Lantern framework forming device
By designing a lantern skeleton forming device including support frame, cylinder, push rod, fixture assembly, welding gun and forming assembly, the problem of cumbersome and labor-consuming lantern skeleton forming process in the prior art is solved, and the automatic butt and welding of thin pipes and metal rings is realized, and production efficiency is improved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202421421416.6
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-06-21
- Publication Date
- 2025-04-15
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-06-21
AI Technical Summary
The existing lantern skeleton molding process is cumbersome, consuming a lot of manpower, affecting production efficiency.
A lantern skeleton forming device is designed, including support frame, cylinder, push rod, fixture assembly, welding gun and forming assembly. Through automatic cutting, metal ring butt and welding, the automatic butt and welding of thin pipes and metal rings are realized.
Automatic butt and welding of thin pipes and metal rings is realized, saving manpower and improving the production efficiency of lantern skeletons.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to the field of lantern production, in particular to a lantern frame forming device. Background Art
[0002] Lanterns, as a traditional lighting tool and decorative item, originated in China and have a long history of more than two thousand years, dating back to the Western Han Dynasty. The skeleton of a lantern is the part that constitutes the basic framework of the lantern structure. It is a key component that supports the entire shape of the lantern and maintains its form. The skeleton design can be simple or complex.
[0003] The existing lantern frame forming method is usually to manually connect the bent thin tube with the metal ring, and then use a welding gun to weld the joint between the thin tube and the metal ring. However, this method is cumbersome and labor-intensive, which affects the production efficiency of the lantern frame.
[0004] Therefore, it is necessary to design a lantern frame forming device that can automatically cut thin tubes and connect them with metal rings, and can weld the joints between the thin tubes and the metal rings, thereby saving manpower and improving the production efficiency of the lantern frame. Utility Model Content
[0005] In order to overcome the shortcomings of existing lantern frame forming, which is cumbersome to operate, consumes manpower and affects the production efficiency of the lantern frame, the utility model provides a lantern frame forming device which can automatically cut thin pipes and connect them with metal rings, and can weld the joints between the thin pipes and the metal rings, thereby saving manpower and improving the production efficiency of the lantern frame.
[0006] The technical implementation scheme of the utility model is: a lantern frame forming device, including a support frame, a first cylinder, a push rod, a clamp assembly, a welding gun and a forming assembly, the upper part of the support frame is connected to two left and right first cylinders, the telescopic ends of the first cylinders are provided with fixed rings, the fixed rings are rotatably connected to push rods, the push rods are slidably and rotatably connected to the support frame, the push rods are provided with clamp assemblies, the front and rear parts of the support frame are slidably connected to the left and right welding guns, and a forming assembly is provided in the middle of the support frame.
[0007] In a preferred embodiment of the utility model, the clamp assembly includes an upper clamp block, a lower clamp block, a spring and a guide column. The inner sides of the front and rear parts of the push rod are connected to the upper clamp blocks, the push rod is slidably connected to the front and rear guide columns, the upper sides of the guide columns are connected to the lower clamp blocks, and the lower clamp blocks are connected to the adjacent guide columns with springs.
[0008] In a preferred embodiment of the utility model, the forming assembly includes a bracket, a second motor, a rotating block, an extension block, a rotating wheel and a second cylinder. The bracket is slidably connected to the front middle part of the support frame, and the bracket is also connected to the rear middle part of the support frame. The front upper front side of the front bracket is connected to the second motor, and the upper part of the bracket is rotatably connected to the rotating block. The front rotating block is connected to the output shaft of the second motor, and four extension blocks are slidably connected to the rotating block. The inner side of the rotating block is rotatably connected to the rotating wheel, and the extension blocks are slidably connected to the adjacent rotating wheels. The second cylinder is connected to the front side of the lower part of the support frame, and the telescopic end of the second cylinder is connected to the front bracket.
[0009] In a preferred embodiment of the utility model, it also includes a first motor, a feeding wheel and a feeding plate. The left and right parts of the support frame are connected to the front and rear feeding plates. The middle part of the front feeding plate is connected to the first motor. A rotating shaft is provided on the output shaft of the first motor. The rotating shaft is rotatably connected to the adjacent feeding plate at the rear. The front and rear parts of the rotating shaft are connected to the feeding wheels.
[0010] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the outer portion of the blanking plate is L-shaped.
[0011] In a preferred embodiment of the utility model, gears and racks are also included. The front sides of the push rods are connected to gears, and the front sides of the left and right parts of the support frame are connected to racks, and the racks are meshed with adjacent gears.
