A dust-proof, chip-proof and liquid-proof structure for machine tool magazine

By designing a dustproof and anti -liquid -proof structure that includes a circular case, protective cover, protective belt, and protective cloth, the chain -type blade is solved in the long -term use of dust or liquid due to exposure to the external environment in the external environment. The problem realizes the effective protection and effectiveness of long -term use of the sword -mouth area.

CN119077428BActive Publication Date: 2025-01-28KUNSHAN BEIJU MASCH CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202411586787.4
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-11-08
Publication Date
2025-01-28
Estimated Expiration
2044-11-08

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Technical Problem

Chain tool magazines are easily contaminated with dust or liquid due to exposure to the external environment during long-term use, which affects their use. In the prior art, the tool change position in the tool magazine is often open, resulting in dust adhesion and accumulation, affecting long-term use.

Method used

Design a dustproof and anti -liquid -proof structure including ring case, protective cover, protective belt, and protective cloth. The protective belt is closely in contact with the outer wall of the protective cover through surrounding sliding. The protective cloth is covered and cleaned when switching at the position of the knife. It combines the cleaning effect of negative pressure and cleaning brush in combination with the air pump to achieve effective protection for the sword -port area.

Benefits of technology

Through this structure, it effectively prevent dust and liquid from entering the knife library, avoid protecting the dust or liquid for a long time, and improve the long -term use of the blade and the effect of dustproof and liquid prevention.

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Abstract

The present invention belongs to the technical field of machine tool magazines, and in particular, is a dust, chip and liquid proof structure used in machine tool magazines. The following scheme is proposed, including an annular housing, a mounting plate fixed on the top of the housing, a protective cover installed on the housing, a tool changing port opened at the bottom of the protective cover, a protective belt sliding around the outer wall of the protective cover, a through-hole corresponding to the tool changing port opened in the middle of the protective belt, and a protective cloth symmetrically arranged on the protective belt with the through-hole. The present invention performs dust, chip and liquid proof operations through the protective belt outside the protective cover, and in the process of switching back and forth between the through-hole and the protective cloth, the outer edge of the through-hole and the protective cloth slide and rub against the outer wall of the protective cover to clean dust or liquid adhering to the surface.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of machine tool tool magazines, and in particular to a dust-proof, chip-proof and liquid-proof structure applied to machine tool tool magazines. Background Art

[0002] Chain-type tool magazines are tool magazine equipment that is often used in conjunction with CNC machine tools. If the chain-type tool magazine is exposed to the external environment for a long time and used for a long time, it is easy for the tool handle or tool sleeve to be contaminated with dust or liquid, affecting its use.

[0003] Referring to the Chinese patent with patent announcement number CN215942255U, a horizontal chain tool magazine device for large-scale CNC machine tool production and processing is disclosed, including a driving wheel, a driven wheel is provided on the left side of the driving wheel, the driving wheel and the driven wheel are connected by a chain block transmission, a box is fixedly installed below the driving wheel, and a vertical rod located inside the box is fixedly installed at the bottom end of the driving wheel.

[0004] In the above patents and the prior art, the tool magazine, especially the tool changing position, is often open. Even for protection, an opening cover is often provided. However, the cover is always located near the tool changing opening, which easily causes dust to adhere and accumulate, affecting long-term use. Summary of the invention

[0005] Based on the technical problems of the background technology, the present invention proposes a dust-proof, chip-proof and liquid-proof structure applied to a tool magazine of a machine tool.

[0006] The present invention proposes a dust-proof, chip-proof and liquid-proof structure for use in a machine tool tool magazine, comprising an annular casing, a mounting plate fixed to the top of the casing, a protective cover installed on the casing, a tool-changing port provided at the bottom of the protective cover, a protective belt sliding around the outer wall of the protective cover, a through-opening corresponding to the tool-changing port provided in the middle of the protective belt, and a protective cloth provided on the protective belt at a position symmetrical to the through-opening.

[0007] Preferably, rollers are provided on both sides of the top of the mounting plate, one end of the roller is transmission-connected to a driving motor, a groove is provided at the bottom of both sides of the protective cover, a rotating tube is rotatably provided in the groove, and the inner wall of the protective belt is rotationally connected to the roller and the outer wall of the rotating tube.

[0008] Preferably, mounting rings are fixed at both ends of the groove, both ends of the circumferential outer wall of the rotating tube are rotatably connected to the mounting rings, the outer wall of the edge of the protective belt is in sliding contact with the outer wall of the mounting ring, a plurality of air ports are provided on the circumferential outer wall of the rotating tube, and the end of the mounting ring is connected to a connecting pipe, which is connected to the rotating tube, and the end of the connecting pipe is connected to an air pump.

