Broadband adaptive RCA ultrasonic probe and multifunctional test production equipment

Abstract

The invention belongs to the technical field of ultrasonic probes, particularly relates to a broadband adaptive RCA ultrasonic probe and multifunctional test production equipment, and provides the following scheme aiming at the problems that in the prior art, coupling agents are mostly smeared manually, flaw detection is carried out through manual movement, the operation steps are tedious, and the working efficiency is reduced. The device comprises an operation table used for placing a metal plate, and an inverted-L-shaped side plate is fixed to the top end of the operation table; a connecting plate slides at the side end of the inverted-L-shaped side plate, an ultrasonic probe used for detecting the metal plate is arranged on the lower side of the connecting plate, and a lifting assembly is arranged between the inverted-L-shaped side plate and the connecting plate and used for driving the ultrasonic probe to be downwards attached to the surface of the metal plate; through automatic design, automatic lifting and moving of the ultrasonic probe and automatic smearing of a coupling agent are achieved, the manual operation time is greatly saved, and the detection efficiency is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of ultrasonic probes, and in particular to a wide-band adaptive RCA ultrasonic probe and multifunctional testing and production equipment. Background Art

[0002] As a standardized and modular probe design, RCA (Registered Component Assembly) ultrasonic probe has high adaptability and flexibility. The broadband adaptive RCA ultrasonic probe combines the advantages of broadband transducer and multi-frequency imaging technology. After the metal sheet is produced, the ultrasonic probe is needed to detect the defects inside the metal sheet. In order for the ultrasonic probe to better contact the surface of the metal sheet, an appropriate amount of coupling agent (such as water, oil, glycerin, etc.) is applied to the detection part to eliminate the air gap between the probe and the detection part and improve the transmission efficiency of the sound wave.

[0003] In the prior art, most of the flaw detection work is done by manually applying coupling agent and manually moving the flaw detection, which has complicated operation steps, reduces work efficiency, and is inconvenient to use.

[0004] In view of the above problems, the present invention document proposes a wide-band adaptive RCA ultrasonic probe and a multifunctional testing and production equipment. Summary of the invention

[0005] The present invention provides a wide-band adaptive RCA ultrasonic probe and a multifunctional testing and production device, which solves the shortcomings of the prior art that coupling agent is mostly applied manually and flaw detection is performed manually, the operation steps are relatively cumbersome, and work efficiency is reduced.

[0006] The present invention provides the following technical solutions:

[0007] A wide-band adaptive RCA ultrasonic probe comprises an ultrasonic probe, wherein the bottom end of the ultrasonic probe is provided with an ultrasonic transmitter for transmitting ultrasonic waves and an ultrasonic receiver for receiving ultrasonic waves.

[0008] Multifunctional testing and production equipment, comprising the above-mentioned ultrasonic probe, and also comprising an operating table for placing metal plates, wherein an inverted L-shaped side plate is fixed on the top of the operating table;

[0009] Wherein, a connecting plate is slidably provided at the side end of the inverted L-shaped side plate, an ultrasonic probe for detecting the metal plate is provided on the lower side of the connecting plate, and a group of lifting components is provided between the inverted L-shaped side plate and the connecting plate, and the lifting components are used to drive the ultrasonic probe downward to fit the surface of the metal plate;

[0010] Brush roller, two transverse plates are fixed on the top of the operating table, a fixed inverted U frame is provided between the two transverse plates, a movable inverted U frame is provided inside the fixed inverted U frame, and the brush roller rotates inside the movable inverted U frame to apply the coupling agent on the surface of the metal plate;

[0011] and an extrusion assembly used in conjunction with the lifting assembly, wherein the extrusion drive assembly is used to drive the brush roller to move on the surface of the metal sheet when the connecting plate descends;

[0012] A positioning assembly, which is arranged in the operating table and is used to stably fix the metal sheet on the top of the operating table;

[0013] The movable component is arranged in the connecting plate and is used to drive the ultrasonic probe to move on the surface of the metal plate.

