Integrated conveying and detecting device for valve housing production

By using integrated conveyor testing equipment, combined with conveyor belts and lifting adjustment platforms, and employing electrically controlled adjustment brackets and limit brackets, automated testing of the valve body inner wall has been achieved. This solves the problems of time-consuming and labor-intensive manual testing, as well as the issues of incorrect and missed detections, thus improving testing efficiency and accuracy.

CN117533707BActive Publication Date: 2025-12-12JIANGSU SHENGFENG MASCH TECH CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202311480695.3
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2023-11-07
Publication Date
2025-12-12
Estimated Expiration
2043-11-07

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Technical Problem

Existing valve body inspection methods require manual operation, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive. The equipment occupies a large space, is costly, and is prone to false positives and false negatives, resulting in low inspection efficiency.

Method used

Design an integrated conveyor inspection device that combines a conveyor belt and a lifting central adjustment platform. Employ an electrically controlled extension adjustment bracket and a flip-limit bracket to achieve automated inspection. Utilize an optical inspection probe to inspect the inner wall of the valve body.

Benefits of technology

It enables automated testing without the need for manual valve body transfer, improving testing efficiency and accuracy, reducing equipment space requirements, and lowering costs.

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Abstract

The application relates to the technical field of valve shell detection, in particular to an integrated conveying and detection equipment for valve shell production, which comprises a bottom rack and an optical detection probe for detecting the inner wall of the valve shell; an adjustable first conveying belt and an adjustable second conveying belt are installed on the upper surface of the bottom rack. The integrated conveying and detection equipment for valve shell production combines the detection equipment with the conveying equipment, so that manual transfer to other equipment for detection is not needed, time and labor are saved; the lifting type middle adjustment platform adopts a lifting type structure design, is lowered into the upper lifting groove for storage in idle time, does not occupy conveying space, and is more excellent in safety and durability; the adjustable first conveying belt and the adjustable second conveying belt are both designed in a telescopic mode, the gap between the two can be adjusted when detection is needed, the lifting of the lifting type middle adjustment platform is not affected, and use and storage are more convenient.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to valve shell detection technical field, especially a kind of integrated conveying detection equipment for valve shell production. BACKGROUND

[0002] Valve shell, as its name implies, is the shell for valve body, installed outside valve core, used to cooperate with valve core to adjust the flow of external sealing equipment.The requirement for the surface of the inner wall of valve shell is very high in order to improve the sealing and adjusting effect of valve core, and after valve shell production and processing, valve shell needs to be detected one by one, and the existing detection method is to manually place each valve shell on a special detection device, which is not only time-consuming and labor-intensive, but also occupies a large space and has high cost, and it is also easy to miss detection and miss detection, and the detection efficiency is not high. SUMMARY

[0003] The technical problem to be solved by the present application is that the existing detection method for valve shell needs to manually place each valve shell on a special detection device, which is not only time-consuming and labor-intensive, but also occupies a large space and has high cost, and it is also easy to miss detection and miss detection, and the detection efficiency is not high.

[0004] The technical scheme adopted by the present application to solve its technical problem is: an integrated conveying detection equipment for valve shell production, comprising a bottom frame and an optical detection probe for detecting the inner wall of the valve shell, the upper surface of the bottom frame is provided with an adjustable first conveying belt and an adjustable second conveying belt, the bottom frame is provided with a lifting middle adjustment platform between the adjustable first conveying belt and the adjustable second conveying belt, the upper surface of the lifting middle adjustment platform is provided with an electrically controlled extension adjustment support and an electrically controlled overturning limiting support, and the inside of the lifting middle adjustment platform is provided with an electrically controlled lifting detection rod with an optical detection probe installed on the top side.

