Adjustable cooling device of numerical control machining center

By designing an adjustable cooling device in the CNC machining center, using servo cylinders and lift seats to drive the flow pipe and adjust the nozzle height of the docking pipe, the time-consuming and laborious cooling device needs to be disassembled and adjusted when replacing the tool in the prior art is solved. The problem has improved processing efficiency and practicality and extended the service life of the tool.

CN222154877UActive Publication Date: 2024-12-13江苏舜佳智能科技有限公司
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Application Number
CN202420514835.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-03-18
Publication Date
2024-12-13
Estimated Expiration
2034-03-18

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Technical Problem

When replacing processing tools of different lengths of existing CNC machining center cooling devices, they need to disassemble the installation mechanism to adjust the height of the injection metal pipe, which leads to time-consuming and labor-intensive operation, affecting processing efficiency and practicality.

Method used

An adjustable cooling device including a flow guide assembly and a adjustment assembly is designed. The docking pipe and the flow guide are lifted and lowered by the servo cylinder and the lifting seat, so as to realize the height matching adjustment of the nozzle, and simplify the delivery and spraying of coolant. The position setting allows staff to flexibly adjust the nozzle height according to the tool length.

Benefits of technology

It realizes convenient height adjustment of the cooling device, improves the machining efficiency and practicality of the CNC machining center, simplifies the maintenance and replacement process, and extends the service life of the tool.

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Abstract

The adjustable cooling device of the numerical control machining center comprises a lifting seat, an extension plate, a servo electric cylinder and a limiting shell, a protective top plate is installed on the upper end face of the limiting shell, the servo electric cylinder is installed on the lower end face of the protective top plate, the lifting seat is installed at the lower end of the servo electric cylinder, and the extension plate is arranged on the lower side of the right end face of the lifting seat. The servo electric cylinder is controlled to extend, so that the servo electric cylinder can drive the butt joint pipe to ascend through the lifting seat and the extension plate, the butt joint pipe can lift the spray head to the required position through the flow guide pipe, and similarly, when the servo electric cylinder is controlled to retract, the servo electric cylinder can drive the butt joint pipe to ascend through the lifting seat and the extension plate, and the spray head can be lifted to the required position through the flow guide pipe. And the butt joint pipe can lift the spray head to a required position through the flow guide pipe, so that a worker can carry out matching adjustment on the use height of the spray head according to machining tools with different lengths.
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Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of cooling of numerical control machining centers, in particular to an adjustable cooling device for numerical control machining centers. Background Art

[0002] CNC machining centers are highly efficient automated machine tools that are composed of mechanical equipment and CNC systems and are suitable for machining complex parts. They are also one of the most productive and widely used CNC machine tools in the world. The tool magazine is where the tools are stored in the CNC machining center. When the CNC machining center processes parts, it needs to select the appropriate tool through the automatic tool changer. The tool rotates at high speed when working, generating a lot of heat. A cooling device is needed to cool the tool head to ensure the safety of the device and extend the service life of the tool.

[0003] Announcement No. "CN213730750U" provides a cooling device for a CNC machining center, which can install a spray cylinder and a drive casing, and has good anti-falling and anti-swaying effects. The flexible installation method also facilitates subsequent disassembly, and the position of the spray cylinder on the surface of the mounting frame can be freely adjusted, so that when inspecting and replacing the spray cylinder, it can be kept away from the drive casing and processing tools, thereby expanding the operating space, saving time and effort, and the position of the spray metal pipe can be adjusted, which makes the cooling work more flexible and adaptable to different application scenarios.

[0004] However, the above technical solutions and the prior art have the following defects:

[0005] Since the CNC machining center needs to replace machining tools of different lengths during actual use, the height of the spray metal tube needs to be matched and adjusted after the machining tool is replaced. Although the position of the spray metal tube in the cooling device of the CNC machining center can be adjusted, in the process of adjusting the height of the spray metal tube, the installation mechanism needs to be disassembled first, and then the height of the spray metal tube can be matched and adjusted. After the adjustment is completed, the installation mechanism can be installed. This adjustment method is time-consuming and labor-intensive, which affects the machining efficiency of the CNC machining center and is not practical. Utility Model Content

[0006] The utility model aims to provide an adjustable cooling device for a numerical control machining center to solve the problems raised in the above background technology.

