A large and medium-sized casting ultrasonic cleaning device and a cleaning method

Abstract

The application relates to a large and medium-sized casting ultrasonic cleaning device and a cleaning method, and relates to the casting cleaning technical field.The device comprises a machine body, an ultrasonic generator is arranged on the machine body, a cleaning cavity is arranged in the machine body, a cleaning basket for placing castings is arranged in the cleaning cavity, the cleaning basket comprises side plates and bottom rods, the bottom rods are arranged in parallel and at intervals, the bottom rods are rotationally arranged on the side plates, and a driving assembly for driving the bottom rods to rotate is arranged on the side plates; a cleaning assembly for cleaning the bottom rods is arranged below the cleaning basket; and a lifting piece for driving the cleaning basket to ascend and descend is arranged on the machine body.After the castings are cleaned, the cleaning basket is driven to ascend to a proper position by the lifting piece, and the cleaned castings are taken out, and at this time, the bottom of the cleaning basket is still in the cleaning liquid.Then, the bottom rods are driven to rotate by the driving assembly, and in the process, the cleaning assembly completes the cleaning work on the residual chippings on the bottom rods, prevents the chippings from adhering to the bottom walls of the castings, and improves the cleaning effect of the castings.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of casting cleaning, in particular to a large and medium-sized casting ultrasonic cleaning device and a cleaning method. BACKGROUND

[0002] The products of precision casting need to be cleaned after casting to ensure the machining precision, and currently, ultrasonic cleaning devices are usually used to clean the castings.

[0003] A multifunctional ultrasonic cleaning device for cleaning castings is disclosed in Chinese Patent No. CN220160748U, which comprises a machine body having a cleaning cavity and a device cavity, the device cavity being located below the cleaning cavity, a cleaning basket being arranged in the cleaning cavity and being capable of being lifted and lowered, a plurality of ultrasonic generators being distributed on the outer bottom wall of the cleaning cavity, and an ultrasonic transducer being arranged in the device cavity and being connected with the ultrasonic generators. During operation, the casting is placed in the cleaning basket, and then the cleaning basket is lowered to be submerged in water in the cleaning cavity, the casting surface is cleaned by the ultrasonic waves generated by the ultrasonic generators, and after cleaning, the cleaning basket is lifted to be out of the water surface.

[0004] However, after the casting is cleaned, some casting debris that is not easy to clean will remain on the bottom of the cleaning basket, which will affect the cleaning effect of the next casting. SUMMARY

[0005] In order to improve the cleaning effect of the casting, the present application provides a large and medium-sized casting ultrasonic cleaning device and a cleaning method.

[0006] On the one hand, the present application provides a large and medium-sized casting ultrasonic cleaning device, which adopts the following technical solution:

[0007] The large and medium-sized casting ultrasonic cleaning device comprises a machine body, an ultrasonic generator is arranged on the machine body, a cleaning cavity is arranged in the machine body, a cleaning basket for placing the casting is arranged in the cleaning cavity, the cleaning basket comprises a side plate and a bottom rod, a plurality of bottom rods are arranged in parallel and at intervals, the bottom rods are rotatably arranged on the side plate, a driving assembly for driving the rotation of the plurality of bottom rods is arranged on the side plate, a cleaning assembly for cleaning the bottom rods is arranged below the cleaning basket, and a lifting member for driving the lifting of the cleaning basket is arranged on the machine body.

[0008] By adopting the above technical solution, the casting is placed in the cleaning basket, the cleaning basket is lowered by the lifting member until the surface of the casting is submerged in the cleaning liquid in the machine body, the surface of the casting is cleaned by the ultrasonic generator, after the cleaning is completed, the cleaning basket is lifted to a suitable position by the lifting member, and the cleaned casting is taken out, at this time, the bottom of the cleaning basket is still in the cleaning liquid. Then, the driving assembly drives the rotation of the bottom rods, and the cleaning assembly completes the cleaning work of the residual debris on the bottom rods in this process, thereby preventing the debris from adhering to the bottom wall of the casting and improving the cleaning effect of the casting.

[0009] Further, the driving assembly comprises a driving gear, a toothed belt and a driving source, the driving gear is fixedly arranged at one end of the bottom rod extending out of the side plate, the toothed belt is sleeved on the driving gear, and the toothed belt is engaged with the driving gear, and the driving source is used for driving the driving gear to rotate.

