Automatic processing equipment and method for T-shaped valve nozzle

Abstract

The application provides an automatic processing equipment and method for T-shaped valve nozzles, comprising a base, a rotating table, a plurality of clamping modules and a processing station group. The rotating table is rotatably arranged in the middle of the base and is driven by a driving motor. The plurality of clamping modules are arranged along the circumferential direction of the rotating table and are used for clamping T-shaped valve nozzle blanks. The processing station group is arranged around the rotating table. By decomposing the complex special-shaped processing process of the T-shaped valve nozzle into a plurality of separate stations, the problems of long processing time, poor precision consistency and large equipment loss are solved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of valve stem processing, specifically to a processing equipment and method for a T-shaped valve stem. Background Technology

[0002] The valve body, as a valve device for inflating and deflating vehicle tires, allows gas to enter the tire and keeps it sealed to maintain tire pressure.

[0003] Tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) have gradually become standard equipment in vehicles. In order to accommodate the installation requirements of TPMS sensor modules, the structure of modern valves has undergone significant changes. They are no longer limited to the traditional symmetrical structure of rotating bodies, but have evolved into irregular structures with complex slots, mounting platforms or asymmetrical cross sections.

[0004] Because valve stems operate under high pressure and high-frequency vibrations generated by vehicle movement, they require extremely high mechanical strength, airtightness, and fatigue resistance. Therefore, the industry currently widely uses aluminum alloy materials (such as aluminum rods and tubes) as raw materials and employs CNC turning processes to ensure the integral formability and dimensional accuracy of the product. Existing technologies often involve machining valve stem blanks one by one, which is not only time-consuming and difficult to guarantee consistent machining accuracy, but also results in greater tool wear, leading to material waste and high costs. Summary of the Invention

[0005] (a) Technical problems to be solved

[0006] In view of this, this application provides a processing equipment and method for T-type valve stems to overcome the problems of long processing time, poor precision consistency, and large equipment wear and tear in existing T-type valve stem processing.

[0007] (II) Technical Solution

[0008] The embodiments in this specification provide the following technical solutions:

[0009] This specification provides an automatic processing device for T-shaped valve stems, comprising: a base, a rotary table, multiple clamping modules, and a processing station group; the rotary table is rotatably disposed in the middle of the base and is driven by a drive motor; the multiple clamping modules are evenly distributed along the circumference of the rotary table for clamping T-shaped valve stem blanks; the processing station group is evenly distributed around the rotary table.

[0010] The machining station group includes, in sequence: a loading station for clamping and removing T-shaped valve stems; a rough milling station for removing excess material from the workpiece head; a rough finishing station for contour correction cutting of the workpiece head; a finish milling station for high-precision cutting of the workpiece head; an edge milling station for cutting the sides of the workpiece head; and a drilling station for drilling the workpiece. Each of the rough milling, rough finishing, finish milling, edge milling, and drilling stations is equipped with an independent shifting assembly and cutting tool. The shifting assembly is used to drive the cutting tool to move along a preset trajectory in three-dimensional space.

[0011] The control mechanism is configured to control the drive motor to drive the rotary table to rotate, so that the clamping module passes through each of the above-mentioned stations in sequence, and synchronously control the shifting components on each station to drive the cutting tool to perform preset cutting actions.

[0012] In some embodiments, the loading station is also equipped with an automatic robot arm, which is electrically connected to the control mechanism. When the clamping module is located at the loading station, it performs clamping and / or removal of the T-type valve.

[0013] In some embodiments, the number of clamping modules is N, where N is an integer greater than or equal to six and is an integer multiple of six; when the rotary table stops stepping, six of the N clamping modules are precisely located within the working area of ​​the machining station group to achieve synchronous parallel operation of multiple stations.

[0014] In some embodiments, the clamping module integrates an automatic locking mechanism, which is connected to the control mechanism. When the clamping module rotates to the loading station, the control mechanism releases the automatic locking mechanism, and the automatic robot performs clamping and / or removal of the T-shaped valve. When the clamping module leaves the loading station, the control mechanism locks the automatic locking mechanism and holds it until the clamping module re-enters the loading station.

