Correcting device for correcting supporting ring in air spring airbag

Abstract

According to the correcting device for correcting the supporting ring in the air spring airbag, the supporting seat is arranged on the base, and the clamping mechanism and the correcting mechanism are arranged on the supporting seat. The correcting mechanism comprises a correcting part which can be arranged on the air spring air bag in a sleeving mode and can slide in the axial direction of the air spring air bag, a guiding assembly used for guiding the correcting part to move in the axial direction of the air spring air bag and a linear driving mechanism driving the correcting part. When the air spring air bag correcting device is used, only one end of the air spring air bag needs to be clamped on the supporting seat through the clamping mechanism, meanwhile, the sleeve hole of the correcting component is arranged at the position, corresponding to the supporting ring, of the air spring air bag in a sleeving mode, and the linear driving mechanism drives the correcting component to move towards the other end of the air spring air bag. And the correcting component pushes the inclined supporting ring in the air spring air bag to correct the inclined supporting ring in the air spring air bag, so that the problem that the inclined supporting ring in the air spring air bag is difficult to correct manually in the prior art is solved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of air spring processing and manufacturing, and in particular relates to a correction device for correcting a support ring in an air spring airbag. Background Art

[0002] In order to improve the driving stability, smoothness, safety and comfort of passenger cars, passenger cars are generally equipped with air suspension damping systems. The rear suspension air spring of the air suspension system usually requires a support ring to be installed inside the air spring airbag to fix the protective sleeve that protects the air spring airbag. Currently, in the process of assembling the support ring inside the air spring airbag, due to the large interference between the air spring airbag and the support ring, it is easy to cause the support ring to deflect during the assembly process, and it is difficult to manually correct the deflected support ring inside the air spring airbag, which affects the stability of the sleeve assembly and the protective effect and reduces the service life of the air spring airbag. Utility Model Content

[0003] Based on the above problems existing in the prior art, the purpose of the embodiment of the utility model is to provide a correction device for correcting the support ring in the air spring airbag, so as to solve the technical problem existing in the prior art that it is difficult to manually correct the deflected support ring inside the air spring airbag.

[0004] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the technical solution adopted by the utility model is: to provide a correction device for correcting the support ring in the air spring airbag, comprising:

[0005] Base;

[0006] A support seat, arranged on the base;

[0007] A clamping mechanism, used for clamping one end of the air spring airbag on the support seat, the clamping mechanism being arranged on the support seat; and

[0008] The correction mechanism comprises a correction component which is slidably sleeved on the air spring airbag along the axial direction of the air spring airbag, a guide assembly for guiding the correction component to move along the axial direction of the air spring airbag, and a linear drive mechanism for driving the correction component, wherein the guide assembly connects the support seat and the correction component, and the linear drive mechanism is arranged on the support seat;

[0009] When the linear drive mechanism drives the correction component to move toward the other end of the air spring airbag, the correction component pushes the deflected support ring inside the air spring airbag to correct the deflected support ring inside the air spring airbag.

[0010] Furthermore, the correction component is provided with a sleeve hole for sleeved on the air spring airbag, the diameter of the sleeve hole is less than or equal to the inner diameter of the support ring, and the diameter of the sleeve hole is greater than or equal to the outer diameter of the air spring airbag.

[0011] Furthermore, a surface of the correction component facing the support ring is a correction plane, and a moving direction of the correction component is perpendicular to the correction plane.

[0012] Furthermore, the clamping mechanism includes a clamping sleeve arranged on the support seat, a plurality of expansion clamps arranged in the clamping sleeve, an actuator for actuating the expansion clamps to open and expand the plurality of expansion clamps, and a clamping cylinder for driving the actuator, and the clamping cylinder is arranged on the support seat.

[0013] Furthermore, a conical hole is formed between the plurality of expansion clamps, and the actuator is a frustum body matching the conical hole; when the clamping cylinder pulls the frustum body into the conical hole, the plurality of expansion clamps expand outward to clamp one end of the air spring airbag on the clamping sleeve; when the clamping cylinder pushes the frustum body out of the conical hole, the plurality of expansion clamps contract inward to release the clamping of one end of the air spring airbag.

