An axle housing cleaning device

By adopting a reciprocating conveyor and an axle housing swing device, the problems of inadequate cleaning and high energy consumption of existing automotive drive axle housing cleaning devices have been solved, achieving all-round cleaning and drying effects and reducing energy consumption.

CN118122679BActive Publication Date: 2026-01-13HUBEI AXLE
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Application Number
CN202410296356.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-03-15
Publication Date
2026-01-13
Estimated Expiration
2044-03-15

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Technical Problem

Existing automotive drive axle housing cleaning devices suffer from problems such as interference between the bottom spray pipe and the lifting device, inadequate cleaning of the lower surface of the axle housing, and poor drainage of cleaning fluid, especially in terms of poor cleaning effect on the axle housing cavity.

Method used

The axle housing is equipped with a reciprocating conveying device that includes left and right side conveying rods and an axial drive device, and a swinging device for the axle housing is installed on the support base. Combined with the guide arc side groove design and split flushing device, the axle housing can be flushed and dried in all directions.

Benefits of technology

It achieves comprehensive cleaning and drying of the bridge housing, improves cleaning effect, reduces energy consumption costs, and avoids problems such as device interference and liquid accumulation.

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Abstract

The application discloses a kind of axle housing cleaning device, including support, support is equipped with transverse conveying device and with transverse conveying device and flush device, transverse conveying device includes left side conveying rod and right side conveying rod, the upper surface of left side conveying rod and right side conveying rod is provided with support seat, in flush device, the arc-shaped curved surface of the top of support seat is concave and arranged with arc-shaped bushing, arc-shaped bushing includes arc-shaped curved surface panel body and arc-shaped side baffle, arc-shaped side baffle is provided with driving tooth on arc-shaped outer edge, driving tooth is engaged with rack slidingly arranged on left side conveying rod and right side conveying rod.The axle housing cleaning device uses reciprocating conveying device including left and right side conveying rod and axial driving device, and is equipped with swing device for axle housing for support seat in flush device, so that axle housing occurs reciprocating swing on support seat when flushing, not only can be all-round flushing for axle housing, but also can accelerate the drop of cleaning agent and machining debris attached on axle housing, effectively guarantee cleaning effect.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to a kind of axle housing cleaning device, belong to automobile drive axle housing production equipment technical field. BACKGROUND

[0002] The existing automobile drive axle housing cleaning device such as Chinese invention patent "authorized announcement number: CN102989708B;Authorized announcement date: January 21, 2015;Name: passenger car drive axle housing cleaning machine" as shown, adopt lifting device and reciprocating horizontal conveyor belt cooperation realizes the intermittent short distance transport to axle housing, and respectively set up telescopic cleaning device on both sides of horizontal conveyor belt to the upper surface of axle housing on horizontal conveyor belt is washed, and its cleaning to the lower surface of axle housing is realized using fixed bottom spray pipe under axle housing, however, bottom spray pipe will interfere with lifting block in lifting device for directly lifting axle housing, resulting in the situation that cleaning to the lower surface of axle housing is not in place, in addition, in the cleaning machine, axle housing is in fixed state during cleaning process, it is difficult to realize the smooth discharge of cleaning liquid and impurities after washing, especially for the cavity of axle housing, the situation is more serious. SUMMARY

[0003] The purpose of the present application is to solve the above technical defects of the existing automobile drive axle housing cleaning device, provide a new axle housing cleaning device, the axle housing cleaning device adopts reciprocating conveying device including left and right side conveying rod and axial driving device, and is equipped with swing device for axle housing for support seat in flushing device and air drying device, so that the axle housing on support seat reciprocating swing during flushing and air drying, not only can be all-round flushing and blowing for axle housing, but also can accelerate the drop of cleaning agent and machining debris attached to axle housing, effectively ensure the cleaning effect.

