the inclined surface is poor (similar to sawtooth); second, using a small-diameter tool, the milling efficiency is low to ensure the flatness of the inclined surface. SUMMARY

[0006] The purpose of the present application is to provide a slope tooling for rapid positioning and rapid model changing and a use method thereof, so as to rapidly and efficiently process the inclined surface with guaranteed precision.

[0007] To solve the above technical problems, the present application provides a slope tooling for rapid positioning and rapid model changing, comprising:

[0008] A tooling base body, the tooling base body comprises a tooling bottom plate and a tooling adjusting plate, and one end of the tooling adjusting plate is rotatably connected with the tooling bottom plate through a rotating shaft assembly;

[0009] A handwheel adjusting assembly is arranged between the tooling bottom plate and the tooling adjusting plate away from the rotating shaft assembly, and the distance between the tooling adjusting plate and the tooling bottom plate can be locked through the handwheel adjusting assembly;

[0010] An adjusting block assembly is arranged between the tooling bottom plate and the tooling adjusting plate and abuts against the bottom surface supporting the tooling adjusting plate, so that the tooling adjusting plate rotates relative to the tooling bottom plate under the action of the rotating shaft assembly, thereby adjusting the inclination angle of the tooling adjusting plate.

[0011] Preferably, a clamp is detachably connected to the tool adjusting plate for clamping the workpiece to be processed.

[0012] Preferably, the adjusting block assembly comprises a polygonal adjusting block and an adjusting shaft, both ends of the adjusting shaft are rotatably installed on the tool base plate through bearing seats, and the polygonal adjusting block is sleeved and installed on the adjusting shaft and synchronously rotates with the adjusting shaft.

[0013] Preferably, one end of the adjusting shaft is connected with an angle adjusting hand wheel, and the adjusting shaft and the polygonal adjusting block are driven to rotate through the angle adjusting hand wheel.

[0014] Preferably, a plurality of inclined surfaces are processed on the outer edge of the polygonal adjusting block, and when the polygonal adjusting block rotates with the adjusting shaft, a plurality of the inclined surfaces form different angles with the tool base plate, so that the tool adjusting plate abutting against the inclined surfaces forms different angles with the tool base plate.

[0015] Preferably, eight inclined surfaces are processed on the outer edge of the polygonal adjusting block, corresponding to eight inclined angles of the tool adjusting plate.

[0016] Preferably, the hand wheel adjusting assembly comprises a threaded rod, one end of the threaded rod is fixedly arranged on the tool base plate through a threaded rod seat, the other end is sleeved with a height adjusting hand wheel, a self-adapting pressing block and a locking nut; the self-adapting pressing block is movably connected with the tool adjusting plate, and the self-adapting pressing block and the tool adjusting plate are clamped and fixed through the height adjusting hand wheel and the locking nut.

[0017] Preferably, the height adjusting hand wheel, the self-adapting pressing block and the locking nut are sequentially arranged on the threaded rod from bottom to top, the height adjusting hand wheel and the locking nut are threadedly connected with the threaded rod, the angle of the tool adjusting plate is adjusted by screwing the height adjusting hand wheel, and the position of the self-adapting pressing block and the tool adjusting plate is locked by screwing the locking nut.

[0018] Preferably, a U-shaped groove is formed on one side of the self-adapting pressing block for sleeving the threaded rod, and the self-adapting pressing block is rotatably connected with the tool adjusting plate through a pin shaft.