[0014] In a possible design, the lifting assembly includes a hydraulic push rod fixed to the top end of the inverted L-shaped side plate, and the connecting plate is fixed to the output end of the hydraulic push rod.

[0015] In a possible design, the positioning assembly includes two third grooves opened in the operating table, two first limit rods are fixed in the two third grooves, two slides are slid on the surfaces of the four first limit rods, trapezoidal blocks are fixed at the ends of the two slides that are far away from each other, clamping blocks are fixed at the ends of the two slides that are close to each other, and two extrusion plates are fixed at the bottom end of the connecting plate, and the two extrusion plates are respectively extruded and contacted with the inclined surfaces of the two trapezoidal blocks.

[0016] In a possible design, two return springs are fixed to the side ends of the two slides, the side ends of the four return springs are respectively fixed in the two third grooves, and the four return springs are respectively sleeved on the surfaces of the four first limiting rods.

[0017] In a possible design, the adjacent ends of the two clamping blocks are both provided with anti-slip pads.

[0018] In a possible design, the extrusion assembly includes two fifth grooves, the two fifth grooves are respectively opened in the two transverse plates, the second limit rods are fixed in the two fifth grooves, the limit blocks are slidable in the two fifth grooves, the two limit blocks slide on the surfaces of the two second limit rods respectively, the fixed inverted U frame is fixed between the two limit blocks, the ends of the two limit blocks away from each other are fixed with second racks, the two second racks move outwardly and penetrate the side ends of the two transverse plates respectively, the side ends of the two transverse plates are fixed with two fixed blocks, and the four fixed blocks rotate between them. There are two rotating shafts, and the first gear and the second gear are fixed on the surfaces of the two rotating shafts. The two second gears are respectively meshed with the two second racks. Two vertical plates are fixed to the side ends of the operating table. The two vertical plates are each provided with a fourth groove. Slide blocks are slid in the two fourth grooves. Lifting springs are fixed to the bottom ends of the two slide blocks. The two lifting springs are respectively fixed in the two fourth grooves. The first racks are fixed to the top ends of the two slide blocks. The two first racks move upward and pass through the side ends of the two vertical plates. The two first racks are respectively meshed with the two first gears.

[0019] In a possible design, the movable component includes a first groove opened at the bottom end of the connecting plate, an adjusting rod slides in the first groove, a first screw rod rotates in the first groove, the adjusting rod is threadedly connected to the surface of the first screw rod, a second groove is opened in the adjusting rod, a threaded block slides in the second groove, a second screw rod rotates in the second groove, the threaded block is threadedly connected to the surface of the second screw rod, the ultrasonic probe is fixed to the bottom end of the threaded block, a first drive motor is fixed to the side end of the connecting plate, the first drive motor is fixedly connected to the first screw rod through a coupling, a second drive motor is fixed to the side end of the adjusting rod, and the second drive motor is fixedly connected to the second screw rod through a coupling.

[0020] In a possible design, the movable inverted U frame slides in the fixed inverted U frame, two connecting rods slide in the fixed inverted U frame, the movable inverted U frame is fixed to the bottom ends of the two connecting rods, the top ends of the two connecting rods are fixed with the same limit plate, and two fitting springs are fixed between the movable inverted U frame and the fixed inverted U frame, and the two fitting springs are respectively sleeved on the surfaces of the two connecting rods.

[0021] It is to be understood that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary only and are not restrictive of the invention.