[0014] Furthermore, the expansion clamping block is slidably connected to the clamping sleeve, and the expansion clamping block can slide along the radial direction of the clamping sleeve.

[0015] Furthermore, the guide assembly includes a sliding sleeve connected to the support seat and a guide column slidably inserted in the sliding sleeve, and the correction component is connected to the guide column.

[0016] Furthermore, the correction device for correcting the support ring in the air spring airbag also includes a linear slide mechanism for slidingly connecting the base with the correction component, the linear slide mechanism includes a linear guide extending along the axial direction of the air spring airbag and a slider slidably installed on the linear guide, and the correction component is connected to the slider.

[0017] Furthermore, the correction component is provided with a correction plate with a hole and a movable seat supporting the correction plate, the movable seat is connected to the slider, and the moving direction of the correction plate is perpendicular to the correction plate, so that the correction plane of the correction plate can perform planar correction on the support ring.

[0018] Furthermore, the linear drive mechanism includes at least two push-pull cylinders, the at least two push-pull cylinders are arranged at intervals, the cylinder bodies of at least two push-pull cylinders are fixedly mounted on the support seat, and the piston rods of at least two push-pull cylinders are connected to the correction component.

[0019] Compared with the prior art, the above one or more technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention have at least one of the following beneficial effects:

[0020] The correction device for correcting the support ring in the air spring airbag in the embodiment of the utility model has a support seat arranged on the base, a clamping mechanism and a correction mechanism arranged on the support seat, and the correction mechanism comprises a correction component which can be slidably sleeved on the air spring airbag along the axial direction of the air spring airbag, a guide assembly for guiding the correction component to move along the axial direction of the air spring airbag, and a linear drive mechanism for driving the correction component. When in use, only one end of the air spring airbag needs to be clamped on the support seat by the clamping mechanism, and at the same time, the sleeve hole of the correction component is sleeved on the position of the air spring airbag corresponding to the support ring. When the linear drive mechanism drives the correction component to move toward the other end of the air spring airbag, the correction component pushes the support ring which is deflected inside the air spring airbag to correct the support ring which is deflected inside the air spring airbag, so as to solve the problem in the prior art that it is difficult to manually correct the support ring which is deflected inside the air spring airbag. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative labor.

[0022] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of a correction device for correcting a support ring in an air spring airbag provided in an embodiment of the utility model;

[0023] Figure 2 A schematic cross-sectional view of a correction device for correcting a support ring in an air spring airbag provided in an embodiment of the utility model;

[0024] Figure 3 Another schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the correction device for correcting the support ring in the air spring airbag provided by the embodiment of the utility model;

[0025] Figure 4 An assembly diagram of a clamping mechanism provided in an embodiment of the utility model;

[0026] Figure 5 An exploded view of the clamping mechanism provided in the embodiment of the utility model.

[0027] Among them, the reference numerals in the figure are:

[0028] 1- base; 2- support base;

[0029] 3-clamping mechanism; 31-clamping sleeve; 32-expansion clamping block; 33-actuating member; 34-clamping cylinder; 35-positioning seat; 36-conical hole;

[0030] 4-correction mechanism; 41-correction component; 411-correction plate; 412-moving seat; 413-hole; 414-correction plane; 42-guide assembly; 421-sliding sleeve; 422-guide column; 43-linear drive mechanism; 431-push-pull cylinder;

[0031] 5-air spring airbag; 6-support ring;

[0032] 7- linear slide mechanism; 71- linear guide rail; 72- slider. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0033] In order to make the technical problems, technical solutions and beneficial effects to be solved by the present invention more clearly understood, the present invention is further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present invention and are not used to limit the present invention.

[0034] It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being "connected to" or "set on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or indirectly on the other element. When an element is referred to as being "connected to" another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or indirectly connected to the other element. In addition, the terms "first", "second", "third" and "fourth" are used for descriptive purposes only and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Therefore, the features defined as "first", "second", "third" and "fourth" can explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the utility model, the meaning of "multiple" is two or more, unless otherwise clearly specified and specifically defined. In the description of the utility model, it should be noted that, unless otherwise clearly specified and defined, the terms "installed", "connected" and "connected" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements. For those skilled in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present utility model can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0035] Reference throughout the specification to "one embodiment" or "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the present application. Thus, when the phrases "in one embodiment," "in some embodiments," or "in some of these embodiments" appear in various places throughout the specification, not all references are to the same embodiment. Furthermore, in one or more embodiments, the particular features, structures, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner.

