Thickness detection equipment

Abstract

The utility model provides thickness detection equipment which comprises a measuring part and a controller, the measuring part comprises a measuring table, a measuring table feeding mechanism, a measuring head, a clamping mechanism and a clamping driving mechanism, during thickness measurement, manual thickness measurement displacement and clamping are not needed, and the measuring efficiency is improved. The device can be applied to online linkage control of material processing equipment to adjust the processing thickness, continuous automatic production can be achieved without shutdown, the production time is shortened, the production efficiency is improved, the precision of automatic adjustment is high, and processing errors and yield reduction caused by manual measurement can be avoided.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of thickness measurement, in particular to a thickness detection device. Background Art

[0002] During the processing of metal materials, the problem of being too thick or too thin often occurs, resulting in quality defects of the finished product and thus low yield rate. Therefore, it is necessary to measure the thickness of the finished product to control the quality of the finished product. The existing technical solutions generally adopt the method of manual online thickness measurement, and if the problem of being too thick or too thin occurs, it is necessary to stop the machine for adjustment or manually input the corresponding adjustment amount for online adjustment, which is difficult to meet the needs of automated continuous production; in addition, due to the poor accuracy of manual measurement and the inability to achieve real-time performance, it is easy to cause large errors and easily affect the processing quality of the product. Utility Model Content

[0003] Based on this, it is necessary to provide a thickness detection device to solve at least one of the above problems.

[0004] The present application provides a thickness detection device for measuring the thickness of a workpiece, comprising:

[0005] A measuring component, the measuring component includes a measuring table, a measuring table feeding mechanism, a measuring head, a clamping mechanism and a clamping drive mechanism, the measuring head is installed on the measuring table, the measuring table includes a target measuring position, the target measuring position is close to the workpiece, the measuring table feeding mechanism can selectively drive the measuring table to feed to the target measuring position, the clamping drive mechanism can selectively drive the clamping mechanism to clamp the workpiece, when the measuring component is working, the measuring table feeding mechanism drives the measuring table to feed to the target measuring position, and the clamping drive mechanism drives the clamping mechanism to clamp the workpiece;

[0006] A controller is electrically connected to the measuring table feeding mechanism and the clamping driving mechanism respectively.

[0007] Furthermore, the measuring table feeding mechanism includes a measuring table feeding drive structure and a measuring table feeding carrier, the measuring table is installed on the measuring table feeding carrier, the measuring table feeding drive structure is connected to the measuring table feeding carrier, and the measuring table feeding drive structure drives the measuring table feeding carrier to feed to the target measuring position to drive the measuring table to feed to the target measuring position.

[0008] Furthermore, the measuring table feeding mechanism also includes a measuring table feeding guide structure, and the measuring table feeding guide structure is connected to one side of the measuring table feeding carrier to guide the measuring table to be fed to the target measuring position.

[0009] Furthermore, the measuring table feeding mechanism also includes a measuring table feeding limit structure, and the measuring table feeding limit structure is arranged on one side of the guide structure to prevent the measuring table feeding carrier from being fed to be disconnected from the guide structure.

[0010] Further, the measuring table feed drive structure includes a first cylinder, the measuring table feed carrier includes a first slider, the measuring table feed guide structure includes a first slide rail, the measuring table feed limit structure includes a limit block, the measuring table includes a carrier plate and a cylinder connecting block, the first cylinder is connected to the cylinder connecting block to drive the cylinder connecting block to move toward the target measurement position, the cylinder connecting block is fixed on the carrier plate, and the carrier plate is fixed on the first slider, the first slide rail is arranged along the direction of the measuring table feeding to the target measurement position, the first slide rail and the first slider are slidably connected to guide the first slider and thus guide the measuring table to feed to the target measurement position, and the limit block is arranged on one side of the first slide rail to prevent the first slider from being fed and disconnected from the first slide rail.