[0019] The application also provides a use method of the slope tool capable of rapid positioning and rapid model changing, comprising the following steps:

[0020] Step A: firstly, unlock the locking nut, and raise the height of the tool adjusting plate through the height adjusting hand wheel to leave space for the polygonal adjusting block to rotate;

[0021] Step B: then according to the angle of the inclined surface of the workpiece to be processed, the corresponding inclined surface of the polygonal adjusting block is in contact with the bottom surface of the tool adjusting plate;

[0022] Step C: the adjusting shaft and the polygonal adjusting block are rotated by rotating the angle adjusting hand wheel, the different inclined surfaces of the polygonal adjusting block are switched to be in contact with the bottom surface of the tool adjusting plate, so that the inclination angle of the tool adjusting plate is adjusted;

[0023] Step D: when the polygonal adjusting block is switched, the height adjusting hand wheel is adjusted downward, so that the bottom surface of the tool adjusting plate is in abutting contact with the inclined surface of the polygonal adjusting block;

[0024] Step E: when the bottom surface of the tool adjusting plate is in complete abutting contact with the inclined surface of the polygonal adjusting block, the self-adapting compression block rotates freely with the change of the angle of the tool adjusting plate, so that the self-adapting compression block is always parallel to the height adjusting hand wheel;

[0025] Step F: then the self-adapting compression block is compressed and fixed on the height adjusting hand wheel by rotating the locking nut, and the inclination angle switching of the slope tool is completed;

[0026] Step G: the workpiece to be processed is installed on the clamp of the tool adjusting plate, and finally the slope tool and the workpiece to be processed are sent into the machining center for machining.

[0027] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present application are:

[0028] Traditional high-precision inclined surface machining usually needs to use high-value four-axis machining centers or customized equipment; but the slope tool with rapid positioning and rapid change can also be used with ordinary machining centers to machine the inclined surface of the workpiece with high precision, which can greatly reduce the equipment procurement cost compared with high-value four-axis machining centers or customized equipment, thereby reducing the machining cost of the inclined surface of the workpiece.

[0029] Moreover, the slope tool with rapid positioning and rapid change can realize rapid positioning and rapid change, and the flatness of the inclined surface of the workpiece is also excellent. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0030] Figure 1 is a structure schematic view of a first perspective of a slope tool with rapid positioning and rapid change provided by the present application;

[0031] Figure 2 is a structure schematic view of a second perspective of a slope tool with rapid positioning and rapid change provided by the present application;

[0032] Figure 3 is a front view of a slope tool with rapid positioning and rapid change provided by the present application;

[0033] Figure 4 is a side view of a slope tool provided by the present application for rapid positioning and rapid model changing;

[0034] Figure 5 is a structural schematic view of an adjustment block assembly provided by the present application;

[0035] Figure 6 is a structural schematic view of a hand wheel adjustment assembly provided by the present application.

[0036] In the figure: 1, tool base plate; 2, tool adjustment plate; 3, rotating shaft assembly; 4, hand wheel adjustment assembly; 5, adjustment block assembly; 6, clamp; 401, threaded rod; 402, threaded rod seat; 403, height adjustment hand wheel; 404, self-adapting compression block; 405, locking nut; 406, pin shaft; 501, polygonal adjustment block; 502, adjustment rotating shaft; 503, bearing seat; 504, angle adjustment hand wheel. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0037] The present application will be further described below in conjunction with the drawings and specific embodiments. The advantages and features of the present application will be more apparent according to the following description and claims. It should be noted that the drawings are all very simplified and non-precise proportions are used, only for the purpose of facilitating and clarifying the purpose of assisting in the description of the embodiments of the present application.

[0038] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms “center”, “longitudinal”, “transverse”, “upper”, “lower”, “front”, “rear”, “left”, “right”, “vertical”, “horizontal”, “top”, “bottom”, “inner”, “outer” and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the purpose of facilitating the description of the present application and simplifying the description, and therefore cannot be understood as indicating or implying that the devices or elements referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the present application.