[0010] Further, the side plate is rotatably arranged with a transmission shaft in the vertical direction, a first bevel gear is coaxially fixedly arranged on any one of the driving gears, a second bevel gear is fixedly arranged on the transmission shaft, the first bevel gear is engaged with the second bevel gear, the driving source is arranged as a driving motor, the top of the cleaning basket is fixedly arranged with a mounting plate, the mounting plate is located above the water surface, the driving motor is fixedly arranged on the mounting plate, and the output shaft of the driving motor is fixedly connected with the transmission shaft.

[0011] Further, the cleaning assembly comprises a brush plate and brush hairs, the brush plate is arranged directly below the bottom rod along the length direction of the bottom rod, and the brush hairs are fixedly arranged on the brush plate and used for abutting against the bottom rod, and each bottom rod is correspondingly arranged with a cleaning assembly.

[0012] Further, two mounting rods are slidably arranged below the cleaning basket in the vertical direction, two ends of the brush plate are respectively connected with the two mounting rods, and the cleaning basket is arranged with an adjusting assembly used for adjusting the height position of the mounting rod.

[0013] By adopting the above technical scheme, in the process of cleaning the casting, the position of the mounting rod is adjusted downward by the adjusting assembly to make the brush hairs separate from the bottom rod, so as to prevent the brush hairs from being in the state of abutting against the bottom rod for a long time and reduce the bending damage of the brush hairs; when it is needed to clean the bottom rod, the mounting rod can be driven to rise by the adjusting assembly.

[0014] Further, a guide sleeve is fixedly arranged on the side plate, a guide rod is slidably arranged in the guide sleeve in the vertical direction, the bottom end of the guide rod is fixedly connected with the mounting rod, and each mounting rod is correspondingly connected with two guide rods.

[0015] By adopting the above technical scheme, the guide rod cooperates with the guide sleeve to prevent the mounting rod from shaking and shifting during the lifting process, to ensure that each cleaning assembly is arranged directly below the corresponding bottom rod, to reduce the adhesion of the debris falling from the cleaning basket to the brush hairs during the cleaning process, and to improve the cleaning effect on the bottom rod.

[0016] Further, the adjusting assembly comprises an elastic member, a pull rope and a double-acting cylinder, the pull rope is fixedly connected with the guide rod, the double-acting cylinder is horizontally fixedly arranged at the top of the cleaning basket, a guide wheel is rotationally arranged at the top of the cleaning basket, the pull rope is arranged around the guide wheel and is fixedly connected with the piston rod of the double-acting cylinder, and the two piston rods of the double-acting cylinder are respectively connected with the two pull ropes, and the elastic member is used for driving the mounting rod to move downward.

[0017] Further, the brush plate is detachably connected with the mounting rod.

[0018] Further, a plurality of grooves are arranged on the bottom rod along the circumference of the bottom rod and extend along the length direction of the bottom rod.

[0019] On the other hand, the application provides a large and medium-sized casting ultrasonic cleaning method, which adopts the following technical scheme:

[0020] A large and medium-sized casting ultrasonic cleaning method, which adopts the cleaning device for cleaning, comprises the following steps:

[0021] The casting is placed in the cleaning basket, the cleaning basket is driven to descend by the lifting member, the surface of the casting is immersed in the cleaning liquid in the machine body, the ultrasonic generator is started, the surface of the casting is cleaned by the ultrasonic waves, after the cleaning is completed, the cleaning basket is driven to ascend to a suitable position by the lifting member, the cleaned casting is taken out, at this time, the bottom of the cleaning basket is still in the cleaning liquid, then the bottom rod is driven to rotate by the driving assembly, in this process, the cleaning assembly completes the cleaning work on the residual debris on the bottom rod, prevents the debris from adhering to the bottom wall of the casting, and improves the cleaning effect of the casting.