[0012] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following advantages: the utility model rotates the unloading wheel to make the thin tube be knocked off, and the gear rotates to drive the push rod to rotate to clamp the thin tube, and the first cylinder drives the push rod to move inward, and the thin tube is welded to the metal ring by the welding gun, so that the thin tube can be automatically unloaded and connected with the metal ring, and the connection between the thin tube and the metal ring can be welded, which saves manpower and improves the production efficiency of the lantern frame. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0013] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the utility model.
[0014] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of the utility model.
[0015] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of a first partial three-dimensional structure of the utility model.
[0016] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of a second partial three-dimensional structure of the utility model.
[0017] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the third partial three-dimensional structure of the utility model.
[0018] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the fourth partial three-dimensional structure of the utility model.
[0019] The markings of the components in the accompanying drawings are as follows: 1. support frame, 2. first motor, 3. unloading wheel, 4. unloading plate, 5. first cylinder, 6. push rod, 7. clamp assembly, 70. upper clamp block, 71. lower clamp block, 72. spring, 73. guide column, 8. gear, 9. rack, 10. welding gun, 11. forming assembly, 110. bracket, 111. second motor, 112. rotating block, 113. expansion block, 114. rotating wheel, 115. second cylinder. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0020] First of all, it should be pointed out that in the different described embodiments, the same parts are provided with the same reference numerals or the same component names, wherein the disclosure contained in the entire description can be transferred to the same parts with the same reference numerals or the same component names. Selected positional descriptions in the description, such as top, bottom, lateral, etc., also refer to the directly described and shown figures and are transferred to the new positions in the case of a change in position.
[0021] A lantern frame forming device, such as Figure 1-Figure 6 As shown, it includes a support frame 1, a first motor 2, a feed wheel 3, a feed plate 4, a first cylinder 5, a push rod 6, a fixture assembly 7, a gear 8, a rack 9, a welding gun 10 and a forming assembly 11. The left and right parts of the support frame 1 are connected to the front and rear feed plates 4. The outside of the feed plate 4 is L-shaped. The middle part of the front feed plate 4 is connected to the first motor 2. The output shaft of the first motor 2 is provided with a rotating shaft, which is rotatably connected to the adjacent feed plate 4 at the rear. The front and rear parts of the rotating shaft are connected to the feed wheel 3. 1 is connected to the upper part with left and right first cylinders 5, and the telescopic ends of the first cylinders 5 are provided with fixed rings, and the fixed rings are rotatably connected with push rods 6, and the push rods 6 are slidably and rotatably connected with the support frame 1. The push rods 6 are provided with clamp components 7, and the front sides of the push rods 6 are connected with gears 8. The front sides of the left and right parts of the support frame 1 are connected with racks 9, and the racks 9 are meshed with the adjacent gears 8. The front and rear parts of the support frame 1 are slidably connected with left and right welding guns 10, and the middle part of the support frame 1 is provided with a molding component 11.
[0022] like Figure 1 , Figure 3 and Figure 5 As shown, the clamp assembly 7 includes an upper clamp block 70, a lower clamp block 71, a spring 72 and a guide column 73. The upper clamp block 70 is connected to the inner sides of the front and rear parts of the push rod 6. The push rod 6 is slidably connected to two front and rear guide columns 73. The upper sides of the guide columns 73 are connected to the lower clamp blocks 71. The lower clamp blocks 71 are connected to the adjacent guide columns 73 with springs 72.
[0023] like Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 3 and Figure 6 As shown, the forming assembly 11 includes a bracket 110, a second motor 111, a rotating block 112, an expansion block 113, a rotating wheel 114 and a second cylinder 115. The bracket 110 is slidably connected to the front middle part of the support frame 1, and the bracket 110 is also connected to the rear middle part of the support frame 1. The front upper front side of the front bracket 110 is connected to the second motor 111, and the upper part of the bracket 110 is rotatably connected to the rotating block 112, and the front rotating block 112 is connected to the output shaft of the second motor 111. Four expansion blocks 113 are slidably connected to the rotating block 112, and the inner side of the rotating block 112 is rotatably connected to the rotating wheel 114, and the expansion blocks 113 are slidably connected to the adjacent rotating wheels 114. The second cylinder 115 is connected to the front lower part of the support frame 1, and the telescopic end of the second cylinder 115 is connected to the front bracket 110.
