Automatic cleaning machine for elevator buffer cylinder body
By designing a turntable mechanism and positioning structure, fully automatic cleaning of elevator buffer cylinders was achieved, solving the problems of low efficiency and inaccurate positioning in existing technologies, and improving cleaning efficiency and accuracy.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202511065241.9
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-07-31
- Publication Date
- 2025-09-23
- Estimated Expiration
- 2045-07-31
AI Technical Summary
The existing elevator buffer cylinder cleaning process suffers from low efficiency and poor clamping accuracy due to manual operation, especially during loading and unloading, it is difficult to ensure the precise positioning of the cylinder in the cleaning equipment.
An automatic cleaning machine for elevator buffer cylinders was designed. It uses a turntable mechanism to connect the four processes of feeding, cleaning, unloading, and waiting for feeding into a continuous cycle. The feeding and unloading devices enable automated operation. Positioning holes and positioning tubes are set on the turntable support for precise positioning to ensure that the cleaning head can thoroughly clean the inner wall of the cylinder.
It achieves fully automated cleaning, improves operational efficiency and cleaning accuracy, ensures thorough cleaning of the cylinder inner wall, reduces manual intervention, and improves processing efficiency.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of elevator component processing, in particular to an automatic cleaning machine for an elevator buffer cylinder. Background Art
[0002] Elevator buffers are critical safety devices installed at the bottom of the elevator shaft, forming the elevator system's final physical barrier. Their primary function is to absorb the kinetic energy of the car or counterweight in extreme situations, such as wire rope breakage or insufficient traction. By decelerating and cushioning the car, they prevent it from directly impacting the bottom or top of the shaft.
[0003] The elevator buffer is mainly composed of a cylinder body, a reset pressure block, a lower pressure column, a reset spring, a ring, a first connecting block, a second connecting block, an upper contact and a lower contact. Its core structure is the cylinder body, which serves as the main structure of the buffer. A spring is set on the top outside, and an oil seal is set on the top inside. During the processing, the inner wall of the cylinder body needs to be cleaned. At present, the main cleaning method is semi-manual and semi-automatic. Loading and unloading need to be completed manually, while the cleaning process can be completed by cleaning equipment. This operation is inefficient. In addition, it is difficult to ensure the precise positioning of the cylinder body in the cleaning equipment during manual loading. Deviations in the placement of the cylinder body will cause the cleaning equipment (such as nozzles, brushes, etc.) to be unable to accurately align with the target area on the inner wall of the cylinder body. Summary of the Invention
[0004] The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an automatic cleaning machine for elevator buffer cylinders which can complete the four processes of loading, cleaning, unloading and waiting for loading in sequence through a turntable mechanism, thereby realizing fully automatic cleaning, eliminating labor, increasing operating efficiency, and ensuring clamping accuracy and increasing cleaning efficiency; in addition, the automatic cleaning machine for elevator buffer cylinders can perform loading, cleaning and unloading synchronously.
[0005] The technical solution of the present invention is to provide an automatic cleaning machine for an elevator buffer cylinder with the following structure, comprising a workbench, a loading device, an unloading device, a turntable mechanism and a cleaning head; the loading device is located at the feeding end of the workbench and is arranged along the X-axis direction, the unloading device is located at the unloading end of the workbench and is arranged along the X-axis direction, the cleaning head is located above the workbench and is arranged along the Z-axis direction; the turntable mechanism comprises a power assembly and a turntable bracket, the turntable bracket is connected to the power assembly and is rotated by the power assembly, the turntable bracket is provided with a first channel, a second channel, a third channel and a fourth channel; the workbench is provided with a feeding station, a cleaning station, an unloading station and a preparation station; the turntable mechanism comprises a power assembly and a turntable bracket, the turntable bracket is connected to the power assembly and is rotated by the power assembly, the turntable bracket is provided with a first channel, a second channel, a third channel and a fourth channel; the workbench is provided with a feeding station, a cleaning station, an unloading station and a preparation station; the turntable The first channel, second channel, third channel and fourth channel of the disc bracket are rotated and switched in turn on the loading station, cleaning station, unloading station and preparation station on the workbench. The first channel, second channel, third channel and fourth channel are all provided with positioning structures for positioning the buffer cylinder during loading, cleaning and unloading. During operation, the cleaning head cleans the buffer cylinder located in the channel of the cleaning station on the turntable bracket downward. At this time, the loading device sends the buffer cylinder into the channel of the loading station on the turntable bracket, and the unloading device sends the buffer cylinder located in the channel of the unloading station on the turntable bracket out. At the same time, the channel of the preparation station on the turntable bracket remains empty.
