Aluminum alloy frame welding forming tool and process suitable for clear glass curtain wall

By using an elastic clamping structure and an adjustment disc linkage mechanism, the problems of positioning accuracy and clamping stability in aluminum alloy frame welding are solved, enabling synchronous alignment and efficient welding of multiple frames, thus improving welding quality and production efficiency.

CN120885978BActive Publication Date: 2025-11-28CHINA XINXING BAOXIN CONSTR CORP
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Application Number
CN202511393641.2
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-09-28
Publication Date
2025-11-28
Estimated Expiration
2045-09-28

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Technical Problem

Existing aluminum alloy frame welding fixtures suffer from low positioning accuracy, poor clamping stability, and cumbersome operation procedures, making it difficult to meet the high requirements for welding consistency and efficiency in mass production.

Method used

Employing an elastic clamping structure and folding spring design, combined with the linkage mechanism of the adjustment plate and V-shaped adjustment groove, it achieves synchronous and precise alignment and rapid clamping of multiple frames. Through the integrated welding gun hanger of the lever handle, it completes the synchronous operation of tooling status switching and tool picking and putting.

Benefits of technology

It enables rapid clamping and stable holding of aluminum alloy frames, ensuring consistent welding precision and operational continuity, and improving welding efficiency and mass production capacity.

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Abstract

The present application relates to the technical field of welding tooling, in particular to an aluminum alloy frame welding forming tooling suitable for clear frame glass curtain wall and a process thereof, comprising a clamping mechanism, which is divided into an unfolded state of placing a plurality of frames and a clamping state of aligning the first and last frames; the clamping mechanism comprises at least four groups of clamping parts in a ring shape, adjusting rods for pushing the clamping parts to clamp, and an adjusting disc for driving the horizontal movement of the adjusting rods. The present application realizes the quick clamping and stable holding of a single frame through the design of elastic clamping structure and folding elastic sheet, avoids displacement or slipping during welding, provides a buffer space for alignment, realizes the synchronous horizontal displacement of multiple adjusting rods through the linkage mechanism of the adjusting disc and V-shaped distance adjusting groove, pushes the clamping parts from the unfolded state to the vertical clamping state, realizes the one-time accurate alignment of the first and last frames of multiple frames, and achieves the technical effects of improving the welding precision and consistency.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of welding tooling, in particular to an aluminum alloy frame welding forming tooling suitable for a frame glass curtain wall and a process thereof. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the increasing requirements of the building industry on the precision and efficiency of the curtain wall structure, the welding quality and forming efficiency of the aluminum alloy frame in the frame glass curtain wall have become a key process link. At present, the aluminum alloy frame is mostly formed by sectional welding, and the traditional tooling generally has problems such as low positioning accuracy, poor clamping stability, and complicated operation process. Especially in the process of synchronous alignment and clamping of multiple frames, uneven stress is easy to cause misalignment or deformation of the weld, affecting the overall structural sealing and aesthetics.

[0003] The application number CN202510012088.7 discloses a welding tooling for aluminum alloy door and window processing, which comprises a mounting table, a belt conveying device and a mounting frame installed on the upper end of the mounting table, one end of the belt conveying device extends into the mounting frame, two guide sliding blocks are arranged on the mounting frame, and a lifting mechanism is arranged on the mounting frame and used to drive the two guide sliding blocks to move up and down. After welding, the four aluminum alloy extruded profiles are below the tooling plate, the lifting mechanism drives the two guide sliding blocks to move downward, thereby driving the four welded aluminum alloy extruded profiles to move downward, the L-shaped clamping plate loosens the aluminum alloy extruded profiles, the welded aluminum alloy extruded profiles fall above the belt conveying device, the belt conveying device drives the welded aluminum alloy extruded profiles to move away from the tooling plate, thereby quickly discharging the welded aluminum alloy extruded profiles, and the discharging speed of the welded aluminum alloy extruded profiles is improved.