[0022] As described above, the application has at least one of the following beneficial technical effects:

[0023] 1. The casting is placed in the cleaning basket, the cleaning basket is driven to descend by the lifting member, the surface of the casting is immersed in the cleaning liquid in the machine body, the surface of the casting is cleaned by the ultrasonic generator, after the cleaning is completed, the cleaning basket is driven to ascend to a suitable position by the lifting member, the cleaned casting is taken out, at this time, the bottom of the cleaning basket is still in the cleaning liquid. Then the bottom rod is driven to rotate by the driving assembly, in this process, the cleaning assembly completes the cleaning work on the residual debris on the bottom rod, prevents the debris from adhering to the bottom wall of the casting, and improves the cleaning effect of the casting.

[0024] 2. In the process of cleaning the casting, the position of the mounting rod is adjusted downward by the adjusting assembly, so that the bristles are separated from the bottom rod, preventing the bristles from being in the state of abutting against the bottom rod for a long time, reducing the damage of the bristles due to bending; when the bottom rod needs to be cleaned, the mounting rod is driven to ascend by the adjusting assembly.

[0025] 3. The guide rod cooperates with the guide sleeve to prevent the installation rod from shaking and shifting during lifting, ensures that each cleaning component is directly below the corresponding bottom rod, reduces the adhesion of debris falling from the cleaning basket to the brush during cleaning, and improves the cleaning effect on the bottom rod. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0026] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the embodiment of the present application;

[0027] Figure 2 is a top view of the cleaning basket of the embodiment of the present application;

[0028] Figure 3 is a front view of the cleaning basket of the embodiment of the present application, mainly showing the structure of the driving assembly and the adjusting assembly;

[0029] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of part of the structure of the embodiment of the present application, mainly showing the structure of the driving assembly;

[0030] Figure 5 is an exploded view of the embodiment of the present application.

[0031] BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS: 1, machine body; 11, ultrasonic generator; 12, lifting cylinder; 121, fixed block; 13, transmission shaft; 131, second bevel gear; 2, cleaning basket; 21, side plate; 211, guide sleeve; 212, guide rod; 22, bottom rod; 23, mounting plate; 3, driving assembly; 31, driving gear; 32, toothed belt; 33, driving motor; 34, first bevel gear; 4, cleaning component; 41, brush plate; 411, fixed column; 4111, slot; 42, brush; 5, mounting rod; 51, mounting hole; 6, adjusting assembly; 61, compression spring; 62, pull rope; 63, two-way air cylinder; 7, latch; 71, limiting table; 72, tension spring; 8, guide wheel. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0032] The following will be described in detail in combination with the accompanying Figures 1-5 The present application will be further described in detail.

[0033] The embodiment of the present application discloses a large and medium-sized casting ultrasonic cleaning device.

[0034] Refer to Figure 1 A large and medium-sized casting ultrasonic cleaning device, comprising a machine body 1, wherein an ultrasonic generator 11 is arranged on the machine body 1 and used for emitting ultrasonic waves. A cleaning cavity is arranged in the machine body 1, the cleaning cavity is filled with cleaning liquid, and a cleaning basket 2 used for placing castings is arranged in the cleaning cavity.

[0035] Refer to Figure 1The body 1 is provided with a lifting piece for driving the cleaning basket 2 to lift, the cleaning basket 2 is fixedly provided with a fixed block 121, the fixed block 121 is symmetrically provided with two on the cleaning basket 2, the lifting piece is provided as a lifting cylinder 12, the lifting cylinder 12 is vertically fixedly arranged on the side wall of the body 1, the piston rod of the lifting cylinder 12 is fixedly connected with the fixed block 121, and the lifting cylinder 12 is used for driving the cleaning basket 2 to lift up and down.

[0036] With reference to Figure 2 and Figure 3 The cleaning basket 2 comprises a side plate 21 and a bottom rod 22, the side plate 21 is a mesh plate, in the embodiment, the bottom rod 22 is a circular rod, a plurality of bottom rods 22 are arranged in parallel and at intervals, and the bottom rod 22 is rotatably arranged on the side plate 21. In order to prevent the castings from moving, a plurality of grooves (not shown in the figure) are arranged on the bottom rod 22 at intervals along the circumferential direction of the bottom rod 22, and the grooves extend along the length direction of the bottom rod 22.