[0009] Preferably, the four corners of the protective cloth are connected with connecting tubes, and the connecting tube is provided with a vertical portion extending in a direction away from the knife changing port, one end of the vertical portion is connected with the knife changing port, and the end of the vertical portion away from the knife changing port is sealed, and the side wall of the vertical portion is connected with the horizontal portion, one end of the horizontal portion is open for air intake, and the other end is connected with the vertical portion.

[0010] Preferably, a mounting bracket is fixed at a position corresponding to the outer wall of the protective cover and the connecting pipe, and a horizontally placed hydraulic telescopic rod is installed on the mounting bracket. A pipe joint is installed at one end of the hydraulic telescopic rod, one end of the pipe joint is connected to the horizontal part of the connecting pipe, and the other end of the pipe joint is connected to a connecting hose.

[0011] Preferably, a dust box is installed above the mounting plate, the top end of the dust box is opened, the opening cross section of the dust box is larger than the through-opening cross section, and the inner wall of the protective belt is in sliding contact with the outer wall of the top of the dust box.

[0012] Preferably, an air suction member is installed at the bottom of the dust collecting box, an air suction port is also arranged at the top of the air suction member, and an air suction pipe is connected to the bottom of the air suction member.

[0013] Preferably, a second groove is provided at the top of both sides of the protective cover, and a plurality of cleaning brush cylinders are arranged in the second groove, and the cleaning brush cylinders are in contact with the inner wall of the protective belt.

[0014] Preferably, the inner wall of the cleaning brush cylinder is rotatably connected to a fixed shaft via a bearing, and an elastic strip is connected between two adjacent fixed shafts and between the fixed shaft and the second groove.

[0015] The beneficial effects of the present invention are:

[0016] In the present invention, dust and liquid prevention operations are performed through the protection belt outside the protective cover. During the process of switching back and forth between the hole and the protective cloth, the outer edge of the hole and the protective cloth slide and rub against the outer wall of the protective cover to clean the dust or liquid adhered to the surface. During the tool changing process, the protective cloth used for protection and shielding is kept away from the tool changing position, so as to avoid the protective cloth always being at the tool changing position and being adhered to dust or liquid for a long time, affecting the subsequent processing operations and the long-term use effect of the tool magazine.

[0017] In the present invention, the air pump 2 is used to make the rotating tube suck air in the corresponding groove 1 to generate negative pressure, so that the protective belt is tightly adsorbed to the outer wall of the protective cover, thereby improving the tightness and stability of the protective cloth adsorption protection operation at the knife changing position.

[0018] In the present invention, when the protective cloth is used to shield and protect the knife-changing edge position, each connecting pipe is used to suck air at the knife-changing edge position to suck and clean the dust or liquid stains at the knife-changing edge position, thereby further improving the dust and liquid prevention effect of the knife-changing edge position, thereby improving the effectiveness of the long-term use of the tool magazine structure.

[0019] In the present invention, the inner wall of the protection belt facing the blade changing port is cleaned by the rotating and swinging cleaning brush cylinder, and the dust collecting box above and the connecting pipe below are cooperated to improve the dust and liquid proof effect of long-term use. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of a dust-proof, chip-proof and liquid-proof structure applied to a tool magazine of a machine tool proposed by the present invention;

[0021] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the use state of a dust, chip and liquid proof structure applied to a tool magazine of a machine tool proposed by the present invention;

[0022] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the second use state of a dust, chip and liquid proof structure applied to a tool magazine of a machine tool proposed by the present invention;

[0023] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of a protective cover structure of a dust, chip and liquid proof structure applied to a tool magazine of a machine tool proposed by the present invention;

[0024] Figure 5 A schematic diagram of the distribution structure of the rollers and the rotating tubes of the dust-proof, chip-proof and liquid-proof structure applied to the tool magazine of a machine tool proposed by the present invention;

[0025] Figure 6 A schematic diagram of a protective belt structure for preventing dust, chips and liquids applied to a tool magazine of a machine tool proposed by the present invention;

[0026] Figure 7 A schematic diagram of a rotating tube structure of a dust-proof, chip-proof and liquid-proof structure applied to a tool magazine of a machine tool proposed by the present invention;

[0027] Figure 8 A schematic diagram of a protective cloth and a connecting pipe structure for a dust, chip and liquid proof structure applied to a tool magazine of a machine tool proposed by the present invention;

[0028] Fig. 9 A schematic diagram of the structure of the mounting frame position of a dust, chip and liquid proof structure for a machine tool magazine proposed by the present invention;

[0029] Fig.10 A schematic diagram of the internal structure of a dust collecting box of a dust, chip and liquid proof structure applied to a tool magazine of a machine tool proposed by the present invention;

[0030] Fig.11 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a cleaning brush cylinder with a dust-proof, chip-proof and liquid-proof structure applied to a machine tool magazine proposed by the present invention.