[0036] Please also read Figures 1 to 5 Now, the correction device for correcting the support ring in the air spring airbag provided in the embodiment of the utility model is described. The correction device for correcting the support ring in the air spring airbag provided in the embodiment of the utility model includes a base 1, a support seat 2, a clamping mechanism 3 and a correction mechanism 4. The support seat 2 is arranged on the base 1, and the clamping mechanism 3 is arranged on the support seat 2. The clamping mechanism 3 is used to clamp one end of the air spring airbag 5 on the support seat 2 to achieve clamping and positioning of the air spring airbag 5 on the support seat 2. The correction mechanism 4 includes a correction component 41 that can be slidably mounted on the air spring airbag 5 along the axial direction of the air spring airbag 5, a guide component 42 for guiding the correction component 41 to move along the axial direction of the air spring airbag 5, and a linear drive mechanism 43 for driving the correction component 41. The guide component 42 connects the support seat 2 and the correction component 41, and the linear drive mechanism 43 is arranged on the support seat 2. The correction component 41 is provided with a sleeve hole 413 for being mounted on the air spring airbag 5, and the diameter of the sleeve hole 413 is less than or equal to the inner diameter of the support ring 6, and the diameter of the sleeve hole 413 is greater than or equal to the outer diameter of the air spring airbag 5. When in use, only one end of the air spring airbag 5 needs to be clamped on the support seat 2 through the clamping mechanism 3, and at the same time, the sleeve hole 413 of the correction component 41 is sleeved on the position of the air spring airbag 5 corresponding to the support ring 6. When the linear drive mechanism 43 drives the correction component 41 to move toward the other end of the air spring airbag 5, the correction component 41 pushes the deflected support ring 6 inside the air spring airbag 5 during the axial movement of the air spring airbag 5, so as to correct the deflected support ring 6 inside the air spring airbag 5.

[0037] The correction device for correcting the support ring in the air spring airbag provided in the embodiment of the utility model, compared with the prior art, is provided with a support seat 2 on the base 1, and a clamping mechanism 3 and a correction mechanism 4 are provided on the support seat 2, and the correction mechanism 4 includes a correction component 41 which can be slidably mounted on the air spring airbag 5 along the axial direction of the air spring airbag 5, a guide assembly 42 for guiding the correction component 41 to move along the axial direction of the air spring airbag 5, and a linear drive mechanism 43 for driving the correction component 41. When in use, only one end of the air spring airbag 5 needs to be clamped on the support seat 2 through the clamping mechanism 3, and at the same time, the sleeve hole 413 of the correction component 41 is sleeved on the position of the air spring airbag 5 corresponding to the support ring 6. When the linear drive mechanism 43 drives the correction component 41 to move toward the other end of the air spring airbag 5, the correction component 41 pushes the deflected support ring 6 inside the air spring airbag 5 to correct the deflected support ring 6 inside the air spring airbag 5, so as to solve the problem in the prior art that it is difficult to manually correct the deflected support ring 6 inside the air spring airbag 5.

[0038] Please refer to Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3 In some embodiments, the side of the correction component 41 facing the support ring 6 is a correction plane 414, and the moving direction of the correction component 41 is perpendicular to the correction plane 414. When the linear drive mechanism 43 drives the correction component 41 to move toward the other end of the air spring airbag 5, the correction plane 414 of the correction component 41 is used to perform a planar correction on the support ring 6 that is deflected inside the air spring airbag 5, which is helpful for maintaining a good planarity of the support ring 6. It should be noted that the air spring airbag 5 is a cylindrical structure, the air spring airbag 5 can be but not limited to being made of rubber material, and the support ring 6 can be but not limited to being made of metal material. When the correction plane 414 of the correction component 41 performs a planar correction on the support ring 6 that is deflected inside the air spring airbag 5, the air spring airbag 5 has sufficient rebound to ensure the flatness of the support ring 6 assembly.