[0022] In the present application, after placing the metal sheet on the operating table, the connecting plate is driven to move downward by starting the hydraulic push rod, and the connecting plate drives the two extrusion plates to move downward synchronously while moving downward. When the extrusion plate moves downward, it squeezes the inclined surface of the trapezoidal block, and the two trapezoidal blocks are squeezed and move in a direction close to each other, and the two clamping blocks are driven to move in a direction close to each other by the two slide plates, so that the clamping blocks clamp and fix the metal sheet;

[0023] When the connecting plate moves downward, it will also squeeze the first rack to move downward, the first rack moves downward to drive the first gear to rotate, the first gear drives the rotating shaft to rotate, the rotating shaft rotates to drive the second gear to rotate, the second gear rotates to drive the second rack to move, the second rack drives the limit block to move, the limit block moves to drive the fixed inverted U frame to move, the fixed inverted U frame drives the movable inverted U frame and the brush roller to move synchronously, the brush roller moves to apply the coupling agent to the surface of the fixed metal plate;

[0024] When the brush roller moves, the elasticity of the fitting spring pushes the movable inverted U frame to move downward, and the movable inverted U frame drives the brush roller to fit tightly to the surface of the metal plate.

[0025] In the present invention, the broadband adaptive RCA ultrasonic probe and multifunctional testing production equipment can achieve the effect of driving the brush roller to wipe the coupling agent on the surface of the metal plate when driving the ultrasonic probe to move downward through the coating component;

[0026] In the present invention, the wide-band adaptive RCA ultrasonic probe and multifunctional testing and production equipment can achieve the effect of clamping and positioning the metal sheet when driving the ultrasonic probe to move downward by squeezing the clamping assembly;

[0027] In the present invention, a wide-band adaptive RCA ultrasonic probe is used, which can adapt to the detection needs of different frequency ranges, improve the versatility and flexibility of the equipment, and through the automated design, the automatic lifting and moving of the ultrasonic probe and the automatic application of the coupling agent are realized, which greatly saves the manual operation time and improves the detection efficiency. The ultrasonic probe fits tightly to the surface of the metal plate, and the coupling agent is evenly applied, which ensures the accuracy and reliability of the detection results. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0028] Figure 1 A front perspective view of a multifunctional testing and production device provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0029] Figure 2 A first partial stereogram of the multifunctional testing and production equipment provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0030] Figure 3 The multifunctional testing production equipment provided by the embodiment of the present invention Figure 2A partial enlarged view of the middle A;

[0031] Figure 4 A second partial stereogram of the multifunctional testing and production equipment provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0032] Figure 5 A first partial cross-sectional view of the multifunctional testing and production equipment provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0033] Figure 6 A second partial stereogram of the multifunctional testing and production equipment provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0034] Figure 7 A second partial cross-sectional view of the multifunctional testing and production equipment provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0035] Figure 8 A schematic diagram of a wide-band adaptive RCA ultrasound probe provided by an embodiment of the present invention.

[0036] Reference numerals:

[0037] 1. Operating table; 2. Inverted L-shaped side plate; 3. Hydraulic push rod; 4. Connecting plate; 5. Horizontal plate; 6. Fixed inverted U frame; 7. Movable inverted U frame; 8. Brush roller; 9. Connecting rod; 10. Fitting spring; 11. Limiting plate; 12. First groove; 13. Adjusting rod; 14. First screw rod; 15. First driving motor; 16. Second groove; 17. Second screw rod; 18. Thread block; 19. Ultrasonic probe; 191. Ultrasonic transmitter; 192. Ultrasonic receiver ; 20. third groove; 21. first limit rod; 22. slide plate; 23. return spring; 24. clamping block; 25. trapezoidal block; 26. extrusion plate; 27. vertical plate; 28. first rack; 29. ​​fixed block; 30. rotating shaft; 31. first gear; 32. second gear; 33. second rack; 34. fourth groove; 35. slide block; 36. lifting spring; 37. second drive motor; 38. second limit rod; 39. limit block; 40. fifth groove. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0038] The embodiments of the present invention are described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention.

[0039] In the description of the embodiments of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms, "connection" and "installation" should be understood in a broad sense. For example, "connection" can be a detachable connection or a non-detachable connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium. In addition, "connection" can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium. Among them, "fixed" means that they are connected to each other and the relative position relationship after connection remains unchanged. The directional terms mentioned in the embodiments of the present invention, such as "inside", "outside", "top", "bottom", etc., are only reference to the directions of the accompanying drawings. Therefore, the directional terms used are for better and clearer explanation and understanding of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the embodiments of the present invention.