[0011] Furthermore, the clamping mechanism includes a pressure roller and a support roller, the support roller abuts against one side of the workpiece and is fixed on the measuring table, the pressure roller is located on the side of the workpiece away from the support roller and is movably connected to the measuring table toward and away from the workpiece, the pressure roller can selectively abut against the workpiece, and when the clamping mechanism is working, the pressure roller abuts against the workpiece to clamp the workpiece.

[0012] Furthermore, the clamping drive mechanism includes a second cylinder and a pressure roller feed carrier, the pressure roller is installed on the pressure roller feed carrier, the pressure roller feed carrier is movably connected to the measuring table toward and away from the workpiece, and the second cylinder is connected to the pressure roller feed carrier to drive the pressure roller feed carrier and the pressure roller to feed toward or away from the workpiece.

[0013] Furthermore, the clamping drive mechanism also includes a pressure roller feeding guide structure, and the pressure roller feeding guide structure is connected to one side of the pressure roller feeding carrier to guide the feeding of the pressure roller feeding carrier and the pressure roller toward or away from the workpiece.

[0014] Furthermore, the measuring component also includes a measuring head position adjustment mechanism, which includes a measuring head feed drive structure and a measuring head feed carrier, the measuring head is installed on the measuring head feed carrier, the measuring head feed carrier is movably connected to the measuring table toward and away from the workpiece, and the measuring head feed drive structure is connected to the measuring head feed carrier to drive the measuring head to feed toward or away from the workpiece.

[0015] The embodiment of the present application discloses a thickness detection device, which includes a measuring table, a measuring table feeding mechanism, a measuring head, a clamping mechanism, a clamping drive mechanism and a controller. When measuring the thickness, there is no need to use manual thickness measurement displacement and clamping. It can be used for online linkage control of material processing equipment to adjust the processing thickness. It can achieve continuous automatic production without stopping, shortening the production time, improving production efficiency, and the automatic adjustment has high accuracy, which can avoid processing errors and reduced yield caused by manual measurement. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] The drawings are for illustrative purposes only and should not be construed as limiting the present invention; the same reference numerals are used for components with the same structure and function.

[0017] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the overall structure of a thickness control device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0018] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram showing the principle of the driving method of the measuring platform shown;

[0019] Figure 3 for Figure 1 The schematic diagram of the principle of vertical feeding of the pressure roller adjustment frame shown;

[0020] Figure 4 for Figure 1 The schematic diagram of the principle of vertical feeding of the upper measuring head is shown;

[0021] Figure 5 A flowchart of a control method for a thickness control device provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0022] Explanation of the reference numerals: 1-installation platform; 2-measuring component; 201-measuring table; 202-first cylinder; 203-first slider; 204-first slide rail; 205-limiting block; 206-upper measuring head; 207-lower measuring head; 208-first screw rod; 209-connecting block; 210-measuring head mounting frame; 211-second slider; 212-first slide groove; 213-pressure roller; 214-pressure roller mounting frame; 215-second cylinder; 216-second cylinder piston rod; 217-third slider; 218-pressure roller adjustment frame; 219-second slide rail; 220-support roller; 221-horizontal guide structure; 222-vertical guide structure; 2011-carrier plate; 2012-mounting plate; 2013-cylinder connecting block; 3-controller; 4-workpiece. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and in conjunction with embodiments. Each example is provided by way of explanation of the present invention and does not limit the present invention. In fact, it will be clear to those skilled in the art that modifications and variations may be made in the present invention without departing from the scope or spirit of the present invention. For example, a feature shown or described as a part of one embodiment may be used in another embodiment to produce yet another embodiment. Therefore, it is desired that the present invention includes such modifications and variations within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.

[0024] In the description of the present invention, the terms "longitudinal", "lateral", "upper", "lower", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom" and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and do not require that the present invention must be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they cannot be understood as limitations on the present invention. The terms "connected", "connected" and "set" used in the present invention should be understood in a broad sense. For example, they can be fixed connections or detachable connections; they can be directly connected or indirectly connected through intermediate components; they can be wired electrical connections, radio connections, or wireless communication signal connections. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0025] One or more examples of the utility model are shown in the attached drawings. The detailed description uses numbers and letters to refer to the features in the drawings. Similar or similar marks in the drawings and descriptions have been used to refer to similar or similar parts of the utility model. As used herein, the terms "first", "second", and "third" etc. are used interchangeably to distinguish one component from another, and are not intended to indicate the position or importance of individual components.

