Four-gun automatic welding device for hydraulic torque converter assembly

By designing the automatic welding device of the torque converter assembly, the use of adjustable clamping components and cooling system, the complex problems of uneven heating and clamping of the torque converter welded parts are solved, and efficient and excellent quality welding effects are achieved.

CN222818221UActive Publication Date: 2025-05-02SHANDONG HUASHOU TRANSMISSION TECH CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202421760232.2
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-07-24
Publication Date
2025-05-02
Estimated Expiration
2034-07-24

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Technical Problem

In the existing torque converter welding technology, the welded parts are unevenly heated, have large thermal deformation, have low welding qualification rate, and are complex in clamping welded parts of different sizes, which makes the staff workload a lot.

Method used

A four-gun automatic welding device for torque converter assembly is designed, adopting adjustable clamping components and cooling system, adjusting the spacing of the clamping plates through the rotor, and cooling the welded parts are cooled in real time using cooling pipes and metal hoses.

Benefits of technology

It realizes uniform clamping and efficient welding of welded parts of different sizes, reduces the thermal deformation of welded parts, and improves the welding qualification rate and working quality.

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Abstract

The utility model provides an automatic four-gun welding device for a hydraulic torque converter assembly, which belongs to the field of welding and comprises a bottom plate, a welding component is mounted on the bottom plate, a plurality of upright posts are fixedly connected to the lower end face of the bottom plate, a sliding cavity is formed in the bottom plate, an adjusting component is mounted in the sliding cavity, and the upright posts are fixedly connected with the welding component. Two connecting plates are mounted on the adjusting assembly; a clamping assembly; the clamping assembly comprises two sliding grooves formed in the two connecting plates correspondingly, first threaded rods are rotationally connected to the inner walls of the two sliding grooves correspondingly, connecting frames are slidably connected into the two sliding grooves correspondingly, and the two first threaded rods penetrate through the four connecting frames in a threaded mode correspondingly. According to the welding device, welding parts of different sizes can be clamped and fixed, the portability of the device is improved, cooling liquid is conveyed into the cooling pipe, the welding parts are cooled, deformation of the welding parts caused by too high temperature is avoided, and the quality of welding work is improved.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of welding, in particular to a four-gun automatic welding device for a hydraulic torque converter assembly. Background Art

[0002] The torque converter is also called "hydraulic torque converter", "turbine torque converter" or "dynamic hydraulic torque converter". It is a type of hydraulic transmission component, consisting of a pump wheel, a turbine wheel and a guide wheel. During assembly, it is necessary to use corresponding welding equipment for welding.

[0003] At present, conventional MAG welding is usually used for welding torque converters. During welding, the time interval between the heating zone and the non-heating zone is long, which causes serious uneven heating of the welded parts, large thermal deformation, and low welding qualification rate. In addition, the process is complicated when clamping welded parts of different sizes, which increases the workload of the staff. Utility Model Content

[0004] In view of the deficiencies in the prior art, the utility model provides a four-gun automatic welding device for a hydraulic torque converter assembly.

[0005] The embodiment of the utility model provides a four-gun automatic welding device for a hydraulic torque converter assembly, comprising:

[0006] A bottom plate, a welding assembly is installed on the bottom plate, a plurality of columns are fixedly connected to the lower end surface of the bottom plate, a sliding cavity is opened on the bottom plate, an adjustment assembly is installed in the sliding cavity, and two connecting plates are installed on the adjustment assembly;

[0007] The clamping assembly comprises two sliding grooves respectively opened on the two connecting plates, the inner walls of the two sliding grooves are rotatably connected with a first threaded rod, the two sliding grooves are slidably connected with a connecting frame, the two first threaded rods are respectively threaded through the four connecting frames, the four connecting frames are fixedly connected with a clamping plate, the four clamping plates are all arc-shaped, the four clamping plates are opened with cooling grooves, the four cooling grooves are installed with cooling pipes, the two connecting ends of the four cooling pipes are connected with metal hoses, the two connecting plates are rotatably penetrated with a knob, and the two knobs are respectively fixedly connected to the two first threaded rods.

[0008] Furthermore, the adjustment assembly includes two sliding plates sliding in a sliding cavity, the inner wall of the sliding cavity is rotatably connected to a second threaded rod, the second threaded rod threadably penetrates the two sliding plates, two sliding openings are opened on the upper inner wall of the sliding cavity, two connecting rods are slidably connected in the two sliding openings, the four connecting rods correspond to each other one by one, two pairs of connecting rods are respectively fixedly connected to the two connecting plates, the side wall of the bottom plate is fixedly connected to a rotating machine, the output end of the rotating machine rotates through the bottom plate and is fixedly connected to the second threaded rod.