[0015] In some embodiments, the T-type valve blank includes a round tube portion and an integrally formed transverse head; the clamping module is configured to clamp the round tube portion and expose the transverse head in the air; the cutting tools at the rough milling station, rough finishing station, finish milling station, and edge milling station perform cutting operations only on the exposed transverse head, and the cutting tools at the drilling station perform drilling operations on designated locations of the round tube portion and the transverse head.

[0016] In some embodiments, the outer edge of the base is provided with a frame, and the inner bottom surface of the base is constructed as a sloping waste trough; the sloping waste trough has a guide surface that slopes towards the outside of the base, and its lower end extends to the outside of the base to form a discharge port.

[0017] This specification also provides an automatic processing method for a T-type valve stem, which is basically implemented by an automatic processing device for a T-type valve stem as described in any embodiment of this specification, and includes the following steps:

[0018] S1: The control mechanism drives the rotary table to rotate stepwise, positioning one of the clamping modules to the loading station; the finished product that has been processed is taken out, and the T-shaped valve blank to be processed is loaded into the clamping module, and the clamping module is in a clamping state that can fix the workpiece.

[0019] S2: After the loading is completed, the control mechanism drives the rotary table to rotate again, so that the clamping module carrying the workpiece leaves the loading station and enters the subsequent cutting processing station; during the rotation and stopping processing, the clamping module keeps the workpiece fixed.

[0020] S3: When the clamping module arrives at each cutting station in sequence, under the premise of ensuring that the workpiece is firmly clamped, the control mechanism synchronously controls the shifting components on each station to drive the tool to perform the corresponding cutting process on the workpiece according to the preset trajectory.

[0021] S4: When the clamping module that has completed all cutting operations returns to the loading station with the rotary table, release or allow the clamping module to release its fixing effect on the workpiece so as to perform the unloading operation in step S1 and a new round of loading operation.

[0022] Step S5 (Loop Execution): Repeat steps S1 to S4 to achieve continuous automated processing of T-type valves.

[0023] In some embodiments, the loading and unloading operations in step S1 are performed by an automatic robot arm located at the loading station, and the automatic robot arm is electrically connected to the control mechanism.

[0024] In some embodiments, the clamping module integrates an automatic locking mechanism. Step S1, "being in a clamping state capable of fixing the workpiece," specifically includes: when the clamping module is located at the loading station, the control mechanism controls the automatic locking mechanism to release; Step S2, "maintaining the fixing effect without releasing," specifically includes: when the clamping module leaves the loading station, the control mechanism controls the automatic locking mechanism to lock, and maintains the locked state during subsequent processing; Step S4, "releasing the fixing effect," specifically includes: when the clamping module re-enters the loading station, the control mechanism controls the automatic locking mechanism to release.

[0025] In some embodiments, the number of clamping modules is six, and the six clamping modules are precisely located within the working area of ​​the processing station group to achieve synchronous parallel operation of multiple stations.

[0026] (III) Beneficial Effects

[0027] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects that at least one technical solution adopted in the embodiments of this specification can achieve include at least:

[0028] The complex machining process of the T-shaped valve stem is broken down into multiple individual workstations, each performing its specific function and operating synchronously. This significantly reduces product processing time. The transverse cutting of the T-shaped valve stem blank is broken down into multiple steps, reducing cutting difficulty and speed, minimizing tool wear, and ensuring cutting accuracy through multiple chip removal processes. Similarly, the machining direction of the T-shaped valve stem blank is broken down into multiple steps, simplifying motion control complexity, greatly reducing the requirements on cutting equipment, and ensuring cutting accuracy and speed even when each workstation cuts in one direction. Furthermore, the rotary table multi-station design enables simultaneous parallel operation of processes such as loading, roughing, finishing, and drilling. While one workpiece is being finish milled, other workpieces are being rough milled, loaded, or drilled, significantly shortening the production time per unit and greatly improving mass production efficiency. Automated robotic arms are used for loading and unloading, reducing manual intervention and further improving efficiency. Attached Figure Description