[0006] The turntable bracket is a rectangular three-dimensional structure. The first channel, the second channel, the third channel and the fourth channel are respectively located on the four sides of the turntable bracket in sequence. Each channel includes a first positioning hole and a second positioning hole arranged in parallel.
[0007] A positioning tube is provided in the second positioning hole for positioning the buffer cylinder. An axial positioning structure is provided inside the positioning tube for axial positioning of the buffer cylinder after installation. A third positioning hole is provided in the middle of the positioning tube.
[0008] The axis of the first positioning hole on the first side of any three adjacent sides of the turntable bracket, the axis of the third positioning hole of the positioning tube on the second side, and the axis of the center hole of the positioning tube on the third side are located on the same straight line. In the unloading state, the push rod of the loading device passes through the first positioning hole at the loading station, the third positioning hole of the positioning tube on the preparation station, and extends out of the buffer cylinder body in the positioning tube on the unloading station.
[0009] At the loading station, the third positioning hole on the side of the turntable bracket is located below the positioning tube. At the cleaning station, the positioning tube on the side of the turntable bracket is located to the right of the third positioning hole in the working rotation direction. Correspondingly, at the unloading station, the positioning tube on the side of the turntable bracket is located below the third positioning hole in the working rotation direction.
[0010] The turntable bracket rotates 90 degrees every time a process is processed. A gap is provided between the bottom of the turntable bracket and the workbench for the positioning tube at the side of the turntable bracket to extend.
[0011] The loading device is provided with a first push rod, and the unloading device is provided with a second push rod. The first push rod and the second push rod are arranged in parallel, and the second push rod is located below the first push rod.
[0012] A notch is provided on the workbench, and the notch is located directly below the turntable bracket, providing a rotation space for the positioning tube on the turntable bracket.
[0013] After adopting the above structure, the present invention has the following advantages:
[0014] 1. The integrated turntable mechanism connects the four key processes of "loading, cleaning, unloading, and pre-loading (waiting)" into a continuous cycle, realizing fully automatic cleaning, eliminating labor and increasing operating efficiency. 2. The loading and unloading are automated through the loading and unloading devices, so that the buffer cylinder to be cleaned can be better positioned, which can ensure the clamping accuracy and increase the cleaning efficiency. 3. The turntable mechanism can rotate the loaded buffer cylinder from the loading station by an angle and send it to the cleaning station. At the same time, the buffer cylinder at the cleaning station can be sent to the unloading station and pushed out through the unloading device. At the same time, the unloading station can be rotated to the preparatory station. This structure can realize seamless connection of loading, cleaning and unloading. While cleaning one buffer cylinder, the next round of loading and the previous round of unloading can be realized, which greatly improves the processing efficiency.
[0015] As an improvement, the turntable bracket is a rectangular three-dimensional structure, the first channel, the second channel, the third channel and the fourth channel are respectively located on the four sides of the turntable bracket, and each channel includes a first positioning hole and a second positioning hole arranged in parallel.
[0016] As an improvement, a positioning tube is provided in the second positioning hole for positioning the buffer cylinder. An axial positioning structure is provided inside the positioning tube for axial positioning of the buffer cylinder after installation. A third positioning hole is provided in the middle of the positioning tube for precise positioning during cleaning, so that the cleaning head can clean the entire inner wall of the buffer cylinder to prevent impurities from remaining.
[0017] As an improvement, the axis of the first positioning hole on the first side of any three adjacent sides of the turntable bracket, the axis of the third positioning hole of the positioning tube on the second side, and the axis of the center hole of the positioning tube on the third side are located on the same straight line. In the unloading state, the push rod of the loading device passes through the first positioning hole at the loading station and the third positioning hole of the positioning tube on the preparatory station, and extends out of the buffer cylinder in the positioning tube on the unloading station, connecting the four key processes of loading, cleaning, unloading, and pre-loading in series into a continuous cycle, increasing the connection between each step and improving efficiency.