[0004] Although the prior art realizes the quick discharging of the profiles after welding through the belt conveying device and the lifting mechanism, the clamping mechanism lacks flexible adjustment and synchronous alignment function of multiple frames, and manual intervention is still needed for positioning, which is difficult to meet the high requirements on welding consistency and operation efficiency in mass production. Therefore, a welding tooling capable of realizing quick clamping, accurate alignment and integrated operation is needed to improve the overall quality and efficiency of the aluminum alloy frame welding forming. SUMMARY

[0005] In order to overcome the defects in the prior art, the purpose of the present application is to provide an aluminum alloy frame welding forming tooling suitable for a frame glass curtain wall and a process thereof to solve the problems raised in the background art.

[0006] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present application provides an aluminum alloy frame welding forming tooling suitable for a frame glass curtain wall, which comprises a clamping mechanism arranged in the workbench, the clamping mechanism is divided into an unfolded state for placing several frames and a clamping state for aligning the first and last frames.

[0007] The clamping mechanism comprises at least four groups of clamping parts in annular distribution, adjusting rods for pushing the clamping parts from the unfolded state to the clamping state, and an adjusting disc for driving the horizontal movement of the adjusting rods by rotation;

[0008] The clamping part is composed of a clamping plate and a pressing plate, and forms a frame recess. The back of the clamping plate is movably connected with a rotating frame, the side wall of the rotating frame is rotatably connected to the workbench top, and the rotating frame is sleeved with a double torsion spring. The clamping part is in an outwardly inclined state in the free state of the double torsion spring.

[0009] The adjusting disc is positioned and sleeved below the middle part of the workbench top, and is slidably connected with one end of the adjusting rod. The other end of the adjusting rod is in sliding contact with the lower half of the rotating frame. The adjusting rod is oriented and suspended below the workbench top. One end of the adjusting rod is movably connected with the distance adjusting groove formed on the upper and lower surfaces of the adjusting disc through a pin. The distance adjusting groove is composed of a plurality of V-shaped grooves connected in an annular shape.

[0010] As a further improvement of the technical solution, the longitudinal section of the clamping plate is L-shaped, and a sliding column is fixedly arranged on the vertical surface of the clamping plate. The sliding column is inserted into the side wall of the top of the rotating frame and is sleeved with a spring.

[0011] As a further improvement of the technical solution, the outer end of the pressing plate is outwardly bent and inclined. A folding spring piece is fixedly arranged on the inner wall of the pressing plate at the rotating shaft. The included angle of the folding spring piece is an acute angle.

[0012] As a further improvement of the technical solution, a soft pad is embedded in the inner wall of the pressing plate.

[0013] As a further improvement of the technical solution, the outer end of the adjusting rod is in a triangular block structure. A directional groove is formed on the top surface of the middle part of the adjusting rod. A top surface opening is formed in the middle part of the workbench top. A frame in a square structure is fixedly arranged on the bottom of the workbench top outside the top surface opening. A bracket recessed downward in the middle part is fixedly arranged between the opposite two sides of the frame. A guide column is vertically suspended in the middle part of each half side of the bracket. The guide column is in a square column structure and is slidably inserted into the directional groove.

[0014] As a further improvement of the technical solution, the length of the directional groove is greater than the difference between the far and near points of the distance adjusting groove.

[0015] As a further improvement of the technical solution, a support ring is fixedly arranged in the bracket recessed downward. A rotating column is fixedly arranged above the adjusting disc, and the rotating column is limitingly sleeved with the support ring.

[0016] As a further improvement of the technical solution, a handle is sleeved on the top of the rotating column of the adjusting disc. A plurality of hanging grooves are annularly formed on the top surface of the handle for hanging the welding gun.