[0007] In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model provides the following technical solutions:

[0008] An adjustable cooling device for a CNC machining center comprises a CNC machining center body, a protective door, a CNC controller, a tool cooling device, an automatic tool changing device, a drive housing and a machining tool, wherein a tool cooling device is arranged at the bottom of the CNC machining center body, a protective door is installed at the front end surface of the CNC machining center body, a CNC controller is installed at the left side of the front end surface of the CNC machining center body, an automatic tool changing device is installed at the left side inside the CNC machining center body, a drive housing is arranged at the upper side inside the CNC machining center body, a machining tool is installed at the lower end of the drive housing, a guide component for guiding cutting fluid in the tool cooling device to the surface of the machining tool for cooling is arranged at the right side of the drive housing, and an adjustment component for lifting and lowering the guide component is arranged at the right end surface of the drive housing.

[0009] Preferably, the guide assembly includes a nozzle, a guide pipe, a connecting seat, a butt joint pipe and a guide hose, the outlet of the tool cooling device is connected to the guide hose, the outlet of the guide hose is connected to the butt joint pipe, the lower end of the butt joint pipe is connected to the connecting seat, the lower end of the connecting seat is provided with a guide pipe, and the outlet of the guide pipe is provided with a nozzle.

[0010] Preferably, an external thread is provided on the lower side of the annular side of the butt-jointed pipe, an internal thread is provided on the inner annular side of the connecting seat, and the internal thread is meshed with the external thread, and the guide pipe is made of a universal bamboo tube.

[0011] Preferably, the adjustment assembly includes a lifting seat, an extension plate, a servo electric cylinder, a protective top plate, a mounting side plate and a limit shell. The mounting side plate is installed on the lower side of the right end surface of the drive housing, the right end surface of the mounting side plate is provided with a limit shell, the upper end surface of the limit shell is installed with a protective top plate, the lower end surface of the protective top plate is installed with a servo electric cylinder, the lower end of the servo electric cylinder is installed with a lifting seat, and the lower side of the right end surface of the lifting seat is provided with an extension plate.

[0012] Preferably, a limiting through slot is provided on the lower side of the right end surface of the limiting shell, a follower head is installed on the upper side of the right end surface of the lifting seat, and the follower head matches the limiting through slot.

[0013] Preferably, a threaded through hole is provided in the middle of the right end surface of the extension plate, a fixing screw is installed inside the threaded through hole, a fixing through hole is provided on the right side inside the extension plate, and the fixing through hole is communicated with the threaded through hole.

[0014] Preferably, fixed throat clamps are mounted on both upper and lower ends of the annular side surface of the diversion hose, and the diversion hose is made of a metal hose.

[0015] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are:

[0016] 1. By controlling the servo electric cylinder to extend, the utility model can make the servo electric cylinder drive the butt joint pipe to rise through the lifting seat and the extension plate, and the butt joint pipe will raise the nozzle to the required position through the guide pipe. Similarly, when the servo electric cylinder is controlled to retract, the butt joint pipe will raise the nozzle to the required position through the guide pipe, so that the staff can match and adjust the nozzle height according to the different lengths of machining tools, and the structure is easy to adjust, so as to ensure the machining efficiency of the CNC machining center body, and the utility model is good;

[0017] 2. In the process of the CNC machining center body driving the machining tool to process the external workpiece inside through the driving housing, the guide hose will guide the cutting fluid to the guide pipe through the docking tube, and the nozzle will spray the cutting fluid in the guide pipe to the outside to the surface of the machining tool for cooling and lubrication, so as to ensure the service life of the machining tool. By installing the fixing screws, it is convenient for the later staff to disassemble and assemble the docking tube separately, and the meshing internal and external threads also make it convenient for the staff to disassemble and assemble the docking tube and the connecting seat separately, so as to replace or maintain the guide component later. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the main structure of the utility model;

[0019] Figure 2 It is a front cross-sectional view of the regulating component and the flow guide component in the utility model;

[0020] Figure 3 It is a structural diagram of the regulating component and the flow guiding component in the utility model;

[0021] Figure 4 It is a partial structural diagram of the regulating component in the utility model;

[0022] Figure 5 This is a split structure diagram (exploded diagram) of the flow guide component in the utility model.

