Aluminum alloy die-casting device for automobile steering device shell
By designing an automated support and clamping mechanism, and utilizing casters and a motor-driven dry ice cleaning spray gun holder, automated cleaning of automotive steering gear housing die-casting molds has been achieved. This solves the problem of high labor costs caused by manual hand cleaning and improves production efficiency and safety.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202511687104.9
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-11-18
- Publication Date
- 2026-02-10
AI Technical Summary
The current method of cleaning automotive steering gear housing die-casting molds requires manual hand-held cleaning gun heads, resulting in high labor costs and is not conducive to batch mold cleaning operations.
An aluminum alloy die-casting device for automotive steering gear housings was designed, comprising a support mechanism, a mold cavity cleaning mechanism, and a clamping mechanism. Automated cleaning is achieved by using casters and a motor-driven dry ice cleaning spray gun holder. The clamping mechanism automatically clamps the housing with grippers, reducing manual operation.
It has enabled automated cleaning of die-casting molds, reduced labor costs, avoided the laboriousness and risk of burns from manual hand cleaning, and improved production efficiency.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The application relates to the production technology field of automobile steering gear housings, in particular to an aluminum alloy die-casting device for automobile steering gear housings. BACKGROUND
[0002] The steering gear is used for transforming the steering torque and the steering angle from a steering wheel and then outputting the steering torque and the steering angle to a steering drag link mechanism, so that the automobile can be steered, and the steering gear is essentially a speed reduction transmission device.
[0003] The automobile steering gear is one of important components in the automobile structure, the steering gear is a set of gear mechanisms for completing rotation to linear motion, and is also a speed reduction transmission device in the steering system, and the automobile steering gear housings are produced in large quantities by using the die-casting mode, the inner cavity of the existing automobile steering gear housing die-casting die needs to be cleaned, at present, the dry ice cleaning machine is mostly used, the dry ice cleaning machine is connected with a spray gun head at one end, the spray gun head of the dry ice cleaning machine needs to be manually held by a worker, and the inner surface of the die-casting die is cleaned by blowing, the manual holding of the spray gun head of the dry ice cleaning machine is labor-consuming, the labor cost is high, and the batch die cleaning operation cannot be carried out. SUMMARY
[0004] In view of the defects of the prior art, the application provides an aluminum alloy die-casting device for an automobile steering gear housing, which has the advantages of assisting the dry ice cleaning machine to realize automatic cleaning of the die-casting die, and solves the problem of high labor cost caused by manual operation for cleaning the die-casting die.
[0005] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the application provides the following technical scheme: an aluminum alloy die-casting device for an automobile steering gear housing, comprising a supporting mechanism, a die cavity cleaning mechanism is arranged on one side of the supporting mechanism, and a clamping mechanism is arranged on one side of the die cavity cleaning mechanism. The supporting mechanism comprises a base plate, and universal wheels are arranged at the bottom of the base plate. The die cavity cleaning mechanism comprises a dry ice cleaning spray gun fixing frame, a universal joint is movably connected to one side of the dry ice cleaning spray gun fixing frame, a first motor is arranged on one side of the universal joint, a main supporting rod is arranged below the dry ice cleaning spray gun fixing frame, and a secondary supporting rod is threadedly connected to one end of the main supporting rod. The clamping mechanism comprises a stand column, a screw rod is arranged on one side of the stand column, a clamping device is threadedly connected to the outer surface of the screw rod, and a second motor is arranged on one side of the clamping device.
[0006] Preferably, the universal wheels are located at the bottom of the cavity cleaning mechanism, and the universal wheels are provided in four groups, and the four groups of universal wheels are located at four opposite corners of the bottom surface of the base plate.
[0007] The dry ice cleaning spray gun fixing frame can be moved at will when cleaning the die-casting die by the universal wheels, so as to replace the manual holding of the cleaning gun head to clean the die back and forth.
[0008] Preferably, the clamping device comprises a clamping jaw, one side of the clamping jaw is movably connected with a first connecting rod, one side of the first connecting rod is hingedly connected with a second connecting rod, one side of the second connecting rod is movably connected with an ejection rod, one side of the ejection rod is movably connected with a cylinder, the outer side of the cylinder is provided with a bracket, and one side of the bracket is provided with a movable sleeve.
[0009] Preferably, the second connecting rod is provided in two groups, and one end of the second connecting rod and the ejection rod are located at the same axis.
[0010] The ejection rod and the second connecting rod are hingedly connected at the same axis, and when the cylinder pushes the ejection rod, the clamping jaw is closed to the middle with the second connecting rod, so as to clamp the automobile steering gear shell.