[0039] In the description of the present application, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms “mounting”, “connection”, “connection” should be understood broadly, for example, it can be fixedly connected, or it can be detachably connected, or integrally connected; it can be mechanically connected, or it can be electrically connected; it can be directly connected, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium; it can be the communication inside two elements. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0040] Example one

[0041] The present application provides a slope tool for rapid positioning and rapid model changing, please refer to Figures 1-4, including: tool base body, the tool base body includes tool base plate 1 and tool adjustment plate 2, and the tool adjustment plate 2 is rotatably connected with the tool base plate 1 by pivot assembly 3 at one end; hand wheel adjustment assembly 4 is arranged between the tool base plate 1 and the tool adjustment plate 2 away from the pivot assembly 3 at one end, and the distance between the tool adjustment plate 2 and the tool base plate 1 can be locked by the hand wheel adjustment assembly 4; adjustment block assembly 5 is arranged between the tool base plate 1 and the tool adjustment plate 2, and abuts against the bottom surface supporting the tool adjustment plate 2, so that the tool adjustment plate 2 rotates relative to the tool base plate 1 under the action of the pivot assembly 3, thereby adjusting the inclination angle of the tool adjustment plate 2.

[0042] Specifically, a clamp 6 is detachably connected to the tool adjustment plate 2 for clamping the workpiece to be processed, since the clamp 6 is arranged in parallel with the tool adjustment plate 2, and the inclination angle of the clamp 6 changes with the change of the angle of the tool adjustment plate 2.

[0043] Further, please refer to Figure 5 The adjustment block assembly 5 includes a polygonal adjustment block 501 and an adjustment pivot 502, both ends of the adjustment pivot 502 are rotatably installed on the tool base plate 1 through a bearing seat 503, and the polygonal adjustment block 501 is sleeved and installed on the adjustment pivot 502 and rotates synchronously with the adjustment pivot 502.

[0044] Further, one end of the adjustment pivot 502 is connected with an angle adjustment hand wheel 504, and the adjustment pivot 502 and the polygonal adjustment block 501 are driven to rotate by the angle adjustment hand wheel 504.

[0045] And, a plurality of inclined surfaces are processed on the outer edge of the polygonal adjustment block 501, when the polygonal adjustment block 501 rotates with the adjustment pivot 502, a plurality of the inclined surfaces respectively form different angles with the tool base plate 1, so that the tool adjustment plate 2 abutting against the inclined surfaces forms different angles with the tool base plate 1.

[0046] In some embodiments, eight inclined surfaces are processed on the outer edge of the polygonal adjustment block 501 in the present application, corresponding to eight inclination angles of the tool adjustment plate 2, that is, the tool adjustment plate 2 can correspondingly adjust eight inclination angles, further, a plurality of polygonal adjustment blocks can be pre-processed, and more inclination angle workpieces can be machined by replacing different polygonal adjustment blocks.

[0047] Specifically, please refer to Figure 6The hand wheel adjusting assembly 4 comprises a threaded rod 401, one end of the threaded rod 401 is fixed on the tooling bottom plate 1 through a threaded rod seat 402, the other end is sleeved with a height adjusting hand wheel 403, an adaptive compression block 404 and a locking nut 405; the adaptive compression block 404 is movably connected with the tooling adjusting plate 2, and the adaptive compression block 404 and the tooling adjusting plate 2 are clamped and fixed through the height adjusting hand wheel 403 and the locking nut 405.

[0048] Further, the height adjusting hand wheel 403, the adaptive compression block 404 and the locking nut 405 are sequentially arranged on the threaded rod 401 from bottom to top, the height adjusting hand wheel 403 is threadedly connected with the locking nut 405 and the threaded rod 401, the angle of the tooling adjusting plate 2 is adjusted by screwing the height adjusting hand wheel 403, and the position of the adaptive compression block 404 and the tooling adjusting plate 2 is locked by screwing the locking nut 405.

[0049] In some embodiments, the adaptive compression block 404 is provided with a U-shaped groove on one side for sleeving the threaded rod 401, and the adaptive compression block 404 is rotatably connected with the tooling adjusting plate 2 through a pin shaft 406. Traditional high-precision bevel machining usually needs to use high-value four-axis machining centers or customized equipment; but the slope tooling of the rapid positioning and rapid change can also be used with ordinary machining centers to machine the bevel of the workpiece with high precision, compared with high-value four-axis machining centers or customized equipment, which can greatly reduce the equipment procurement cost, thereby reducing the machining cost of the bevel machining of the workpiece.

