Cast blank pretreatment system

Abstract

The casting blank pretreatment system comprises the robot, the cooling device, the cutting device, the turnover device, the grinding center, the marking machine and other treatment systems, the robot and the grinding center can be controlled through a PLC, full-automatic operation is achieved in the whole process, operation is easy, safety and reliability are achieved, and the whole system is moderate in use cost and convenient to popularize in the later period.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of casting blank processing, in particular to a casting blank preprocessing system. Background Art

[0002] At present, after demoulding, traditional castings need to be manually split, cut the pouring mouth, and grind the mold seam and burrs. The workload is very large, and the grinding process causes flying debris and dust. The working environment is very harsh, and improper operation can easily injure the operator, posing a safety hazard. Although there are products with similar functions to the casting blank pretreatment system, most of them are industrial robots holding grinding tools to work, with limited load and low precision. More importantly, the cost performance is low, making it difficult to promote and popularize on a large scale. Utility Model Content

[0003] The utility model aims to provide a casting blank pretreatment system, aiming to realize full-automatic operation, simple operation, safety and reliability, and facilitate popularization and promotion.

[0004] The technical solution of the utility model is: a casting blank pretreatment system, comprising:

[0005] A robot, wherein the robot is provided with a tool for carrying the casting blank;

[0006] A cooling device, the cooling device is used to cool the casting blank grasped by the robot;

[0007] A cutting device, wherein the cutting device is used to divide the cooled casting blank into required parts;

[0008] A turning device, which is used to turn each part of the cut casting blank to a desired angle;

[0009] A grinding center, which is used to grind each part of the turned casting blank separately;

[0010] A marking machine is used to mark each part of the polished casting blank.

[0011] Optionally, the flipping device includes a rotation drive mechanism, a rotation connection assembly, a pressing assembly and a positioning assembly;

[0012] The rotary drive mechanism drives the rotary connection assembly to rotate an angle;

[0013] The positioning assembly is arranged on the rotating connection assembly and is used to support and position the casting blank;

[0014] The clamping assembly is arranged on the rotating connection assembly and is used for clamping the positioned casting blank.

[0015] Optionally, the rotary drive mechanism includes a drive motor and a reducer; the rotary connection assembly includes a rotating frame, which is connected to the power output end of the reducer; the positioning assembly includes a positioning support member arranged on the rotating frame; the clamping assembly includes a cylinder arranged on the rotating frame, and the power output end of the cylinder is connected to a pressing head for clamping the blank casting.

[0016] Optionally, the cooling device includes a cold water tank, which is connected to a cooling tower for heat exchange and ensuring constant water temperature.

[0017] Optionally, the grinding center includes a workpiece fixture, a pouring gate cutting mechanism and a mold seam grinding mechanism, the workpiece fixture is used to clamp and fix the casting blank, and the pouring gate cutting and mold seam grinding mechanisms are used to perform pouring gate cutting and mold seam grinding on the casting blank, respectively.

[0018] Optionally, the workpiece clamp is a pneumatic clamp.

[0019] Optionally, the flipping device is used to flip each part of the cut casting blank by 180 degrees.

[0020] Optionally, the tooling is installed at the end of the robot, and the tooling includes a positioning mechanism and a clamping mechanism.

[0021] Optionally, the power source of the clamping mechanism is a clamping cylinder.

[0022] Optionally, the marking machine is a laser coding machine, which is used to give traceable information to the product.

[0023] By adopting the above technical solution, the beneficial effects of the present invention are:

[0024] Since this casting blank pretreatment system includes processing systems such as robots, cooling devices, cutting devices, turning devices, grinding centers and marking machines, the robots and grinding centers can be controlled by PLC to achieve full automatic operation throughout the process. The operation is simple, safe and reliable, and the cost of using the entire system is moderate, which is easy to promote in the future. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0025] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of the utility model;

[0026] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of the middle flip device;

[0027] Figure 3 for Figure 2 A structural diagram of the flip mechanism from another perspective;

[0028] As shown in the figure:

[0029] Label name Label name 1 robot 83 Fixed bracket 2 First tooling 84 Positioning support 3 Die Casting Machine 85 cylinder 4 Casting blanks 86 Pressure head 5 Cold water tank 9 Second tooling 6 Cooling Tower 10 Grinding Center 7 Cutting device 11 Pneumatic clamps 8 Flip device 12 Marking Machine 80 Drive motor 13 Unloading roller 81 Reducer 82 Rotating stand DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the utility model more clear, the present invention is further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0031] like Figures 1 to 3 As shown in the figure, a casting blank pretreatment system comprises:

[0032] The robot 1 is provided with a first fixture 2 or a second fixture 9 for carrying the casting blank 4; the first fixture 2 or the second fixture 9 needs to be installed at the end of the robot, and the first fixture 2 or the second fixture 9 includes a positioning mechanism and a clamping mechanism respectively. The power source of the clamping mechanism is a clamping cylinder.

[0033] The cooling device is used to cool the casting blank 4 grasped by the robot 1; the casting blank 4 is taken out of the die-casting machine 3 and its temperature is as high as 300 degrees. Subsequent processing requires cooling, which basically needs to be reduced from 300 degrees to 100 degrees. Specifically, Figure 1 As shown in FIG. 1 , the cooling device includes a cold water tank 5 , which is connected to a cooling tower 6 for heat exchange and ensuring a constant water temperature.