[0011] Preferably, the two sides of the universal joint are respectively provided with output shafts, one side of which is connected with the output shaft of the first motor, and the other side is connected with the dry ice cleaning spray gun fixing frame.
[0012] Preferably, the secondary support rod is vertically located on one side of the upper surface of the base plate, and the bottom of the secondary support rod is slidably connected with the upper surface of the base plate.
[0013] Preferably, the bottom of the screw rod penetrates the inside of the base plate and is connected with the output shaft of the second motor, and the clamping device is vertically located on one side of the screw rod.
[0014] Compared with the prior art, the automobile steering gear shell aluminum alloy die-casting device has the following beneficial effects: 1. The automobile steering gear shell aluminum alloy die-casting device places the power part of the dry ice cleaning mechanism in the inside of the base plate, and the attached spray gun head can be fixed in the circular hole of the dry ice cleaning spray gun fixing frame. The dry ice cleaning spray gun fixing frame is provided with a universal joint, and the two ends of the universal joint are provided with output shafts, one side of which is connected with the output shaft of the first motor, and the other side is connected with the dry ice cleaning spray gun fixing frame. Starting the first motor can drive the spray gun head on the dry ice cleaning spray gun fixing frame to be adjusted at any angle, thereby replacing the manual holding of the cleaning gun head to clean the die back and forth, and saving the labor cost.
[0015] 2、The aluminum alloy die casting device of the automobile steering gear housing is characterized in that a clamping mechanism is arranged on one side of the supporting mechanism, the inside of the clamping device is provided with a clamping jaw, the clamping jaw is a two-group opposite structure, a starting cylinder is arranged, a second connecting rod connected with both sides in a hinged manner is driven by an ejection rod, the second connecting rod is movably connected with one side of the clamping jaw, and the clamping jaw on both sides can be closed to the middle when the ejection rod extends to the direction of the clamping jaw, the automobile steering gear housing is automatically clamped by the clamping jaw after being produced into a finished product, and the effect of avoiding scalding accidents during die casting is achieved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0016] Figure 1 It is a perspective view of the structure of the present application; Figure 2 It is a perspective view of the dry ice cleaning spray gun fixing frame of the structure of the present application; Figure 3 It is a top view of the structure of the present application; Figure 4 It is a top view of the clamping device of the structure of the present application.
[0017] Wherein: 1, supporting mechanism; 2, mold cavity cleaning mechanism; 3, clamping mechanism; 101, base plate; 102, universal wheel; 201, dry ice cleaning spray gun fixing frame; 202, universal joint; 203, first motor; 204, main support rod; 205, secondary support rod; 301, stand; 302, screw; 303, clamping device; 304, second motor; 3031, clamping jaw; 3032, first connecting rod; 3033, second connecting rod; 3034, ejection rod; 3035, movable sleeve; 3036, support; 3037, cylinder. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0018] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of protection of the present application.
[0019] Please refer to Figures 1-4 , an aluminum alloy die casting device of an automobile steering gear housing, comprising a supporting mechanism 1, one side of the supporting mechanism 1 is provided with a mold cavity cleaning mechanism 2, one side of the mold cavity cleaning mechanism 2 is provided with a clamping mechanism 3; The supporting mechanism 1 comprises a base plate 101, and the bottom of the base plate 101 is provided with a universal wheel 102; The cavity cleaning mechanism 2 comprises a dry ice cleaning spray gun fixing frame 201, one side of the dry ice cleaning spray gun fixing frame 201 is movably connected with a universal joint 202, one side of the universal joint 202 is provided with a first motor 203, the lower part of the dry ice cleaning spray gun fixing frame 201 is provided with a main supporting rod 204, one end of the main supporting rod 204 is threadedly connected with a secondary supporting rod 205; The clamping mechanism 3 comprises a stand 301, one side of the stand 301 is provided with a screw rod 302, the outer surface of the screw rod 302 is threadedly connected with a clamping device 303, one side of the clamping device 303 is provided with a second motor 304.
[0020] Through the above technical scheme, by arranging the base plate 101, the power part of the dry ice cleaning mechanism can be placed in the inside of the base plate 101, and the spray gun head attached thereto can be fixed at the circular hole of the dry ice cleaning spray gun fixing frame 201. The universal joint 202 is arranged at the dry ice cleaning spray gun fixing frame 201, and the two ends of the universal joint 202 are provided with output shafts, one side of which is connected to the output shaft of the first motor 203, and the other side is connected to the dry ice cleaning spray gun fixing frame 201. Therefore, when the first motor 203 is started, the spray gun head on the dry ice cleaning spray gun fixing frame 201 can be adjusted at any angle through the output shaft, thereby replacing the manual holding of the cleaning gun head to clean the mold back and forth, saving labor cost. The universal wheels 102 at the bottom of the base plate 101 can move freely when cleaning the die casting mold.