[0031] In the figure: 1 housing, 2 mounting plate, 3 protective cover, 301 knife changing port, 302 groove 1, 303 groove 2, 4 protective belt, 401 through-hole, 5 roller, 6 driving motor, 7 mounting ring, 8 rotating tube, 801 air port, 9 connecting pipe, 10 protective cloth, 11 connecting pipe, 12 mounting frame, 13 hydraulic telescopic rod, 14 pipe joint, 15 connecting hose, 16 dust collecting box, 17 suction piece, 18 suction pipe, 19 cleaning brush cylinder, 20 fixed shaft, 21 elastic strip. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0032] Example 1: Reference Figure 1-Figure 6 , a dust, chip and liquid proof structure for a tool magazine of a machine tool, comprising an annular casing 1, a mounting plate 2 being fixed on the top of the casing 1, a chain-type tool sleeve conveying mechanism being arranged between the casing 1 and the mounting plate 2, an opening being arranged on the casing 1 at a position corresponding to the tool changing mechanism, a protective cover 3 being installed at the opening position, a tool changing opening 301 being arranged at the bottom of the protective cover 3, so that a tool changing operation is performed at the position of the protective cover 3, and a direction of the tool changing opening 301 is changed by adjusting the overall position of the casing 1 and the mounting plate 2 to realize a tool changing operation at different positions of the bottom or the side, a protective belt 4 is arranged on the outer wall of the protective cover 3 in a surrounding sliding manner, a through opening 401 corresponding to the tool changing opening 301 is arranged in the middle of the protective belt 4, a protective cloth 10 is arranged on the protective belt 4 at a position symmetrical to the through opening 401, the cross sections of the through opening 401 and the protective cloth 10 are both larger than the cross section of the tool changing opening 301, and the protective belt 4 is arranged in a surrounding rotating manner on the outer side of the protective cover 3, when a tool changing operation is performed, Figure 2 As shown, the through hole 401 is rotated to the position corresponding to the tool change port 301, so that the tool change port 301 and the through hole 401 are connected through and through to perform effective and smooth tool change operation, and the processing operation is performed after the tool change operation is completed, or when the tool magazine is not used and stopped, as shown in FIG. Figure 3 As shown, the protective cloth 10 is rotated to the corresponding position of the tool changing port 301 to seal the tool changing port 301 to prevent dust and liquid, and in the process of switching back and forth between the through port 401 and the protective cloth 10, the outer edge of the through port 401 and the protective cloth 10 slide and rub against the outer wall of the protective cover 3 to clean the dust or liquid adhered to the surface, and in the tool changing process, the protective cloth 10 used for protection and shielding is kept away from the tool changing port 301, so as to avoid the protective cloth 10 always being at the tool changing port 301 and adhering dust or liquid for a long time to affect subsequent processing operations and the long-term use of the tool magazine.

[0033] In the present invention, reference is made to Figure 1-Figure 6, rollers 5 are arranged on both sides of the top of the mounting plate 2, and both ends of the outer wall of the roller 5 are rotatably connected with a fixing frame, which is fixed to the mounting plate 2, and one end of the roller 5 is transmission-connected with a driving motor 6, and a groove 302 is provided at the bottom of both sides of the protective cover 3, and a rotating tube 8 is rotatably arranged in the groove 302, and the inner wall of the protective belt 4 is meshed and rotatably connected with the roller 5 and the outer wall of the rotating tube 8, so that the driving motor 6 drives the roller 5 to rotate and the transmission belt 4 is rotated to realize the position switching of the hole 401 and the protective cloth 10 corresponding to the tool changing port 301, and the protective belt 4 is in close sliding contact with the two sides and the bottom of the protective cover 3 by embedding the rotating tube 8 at the bottom ends of both sides of the protective cover 3 and the roller 5 above.