[0004] The above technical purpose of the present application is realized by the following technical scheme:

[0005] A bridge housing cleaning device includes a support frame with a transverse conveying device for the bridge housing mounted on the support frame. A rinsing device is installed along the conveying path of the transverse conveying device. The transverse conveying device includes a left conveying rod and a right conveying rod located on a horizontal plane and parallel to each other. The left and right conveying rods can synchronously achieve axial reciprocating movement via a first axial drive device. The upper surfaces of the left and right conveying rods are respectively provided with a plurality of support seats for supporting the bridge housing in a left-right symmetrical manner. Inside the rinsing device, an arc-shaped bushing is slidably mounted within a concave arc-shaped curved surface at the top of the support seat. The arc-shaped bushing includes a concave arc-shaped curved panel and an arc-shaped side baffle located at the arc-shaped edge of the arc-shaped curved panel. The inner arc-shaped edge of the arc-shaped side baffle is flush with the arc-shaped curved surface. The inner wall of the plate is flush with the outer edge of the arc-shaped side baffle, which is located on the lower side of the arc-shaped curved plate. The inner wall of the arc-shaped side baffle is in contact with the side wall of the arc-shaped surface on the support. An arc-shaped limiting structure is provided between the contact surface of the arc-shaped side baffle and the support. The arc-shaped limiting structure consists of a guide arc-shaped side groove on the side wall of the support and coaxial with the arc-shaped surface, and an arc-shaped guide ridge on the inner wall of the arc-shaped side baffle. A drive tooth is provided on the outer edge of the arc-shaped side baffle. The drive tooth meshes with a rack that is slidably mounted on the left and right conveying rods. The rack is parallel to the left and right conveying rods and moves back and forth along the axis of the left and right conveying rods, which can drive the arc-shaped bushing to swing back and forth against the arc-shaped surface.

[0006] By adopting the above technical solution, an axle housing cleaning device is provided. This axle housing cleaning device employs a reciprocating conveying device including left and right conveying rods and an axial drive device, and equips the support seat within the rinsing device with a swinging device for the axle housing. This causes the axle housing to swing back and forth on the support seat during rinsing, not only allowing for comprehensive rinsing of the axle housing but also accelerating the removal of cleaning agent and processing debris adhering to the axle housing, effectively ensuring the cleaning effect.

[0007] A further feature of the present invention is that the lower sidewall of the guide arc-shaped side groove is a downwardly inclined curved surface.

[0008] By adopting the above technical solution, the lower sidewall of the guide arc-shaped side channel is designed as a sloping curved surface that facilitates the flow of liquid, which can effectively avoid problems such as poor swing or even jamming caused by the accumulation of cleaning agent and processing debris in the guide arc-shaped side channel.

[0009] A further feature of the present invention is that the upper end of the guide arc-shaped side groove on the side where the two arc-shaped edges of the support base are located is connected by a top groove.

[0010] By adopting the above technical solution, a top groove is set on the top of the support base to connect the upper end of the guide arc-shaped side groove. The top groove can collect and guide the cleaning agent and other substances on the top of the support base, which can prevent the cleaning agent from accumulating on the top of the support base to a certain extent.

[0011] Further, the arc-shaped side baffle is detachably arranged on the arc-shaped edge of the arc-shaped curved panel body.

[0012] By adopting the above technical scheme, the inner limiting structure is arranged between the arc-shaped curved panel body and the arc-shaped curved surface of the arc-shaped bushing to prevent the arc-shaped bushing from swinging too much, on the one hand, the position space is large, and it is convenient to add sliding rollers and other components conducive to smooth sliding of the two, on the other hand, the cavity structure is designed on the upper side, and the protruding part is arranged on the lower side, which can effectively avoid the influence of long-term accumulation of cleaning agents and the like in the interior.

[0013] Further, the arc-shaped side baffle is detachably arranged on the arc-shaped edge of the arc-shaped curved panel body.

[0014] By adopting the above technical scheme, the arc-shaped side baffle is designed to be detachable, which can effectively improve the convenience of assembly and maintenance.

[0015] Further, the underside between the left side conveying rod and the right side conveying rod is provided with a lifting rod through the vertical pushing device, and the lifting rod is parallel to the left side conveying rod and the right side conveying rod.