[0039] Please refer to Figure 2 , Figure 4 and Figure 5In some embodiments, the clamping mechanism 3 includes a clamping sleeve 31 disposed on the support seat 2, a plurality of expansion clamping blocks 32 disposed in the clamping sleeve 31, an actuating member 33 for actuating the expansion clamping blocks 32 to open and expand the plurality of expansion clamping blocks 32, and a clamping cylinder 34 for driving the actuating member 33, wherein the cylinder body of the clamping cylinder 34 is fixedly disposed on the support seat 2, the piston rod of the clamping cylinder 34 is connected to the actuating member 33, and the piston rod of the clamping cylinder 34 is slidably mounted on the support seat 2 through a linear bearing. When the clamping cylinder 34 drives the actuating member 33, the actuating member 33 actuates the expansion clamping blocks 32 to open and expand the plurality of expansion clamping blocks 32, so as to clamp one end of the air spring airbag 5 on the clamping sleeve 31.

[0040] Please refer to Figure 2 , Figure 4 and Figure 5 In some embodiments, the clamping mechanism 3 further includes a positioning seat 35 for positioning the clamping sleeve 31 on the support seat 2, a plurality of expansion clamping blocks 32 enclose a tapered hole 36, and the actuator 33 is a frustum body matching the tapered hole 36. When the clamping cylinder 34 pulls the frustum body into the tapered hole 36, the plurality of expansion clamping blocks 32 expand outward to clamp one end of the air spring airbag 5 on the clamping sleeve 31. When the clamping cylinder 34 pushes the frustum body out of the tapered hole 36, the plurality of expansion clamping blocks 32 shrink inward to release the clamping of one end of the air spring airbag 5.

[0041] It can be understood that in some of the embodiments, the expansion clamp block 32 is slidably connected to the clamp sleeve 31, and the expansion clamp block 32 can slide along the radial direction of the clamp sleeve 31 to enhance the stability of the actuating member 33 actuating the expansion clamp to expand outward.

[0042] Please refer to Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 4 In some embodiments, the guide assembly 42 includes a sleeve 421 connected to the support seat 2 and a guide column 422 slidably inserted in the sleeve 421. The correction component 41 is connected to the guide column 422. The correction component 41 is guided by the guide assembly 42 to make linear motion along the axial direction of the air spring airbag 5, which is beneficial to improve the correction accuracy of the correction component 41 correcting the support ring 6. It should be noted that more than two guide assemblies 42 can be provided to further improve the stability and reliability of the correction component 41 making linear motion along the axial direction of the air spring airbag 5. It should be noted that the sleeve 421 can be but not limited to a linear bearing.

[0043] Please refer to Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3In some embodiments, the correction device for correcting the support ring 6 in the air spring airbag 5 also includes a linear slide mechanism 7 for slidably connecting the base 1 with the correction component 41. The linear slide mechanism 7 includes a linear guide 71 extending along the axial direction of the air spring airbag 5 and a slider 72 slidably mounted on the linear guide 71. The correction component 41 is connected to the slider 72. The correction component 41 is guided by the linear slide mechanism 7 to make linear motion along the axial direction of the air spring airbag 5, which is beneficial to improve the correction accuracy of the correction component 41 to correct the support ring 6. It should be noted that more than two linear slide mechanisms 7 can be provided to further improve the stability and reliability of the linear motion of the correction component 41 along the axial direction of the air spring airbag 5. In addition, two guide assemblies 42 are located at the upper position of the correction component 41, two linear slide mechanisms 7 are located at the lower position of the correction component 41, and two linear drive mechanisms 43 are located in the middle position of the correction component 41, so as to enhance the stability and reliability of the linear drive mechanism 43 driving the correction component 41 to make linear motion along the axial direction of the air spring airbag 5, thereby further improving the correction accuracy of the correction support ring 6 of the correction component 41.

[0044] Please refer to Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3 In some embodiments, the correction component 41 includes a correction plate 411 provided with a sleeve hole 413 and a movable seat 412 supporting the correction plate 411, the movable seat 412 is connected to the slider 72, and the moving direction of the correction plate 411 is perpendicular to the correction plate 411, so that the correction plane 414 of the correction plate 411 can perform planar correction on the support ring 6, which is beneficial to keep the support ring 6 in good flatness.