[0023] In the figure: 1. CNC machining center body; 2. Protection door; 3. Adjustment assembly; 31. Lifting seat; 32. Extension plate; 321. Threaded through hole; 322. Fixed through hole; 33. Limiting through slot; 34. Follow-up head; 35. Servo electric cylinder; 36. Protective top plate; 37. Mounting side plate; 38. Limiting shell; 4. Guide assembly; 41. Nozzle; 42. Guide pipe; 43. Connecting seat; 431. Internal thread; 44. Butt pipe; 441. External thread; 45. Fixing screw; 46. Guide hose; 461. Fixed throat clamp; 5. CNC controller; 6. Tool cooling device; 7. Automatic tool changing device; 8. Drive housing; 9. Processing tool. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0025] See also Figure 1-5 , the utility model provides a technical solution: Example

[0026] A CNC machining center adjustable cooling device comprises a CNC machining center body 1, a protective door 2, a CNC controller 5, a tool cooling device 6, an automatic tool changing device 7, a drive housing 8 and a machining tool 9. A tool cooling device 6 is arranged at the bottom of the CNC machining center body 1. When working, the tool cooling device 6 sprays cutting fluid on the surface of the machining tool 9 through a guide component 4 to cool and lubricate. Since the internal detailed structure and working principle of the tool cooling device 6 are relatively mature technologies in the prior art, they are not described in detail here. A protective door 2 is installed on the front end face of the CNC machining center body 1. When the protective door 2 is closed, the opening of the front end face of the CNC machining center body 1 is shielded and protected. A CNC controller 5 is installed on the left side of the front end face of the CNC machining center body 1. The CNC controller 5 is respectively connected to the CNC machining center body 1, the tool cooling device 6 and the automatic tool changing device 7. The CNC controller 5 can control the CNC machining center body 1, the tool cooling device 6 and the automatic tool changing device 7 to perform specified actions according to a preset program.

[0027] An automatic tool changing device 7 is installed on the left side inside the CNC machining center body 1. The automatic tool changing device 7 can automatically change the tool 9 inside the CNC machining center body 1. Since the internal detailed structure and working principle of the automatic tool changing device 7 are relatively mature technologies in the prior art, they will not be described in detail here. A driving housing 8 is arranged on the upper side of the CNC machining center body 1, and a machining tool 9 is installed at the lower end of the driving housing 8. When working, the driving housing 8 will drive the machining tool 9 to move up and down or rotate so that the machining tool 9 can process the workpiece. A guide component 4 is arranged on the right side of the driving housing 8 for guiding the cutting fluid in the tool cooling device 6 to the surface of the machining tool 9 for cooling, and an adjustment component 3 is arranged on the right end face of the driving housing 8 for lifting and lowering the guide component 4.

[0028] The guide assembly 4 includes a nozzle 41, a guide pipe 42, a connecting seat 43, a butt joint pipe 44 and a guide hose 46. The outlet of the tool cooling device 6 is connected to the guide hose 46. The guide hose 46 is made of a metal hose. The guide hose 46 made of a metal hose will not only guide the cutting fluid discharged from the tool cooling device 6 to the butt joint pipe 44, but also has a long service life. The outlet of the guide hose 46 is connected to the butt joint pipe 44. The butt joint pipe 44 will guide the cutting fluid in the guide hose 46 to the guide pipe 42. The lower end of the butt joint pipe 44 is connected to a connecting seat 43. The connecting seat 43 facilitates the connection between the guide pipe 42 and the butt joint pipe 44. The lower end of the connecting seat 43 is provided with a guide pipe 42. The guide pipe 42, the connecting seat 43 and the nozzle 41 are an integrated structure. The guide pipe 42 is made of a universal bamboo tube. The guide pipe 42 made of a universal bamboo tube has local multi-angle adjustable capabilities so that the staff can align the nozzle 41 with the required position of the processing tool 9.