[0026] An embodiment of the present application provides a thickness detection device 100, which is used to measure the thickness of a workpiece 4. The thickness detection device can be an integrated device or a dispersed production line. In this embodiment, the thickness detection device is taken as an integrated device for illustration.

[0027] Among them, in order to facilitate the description of the thickness detection equipment later, the feeding direction of the workpiece 4 is defined as the direction from front to back according to the feeding order, the vertical direction is defined as the gravity direction, and the transverse direction is defined as the direction perpendicular to both the feeding direction and the vertical direction of the workpiece 4.

[0028] Please refer to Figures 1 to 4 In this embodiment, illustratively, the thickness detection device 100 includes a mounting platform 1 , a measuring component 2 , and a controller 3 , and the measuring component 2 and the controller 3 are both mounted on the mounting platform 1 .

[0029] The measuring component includes a measuring table 201, a measuring table feeding mechanism, a measuring head, a measuring head position adjustment mechanism, a clamping mechanism, a clamping drive mechanism and a limit mechanism. The measuring table is installed on the mounting platform 1, and the measuring head is installed on the measuring table. The measuring table includes a target measurement position, and the target measurement position is close to the workpiece 4. The measuring table feeding mechanism can selectively drive the measuring table to feed to the target measurement position, the clamping drive mechanism can selectively drive the clamping mechanism to clamp the workpiece 4, and the measuring head position adjustment mechanism can selectively drive the measuring head to abut the workpiece 4. When the measuring component is working, the measuring table feeding mechanism drives the measuring table to feed to the target measurement position, the clamping drive mechanism drives the clamping mechanism to clamp the workpiece 4, and the measuring head position adjustment mechanism drives the measuring head to abut the workpiece 4.

[0030] Specifically, the measuring platform 201 includes a carrier plate 2011 , a mounting plate 2012 and a cylinder connecting block 2013 , and the cylinder connecting block 2013 is fixed to the carrier plate 2011 .

[0031] Specifically, the measuring table feeding mechanism includes a measuring table feeding driving structure and a measuring table feeding carrier. The measuring table feeding carrier can be movably connected to the mounting platform 1. The measuring table is installed on the measuring table feeding carrier. The measuring table feeding driving structure is connected to the measuring table feeding carrier. The measuring table feeding driving structure drives the measuring table feeding carrier to feed to the target measuring position to drive the measuring table 201 to feed to the target measuring position.

[0032] Specifically, the measuring table feeding mechanism further includes a measuring table feeding guide structure, which is connected to the measuring table feeding carrier to guide the measuring table to be fed to a target measuring position.

[0033] Specifically, the measuring platform feeding mechanism also includes a measuring platform feeding limiting structure, and the measuring platform feeding limiting structure is arranged on one side of the guide structure to prevent the measuring platform feeding carrier from being fed to be disconnected from the guide structure.

[0034] Specifically, the measuring table feed drive structure includes a first cylinder 202, the measuring table feed carrier includes a first slider 203, the measuring table feed guide structure includes a first slide rail 204, and the measuring table feed limit structure includes a limit block 205. The first cylinder 202 is connected to the cylinder connecting block 2013 to drive the cylinder connecting block 2013 to move toward the target measurement position, thereby driving the carrier plate 2011 to move toward the target measurement position. The carrier plate 2011 is fixed on the first slider 203, and the first slide rail 204 is arranged along the direction in which the measuring table 201 is fed to the target measurement position. The first slide rail 204 is slidably connected to the first slider 203 to control the first slider 203 to move toward the target measurement position. The moving guide guides the measuring table 201 to be fed to the target measuring position, and the limit block 205 is arranged on one side of the first slide rail 204 to prevent the first slider 203 from being fed and disconnected from the first slide rail 204; in this way, since the measuring table feeding mechanism is provided, it can meet the needs of multi-directional position adjustment and can match different types of rolled workpieces 4. When it is necessary to replace the rolled workpiece 4 of different shapes, there is no need for manual adjustment. Automatic adjustment with high adjustment accuracy can avoid processing errors and a decrease in yield, thereby reducing the overall processing cost, greatly improving processing efficiency, avoiding defects, and improving the yield.