[0037] With reference to Figure 3 and Figure 4 The side plate 21 is provided with a driving assembly 3 for driving the plurality of bottom rods 22 to rotate, the driving assembly 3 comprises a driving gear 31, a toothed belt 32 and a driving source. The driving gear 31 is fixedly arranged at one end of the bottom rod 22 extending out of the side plate 21, the toothed belt 32 is sleeved on the driving gear 31, and the toothed belt 32 is engaged with the driving gear 31.

[0038] With reference to Figure 3 and Figure 4 The driving source is used for driving the driving gear 31 to rotate, the side plate 21 is rotatably arranged with a transmission shaft 13 in the vertical direction, any one of the driving gears 31 is coaxially fixedly provided with a first bevel gear 34, the transmission shaft 13 is fixedly provided with a second bevel gear 131, the first bevel gear 34 is engaged with the second bevel gear 131, the driving source is provided as a driving motor 33, the top of the cleaning basket 2 is fixedly provided with a mounting plate 23, the mounting plate 23 is located above the water surface, the driving motor 33 is fixedly arranged on the mounting plate 23, and the output shaft of the driving motor 33 is fixedly connected with the transmission shaft 13.

[0039] With reference to Figure 4 and Figure 5 A cleaning assembly 4 for cleaning the bottom rod 22 is arranged below the cleaning basket 2, the cleaning assembly 4 comprises a brush plate 41 and a brush 42, and the cleaning assembly 4 is correspondingly arranged below each bottom rod 22. The brush plate 41 is arranged directly below the bottom rod 22 along the length direction of the bottom rod 22, the width of the brush plate 41 is not greater than the diameter of the bottom rod 22, so as to reduce the falling of debris on the brush 42 and the brush plate 41; the brush 42 is fixedly arranged on the brush plate 41 for abutting against the bottom rod 22, and the brush 42 can be made of plastic or rubber and has a certain elastic deformation capacity.

[0040] With reference to Figure 4 and Figure 5The lower part of the cleaning basket 2 is provided with two installation rods 5 which are arranged in the vertical direction and slide, and the two ends of the plurality of brush plates 41 are connected with the two installation rods 5 respectively. The side plate 21 is fixedly provided with a guide sleeve 211, the guide sleeve 211 is provided with a guide rod 212 which slides in the vertical direction, the bottom end of the guide rod 212 is fixedly connected with the installation rod 5, and two guide rods 212 are connected with each installation rod 5 correspondingly. The guide rod 212 cooperates with the guide sleeve 211 to prevent the installation rod 5 from shaking and shifting during the lifting process, to ensure that each cleaning assembly 4 is located directly below the corresponding bottom rod 22, to reduce the adhesion of the debris falling from the cleaning basket 2 on the brush 42 during the cleaning process, and to improve the cleaning effect on the bottom rod 22.

[0041] With reference to Figure 3 The cleaning basket 2 is provided with an adjusting assembly 6 for adjusting the height position of the installation rod 5, the adjusting assembly 6 comprises an elastic member, a pull rope 62 and a double-acting cylinder 63. The pull rope 62 is fixedly connected with the guide rod 212, the double-acting cylinder 63 is fixedly arranged on the top of the cleaning basket 2, the top of the cleaning basket 2 is rotatably provided with a guide wheel 8, the pull rope 62 is wound on the guide wheel 8 and is fixedly connected with the piston rod of the double-acting cylinder 63, and the two piston rods of the double-acting cylinder 63 are connected with the two pull ropes 62 respectively. The elastic member is used to drive the installation rod 5 to move downward, the elastic member is a compression spring 61, the compression spring 61 is sleeved on the guide rod 212, one end of the compression spring 61 abuts against the guide sleeve 211, and the other end abuts against the installation rod 5, so as to drive the installation rod 5 to move downward.

[0042] During the cleaning of the casting, the position of the installation rod 5 is adjusted downward by the adjusting assembly 6, so that the brush 42 is separated from the bottom rod 22, to prevent the brush 42 from being in the abutting state with the bottom rod 22 for a long time and to reduce the bending damage of the brush 42; when it is needed to clean the bottom rod 22, the installation rod 5 is driven to rise by the adjusting assembly 6.