[0009] Furthermore, the welding assembly includes two slide rails fixedly connected to the bottom plate, two gantries are commonly installed on the two slide rails, and two welding device bodies are installed on the two gantries.

[0010] Furthermore, a plurality of the columns are all fixedly connected with cushion blocks.

[0011] Furthermore, handles are fixedly connected to the two knobs.

[0012] Furthermore, the four clamping plates are all affixed with heat conducting sheets.

[0013] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0014] 1. When the rotating machine starts working, the spacing of the connecting plates can be adjusted. After the adjustment is completed, the user places the workpiece to be welded between the clamping plates. Then the user rotates the handle, and the clamping plates move closer to each other to clamp and fix the workpiece to be welded, so that the device can clamp and fix weldments of different sizes, thereby improving the portability of the device.

[0015] 2. During the welding process, the welded parts will generate a lot of heat. At this time, coolant is delivered to the cooling pipe to cool the welded parts, avoiding deformation caused by excessive temperature of the welded parts and improving the quality of the welding work. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 It is a structural stereoscopic schematic diagram of a four-gun automatic welding device for a hydraulic torque converter assembly described in an embodiment of the utility model.

[0017] Figure 2 It is a three-dimensional side view of the structure of a four-gun automatic welding device for a hydraulic torque converter assembly described in an embodiment of the utility model.

[0018] Figure 3 It is a three-dimensional cross-sectional view of a four-gun automatic welding device for a hydraulic torque converter assembly described in an embodiment of the utility model.

[0019] In the above drawings: 1 bottom plate, 2 column, 3 sliding cavity, 4 connecting plate, 5 first threaded rod, 6 connecting frame, 7 clamping plate, 8 cooling pipe, 9 metal hose, 10 sliding plate, 11 second threaded rod, 12 connecting rod, 13 slide rail, 14 gantry, 15 welding device body, 16 rotating machine, 17 cushion block, 18 handle. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] The technical solution of the present utility model is further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0021] like Figure 1-Figure 3 As shown, the embodiment of the utility model provides a four-gun automatic welding device for a torque converter assembly, comprising:

[0022] A bottom plate 1, on which a welding assembly is installed, a plurality of columns 2 are fixedly connected to the lower end surface of the bottom plate 1, and a cushion block 17 is fixedly connected to each of the plurality of columns 2, which improves the stability of the device, a sliding cavity 3 is opened on the bottom plate 1, an adjusting assembly is installed in the sliding cavity 3, and two connecting plates 4 are installed on the adjusting assembly; a clamping assembly; the clamping assembly includes two sliding grooves respectively opened on two connecting plates 4, and first threaded rods 5 are rotatably connected to the inner walls of the two sliding grooves, and connecting frames 6 are slidably connected in the two sliding grooves, and the two first threaded rods 5 are respectively threaded through four connecting frames 6, and the four connecting frames 6 are fixedly connected with clamping plates 7, and the four clamping plates 7 are all arc-shaped, and the four clamping plates 7 are affixed with heat conducting sheets, which improve the thermal conductivity between the welded parts and the clamping plates 7 and the cooling pipes 8, and improve the cooling effect on the welded parts;

[0023] The four clamping plates 7 are all provided with cooling grooves, and cooling pipes 8 are installed in the four cooling grooves. The two connecting ends of the four cooling pipes 8 are connected with metal hoses 9. The two connecting plates 4 are rotatably penetrated with knobs, and the two knobs are respectively fixedly connected to the two first threaded rods 5. The two knobs are fixedly connected with handles 18, which is convenient for users to rotate the knobs, thereby improving the portability of the device;

[0024] The adjusting component includes two sliding plates 10 sliding in the sliding cavity 3, the inner wall of the sliding cavity 3 is rotatably connected with a second threaded rod 11, the second threaded rod 11 threadedly penetrates the two sliding plates 10, the upper inner wall of the sliding cavity 3 is opened with two sliding openings, two sliding openings are slidably connected with two connecting rods 12, the four connecting rods 12 correspond to each other one by one, two pairs of connecting rods 12 are respectively fixedly connected to the two connecting plates 4, the side wall of the base plate 1 is fixedly connected with a rotating machine 16, the output end of the rotating machine 16 rotates through the base plate 1 and is fixedly connected to the second threaded rod 11, the welding component includes two slide rails 13 fixedly connected to the base plate 1, two gantries 14 are jointly installed on the two slide rails 13, two welding device bodies 15 are installed on the two gantries 14, the welding device bodies 15 are prior art and will not be repeated here.

