Auxiliary transfer equipment for friction stir welding

By designing a friction stir welding auxiliary transport equipment including load-bearing beams, displacement components, welding adjustment components, collection components and cleaning components, the problem of debris splashing and cleaning components interfering with the movement of the welding head during rotation of the cleaning brush in the prior art is solved, and the effect of efficient cleaning and expanding the welding stroke is achieved.

CN222740517UActive Publication Date: 2025-04-11JIACHUANG MECHANICAL EQUIP MFG (GUAN) CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202421451847.7
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-06-25
Publication Date
2025-04-11
Estimated Expiration
2034-06-25

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Technical Problem

In the existing auxiliary transport equipment for friction stir welding, the top of the waste collecting component is designed in an open manner, which causes residual debris to splash when the cleaning brush rotates, and the collection effect is reduced; the cleaning component is set on the motion axis of the mount, interfering with the motion trajectory of the welding joint, and reducing the welding stroke.

Method used

An auxiliary transport device including a load-bearing beam, a displacement assembly, a welding adjustment assembly, a collection assembly and a cleaning assembly are designed. By adjusting the height of the cleaning lift seat by lifting hydraulic cylinder, the displacement motor drives the screw and threaded sleeve to avoid the cleaning assembly interfering with the welding assembly. Electric roller brushes are used in conjunction with fans to achieve efficient cleaning and collecting metal debris.

Benefits of technology

It effectively avoids debris splashing when the cleaning brush rotates, improves the collection effect of residual debris; avoids interference between the cleaning components and the welding components, expands the welding stroke, and improves welding efficiency.

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Abstract

The utility model provides an auxiliary transfer device for stir friction welding, including a bearing crossbeam and a limiting slide groove opened on the side wall of the bearing crossbeam, and also includes: a displacement component fixedly connected to the side wall of the bearing crossbeam, wherein the displacement component includes a displacement motor fixedly connected to the side wall of the bearing crossbeam, a displacement screw fixedly connected to the output end of the displacement motor, and a displacement threaded sleeve threadedly connected to the outer wall of the displacement screw; a welding adjustment component slidably connected to the inner wall of the welding mounting seat; a welding component fixedly connected to the bottom wall of the welding adjustment component; a collecting component slidably connected to the inner wall of the cleaning mounting seat; and a cleaning component fixedly connected to the bottom wall of the collecting component. The utility model uses the cleaning seat to surround and receive the welding head when cleaning the welding head, and the cleaning component and the welding component always keep synchronization when moving, thereby improving the cleaning and collecting effects and avoiding interference with the moving stroke of the welding head.
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Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of friction stir welding, in particular to auxiliary transport equipment for friction stir welding. Background Art

[0002] Friction stir welding uses the heat generated by the friction between the high-speed rotating welding tool and the workpiece to partially melt the material to be welded. The welding tool moves along the gap to be welded. The plasticized material flows from the front to the back of the welding tool under the action of the rotating friction force of the welding tool, and forms a dense solid phase weld under the extrusion of the welding tool. It is widely used in aerospace, automobile manufacturing, railway transportation and other fields.

[0003] After searching, in the prior art, a Chinese patent with patent application number CN116900469A discloses an auxiliary transfer device for stir friction welding, including a linear transfer structure, which is arranged on a welding workbench for workpiece welding, and a stir friction welding head for workpiece welding is arranged at the bottom of the linear transfer structure, a flattening component is arranged on the front side of the linear transfer structure, and also includes two left-right symmetrical cleaning components, which are respectively arranged on the rear side of the flattening component; a waste collection component, which is arranged on the rear side of the stir friction welding head, but there are still the following defects:

[0004] (1) The top of the waste collection component in the above patent document is designed to be open. When the cleaning component is used to clean the stir friction welding joint, the rotation of the cleaning brush will cause the residual debris to splash, resulting in a decrease in the collection effect of the residual debris.

[0005] (2) In the above patent document, the cleaning component is arranged on the moving axis of the mounting seat. When the position of the friction stir welding head is adjusted, the cleaning component will interfere with the moving trajectory of the friction stir welding head and shorten the moving stroke of the friction stir welding head.

