Graphite crucible forming device

By designing an automated graphite crucible molding device, molding is completed using drive components, and automatically grabbing and cooling the crucible through a robot and a pneumatic suction cup, the problem of difficulty in picking up the crucible in the prior art is solved, and an efficient and safe production and storage process is achieved.

CN119567628APending Publication Date: 2025-03-07MILUO FUYUAN NEW MATERIAL CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202411601193.6
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-11-11
Publication Date
2025-03-07

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Technical Problem

After use, the existing graphite crucible press molding device is fixed in the mold, and the temperature is high and difficult to obtain.

Method used

A graphite crucible forming device is designed, including a frame, a molding assembly and a gripping assembly. The molding assembly is molded by the first and second drive assembly, and the gripping assembly automatically grabs and cools the crucible using a robot, a pneumatic suction cup and a cooling assembly.

Benefits of technology

The automated production, cooling and storage of graphite crucibles are realized, and the production efficiency and safety are improved.

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Abstract

The invention provides a graphite crucible forming device which comprises a rack and a forming assembly, a forming cavity is formed in the inner wall of the forming assembly, and the forming cavity comprises an upper die, a lower die, a first driving assembly for driving the lower die to be close to or away from the upper die and a second driving assembly for driving the upper die to move in the horizontal direction; and the grabbing assembly is arranged on one side of the forming assembly and comprises a mechanical arm, a sleeve arranged at the output end of the mechanical arm, a rotating end arranged in the sleeve, a grabbing end arranged at the rotating end and a cooling assembly arranged on the sleeve, and the grabbing end comprises a plurality of telescopic air pressure suction cups. The graphite crucible forming device is high in automation degree, and the crucible can be automatically produced, cooled, stored and taken out.
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Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of graphite crucible forming devices, in particular to a graphite crucible forming device. Background Art

[0002] In the process of producing graphite crucibles, the graphite crucibles need to be processed by compression molding devices. However, when the common compression molding devices of graphite crucibles are used, after the graphite crucibles are compression molded, they are fixed inside the crucible mold and the temperature is too high, making it inconvenient to take the graphite crucibles. Summary of the invention

[0003] In view of the defects in the prior art, the present invention provides a graphite crucible forming device, comprising:

[0004] frame,

[0005] A molding assembly, wherein the inner wall of the molding assembly is provided with a molding cavity, and the molding cavity comprises an upper mold, a lower mold, a first driving assembly for driving the lower mold to approach or move away from the upper mold, and a second driving assembly for driving the upper mold to move in a horizontal direction;

[0006] The grabbing assembly is arranged on one side of the forming assembly, and includes a manipulator, a sleeve arranged at the output end of the manipulator, a rotating end arranged in the sleeve, a grabbing end arranged at the rotating end, and a cooling assembly arranged on the sleeve, wherein the grabbing end includes a plurality of retractable pneumatic suction cups.

[0007] Preferably, a plurality of telescopic rods are radiated from the center of the circle along the grasping end, a pneumatic suction cup is provided at the other end of the telescopic rod, the telescopic rod is a hollow rod, and one end of the telescopic rod is connected to an air source.

[0008] Preferably, a collecting box is provided on one side of the manipulator, the upper end of the collecting box is opened, and the bottom is provided with an outlet.

[0009] Preferably, the outlet is connected to a filter box, and the outlet of the filter box is connected to the cooling component.

[0010] Preferably, the first driving assembly includes a vertically arranged rack, a gear connected to the lower mold, a driving motor for driving the gear to move up and down along the rack, and a limiter arranged on the other side of the lower mold.

[0011] Preferably, the limiting member is a guide block provided on the lower die and a guide rod provided on one side and adapted to the guide block.

[0012] Preferably, the second driving assembly comprises a horizontally arranged driving cylinder.

[0013] Beneficial Effects of the Invention

[0014] The present invention provides a graphite crucible forming device, including a frame, a forming component and a grabbing component. The frame is used to provide a fixed installation position. The upper mold returns to the forming position under the action of the second driving component. The first driving component of the forming component drives the lower mold to approach the upper mold to complete the forming. After forming, the second driving component drives the upper mold to move away in the horizontal direction, the cooling component of the grabbing component cools the inside of the crucible, the rotating end rotates to complete the rotation cooling, and the manipulator grabs the inner wall of the crucible to take and store the finished crucible. The graphite crucible forming device of the present invention has a high degree of automation and can automatically produce, cool and store the crucible. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the present invention;

[0016] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the grabbing component;

[0017] Among them, 10, frame; 20, molding assembly; 21, upper mold; 22, lower mold; 23, first drive assembly; 24, second drive assembly; 25, limiter; 30, grabbing assembly; 31, manipulator; 32, sleeve; 33, rotating end; 34, grabbing end; 35, cooling assembly; 36, pneumatic suction cup; 37, telescopic rod; 40, collection box. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0018] The present invention is described in detail below in conjunction with specific embodiments. The following embodiments will help those skilled in the art to further understand the present invention, but are not intended to limit the present invention in any form. It should be noted that, for those of ordinary skill in the art, several variations and improvements may be made without departing from the concept of the present invention. These all belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

