Long shaft fork blank local heating and automatic discharging mechanism

By designing an automatic discharge mechanism, the main drive shaft and cylinder are driven by a motor to achieve the lower movement of the lower pressing block, and the pulley outputs the long shaft fork blank, the problem of low manual discharge efficiency in long shaft fork processing is solved, and the discharge efficiency and process stability are improved.

CN222919550UActive Publication Date: 2025-05-30CHANGZHOU LEAP FORGING CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202421512509.X
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-06-28
Publication Date
2025-05-30
Estimated Expiration
2034-06-28

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Technical Problem

During the processing of long shaft forks, workers need to manually pull out the blanks one by one, resulting in low discharge efficiency.

Method used

A local heating automatic discharge mechanism for long shaft fork blanks is designed, including a heating furnace and a down pressure conveying mechanism. The downward pressure conveying mechanism consists of a motor, a main transmission shaft, a cylinder and a pulley. The main transmission shaft is driven to rotate through the motor, driving the cylinder to telescope, realize the lower movement of the lower pressure block, and output the long shaft fork blank with the upper pulley and the lower pulley.

Benefits of technology

Automatic discharge of long-axle fork blanks is realized, discharge efficiency is improved, labor intensity is reduced for workers, and heating temperature abnormalities caused by human factors are avoided, ensuring the stability of the forging process.

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Abstract

The utility model provides a local heating and automatic discharging mechanism for long shaft fork blanks, and belongs to the technical field of long shaft fork machining. Comprising a heating furnace, a base plate is fixedly connected to the bottom end of one side of the heating furnace, a pressing conveying mechanism is arranged at the upper end of the base plate, and the pressing conveying mechanism comprises five sets of vertical plates, a motor and a main transmission shaft. The motor is started to work, the output end of the motor drives the main transmission shaft and the first gear to rotate, further drives the second gear to rotate and further drives the moving shaft and the upper pulley to rotate, meanwhile, the multiple sets of air cylinders are started at the same time, and the telescopic ends of the air cylinders extend to promote the lower pressing block to move downwards; the upper pulley is rotationally matched with the lower pulley to output the long shaft fork blank, the long shaft fork blank is further conveyed through the multiple sets of positioning pulleys, discharging operation is completed, and mechanical and automatic production is easy to achieve.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of long shaft fork processing, and particularly relates to a local heating automatic discharging mechanism for a long shaft fork blank. Background Technique

[0002] With the development of forging technology, the quality requirements for forgings are getting higher and higher. Especially for the heating temperature of the blank, it is necessary to avoid the situation of insufficient heating temperature or too high heating temperature. A higher temperature can make the plasticity of the material better, but it will also increase energy consumption and the possibility of surface oxidation. A lower temperature will reduce the forgeability of the material and require greater force to achieve deformation. If the heating temperature is too high or too low, it will lead to poor heat treatment effect and thus affect the product quality. Therefore, it is very important to monitor and control the heating temperature of the blank.

[0003] In the prior art, a Chinese patent with the authorization announcement number CN219945263U discloses an auxiliary bracket for long shaft fork processing, including a bracket assembly, which includes: a bottom plate, the width direction of which is set to be parallel to the axial direction of the workpiece, and a slide rail is arranged on the bottom plate along its length direction; a support frame, which is arranged on the slide rail and is slidably connected thereto; a connecting rod, one end of which is arranged on the support frame through a connecting plate and is slidably connected thereto in the vertical direction, and the connecting rod is arranged along the width direction of the bottom plate; a locking mechanism, which is set to limit the displacement of the connecting plate on the support frame; a bracket, which is vertically arranged and the bottom of which is fixedly connected to the other end of the connecting rod, and the top of the bracket is a groove structure.

[0004] However, in the prior art, after the processing operation of the long shaft fork blank, workers need to manually draw out the long shaft fork blanks one by one to complete the discharging operation, resulting in low discharging efficiency. Therefore, the present application provides a local heating automatic discharging mechanism for long shaft fork blanks to meet the demand. Content of the Utility Model

[0005] The technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to provide a local heating automatic discharging mechanism for long shaft fork blanks to solve the problem that after the processing operation of the long shaft fork blanks, workers need to manually draw out the long shaft fork blanks one by one to complete the discharging operation, resulting in low discharging efficiency as mentioned in the above background technique.