[0006] Therefore, we make improvements on this and propose an auxiliary transfer equipment for stir friction welding. Utility Model Content

[0007] The purpose of the utility model is to address the problem that the top of the waste collecting component in the above-mentioned patent document is an open design. When a cleaning component is used to clean the friction stir welding head, the rotating operation of the cleaning brush will cause the residual debris to splash, resulting in a decrease in the collection effect of the residual debris. The cleaning component in the above-mentioned patent document is arranged on the moving axis of the mounting seat. When the position of the friction stir welding head is adjusted, the cleaning component will interfere with the movement trajectory of the friction stir welding head and shorten the movement stroke of the friction stir welding head.

[0008] In order to achieve the above-mentioned utility model purpose, the utility model provides the following technical solutions:

[0009] An auxiliary transfer device for friction stir welding, comprising a bearing beam and a limiting slide groove provided on a side wall of the bearing beam, and further comprising:

[0010] A displacement assembly, fixedly connected to the side wall of the bearing beam, and used for lateral adjustment of the welding position, wherein the displacement assembly comprises a displacement motor fixedly connected to the side wall of the bearing beam, a displacement screw fixedly connected to the output end of the displacement motor, a displacement threaded sleeve threadedly connected to the outer wall of the displacement screw, a bearing rod fixedly connected to the inner wall of the bearing beam, a welding mounting seat fixedly connected to the outer wall of the displacement threaded sleeve, and a cleaning mounting seat fixedly connected to the outer wall of the displacement threaded sleeve, wherein the limiting slide groove and the bearing rod are symmetrically distributed about the central axis of the bearing beam, and the displacement threaded sleeve extends outward through the limiting slide groove;

[0011] A welding adjustment assembly is slidably connected to the inner wall of the welding mounting seat and is used to adjust the welding height;

[0012] A welding assembly, fixedly connected to the bottom wall of the welding adjustment assembly, used for welding metal workpieces;

[0013] A collecting assembly, slidably connected to the inner wall of the cleaning mounting seat, for collecting metal debris;

[0014] The cleaning component is fixedly connected to the bottom wall of the collecting component and is used for cleaning metal debris.

[0015] As a preferred technical solution of the utility model, the welding adjustment assembly includes a lifting motor fixedly connected to the inner wall of the welding mounting seat, a lifting screw fixedly connected to the output end of the lifting motor, a lifting threaded sleeve threadedly connected to the outer wall of the lifting screw, and a welding lifting seat slidably connected to the inner wall of the welding mounting seat, and the lifting threaded sleeve drives the welding lifting seat to move up and down.

[0016] As a preferred technical solution of the utility model, the welding assembly includes a friction stir welding machine fixedly connected to the bottom wall of the welding lifting seat and a welding head rotatably connected to the bottom wall of the friction stir welding machine.

[0017] As a preferred technical solution of the utility model, the collection assembly includes a lifting hydraulic cylinder fixedly connected to the inner wall of the cleaning mounting seat, a cleaning lifting seat slidably connected to the inner wall of the cleaning mounting seat, a displacement hydraulic cylinder slidably connected to the side wall of the cleaning lifting seat, a recovery seat slidably connected to the inner wall of the cleaning lifting seat, an exhaust hole opened on the top wall of the recovery seat, and a fan fixedly connected to the side wall of the recovery seat.

[0018] As an optimal technical solution of the utility model, the cleaning assembly includes a cleaning seat fixedly connected to the bottom wall of the recovery seat, a clamping motor fixedly connected to the inner wall of the cleaning seat, a connecting rod fixedly connected to the output end of the clamping motor, and an electric roller brush fixedly connected to the inner wall of the connecting rod. The electric roller brush is symmetrical about the center axis of the cleaning seat, and the electric roller brush moves along the inner wall of the slide groove inside the cleaning seat.

[0019] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0020] In the solution of the utility model:

[0021] 1. The height of the cleaning lifting seat is adjusted to a position below the welding head by the lifting hydraulic cylinder, and the displacement hydraulic cylinder is controlled to push the recovery seat to move, and the cleaning seat is moved to the bottom of the welding head. The clamping motor and the electric roller brush are started to clamp and clean the welding head, and the fan is turned on at the same time to blow the cleaned metal debris into the recovery seat, so as to achieve clean and efficient cleaning, and solve the problem that the top of the waste collection component in the prior art is open-designed, and when the cleaning component is used to clean the stir friction welding head, the rotating operation of the cleaning brush will cause the residual debris to splash, resulting in a reduced collection effect of the residual debris;