[0034] In the present invention, reference is made to Figure 1-Figure 7 , mounting rings 7 are fixed at both ends of the groove 302, both ends of the circumferential outer wall of the rotating tube 8 are rotatably connected to the mounting ring 7, the edge outer wall of the protective belt 4 is in sliding contact with the outer wall of the mounting ring 7, and a plurality of air ports 801 are provided on the circumferential outer wall of the rotating tube 8, and a connecting pipe 9 is connected to the end of the mounting ring 7, and the connecting pipe 9 is connected to the rotating tube 8, and the end of the connecting pipe 9 is connected to an air pump, and the corresponding position of the groove 302 is sealed by the mounting ring 7 and the protective belt 4, and when the protective cloth 10 is rotated to the corresponding position of the knife changing port 301 for dust and liquid prevention operations, the rotating tube 8 is made to suck air in the corresponding groove 302 through the air pump 2 to generate negative pressure, so that the protective belt 4 is tightly adsorbed to the outer wall of the protective cover 3, thereby improving the tightness and stability of the adsorption protection operation of the protective cloth 10 at the knife changing port 301, so as to avoid leakage of gaps and the entry of dust or liquid.

[0035] In the present invention, reference is made to Figure 1-Figure 9The four corners of the protective cloth 10 are connected with connecting pipes 11, and the connecting pipe 11 is provided with a vertical portion extending in a direction away from the knife changing port 301, one end of the vertical portion is connected with the knife changing port 301, and one end of the vertical portion away from the knife changing port 301 is sealed, and the side wall of the vertical portion is connected with a horizontal portion, one end of the horizontal portion is opened for air intake, and the other end is connected with the vertical portion, and a mounting frame 12 is fixed at a position corresponding to the outer wall of the protective cover 3 and the connecting pipe 11, and a horizontally placed hydraulic telescopic rod 13 is installed on the mounting frame 12, and a pipe joint 14 is installed at one end of the hydraulic telescopic rod 13, and one end of the pipe joint 14 is connected with the horizontal portion of the connecting pipe 11, and the other end of the pipe joint 14 is connected with a connecting hose 15, and the pipe joint 14 can be placed under the protective cover 3 through the hydraulic telescopic rod 13 When the protective belt 4 is rotated to perform the piercing operation 401 and the protective cloth 10 is switched, the pipe joint 14 is moved out of the range of the protective cover 3 so that the protective belt 4 will not be blocked by the pipe joint 14 during the rotation of the connecting pipe 11. When the protective cloth 10 is used to shield the tool changing port 301, the pipe joint 14 is moved inward by the hydraulic telescopic rod 13 to connect the pipe joint 14 with the horizontal part of the connecting pipe 11, and the connecting hose 15 is connected to an external ventilator, so that each connecting pipe 11 can inhale air at the tool changing port 301 and remove dust or liquid stains at the tool changing port 301, thereby further improving the dust and liquid prevention effect at the tool changing port, so as to improve the effectiveness of the tool magazine structure for long-term use.

[0036] In the present invention, reference is made to Figure 1-Figure 10 A dust box 16 is installed above the mounting plate 2, and an opening is set at the top of the dust box 16. The opening cross-section of the dust box 16 is larger than the cross-section of the through-opening 401. The inner wall of the protective belt 4 is in sliding contact with the outer wall of the top of the dust box 16. An air suction piece 17 is installed at the bottom of the dust box 16. An air suction port is also set at the top of the air suction piece 17. An air suction pipe 18 is connected to the bottom of the air suction piece 17. When the through-opening 401 corresponds to the position of the tool changing port 301 for tool changing, the protective cloth 10 is just in the position corresponding to the top opening of the dust box 16, so that the inner side of the protective cloth 10 is cleaned by the air suction piece 17, and the through-opening 401 is cleaned when the protective cloth 10 corresponds to the position of the tool changing port 301, thereby ensuring the cleaning effect of the through-opening 401 and the protective cloth 10 for long-term use, so as to further improve the dust and liquid proof effects, as well as the long-term use effect.

[0037] Embodiment 2: Embodiment 2 includes all structures and methods of Embodiment 1, with reference to Figure 1-Figure 11, a dust-proof, chip-proof and liquid-proof structure applied to a tool magazine of a machine tool. On the basis of Example 1, a groove 203 is provided on the top of both sides of the protective cover 3, and a plurality of cleaning brush cylinders 19 are arranged in the groove 203. The cleaning brush cylinder 19 contacts the inner wall of the protective belt 4, and the inner wall of the cleaning brush cylinder 19 is rotatably connected with a fixed shaft 20 through a bearing. An elastic strip 21 is connected between two adjacent fixed shafts 20 and between the fixed shaft 20 and the groove 203, so that the outer wall of the cleaning brush cylinder 19 contacts with the outer wall of the cleaning brush cylinder 19 during the movement of the protective belt 4, so that the cleaning brush cylinder 19 rotates along the fixed shaft 20 and swings with the elastic strip 21, so that the inner side wall of the protective belt 4 toward the tool changing port 301 is cleaned by the rotating and swinging cleaning brush cylinder 19, and the dust collecting box 16 above and the connecting pipe 11 below are cooperated to improve the dust-proof and liquid-proof effects of long-term use.