[0043] With reference to Figure 4 and Figure 5The brush plate 41 is detachably connected with the mounting rod 5. Specifically, two ends of the brush plate 41 are fixedly provided with fixed columns 411, the fixed columns 411 are provided with insertion grooves 4111, a sidewall of the mounting rod 5 is provided with a mounting hole 51 in a direction perpendicular to the mounting rod 5, and a bolt 7 for being inserted into the insertion groove 4111 is slidably arranged in the mounting hole 51. The fixed column 411 abuts against the sidewall of the mounting rod 5, and the size of the fixed column 411 is greater than the diameter of the mounting hole 51. In order to prevent the bolt 7 from being easily separated from the mounting hole 51, a limiting table 71 is fixedly arranged at an end of the bolt 7 away from the fixed column 411, a tension spring 72 is sleeved on the bolt 7, one end of the tension spring 72 is fixedly connected with the limiting table 71, the other end of the tension spring 72 is fixedly connected with the sidewall of the mounting rod 5, and the elastic force of the tension spring 72 drives the bolt 7 to keep the state of being inserted into the insertion groove 4111. When the bristles 42 of a certain cleaning assembly 4 are worn and need to be replaced, the limiting table 71 is held, the bolt 7 is pulled out, the bolt 7 is separated from the insertion groove 4111, and then the brush plate 41 can be removed, so that the operation is simple and convenient.

[0044] The principle of the embodiment of the application is that the casting is placed in the cleaning basket 2, the cleaning basket 2 is driven to descend by the lifting member, and the surface of the casting is immersed in the cleaning liquid in the machine body 1; the surface of the casting is cleaned by the ultrasonic generator 11, after the cleaning is completed, the cleaning basket 2 is driven to ascend to a suitable position by the lifting member, and the cleaned casting is taken out, and at this time, the bottom of the cleaning basket 2 is still in the cleaning liquid. Then the driving motor 33 is started, the driving motor 33 drives the transmission shaft 13 to rotate, the transmission shaft 13 drives the gear to rotate through the first bevel gear 34 and the second bevel gear 131, and the remaining gears are synchronously driven to rotate through the toothed belt 32, and then all the bottom rods 22 are driven to rotate; in this process, the bristles 42 are in contact with the bottom of the bottom rod 22, the cleaning work of the residual debris on the bottom rod 22 is completed, the debris adhered to the bottom wall of the casting is prevented, and the cleaning effect of the casting is improved.

[0045] The application further discloses a large and medium-sized casting ultrasonic cleaning method.

[0046] A large and medium-sized casting ultrasonic cleaning method adopts a cleaning device to clean, and comprises the following steps.

[0047] The casting is placed in the cleaning basket 2, the cleaning basket 2 is driven to descend by the lifting member, and the surface of the casting is immersed in the cleaning liquid in the machine body 1; the surface of the casting is cleaned by the ultrasonic generator 11, after the cleaning is completed, the cleaning basket 2 is driven to ascend to a suitable position by the lifting member, and the cleaned casting is taken out, and at this time, the bottom of the cleaning basket 2 is still in the cleaning liquid. Then the driving motor 33 is started, the driving motor 33 drives the transmission shaft 13 to rotate, the transmission shaft 13 drives the gear to rotate through the first bevel gear 34 and the second bevel gear 131, and the remaining gears are synchronously driven to rotate through the toothed belt 32, and then all the bottom rods 22 are driven to rotate; in this process, the bristles 42 are in contact with the bottom of the bottom rod 22, the cleaning work of the residual debris on the bottom rod 22 is completed, the debris adhered to the bottom wall of the casting is prevented, and the cleaning effect of the casting is improved.

