Axle housing production device

Abstract

The invention provides an axle housing production device which comprises a lower die, a pushing assembly and a guide rail, the lower die is provided with a forming groove used for producing an axle housing, the pushing assembly is arranged on the lower die and provided with a pushing part, the pushing part right faces the forming groove, and the pushing part reciprocates between a stopping position and a pushing position. The guide rail is fixedly arranged on the lower mold, and the guide rail and the pushing assembly are located on the two opposite side edges of the lower mold correspondingly. The pushing part of the pushing mechanism moves to the pushing position to push the axle housing into the guiding rail from the lower die, the axle housing uniformly slides to the collecting position through guiding of the guiding rail, the axle housing can be rapidly taken down from the lower die to be transferred, manual transferring is not needed, the safety in the production process is guaranteed, axle housing transportation is faster, and the production efficiency is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of bridge housing production, and in particular to a bridge housing production device. Background Art

[0002] The axle housing is the basic part for installing the main reducer, differential, half shaft, wheel hub and suspension. Its main function is to support and protect the transmission of the main reducer, differential and half shaft. The axle housing also supports the mass of the car, bears the road reaction force and reaction torque transmitted by the wheels, and transmits them to the frame (or body) through the suspension. In addition, the axle housing is filled with lubricating oil to lubricate the gears, bearings, etc. The closed housing can prevent dirt from invading and damaging the working environment of the components inside the housing. The axle housing also has the function of fixing the axial relative position of the left and right drive wheels.

[0003] During the production process of the bridge shell, the upper and lower molds are pressed together. Severe heat is generated during the molding process, and the parts are heavy and hot, resulting in the inability to quickly and safely remove them from the mold after molding. The bridge shell stays on the mold for a long time, slowing down production and affecting production efficiency. Summary of the invention

[0004] In view of the above-mentioned shortcomings of the prior art, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a production device for a bridge shell, which is used to solve the problems in the prior art that the bridge shell generates severe heat during the molding process, the parts are heavy and hot, and it is impossible to quickly and safely remove them from the mold after molding.

[0005] To achieve the above-mentioned and other related purposes, the present invention provides a production device for an axle housing, comprising:

[0006] A lower mold having a molding groove for producing an axle housing;

[0007] A pushing component, the pushing component is arranged on the lower mold, the pushing component has a pushing part, the pushing part is arranged opposite to the molding groove, and the pushing part reciprocates between a stop position and a pushing position;

[0008] A guide track is fixedly arranged on the lower mold, and the guide track and the pushing assembly are respectively located on two opposite sides of the lower mold.

[0009] Optionally, the pushing assembly includes a lifting assembly, a transport assembly and a pushing assembly, the lifting assembly is arranged on the lower mold, the transport assembly is fixedly connected to the output end of the lifting assembly, the output direction of the transport assembly is arranged toward the molding groove, and the pushing assembly is fixedly connected to the output end of the transport assembly;

[0010] Wherein, the pushing portion is arranged on the pushing assembly, and the transport assembly has a lifting member for supporting the bridge housing.

[0011] Optionally, the transport assembly includes a fixed plate, a transport plate, an output member and a plurality of guide members, the first side surface of the fixed plate is fixedly connected to the output end of the lifting assembly, the second side surface of the fixed plate is provided with a guide rail, the transport plate is slidably connected to the second side surface of the fixed plate, the output member is fixed on the fixed plate, the output end of the output member is fixedly connected to the transport plate, the plurality of guide members are respectively arranged on both side edges of the fixed plate along the transport direction of the guide rail, and the both side edges of the transport plate in the transport direction of the guide rail are respectively abutted against the guide members located on the two side edges.

[0012] Optionally, the lifting member is provided on the side of the transport plate close to the forming groove, and when the pushing portion is located at the stop position, the lifting member is arranged to fit the forming groove of the lower mold.