[0022] 2. The displacement screw is driven to rotate by the displacement motor, so that the displacement screw drives the displacement thread sleeve, the welding mounting seat and the cleaning mounting seat to move along the axis direction of the load-bearing beam, thereby avoiding interference between the cleaning component and the welding component during movement. This solves the problem in the prior art that the cleaning component is set on the moving axis of the mounting seat, and when the position of the stir friction welding head is adjusted, the cleaning component will interfere with the movement trajectory of the stir friction welding head, thereby shortening the movement stroke of the stir friction welding head. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] Figure 1 This is one of the overall structural schematic diagrams of an auxiliary transfer device for stir friction welding provided by the utility model;

[0024] Figure 2 The second overall structural schematic diagram of an auxiliary transfer device for friction stir welding provided by the utility model;

[0025] Figure 3 This is one of the cross-sectional structural schematic diagrams of an auxiliary transfer device for friction stir welding provided by the utility model;

[0026] Figure 4 The second schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of an auxiliary transfer device for stir friction welding provided by the utility model.

[0027] Indicated in the figure:

[0028] 1. Load-bearing beam; 11. Limiting slide; 2. Displacement motor; 21. Displacement screw; 22. Load-bearing rod; 23. Displacement threaded sleeve; 24. Welding mounting seat; 25. Cleaning mounting seat; 3. Lifting motor; 31. Lifting screw; 32. Welding lifting seat; 33. Lifting threaded sleeve; 4. Friction stir welding machine; 41. Welding head; 5. Cleaning lifting seat; 51. Lifting hydraulic cylinder; 52. Displacement hydraulic cylinder; 53. Recovery seat; 54. Exhaust hole; 55. Fan; 6. Cleaning seat; 61. Clamping motor; 62. Linking rod; 63. Electric roller brush. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] To make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the embodiment of the utility model clearer, the technical solution in the embodiment of the utility model will be described clearly and completely in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiment is a part of the embodiment of the utility model, not all of the embodiments.

[0030] like Figure 1 , Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown, this embodiment provides an auxiliary transfer device for stir friction welding, including a bearing beam 1 and a limiting slide groove 11 opened on the side wall of the bearing beam 1, and also includes:

[0031] A displacement assembly is fixedly connected to the side wall of the bearing beam 1 and is used for lateral adjustment of the welding position, wherein the displacement assembly includes a displacement motor 2 fixedly connected to the side wall of the bearing beam 1, a displacement screw 21 fixedly connected to the output end of the displacement motor 2, a displacement threaded sleeve 23 threadedly connected to the outer wall of the displacement screw 21, a bearing rod 22 fixedly connected to the inner wall of the bearing beam 1, a welding mounting seat 24 fixedly connected to the outer wall of the displacement threaded sleeve 23, and a cleaning mounting seat 25 fixedly connected to the outer wall of the displacement threaded sleeve 23. The limiting slide 11 and the bearing rod 22 are symmetrically distributed about the central axis of the bearing beam 1. The displacement threaded sleeve 23 extends outward through the limiting slide 11. The displacement motor 2 is started, and the displacement screw 21 is driven to rotate by the displacement motor 2. The displacement screw drives the displacement threaded sleeve 23, the welding mounting seat 24 and the cleaning mounting seat 25 to move along the axis direction of the bearing beam 1 to complete the lateral adjustment of the welding position before stir friction welding.

[0032] A welding adjustment assembly, slidably connected to the inner wall of the welding mounting seat 24, for adjusting the welding height;

[0033] A welding assembly, fixedly connected to the bottom wall of the welding adjustment assembly, used for welding metal workpieces;

[0034] A collecting assembly, slidably connected to the inner wall of the cleaning mounting seat 25, for collecting metal debris;

[0035] The cleaning component is fixedly connected to the bottom wall of the collecting component and is used for cleaning metal debris.

[0036] like Figure 1 and Figure 3 As shown, as a preferred embodiment, on the basis of the above method, further, the welding adjustment component includes a lifting motor 3 fixedly connected to the inner wall of the welding mounting seat 24, a lifting screw 31 fixedly connected to the output end of the lifting motor 3, a lifting threaded sleeve 33 threadedly connected to the outer wall of the lifting screw 31, and a welding lifting seat 32 slidably connected to the inner wall of the welding mounting seat 24, the lifting threaded sleeve 33 drives the welding lifting seat 32 to move up and down, the lifting motor 3 is started to drive the lifting screw 31 to rotate, the lifting screw 31 drives the lifting threaded sleeve 33 and the welding lifting seat 32 to move up and down along the inner wall of the welding mounting seat 24 to complete the height adjustment of the friction stir welding.