[0021] The main supporting rod 204 is threadedly connected at one end to the secondary supporting rod 205, and the relative position height of the dry ice cleaning spray gun fixing frame 201 and the die casting mold to be cleaned can be adjusted by the depth of the threaded screw, thereby achieving the flexibility of height adjustment when cleaning the mold.
[0022] By arranging the clamping mechanism 3 on one side of the supporting mechanism 1, the clamping device 303 is provided with a screw rod 302, one end of the screw rod 302 is connected to the output shaft of the second motor 304, and the clamping device 303 can move linearly on the upper surface of the screw rod 302 by starting the second motor 304. Therefore, the position height of the clamping jaw 3031 and the die casting mold can be adjusted conveniently, and at the same time, the clamping jaw 3031 can be placed at a suitable place flexibly when the automobile steering gear housing is removed. After the automobile steering gear housing is produced into a finished product, the surface temperature is relatively high, and manual clamping can easily cause burns. By using the clamping jaw 3031 to clamp automatically, the occurrence of burns during die casting can be avoided.
[0023] Specifically, the universal wheels 102 are located at the bottom of the cavity cleaning mechanism 2, and the universal wheels 102 are provided in four groups, and the four groups of universal wheels 102 are respectively located at the four opposite corners of the bottom surface of the base plate 101.
[0024] Through the technical scheme, the dry ice cleaning spray gun fixing frame 201 can be moved at will by the universal wheel 102 during cleaning of the die casting mold, thereby replacing manual cleaning of the mold by moving the cleaning gun head back and forth.
[0025] Specifically, the clamping device 303 comprises a clamping jaw 3031, one side of the clamping jaw 3031 being movably connected with a first connecting rod 3032, one side of the first connecting rod 3032 being hingedly connected with a second connecting rod 3033, one side of the second connecting rod 3033 being movably connected with an ejecting rod 3034, one side of the ejecting rod 3034 being movably connected with a cylinder 3037, the outer side of the cylinder 3037 being provided with a support 3036, one side of the support 3036 being mounted with a movable sleeve 3035.
[0026] Through the technical scheme, the two pairs of clamping jaws 3031 are mirror-symmetrically arranged, and the automobile steering gear shell can be clamped inside the two groups of clamping jaws 3031; the movable sleeve 3035 is slidably connected with the first connecting rod 3032, so that when the cylinder 3037 returns, the first connecting rod 3032 has a space for giving way; the cylinder 3037 is started, and the ejecting rod 3034 drives the two sides of the hingedly connected second connecting rods 3033, the second connecting rods 3033 being movably connected with the clamping jaws 3031; when the ejecting rod 3034 extends towards the clamping jaws 3031, the two sides of the clamping jaws 3031 are closed towards the middle; when the cylinder 3037 returns, the ejecting rod 3034 moves away from the clamping jaws 3031, and the two sides of the second connecting rods 3033 drive the clamping jaws 3031 to open towards the two sides.
[0027] Specifically, the second connecting rod 3033 is provided in two groups, and one end of the two groups of second connecting rods 3033 and the ejecting rod 3034 are located at the same axis.
[0028] Through the technical scheme, the ejecting rod 3034 and the second connecting rod 3033 are hingedly connected at the same axis, and when the cylinder 3037 drives the ejecting rod 3034, the clamping jaws 3031 are closed towards the middle along with the second connecting rod 3033, thereby achieving the clamping of the automobile steering gear shell.
[0029] Specifically, the two sides of the universal joint 202 are respectively provided with output shafts, one side of which is connected with the output shaft of the first motor 203, and the other side of which is connected with the dry ice cleaning spray gun fixing frame 201.
[0030] Through the technical scheme, the first motor 203 is connected with one side of the output shaft of the universal joint 202, the first motor 203 can drive the universal joint 202 to move, and the universal joint 202 can rotate by 360 degrees, thereby the cleaning gun head of the cleaning machine on the dry ice cleaning spray gun fixing frame 201 can be adjusted at the required angle, thereby facilitating the cleaning of the automobile steering gear shell die casting mold at any position.
[0031] Specifically, the secondary support rod 205 is vertically located on one side of the upper surface of the base plate 101, and the bottom of the secondary support rod 205 is in sliding connection with the upper surface of the base plate 101.
[0032] Through the above technical scheme, the secondary support rod 205 can be used as the bottom support structure of the dry ice cleaning spray gun fixing frame 201, and the secondary support rod 205 can slide on the surface of the base plate 101 to adjust the horizontal position of the dry ice cleaning spray gun fixing frame 201 and the automobile steering gear housing die-casting mold.