[0035] Specifically, the clamping mechanism includes a pressure roller 213 and a support roller 220. The support roller 220 abuts against one side of the workpiece 4 and is fixed on the measuring table 201. The pressure roller 213 is located on the side of the workpiece 4 away from the support roller 220 and is movably connected to the measuring table 201 toward and away from the workpiece 4. The pressure roller 213 can selectively abut against the workpiece 4. When the clamping mechanism is working, the pressure roller abuts against the workpiece 4 to clamp the workpiece 4.

[0036] Specifically, the clamping drive mechanism includes a second cylinder 215, a second cylinder piston rod 216 and a pressure roller feed carrier, the pressure roller 213 is installed on the pressure roller feed carrier, the pressure roller feed carrier is movably connected to the measuring table 201 toward and away from the workpiece 4, and the second cylinder 215 is connected to the pressure roller feed carrier to drive the pressure roller feed carrier and the pressure roller 213 to feed toward or away from the workpiece 4.

[0037] Specifically, the clamping drive mechanism further includes a pressure roller feeding guide structure, which is connected to one side of the pressure roller feeding carrier to guide the pressure roller feeding carrier and the pressure roller to feed toward or away from the workpiece 4.

[0038] Specifically, the roller feeding carrier includes a roller adjusting frame 218 and a third slider 217, the roller feeding guide structure includes a second slide rail 219, the roller 213 is mounted on the roller adjusting frame 218, the roller adjusting frame 218 is fixed on the third slider 217, the third slider 217 is slidably connected to the second slide rail 219 to guide the third slider 217, the roller adjusting frame 218 and the roller 213 to feed toward or away from the workpiece 4, the second slide rail 219 is fixed on the mounting plate 2012, and the second cylinder 215 is connected to the roller adjusting frame 21 through the second cylinder piston rod 216 to drive the third slider 217, the roller adjusting frame 218 and the roller 213 to feed toward or away from the workpiece 4; in this way, since the clamping drive mechanism is provided, there is no need to adopt a manual clamping method, and automatic clamping can be achieved, so there is no need to stop the machine, which can meet the needs of automated continuous production. At the same time, since the cylinder clamping is used, the clamping force has a certain flexibility, it is not easy to damage the workpiece surface, and the processing quality can be effectively improved.

[0039] Specifically, the pressure roller 213 is fixed on the pressure roller mounting frame 214, and the pressure roller mounting frame 214 is installed on the pressure roller adjusting frame 218 through an adjusting screw so that the vertical position of the pressure roller mounting frame 214 and the pressure roller 213 relative to the workpiece 4 can be adjusted by adjusting the installation position of the adjusting screw. In this way, since the adjusting screw is provided, the vertical position of the pressure roller 213 relative to the workpiece 4 can be flexibly adjusted, so that more types of workpieces 4 can be adapted.

[0040] Specifically, the measuring head position adjustment mechanism includes a measuring head feed drive structure and a measuring head feed carrier. The measuring head is installed on the measuring head feed carrier. The measuring head feed carrier is movably connected to the measuring table toward and away from the workpiece 4. The measuring head feed drive structure is connected to the measuring head feed carrier to drive the measuring head to feed toward or away from the workpiece 4.

[0041] Specifically, the measuring head position adjustment mechanism also includes a measuring head feed transmission structure, the measuring head feed drive structure is connected to the measuring head feed transmission structure, the measuring head feed transmission structure is connected to the measuring head feed carrier, and the measuring head feed drive structure drives the measuring head feed transmission structure to move to drive the measuring head to feed toward or away from the workpiece 4.