[0040] Example 1

[0041] Reference Figure 1-Figure 8 The present invention mainly includes an operating table 1, an inverted L-shaped side plate 2, a connecting plate 4, an ultrasonic probe 19, a brush roller 8, a lifting assembly, an extrusion assembly, a positioning assembly, and a movable assembly. First, the inverted L-shaped side plate 2 is fixed on the top of the operating table 1, and then the connecting plate 4 is installed on the side end of the inverted L-shaped side plate 2, and connected through the hydraulic push rod 3 of the lifting assembly, so that the connecting plate 4 can slide up and down. An ultrasonic probe 19 is installed on the lower side of the connecting plate 4 for detecting metal plates.

[0042] Two horizontal plates 5 are fixed on the top of the operating table 1, and a fixed inverted U frame 6 and a movable inverted U frame 7 are installed. A brush roller 8 is rotatably arranged in the movable inverted U frame 7, and the movable inverted U frame 7 slides in the fixed inverted U frame 6 to realize the movement of the brush roller 8 on the surface of the metal plate to apply the coupling agent.

[0043] The lifting assembly includes a hydraulic push rod 3, which is fixed to the top of the inverted L-shaped side plate 2, and a connecting plate 4 is fixed to the output end of the hydraulic push rod 3. When the hydraulic push rod 3 works, it can drive the connecting plate 4 and the ultrasonic probe 19 to move downward to fit the surface of the metal sheet for detection.

[0044] The positioning assembly includes two third grooves 20 opened in the operating table 1, and two first limit rods 21 and two slides 22 are arranged in each groove. The ends of the two slides 22 are respectively fixed with the trapezoidal block 25 and the clamping block 24. When the connecting plate 4 descends, the extrusion plate 26 at its bottom end contacts the inclined surface of the trapezoidal block 25, pushing the trapezoidal block 25 and the clamping block 24 to move inward, thereby clamping the metal plate to achieve stable fixation;

[0045] The return spring 23 can drive the clamping block 24 to return to its original position after the trapezoidal block 25 loses pressure;

[0046] The extrusion assembly includes two fifth grooves 40, and the two fifth grooves 40 are respectively opened in the two transverse plates 5. The second limit rods 38 are fixed in the two fifth grooves 40. The limit blocks 39 are slidable in the two fifth grooves 40. The two limit blocks 39 slide on the surfaces of the two second limit rods 38 respectively. The fixed inverted U frame 6 is fixed between the two limit blocks 39. The ends of the two limit blocks 39 that are away from each other are fixed with second racks 33. The two second racks 33 move outward and penetrate the side ends of the two transverse plates 5 respectively. Two fixed blocks 29 are fixed on the side ends of the two transverse plates 5. There are two rotating shafts 30 rotating between the four fixed blocks 29. The surfaces of the two rotating shafts 30 are fixed with first gears 31 and second gears 32. The two second gears 32 are respectively meshed with the two second racks 33. Two vertical plates 27 are fixed on the side ends of the operating table 1. The fourth grooves 34 are opened in the two vertical plates 27. Both slide with a slider 35, the bottom ends of the two sliders 35 are fixed with a lifting spring 36, the two lifting springs 36 are respectively fixed in the two fourth grooves 34, the tops of the two sliders 35 are fixed with a first rack 28, the two first racks 28 respectively move upward to penetrate the side ends of the two vertical plates 27, and the two first racks 28 are respectively meshed with the two first gears 31; when the connecting plate 4 moves downward, it will also squeeze the first rack 28 to move downward, the first rack 28 moves downward to drive the first gear 31 to rotate, the first gear 31 drives the rotating shaft 30 to rotate, the rotating shaft 30 rotates to drive the second gear 32 to rotate, the second gear 32 rotates to drive the second rack 33 to move, the second rack 33 drives the limit block 39 to move, the limit block 39 moves to drive the fixed inverted U frame 6 to move, the fixed inverted U frame 6 drives the movable inverted U frame 7 and the brush roller 8 to move synchronously, and the brush roller 8 moves to apply the coupling agent on the surface of the fixed metal sheet;