[0013] Optionally, there are two lifting members, which are respectively arranged at the two ends of the transport plate close to the side of the forming groove, and the lifting member is provided with a guide surface in the direction away from the lower mold, and the guide surface is arranged close to the forming groove, and the guide surface is inclined gradually approaching the forming groove along the direction close to the forming groove.

[0014] Optionally, the side of the transport plate away from the forming groove also has two mounting parts, the two mounting parts are respectively located at both ends of the transport plate, the two mounting parts are respectively corresponding to one lifting member, and a pushing component is respectively provided on the two mounting parts.

[0015] Optionally, the guide rail includes a guide surface and a conveying surface, one side of the guide surface is fixedly connected to the lower mold, and the other side of the guide surface is fixedly connected to the conveying surface, and the guide surface is gradually inclined downward in a direction away from the lower mold.

[0016] Optionally, both sides of the conveying surface along the discharging direction of the bridge housing have a first side and a second side respectively, and the conveying surface is arranged to be gradually inclined downward in a direction from the first side to the second side.

[0017] Optionally, a guide groove is provided on the guide surface, and the guide groove is arranged opposite to the forming groove.

[0018] Optionally, a protective baffle is provided on the side of the conveying surface away from the guiding surface.

[0019] As described above, the beneficial effects brought about by the technical solution of the present invention include at least: by arranging a pushing mechanism in the lower mold, after the bridge shell of the lower mold is pressed, the pushing part of the pushing mechanism moves to the pushing position to push the bridge shell from the lower mold into the guide track, and the bridge shell is guided by the guide track and uniformly slides to the collection point, which can quickly realize the removal and transportation of the bridge shell from the lower mold without manual transportation, thereby ensuring the safety of the production process, and the bridge shell transportation is faster, thereby improving production efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] Figure 1 Shown is a schematic diagram of the structure of a production device of an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 2 Shown is a schematic diagram of the lower mold structure of an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 3 Shown is a schematic diagram of the structure of a push mechanism of an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 4 A rear view of a push mechanism showing an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 5 Shown is a schematic diagram of a guide rail structure according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[0025] Part Number Description

[0026] 1. Lower mold; 101. Molding groove; 2. Pushing mechanism; 21. Lifting assembly; 211. Lifting cylinder; 212. Mounting seat; 22. Transport assembly; 221. Elevating member; 222. Fixing plate; 223. Transport plate; 224. Output member; 225. Guide member; 226. Mounting part; 227. Guide part; 23. Pushing assembly; 231. Pushing part; 232. Pushing cylinder; 3. Guide rail; 31. Support frame; 32. Guide surface; 33. Conveying surface; 34. Guide groove; 4. Upper mold. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] The following describes the embodiments of the present invention through specific examples, and those skilled in the art can easily understand other advantages and effects of the present invention from the contents disclosed in this specification. The present invention can also be implemented or applied through other different specific embodiments, and the details in this specification can also be modified or changed in various ways based on different viewpoints and applications without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[0028] It should be noted that the illustrations provided in the following embodiments are only used to illustrate the basic concept of the present invention in a schematic manner, and thus the illustrations only show components related to the present invention rather than being drawn according to the number, shape and size of components in actual implementation. In actual implementation, the type, quantity and proportion of each component may be changed arbitrarily, and the component layout may also be more complicated.

[0029] In the following description, numerous details are discussed to provide a more thorough explanation of the embodiments of the present disclosure. However, it is obvious to those skilled in the art that the embodiments of the present disclosure can be implemented without these specific details. In other embodiments, well-known structures and devices are shown in the form of block diagrams rather than in detail to avoid making the embodiments of the present disclosure difficult to understand.

[0030] It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the direction in which the upper mold is located at the top, the lower mold is located at the bottom, the pushing assembly is located at the left, and the guide rail is located at the right is taken as the reference direction.