[0042] Specifically, the measuring head position adjustment mechanism further includes a measuring head feed guide structure, which is connected to one side of the measuring head feed carrier to guide the measuring head feed carrier and the measuring head to feed toward or away from the workpiece 4 .

[0043] Specifically, the measuring head includes an upper measuring head 206 and a lower measuring head 207 , which are respectively arranged on the upper and lower sides of the workpiece 4 to detect the position of the upper surface and the position of the lower surface of the workpiece 4 , thereby calculating and obtaining the measured thickness.

[0044] Specifically, the measuring head feeding drive structure includes a first screw rod 208, the measuring head feeding transmission structure includes a connecting block 209, the measuring head feeding carrier includes a second slider 211, and the measuring head feeding guide structure includes a measuring head mounting frame 210, the measuring head mounting frame 210 has a first slide groove 212, the upper measuring head 206 and the lower measuring head 207 are fixed on the second slider 211 respectively set, and the first slide groove 212 of the measuring head mounting frame 210 is slidably connected to the second slider 211 to align the upper measuring head 206 and its corresponding second slider 211 and the lower measuring head 207 and its corresponding second slider 211. 11 is a feed guide toward or away from the workpiece 4, the first screw 208 is connected to the connecting block 209, the connecting block 209 has a threaded hole, the first screw 208 rotates in the threaded hole to move the connecting block 209, and the connecting block 209 is fixed on the second slider 211. The first screw 208 rotates to drive the connecting block 209 to move to drive the upper measuring head 206 and the lower measuring head 207 to feed toward or away from the workpiece 4; in this way, since the measuring head feeding drive structure is set, the positions of the upper measuring head 206 and the lower measuring head 207 can be flexibly adjusted according to the type of workpiece 4, so that more types of workpieces 4 can be adapted.

[0045] Please refer to Figure 5 The embodiment of the present application also proposes a control method for a thickness control device, and the controller 3 is used to execute the control method, which includes:

[0046] S1: The controller reads the target measurement position and target thickness;

[0047] S2: The controller controls the feeding mechanism of the measuring table to feed the measuring table to the target measuring position;

[0048] S3: The controller controls the clamping drive mechanism to clamp the workpiece 4;

[0049] S4: The controller controls the measuring head to measure the actual thickness of the workpiece 4;

[0050] S5: The controller compares the measured thickness with the target thickness;

[0051] S6: If the measured thickness is greater than the target thickness, the controller controls to increase the reduction of the rolling mill;

[0052] S7: If the measured thickness is less than the target thickness, the controller controls the reduction of the rolling mill.

[0053] In this way, since the measuring table, measuring table feeding mechanism, measuring head, clamping mechanism, clamping drive mechanism, controller and rolling mill are used, manual operation is not required for thickness measurement, and the material processing equipment can be controlled online to adjust the processing thickness. Therefore, the needs of automatic thickness measurement and online linkage control of material processing equipment to adjust the processing thickness can be met, and continuous automatic production can be achieved without stopping the machine, shortening the production time, improving the production efficiency, and the high precision of the automatic adjustment can avoid processing errors and a decrease in the yield rate.

[0054] In the description of this embodiment, unless otherwise specified, "multiple" means two or more. The above content is only a specific implementation of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited thereto. Any changes or replacements within the technical scope disclosed in the present application should be included in the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A thickness detection device for measuring the thickness of a workpiece (4), characterized in that: include: A measuring component (2), the measuring component (2) comprising a measuring table (201), a measuring table feeding mechanism, a measuring head, a clamping mechanism and a clamping drive mechanism, the measuring head being mounted on the measuring table (201), the measuring table (201) comprising a target measuring position, the target measuring position being close to the workpiece (4), the measuring table feeding mechanism being able to selectively drive the measuring table (201) to feed to the target measuring position, the clamping drive mechanism being able to selectively drive the clamping mechanism to clamp the workpiece (4), and when the measuring component (2) is working, the measuring table feeding mechanism is able to drive the measuring table (201) to feed to the target measuring position, and the clamping drive mechanism is able to drive the clamping mechanism to clamp the workpiece (4); A controller (3), wherein the controller (3) is electrically connected to the measuring table feeding mechanism and the clamping driving mechanism respectively.