[0038] The above description is only a preferred specific implementation manner of the present invention, but the protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. Any technician familiar with the technical field can make equivalent replacements or changes according to the technical scheme and inventive concept of the present invention within the technical scope disclosed by the present invention, which should be covered by the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A dust-proof, chip-proof and liquid-proof structure for a tool magazine of a machine tool, comprising an annular housing (1), a mounting plate (2) being fixed to the top of the housing (1), a protective cover (3) being mounted on the housing (1), a tool changing port (301) being provided at the bottom of the protective cover (3), and characterized in that: The outer wall of the protective cover (3) is provided with a protective belt (4) which is slidably encircled, a hole (401) corresponding to the knife changing hole (301) is provided in the middle of the protective belt (4), and a protective cloth (10) is provided on the protective belt (4) at a position symmetrical to the hole (401), and a groove (302) is provided at the bottom of both sides of the protective cover (3), a rotating tube (8) is rotatably provided in the groove (302), and mounting rings (7) are fixed at both ends of the groove (302), and the rotating tube (8) ) is provided with a plurality of air ports (801), the end of the mounting ring (7) is connected to a connecting pipe (9), the connecting pipe (9) is connected to the rotating pipe (8), the end of the connecting pipe (9) is connected to an air pump, the four corners of the protective cloth (10) are connected to connecting pipes (11), the connecting pipe (11) is provided with a vertical portion extending in a direction away from the knife changing port (301), one end of the vertical portion is connected to the knife changing port (301), and the end of the vertical portion away from the knife changing port (301) is sealed. The side wall of the vertical part is connected to the horizontal part, one end of the horizontal part is open for air intake, and the other end is connected to the vertical part, a mounting frame (12) is fixed at a position of the outer wall of the protective cover (3) corresponding to the connecting pipe (11), a horizontally placed hydraulic telescopic rod (13) is installed on the mounting frame (12), one end of the hydraulic telescopic rod (13) is installed with a pipe joint (14), one end of the pipe joint (14) can be connected to the horizontal part of the connecting pipe (11), and the other end of the pipe joint (14) is connected to A connecting hose (15) is provided, a dust box (16) is installed above the mounting plate (2), the top of the dust box (16) is opened, the opening cross section of the dust box (16) is larger than the cross section of the through hole (401), the inner wall of the protective belt (4) is in sliding contact with the outer wall of the top of the dust box (16), the tops of both sides of the protective cover (3) are provided with grooves 2 (303), a plurality of cleaning brush cylinders (19) are arranged in the grooves 2 (303), and the cleaning brush cylinders (19) are in contact with the inner wall of the protective belt (4).

2. The dust-proof, chip-proof and liquid-proof structure for a machine tool magazine according to claim 1, characterized in that: Rollers (5) are provided on both sides of the top of the mounting plate (2), one end of the roller (5) is transmission-connected to a drive motor (6), and the inner wall of the protective belt (4) is rotationally connected to the roller (5) and the outer wall of the rotating tube (8).

3. The dust-proof, chip-proof and liquid-proof structure for a machine tool magazine according to claim 2, characterized in that: The two ends of the circumferential outer wall of the rotating tube (8) are rotatably connected to the mounting ring (7), and the edge outer wall of the protective belt (4) is in sliding contact with the outer wall of the mounting ring (7).

4. A dust-proof, chip-proof and liquid-proof structure for a machine tool magazine according to any one of claims 2 to 3, characterized in that: An air suction member (17) is installed at the bottom of the dust collecting box (16), an air suction port is provided at the top of the air suction member (17), and an air suction pipe (18) is connected to the bottom of the air suction member (17).

5. The dust-proof, chip-proof and liquid-proof structure for a machine tool magazine according to claim 4, characterized in that: The inner wall of the cleaning brush cylinder (19) is rotatably connected to a fixed shaft (20) via a bearing, and an elastic strip (21) is connected between two adjacent fixed shafts (20) and between the fixed shaft (20) and the second groove (303).

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