[0005] The bottom frame is provided with an upper lifting groove between the adjustable first conveying belt and the adjustable second conveying belt for facilitating the lifting of the lifting middle adjustment platform, the adjustable first conveying belt and the adjustable second conveying belt are both provided with an upper assembly frame fixed on the upper surface of the bottom frame, an electrically driven driving wheel installed on one side of the upper assembly frame, a supporting driven wheel installed in the upper assembly frame, a lateral slide rail fixed on the inner side of the upper assembly frame near the end of the upper lifting groove, a lateral telescopic wheel installed in the upper assembly frame through a lateral assembly sliding block inserted into the lateral slide rail and slidingly connected with the upper assembly frame, an internal compression spring installed in the lateral slide rail, a flexible conveying belt and an electrically controlled lifting tensioning wheel installed in the inner side of the flexible conveying belt.

[0006] The electric control type lifting tensioning wheel comprises longitudinally arranged lifting guide rails fixed on the inner walls of the two sides of the upper lifting groove, an electric control lifting screw rod installed inside the longitudinally arranged lifting guide rails, and an internally threaded lifting block threadedly connected to the outside of the electric control lifting screw rod, a lateral frame fixed on the outside of the internally threaded lifting block, and an internal tensioning wheel installed inside the lateral frame.

[0007] The lifting type middle adjusting platform comprises an electric lift fixed on the inner bottom surface of the upper lifting groove and a lifting platform axially fixed on the top of the telescopic rod of the electric lift.

[0008] The electric control stretching type adjusting support comprises an electric control turnover lifting arm movably assembled on the upper surface of the lifting platform, an electric control turnover support frame movably assembled on the upper end of the electric control turnover lifting arm, and an electric control driving adjusting track movably installed inside the electric control turnover support frame.

[0009] The electric control turnover type limiting support comprises an electric control turnover limiting frame assembled on the upper surface of the lifting platform and an electric control telescopic stretching arm installed on the side wall of the extrusion surface of the electric control turnover limiting frame.

[0010] The electric control turnover limiting frame comprises a turnover extrusion arm movably assembled on the upper surface of the lifting platform, an electric control extrusion support rod movably installed between the lifting platform and the turnover extrusion arm, and an arc-shaped extrusion cover fixed on one end of the turnover extrusion arm, wherein the inside arc-shaped surface of the arc-shaped extrusion cover is provided with a first arc-shaped adjusting groove and a second arc-shaped adjusting groove, and the electric control telescopic stretching arm comprises an arc-shaped first extrusion arm slidably inserted into the first arc-shaped adjusting groove, an arc-shaped second extrusion arm slidably inserted into the second arc-shaped adjusting groove, a driving motor fixedly installed on the outside arc-shaped surface of the arc-shaped extrusion cover, and an internal driving gear for drivingly connecting the arc-shaped first extrusion arm, the arc-shaped second extrusion arm and the driving motor.

[0011] The electric control lifting type detection rod comprises an electric control lift fixed on the lower surface of the lifting type middle adjusting platform, a top detection rod axially fixed on the lifting shaft at the upper end of the electric control lift, and a side detection groove provided on the outside surface of the top detection rod for mounting an optical detection probe.

[0012] Bolts are fixed on the lateral fixed assembly frames on the inner walls of the two sides of the upper lifting groove, and external limiting wheels are movably sleeved on the outside of the lateral fixed assembly frames.

[0013] An external extrusion seat for internally mounting a pressing control switch is fixed on the upper end of the outside arc-shaped surface of the arc-shaped extrusion cover.

[0014] The beneficial effects of the present application are as follows:

[0015] (1) The integrated conveying and detection equipment for valve shell production of the present application combines the detection equipment with the conveying equipment, so that manual transfer to other equipment for detection is not needed, thereby saving time and effort;

[0016] (2) The lifting-type central adjustment platform adopts a lifting structure design. When not in use, it is lowered into the upper lifting slot for storage, so that it does not occupy the conveying space, and its safety and durability are superior.

[0017] (3) Both the adjustable first conveyor belt and the adjustable second conveyor belt adopt a telescopic design, which can adjust the gap between the two when testing is required, without affecting the lifting of the lifting-type central adjustment platform, making it more convenient to use and store.

