A stamping positioning tool for automobile bearing cover

By designing a stamping positioning tooling including a chassis, main body and positioning components, the problem of easy displacement of strip materials during stamping in the prior art is solved, and efficient positioning and precise processing are achieved.

CN222710650UActive Publication Date: 2025-04-04NINGHAI YONGYE AUTO PARTS CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202421443099.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-06-24
Publication Date
2025-04-04
Estimated Expiration
2034-06-24

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Technical Problem

The existing continuous stamping mold positioning device cannot effectively constrain the bottom and sides of the strip material, resulting in easy displacement during the stamping process, affecting the processing accuracy and reducing positioning efficiency.

Method used

A stamping positioning tooling including a chassis, a body and a positioning assembly is designed. The main body consists of a base plate, a top plate, a pallet, a support block, a positioning component, etc. The positioning component includes a door bracket, a lifting cylinder, a lifting unit, a guide block, a traction plate and a clamping block. These components simultaneously fix the strip material from both upper and lower directions, and clamp and fix the front and rear sides during stamping.

Benefits of technology

It effectively avoids the displacement of strip materials during stamping, improves positioning efficiency, and ensures processing accuracy.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to a stamping positioning tool for an automobile bearing cover plate, comprising a base frame and a main body arranged on the top of the base frame, wherein the main body comprises a bottom plate transversely fixed on the base frame, a top plate transversely arranged above the bottom plate, two support plates transversely fixed to the front and rear sides of the two top plates, and two support blocks fixed to the top of the base plate and respectively arranged below the two support plates, the tops of the two support blocks are respectively fixed to the bottoms of the two support plates; the main body also comprises two positioning components symmetrically arranged on the left and right, the positioning components comprise two door-shaped brackets respectively arranged on the left and right, two lifting cylinders respectively fixed on the two door-shaped brackets, and a first lifting unit arranged above the top plate and located between the insides of the two door-shaped brackets; the utility model improves the positioning efficiency; and also completely avoids the displacement of strip materials during stamping, thereby effectively ensuring the processing accuracy.
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Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to a stamping positioning tool for an automobile bearing cover plate. Background Art

[0002] Stamping is a forming method that relies on a press and a die to apply external force to plates, strips, tubes and profiles to cause them to undergo plastic deformation or separation, thereby obtaining a workpiece (stamping part) of the desired shape and size. A continuous stamping die refers to a cold stamping die that uses a strip of raw material to simultaneously complete multiple stamping processes at different stations on a die. The strip of material moves a fixed distance, once per stroke, until the finished product is obtained. In order to ensure that the raw material does not shift during stamping, the continuous stamping die must also be equipped with a matching positioning device.

[0003] The automobile bearing cover plate is a sheet metal part, and its processing method is stamping. In order to improve production efficiency, a continuous stamping die is used. However, the positioning device in the existing continuous stamping die for processing automobile bearing cover plates can only fix the strip material from the top. There is a lack of effective constraints on the bottom and front and rear sides of the strip material, which makes it easy for the strip material to shift during stamping, thereby affecting the processing accuracy. At the same time, there is a problem of long positioning stroke, which leads to low positioning efficiency, which needs further improvement. Utility Model Content

[0004] In view of the current status of the above-mentioned prior art, the technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to provide a stamping positioning tool for automobile bearing cover plates which improves the positioning efficiency and completely avoids the displacement of strip materials during stamping to effectively ensure the processing accuracy.

[0005] The technical solution adopted by the utility model to solve the above technical problems is: a stamping positioning tool for an automobile bearing cover plate, comprising a base frame and a main body arranged on the top of the base frame, characterized in that:

[0006] The main body includes a bottom plate transversely fixed on the bottom frame, a top plate transversely arranged above the bottom plate, two support plates transversely fixed to the front and rear sides of the two top plates, and two support blocks fixed to the top of the bottom plate and respectively arranged under the two support plates, and the tops of the two support blocks are respectively fixed to the bottoms of the two support plates;

[0007] The main body also includes two positioning assemblies symmetrically arranged on the left and right, and the positioning assemblies include two door-shaped brackets respectively arranged on the left and right, two lifting cylinders respectively fixed on the two door-shaped brackets, and a first lifting unit arranged above the top plate and located between the insides of the two door-shaped brackets;