[0018] As an improvement, the third positioning hole on the side of the turntable bracket at the loading station is located below the positioning tube, and the positioning tube on the side of the turntable bracket at the cleaning station is located to the right of the third positioning hole in the working rotation direction. Correspondingly, the positioning tube on the side of the turntable bracket at the unloading station is located below the third positioning hole in the working rotation direction. The positions of loading and unloading can be staggered to avoid the inability to push in loading and unloading at the same height, thereby improving the compactness of the structure.
[0019] As an improvement, the turntable bracket rotates 90° for each processing step, and a gap is provided between the bottom of the turntable bracket and the workbench for the positioning tube at the side of the turntable bracket to extend, thereby further improving the compactness.
[0020] As an improvement, the loading device is provided with a first push rod, and the unloading device is provided with a second push rod. The first push rod and the second push rod are arranged parallel to each other, and the second push rod is located below the first push rod. This structure can achieve non-interference and ensure normal operation of loading and unloading.
[0021] As an improvement, a notch is provided on the workbench, and the notch is located directly below the turntable bracket, providing a rotation space for the positioning tube on the turntable bracket. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0022] Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the automatic cleaning machine for elevator buffer cylinder according to the present invention.
[0023] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the interior of the automatic cleaning machine for elevator buffer cylinders of the present invention.
[0024] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the installation of the turntable mechanism and the cleaning head of the present invention.
[0025] Figure 4 Schematic diagram of the turntable mechanism of the present invention.
[0026] Figure 5 Schematic diagram of the turntable bracket of the present invention.
[0027] Figure 6It is a split schematic diagram of the turntable bracket of the present invention.
[0028] As shown in the figure, 1. workbench, 2. loading device, 3. unloading device, 4. turntable mechanism, 5. cleaning head, 6. turntable bracket, 7. first channel, 8. second channel, 9. third channel, 10. fourth channel, 11. first positioning hole, 12. second positioning hole, 13. positioning tube, 14. third positioning hole, 15. first push rod, 16. second push rod. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0029] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0030] like Figure 1-6 As shown, the automatic cleaning machine for the elevator buffer cylinder of the present invention includes a workbench 1, a loading device 2, a unloading device 3, a turntable mechanism 4 and a cleaning head 5.
[0031] like Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the loading device 2 is located at the loading end of the workbench 1 and is arranged along the X-axis. The unloading device 3 is located at the unloading end of the workbench 1 and is arranged along the X-axis. The loading device 2 is equipped with a cylinder and a first push rod 15, while the unloading device 3 is equipped with a cylinder and a second push rod 16. The first push rod 15 and the second push rod 16 are arranged parallel to each other, and the second push rod 16 is located below the first push rod 15. The first push rod 15 pushes the buffer cylinder to the right. The first push rod 15 also pushes to the right to push the buffer cylinder out.
[0032] like Figure 3 As shown, the cleaning head 5 is located above the workbench 1 and is arranged along the Z-axis direction. It moves downward during operation, starts cleaning after reaching the position, and resets upward after completion.
[0033] The turntable mechanism 4 includes a power assembly and a turntable bracket 6, the turntable bracket 6 is connected to the power assembly and rotates through the power assembly, the turntable bracket 6 is provided with a first channel 7, a second channel 8, a third channel 9 and a fourth channel 10; the workbench 1 is provided with a loading station, a cleaning station, an unloading station and a preparation station; the first channel, the second channel, the third channel and the fourth channel of the turntable bracket 5 are rotated and switched in the loading station, the cleaning station, the unloading station and the preparation station of the workbench 1 in turn.
[0034] The first channel, the second channel, the third channel and the fourth channel are all provided with positioning structures for positioning the buffer cylinder during loading, cleaning and unloading. During operation, the cleaning head 5 moves downward to clean the buffer cylinder located in the channel of the cleaning station on the turntable bracket 6. At this time, the loading device 2 sends the buffer cylinder into the channel of the loading station on the turntable bracket 6, and at the same time, the unloading device 3 sends the buffer cylinder located in the channel of the unloading station on the turntable bracket 6 out, and at the same time, the preparatory channel on the turntable bracket 6 remains empty.