[0006] To solve the above technical problem, the utility model provides the following technical solutions:

[0007] A local heating and automatic discharging mechanism for a long-axis fork blank, comprising: a heating furnace, a bottom plate is fixedly connected to one side bottom end of the heating furnace, a downward pressing and conveying mechanism is arranged on the upper end of the bottom plate, the downward pressing and conveying mechanism includes five vertical plates, a motor and a main transmission shaft, an output end of the motor is fixedly connected to one end of the main transmission shaft, side walls of the main transmission shaft are rotatably connected to the five vertical plates, air cylinders are arranged between every two adjacent vertical plates, upper ends of the four air cylinders are fixedly connected to rotating sleeves, an inner wall of the rotating sleeve is rotatably connected to a fixing rod, outer walls of the fixing rod are fixedly installed on the five vertical plates through connecting ears, telescopic ends of the four air cylinders are fixedly connected to downward pressing blocks, inner parts of the four downward pressing blocks are rotatably connected to moving shafts, one ends of the four moving shafts are fixedly connected to upper pulleys, the other ends of the moving shafts are rotatably connected to limiting plates, inner parts of the four limiting plates are rotatably connected to the main transmission shaft, outer walls of the four moving shafts are fixedly connected to second gears, outer walls of the four second gears are meshed with first gears, inner walls of the four first gears are fixedly installed on outer walls of the main transmission shaft, the limiting plates and the second gears on the same moving shaft are respectively located on two sides of the vertical plate, arc-shaped holes are formed through side walls of the five vertical plates, the four moving shafts are respectively slidably connected to interiors of the arc-shaped holes, two lower pulleys are arranged at lower ends of the four upper pulleys, multiple protrusions are fixedly connected to the upper end of the bottom plate, two ends of the lower pulley are respectively rotatably connected to the two protrusions, the upper pulley and the two lower pulleys are arranged in the same vertical plane, and the second gear and the limiting plate swing synchronously around the central axis of the main transmission shaft.

[0008] Preferably, multiple positioning pulleys are rotatably connected to multiple protrusions on the upper end of the bottom plate.

[0009] Preferably, a mounting rod is fixedly installed on the upper end of the heating furnace, four infrared thermometers are fixedly installed on an outer wall of the mounting rod, four discharging ports are arranged on one side of the heating furnace close to the bottom plate, and positions of the four discharging ports correspond to positions of the four infrared thermometers respectively.

[0010] Preferably, a mounting frame is fixedly connected to the upper end of the bottom plate, and a lower end of the motor is fixed to the mounting frame.

[0011] Preferably, the four first gears are concentrically arranged with the main transmission shaft.

[0012] Preferably, circular chamfers are arranged at edge positions of the upper pulley in contact with the long-axis fork blank.

[0013] Preferably, the three positioning pulleys located in front of the lower pulley are on the same straight line.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has at least the following beneficial effects:

[0015] In the above solution, the motor is started to work. The output end of the motor drives the main transmission shaft and the first gear to rotate, further drives the second gear to rotate, further drives the moving shaft and the upper pulley to rotate. At the same time, multiple groups of cylinders are started simultaneously. The telescopic end of the cylinder extends to cause the lower pressing block to move downward. The rotation of the upper pulley cooperates with the lower pulley to output the long shaft fork blank. Further, the long shaft fork blank is transmitted through multiple groups of positioning pulleys to complete the discharging operation. It is easy to realize mechanized and automated production, with high efficiency, good process repeatability, and at the same time, it also reduces the labor intensity of workers, avoids the abnormal heating temperature caused by human factors, and ensures the stability of the long shaft fork forging process. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] The drawings incorporated herein and constituting a part of the specification illustrate embodiments of the present disclosure and, together with the specification, are further used to explain the principles of the present disclosure and enable those skilled in the relevant art to implement and use the present disclosure.

[0017] Figure 1 It is a schematic three-dimensional structure diagram of the automatic discharging mechanism for local heating of the long shaft fork blank;

[0018] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the lower pressing and conveying mechanism of the automatic discharging mechanism for local heating of the long shaft fork blank;

[0019] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the vertical plate and the limiting plate of the automatic discharging mechanism for local heating of the long shaft fork blank;

[0020] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the second gear and the upper pulley of the automatic discharging mechanism for local heating of the long shaft fork blank.