[0033] Specifically, the bottom of the screw rod 302 penetrates the inside of the base plate 101 and is connected with the output shaft of the second motor 304, and the clamping device 303 is vertically located on one side of the screw rod 302.
[0034] Through the above technical scheme, the side of the screw rod 302 is connected with the output shaft of the second motor 304, the second motor 304 can drive the screw rod 302 to rotate, the screw rod 302 can make one side of the clamping device 303 move up and down linearly along the screw rod 302, and the vertical position of the clamping device 303 is adjusted flexibly, so that the clamping jaw 3031 can be freely adjusted in height for clamping the automobile steering gear housing.
[0035] In use, the user places the power part of the dry ice cleaning mechanism in the inside of the base plate 101, the spray gun head attached thereto can be fixed in the circular hole of the dry ice cleaning spray gun fixing frame 201, the universal wheel 102 is pushed to move freely when cleaning the die-casting mold, and the clamping mechanism 3 attached to one side of the mold cavity cleaning mechanism 2, when the second motor 304 is started, the clamping device 303 can move linearly reciprocating on the upper surface of the screw rod 302, so that the position height of the clamping jaw 3031 and the die-casting mold can be adjusted conveniently for clamping operation, when the cylinder 3037 is started and the ejector rod 3034 extends to the clamping jaw 3031, the clamping jaws 3031 on both sides can be closed to the middle, and the clamping jaw 3031 can be placed flexibly at a suitable place when the automobile steering gear housing is unloaded.
[0036] Although the embodiments of the present application have been shown and described, it can be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, replacements and variations can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirits of the present application, and the scope of the present application is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
Claims
1. An aluminum alloy die-casting device for an automotive steering gear housing, comprising a support mechanism (1), characterized in that: A mold cavity cleaning mechanism (2) is provided on one side of the support mechanism (1), and a clamping mechanism (3) is provided on one side of the mold cavity cleaning mechanism (2); The support mechanism (1) includes a base plate (101), and the bottom of the base plate (101) is provided with casters (102); The mold cavity cleaning mechanism (2) includes a dry ice cleaning spray gun fixing frame (201), a universal joint (202) is movably connected to one side of the dry ice cleaning spray gun fixing frame (201), a first motor (203) is provided on one side of the universal joint (202), a main support rod (204) is provided below the dry ice cleaning spray gun fixing frame (201), and a secondary support rod (205) is threaded to one end of the main support rod (204). The clamping mechanism (3) includes a column (301), a screw (302) is provided on one side of the column (301), a clamping device (303) is threadedly connected to the outer surface of the screw (302), and a second motor (304) is provided on one side of the clamping device (303).
2. The aluminum alloy die-casting device for an automotive steering gear housing according to claim 1, characterized in that: The universal wheels (102) are located at the bottom of the mold cavity cleaning mechanism (2). There are four sets of universal wheels (102), and the four sets of universal wheels (102) are located at the four opposite corners of the bottom surface of the base plate (101).
3. The aluminum alloy die-casting device for an automotive steering gear housing according to claim 1, characterized in that: The gripping device (303) includes a gripper (3031), a first connecting rod (3032) is movably connected to one side of the gripper (3031), a second connecting rod (3033) is hinged to one side of the first connecting rod (3032), an ejector rod (3034) is movably connected to one side of the second connecting rod (3033), a cylinder (3037) is movably connected to one side of the ejector rod (3034), a bracket (3036) is provided on the outside of the cylinder (3037), and a movable sleeve (3035) is installed on one side of the bracket (3036).
4. The aluminum alloy die-casting device for an automotive steering gear housing according to claim 3, characterized in that: The second connecting rod (3033) is provided in two sets, and one end of the second connecting rod (3033) and the ejector rod (3034) in both sets are located at the same axis.
5. The aluminum alloy die-casting device for an automotive steering gear housing according to claim 1, characterized in that: The universal joint (202) has output shafts on both sides, one side of which is connected to the output shaft of the first motor (203), and the other side is connected to the dry ice cleaning spray gun holder (201).
6. The aluminum alloy die-casting device for an automotive steering gear housing according to claim 1, characterized in that: The secondary support rod (205) is vertically located on one side of the upper surface of the base plate (101), and the bottom of the secondary support rod (205) is slidably connected to the upper surface of the base plate (101).
7. The aluminum alloy die-casting device for an automotive steering gear housing according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom of the screw (302) passes through the interior of the base plate (101) and is connected to the output shaft of the second motor (304). The clamping device (303) is located vertically on one side of the screw (302).
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Die casting device for production based on automobile steering device shell
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