[0031] See also Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3 The present invention provides a production device for a bridge shell, comprising: a lower mold 1, a pushing mechanism 2 and a guide rail 3, wherein the lower mold 1 has a molding groove 101 for producing the bridge shell; the pushing mechanism 2 is arranged on the lower mold 1, and the pushing mechanism 2 has a pushing portion 231, and the pushing portion 231 is arranged opposite to the molding groove 101, and the pushing portion 231 reciprocates between a stop position and a pushing position; the guide rail 3 is fixedly arranged on the lower mold 1, and the guide rail 3 and the pushing mechanism 2 are respectively located on two opposite sides of the lower mold 1.

[0032] In one embodiment of the present application, specifically, the device includes an upper mold 4, a lower mold 1, a pushing mechanism 2 and a guide rail 3. The upper mold 4 and the lower mold 1 are used to produce and mold the bridge shell. After the bridge shell is molded, the upper mold 4 is separated from the lower mold 1, and the ejection mechanism below the molding groove 101 of the lower mold 1 ejects the bridge shell, so that there is a gap between the bridge shell and the lower mold 1. The output end of the pushing mechanism 2 is arranged opposite to the molding groove 101, and the pushing group moves the pushing part 231 to the pushing position to push the bridge shell from the molding groove 101 to the guide rail 3. The bridge shell is transported to a collection box (or a unified collection place) along the trajectory of the guide rail 3, so as to avoid manually picking up the newly processed bridge shell and avoid the risk of high temperature burns for workers. Moreover, when the bridge shell is produced, it is automatically pushed into the guide rail 3 by the pushing mechanism 2, which saves the time for transporting the bridge shell and can quickly produce the next bridge shell.

[0033] See also Figure 3 and Figure 4The pushing mechanism 2 includes a lifting component 21, a transport component 22 and a pushing component 23. The lifting component 21 is arranged on the lower mold 1. The transport component 22 is fixedly connected to the output end of the lifting component 21. The output direction of the transport component 22 is arranged toward the molding groove 101. The pushing component 23 is fixedly connected to the output end of the transport component 22.

[0034] The pushing portion 231 is disposed on the pushing component 23 , and the transport component 22 has a lifting member 221 for supporting the bridge housing.

[0035] In one embodiment of the present application, specifically, the lifting component 21 includes two lifting cylinders 211 and two mounting seats 212 arranged in parallel, the two mounting seats 212 are arranged in parallel on the lower mold 1, the two lifting cylinders 211 are respectively arranged on the two mounting seats 212, and the output ends of the two lifting cylinders 211 are arranged upward, which are used to lift the transportation component 22 and the pushing component 23, the transportation component 22 has a lifting member 221 for supporting the bridge shell, so that the lifting member 221 lifts the bridge shell to avoid friction between the bridge shell and the lower mold 1, the bottom of the transportation component 22 is fixedly connected to the output ends of the two lifting cylinders 211, the transportation component 22 is horizontally arranged, the output direction of the transportation component 22 is toward the molding groove 101, and the output direction of the transportation component 22 is horizontal in the left and right direction, the pushing component 23 is arranged on the transportation component 22, the transportation component 22 drives the pushing component 23 to move along the left and right direction, and the pushing component 23 thereby pushes the bridge shell to move onto the guide rail 3.

[0036] See also Figure 3 and Figure 4 In one embodiment of the present application, specifically, the transport component 22 includes a fixed plate 222, a transport plate 223, an output member 224 and a plurality of guide members 225, the output member 224 is an output cylinder, the first side of the fixed plate 222 is fixedly connected to the output end of the lifting component 21, the second side of the fixed plate 222 is provided with a guide rail, the bottom of the transport plate 223 is provided with a slider that cooperates with the guide rail, the transport plate 223 is slidably connected to the second side of the fixed plate 222, the output member 224 is fixed on the fixed plate 222, the output end of the output member 224 is fixedly connected to the transport plate 223, the plurality of guide members 225 are respectively arranged on both side edges of the fixed plate 222 along the transport direction of the guide rail, and the two side edges of the transport plate 223 in the transport direction of the guide rail are respectively abutted against the guide members 225 located on the two side edges.