[0037] like Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, as a preferred embodiment, on the basis of the above method, further, the welding assembly includes a stir friction welding machine 4 fixedly connected to the bottom wall of the welding lifting seat 32 and a welding head 41 rotatably connected to the bottom wall of the stir friction welding machine 4. The friction stir welding machine is started to drive the welding head 41 to rotate to weld the metal workpiece, thereby completing the friction stir welding of the metal workpiece.

[0038] like Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown, as a preferred embodiment, on the basis of the above method, further, the collecting component includes a lifting hydraulic cylinder 51 fixedly connected to the inner wall of the cleaning mounting seat 25, a cleaning lifting seat 5 slidably connected to the inner wall of the cleaning mounting seat 25, a displacement hydraulic cylinder 52 slidably connected to the side wall of the cleaning lifting seat 5, a recovery seat 53 slidably connected to the inner wall of the cleaning lifting seat 5, an exhaust hole 54 opened on the top wall of the recovery seat 53 and a fan 55 fixedly connected to the side wall of the recovery seat 53, and the welding head 41 is reset by moving the welding lifting seat 32 up and down, and the lifting hydraulic cylinder 51 is started. The lifting hydraulic cylinder 51 pushes the cleaning lifting seat 5 to move up and down along the inner wall of the cleaning mounting seat 25, and the horizontal height of the cleaning lifting seat 5 is adjusted to be lower than the welding head 41, and then the displacement hydraulic cylinder 52 is started to push the recovery seat 53 to move along the inner wall of the cleaning lifting seat 5, so that the cleaning seat 6 is located directly below the welding head 41, completing the preparation work before cleaning, and finally the cleaning lifting seat 5 is lifted so that the welding head 41 is located between the electric roller brush 63, and the fan 55 is started at the same time.

[0039] like Figure 2 , Figure 3 and Figure 4As shown, as a preferred embodiment, on the basis of the above-mentioned method, further, the cleaning component includes a cleaning seat 6 fixedly connected to the bottom wall of the recovery seat 53, a clamping motor 61 fixedly connected to the inner wall of the cleaning seat 6, a connecting rod 62 fixedly connected to the output end of the clamping motor 61, and an electric roller brush 63 fixedly connected to the inner wall of the connecting rod 62. The electric roller brush 63 is symmetrical about the center axis of the cleaning seat 6, and the electric roller brush 63 moves along the inner wall of the internal slide groove of the cleaning seat 6. The clamping motor 61 and the electric roller brush 63 are started, and the clamping motor 61 drives the connecting rod 62 to pull the electric roller brush 63 to clamp and clean the welding head 41.

[0040] Specifically, when the device is in use: the displacement motor 2 is started, and the displacement screw 21 is driven to rotate by the displacement motor 2, and the displacement screw drives the displacement threaded sleeve 23, the welding mounting seat 24 and the cleaning mounting seat 25 to move along the axis direction of the bearing beam 1, so as to complete the lateral adjustment of the welding position before the friction stir welding, the lifting motor 3 is started to drive the lifting screw 31 to rotate, and the lifting screw 31 drives the lifting threaded sleeve 33 and the welding lifting seat 32 to move up and down along the inner wall of the welding mounting seat 24 to complete the height adjustment of the friction stir welding, and the friction stir welding machine is started to drive the welding head 41 to rotate to weld the metal workpiece, and after completing the friction stir welding of the metal workpiece, the welding head 41 is reset by moving the welding lifting seat 32 up and down, and the lifting hydraulic cylinder 51 is started. 51 pushes the cleaning lifting seat 5 to move up and down along the inner wall of the cleaning mounting seat 25, adjusts the horizontal height of the cleaning lifting seat 5 to be lower than the welding head 41, and then starts the displacement hydraulic cylinder 52 to push the recovery seat 53 to move along the inner wall of the cleaning lifting seat 5, so that the cleaning seat 6 is located directly below the welding head 41, completing the preparation work before cleaning, and finally lifts the cleaning lifting seat 5 so that the welding head 41 is located between the electric roller brush 63, starts the clamping motor 61 and the electric roller brush 63, and the clamping motor 61 drives the connecting rod 62 to pull the electric roller brush 63 to clamp and clean the welding head 41, and starts the fan 55 at the same time to blow the cleaned metal debris into the recovery seat 53, completing the cleaning of the welding head 41, ensuring the quality of cleaning while avoiding interference between the cleaning component and the welding component during movement.