[0029] The outlet of the guide pipe 42 is provided with a nozzle 41, which will spray the cutting fluid in the guide pipe 42 to the outside. The lower side of the annular side of the butt joint pipe 44 is provided with an external thread 441, and the inner annular side of the connecting seat 43 is provided with an internal thread 431, and the internal thread 431 is meshed with the external thread 441. The meshed internal thread 431 and the external thread 441 facilitate the staff to disassemble and assemble the butt joint pipe 44 and the connecting seat 43. A threaded through hole 321 is opened in the middle of the right end face of the extension plate 32 A fixing screw 45 is installed inside the threaded through hole 321, and the threaded through hole 321 facilitates the fixing screw 45 to be engaged and fixed inside the extension plate 32, so that the fixing screw 45 fixes the docking tube 44 in the fixing through hole 322. A fixing through hole 322 is opened on the right side of the extension plate 32, and the fixing through hole 322 is connected to the threaded through hole 321. The fixing through hole 322 matches the docking tube 44, and the fixing through hole 322 facilitates the insertion of the docking tube 44 into the extension plate 32. Example

[0030] On the basis of the first embodiment, in this embodiment, by controlling the servo electric cylinder 35 to perform telescopic action, the servo electric cylinder 35 can drive the docking tube 44 to move up and down through the lifting seat 31 and the extension plate 32, and the docking tube 44 will lift the nozzle 41 to the required position through the guide tube 42, so that the staff can match and adjust the use height of the nozzle 41 according to the different lengths of the processing tools 9, and in this process, the limit groove 33 will limit and guide the follower head 34, so as to limit the up and down displacement range of the lifting seat 31.

[0031] The adjustment component 3 includes a lifting seat 31, an extension plate 32, a servo electric cylinder 35, a protective top plate 36, an installation side plate 37 and a limit shell 38. The installation side plate 37 is installed on the lower side of the right end face of the driving housing 8. The installation side plate 37 is a detachable structure. The installation side plate 37 and the limit shell 38 are connected by welding. The detachable installation side plate 37 is convenient for the staff to disassemble and assemble the limit shell 38. The right end face of the installation side plate 37 is provided with a limit shell 38, and the limit shell 38 will support the protective top plate 36. The upper end face of the limit shell 38 is installed with a protective top plate 36, and the protective top plate 36 will support the servo electric cylinder 35.

[0032] A servo electric cylinder 35 is installed on the lower end surface of the protective top plate 36. The servo electric cylinder 35 is connected to the CNC controller 5 through a wire. The servo electric cylinder 35 facilitates the staff to control the lifting seat 31 to move up and down through the CNC controller 5. The lifting seat 31 is installed on the lower end of the servo electric cylinder 35. The lifting seat 31 is connected to the extension plate 32 by welding. The lifting seat 31 will drive the extension plate 32 to move up and down. The extension plate 32 is arranged on the lower side of the right end surface of the lifting seat 31. The extension plate 32 will support the butt joint 44. The limit shell A limiting groove 33 is provided on the lower side of the right end surface 38, and a follower head 34 is installed on the upper side of the right end surface of the lifting seat 31, and the follower head 34 matches the limiting groove 33. The follower head 34 is a separately detachable structure. The matching follower head 34 and the limiting groove 33 will limit the up and down displacement range of the lifting seat 31 to avoid excessive up and down displacement of the lifting seat 31. Fixed throat hoops 461 are provided on the upper and lower ends of the annular side surface of the guide hose 46, and the fixed throat hoop 461 is convenient for fixing the upper and lower ends of the guide hose 46.

[0033] Working principle: When the CNC machining center body 1 drives the machining tool 9 to process the external workpiece inside through the driving housing 8, the CNC controller 5 will also control the tool cooling device 6 to work to transport the cutting fluid to the guide hose 46. At this time, the guide hose 46 will guide the cutting fluid to the guide pipe 42 through the docking pipe 44, and the nozzle 41 will spray the cutting fluid in the guide pipe 42 to the outside to the surface of the machining tool 9 to cool and lubricate it, so as to ensure the service life of the machining tool 9; when the automatic tool changing device 7 replaces the machining tool 9 with a long machining tool 9, the staff only needs to manually control the servo electric cylinder 35 to extend through the CNC controller 5, so that the servo electric cylinder 35 can drive the lifting seat 31 to move downward, and the lifting seat 31 will drive the extension plate 3 2 is lowered together, so that the extension plate 32 drives the guide tube 42 to move downward together through the docking tube 44, so that the nozzle 41 is lowered to the required position; when the automatic tool changing device 7 replaces the processing tool 9 with a shorter processing tool 9, similarly, it is only necessary to control the servo electric cylinder 35 to perform a contraction action, so that the servo electric cylinder 35 can drive the docking tube 44 to rise through the lifting seat 31 and the extension plate 32, and the docking tube 44 will raise the nozzle 41 to the required position through the guide tube 42, so that the staff can match and adjust the use height of the nozzle 41 according to the processing tools 9 of different lengths, and in this process, the limiting through groove 33 will limit the follower head 34 to limit the up and down displacement range of the lifting seat 31, so as to avoid the lifting seat 31 from slipping due to excessive downward movement.