[0021] [Reference Numerals]

[0022] 1, backing plate; 2, positioning pulley; 3, lower pressing and conveying mechanism; 30, vertical plate; 31, motor; 32, main transmission shaft; 33, fixed rod; 34, first gear; 35, second gear; 36, moving shaft; 37, limiting plate; 38, cylinder; 39, upper pulley; 310, rotating sleeve; 311, lower pulley; 312, arc-shaped hole; 313, lower pressing block; 4, infrared thermometer; 5, mounting rod; 6, heating furnace.

[0023] As shown in the figure, in order to clearly implement the structure of the embodiments of the present invention, specific structures and devices are marked in the figure, but this is only for schematic needs and is not intended to limit the present invention to this specific structure, device, and environment. According to specific needs, those of ordinary skill in the art can adjust or modify these devices and environments, and the adjustments or modifications made are still included within the scope of the appended claims. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

[0024] The following will combine the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments to describe in detail an automatic discharging mechanism for local heating of a long-axis fork blank provided by the present utility model. At the same time, it should be noted here that in order to make the embodiments more detailed, the following embodiments are the best and preferred embodiments. For some well-known technologies, those skilled in the art can also adopt other alternative methods for implementation; moreover, the accompanying drawings are only for more specific description of the embodiments and are not intended to specifically limit the present utility model.

[0025] It should be pointed out that in the specification, when referring to "an embodiment", "embodiment", "exemplary embodiment", "some embodiments", etc., it indicates that the described embodiment may include specific features, structures or characteristics, but not necessarily every embodiment includes such specific features, structures or characteristics. Additionally, when combining embodiments to describe specific features, structures or characteristics, implementing such features, structures or characteristics in combination with other embodiments (whether explicitly described or not) should be within the knowledge of those skilled in the relevant art.

[0026] Generally, terms can be understood at least in part from their use in the context. For example, at least in part depending on the context, the term "one or more" used herein can be used to describe any feature, structure or characteristic in a singular sense, or can be used to describe a combination of features, structures or characteristics in a plural sense. Additionally, the term "based on" can be understood as not necessarily intended to convey a set of exclusive factors, but rather, at least in part depending on the context, allowing for the existence of other factors that may not be explicitly described.

[0027] Such as Figures 1 - 4As shown in the figure, an embodiment of the utility model provides a local heating and automatic discharging mechanism for a long-axis fork blank, including: a heating furnace 6, a base plate 1 is fixedly connected to the bottom end of one side of the heating furnace 6, a downward pressing and conveying mechanism 3 is arranged on the upper end of the base plate 1, the downward pressing and conveying mechanism 3 includes five vertical plates 30, a motor 31 and a main transmission shaft 32, the output end of the motor 31 is fixedly connected to one end of the main transmission shaft 32, the side wall of the main transmission shaft 32 is rotatably connected to the five vertical plates 30, a cylinder 38 is arranged between every two adjacent vertical plates 30, the upper ends of the four cylinders 38 are fixedly connected with rotating sleeves 310, the inner wall of the rotating sleeve 310 is rotatably connected with a fixed rod 33, the outer walls of the fixed rods 33 are fixedly installed on the five vertical plates 30 through connecting ears, the telescopic ends of the four cylinders 38 are fixedly connected with downward pressing blocks 313, the inside of the four downward pressing blocks 313 are rotatably connected with moving shafts 36, one ends of the four moving shafts 36 are fixedly connected with upper pulleys 39, the other ends of the moving shafts 36 are rotatably connected with limiting plates 37, the inside of the four limiting plates 37 are rotatably connected with the main transmission shaft 32, the outer walls of the four moving shafts 36 are fixedly connected with second gears 35, the outer walls of the four second gears 35 are engaged with first gears 34, the inner walls of the four first gears 34 are fixedly installed on the outer wall of the main transmission shaft 32, the limiting plates 37 and the second gears 35 on the same moving shaft 36 are respectively located on both sides of the vertical plate 30, arc-shaped holes 312 are respectively formed through the side walls of the five vertical plates 30, the four moving shafts 36 are respectively slidably connected to the inside of the arc-shaped holes 312, two lower pulleys 311 are arranged at the lower ends of the four upper pulleys 39, a plurality of protrusions are fixedly connected to the upper end of the base plate 1, the two ends of the lower pulley 311 are respectively rotatably connected to the two protrusions, the upper pulley 39 and the two lower pulleys 311 are arranged vertically in the same plane, the second gears 35 and the limiting plates 37 swing synchronously around the central axis of the main transmission shaft 32. Start the motor 31 to work, the output end of the motor 31 drives the main transmission shaft 32 to rotate, further drives a plurality of first gears 34 to rotate, when the plurality of first gears 34 rotate, they drive the second gears 35 engaged with them to rotate, further drive the moving shafts 36 and the upper pulleys 39 to rotate, and at the same time, by starting a plurality of cylinders 38 at the same time, the telescopic ends of the cylinders 38 extend to cause the downward pressing blocks 313 to move downward. Because the limiting plates 37 have a limiting effect on the first gears 34 and the second gears 35, when the telescopic ends of the cylinders 38 extend, the rotating sleeves 310 rotate around the fixed rods 33 and drive the whole cylinders 38 to rotate, further drive the second gears 35 and the limiting plates 37 to rotate downward. At this time, the moving shafts 36 move along the arc-shaped holes 312, so that the surface of the upper pulley 39 contacts the long-axis fork blank. Further, while the upper pulley 39 rotates, it can cooperate with the lower pulleys 311 to output the long-axis fork blank. Further, the long-axis fork blank is transmitted through a plurality of positioning pulleys 2 to complete the discharging operation.