[0034] The cutting device 7 is used to cut the cooled casting blank 4 into required parts; the cutting device is a prior art and will not be described in detail. For example, the casting blank may be a car bogie, and two integrated car bogies are taken out from the die casting machine 3. The cutting device 7 is used to cut the two integrated car bogies into two separate car bogies, and then the subsequent processing steps can be carried out.

[0035] A turning device 8, which is used to turn each part of the cut casting blank 4 to a desired angle;

[0036] The flipping device 8 is used to flip each part of the cut casting blank 4 by 180 degrees. Here, flipping 180 degrees can be turning the casting blank 4 to the reverse side to facilitate the subsequent grinding of the front side by the robot 1.

[0037] like Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown in , preferably, the flipping device 8 includes a rotation drive mechanism, a rotation connection assembly, a clamping assembly and a positioning assembly;

[0038] The rotary drive mechanism drives the rotary connection assembly to rotate an angle;

[0039] The positioning assembly is arranged on the rotating connection assembly and is used to support and position the casting blank 4;

[0040] The clamping assembly is arranged on the rotating connection assembly and is used to clamp the positioned casting blank 4. Figure 3 As shown in , specifically, the rotary drive mechanism includes a driving motor 80 and a reducer 81; the rotary connection assembly includes a rotating frame 82, and the rotating frame 82 is connected to the power output end of the reducer 81; the positioning assembly includes a positioning support 84 (support block) arranged on the rotating frame 82; the pressing assembly includes a cylinder 85 arranged on the rotating frame 82, and the power output end of the cylinder 85 is connected to a pressing head 86 for pressing the casting blank 4. The rotating frame 82 here is installed on a fixed bracket 83, and the fixed bracket 83 is installed on a column or other supporting structure of the system.

[0041] After the above-mentioned flipping, the robot 1 grabs the flipped casting blank 4 through the second tooling 9 and then grinds it.

[0042] A grinding center 10, which is used to grind each part of the turned casting blank 4;

[0043] like Figure 1 As described in the figure, the grinding center 10 includes a workpiece fixture, a pouring gate cutting mechanism and a die seam grinding mechanism, the workpiece fixture is used to clamp and fix the casting blank 4, and the pouring gate cutting and die seam grinding mechanisms are used to perform pouring gate cutting and die seam grinding on the casting blank 4 respectively. The workpiece fixture is a pneumatic fixture 11.

[0044] The marking machine 12 is used to mark each part of the polished casting blank 4. The marking machine 12 is a laser coding machine, which is used to give the product traceable information.

[0045] The marked product is discharged from the discharge roller 13. The above is only a preferred specific implementation of the utility model, but the utility model is not limited thereto. All technicians familiar with the technical field within the technical scope disclosed by the utility model and based on the technical solution of the utility model and the concept of the utility model are within the protection scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. A casting blank pretreatment system, characterized in that: include: A robot, wherein the robot is provided with a tool for carrying the casting blank; A cooling device, the cooling device is used to cool the casting blank grasped by the robot; A cutting device, wherein the cutting device is used to divide the cooled casting blank into required parts; A turning device, the turning device is used to turn each part of the cut casting blank to a required angle; A grinding center, which is used to grind each part of the turned casting blank separately; A marking machine is used to mark each part of the polished casting blank.

2. A casting blank pretreatment system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The flipping device includes a rotary drive mechanism, a rotary connection assembly, a pressing assembly and a positioning assembly; The rotary drive mechanism drives the rotary connection assembly to rotate an angle; The positioning assembly is arranged on the rotating connection assembly and is used to support and position the casting blank; The clamping assembly is arranged on the rotating connection assembly and is used for clamping the positioned casting blank.

3. A casting blank pretreatment system according to claim 2, characterized in that: The rotary drive mechanism includes a drive motor and a reducer; the rotary connection assembly includes a rotating frame, which is connected to the power output end of the reducer; the positioning assembly includes a positioning support member arranged on the rotating frame; the clamping assembly includes a cylinder arranged on the rotating frame, and the power output end of the cylinder is connected to a pressing head for clamping the cast blank.

4. A casting blank pretreatment system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cooling device comprises a cold water tank, which is connected to a cooling tower and is used for heat exchange and ensuring a constant water temperature.

5. A casting blank pretreatment system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The grinding center includes a workpiece fixture, a pouring gate cutting mechanism and a die seam grinding mechanism. The workpiece fixture is used to clamp and fix the casting blank. The pouring gate cutting and die seam grinding mechanisms are used to perform pouring gate cutting and die seam grinding on the casting blank, respectively.

6. A casting blank pretreatment system according to claim 5, characterized in that: The workpiece clamp is a pneumatic clamp.

7. A casting blank pretreatment system according to claim 2, characterized in that: The turning device is used to turn each part of the cut casting blank by 180 degrees.

8. A casting blank pretreatment system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The tooling is installed at the end of the robot, and the tooling includes a positioning mechanism and a clamping mechanism.

9. A casting blank pretreatment system according to claim 8, characterized in that: The power source of the clamping mechanism is a clamping cylinder.

10. A casting blank pretreatment system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The marking machine is a laser coding machine, which is used to give traceable information to the product.

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