[0041] All technical features in this embodiment can be freely combined according to actual needs.

[0042] The above embodiments are preferred implementation schemes of the present invention. In addition, the present invention can also be implemented in other ways. Any obvious replacement without departing from the concept of the present technical solution is within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An auxiliary transport device for friction stir welding, comprising a bearing beam (1) and a limiting slide groove (11) provided on a side wall of the bearing beam (1), and further comprising: A displacement assembly, fixedly connected to the side wall of the bearing beam (1), and used for lateral adjustment of the welding position, wherein the displacement assembly comprises a displacement motor (2) fixedly connected to the side wall of the bearing beam (1), a displacement screw (21) fixedly connected to the output end of the displacement motor (2), a displacement threaded sleeve (23) threadedly connected to the outer wall of the displacement screw (21), a bearing rod (22) fixedly connected to the inner wall of the bearing beam (1), a welding mounting seat (24) fixedly connected to the outer wall of the displacement threaded sleeve (23), and a cleaning mounting seat (25) fixedly connected to the outer wall of the displacement threaded sleeve (23), wherein the limiting slide groove (11) and the bearing rod (22) are symmetrically distributed about the central axis of the bearing beam (1), and the displacement threaded sleeve (23) passes through the limiting slide groove (11) and extends outward; A welding adjustment assembly, slidably connected to the inner wall of the welding mounting seat (24) and used for adjusting the welding height; A welding assembly, fixedly connected to the bottom wall of the welding adjustment assembly, used for welding metal workpieces; A collecting assembly, slidably connected to the inner wall of the cleaning mounting seat (25), for collecting metal debris; The cleaning component is fixedly connected to the bottom wall of the collecting component and is used for cleaning metal debris.

2. The auxiliary transport equipment for friction stir welding according to claim 1, characterized in that: The welding adjustment assembly comprises a lifting motor (3) fixedly connected to the inner wall of a welding mounting seat (24), a lifting screw (31) fixedly connected to the output end of the lifting motor (3), a lifting threaded sleeve (33) threadedly connected to the outer wall of the lifting screw (31), and a welding lifting seat (32) slidably connected to the inner wall of the welding mounting seat (24), wherein the lifting threaded sleeve (33) drives the welding lifting seat (32) to move up and down.

3. The auxiliary transport equipment for friction stir welding according to claim 1, characterized in that: The welding assembly comprises a friction stir welding machine (4) fixedly connected to the bottom wall of a welding lifting seat (32) and a welding head (41) rotatably connected to the bottom wall of the friction stir welding machine (4).

4. The auxiliary transport equipment for friction stir welding according to claim 1, characterized in that: The collecting assembly comprises a lifting hydraulic cylinder (51) fixedly connected to the inner wall of a cleaning mounting seat (25), a cleaning lifting seat (5) slidably connected to the inner wall of the cleaning mounting seat (25), a displacement hydraulic cylinder (52) slidably connected to the side wall of the cleaning lifting seat (5), a recovery seat (53) slidably connected to the inner wall of the cleaning lifting seat (5), an exhaust hole (54) provided on the top wall of the recovery seat (53), and a fan (55) fixedly connected to the side wall of the recovery seat (53).

5. The auxiliary transport equipment for friction stir welding according to claim 4, characterized in that: The cleaning assembly comprises a cleaning seat (6) fixedly connected to the bottom wall of the recovery seat (53), a clamping motor (61) fixedly connected to the inner wall of the cleaning seat (6), a linkage rod (62) fixedly connected to the output end of the clamping motor (61), and an electric roller brush (63) fixedly connected to the inner wall of the linkage rod (62), wherein the electric roller brush (63) is symmetrical about the center axis of the cleaning seat (6), and the electric roller brush (63) moves along the inner wall of the inner slide groove of the cleaning seat (6).

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  • Auxiliary transfer equipment for friction stir welding

    CN116900469A