[0045] Please refer to Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3 In some embodiments, the linear drive mechanism 43 includes at least two push-pull cylinders 431, the at least two push-pull cylinders 431 are arranged at intervals, the cylinder bodies of the at least two push-pull cylinders 431 are fixedly installed on the support seat 2, the piston rods of the at least two push-pull cylinders 431 are connected to the correction component 41, and the piston rods of the at least two push-pull cylinders 431 are slidably installed on the support seat 2 through linear bearings.

[0046] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A correction device for correcting a support ring in an air spring airbag, characterized in that: include: Base; A support seat, arranged on the base; A clamping mechanism, used for clamping one end of the air spring airbag on the support seat, wherein the clamping mechanism is arranged on the support seat; as well as The correction mechanism comprises a correction component which is slidably sleeved on the air spring airbag along the axial direction of the air spring airbag, a guide assembly for guiding the correction component to move along the axial direction of the air spring airbag, and a linear drive mechanism for driving the correction component, wherein the guide assembly connects the support seat and the correction component, and the linear drive mechanism is arranged on the support seat; When the linear drive mechanism drives the correction component to move toward the other end of the air spring airbag, the correction component pushes the deflected support ring inside the air spring airbag to correct the deflected support ring inside the air spring airbag.

2. The correction device for correcting the support ring in the air spring airbag according to claim 1, characterized in that: The correction component is provided with a sleeve hole for sleeve on the air spring airbag, the diameter of the sleeve hole is less than or equal to the inner diameter of the support ring, and the diameter of the sleeve hole is greater than or equal to the outer diameter of the air spring airbag.

3. The correction device for correcting the support ring in the air spring airbag according to claim 1, characterized in that: A side of the correction component facing the support ring is a correction plane, and a moving direction of the correction component is perpendicular to the correction plane.

4. The correction device for correcting the support ring in the air spring airbag according to claim 1, characterized in that: The clamping mechanism includes a clamping sleeve arranged on the support seat, a plurality of expansion clamps arranged in the clamping sleeve, an actuating member for actuating the expansion clamps to open and expand the plurality of expansion clamps, and a clamping cylinder for driving the actuating member, wherein the clamping cylinder is arranged on the support seat.

5. The correction device for correcting the support ring in the air spring airbag according to claim 4, characterized in that: A conical hole is formed between the plurality of expansion clamps, and the actuating member is a frustum body matching the conical hole; when the clamping cylinder pulls the frustum body into the conical hole, the plurality of expansion clamps expand outward to clamp one end of the air spring airbag on the clamping sleeve; when the clamping cylinder pushes the frustum body out of the conical hole, the plurality of expansion clamps shrink inward to release the clamping of one end of the air spring airbag.

6. The correction device for correcting the support ring in the air spring airbag according to claim 5, characterized in that: The expansion clamping block is slidably connected to the clamping sleeve, and the expansion clamping block can slide along the radial direction of the clamping sleeve.

7. The correction device for correcting a support ring in an air spring airbag according to claim 1, characterized in that: The guide assembly comprises a sliding sleeve connected to the support seat and a guide column slidably inserted in the sliding sleeve, and the correction component is connected to the guide column.

8. The correction device for correcting a support ring in an air spring airbag according to claim 1, characterized in that: The correction device for correcting the support ring in the air spring airbag also includes a linear slide mechanism for slidingly connecting the base with the correction component. The linear slide mechanism includes a linear guide extending along the axial direction of the air spring airbag and a slider slidably installed on the linear guide. The correction component is connected to the slider.

9. The correction device for correcting a support ring in an air spring airbag according to claim 8, characterized in that: The correction component is provided with a correction plate with a hole and a moving seat supporting the correction plate, the moving seat is connected to the slider, and the moving direction of the correction plate is perpendicular to the correction plate, so that the correction plane of the correction plate can perform planar correction on the support ring.

10. The correction device for correcting a support ring in an air spring airbag according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that: The linear drive mechanism comprises at least two push-pull cylinders, the at least two push-pull cylinders are arranged at intervals, the cylinder bodies of at least two push-pull cylinders are fixedly mounted on the support seat, and the piston rods of at least two push-pull cylinders are connected to the correction component.

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