[0018] (4) The electrically controlled extension adjustment bracket located on the lifting-type central adjustment platform can not only lift the valve body longitudinally, but also control the valve body rotation with the electrically controlled drive adjustment track that rotates in the opposite direction, thereby inspecting the inner wall of the valve body around the circumference and improving the inspection range.

[0019] (5) The electric control flip-type limit bracket can be used to squeeze and limit the valve body on both sides, which can improve the stability of the valve body and the accuracy of data detection during the detection process.

[0020] (6) The electrically controlled flip-type limit bracket adopts a horizontally extendable structure design, which can increase the lateral limit area, thereby improving the stability of the valve body during the detection process. Attached Figure Description

[0021] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0022] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present invention in the conveying state.

[0023] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structure under the detection state of the present invention.

[0024] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the upper lifting groove in this invention.

[0025] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the electrically controlled flip-type limit bracket in this invention. Detailed Implementation

[0026] The present invention will now be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. These drawings are simplified schematic diagrams, illustrating only the basic structure of the invention, and therefore only show the components relevant to the invention.

[0027] In the description of the present application, it should be noted that unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "connected", "connected" 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. 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.

[0028] Figure 1 、 Figure 2 、 Figure 3 and Figure 4 The integrated conveying and detecting device for valve shell production shown in the figure comprises a bottom frame 1 and an optical detecting probe 2 for detecting the inner wall of the valve shell, an adjustable first conveying belt 3 and an adjustable second conveying belt 4 are installed on the upper surface of the bottom frame 1, a lifting middle adjusting platform 5 is installed between the adjustable first conveying belt 3 and the adjustable second conveying belt 4 on the upper surface of the bottom frame 1, an electrically-controlled stretching adjusting support 6 and an electrically-controlled overturning limiting support 7 are installed on the upper surface of the lifting middle adjusting platform 5, and an electrically-controlled lifting detecting rod 8 with the optical detecting probe 2 installed on the top side is arranged inside the lifting middle adjusting platform 5.

[0029] The optical detecting probe 2 is a prior art, which detects the inner wall of the valve shell by using existing optical technology, so as to detect the concave-convex, damage and cracks of the inner wall of the valve shell.

[0030] In order to match the middle storage and lateral conveying adjustment, the bottom frame 1 is provided with an upper lifting groove 9 for facilitating the lifting of the lifting middle adjusting platform 5 between the adjustable first conveying belt 3 and the adjustable second conveying belt 4, the adjustable first conveying belt 3 and the adjustable second conveying belt 4 are both composed of an upper assembly frame 341 fixed on the upper surface of the bottom frame 1, an electrically-driven driving wheel 342 installed on one side inside the upper assembly frame 341, a supporting driven wheel 343 installed inside the upper assembly frame 341, a lateral slide rail 344 fixed on the inner side of the upper assembly frame 341 near the end of the upper lifting groove 9, a lateral telescopic wheel 346 inserted into the lateral slide rail 344 and slidingly connected with the upper assembly frame 341 through a lateral assembly slide block 345, an internal extrusion spring 347 installed inside the lateral slide rail 344, a flexible conveying belt 348, and an electrically-controlled lifting tensioning wheel installed inside the flexible conveying belt 348.

[0031] The electrically-driven driving wheel 342 is a prior art, which is used to drive the flexible conveying belt 348 to run outside the electrically-driven driving wheel 342, the supporting driven wheel 343, the lateral telescopic wheel 346 and the electrically-controlled lifting tensioning wheel.

[0032] In order to coordinate the lifting adjustment, the electric control lifting tension wheel includes the vertical lifting rail 10 fixed on the inner wall of the upper lifting groove 9, the electric control lifting screw 11 installed inside the vertical lifting rail 10, the internal thread lifting block 12 screwed on the outside of the electric control lifting screw 11, the lateral frame 13 fixed on the outer side of the internal thread lifting block 12, and the internal tension wheel 14 installed inside the lateral frame 13.

[0033] The electric control lifting screw 11 is a prior art, which rotates the screw inside the vertical lifting rail 10 through the motor at the bottom, so as to control the lifting adjustment of the internal thread lifting block 12 along the vertical lifting rail 10.