[0029] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of this application, the drawings used in the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this application. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0030] Figure 1 This is a top view schematic diagram of the automatic processing equipment for the T-type valve in this application;

[0031] Figure 2 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the automatic processing equipment for the T-type valve in this application;

[0032] Figure 3 It is in this application Figure 2 Enlarged structural diagram of section A;

[0033] Figure 4 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the clamping module in this application;

[0034] Figure 5 This is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the clamping module in this application;

[0035] Figure 6 This is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the clamping module in this application;

[0036] Figure 7 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the T-type valve stem in this application;

[0037] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the T-type valve stem processing flow in this application;

[0038] In the diagram: 1. Base; 2. Rotary table; 3. Loading station; 4. Rough milling station; 5. Rough finishing station; 6. Finish milling station; 7. Edge milling station; 8. Drilling station; 9. Shifting assembly; 10. Cutting tool; 11. Clamping module; 12. Drive motor; 15. T-type valve; 16. Lateral head; 17. Round tube section; 18. Clamping head; 19. Clamping motor; 20. Clamping seat; 21. Enclosure frame; 22. Waste chute; 23. Discharge port. Detailed Implementation

[0039] The embodiments of this application will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0040] The following specific examples illustrate the implementation of this application. Those skilled in the art can easily understand other advantages and effects of this application from the content disclosed in this specification. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of this application, and not all of them. This application can also be implemented or applied through other different specific embodiments, and the details in this specification can also be modified or changed based on different viewpoints and applications without departing from the spirit of this application. It should be noted that, in the absence of conflict, the following embodiments and features in the embodiments can be combined with each other. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0041] It should be noted that various aspects of embodiments within the scope of the appended claims are described below. It will be apparent that the aspects described herein can be embodied in a wide variety of forms, and any particular structure and / or function described herein is merely illustrative. Based on this application, those skilled in the art will understand that one aspect described herein can be implemented independently of any other aspect, and two or more of these aspects can be combined in various ways. For example, any number and aspects set forth herein can be used to implement the device and / or practice the method. Additionally, this device and / or method can be implemented using structures and / or functionalities other than one or more of the aspects set forth herein.

[0042] It should also be noted that the illustrations provided in the following embodiments are only schematic representations of the basic concept of this application. The illustrations only show the components related to this application and are not drawn according to the number, shape and size of the components in actual implementation. In actual implementation, the form, quantity and proportion of each component can be arbitrarily changed, and the layout of the components may also be more complex.

[0043] Additionally, specific details are provided in the following description to facilitate a thorough understanding of the examples. However, those skilled in the art will understand that practice can be carried out without these specific details.

[0044] Combination Figures 1-8 As shown, this application provides a processing device for T-shaped valve stems, aiming to solve the problems of low processing efficiency, poor precision, and high tool wear in the prior art. The device mainly includes a base 1, a rotary table 2 set in the middle of the base 1, a group of processing stations evenly distributed around the circumference of the rotary table 2, and a control mechanism (not shown in the figure); the rotary table 2 is rotatably mounted on the base 1 by a drive motor 12; multiple clamping modules 11 are evenly distributed along the circumferential edge of the rotary table 2 for fixing the rough blank of the T-shaped valve stem 15 to be processed; the group of processing stations is arranged in sequence around the rotary table 2, including a loading station 3, a rough milling station 4, a rough finishing station 5, a finish milling station 6, an edge milling station 7, and a drilling station 8; except for the loading station, each of the other processing stations (stations 4-8) is equipped with an independent shifting component 9 and a cutting tool 10. The shifting component 9 is used to drive the cutting tool 10 to move in three-dimensional space according to a preset trajectory to realize the cutting processing of the workpiece;

[0045] like Figure 7 As shown, the T-type valve includes a transverse head 16 and a circular tube portion 17;

[0046] The control mechanism is configured to control the drive motor 12 to drive the rotary table 2 to rotate stepwise, so that the clamping module 11 passes through each of the above-mentioned workstations in sequence, and synchronously control the shifting components 9 on each workstation to drive the cutting tool 10 to perform a preset cutting action; this equipment adopts a continuous rotary multi-station collaborative operation mode, and the specific processing flow is as follows:

[0047] Material loading stage: At the material loading station 3, the operator or automatic robot inserts the round tube part 17 of the T-shaped valve 15 blank into the clamping module 11 and clamps it, so that its lateral head 16 is exposed outside the clamping module 11, ready for processing.