[0028] As Figures 1 - 4As shown in the figure, multiple groups of positioning pulleys 2 are rotatably connected to the upper ends of multiple raised portions of the backing plate 1. An installation rod 5 is fixedly installed at the upper end of the heating furnace 6. Four infrared thermometers 4 are fixedly installed on the outer wall of the installation rod 5. Four discharge ports are provided on one side of the heating furnace 6 close to the backing plate 1, and the positions of the four discharge ports correspond to the positions of the four infrared thermometers 4 respectively. An installation frame is fixedly connected to the upper end of the backing plate 1. The lower end of the motor 31 is fixed to the installation frame. The four first gears 34 are all concentrically arranged with the main transmission shaft 32. Circular chamfers are provided at the edge positions where the upper pulleys 39 contact the long shaft fork blank. The three positioning pulleys 2 in front of the lower pulley 311 are all on the same straight line. The long shaft fork blank is exported after being heated at the furnace mouth of the heating furnace 6. The long shaft fork blank contacts the surface of the lower pulley 311. Multiple infrared thermometers 4 are provided above the heating furnace 6. The infrared thermometers 4 are started to measure the temperature of the material, and the signal is transmitted to the PLC console. At this time, the device commands how the motor 31 should act according to the signal.

[0029] For the technical solution provided by the present invention, first, the long shaft fork blank is exported after being heated at the furnace mouth of the heating furnace 6. The long shaft fork blank contacts the surface of the lower pulley 311. Multiple infrared thermometers 4 are provided above the heating furnace 6. The infrared thermometers 4 are started to measure the temperature of the material, and the signal is transmitted to the PLC console. At this time, the device commands how the motor 31 should act according to the signal. If the temperature reaches the set process temperature, the motor 31 is started to work. The output end of the motor 31 drives the main transmission shaft 32 to rotate, further driving the multiple first gears 34 to rotate. When the multiple first gears 34 rotate, they drive the second gears 35 meshing with them to rotate, further driving the moving shaft 36 and the upper pulleys 39 to rotate. At the same time, by starting multiple cylinders 38 at the same time, the telescopic ends of the cylinders 38 extend to cause the pressing block 313 to move downward. Because the limiting plate 37 has a limiting effect between the first gear 34 and the second gear 35, when the telescopic end of the cylinder 38 extends, the rotating sleeve 310 rotates around the fixed rod 33 and drives the whole cylinder 38 to rotate, further driving the second gear 35 and the limiting plate 37 to rotate downward. At this time, the moving shaft 36 moves along the arc-shaped hole 312, so that the surface of the upper pulley 39 contacts the long shaft fork blank. Further, while the upper pulley 39 rotates, it cooperates with the lower pulley 311 to output the long shaft fork blank. Further, the long shaft fork blank is transmitted through multiple positioning pulleys 2 to complete the discharging operation, which is easy to realize mechanized and automated production, has high efficiency, good process repeatability, and at the same time reduces the labor intensity of workers, avoids the abnormal heating temperature caused by human factors, and ensures the stability of the long shaft fork forging process.