[0034] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. An adjustable cooling device for a CNC machining center, comprising a CNC machining center body (1), a protective door (2), a CNC controller (5), a tool cooling device (6), an automatic tool changing device (7), a drive housing (8) and a machining tool (9), characterized in that: A tool cooling device (6) is provided at the bottom of the CNC machining center body (1), a protective door (2) is installed on the front end surface of the CNC machining center body (1), and a CNC controller (5) is installed on the left side of the front end surface of the CNC machining center body (1); An automatic tool changing device (7) is installed on the left side of the CNC machining center body (1), a drive housing (8) is arranged on the upper side of the CNC machining center body (1), a machining tool (9) is installed at the lower end of the drive housing (8), a flow guide component (4) is arranged on the right side of the drive housing (8) for guiding cutting fluid in the tool cooling device (6) to the surface of the machining tool (9) for cooling, and an adjustment component (3) is arranged on the right end face of the drive housing (8) for lifting and lowering the flow guide component (4).

2. The adjustable cooling device for a CNC machining center according to claim 1, characterized in that: The flow guide assembly (4) comprises a nozzle (41), a flow guide tube (42), a connecting seat (43), a butt joint tube (44) and a flow guide hose (46); the outlet of the tool cooling device (6) is connected to the flow guide hose (46); the outlet of the flow guide hose (46) is connected to the butt joint tube (44); the lower end of the butt joint tube (44) is connected to the connecting seat (43); the lower end of the connecting seat (43) is provided with a flow guide tube (42); and the outlet of the flow guide tube (42) is provided with a nozzle (41).

3. The adjustable cooling device for a CNC machining center according to claim 2, characterized in that: The lower side of the annular side surface of the butt-jointed pipe (44) is provided with an external thread (441), the inner annular side surface of the connecting seat (43) is provided with an internal thread (431), and the internal thread (431) is meshed with the external thread (441), and the guide pipe (42) is made of a universal bamboo tube.

4. The adjustable cooling device for a CNC machining center according to claim 1, characterized in that: The adjustment assembly (3) comprises a lifting seat (31), an extension plate (32), a servo electric cylinder (35), a protective top plate (36), a mounting side plate (37) and a limit shell (38); the mounting side plate (37) is mounted on the lower side of the right end surface of the drive housing (8); the limit shell (38) is arranged on the right end surface of the mounting side plate (37); the protective top plate (36) is mounted on the upper end surface of the limit shell (38); the servo electric cylinder (35) is mounted on the lower end surface of the protective top plate (36); the lifting seat (31) is mounted on the lower end of the servo electric cylinder (35); and the extension plate (32) is arranged on the lower side of the right end surface of the lifting seat (31).

5. The adjustable cooling device for a CNC machining center according to claim 4, characterized in that: A limiting through slot (33) is provided on the lower side of the right end surface of the limiting shell (38), and a follower head (34) is installed on the upper side of the right end surface of the lifting seat (31), and the follower head (34) matches the limiting through slot (33).

6. The adjustable cooling device for a CNC machining center according to claim 4, characterized in that: A threaded through hole (321) is provided in the middle of the right end surface of the extension plate (32), a fixing screw (45) is installed inside the threaded through hole (321), a fixing through hole (322) is provided on the right side inside the extension plate (32), and the fixing through hole (322) is connected to the threaded through hole (321).

7. The adjustable cooling device for a CNC machining center according to claim 2, characterized in that: Fixed throat clamps (461) are mounted on both upper and lower ends of the annular side surface of the diversion hose (46), and the diversion hose (46) is made of a metal hose.