[0034] In order to coordinate the lifting adjustment, the lifting type middle adjustment platform 5 includes the electric lifting machine 51 fixed on the inner bottom surface of the upper lifting groove 9 and the lifting platform 52 axially fixed on the top of the telescopic rod of the electric lifting machine 51.

[0035] The electric lifting machine 51 is a prior art, which controls the lifting adjustment of the lifting platform 52 through the telescopic.

[0036] In order to coordinate the overturning adjustment and the rotating adjustment, the electric control stretching type adjustment support 6 includes the electric control overturning lifting arm 61 movably assembled on both sides of the upper surface of the lifting platform 52, the electric control overturning support frame 62 movably assembled on the upper end of the electric control overturning lifting arm 61, and the electric control driven adjustment track 63 movably installed inside the electric control overturning support frame 62.

[0037] The electric control overturning lifting arm 61, the electric control overturning support frame 62 and the electric control driven adjustment track 63 are all prior arts, wherein the electric control overturning lifting arm 61 is composed of an overturning arm movably installed on the upper surface of the lifting platform 52 and a first overturning support rod installed between the overturning arm and the lifting platform 52, and the electric control overturning support frame 62 is composed of a support frame movably assembled on one end of the overturning arm and a second overturning support rod used to connect the overturning arm and the support frame, both the first overturning support rod and the second overturning support rod are prior arts, the first overturning support rod is used to change the angle of the overturning arm, and the second overturning support rod is used to ensure the angle of the support frame to be horizontal when the overturning arm overturns, so as to ensure the stability of the bottom of the valve shell, and the electric control driven adjustment track 63 is used to drive the valve shell to rotate, the rotating angles of the electric control driven adjustment tracks 63 on both sides of the lower surface of the valve shell are opposite.

[0038] In order to coordinate the overturning adjustment, the electric control overturning type limiting support 7 includes the electric control overturning limiting frame 71 assembled on the upper surface of the lifting platform 52 and the electric control telescopic stretching arm 72 installed on the side wall of the extrusion surface of the electric control overturning limiting frame 71.

[0039] In order to cooperate with the lateral limit, so as to ensure the stability of the valve shell in rotation, the electric control turnover limiting frame 71 includes the turnover extrusion arm 711 movably assembled on the upper surface of the lifting platform 52, the electric control extrusion support rod 712 movably installed between the lifting platform 52 and the turnover extrusion arm 711, and the arc-shaped extrusion cover 713 fixed at one end of the turnover extrusion arm 711. The arc-shaped surface on the inner side of the arc-shaped extrusion cover 713 is provided with a first arc-shaped adjusting groove 15 and a second arc-shaped adjusting groove 16. The electric control telescopic stretching arm 72 includes the arc-shaped first extrusion arm 721 slidably inserted into the first arc-shaped adjusting groove 15, the arc-shaped second extrusion arm 722 slidably inserted into the second arc-shaped adjusting groove 16, the drive motor 723 fixedly installed on the outer arc-shaped surface of the arc-shaped extrusion cover 713, and the internal drive gear 724 for drivingly connecting the arc-shaped first extrusion arm 721, the arc-shaped second extrusion arm 722 and the drive motor 723.

[0040] The electric control extrusion support rod 712 and the drive motor 723 are both prior art. The electric control extrusion support rod 712 is used to adjust the turnover angle of the turnover extrusion arm 711. After the lifting type middle adjusting platform 5 lifts the valve shell, the arc-shaped extrusion cover 713 at the top of the turnover extrusion arm 711 extrudes and limits the outer side of the valve shell from both sides of the valve shell. Then the arc-shaped first extrusion arm 721 and the arc-shaped second extrusion arm 722 on the arc-shaped extrusion cover 713 are driven by the drive motor 723 to rotate the internal drive gear 724 to slide and translate, thereby improving the limiting range and ensuring the stability of the valve shell during rotation. The arc-shaped first extrusion arm 721 and the arc-shaped second extrusion arm 722 are provided with arc-shaped tooth grooves on the side walls, which are engaged with the internal drive gear 724 axially fixed on the drive shaft of the drive motor 723. The internal drive gear 724 drives the arc-shaped first extrusion arm 721 and the arc-shaped second extrusion arm 722 to slide reversely through the arc-shaped tooth grooves.