[0030] The present utility model covers any alternatives, modifications, equivalent methods and solutions made to the essence and scope of the present utility model. In order to enable the public to have a thorough understanding of the present utility model, specific details have been described in detail in the above preferred embodiments of the present utility model. However, those skilled in the art can also fully understand the present utility model without the description of these details.

[0031] The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present utility model. It should be noted that for those of ordinary skill in the art, without departing from the principle of the present utility model, several improvements and refinements can be made, and these improvements and refinements should also be regarded as the protection scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A long-axis fork blank local heating automatic discharging mechanism, characterized in that: include: A heating furnace (6), wherein a backing plate (1) is fixedly connected to the bottom end of one side of the heating furnace (6), and a downward pressing conveying mechanism (3) is provided at the upper end of the backing plate (1); The downward pressure conveying mechanism (3) comprises five groups of vertical plates (30), a motor (31) and a main transmission shaft (32), wherein the output end of the motor (31) is fixedly connected to one end of the main transmission shaft (32), the side walls of the main transmission shaft (32) are rotatably connected to the five groups of vertical plates (30), a cylinder (38) is provided between each two adjacent groups of vertical plates (30), the upper ends of the four groups of cylinders (38) are fixedly connected to a rotating sleeve (310), and the inner wall of the rotating sleeve (310) is rotatably connected to a fixed rod (33), the outer walls of the fixed rods (33) are fixedly mounted with the five sets of vertical plates (30) through connecting ears, the telescopic ends of the four sets of cylinders (38) are fixedly connected with the lower pressing blocks (313), the interiors of the four sets of lower pressing blocks (313) are rotatably connected with the moving shafts (36), one ends of the four sets of moving shafts (36) are fixedly connected with the upper pulleys (39), the other ends of the moving shafts (36) are rotatably connected with the limiting plates (37), the interiors of the four sets of limiting plates (37) are connected with the main transmission The four groups of movable shafts (36) are rotatably connected to each other, the outer walls of the four groups of movable shafts (36) are fixedly connected to the second gear (35), the outer walls of the four groups of second gears (35) are meshed with the first gear (34), the inner walls of the four groups of first gears (34) are fixedly installed with the outer wall of the main transmission shaft (32), the limit plates (37) and the second gear (35) on the same group of movable shafts (36) are respectively located on both sides of the vertical plate (30), and the side walls of the five groups of vertical plates (30) are penetrated by arc holes (312) The four groups of movable shafts (36) are respectively slidably connected to the inside of the arc-shaped hole (312); the lower ends of the four groups of upper pulleys (39) are each provided with two groups of lower pulleys (311); the upper end of the pad (1) is fixedly connected to a plurality of groups of protrusions; the two ends of the lower pulley (311) are respectively rotatably connected to the two groups of protrusions; the upper pulley (39) and the two groups of lower pulleys (311) are vertically coplanar; the second gear (35) and the limit plate (37) swing synchronously with the central axis of the main transmission shaft (32) as the axis.

2. The long-axis fork blank local heating automatic discharging mechanism according to claim 1 is characterized in that: Multiple groups of positioning pulleys (2) are rotatably connected between multiple groups of protrusions on the upper end of the pad (1).

3. The long-axis fork blank local heating automatic discharging mechanism according to claim 1 is characterized in that: A mounting rod (5) is fixedly mounted on the upper end of the heating furnace (6), and four groups of infrared thermometers (4) are fixedly mounted on the outer wall of the mounting rod (5). Four groups of discharge ports are arranged on a side of the heating furnace (6) close to the pad (1), and the positions of the four groups of discharge ports correspond to the positions of the four groups of infrared thermometers (4).

4. The long-axis fork blank local heating automatic discharging mechanism according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The upper end of the pad (1) is fixedly connected to a mounting frame, and the lower end of the motor (31) is fixed to the mounting frame.

5. The long-axis fork blank local heating automatic discharging mechanism according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The four sets of the number one gears (34) are all arranged concentrically with the main transmission shaft (32).

6. The long-axis fork blank local heating automatic discharging mechanism according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The edge positions of the upper pulley (39) that are in contact with the long-axis fork blank are all arranged at circular chamfers.

7. The long-axis fork blank local heating automatic discharging mechanism according to claim 2 is characterized in that: The three groups of positioning pulleys (2) located in front of the lower pulley (311) are all located on the same straight line.

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  • Auxiliary support for long shaft fork machining

    CN219945263U