2. The thickness detection device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The measuring table feeding mechanism comprises a measuring table feeding drive structure and a measuring table feeding carrier, the measuring table (201) is mounted on the measuring table feeding carrier, the measuring table feeding drive structure is connected to the measuring table feeding carrier, and the measuring table feeding drive structure drives the measuring table feeding carrier to feed to the target measurement position to drive the measuring table (201) to feed to the target measurement position.

3. The thickness detection device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The measuring table feeding mechanism also includes a measuring table feeding guide structure, and the measuring table feeding guide structure is connected to one side of the measuring table feeding carrier to guide the measuring table (201) to be fed to the target measuring position.

4. The thickness detection device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The measuring table feeding mechanism also includes a measuring table feeding limiting structure, and the measuring table feeding limiting structure is arranged on one side of the guiding structure to prevent the measuring table feeding carrier from being fed to be disconnected from the guiding structure.

5. The thickness detection device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The measuring platform feed drive structure comprises a first cylinder (202), the measuring platform feed carrier comprises a first slider (203), the measuring platform feed guide structure comprises a first slide rail (204), the measuring platform feed limit structure comprises a limit block (205), the measuring platform (201) comprises a carrier plate (2011) and a cylinder connecting block (2013), the first cylinder (202) is connected to the cylinder connecting block (2013) to drive the cylinder connecting block (2013) to move toward the target measurement position, and the cylinder connecting block (2013) is fixed to the carrier plate (2011). 11), the carrier plate (2011) is fixed on the first slider (203), the first slide rail (204) is arranged along the direction in which the measuring platform (201) is fed to the target measuring position, the first slide rail (204) and the first slider (203) are slidably connected to guide the first slider (203) and thus guide the measuring platform (201) to be fed to the target measuring position, and the limit block (205) is arranged on one side of the first slide rail (204) to prevent the first slider (203) from being disconnected from the first slide rail (204) when being fed.

6. The thickness detection device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The clamping mechanism comprises a pressure roller (213) and a supporting roller (220); the supporting roller (220) abuts against one side of the workpiece (4) and is fixed on the measuring platform (201); the pressure roller (213) is located on the side of the workpiece (4) away from the supporting roller (220) and is movably connected to the measuring platform (201) toward and away from the workpiece (4); the pressure roller (213) can selectively abut against the workpiece (4); when the clamping mechanism is in operation, the pressure roller (213) abuts against the workpiece (4) to clamp the workpiece (4).

7. The thickness detection device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The clamping drive mechanism comprises a second cylinder (215) and a pressure roller feed carrier, the pressure roller (213) is mounted on the pressure roller feed carrier, the pressure roller feed carrier is movably connected to the measuring table (201) toward and away from the workpiece (4), and the second cylinder (215) is connected to the pressure roller feed carrier to drive the pressure roller feed carrier and the pressure roller (213) to feed toward or away from the workpiece (4).

8. The thickness detection device according to claim 7, characterized in that: The clamping drive mechanism also includes a pressure roller feeding guide structure, which is connected to one side of the pressure roller feeding carrier to guide the feeding of the pressure roller feeding carrier and the pressure roller (213) toward or away from the workpiece (4).

9. The thickness detection device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The measuring component (2) also includes a measuring head position adjustment mechanism, the measuring head position adjustment mechanism includes a measuring head feed drive structure and a measuring head feed carrier, the measuring head is mounted on the measuring head feed carrier, the measuring head feed carrier is movably connected to the measuring table (201) toward and away from the workpiece (4), and the measuring head feed drive structure is connected to the measuring head feed carrier to drive the measuring head to feed toward or away from the workpiece (4).

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