[0016] Further, the flushing device comprises a top flushing device located above the left side conveying rod and the right side conveying rod and a bottom flushing device arranged outside the left side conveying rod and the right side conveying rod, the bottom flushing device comprises a left side bottom flushing device and a right side bottom flushing device, when the lifting rod lifts the bridge housing away from the support seat, the left side bottom flushing device and the right side bottom flushing device withdraw from below the left side conveying rod and the right side conveying rod, when the lifting rod places the bridge housing on the support seat and moves down to the lowest position, the left side bottom flushing device and the right side bottom flushing device respectively extend from the outside to the inside below the left side conveying rod and the right side conveying rod to flush the underside of the bridge housing, and the underside of the left side bottom flushing device and the right side bottom flushing device is respectively provided with a cleaning agent collecting bin.

[0017] By adopting the above technical scheme, the flushing device is limited. The top flushing device on the upper side of the bridge housing is designed to be fixed, and only the bottom flushing device on the lower side of the bridge housing is designed to be left-right split, which not only reduces the energy consumption cost of the flushing device, but also solves the defect that the bottom flushing device cannot fully clean the lower surface of the bridge housing due to interference between the lifting rod of the lifting device and the bottom flushing device.

[0018] Further, the wind-drying device is arranged behind the washing device, and the support seat in the wind-drying device is also provided with an arc-shaped bushing which is uniformly driven by the rack.

[0019] By adopting the above technical scheme, the wind-drying device is arranged behind the washing device, and the support seat in the wind-drying device is also provided with an arc-shaped bushing which is uniformly driven by the rack, so that the bridge shell can be reciprocally swung during wind-drying, and the wind-drying effect and efficiency can be effectively improved.

[0020] Further, the axial driving of the rack is driven by the second axial driving device fixed on the left and right conveying rods.

[0021] By adopting the above technical scheme, the driving mode of the rack is limited.

[0022] The main beneficial effects of the present application are as follows:

[0023] 1. The bridge shell cleaning device adopts the reciprocating conveying device comprising the left and right conveying rods and the first axial driving device, and the swing device for the bridge shell is arranged for the support seat in the washing device, so that the bridge shell is reciprocally swung on the support seat during washing, the bridge shell can be washed in all directions, and the cleaning agent and machining scraps attached to the bridge shell can be accelerated to fall, and the cleaning effect is effectively ensured.

[0024] 2. The lower side wall of the guide arc-shaped side groove is designed as an inclined curved surface which is convenient for guiding liquid, so that the problems of unsmooth swinging or even jamming in the guide arc-shaped side groove caused by accumulation of the cleaning agent and machining scraps can be effectively avoided.

[0025] 3. The top groove is arranged on the top of the support seat to connect the upper end of the guide arc-shaped side groove, the top groove can collect and guide the cleaning agent on the top of the support seat, and the accumulation of the cleaning agent on the top of the support seat can be avoided to a certain extent.

[0026] 4. The inner limiting structure for preventing the arc-shaped bushing from swinging with too large amplitude is arranged between the arc-shaped curved panel body and the arc-shaped curved surface of the arc-shaped bushing, on the one hand, the position space is large, and the sliding roller and other components which are beneficial to smooth sliding of the arc-shaped curved panel body and the arc-shaped curved surface can be added, on the other hand, the cavity structure is designed on the upper side, and the protruding part is arranged on the lower side, so that the long-term accumulation of the cleaning agent and the like in the interior can be effectively avoided.

[0027] 5、The flushing device in the axle housing cleaning device also designs the top flushing device on the upper side of the axle housing as fixed type, only designs the bottom flushing device on the lower side of the axle housing as left-right split type, not only reduces the energy consumption cost of the flushing device, but also solves the defect that the bottom flushing device cannot fully clean the lower surface of the axle housing due to the interference between the bottom flushing device and the lifting rod of the lifting device;

[0028] 6、The axle housing cleaning device is provided with a drying device behind the flushing device, and the support seat in the drying device is also provided with an arc-shaped bushing driven by a rack, which can reciprocatingly swing the axle housing during drying, so that the drying effect and efficiency can be effectively improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0029] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiment description will be briefly introduced. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor.