[0019] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 2

[0020] The present invention provides a graphite crucible forming device, comprising: a frame 10 for providing a fixed installation position; the forming assembly 20 is arranged on the frame 10, the inner wall of the forming assembly 20 is provided with a forming cavity, the forming cavity comprises an upper die 21, a lower die 22, a first driving assembly 23 for driving the lower die 22 to approach or move away from the upper die 21, and a second driving assembly 24 for driving the upper die 21 to move in a horizontal direction; when the crucible is formed, the second driving assembly 24 drives the upper die 21 to the forming station, and the lower die 22 approaches the upper die 21 upward under the driving action of the first driving assembly 23. The grabbing assembly 30 is arranged on one side of the forming assembly 20, and the grabbing assembly 30 comprises a manipulator 31, a sleeve 32 arranged at the output end of the manipulator 31, a rotating end 33 arranged in the sleeve 32, a grabbing end 34 arranged at the rotating end 33, and a cooling assembly 35 arranged on the sleeve 32, and the grabbing end 34 comprises a plurality of air pressure suction cups 36 that can be retracted. The cooling component 35 cools the inside of the crucible rotating with the rotating end 33. The cooling component 35 includes a liquid pipe and a pump body connected to the liquid pipe. The other end of the liquid pipe is connected to the sleeve 32. The side wall of the sleeve 32 is provided with multiple spray ports, and the cooling efficiency is high.

[0021] In one embodiment, a plurality of telescopic rods 37 are radially arranged along the grabbing end 34, and a pneumatic suction cup 36 is arranged at the other end of the telescopic rod 37. The telescopic rod 37 is a hollow rod, and a gas source is connected to one end of the telescopic rod 37. The plurality of pneumatic suction cups 36 suck the inner wall of the crucible to complete the grabbing of the crucible, and the telescopic hollow rod is adaptable to crucibles of different diameters, and has strong adaptability.

[0022] In one embodiment, a collecting box 40 is disposed on one side of the manipulator 31. The collecting box 40 is open at the top and has an outlet at the bottom. The coolant in the crucible after cooling is recovered and reused.

[0023] In one embodiment, the outlet is connected to a filter box, and the outlet of the filter box is connected to the cooling component 35 .

[0024] In one embodiment, the first driving assembly 23 includes a vertically arranged rack, a gear connected to the lower mold 22, a driving motor driving the gear to rise and fall along the rack, and a stopper 25 arranged on the other side of the lower mold 22. The driving motor drives the gear to rise and fall along the extension direction of the rack, and the stopper 25 is a guide block arranged on the lower mold 22 and a guide rod arranged on one side to match the guide block. The stopper 25 makes the lower mold 22 rise and fall smoothly and has high stability.

[0025] In one embodiment, the second driving assembly 24 includes a horizontally arranged driving cylinder.

[0026] Beneficial Effects of the Invention

[0027] The present invention provides a graphite crucible forming device, including a frame 10, a forming component 20 and a grabbing component 30. The frame 10 is used to provide a fixed installation position. The upper mold 21 returns to the forming position under the action of the second driving component 24. The first driving component 23 of the forming component 20 drives the lower mold 22 to approach the upper mold 21 to complete the forming. After forming, the second driving component 24 drives the upper mold 21 to move away in the horizontal direction. The cooling component 35 of the grabbing component 30 cools the inside of the crucible. The rotating end 33 rotates the crucible to complete the rotation cooling. The manipulator 31 grabs the inner wall of the crucible to take and store the finished crucible. The graphite crucible forming device of the present invention has a high degree of automation and can automatically produce, cool and store the crucible.

[0028] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "clockwise", "counterclockwise" and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as limiting the present invention.

[0029] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present invention, the meaning of "plurality" is two or more, unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0030] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms such as "installed", "connected", "connected", "fixed" and the like should be understood in a broad sense. For example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, or it can be the internal connection of two components. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to the specific circumstances. The above content is a further detailed description of the present invention in combination with specific implementation methods, and it cannot be determined that the specific implementation of the present invention is limited to these descriptions. For those of ordinary skill in the technical field to which the present invention belongs, some simple deductions or substitutions can be made without departing from the concept of the present invention.

Claims

1. A graphite crucible forming device, characterized in that: include: frame, A molding assembly, wherein the inner wall of the molding assembly is provided with a molding cavity, and the molding cavity comprises an upper mold, a lower mold, a first driving assembly for driving the lower mold to approach or move away from the upper mold, and a second driving assembly for driving the upper mold to move in a horizontal direction; The grabbing assembly is arranged on one side of the forming assembly, and includes a manipulator, a sleeve arranged at the output end of the manipulator, a rotating end arranged in the sleeve, a grabbing end arranged at the rotating end, and a cooling assembly arranged on the sleeve, wherein the grabbing end includes a plurality of retractable pneumatic suction cups.

2. The graphite crucible forming device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A plurality of telescopic rods are arranged radiating from the center of the circle along the grasping end, a pneumatic suction cup is arranged at the other end of the telescopic rod, the telescopic rod is a hollow rod, and one end of the telescopic rod is connected to an air source.

3. The graphite crucible forming device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A collecting box is arranged on one side of the manipulator, the upper end of the collecting box is opened, and the bottom is provided with an outlet.

4. The graphite crucible forming device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The outlet is connected to the filter box, and the outlet of the filter box is connected to the cooling component.

5. The graphite crucible forming device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first driving assembly includes a vertically arranged rack, a gear connected to the lower mold, a driving motor for driving the gear to rise and fall along the rack, and a limiter arranged on the other side of the lower mold.

6. The graphite crucible forming device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The limiting member is a guide block arranged on the lower die and a guide rod arranged on one side and adapted to the guide block.

7. The graphite crucible forming device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The second driving assembly includes a horizontally arranged driving cylinder.

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