[0048] The above are all preferred embodiments of the present application, and do not limit the protection scope of the present application, so that: all equivalent changes made according to the structure, shape, principle of the present application should be covered in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A large and medium-sized ultrasonic cleaning device for castings, comprising a body (1), wherein an ultrasonic generator (11) is provided on the body (1), and a cleaning chamber is provided inside the body (1), characterized in that: The cleaning chamber is provided with a cleaning basket (2) for placing castings. The cleaning basket (2) includes a side plate (21) and a bottom rod (22). Multiple bottom rods (22) are arranged in parallel and spaced apart. The bottom rods (22) are rotatably mounted on the side plate (21). The side plate (21) is provided with a drive assembly (3) for driving the multiple bottom rods (22) to rotate. A cleaning assembly (4) for cleaning the bottom rods (22) is provided below the cleaning basket (2). The machine body (1) is provided with a lifting component for driving the cleaning basket (2) to rise and fall. The cleaning component (4) includes a brush plate (41) and bristles (42). The brush plate (41) is arranged along the length direction of the base rod (22) directly below the base rod (22). The bristles (42) are fixedly arranged on the brush plate (41) for contacting the base rod (22). Each base rod (22) is provided with a corresponding cleaning component (4). Two mounting rods (5) are slidably arranged vertically below the cleaning basket (2), and the two ends of several brush plates (41) are respectively connected to the two mounting rods (5). An adjustment component (6) for adjusting the height position of the mounting rods (5) is provided on the cleaning basket (2).

2. The ultrasonic cleaning device for large and medium-sized castings according to claim 1, characterized in that: The drive assembly (3) includes a drive gear (31), a toothed belt (32), and a drive source. The drive gear (31) is fixedly mounted on one end of the bottom rod (22) that extends out of the side plate (21). The toothed belt (32) is sleeved on the drive gear (31) and meshes with the drive gear (31). The drive source is used to drive the drive gear (31) to rotate.

3. The ultrasonic cleaning device for large and medium-sized castings according to claim 2, characterized in that: The side plate (21) is rotatably mounted with a transmission shaft (13) in the vertical direction. A first bevel gear (34) is coaxially fixed on any of the drive gears (31), and a second bevel gear (131) is fixed on the transmission shaft (13). The first bevel gear (34) meshes with the second bevel gear (131). The drive source is a drive motor (33). A mounting plate (23) is fixedly mounted on the top of the cleaning basket (2). The mounting plate (23) is located above the water surface. The drive motor (33) is fixedly mounted on the mounting plate (23), and the output shaft of the drive motor (33) is fixedly connected to the transmission shaft (13).

4. The ultrasonic cleaning device for large and medium-sized castings according to claim 1, characterized in that: A guide sleeve (211) is fixedly installed on the side plate (21). A guide rod (212) is slidably inserted through the guide sleeve (211) in the vertical direction. The bottom end of the guide rod (212) is fixedly connected to the mounting rod (5). Each mounting rod (5) is connected to two guide rods (212).

5. The ultrasonic cleaning device for large and medium-sized castings according to claim 4, characterized in that: The adjustment assembly (6) includes an elastic element, a pull rope (62), and a two-way cylinder (63). The pull rope (62) is fixedly connected to the guide rod (212). The two-way cylinder (63) is horizontally fixedly installed on the top of the cleaning basket (2). The top of the cleaning basket (2) is rotatably provided with a guide wheel (8). The pull rope (62) is wound around the guide wheel (8) and fixedly connected to the piston rod of the two-way cylinder (63). The two piston rods of the two-way cylinder (63) are respectively connected to the two pull ropes (62). The elastic element is used to drive the mounting rod (5) to move downward.

6. The ultrasonic cleaning device for large and medium-sized castings according to claim 5, characterized in that: The brush plate (41) is detachably connected to the mounting rod (5).

7. The ultrasonic cleaning device for large and medium-sized castings according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom rod (22) is provided with a plurality of grooves spaced apart along the circumference of the bottom rod (22), and the grooves extend along the length direction of the bottom rod (22).

8. A method for ultrasonic cleaning of large and medium-sized castings, characterized in that: Cleaning using the cleaning apparatus as described in any one of claims 1-7 includes the following steps: Place the casting in the cleaning basket (2), and drive the cleaning basket (2) to descend through the lifting component until the cleaning liquid in the machine body (1) submerges the surface of the casting. Turn on the ultrasonic generator (11) to emit ultrasonic waves to clean the surface of the casting. After cleaning, drive the cleaning basket (2) to rise to a suitable position through the lifting component and take out the cleaned casting. At this time, the bottom of the cleaning basket (2) is still in the cleaning liquid. Then drive the bottom rod (22) to rotate through the drive component (3). During this process, the cleaning component (4) completes the cleaning of the residual debris on the bottom rod (22). After the bottom rod (22) is cleaned, put the next casting into the cleaning basket and repeat the above steps.

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