[0030] Figure 1 is a structural schematic diagram of the outer appearance of the present application;

[0031] Figure 2 is a structural schematic diagram of the inner appearance of the present application;

[0032] Figure 3 is Figure 2 a structural schematic diagram of A-A section in the present application;

[0033] Figure 4 is a structural schematic diagram of the support seat cooperating with the rack in the present application;

[0034] Figure 5 is Figure 4 a structural schematic diagram of B-B section in the present application;

[0035] Figure 6 is Figure 5 an enlarged view of A in the present application;

[0036] Figure 7 is a structural schematic diagram of the support seat after removing the arc-shaped side baffle in the present application;

[0037] Figure 8 is a top view of the support seat in the present application.

[0038] In the diagram, 1. Support; 2. Left conveyor rod; 3. Right conveyor rod; 4. First axial drive device; 5. Support base; 6. Arc-shaped curved panel; 7. Arc-shaped side baffle; 8. Guide arc-shaped side groove; 9. Arc-shaped guide ridge; 10. Drive tooth; 11. Inclined curved surface; 12. Top groove; 13. Arc-shaped cavity; 14. Limiting protrusion; 15. Rack; 16. Second axial drive device; 17. Lifting rod; 18. Vertical pushing device; 19. Top flushing device; 20. Left bottom flushing device; 21. Right bottom flushing device; 22. Drying device; 23. Top vertical pushing device; 24. Vertical sliding sealing plate; 25. Water vapor extraction and condensation device; 26. Cleaning agent collection chamber. Detailed Implementation

[0039] The technical solution of the present invention will now be clearly and completely described with reference to specific embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are merely some embodiments of the present invention, and not all embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0040] Example 1:

[0041] like Figures 1 to 8 As shown, an axle housing cleaning device includes a support 1, on which a transverse conveying device for the axle housing is mounted, and a rinsing device and a drying device are sequentially arranged along the conveying path of the transverse conveying device.

[0042] The transverse conveying device comprises a left conveying rod 2 and a right conveying rod 3 which are parallel to each other and located on a horizontal plane, and the left conveying rod 2 and the right conveying rod 3 can be synchronously moved axially by a first axial driving device 4, the upper surfaces of the left conveying rod 2 and the right conveying rod 3 are correspondingly provided with a plurality of support seats 5 for supporting the axle housing in a left-right symmetrical manner, in the flushing device, the arc-shaped side baffle 7 is detachably fixed to the arc-shaped edge of the arc-shaped curved surface panel body 6, the arc-shaped inner edge of the arc-shaped side baffle 7 is flush with the inner side wall of the arc-shaped curved surface panel body 6, the arc-shaped outer edge of the arc-shaped side baffle 7 is located on the lower side of the arc-shaped curved surface panel body 6, and the inner side wall of the arc-shaped side baffle 7 is attached to the side wall of the arc-shaped surface of the support seat 5; the arc-shaped limiting structure is correspondingly arranged between the attached surface of the arc-shaped side baffle 7 and the support seat 5, the arc-shaped limiting structure comprises a guide arc-shaped side groove 8 arranged on the side wall of the support seat 5 and coaxial with the arc-shaped surface and an arc-shaped guide rib 9 on the inner side wall of the arc-shaped side baffle 7, the lower side wall of the guide arc-shaped side groove 8 is a downwardly inclined curved surface 11, and the upper end of the guide arc-shaped side groove 8 on the side where the two arc-shaped edges of the support seat 5 are located is connected by a top groove 12; the arc-shaped outer edge of the arc-shaped side baffle 7 is provided with a driving tooth 10, the driving tooth 10 is engaged with a rack 15 which is slidably arranged on the left conveying rod 2 and the right conveying rod 3, the rack 15 is parallel to the left conveying rod 2 and the right conveying rod 3, the rack 15 is driven by a second axial driving device 16 fixed on the left conveying rod 2 and the right conveying rod 3 to make the rack 15 move reciprocatingly along the axis of the left conveying rod 2 and the right conveying rod 3, thereby driving the arc-shaped liner to reciprocate along the arc-shaped surface on the top of the support seat 5. The arc-shaped curved surface panel body 6 of the arc-shaped liner is provided with an inner limiting structure between the arc-shaped surface, the inner limiting structure comprises an arc-shaped cavity 13 arranged on the lower surface of the arc-shaped curved surface panel body 6 and a limiting protrusion 14 arranged on the arc-shaped surface, and the limiting protrusion is used to prevent the amplitude of the arc-shaped liner from being too large when the arc-shaped liner swings.