[0024] When using the device, first place the support frame 1 in the lantern frame making area, then place the thin pipe between two adjacent blanking plates 4, then put the metal ring on the expansion block 113, and then rotate the rotating wheel 114 to make the expansion block 113 slide outward to clamp the metal ring, then start the first motor 2 to drive the blanking wheel 3 to rotate, so that a thin pipe is knocked off, then turn off the motor, and then start the first cylinder 5 to drive the fixed ring to move outward, so that the push rod 6 moves outward, and when the gear 8 and the rack 9 mesh with each other, the gear 8 rotates, driving the push rod 6 to rotate, so that the lower clamping block 71 contacts the thin pipe, so that the guide column 73 moves, and the spring 72 shrinks and rebounds, and the thin pipe is clamped by the upper clamping block 70 and the lower clamping block 71. Hold, then start the first cylinder 5 in reverse, drive the fixed ring to move inward, make the push rod 6 move inward, make the thin tube contact the metal ring, and then weld the thin tube to the metal ring through the welding gun 10, and then start the second motor 111 to drive the rotating block 112 to rotate, and repeat the above operation to weld other thin tubes to the metal ring, so that the thin tube can be automatically cut and connected with the metal ring, and the connection between the thin tube and the metal ring can be welded, which saves manpower and improves the production efficiency of the lantern frame. After welding, start the second cylinder 115 to drive the front bracket 110 to move, so that the thin tube is bent, and then the lantern frame is formed, and then the lantern frame is taken out, and the next metal ring to be made is clamped on the expansion block 113.
[0025] Although the present disclosure has been described with respect to only a limited number of embodiments, those skilled in the art having benefit of this disclosure will appreciate that various other embodiments may be designed without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should be limited only by the appended claims.
Claims
1. A lantern frame forming device, characterized in that it includes The invention comprises a support frame (1), a first cylinder (5), a push rod (6), a clamp assembly (7), a welding gun (10) and a molding assembly (11). The upper part of the support frame (1) is connected to two left and right first cylinders (5). The telescopic ends of the first cylinders (5) are each provided with a fixing ring. The fixing ring is rotatably connected to a push rod (6). The push rod (6) is slidably and rotatably connected to the support frame (1). The push rod (6) is provided with a clamp assembly (7). The front and rear parts of the support frame (1) are slidably connected to two left and right welding guns (10). The middle part of the support frame (1) is provided with a molding assembly (11).
2. A lantern frame forming device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The clamp assembly (7) comprises an upper clamp block (70), a lower clamp block (71), a spring (72) and a guide column (73); the inner sides of the front and rear parts of the push rod (6) are both connected to the upper clamp block (70); the push rod (6) is both slidably connected to the front and rear guide columns (73); the upper sides of the guide columns (73) are both connected to the lower clamp blocks (71); and the lower clamp blocks (71) are both connected to the adjacent guide columns (73) with springs (72).
3. A lantern frame forming device according to claim 2, characterized in that the forming The assembly (11) comprises a support (110), a second motor (111), a rotating block (112), an expansion block (113), a rotating wheel (114) and a second cylinder (115); the front middle portion of the support frame (1) is slidably connected to the support frame (110); the rear middle portion of the support frame (1) is also connected to the support frame (110); the front side of the upper portion of the front support frame (110) is connected to the second motor (111); and the upper portion of the support frame (110) is rotatably connected to the rotating block (112). The front rotating block (112) is connected to the output shaft of the second motor (111), the rotating block (112) is slidably connected to four expansion blocks (113), the inner side of the rotating block (112) is rotatably connected to a rotating wheel (114), the expansion blocks (113) are slidably connected to adjacent rotating wheels (114), the front side of the lower part of the support frame (1) is connected to a second cylinder (115), and the telescopic end of the second cylinder (115) is connected to the front bracket (110).
4. A lantern frame forming device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The invention also comprises a first motor (2), a material discharge wheel (3) and a material discharge plate (4); the left and right parts of the support frame (1) are connected to the front and rear material discharge plates (4); the middle part of the front material discharge plate (4) is connected to the first motor (2); a rotating shaft is arranged on the output shaft of the first motor (2); the rotating shaft is rotatably connected to the adjacent material discharge plate (4) at the rear; and the front and rear parts of the rotating shaft are connected to the material discharge wheel (3).
5. A lantern frame forming device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The outside of the blanking plate (4) is L-shaped.
6. A lantern frame forming device according to claim 5, characterized in that: It also includes a gear (8) and a rack (9), the outer front side of the push rod (6) is connected to the gear (8), the front sides of the left and right parts of the support frame (1) are connected to the rack (9), and the rack (9) is meshed with the adjacent gear (8).