[0041] In order to cooperate with the electric control lifting, the electric control lifting type detection rod 8 includes the electric control elevator 81 fixed on the lower surface of the lifting type middle adjusting platform 5, the top detection rod 82 axially fixed on the lifting shaft at the upper end of the electric control elevator 81, and the side detection groove provided on the outer side surface of the top detection rod 82 for installing the optical detection probe 2.

[0042] The electric control elevator 81 is prior art. By driving the top detection rod 82 to lift, the optical detection probe 2 located on the outer side of the top detection rod 82 is controlled to lift, thereby improving the detection range of the optical detection probe 2.

[0043] In order to cooperate with the lateral limit, improve the lateral telescopic wheel 346 translation control when the electric control type lifting tensioning wheel descends, the lateral fixed assembly frame 17 is bolted on the inner walls of both sides of the upper lifting groove 9, and the external limiting wheel 18 is movably sleeved on the outer side of the lateral fixed assembly frame 15.

[0044] The external limiting wheel 18 can convert the downward pulling force generated when the electric control lifting tensioning wheel is lowered into horizontal pulling force.

[0045] For convenient control, the outer extrusion seat of the internal press control switch 19 is fixed on the outer side of the arc-shaped extrusion cover 713.

[0046] The press control switch 19 is a prior art. When the electric control flip limiting frame 71 is flipped upward, the arc-shaped extrusion cover 713 is extruded to the outer arc-shaped surface of the valve shell, and then the press control switch 19 on the outer extrusion seat is extruded to the outer wall of the valve shell, thereby limiting the two sides of the valve shell, and controlling the optical detection probe 2, the electric control extrusion support rod 712, the electric control flip lifting arm 61, the electric control flip support frame 62, and the electric control drive adjusting crawler 63. The optical detection probe 2 is started to scan and detect the inner wall of the valve shell. The LED lamp for light supplement is arranged on the outer side surface of the top detection rod 82 to cooperate with the optical detection probe 2 to detect and improve the detection effect. Then the electric control extrusion support rod 712, the electric control flip lifting arm 61, and the electric control flip support frame 62 are closed, the electric control drive adjusting crawler 63 is started, and the two electric control drive adjusting crawlers 63 are reversely operated, so that the valve shell can be driven to rotate and adjust.

[0047] Based on the above ideal embodiments according to the present application, the above description can be varied and modified without deviating from the technical idea of the present application. The technical scope of the present application is not limited to the contents of the specification, and must be determined according to the scope of the claims.