[0008] The first lifting unit comprises two first lifting plates which are arranged transversely and symmetrically distributed front and back, two side blocks which are respectively fixed on the top of the two first lifting plates and arranged symmetrically front and back, and a second lifting plate which is transversely fixed between the two side blocks; one of the first lifting plates on the front side is movably connected to the front inner walls of the two door-shaped brackets to have the function of vertical movement up and down, and one of the first lifting plates on the rear side is movably connected to the rear inner walls of the two door-shaped brackets to have the function of vertical movement up and down, and the telescopic ends of the two lifting cylinders are both arranged vertically downward and fixed on the top of the second lifting plate;

[0009] The first lifting unit further includes two guide blocks respectively movably connected to the inner sides of the two side blocks so as to have the function of vertically moving up and down, a traction plate laterally fixed between the two guide blocks, and a pressure plate laterally arranged below the traction plate and between the two guide blocks;

[0010] At least two lifting blocks distributed from left to right are interspersed in the traction plate. Correspondingly, the same number of positioning cylinders distributed from left to right are fixed on the second lifting plate. The telescopic end of each positioning cylinder is vertically downwardly arranged and respectively fixed to the top of a corresponding lifting block, and the bottom of each lifting block is fixed to the top of the pressure plate.

[0011] Preferably, the main body also includes a second lifting unit arranged under the top plate and cooperating with the first lifting unit, the second lifting unit includes a loading plate vertically inserted in the top plate and located under the pressure plate, two traction blocks respectively fixed under the loading plate and symmetrically arranged front and back, and a plurality of driving units arranged in sequence from left to right.

[0012] Preferably, the driving unit includes two traction cylinders fixed on the top of the base plate and symmetrically arranged on the front and rear sides of the two traction blocks, and a first driving block and a second driving block respectively inserted in the front and rear traction blocks and fixed on the telescopic ends of the two traction cylinders. The telescopic ends of the two traction cylinders are both laterally arranged and relatively distributed, and the first driving block and the second driving block are both movably connected to the bottom of the top plate so as to have the function of front and rear translation.

[0013] Preferably, a front traction block is provided with a plurality of first guide holes distributed sequentially from left to right, and correspondingly, a rear traction block is provided with the same number of second guide holes distributed sequentially from left to right, the number of the first guide holes is equal to the number of drive units, and the ends of the first drive block and the second drive block in each drive unit are movably inserted in a corresponding first guide hole and a corresponding second guide hole, respectively.

[0014] Preferably, a first oblique groove symmetrically distributed is provided on the left and right outer walls of the first driving block, and correspondingly, an oblique guide bar symmetrically arranged is formed outwardly on the left and right inner walls of the first guide hole, and the two oblique guide bars in the first guide hole are respectively movably inserted into the two first oblique grooves on the corresponding first driving block.

[0015] Preferably, a limiting groove is provided at the end of the first driving block, and the end of the second driving block is movably inserted into the limiting groove. A second oblique groove symmetrically distributed is provided on the left and right outer walls of the second driving block. Correspondingly, a straight guide strip symmetrically arranged is formed outwardly on the left and right inner walls of the limiting groove. The two straight guide strips in the limiting groove are respectively movably inserted into the two second oblique grooves on the corresponding second driving block.

[0016] Preferably, a plurality of first adjustment components are provided between the two side blocks and are distributed in sequence from left to right, the number of the first adjustment components is equal to the number of lifting blocks, the first adjustment components include a first locking cylinder fixed on the outer wall of any one of the side blocks and a slider movably connected to the bottom of the second lifting plate to have a forward and backward translation function, the telescopic end of the first locking cylinder is laterally arranged and movably connected to the slider to have a function of moving up and down relative to the slider, and the top of each lifting block is fixed to the bottom of the slider in a corresponding first adjustment component.