[0047] Example 2

[0048] Reference Figure 1-Figure 7 The movable assembly is arranged in the connecting plate 4, including the first groove 12, the adjusting rod 13, the first screw rod 14, the second groove 16 and the second screw rod 17. The first driving motor 15 drives the first screw rod 14 to rotate, so that the adjusting rod 13 slides in the first groove 12, and the ultrasonic probe 19 is moved horizontally on the surface of the metal plate. The second driving motor 37 drives the second screw rod 17 to rotate, and drives the ultrasonic probe 19 to move longitudinally through the threaded block 18, so as to realize multi-directional detection.

[0049] The movable inverted U frame 7 slides in the fixed inverted U frame 6 through the connecting rod 9, and the elastic force is provided by the fitting spring 10. The lowest position of the brush roller 8 can be ensured by the limit plate 11, ensuring that the brush roller 8 maintains appropriate contact pressure with the surface of the metal sheet to achieve uniform application of the coupling agent.

[0050] However, as is well known to those skilled in the art, the working principles and wiring methods of the hydraulic push rod 3, the first drive motor 15 and the second drive motor 37 are commonplace, and are conventional means or common knowledge, and will not be elaborated here. Those skilled in the art can make any selections according to their needs or convenience.

[0051] The above are only specific embodiments of the present invention, but the protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. Any person skilled in the art can easily think of changes or substitutions within the technical scope disclosed by the present invention, which should be included in the protection scope of the present invention; the embodiments of the present invention and the features in the embodiments can be combined with each other without conflict. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. Wide-band adaptive RCA ultrasound probe, characterized in that: The ultrasonic probe (19) comprises an ultrasonic probe (19), wherein the bottom end of the ultrasonic probe (19) is provided with an ultrasonic transmitter (191) for transmitting ultrasonic waves and an ultrasonic receiver (192) for receiving ultrasonic waves.

2. Multifunctional test production equipment, characterized in that, comprising the ultrasonic probe (19) as claimed in claim 1; It also includes an operating table (1) for placing metal plates, wherein an inverted L-shaped side plate (2) is fixed to the top of the operating table (1); A connecting plate (4) is slidably provided at the side end of the inverted L-shaped side plate (2), the ultrasonic probe (19) is arranged on the lower side of the connecting plate (4) for detecting the metal plate, and a group of lifting components is arranged between the inverted L-shaped side plate (2) and the connecting plate (4), and the lifting components are used to drive the ultrasonic probe (19) downward to fit the surface of the metal plate; A brush roller (8), wherein two transverse plates (5) are fixed on the top of the operating table (1), a fixed inverted U frame (6) is provided between the two transverse plates (5), a movable inverted U frame (7) is provided inside the fixed inverted U frame (6), and the brush roller (8) rotates inside the movable inverted U frame (7) to apply a coupling agent to the surface of the metal plate; and an extrusion assembly used in conjunction with the lifting assembly, wherein the extrusion drive assembly is used to drive the brush roller (8) to move on the surface of the metal plate when the connecting plate (4) descends; A positioning component, the positioning component is arranged in the operating table (1) and is used to stably fix the metal plate on the top of the operating table (1); A movable component is arranged in the connecting plate (4) and is used to drive the ultrasonic probe (19) to move on the surface of the metal plate.

3. The multifunctional test production equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that: The lifting assembly comprises a hydraulic push rod (3) fixed to the top end of the inverted L-shaped side plate (2), and the connecting plate (4) is fixed to the output end of the hydraulic push rod (3).