[0017] As a further improvement of the technical solution, the middle part of the side wall of the rotating frame is connected with a connecting ring, the connecting ring is connected with the middle part of the side of the frame through a pin, the two spring bodies of the double torsion spring are sleeved on the pin and located at the two side ends of the connecting ring, wherein the middle folding arm of the double torsion spring is arranged on the outer wall of the rotating frame, the bending arms at the two outer ends of the double torsion spring are arranged on the inner side wall of the frame, and the double torsion spring forms an outwardly inclined and unfolded state at the upper part of the rotating frame in a free state.

[0018] In another aspect, the application provides an aluminum alloy frame welding forming process for a frame glass curtain wall, using the aluminum alloy frame welding forming tool for a frame glass curtain wall, comprising the following steps:

[0019] S1, the middle part of the single frame constituting the aluminum alloy frame is clamped into the frame cavity formed by the clamping plate and the pressing plate;

[0020] S2, then hold the welding gun and rotate the handle to drive the adjusting disc to deflect 45°;

[0021] S3, then the adjusting rods change the horizontal position along the rotating directional groove, when the inner end of the adjusting rod moves to the convex part of the directional groove, the outer end of the adjusting rod pushes the rotating frame vertically, and then drives the clamping parts to clamp the frames close to each other and align head to tail to form a closed frame;

[0022] S4, take out the welding gun and weld at the head-to-tail aligned part of the frames;

[0023] S5, then hang the welding gun on the handle, and rotate the adjusting disc to drive the adjusting rods to slide along the directional groove to the center of the adjusting disc, then the aluminum alloy frame slides out of the clamping part cavity from the outwardly folded clamping part.

[0024] Compared with the prior art, the application has the following advantages:

[0025] 1. The aluminum alloy frame welding forming tool and process for a frame glass curtain wall, through the elastic clamping structure and the folding elastic sheet design, the single frame is quickly clamped and stably maintained, the displacement or slipping during welding is avoided, and a buffer space is provided during alignment, so that the technical effects of enhancing the clamping adaptability and ensuring seamless alignment of the frame are achieved.

[0026] 2. The aluminum alloy frame welding forming tool and process for a frame glass curtain wall, through the linkage mechanism of the adjusting disc and the V-shaped distance adjusting groove, the synchronous horizontal displacement of the multiple adjusting rods is completed, the clamping part is pushed from the unfolded state to the vertical clamping state, the precise head-to-tail alignment of the multiple frames is realized at one time, and the technical effects of improving the welding precision and consistency are achieved.

[0027] 3. The aluminum alloy frame welding forming tool and process suitable for the frame glass curtain wall, through the integrated welding gun hanger and adjusting function of the handle, the synchronous operation of the tool state switching and the tool taking and placing is completed, the non-operation time is reduced, the operation continuity and the large batch production efficiency are improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0028] The drawings described herein are for the purpose of explanation and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure in any way. Additionally, the shapes and proportions of the components in the drawings are merely illustrative and are used to facilitate the understanding of the present disclosure, and are not specifically limited to the shapes and proportions of the components. Those skilled in the art can select various possible shapes and proportions according to specific circumstances to implement the present disclosure under the guidance of the present disclosure.

[0029] Figure 1 The overall assembly structure of the present application is shown in the figure;

[0030] Figure 2 The clamping mechanism and frame assembly structure of the present application are shown in the figure;

[0031] Figure 3 The top view of the present application is shown in the figure; Figure 2

[0032] Figure 4 The side view of the clamping mechanism of the present application in the unfolded state is shown in the figure;

[0033] Figure 5 The side view of the clamping mechanism of the present application in the clamped state is shown in the figure;

[0034] Figure 6 The frame structure of the present application is shown in the figure;

[0035] Figure 7 The clamping mechanism assembly structure of the present application is shown in the figure;

[0036] Figure 8 The clamping part of the present application is shown in the figure;

[0037] Figure 9 The adjusting rod and adjusting disc assembly of the present application are shown in the figure;

[0038] The meanings of the various labels in the figure are as follows:

[0039] 100, workbench; 110, table top opening; 120, frame; 130, support ring; 140, bracket; 150, guide column;