[0048] Rough machining stage: The control mechanism drives the motor 12 to rotate the rotary table 2 stepwise, sending the clamping module 11 loaded with the rough blank to the rough milling station 4. At this time, the shifting component 9 drives the tool 10 to perform the first cut on the transverse head 16, removing most of the excess material and forming a preliminary inclined profile. At the same time, the new rough blank is clamped at the loading station 3.

[0049] Semi-finishing stage: Rotary table 2 rotates again, and the workpiece enters roughing station 5. The tool at this station performs a second cut on the transverse head 16, further correcting the outline and reserving finishing allowance. At this time, the rough milling of the previous station and the new material loading process are carried out simultaneously.

[0050] Precision machining stage: The workpiece is transferred to the precision milling station 6, and the shifting component 9 drives the tool 10 to perform micro-precision cutting, finally forming the high-precision outer contour and surface finish of the transverse head 14.

[0051] Lateral machining stage: The workpiece continues to flow to the milling station 7, where the tool cuts the side of the transverse head 14 in the length direction to improve the overall irregular structure.

[0052] Hole machining stage: The workpiece finally reaches the drilling station 8. The shifting component 9 drives the drill bit to drill axially into the workpiece, forming a vent hole. At this point, the T-type valve nozzle is finished.

[0053] Unloading and Cycle: The finished product is rotated by the rotary table 2 to the loading station 3 area, the finished product is removed, and a new blank is immediately loaded to enter the next processing cycle.

[0054] The above description uses the flow of the T-type valve 15 as an example. It should be understood that when the rotary table 2 rotates and the clamping module 11 leaves a certain station, the next clamping module 11 will also enter the station for loading, unloading or processing.

[0055] like Figure 8 The diagram shown is a schematic of the T-type valve stem 15 after processing at various workstations.

[0056] like Figure 4 As shown, the displacement component (9) is a three-axis linear module. A two-axis linear module or a five-axis linear module can also be selected according to the moving direction of the tool (10). The displacement component for metal chips is a mature existing technology and will not be described in detail here.

[0057] This embodiment breaks down the complex irregular machining process of the T-shaped valve stem 15 into multiple individual workstations. The transverse cutting of the T-shaped valve stem blank is broken down into three steps: rough milling station 4, rough finishing station 5, and finish milling station 6. This not only reduces the difficulty and speed of cutting and the wear of tools, but also ensures the cutting accuracy through multiple chip removal processes. The machining direction of the T-shaped valve stem blank is broken down into three steps: transverse cutting (rough milling station 4, rough finishing station 5, and finish milling station 6), longitudinal cutting (edge ​​milling station 7), and vertical drilling (drilling station 8). Each workstation only needs to handle chip removal in one direction, which simplifies the complexity of motion control, greatly reduces the requirements on the cutting equipment, and ensures the cutting accuracy and speed even when each workstation cuts in one direction. In addition, the rotary table multi-station design enables simultaneous parallel operation of processes such as loading, roughing, finishing, and drilling. When one workpiece is being finished milled, other workpieces are being rough milled, loaded, or drilled, which greatly shortens the production time of a single product and significantly improves mass production efficiency.

[0058] In some embodiments, such as Figure 2-4 As shown, the tool 10 of the rough milling station 4 is a large-diameter face milling cutter, and the tool 10 of the finish milling station 6 is a high-hardness precision end mill. The cutting depth of the finish milling station 6 is less than that of the rough milling station 4 and the rough finishing station 5.