[0017] Preferably, the first lifting unit also includes two clamping blocks respectively arranged on the inner sides of the two guide blocks and both located below the pressure plate, and a plurality of oblique T-shaped bars arranged in sequence from left to right are formed outward on the outer walls of the two clamping blocks. Correspondingly, the inner walls of the two guide blocks are provided with the same number of oblique T-shaped grooves arranged in sequence from left to right, and each of the oblique T-shaped bars is movably inserted in a corresponding oblique T-shaped groove.

[0018] Preferably, a transversely arranged material carrying strip is also fixed on the top of the material carrying plate.

[0019] Preferably, two laterally arranged and front-to-back symmetrically distributed retaining plates are fixed on the top of the top plate, and the inner sides of the two retaining plates are slidably fitted on the front and back outer walls of the loading plate.

[0020] Compared with the prior art, the advantages of the utility model are: the utility model can fix the strip material from both the upper and lower directions at the same time, thereby shortening the time required for the strip material to complete the positioning, thereby improving the positioning efficiency; and can also clamp and fix the front and rear sides of the strip material during stamping, thereby completely avoiding the displacement of the strip material during stamping, thereby effectively ensuring the processing accuracy. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] Figure 1 It is a right front side structural diagram of the utility model;

[0022] Figure 2 It is an exploded structural diagram of the right front side of the main body of the utility model;

[0023] Figure 3 It is a right front exploded structural diagram of the positioning assembly of the utility model;

[0024] Figure 4 This is a right front exploded structural diagram of the second lifting unit of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] Unless otherwise defined, the technical terms or scientific terms used in the present invention shall have the usual meanings understood by persons with ordinary skills in the field to which the present invention belongs. The words "first", "second" and similar words used in the present invention do not indicate any order, quantity or importance, but are only used to distinguish different components. Words such as "include" or "comprise" and the like mean that the elements or objects appearing before the word include the elements or objects listed after the word and their equivalents, without excluding other elements or objects. Words such as "connect" or "connected" and the like are not limited to physical or mechanical connections, but may include electrical connections, whether direct or indirect. "Up", "down", "left", "right" and the like are only used to indicate relative positional relationships. When the absolute position of the described object changes, the relative positional relationship may also change accordingly.

[0026] In order to keep the following description of the embodiments of the present invention clear and concise, the present invention omits detailed descriptions of known functions and known components.

[0027] like Figures 1 to 4 As shown, a stamping and positioning tool for an automobile bearing cover plate comprises a base frame 1 and a main body 2 arranged on the top of the base frame 1, wherein the main body 2 comprises a bottom plate 21 transversely fixed on the base frame 1, a top plate 24 transversely arranged above the bottom plate 21, two support plates 22 transversely fixed to the front and rear sides of the two top plates 24, and two support blocks 23 fixed to the top of the base plate 21 and respectively arranged below the two support plates 22, wherein the tops of the two support blocks 23 are respectively fixed to the bottoms of the two support plates 22;

[0028] The main body 2 further includes two positioning assemblies 25 symmetrically arranged on the left and right, and the positioning assemblies 25 include two door-shaped brackets 251 respectively arranged on the left and right, two lifting cylinders 252 respectively fixed on the two door-shaped brackets 251, and a first lifting unit arranged above the top plate 24 and located between the insides of the two door-shaped brackets 251;

[0029] The first lifting unit includes two first lifting plates 255 which are arranged transversely and symmetrically distributed front and back, two side blocks 254 which are respectively fixed on the tops of the two first lifting plates 255 and arranged symmetrically front and back, and a second lifting plate 253 which is transversely fixed between the two side blocks 254; a first lifting plate 255 on the front side is movably connected to the front inner walls of the two door-shaped brackets 251 to have the function of vertical movement up and down, a first lifting plate 255 on the rear side is movably connected to the rear inner walls of the two door-shaped brackets 251 to have the function of vertical movement up and down, and the telescopic ends of the two lifting cylinders 252 are both arranged vertically downward and fixed on the tops of the second lifting plates 253;

[0030] The first lifting unit further includes two guide blocks 256 movably connected to the inner sides of the two side blocks 254 so as to have the function of vertically moving up and down, a traction plate 257 transversely fixed between the two guide blocks 256, and a pressing plate 2510 transversely arranged below the traction plate 257 and between the two guide blocks 256;

[0031] At least two lifting blocks 2511 are interspersed in the traction plate 257 and are sequentially distributed from left to right. Correspondingly, the second lifting plate 253 is also fixed with the same number of positioning cylinders 258 that are sequentially distributed from left to right. The telescopic end of each positioning cylinder 258 is vertically downwardly arranged and respectively fixed to the top of a corresponding lifting block 2511, and the bottom of each lifting block 2511 is fixed to the top of the pressing plate 2510.