[0050] Embodiment two

[0051] The application also provides a use method of the slope tooling of the rapid positioning and rapid change, please refer to Figures 1-6 , comprising the following steps:

[0052] Step A: first, unlock the locking nut 405, and raise the height of the tooling adjusting plate 2 through the height adjusting hand wheel 403, to leave space for the rotation of the polygonal adjusting block 501;

[0053] Step B: then, according to the angle of the inclined surface of the workpiece to be machined, select the corresponding bevel of the polygonal adjusting block 501 to contact the bottom surface of the tooling adjusting plate 2;

[0054] Step C: rotate the adjusting shaft 502 and the polygonal adjusting block 501 by screwing the angle adjusting hand wheel 504, switch the different bevels of the polygonal adjusting block 501 to contact the bottom surface of the tooling adjusting plate 2, so as to adjust the inclination angle of the tooling adjusting plate 2;

[0055] Step D: After the polygonal adjusting block 501 is switched, the height adjusting hand wheel 403 is turned down so that the bottom surface of the tool adjusting plate 2 is in contact with the inclined surface of the polygonal adjusting block 501;

[0056] Step E: When the bottom surface of the tool adjusting plate 2 is in full contact with the inclined surface of the polygonal adjusting block 501, the adaptive pressing block 404 rotates freely with the angle change of the tool adjusting plate 2 so that the adaptive pressing block 404 is always parallel to the height adjusting hand wheel 403;

[0057] Step F: Then the locking nut 405 is screwed to press and fix the adaptive pressing block 404 on the height adjusting hand wheel 403, and the switching of the slope tool is completed;

[0058] Step G: The workpiece to be processed is installed on the clamp 6 of the tool adjusting plate 2, and finally the slope tool and the workpiece to be processed are sent into the machining center for machining.

[0059] The slope tool with the quick positioning and quick changeover function can realize quick positioning and quick changeover, and the flatness of the inclined surface of the workpiece is also excellent.

[0060] The above description is only a description of the preferred embodiments of the present application, and does not limit the scope of the present application. Any modification or change made by a person skilled in the art according to the above disclosure is within the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A slope tooling for rapid positioning and rapid changeover, characterized in that, include: The tooling base includes a tooling base plate (1) and a tooling adjustment plate (2), and one end of the tooling adjustment plate (2) is rotatably connected to the tooling base plate (1) through a rotating shaft assembly (3); Handwheel adjustment assembly (4), the handwheel adjustment assembly (4) is disposed between the tooling base plate (1) and the tooling adjustment plate (2) at one end away from the rotating shaft assembly (3), and the distance between the tooling adjustment plate (2) and the tooling base plate (1) can be locked by the handwheel adjustment assembly (4); Adjustment block assembly (5), the adjustment block assembly (5) is disposed between the tooling base plate (1) and the tooling adjustment plate (2), and abuts against the bottom surface of the tooling adjustment plate (2), so that the tooling adjustment plate (2) rotates relative to the tooling base plate (1) under the action of the rotating shaft assembly (3), thereby adjusting the tilt angle of the tooling adjustment plate (2); The adjustment block assembly (5) includes a polygonal adjustment block (501) and an adjustment shaft (502). The two ends of the adjustment shaft (502) are rotatably mounted on the tooling base plate (1) through bearing seats (503). The polygonal adjustment block (501) is sleeved on the adjustment shaft (502) and rotates synchronously with the adjustment shaft (502). The outer edge of the polygonal adjustment block (501) is machined with multiple inclined surfaces. When the polygonal adjustment block (501) rotates with the adjustment shaft (502), the multiple inclined surfaces form different angles with the tooling base plate (1), so that the tooling adjustment plate (2) that abuts against the inclined surfaces forms different angles with the tooling base plate (1).