[0059] In some embodiments, to further improve production efficiency and achieve fully automated operation, the loading station 3 is also integrated with an automatic robotic arm (not shown in the figure). This automatic robotic arm is electrically connected to the control mechanism and is controlled to perform high-precision reciprocating gripping actions. When the clamping module 11 rotates back to the loading station 3 with the processed T-shaped valve, the control mechanism sends a command to start the automatic robotic arm. The automatic robotic arm first performs a picking action, accurately clamping and removing the finished T-shaped valve 15 that has completed all processes, and placing it in the designated finished product collection area. Then, the automatic robotic arm performs a material changing action, grabbing a new T-shaped valve 15 blank from the preset blank feeding area, aligning the round tube portion 17 of the new blank, and inserting it into the clamping module 11 currently located at the loading station 3.

[0060] In some embodiments, such as Figure 1-2 As shown, the number of clamping modules 11 evenly distributed on the rotary table 2 is configured as follows: One, of which It is an integer greater than or equal to 6, and a multiple of 6 (e.g., 6, 12, 18, etc.). When the rotary table 2 completes one rotation and stops, the control system ensures that there is a clamping module 11 precisely corresponding to the working area of ​​each machining station. Through the matching design of the number of stations and the number of clamping modules, the idle waiting time of the stations is eliminated. As long as the equipment is running, all tools and stations are in full-load working state, and there are no idle resources.

[0061] In some embodiments, the clamping module 11 integrates an automatic locking mechanism, which can be a hydraulic locking device or an electric locking device (such as a servo electric cylinder, electromagnetic brake, hydraulic tensioner, etc.). The control mechanism is electrically or hydraulically connected to the locking device on each clamping module 11 and executes the following timing control strategy: When the rotary table 2 drives a clamping module 11 to rotate to the loading station 3, the control mechanism detects the position signal and immediately sends a command to release the locking device of the clamping module 11. At this time, the clamping module 11 is in an open state, allowing the automatic robot (or manual) to smoothly remove the finished workpiece and load a new blank. When the control mechanism drives the rotary table (2) to start rotating, so that the clamping module (11) leaves the loading station 3 or before reaching the next processing station, the control mechanism immediately sends a command to drive the locking device to close, firmly locking the round tube portion 13 of the workpiece and keeping it until it re-enters the loading station 3.

[0062] In some embodiments, such as Figure 5-6As shown, the automatic locking mechanism is an electric locking device. The control mechanism is electrically connected to the electric locking device and includes a clamping motor 19, a clamping head 18, and a clamping seat 20. The clamping motor 19 is provided with threads. The clamping head 18 is a hollow and forked round tube structure. The lower end of the clamping head 18 has threads that cooperate with the clamping motor. The upper part of the clamping head 18 is provided with an inclined surface. The clamping seat 20 is provided with a hole for mounting the clamping head 18. When the round tube part 17 of the T-shaped valve 15 is inserted into the clamping head 18, the clamping motor 19 rotates and drives the clamping head 18 downward. The upper inclined surface of the clamping head 18 is pressed and clamps the round tube part 17 inward, which is used to apply radial clamping force to the round tube part 13 of the T-shaped valve 15 blank inserted therein. When released, the clamping motor 19 rotates in the opposite direction and drives the clamping head 18 upward. The upper inclined surface of the clamping head 18 is released, and the round tube part 17 is released.

[0063] In some embodiments, such as Figure 1-2 As shown, a frame 21 is provided on the outer edge of the base 1, and the inner bottom surface of the base 1 is constructed as an inclined waste trough 22; the inclined waste trough 22 has a guide surface that is inclined towards the outside of the base, and its lower end extends to the outside of the base 1 to form a discharge port 23.

[0064] This application also provides an automatic processing method for T-type valve stems, implemented based on the construction apparatus of any of the foregoing embodiments of this specification, specifically including the following steps:

[0065] S1: The control mechanism drives the rotary table 2 to rotate step by step, positioning one of the clamping modules 11 to the loading station 3; the finished product that has been processed is taken out, and the T-shaped valve blank to be processed is loaded into the clamping module 11, and the clamping module 11 is in a clamping state that can fix the workpiece.

[0066] S2: After the loading is completed, the control mechanism drives the rotary table 2 to rotate again, so that the clamping module 11 carrying the workpiece leaves the loading station 3 and enters the subsequent cutting processing station; during the rotation and stopping processing, the clamping module 11 keeps the workpiece fixed.