[0032] The main body 2 also includes a second lifting unit arranged below the top plate 24 and cooperating with the first lifting unit. The second lifting unit includes a loading plate 2514 vertically inserted in the top plate 24 and located below the pressure plate 2510, two traction blocks 2515 respectively fixed below the loading plate 2514 and symmetrically arranged front and back, and a plurality of driving units arranged in sequence from left to right.

[0033] The driving unit includes two traction cylinders 2518 fixed on the top of the base plate 21 and symmetrically arranged on the front and rear sides of the two traction blocks 2515, and a first driving block 2517 and a second driving block 2519 respectively inserted in the front and rear traction blocks 2515 and fixed on the telescopic ends of the two traction cylinders 2518. The telescopic ends of the two traction cylinders 2518 are both horizontally arranged and relatively distributed. The first driving block 2517 and the second driving block 2519 are both movably connected to the bottom of the top plate 24 so as to have the function of front and rear translation.

[0034] A front traction block 2515 is provided with a plurality of first guide holes 25151 distributed sequentially from left to right. Correspondingly, a rear traction block 2515 is provided with the same number of second guide holes 25153 distributed sequentially from left to right. The number of first guide holes 25151 is equal to the number of drive units. The ends of the first drive block 2517 and the second drive block 2519 in each drive unit are movably inserted into a corresponding first guide hole 25151 and a corresponding second guide hole 25153, respectively.

[0035] A first inclined groove 25171 symmetrically distributed is provided on the left and right outer walls of the first driving block 2517. Correspondingly, a symmetrically arranged inclined guide bar 25152 is formed outwardly on the left and right inner walls of the first guide hole 25151. The two inclined guide bars 25152 in the first guide hole 25151 are respectively movably inserted into the two first inclined grooves 25171 on the corresponding first driving block 2517.

[0036] A limiting groove 25172 is provided at the end of the first driving block 2517, and the end of the second driving block 2519 is movably inserted into the limiting groove 25172. A second inclined groove 25191 symmetrically distributed is provided on the left and right outer walls of the second driving block 2519. Correspondingly, a straight guide strip 25173 symmetrically arranged is formed outwardly on the left and right inner walls of the limiting groove 25172. The two straight guide strips 25173 in the limiting groove 25172 are respectively movably inserted into the two second inclined grooves 25191 on the corresponding second driving block 2519.

[0037] There are also multiple first adjustment components distributed from left to right between the two side blocks 254. The number of first adjustment components is equal to the number of lifting blocks 2511. The first adjustment components include a first locking cylinder 2513 fixed on the outer wall of any one of the side blocks 254 and a slider 2512 movably connected to the bottom of the second lifting plate 253 to have a forward and backward translation function. The telescopic end of the first locking cylinder 2513 is horizontally arranged and movably connected to the slider 2512 to have a function of moving up and down relative to the slider 2512. The top of each lifting block 2511 is fixed to the bottom of the slider 2512 in a corresponding first adjustment component.

[0038] The first lifting unit also includes two clamping blocks 259 respectively arranged on the inner sides of the two guide blocks 256 and both located below the pressure plate 2510. A plurality of oblique T-shaped bars 2591 arranged in sequence from left to right are formed outwardly on the outer walls of the two clamping blocks 259. Correspondingly, the inner walls of the two guide blocks 256 are provided with the same number of oblique T-shaped slots 2561 arranged in sequence from left to right, and each oblique T-shaped bar 2591 is movably inserted in a corresponding oblique T-shaped slot 2561.

[0039] A transversely arranged material carrying strip 2521 is also fixed to the top of the material carrying plate 2514 .