[0040] 200, clamping mechanism; 210, clamping part; 211, clamping plate; 2111, sliding column; 212, pressing plate; 2121, folding spring piece; 2122, soft pad; 213, rotating frame; 2131, connecting ring; ​

[0041] 220, adjusting rod; 221, orientation slot; 230, adjusting disc; 231, distance adjusting slot; 232, handle; 233, hanging slot; 240, double torsion spring. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0042] The specific embodiments of the present application described herein are intended to be illustrative only and are not intended to be limiting in any way. Suitable modifications and adaptations of the application will be apparent to those skilled in the art in view of the foregoing description. The terms "coupled" and "connected," along with their derivatives, can be used. These terms are not intended as synonyms for each other. Rather, they are generally used to denote that two elements cooperate or interact with each other to carry out a particular operation or process. The terms "coupled" and "connected" are intended to encompass cases where one or more intermediate elements are present.

[0043] The terms "center axis", "vertical", "horizontal", "front", "back", "up", "down", "left", "right", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", and the like as used herein refer to the orientation or position shown in the drawings, and are for convenience only in describing and illustrating the present application and its application, and are not intended to, nor should they be construed to, limit the application in any way. In addition, in the description of the present application, the meaning of "several" is two or more, unless otherwise specifically limited.

[0044] Please refer to Figures 1-9 As shown in the drawings, the present application provides an aluminum alloy frame welding forming tool suitable for clear frame glass curtain wall, which comprises a clamping mechanism 200 arranged inside the workbench 100, and the clamping mechanism 200 is divided into an unfolded state for placing several frames and a clamping state for aligning the heads and tails of several frames.

[0045] The clamping mechanism 200 comprises at least four groups of clamping parts 210 distributed in a ring shape, an adjusting rod 220 for pushing the clamping parts 210 from the unfolded state to the clamping state, and an adjusting disc 230 for driving the horizontal movement of several adjusting rods 220 by rotating.

[0046] Specifically, the clamping part 210 is composed of a clamping plate 211 and a pressing plate 212, and forms a frame cavity. The back of the clamping plate 211 is movably inserted with a rotary frame 213, and the longitudinal section of the clamping plate 211 is L-shaped, with a sliding column 2111 fixedly arranged on the vertical surface. The sliding column 2111 is inserted with the rotary frame 213 and is sleeved with a spring, and the pressing plate 212 is rotationally connected with the bottom edge of the vertical surface of the clamping plate 211. Through the elastic expansion and contraction movement of the clamping plate 211 and the rotary frame 213, it can ensure that there is a space for alignment and extrusion after the frame is clamped, and the elasticity of the spring is used to react on the frame, so as to ensure that they are aligned seamlessly, which is beneficial to welding forming.

[0047] Further, the outer end of the pressing plate 212 is outwardly bent and inclined to facilitate sliding along the inclined segment when being inserted into the frame recess. The inner wall of the pressing plate 212 is fixed with a folded elastic piece 2121 at the pivot, the included angle of the folded elastic piece 2121 is acute, and the other side of the folded elastic piece 2121 is fixed to the vertical side wall of the clamping plate 211, so as to clamp a single frame by the elastic force of the folded elastic piece 2121, thereby preventing the single frame from slipping off during displacement. After the plurality of frames are welded and formed, the pressing plate 212 can be pressed outward to remove the frames.

[0048] The inner side wall of the pressing plate 212 is embedded with a soft pad 2122, such as a rubber or silicone pad, for assisting in compacting the frames.

[0049] Further, a table top opening 110 is formed in the middle of the table top of the workbench 100, a frame 120 in a square structure is fixed to the bottom of the table top of the workbench 100 and outside the table top opening 110, a cradle 140 recessed in the middle is fixed between opposite sides of the frame 120, a guide column 150 is vertically suspended in the middle of each half of the cradle 140, and a support ring 130 is fixed to the recessed portion of the cradle 140, thereby forming a support structure below the table top opening 110 for supporting the clamping mechanism 200.