[0043] The support seat 5 in the air-drying device 22 is also provided with an arc-shaped liner, and the arc-shaped liner can be uniformly driven by the rack 15.

[0044] The lower side between the left conveying rod 2 and the right conveying rod 3 is provided with a lifting rod 17 by a vertical pushing device 18, and the lifting rod 17 is parallel to the left conveying rod 2 and the right conveying rod 3.

[0045] The flushing device comprises a top flushing device 19 located above the left conveying rod 2 and the right conveying rod 3, and a bottom flushing device arranged outside the left conveying rod 2 and the right conveying rod 3, which comprises a left bottom flushing device 20 and a right bottom flushing device 21. When the lifting rod 17 lifts to move the axle housing away from the support seat 5, the left bottom flushing device 20 and the right bottom flushing device 21 move out from below the left conveying rod 2 and the right conveying rod 3. When the lifting rod 17 places the axle housing on the support seat 5 and moves down to the lowest position, the left bottom flushing device 20 and the right bottom flushing device 21 respectively extend from the outside to the inside below the left conveying rod 2 and the right conveying rod 3 to flush the lower side of the axle housing. The lower side of the left bottom flushing device 20 and the right bottom flushing device 21 is respectively provided with a cleaning agent collecting bin 26.

[0046] In use, the axle housing is first placed on the support seat 5 located outside the flushing device. By intermittently lifting and lowering the lifting rod 17 through the vertical pushing device 18 and intermittently reciprocating the left conveying rod 2 and the right conveying rod 3 through the first axial driving device 4, the axle housing can be gradually moved forward in the conveying direction. When the axle housing needs to enter and exit the flushing device and the air drying device, the top vertical pushing device 23 will control the vertical sliding sealing plate 24 to move up and down in real time to open or close the conveying channel, on the one hand to realize smooth conveying of the axle housing, and on the other hand to realize flushing and air drying in a relatively closed environment, which can effectively ensure that the environment outside the flushing device and the air drying device is in good condition. When the axle housing is being flushed and air dried in the flushing device and the air drying device, the second axial driving device 16 drives the rack to reciprocate, thereby driving the arc-shaped bushing and the axle housing arranged thereon to reciprocate, on the one hand to realize flushing and air drying of the axle housing from multiple aspects, and on the other hand, by swinging the axle housing, the cleaning agent and machining waste attached to the axle housing can be effectively accelerated to fall off, which can effectively improve the cleaning and air drying effect.