[0067] S3: When the clamping module 11 arrives at each cutting station in sequence, under the premise of ensuring that the workpiece is firmly clamped, the control mechanism synchronously controls the shifting component 9 on each station to drive the tool 10 to perform the corresponding cutting process on the workpiece according to the preset trajectory.

[0068] S4: When the clamping module 11, having completed all cutting operations, rotates back to the loading station 3 with the rotary table 2, the clamping module 11's fixing effect on the workpiece is released or allowed to be released, so that the unloading operation in step S1 and a new round of loading can be performed.

[0069] S5: Repeat steps S1 to S4 to achieve continuous automated processing of the T-type valve 15.

[0070] In step S3, the number of clamping modules 11 The number of cutting stations is 6 or an integer multiple of 6, corresponding to loading, rough milling, rough finishing, finish milling, edge milling, and drilling, respectively. The control mechanism is configured to ensure that when the rotary table 2 completes one step rotation and stops, a clamping module 11 is precisely corresponding to the working area of ​​each processing station, so that the 6 processing stations can synchronously and in parallel perform operations on the workpieces at 6 different processing stages.

[0071] In step S3, the specific sequence of the synchronous parallel processing steps is as follows:

[0072] First station: Loading or unloading T-type valve stems.

[0073] Second station: rough mill the transverse head of the T-type valve to remove most of the excess material;

[0074] Third station: rough finishing of the transverse head surface after rough milling;

[0075] Fourth station: The transverse head is precision milled to achieve the final dimensional accuracy and surface roughness requirements;

[0076] Fifth station: Milling the opposite edges of the transverse head;

[0077] Sixth station: Vertical drilling is performed on the T-shaped valve stem;

[0078] In this specification, the same or similar parts between the various embodiments can be referred to mutually. Each embodiment focuses on describing the differences from other embodiments. In particular, the descriptions of the embodiments described later are relatively simple, and relevant parts can be referred to the descriptions of the foregoing embodiments.

[0079] The above description is merely a specific embodiment of this application, but the scope of protection of this application is not limited thereto. Any variations or substitutions that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in this application should be included within the scope of protection of this application. Therefore, the scope of protection of this application should be determined by the scope of the claims.

Claims

1. An automatic processing device for T-shaped valve stems, characterized in that, include: The system comprises a base (1), a rotary table (2), multiple clamping modules (11), and a processing station group; the rotary table (2) is rotatably disposed in the middle of the base (1) and is driven by a drive motor (12); the multiple clamping modules (11) are evenly distributed along the circumference of the rotary table (2) and are used to clamp the T-shaped valve stem (15) blank; the processing station group is evenly distributed around the rotary table (2); The processing station group includes, in sequence: a loading station (3), used for clamping and removing the T-shaped valve; The rough milling station (4) is used to remove excess material from the head of the workpiece; the rough trimming station (5) is used to correct the contour of the head of the workpiece; the finish milling station (6) is used to perform high-precision cutting on the head of the workpiece; the edge milling station (7) is used to cut the side of the head of the workpiece; the drilling station (8) is used to drill holes in the workpiece; the rough milling station (4), rough trimming station (5), finish milling station (6), edge milling station (7), and drilling station (8) are all equipped with independent shifting components (9) and cutting tools (10). The shifting components (9) are used to drive the cutting tools (10) to move in three-dimensional space according to a preset trajectory. The control mechanism is configured to control the drive motor (12) to drive the rotary table (2) to rotate, so that the clamping module (11) passes through each of the above-mentioned workstations in sequence, and synchronously control the shifting component (9) and the drive tool (10) at each workstation to perform preset cutting actions.

2. The automatic processing equipment for a T-type valve according to claim 1, characterized in that, The loading station (3) is also equipped with an automatic robot arm, which is electrically connected to the control mechanism. When the clamping module (11) is located at the loading station (3), it performs clamping and / or removal of the T-shaped valve (15).