[0050] Further, the side wall of the rotating frame 213 is rotatably connected to the table top of the workbench 100 and is sleeved with a double torsion spring 240. In the free state of the double torsion spring 240, the clamping portion 210 is in an outwardly inclined state, so that the frame recess is inclined and upwardly opened, facilitating the insertion of a single frame, and increasing the alignment and fitting area of the plurality of frames to be aligned into a closed frame.

[0051] Specifically, the middle of the side wall of the rotating frame 213 is connected with a connecting ring 2131, the connecting ring 2131 is rotatably connected with the middle of the side of the frame 120 through a pin, and the two spring bodies of the double torsion spring 240 are sleeved on the pin and located at the two side ends of the connecting ring 2131. The middle folded arm of the double torsion spring 240 is arranged on the outer wall of the rotating frame 213, and the bent arms at the two outer ends of the double torsion spring 240 are arranged on the inner side wall of the frame 120. In the free state of the double torsion spring 240, the upper part of the rotating frame 213 is outwardly inclined and unfolded, so as to realize the resetting of the rotating frame 213.

[0052] Further, the adjusting disc 230 is positioned and sleeved below the middle of the table top of the workbench 100 and is slidably connected with one end of the adjusting rod 220. The other end of the adjusting rod 220 is in sliding contact with the lower half of the rotating frame 213. The adjusting rod 220 is directionally suspended below the table top of the workbench 100. One end of the adjusting rod 220 is movably connected with the distance adjusting groove 231 formed on the upper and lower surfaces of the adjusting disc 230 through a pin. The distance adjusting groove 231 is composed of a plurality of V-shaped grooves connected in a ring shape. The V-shaped grooves form the farthest and nearest point positions from the center of the adjusting disc 230. When the adjusting disc 230 rotates, the distance adjusting groove 231 changes position to realize the horizontal extension and contraction movement of the adjusting rod 220.

[0053] Further, the outer end of the adjusting rod 220 is a triangular block structure, so as to contact the bottom of the rotating frame 213 in a large area, and form a pushing effect; the middle top surface of the adjusting rod 220 is provided with a directional groove 221, the guide column 150 is a square column and is slidably connected with the directional groove 221, and is used for guiding the lateral movement of the adjusting rod 220; the length of the directional groove 221 is greater than the distance between the far point and the near point of the distance adjusting groove 231, that is, during the movement of the adjusting rod 220 from the far point and the near point of the distance adjusting groove 231, the guide column 150 does not interfere with the directional groove 221 to block the movement of the adjusting rod 220.

[0054] Further, the upper part of the adjusting disc 230 is fixedly provided with a rotating column, and the rotating column is sleeved with the limiting ring 130, so that the adjusting disc 230 can stably rotate; the top of the rotating column of the adjusting disc 230 is sleeved with a handle 232, the top surface of the handle 232 is annularly provided with a plurality of hanging grooves 233, which are used for hanging the welding gun, so that when the welding gun is taken and placed, the handle 232 is rotated to control the rotation of the adjusting disc 230 and drive the lateral movement of the adjusting rod 220, and then the clamping part 210 is switched from the everted state to the state of pressing the single frame to be aligned at the head and tail, so that the joint can be quickly welded, the overall operation efficiency is improved, and it is suitable for mass production.

[0055] The application also provides an aluminum alloy frame welding forming process suitable for the frame glass curtain wall, which uses the aluminum alloy frame welding forming tool suitable for the frame glass curtain wall and comprises the following steps.