[0035] The turntable bracket 6 is a rectangular three-dimensional structure, and the first channel 7, the second channel 8, the third channel 9 and the fourth channel 10 are respectively located on the four sides of the turntable bracket 6, and each channel includes a first positioning hole 11 and a second positioning hole 12 arranged in parallel.
[0036] The turntable support 6 rotates clockwise during operation, rotating 90 degrees at a time. From loading to discharging, the turntable support 6 rotates together with the buffer cylinder, and is left idle at the preparatory station without the buffer cylinder.
[0037] A positioning tube 13 is provided in the second positioning hole 12 for positioning the buffer cylinder. An axial positioning structure is provided inside the positioning tube 13 for axial positioning of the buffer cylinder after installation. A third positioning hole 14 is provided in the middle of the positioning tube 13. The third positioning hole 14 is arranged along the radial direction of the positioning tube 13 and passes through the entire positioning tube 13.
[0038] A portion of the buffer cylinder is embedded in the positioning tube 13 to provide positioning and fixation.
[0039] The axis of the first positioning hole 11 of the first side of any three adjacent sides of the turntable bracket 6, the axis of the third positioning hole 14 of the positioning tube 13 of the second side, and the axis of the center hole of the positioning tube 13 of the third side are located on the same straight line. In the unloading state, the push rod of the loading device 2 passes through the first positioning hole 11 at the loading station, the third positioning hole 14 of the positioning tube 13 on the preparation station, and extends out of the buffer cylinder body located in the positioning tube 13 on the unloading station.
[0040] At the loading station, the third positioning hole 14 on the side of the turntable bracket 6 is located below the positioning tube 13. At the cleaning station, the positioning tube 13 on the side of the turntable bracket 6 is located to the right of the third positioning hole 14 in the working rotation direction. Correspondingly, at the unloading station, the positioning tube 13 on the side of the turntable bracket 6 is located below the third positioning hole 14 in the working rotation direction.
[0041] The turntable bracket 6 rotates 90 degrees every time a processing step is performed. A gap is provided between the bottom of the turntable bracket 6 and the workbench 1 for the positioning tube 13 at the side of the turntable bracket 6 to extend.
[0042] The workbench 1 is provided with a notch, which is a rectangular hole in this embodiment and hollowed out at the bottom. The notch is located directly below the turntable bracket 6 and provides a rotation space for the positioning tube 13 on the turntable bracket 6.
[0043] Working process:
[0044] 1. Initial state setting: The positioning tubes 13 of the turntable bracket 6 corresponding to the loading station, cleaning station and unloading station are already equipped with buffer cylinders; in the preparatory state, the positioning tubes 13 corresponding to the bottom of the turntable bracket 6 are in an empty state.
[0045] 2. Loading
[0046] Loading and embedding: The first push rod 15 of the loading device pushes a new buffer cylinder into the positioning tube 13 of the left station (loading station) of the turntable bracket. The right end of the buffer cylinder is embedded in the positioning tube until its internal axial positioning surface abuts, completing precise positioning.
[0047] 3 Cleaning: The cleaning head 5 descends and performs a cleaning operation on the buffer cylinder located at the top station (cleaning station) of the turntable bracket 6.
[0048] 4. Unloading: The second push rod 16 of the feeding device pushes the cleaned buffer cylinder located at the right station of the turntable bracket (unloading station) out of the equipment. This action makes the right positioning tube become empty.
[0049] 5. Workstation conversion (turntable rotation): After all operations in the current cycle, loading, cleaning and unloading are completed, the turntable bracket 6 rotates 90 degrees clockwise.
[0050] The cylinder (just loaded) at the original left station (loading station) rotates to the top station (cleaning station) and is ready to be cleaned.
[0051] The cylinder body (cleaned) at the original top station (cleaning station) rotates to the right station (unloading station) and prepares for unloading.
[0052] The positioning tube (already unloaded and empty) at the original right station (unloading station) is rotated to the bottom station (preparatory station).
[0053] The positioning tube (initially empty) of the original bottom station (preparatory station) rotates to the left station (loading station) to prepare to receive the next new cylinder body.