[0025] The detailed working process of the utility model is as follows:

[0026] The user places the device in a designated workplace, and first adjusts the position of the connecting plate 4 according to the position of the workpiece to be welded. At this time, the rotating machine 16 starts to work, and the output end of the rotating machine 16 drives the second threaded rod 11 to rotate, and the sliding plate 10 located on the second threaded rod 11 slides in the sliding cavity 3, and then the spacing of the connecting plates 4 can be adjusted to achieve the adjustment of the spacing of the clamping plates 7. After the adjustment is completed, the user places the workpiece to be welded between the clamping plates 7, and then the user rotates the handle 18, and the handle 18 drives the first threaded rod 5 to rotate, and the connecting frames 6 located on the first threaded rod 5 are close to each other, so that the clamping plates 7 are close to each other to clamp and fix the workpiece to be welded, so that the device can clamp and fix weldments of different sizes, thereby improving the portability of the device. After the fixation is completed, the welding device body 15 starts to weld the weldment. During the welding process, the weldment will generate a lot of heat. At this time, by conveying coolant into the cooling pipe 8, the weldment is cooled in real time to avoid deformation caused by excessive temperature of the weldment, thereby improving the quality of the welding work.

[0027] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solution of the utility model rather than to limit it. Although the utility model has been described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments, ordinary technicians in the field should understand that the technical solution of the utility model can be modified or replaced by equivalents without departing from the purpose and scope of the technical solution of the utility model, which should be included in the scope of the claims of the utility model.

Claims

1. A four-gun automatic welding device for a torque converter assembly, characterized in that: include: A base plate (1), a welding assembly is installed on the base plate (1), a plurality of columns (2) are fixedly connected to the lower end surface of the base plate (1), a sliding cavity (3) is opened on the base plate (1), an adjustment assembly is installed in the sliding cavity (3), and two connecting plates (4) are installed on the adjustment assembly; A clamping assembly; the clamping assembly comprises two sliding grooves respectively opened on two connecting plates (4), the inner walls of the two sliding grooves are rotatably connected with first threaded rods (5), the two sliding grooves are slidably connected with connecting frames (6), the two first threaded rods (5) are respectively threaded through four connecting frames (6), the four connecting frames (6) are fixedly connected with clamping plates (7), the four clamping plates (7) are all arc-shaped, the four clamping plates (7) are opened with cooling grooves, the four cooling grooves are installed with cooling pipes (8), the two connecting ends of the four cooling pipes (8) are connected with metal hoses (9), the two connecting plates (4) are rotatably penetrated with knobs, and the two knobs are respectively fixedly connected to the two first threaded rods (5).

2. The four-gun automatic welding device for a torque converter assembly according to claim 1 is characterized in that: in: The adjustment component comprises two sliding plates (10) sliding in the sliding cavity (3), the inner wall of the sliding cavity (3) is rotatably connected with a second threaded rod (11), the second threaded rod (11) threadedly penetrates the two sliding plates (10), the upper inner wall of the sliding cavity (3) is provided with two sliding openings, two connecting rods (12) are slidably connected in the two sliding openings, the four connecting rods (12) correspond to each other one by one, two pairs of connecting rods (12) are respectively fixedly connected to the two connecting plates (4), the side wall of the bottom plate (1) is fixedly connected with a rotating machine (16), the output end of the rotating machine (16) rotatably penetrates the bottom plate (1) and is fixedly connected to the second threaded rod (11).

3. The four-gun automatic welding device for a torque converter assembly according to claim 1 is characterized in that: in: The welding assembly comprises two slide rails (13) fixedly connected to the base plate (1), two gantries (14) are commonly mounted on the two slide rails (13), and two welding device bodies (15) are mounted on the two gantries (14).

4. The four-gun automatic welding device for a torque converter assembly according to claim 1 is characterized in that: in: A cushion block (17) is fixedly connected to each of the plurality of upright posts (2).

5. The four-gun automatic welding device for a torque converter assembly according to claim 1 is characterized in that: in: The two knobs are both fixedly connected with a handle (18).

6. The four-gun automatic welding device for a torque converter assembly according to claim 2 is characterized in that: in: The four clamping plates (7) are all affixed with heat conducting sheets.