[0037] In one embodiment of the present application, specifically, the guide member 225 includes a guide side plate and a guide top plate, and the guide side plate is fixed to the side of the fixed plate 222 in the front and rear directions, wherein the guide side plate fixed to the front side of the fixed plate 222, the upper end of the guide side plate is fixedly connected to the guide top plate, and the guide top plate is arranged toward the rear; the guide side plate fixed to the rear side of the fixed plate 222, the upper end of the guide side plate is fixedly connected to the guide top plate, and the guide top plate is arranged toward the front, and the guide members 225 on the front and rear sides play a role of guiding and fixing the transport plate 223 to prevent the transport plate 223 from deflecting or warping during movement.

[0038] See also Figure 3 and Figure 4 In one embodiment of the present application, specifically, the guide top plate is located above the transport plate 223, and the top surface of the transport plate 223 abuts against the bottom surface of the guide top plate.

[0039] In one embodiment of the present application, specifically, the lifting member 221 is provided on the side of the transport plate 223 close to the molding groove 101. When the pushing portion 231 is in the stop position, the lifting member 221 is arranged in contact with the molding groove 101 of the lower mold 1. The output member 224 drives the lifting member 221 to move forward, so that the lifting member 221 moves between the bridge shell and the lower mold 1, thereby lifting the bridge shell under the work of the lifting cylinder 211.

[0040] In one embodiment of the present application, specifically, there are two lifting members 221, and the two lifting members 221 are respectively arranged at the two ends of the side of the transport plate 223 close to the forming groove 101, and the lifting member 221 is provided with a guide surface in the direction away from the lower mold 1, and the guide surface is arranged close to the forming groove 101, and the guide surface is gradually inclined towards the forming groove 101 along the direction close to the forming groove 101, and the lifting members 221 are arranged at both ends, which makes the bridge housing more stable when supported to avoid the occurrence of deflection.

[0041] See also Figure 3 and Figure 4 In one embodiment of the present application, specifically, the side of the transport plate 223 away from the forming groove 101 also has two mounting portions 226, and the two mounting portions 226 are respectively located at both ends of the transport plate 223, and the two mounting portions 226 are respectively corresponding to one of the lifting members 221, and a pushing component 23 is respectively provided on the two mounting portions 226.

[0042] In one embodiment of the present application, specifically, two guide portions 227 are provided on the fixing plate 222 , the two guide portions 227 are respectively located below the two mounting portions 226 , and guide members 225 are provided on the sides of the two guide portions 227 that are away from each other.

[0043] In one embodiment of the present application, specifically, the pushing assembly 23 includes a pushing cylinder and a pushing portion 231, the pushing portion 231 is arranged at the output end of the pushing cylinder, the pushing cylinder is arranged on the transport plate 223 along the direction from left to right, and two pushing assemblies 23 are arranged, and the two pushing assemblies 23 are respectively arranged on two mounting portions 226.

[0044] See also Figure 2 and Figure 5 The guide rail 3 includes a support frame 31, on which a guide surface 32 and a conveying surface 33 are arranged. One side of the guide surface 32 is fixedly connected to the lower mold 1, and the other side of the guide surface 32 is fixedly connected to the conveying surface 33. The guide surface 32 is gradually inclined downward in a direction away from the lower mold 1.

[0045] In one embodiment of the present application, specifically, the guide surface 32 is set to gradually tilt downward along the right direction, and the guide surface 32 is used to buffer the falling speed of the bridge housing, and then enter the conveying surface 33, and be transported to a unified collection point through the conveying surface 33 for cooling and collection.

[0046] The conveying surface 33 has a first side and a second side on both sides along the discharging direction of the bridge housing, respectively. The conveying surface 33 is gradually inclined downward along the direction from the first side to the second side.

[0047] In one embodiment of the present application, specifically, the conveying surface 33 is arranged to be gradually inclined downward from the rear to the front, so as to facilitate the transportation of the bridge housing.