Claims

1. A device for cleaning axle housings, comprising a support (1) on which a cross conveyor for axle housings is arranged, a washing device being arranged on the conveying path of the cross conveyor, characterized in that: The transverse conveying device comprises a left conveying rod (2) and a right conveying rod (3) which are parallel to each other and located on a horizontal plane, the left conveying rod (2) and the right conveying rod (3) can realize synchronous axial reciprocating movement through a first axial driving device (4), the upper surfaces of the left conveying rod (2) and the right conveying rod (3) are correspondingly provided with a plurality of support seats (5) for supporting axle housings in a left-right symmetrical manner, in the flushing device, the arc-shaped side baffle (7) is slidably arranged in the concave arc-shaped surface at the top of the support seat (5), the arc-shaped side baffle (7) comprises a concave arc-shaped surface plate body (6) and an arc-shaped side baffle (7) located at the arc-shaped edge of the arc-shaped surface plate body (6), the arc-shaped inner edge of the arc-shaped side baffle (7) is flush with the inner side wall of the arc-shaped surface plate body (6), the arc-shaped outer edge of the arc-shaped side baffle (7) is located at the lower side of the arc-shaped surface plate body (6), and the inner side wall of the arc-shaped side baffle (7) is attached to the side wall where the arc-shaped edge of the arc-shaped surface of the support seat (5) is located; an arc-shaped limiting structure is correspondingly arranged between the attached surface of the arc-shaped side baffle (7) and the support seat (5), the arc-shaped limiting structure comprises a guide arc-shaped side groove (8) arranged on the side wall of the support seat (5) and coaxial with the arc-shaped surface and an arc-shaped guide rib (9) of the inner side wall of the arc-shaped side baffle (7); the arc-shaped outer edge of the arc-shaped side baffle (7) is provided with a driving tooth (10), the driving tooth (10) is engaged with a rack (15) which is slidably arranged on the left conveying rod (2) and the right conveying rod (3), the rack (15) is parallel to the left conveying rod (2) and the right conveying rod (3), the rack (15) moves reciprocatingly along the axis of the left conveying rod (2) and the right conveying rod (3), and the arc-shaped side baffle (7) can be driven to reciprocatingly swing along the arc-shaped surface at the top of the support seat (5).

2. A bridge cleaning device according to claim 1, wherein: The lower side wall of the guide arc-shaped side groove (8) is a downwardly inclined curved surface (11).

3. A bridge cleaning device as claimed in claim 2, wherein: The upper end of the guide arc-shaped side groove (8) on the side where the two arc-shaped edges of the support seat (5) are located adopts a top groove (12) for connection.

4. A bridge cleaning apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein: An inner limiting structure is arranged between the arc-shaped surface plate body (6) of the arc-shaped side baffle (7) and the arc-shaped surface, the inner limiting structure comprises an arc-shaped cavity (13) arranged on the lower surface of the arc-shaped surface plate body (6) and a limiting protrusion (14) arranged on the arc-shaped surface, and the limiting protrusion is used for preventing the amplitude of the arc-shaped side baffle (7) from being too large when the arc-shaped side baffle (7) swings.

5. A bridge cleaning apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein: The arc-shaped side baffle (7) is detachably arranged on the arc-shaped edge of the arc-shaped surface plate body (6).

6. A bridge cleaning apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein: The lower side between the left conveying rod (2) and the right conveying rod (3) is provided with a lifting rod (17) through a vertical pushing device (18), and the lifting rod (17) is parallel to the left conveying rod (2) and the right conveying rod (3).

7. A housing cleaning apparatus as claimed in claim 6, wherein: The flushing device comprises a top flushing device (19) above the left conveying rod (2) and the right conveying rod (3), and a bottom flushing device arranged outside the left conveying rod (2) and the right conveying rod (3), wherein the bottom flushing device comprises a left bottom flushing device (20) and a right bottom flushing device (21), when the lifting rod (17) lifts the axle housing away from the support seat (5), the left bottom flushing device (20) and the right bottom flushing device (21) are withdrawn from below the left conveying rod (2) and the right conveying rod (3), when the lifting rod (17) places the axle housing on the support seat (5) and is lowered to the lowest position, the left bottom flushing device (20) and the right bottom flushing device (21) are respectively extended from outside to inside below the left conveying rod (2) and the right conveying rod (3) to flush the lower side of the axle housing, and the lower side of the left bottom flushing device (20) and the right bottom flushing device (21) is respectively provided with a cleaning agent collecting bin (26).

8. A bridge cleaning apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein: The rear of the flushing device is also provided with a air drying device (22) on the conveying path of the transverse conveying device, and the support seat (5) in the air drying device (22) is also provided with an arc-shaped bushing, which can be uniformly driven by the rack (15).

9. A housing cleaning apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein: The axial driving of the rack (15) is driven by the second axial driving device (16) fixed on the left conveying rod (2) and the right conveying rod (3).

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