2. The slope tooling for rapid positioning and rapid changeover as described in claim 1, characterized in that, A clamp (6) is detachably connected to the tooling adjustment plate (2) for clamping the workpiece to be processed.

3. The slope tooling for rapid positioning and rapid changeover as described in claim 1, characterized in that, One end of the adjustment shaft (502) is connected to an angle adjustment handwheel (504), which drives the adjustment shaft (502) and the polygonal adjustment block (501) to rotate.

4. The slope tooling for rapid positioning and rapid changeover as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The outer edge of the polygonal adjustment block (501) is machined with eight inclined surfaces, which correspond to the eight tilt angles of the tooling adjustment plate (2).

5. The slope tooling for rapid positioning and rapid changeover as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The handwheel adjustment assembly (4) includes a threaded rod (401). One end of the threaded rod (401) is fixed to the tooling base plate (1) through a threaded rod seat (402), and the other end is fitted with a height adjustment handwheel (403), an adaptive clamping block (404), and a locking nut (405). The adaptive clamping block (404) is movably connected to the tooling adjustment plate (2), and the adaptive clamping block (404) and the tooling adjustment plate (2) are clamped and fixed by the height adjustment handwheel (403) and the locking nut (405).

6. The slope tooling for rapid positioning and rapid changeover as described in claim 5, characterized in that, The threaded rod (401) is provided with a height adjustment handwheel (403), an adaptive clamping block (404), and a locking nut (405) from bottom to top. The height adjustment handwheel (403) is threadedly connected to the locking nut (405) and the threaded rod (401). The angle of the tooling adjustment plate (2) is adjusted by turning the height adjustment handwheel (403), and the position of the adaptive clamping block (404) and the tooling adjustment plate (2) is locked by turning the locking nut (405).

7. The slope tooling for rapid positioning and rapid changeover as described in claim 6, characterized in that, The adaptive clamping block (404) has a U-shaped groove on one side for fitting the threaded rod (401), and the adaptive clamping block (404) is rotatably connected to the tooling adjustment plate (2) through a pin (406).

8. A method for using a slope tooling that allows for rapid positioning and quick changeover, characterized in that, Includes the following steps: Step A: First, unlock the locking nut (405) and adjust the height of the tooling adjustment plate (2) by using the height adjustment handwheel (403) to leave room for the polygonal adjustment block (501) to rotate; Step B: Next, select the polygonal adjustment block (501) and make its corresponding inclined surface contact the bottom surface of the tooling adjustment plate (2) according to the angle of the inclined surface of the workpiece to be processed; Step C: By turning the angle adjustment handwheel (504), the adjustment shaft (502) and the polygonal adjustment block (501) are driven to rotate, and the different inclined surfaces of the polygonal adjustment block (501) are switched to contact the bottom surface of the tooling adjustment plate (2), thereby adjusting the tilt angle of the tooling adjustment plate (2). Step D: After the polygonal adjustment block (501) is switched, lower the height adjustment handwheel (403) so that the bottom surface of the tooling adjustment plate (2) abuts against the inclined surface of the polygonal adjustment block (501). Step E: When the bottom surface of the tooling adjustment plate (2) is in complete contact with the inclined surface of the polygonal adjustment block (501), the adaptive clamping block (404) rotates freely with the angle change of the tooling adjustment plate (2) so that the adaptive clamping block (404) is always parallel to the height adjustment handwheel (403). Step F: Next, tighten the locking nut (405) to press and fix the adaptive clamping block (404) onto the height adjustment handwheel (403), thus completing the switching of the slope tooling's cutting angle; Step G: Install the workpiece to be processed on the fixture (6) of the tooling adjustment plate (2), and finally send the slope tooling and the workpiece to be processed into the machining center for machining.

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