[0056] S1, the middle part of the single frame is clamped into the frame recess cavity formed by the clamping plate 211 and the pressing plate 212;

[0057] S2, then the welding gun is held and the handle 232 is rotated to drive the adjusting disc 230 to deflect by 45°;

[0058] S3, then the adjusting rod 220 changes the horizontal position along the rotating directional groove 221, when the inner end of the adjusting rod 220 moves to the convex part of the directional groove 221, the outer end of the adjusting rod 220 pushes the rotating frame 213 to be vertical, and then the clamping part 210 clamps the single frame to be close to and aligned at the head and tail, and the closed frame is formed;

[0059] S4, the welding gun is taken out and welded at the head and tail alignment position of the single frame;

[0060] S5, then the welding gun is hung on the handle 232 again, and the adjusting disc 230 is rotated to drive the adjusting rod 220 to slide along the directional groove 221 to the center of the adjusting disc 230, and then the aluminum alloy frame is slid out of the recess cavity of the clamping part 210.

[0061] It should be noted that the fixed connection and the fixed setting of the present application are realized by using conventional fixing means such as bolt connection or welding. The above-mentioned embodiments are only for illustrating the technical concept and characteristics of the present application, and the purpose is to enable the person skilled in the art to understand the content of the present application and to implement it, and cannot limit the protection scope of the present application. Any equivalent changes or modifications made according to the spirit and principle of the present application should be covered within the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. An aluminum alloy frame welding forming tool suitable for a visible frame glass curtain wall, characterized in that, The clamping mechanism is arranged inside the workbench and is divided into an unfolded state for placing several frames and a clamping state for aligning the first and last frames. The clamping mechanism comprises at least four groups of clamping portions arranged in a ring shape, adjusting rods for pushing the clamping portions from the unfolded state to the clamping state, and an adjusting disc for driving the adjusting rods to move horizontally by rotating. The clamping portion is composed of a clamping plate and a pressing plate and forms a frame cavity. The back of the clamping plate is movably connected with a rotating frame, the side wall of the rotating frame is rotatably connected to the workbench top, and the rotating frame is sleeved with a double torsion spring. The clamping portion is in an outwardly inclined state in the free state of the double torsion spring. The adjusting disc is positioned and sleeved below the middle part of the workbench top and is slidably connected with one end of the adjusting rod. The other end of the adjusting rod is slidably connected with the lower half of the rotating frame. The adjusting rod is oriented and suspended below the workbench top. The one end of the adjusting rod is movably connected with the distance adjusting groove on the upper and lower surfaces of the adjusting disc through a pin. The distance adjusting groove is composed of a plurality of V-shaped grooves arranged in a ring shape.

2. The aluminum alloy edge frame welding forming tool suitable for the visible frame glass curtain wall according to claim 1, characterized in that: The longitudinal section of the clamping plate is L-shaped, the vertical surface of the clamping plate is fixedly provided with a sliding column, the sliding column is connected with the top side wall of the rotating frame and is sleeved with a spring, and the vertical surface of the clamping plate is rotatably connected with the bottom edge of the pressing plate.

3. The aluminum alloy edge frame welding forming tool suitable for the visible frame glass curtain wall according to claim 2, characterized in that: The outer end of the pressing plate is outwardly bent and inclined. The inner wall of the pressing plate is fixedly provided with a folding spring plate at the rotating shaft. The outer end of the adjusting rod is triangular. The middle top surface of the adjusting rod is provided with a directional groove. The middle part of each half of the bracket is vertically suspended with a guide column. The guide column is a square column and is slidably connected with the directional groove. The lower recess of the bracket is fixedly provided with a support ring. The upper part of the rotating column of the adjusting disc is sleeved with a handle. The top surface of the handle is provided with a plurality of hanging grooves in a ring shape. The side wall of the rotating frame is connected with a connecting ring. The two spring bodies of the double torsion spring are sleeved on the pin and are located at the two side ends of the connecting ring. The middle folding arm of the double torsion spring is located outside the rotating frame. The bending arms at the two outer ends of the double torsion spring are located inside the inner side wall of the frame. The length of the directional groove is greater than the difference between the far and near points of the distance adjusting groove. The inner side wall of the pressing plate is embedded with a soft pad. The length of the directional groove is greater than the difference between the far and near points of the distance adjusting groove.

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