[0048] In one embodiment of the present application, specifically, a guide groove 34 is provided on the guide surface 32, and the guide groove 34 is arranged opposite to the forming groove 101. The middle part of the cross-section of the guide groove 34 along the front-to-back direction is rectangular, and both ends of the guide groove 34 are quarter-circular, which is more suitable for bridge housing transportation.

[0049] In one embodiment of the present application, specifically, a protective baffle is provided on the side of the conveying surface 33 away from the guiding surface 32 to prevent the bridge housing from slipping during transportation.

[0050] The above embodiments are merely illustrative of the principles and effects of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone familiar with the art may modify or alter the above embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, all equivalent modifications or alterations made by a person of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the spirit and technical concept disclosed by the present invention shall still be covered by the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A production device for a bridge housing, characterized in that: include: A lower mold having a molding groove for producing an axle housing; A pushing component, the pushing component is arranged on the lower mold, the pushing component has a pushing part, the pushing part is arranged opposite to the molding groove, and the pushing part reciprocates between a stop position and a pushing position; A guide track is fixedly arranged on the lower mold, and the guide track and the pushing assembly are respectively located on two opposite sides of the lower mold.

2. The production device of a bridge housing according to claim 1, characterized in that: The pushing assembly includes a lifting assembly, a transport assembly and a pushing assembly, the lifting assembly is arranged on the lower mold, the transport assembly is fixedly connected to the output end of the lifting assembly, the output direction of the transport assembly is arranged toward the molding groove, and the pushing assembly is fixedly connected to the output end of the transport assembly; Wherein, the pushing portion is arranged on the pushing assembly, and the transport assembly has a lifting member for supporting the bridge housing.

3. The production device of a bridge housing according to claim 2, characterized in that: The transport assembly includes a fixed plate, a transport plate, an output member and a plurality of guide members, the first side surface of the fixed plate is fixedly connected to the output end of the lifting assembly, the second side surface of the fixed plate is provided with a guide rail, the transport plate is slidably connected to the second side surface of the fixed plate, the output member is fixed to the fixed plate, the output end of the output member is fixedly connected to the transport plate, the plurality of guide members are respectively arranged on both side edges of the fixed plate along the transport direction of the guide rail, and the both side edges of the transport plate in the transport direction of the guide rail are respectively abutted against the guide members located on the two side edges.

4. The production device of a bridge housing according to claim 2, characterized in that: The lifting member is arranged on the side of the transport plate close to the forming groove. When the pushing portion is located at the stop position, the lifting member is arranged to fit the forming groove of the lower mold.

5. The production device of a bridge housing according to claim 4, characterized in that: There are two lifting members, which are respectively arranged at the two ends of the transport plate close to the side of the forming groove. The lifting member is provided with a guide surface in the direction away from the lower mold, and the guide surface is arranged close to the forming groove. The guide surface is inclined gradually approaching the forming groove along the direction close to the forming groove.

6. The production device of a bridge housing according to claim 4, characterized in that: The side of the transport plate away from the forming groove also has two mounting parts, the two mounting parts are respectively located at the two ends of the transport plate, the two mounting parts are respectively corresponding to one of the lifting members, and a pushing component is respectively arranged on the two mounting parts.

7. The production device of a bridge housing according to claim 1, characterized in that: The guide track includes a guide surface and a conveying surface, one side of the guide surface is fixedly connected to the lower mold, and the other side of the guide surface is fixedly connected to the conveying surface, and the guide surface is gradually inclined downward in a direction away from the lower mold.

8. The production device of a bridge housing according to claim 7, characterized in that: The conveying surface has a first side edge and a second side edge on both sides along the discharging direction of the bridge housing, respectively, and the conveying surface is gradually inclined downward in a direction from the first side edge to the second side edge.

9. The production device of a bridge housing according to claim 7, characterized in that: The guide surface is provided with a guide groove, and the guide groove is arranged opposite to the forming groove.

10. The production device of a bridge housing according to claim 7, characterized in that: A protective baffle is arranged on the side of the conveying surface away from the guiding surface.

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