Claims
1. An automatic cleaning machine for an elevator buffer cylinder, characterized in that: The invention comprises a workbench (1), a loading device (2), a unloading device (3), a turntable mechanism (4) and a cleaning head (5); the loading device (2) is located at the loading end of the workbench (1) and is arranged along the X-axis direction, the unloading device (3) is located at the unloading end of the workbench (1) and is arranged along the X-axis direction, and the cleaning head (5) is located above the workbench (1) and is arranged along the Z-axis direction; the turntable mechanism (4) comprises a power assembly and a turntable bracket (6), the turntable bracket (6) is connected to the power assembly and is rotated by the power assembly, and the turntable bracket (6) is provided with a first channel (7), a second channel (8), a third channel (9) and a fourth channel (10); the workbench (1) is provided with a loading station, a cleaning station, an unloading station and a preparation station; the turntable mechanism (4) comprises a power assembly and a turntable bracket (6), the turntable bracket (6) is connected to the power assembly and is rotated by the power assembly, and the turntable bracket (6) is provided with a first channel (7), a second channel (8), a third channel (9) and a fourth channel (10); the workbench (1) is provided with a loading station, a cleaning station, an unloading station and a preparation station; The first channel, the second channel, the third channel and the fourth channel of the disc bracket (5) are rotated and switched in sequence at the loading station, the cleaning station, the unloading station and the preparation station of the workbench (1). The first channel, the second channel, the third channel and the fourth channel are all provided with positioning structures for positioning the buffer cylinder during loading, cleaning and unloading. During operation, the cleaning head (5) moves downward to clean the buffer cylinder located in the channel of the cleaning station on the turntable bracket (6). At this time, the loading device (2) sends the buffer cylinder into the channel of the loading station on the turntable bracket (6), and at the same time, the unloading device (3) sends the buffer cylinder located in the channel of the unloading station on the turntable bracket (6). At the same time, the channel of the preparation station on the turntable bracket (6) remains empty.
2. The automatic cleaning machine for elevator buffer cylinder according to claim 1, characterized in that: The turntable bracket (6) is a rectangular three-dimensional structure, wherein the first channel (7), the second channel (8), the third channel (9) and the fourth channel (10) are respectively and sequentially located on four sides of the turntable bracket (6), and each channel includes a first positioning hole (11) and a second positioning hole (12) arranged in parallel.
3. The automatic cleaning machine for elevator buffer cylinder according to claim 2, characterized in that: A positioning tube (13) is provided in the second positioning hole (12) for positioning the buffer cylinder body. An axial positioning structure is provided inside the positioning tube (13) for axial positioning of the buffer cylinder body after installation. A third positioning hole (14) is provided in the middle of the positioning tube (13).
4. The automatic cleaning machine for elevator buffer cylinder according to claim 3 is characterized in that: The axis of the first positioning hole (11) of the first side of any three adjacent sides of the turntable bracket (6), the axis of the third positioning hole (14) of the positioning tube (13) of the second side, and the axis of the center hole of the positioning tube (13) of the third side are located on the same straight line. In the unloading state, the push rod of the loading device (2) passes through the first positioning hole (11) located at the loading station, the third positioning hole (14) of the positioning tube (13) on the preparation station, and extends out of the buffer cylinder located in the positioning tube (13) on the unloading station.
5. The automatic cleaning machine for elevator buffer cylinder according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that: At the loading station, the third positioning hole (14) on the side of the turntable bracket (6) is located below the positioning tube (13); at the cleaning station, the positioning tube (13) on the side of the turntable bracket (6) is located on the right side of the third positioning hole (14) in the working rotation direction; correspondingly, at the unloading station, the positioning tube (13) on the side of the turntable bracket (6) is located below the third positioning hole (14) in the working rotation direction.
6. The automatic cleaning machine for elevator buffer cylinder according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The turntable bracket (6) rotates 90 degrees each time a processing step is performed. A gap is provided between the bottom of the turntable bracket (6) and the workbench (1) for the positioning tube (13) at the side of the turntable bracket (6) to extend.
7. The automatic cleaning machine for elevator buffer cylinder according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The loading device (2) is provided with a first push rod (15), and the unloading device (3) is provided with a second push rod (16). The first push rod (15) and the second push rod (16) are arranged in parallel, and the second push rod (16) is located below the first push rod (15).
8. The automatic cleaning machine for elevator buffer cylinder according to claim 6, characterized in that: The workbench (1) is provided with a notch, which is located directly below the turntable bracket (6) and provides a rotation space for the positioning tube (13) on the turntable bracket (6).
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