3. The automatic processing equipment for a T-type valve according to claim 1, characterized in that, The number of clamping modules (11) is N, where N is an integer greater than or equal to six and is an integer multiple of six; when the rotary table (2) stops stepping, six of the N clamping modules (11) are precisely located within the working area of ​​the processing station group to achieve synchronous parallel operation of multiple stations.

4. The automatic processing equipment for a T-type valve according to claim 2, characterized in that, The clamping module (11) integrates an automatic locking mechanism, which is connected to the control mechanism. When the clamping module (11) rotates to the loading station (3), the control mechanism releases the automatic locking mechanism, and the automatic robot performs clamping and / or removal of the T-shaped valve (15). When the clamping module (11) leaves the loading station (3), the control mechanism locks the automatic locking mechanism and holds it until the clamping module (11) re-enters the loading station (3).

5. The automatic processing equipment for a T-type valve according to claim 1, characterized in that, The T-shaped valve (15) blank includes a round tube (17) and an integrally formed transverse head (16); the clamping module (11) is configured to clamp the round tube (17) and expose the transverse head (16) in the air; the cutting tools (10) of the rough milling station (4), rough finishing station (5), finish milling station (6) and edge milling station (7) are used to cut only the exposed transverse head (17), and the cutting tool (10) of the drilling station (8) is used to drill holes at designated positions of the round tube and the transverse head.

6. An automatic processing device for a T-shaped valve according to claim 1, wherein the outer edge of the base (1) is provided with a frame (21), and the inner bottom surface of the base (1) is constructed as an inclined waste trough (22); the inclined waste trough (22) has a guide surface that is inclined toward the outside of the base, and its lower end extends to the outside of the base (1) to form an outlet (23).

7. An automatic processing method for a T-type valve stem, applied to the automatic processing equipment for T-type valve stems as described in any one of claims 1-7, characterized in that, Includes the following steps: S1: The control mechanism drives the rotary table (2) to rotate step by step, positioning one of the clamping modules (11) to the loading station (3); take out the finished product that has been processed, and load the T-shaped valve blank to be processed into the clamping module (11), and make the clamping module (11) in a clamping state that can fix the workpiece. S2: After the loading is completed, the control mechanism drives the rotary table (2) to rotate again, so that the clamping module (11) carrying the workpiece leaves the loading station (3) and enters the subsequent cutting processing station; during the rotation and stopping processing, the clamping module (11) keeps the workpiece fixed. S3: When the clamping module (11) arrives at each cutting station in sequence, under the premise of ensuring that the workpiece is firmly clamped, the control mechanism synchronously controls the shifting component (9) on each station to drive the tool (10) to perform the corresponding cutting process on the workpiece according to the preset trajectory. S4: When the clamping module (11) that has completed all cutting operations rotates back to the loading station (3) along with the rotary table (2), the clamping module (11) is released or allowed to release its fixing effect on the workpiece so as to perform the unloading operation in step S1 and a new round of loading operation. Step S5 (cyclic execution): Repeat steps S1 to S4 to achieve continuous automated processing of the T-type valve (15).

8. The automatic processing method for a T-type valve stem according to claim 7, characterized in that, The loading and unloading operations in step S1 are performed by an automatic robot arm located at the loading station (3), and the automatic robot arm is electrically connected to the control mechanism.

9. The automatic processing method for a T-type valve stem according to claim 7, characterized in that, The clamping module (11) integrates an automatic locking mechanism. The "being in a clamping state that can fix the workpiece" in step S1 specifically includes: when the clamping module (11) is located at the loading station (3), the control mechanism controls the automatic locking mechanism to release; the "maintaining the fixing effect" in step S2 specifically includes: when the clamping module (11) leaves the loading station (3), the control mechanism controls the automatic locking mechanism to lock, and maintains the locking state in the subsequent processing; the "releasing the fixing effect" in step S4 specifically includes: when the clamping module (11) re-enters the loading station (3), the control mechanism controls the automatic locking mechanism to release.

10. The automatic processing method for a T-type valve stem according to claim 9, characterized in that, The number of clamping modules (11) is six, and the six clamping modules (11) are respectively located precisely in the working area of ​​the processing station group to realize synchronous parallel operation of multiple stations.

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