4. The multifunctional test production equipment according to claim 3, characterized in that: The positioning assembly comprises two third grooves (20) formed in the operating table (1), two first limiting rods (21) being fixed in the two third grooves (20), two slide plates (22) sliding on the surfaces of the four first limiting rods (21), trapezoidal blocks (25) being fixed at the ends of the two slide plates (22) being far from each other, clamping blocks (24) being fixed at the ends of the two slide plates (22) being close to each other, and two extrusion plates (26) being fixed at the bottom ends of the connecting plates (4), and the two extrusion plates (26) being in extrusion contact with the inclined surfaces of the two trapezoidal blocks (25) respectively.

5. The multifunctional test production equipment according to claim 4, characterized in that: Two return springs (23) are fixed to the side ends of the two slide plates (22), the side ends of the four return springs (23) are respectively fixed in the two third grooves (20), and the four return springs (23) are respectively sleeved on the surfaces of the four first limiting rods (21).

6. The multifunctional test production equipment according to claim 4, characterized in that: The adjacent ends of the two clamping blocks (24) are both provided with anti-slip pads.

7. The multifunctional test production equipment according to claim 4, characterized in that: The extrusion assembly comprises two fifth grooves (40), the two fifth grooves (40) are respectively opened in the two transverse plates (5), the two fifth grooves (40) are fixed with a second limit rod (38), the two fifth grooves (40) are slidably provided with a limit block (39), the two limit blocks (39) slide on the surface of the two second limit rods (38), the fixed inverted U frame (6) is fixed between the two limit blocks (39), the two ends of the two limit blocks (39) away from each other are fixed with a second rack (33), the two second racks (33) are respectively movable outwardly through the side ends of the two transverse plates (5), the side ends of the two transverse plates (5) are fixed with two fixed blocks (29), the four fixed blocks (29) are rotated with two rotating shafts (30), the two A first gear (31) and a second gear (32) are fixed on the surface of the rotating shaft (30), and the two second gears (32) are respectively meshed with the two second racks (33). Two vertical plates (27) are fixed on the side ends of the operating table (1), and fourth grooves (34) are provided in the two vertical plates (27). Slide blocks (35) are slid in the two fourth grooves (34). Lifting springs (36) are fixed at the bottom ends of the two slide blocks (35), and the two lifting springs (36) are respectively fixed in the two fourth grooves (34). A first rack (28) is fixed at the top ends of the two slide blocks (35). The two first racks (28) are respectively movable upwards and penetrate the side ends of the two vertical plates (27), and the two first racks (28) are respectively meshed with the two first gears (31).

8. The multifunctional test production equipment according to any one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that: The movable assembly comprises a first groove (12) provided at the bottom end of the connecting plate (4), an adjusting rod (13) slidingly arranged in the first groove (12), a first screw rod (14) rotating in the first groove (12), the adjusting rod (13) being threadedly connected to the surface of the first screw rod (14), a second groove (16) provided in the adjusting rod (13), a threaded block (18) slidingly arranged in the second groove (16), a second screw rod (17) rotating in the second groove (16), the threaded block (18) being threadedly connected to the surface of the second screw rod (17), the ultrasonic probe (19) being fixed to the bottom end of the threaded block (18), a first driving motor (15) being fixedly arranged at the side end of the connecting plate (4), the first driving motor (15) being fixedly connected to the first screw rod (14) via a coupling, a second driving motor (37) being fixedly arranged at the side end of the adjusting rod (13), the second driving motor (37) being fixedly connected to the second screw rod (17) via a coupling.

9. The multifunctional test production equipment according to claim 6, characterized in that: The movable inverted U frame (7) slides in the fixed inverted U frame (6), and two connecting rods (9) slide in the fixed inverted U frame (6). The movable inverted U frame (7) is fixed to the bottom ends of the two connecting rods (9), and the top ends of the two connecting rods (9) are fixed with the same limiting plate (11). Two fitting springs (10) are fixed between the movable inverted U frame (7) and the fixed inverted U frame (6), and the two fitting springs (10) are respectively sleeved on the surfaces of the two connecting rods (9).

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