[0040] Two horizontally arranged and front-to-back symmetrically distributed retaining plates 2522 are fixed to the top of the top plate 24 , and the inner sides of the two retaining plates 2522 are slidably fitted on the front and back outer walls of the loading plate 2514 .

[0041] Working principle:

[0042] The strip material is extended horizontally between the pressure plate 2510 and the loading strip 2521 in any positioning assembly 25, and then the telescopic ends of the two lifting cylinders 252 are driven to extend outward to drive the two side blocks 254 and the two first lifting plates 255 to move downward with the help of the second lifting plate 253, and then the telescopic ends of each positioning cylinder 258 are driven to extend outward to drive the pressure plate 2510 to continue to move downward with the help of each lifting block 2511, and at the same time drive the two clamping blocks 259 to move downward, and then with the help of each inclined T-shaped bar 2591 on the clamping block 259 and the corresponding inclined T-shaped groove 2561 on a guide block 256 on the same side, the two clamping blocks 259 are driven to move closer to each other while moving downward, until the inner walls of the two clamping blocks 259 are respectively pressed against the front and rear outer walls of the strip material, at this time, the pressure plate 2510 is just pressed against the top outer wall of the strip material.

[0043] In the above process, it is also necessary to drive the telescopic ends of the two traction cylinders 2518 in each driving unit of the second lifting unit to extend outward, thereby driving the first driving block 2517 and the second driving block 2519 to move backward and forward respectively to approach each other, so as to drive the two traction blocks 2515 to move upward with the help of the cooperation between the two first inclined grooves 25171 on the first driving block 2517 and the two inclined guide strips 25152 in the first guide hole 25151, and then slowly lift up the loading strip 2521 with the help of the loading plate 2514 until the top of the loading strip 2521 is pressed against the bottom outer wall of the strip material, so that the strip material can be reliably fixed from the front, back, up and down directions to achieve positioning, and then the strip material can be stamped with the help of matching stamping tools.

[0044] The utility model can fix the strip material from both upper and lower directions at the same time, thereby shortening the time required for completing the positioning of the strip material, thereby improving the positioning efficiency; and can also clamp and fix the front and rear sides of the strip material during stamping, thereby completely avoiding the displacement of the strip material during stamping, thereby effectively ensuring the processing accuracy.

[0045] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, rather than to limit it. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments, or replace some of the technical features therein with equivalents. However, these modifications or replacements do not deviate the essence of the corresponding technical solutions from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the various embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. A stamping and positioning tool for an automobile bearing cover plate, comprising a base frame and a main body arranged on the top of the base frame, characterized in that: The main body includes a bottom plate transversely fixed on the bottom frame, a top plate transversely arranged above the bottom plate, two support plates transversely fixed to the front and rear sides of the two top plates, and two support blocks fixed to the top of the bottom plate and respectively arranged under the two support plates, and the tops of the two support blocks are respectively fixed to the bottoms of the two support plates; The main body also includes two positioning assemblies symmetrically arranged on the left and right, and the positioning assemblies include two door-shaped brackets respectively arranged on the left and right, two lifting cylinders respectively fixed on the two door-shaped brackets, and a first lifting unit arranged above the top plate and located between the insides of the two door-shaped brackets; The first lifting unit comprises two first lifting plates which are arranged transversely and symmetrically distributed front and back, two side blocks which are respectively fixed on the top of the two first lifting plates and arranged symmetrically front and back, and a second lifting plate which is transversely fixed between the two side blocks; one of the first lifting plates on the front side is movably connected to the front inner walls of the two door-shaped brackets to have the function of vertical movement up and down, and one of the first lifting plates on the rear side is movably connected to the rear inner walls of the two door-shaped brackets to have the function of vertical movement up and down, and the telescopic ends of the two lifting cylinders are both arranged vertically downward and fixed on the top of the second lifting plate; The first lifting unit further includes two guide blocks respectively movably connected to the inner sides of the two side blocks so as to have the function of vertically moving up and down, a traction plate laterally fixed between the two guide blocks, and a pressure plate laterally arranged below the traction plate and between the two guide blocks; At least two lifting blocks distributed from left to right are interspersed in the traction plate. Correspondingly, the same number of positioning cylinders distributed from left to right are fixed on the second lifting plate. The telescopic end of each positioning cylinder is vertically downwardly arranged and respectively fixed to the top of a corresponding lifting block, and the bottom of each lifting block is fixed to the top of the pressure plate.