Claims

1. An integrated conveying and testing device for valve body production, comprising a bottom frame (1) and an optical testing probe (2) for testing the inner wall of the valve body, characterized in that: An adjustable first conveyor belt (3) and an adjustable second conveyor belt (4) are installed on the upper surface of the bottom frame (1). A lifting-type central adjustment platform (5) is installed between the adjustable first conveyor belt (3) and the adjustable second conveyor belt (4) on the upper surface of the bottom frame (1). An electrically controlled extension adjustment bracket (6) and an electrically controlled flipping limit bracket (7) are installed on the upper surface of the lifting-type central adjustment platform (5). An electrically controlled lifting detection rod (8) with an optical detection probe (2) installed on one side of the top is set inside the lifting-type central adjustment platform (5). The bottom frame (1) is provided with an upper lifting groove (9) between the adjustable first conveyor belt (3) and the adjustable second conveyor belt (4) to facilitate the lifting of the lifting-type central adjustment platform (5). The adjustable first conveyor belt (3) and the adjustable second conveyor belt (4) are both composed of an upper assembly frame (341) fixed to the upper surface of the bottom frame (1), an electric drive drive wheel (342) installed inside one side of the upper assembly frame (341), and a support installed inside the upper assembly frame (341). Support driven wheel (343), lateral slide rail (344) fixed on the inner side of the upper assembly frame (341) near the end of the upper lifting groove (9), lateral telescopic wheel (346) installed in the lateral slide rail (344) and slidably connected to the upper assembly frame (341) by the lateral assembly slider (345) inserted into the lateral slide rail (344), internal compression spring (347) installed inside the lateral slide rail (344), flexible conveyor belt (348) and electrically controlled lifting tensioning wheel installed inside the flexible conveyor belt (348); The lifting-type central adjustment platform (5) includes an electric lift (51) fixed on the bottom surface of the upper lifting groove (9) and a lifting platform (52) axially fixed on the top of the telescopic rod of the electric lift (51). The electrically controlled extendable adjustment bracket (6) includes electrically controlled tilting lifting arms (61) movably mounted on both sides of the upper surface of the lifting platform (52), an electrically controlled tilting support frame (62) movably mounted on the upper end of the electrically controlled tilting lifting arms (61), and an electrically controlled drive adjustment track (63) movably installed inside the electrically controlled tilting support frame (62). The electrically controlled flip-type limiting bracket (7) includes an electrically controlled flip-type limiting frame (71) mounted on the upper surface of the lifting platform (52) and an electrically controlled telescopic extension arm (72) installed on the side wall of the extrusion surface of the electrically controlled flip-type limiting frame (71).

2. The integrated conveying and testing equipment for valve body production according to claim 1, characterized in that: The electrically controlled lifting tensioning wheel includes a longitudinal lifting guide rail (10) fixed on the inner walls of both sides of the upper lifting groove (9), an electrically controlled lifting screw (11) installed inside the longitudinal lifting guide rail (10), an internal thread lifting block (12) threaded onto the outside of the electrically controlled lifting screw (11), a lateral frame (13) fixed on the outer surface of the internal thread lifting block (12), and an internal tensioning wheel (14) installed inside the lateral frame (13).

3. The integrated conveying and testing equipment for valve body production according to claim 1, characterized in that: The electrically controlled flipping limit frame (71) includes a flipping extrusion arm (711) movably mounted on the upper surface of the lifting platform (52), an electrically controlled extrusion support rod (712) movably mounted between the lifting platform (52) and the flipping extrusion arm (711), and an arc-shaped extrusion cover (713) fixed to one end of the flipping extrusion arm (711). The arc-shaped extrusion cover (713) has a first arc-shaped adjustment groove (15) and a second arc-shaped adjustment groove (16) on its inner arc-shaped surface. The electrically controlled telescopic extension arm (72) includes an arc-shaped first extrusion arm (721) slidably inserted into the first arc-shaped adjustment groove (15), an arc-shaped second extrusion arm (722) slidably inserted into the second arc-shaped adjustment groove (16), a drive motor (723) fixedly mounted on the outer arc-shaped surface of the arc-shaped extrusion cover (713), and an internal drive gear (724) for transmitting and connecting the arc-shaped first extrusion arm (721), the arc-shaped second extrusion arm (722), and the drive motor (723).

4. An integrated conveying and testing device for valve body production according to claim 1, characterized in that: The electrically controlled lifting detection rod (8) includes an electrically controlled lifting machine (81) fixed on the lower surface of the lifting central adjustment platform (5), a top detection rod (82) axially fixed on the upper lifting shaft of the electrically controlled lifting machine (81), and a side detection slot opened on the outer side of the top detection rod (82) for installing the optical detection probe (2).

5. An integrated conveying and testing device for valve body production according to claim 2, characterized in that: The upper lifting groove (9) is bolted to the inner walls on both sides with a lateral fixing assembly frame (17), and an external limiting wheel (18) is movably sleeved on the outer side of the lateral fixing assembly frame (17).

6. An integrated conveying and testing device for valve body production according to claim 3, characterized in that: The upper end of the outer arc-shaped surface of the arc-shaped extrusion cover (713) is fixed with an external extrusion seat that has a press control switch (19) installed inside.

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