2. The stamping and positioning tool for automobile bearing cover plate according to claim 1, characterized in that: The main body also includes a second lifting unit arranged below the top plate and cooperating with the first lifting unit, the second lifting unit includes a loading plate vertically inserted in the top plate and located below the pressure plate, two traction blocks respectively fixed below the loading plate and symmetrically arranged front and back, and a plurality of driving units arranged in sequence from left to right.

3. The stamping and positioning tool for automobile bearing cover plate according to claim 2, characterized in that: The driving unit includes two traction cylinders fixed on the top of the base plate and symmetrically arranged on the front and rear sides of the two traction blocks, and a first driving block and a second driving block respectively inserted in the front and rear traction blocks and fixed on the telescopic ends of the two traction cylinders. The telescopic ends of the two traction cylinders are both laterally arranged and relatively distributed, and the first driving block and the second driving block are both movably connected to the bottom of the top plate so as to have the function of front and rear translation.

4. The stamping and positioning tool for automobile bearing cover plate according to claim 3, characterized in that: A front traction block is provided with a plurality of first guide holes distributed sequentially from left to right, and correspondingly, a rear traction block is provided with the same number of second guide holes distributed sequentially from left to right, the number of the first guide holes is equal to the number of drive units, and the ends of the first drive block and the second drive block in each drive unit are movably inserted in a corresponding first guide hole and a corresponding second guide hole, respectively.

5. The stamping and positioning tool for automobile bearing cover plate according to claim 4, characterized in that: A first oblique groove symmetrically distributed is provided on the left and right outer walls of the first driving block, and correspondingly, an oblique guide bar symmetrically arranged is formed outwardly on the left and right inner walls of the first guide hole, and the two oblique guide bars in the first guide hole are respectively movably inserted into the two first oblique grooves on the corresponding first driving block.

6. The stamping and positioning tool for automobile bearing cover plate according to claim 5, characterized in that: A limiting groove is provided at the end of the first driving block, and the end of the second driving block is movably inserted into the limiting groove. A second oblique groove symmetrically distributed is provided on the left and right outer walls of the second driving block. Correspondingly, a straight guide strip symmetrically arranged is formed outwardly on the left and right inner walls of the limiting groove. The two straight guide strips in the limiting groove are respectively movably inserted into the two second oblique grooves on the corresponding second driving block.

7. The stamping and positioning tool for automobile bearing cover plate according to claim 1, characterized in that: There are also multiple first adjustment components distributed from left to right between the two side blocks. The number of the first adjustment components is equal to the number of lifting blocks. The first adjustment components include a first locking cylinder fixed on the outer wall of any one of the side blocks and a slider movably connected to the bottom of the second lifting plate to have a forward and backward translation function. The telescopic end of the first locking cylinder is laterally arranged and movably connected to the slider to have a function of moving up and down relative to the slider. The top of each lifting block is fixed to the bottom of the slider in a corresponding first adjustment component.

8. The stamping and positioning tool for automobile bearing cover plate according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first lifting unit also includes two clamping blocks respectively arranged on the inner sides of the two guide blocks and both located below the pressure plate. A plurality of oblique T-shaped bars arranged in sequence from left to right are formed outwardly on the outer walls of the two clamping blocks. Correspondingly, the inner walls of the two guide blocks are provided with the same number of oblique T-shaped grooves arranged in sequence from left to right, and each of the oblique T-shaped bars is movably inserted in a corresponding oblique T-shaped groove.

9. The stamping and positioning tool for automobile bearing cover plate according to claim 2, characterized in that: A transversely arranged material carrying strip is also fixed on the top of the material carrying plate.

10. The stamping and positioning tool for automobile bearing cover plate according to claim 2, characterized in that: Two horizontally arranged and front-to-back symmetrically distributed clamping plates are also fixed on the top of the top plate, and the inner sides of the two clamping plates are slidably fitted on the front and back outer walls of the material carrying plate.