Multifunctional offline equipment for deep groove ball bearings
By designing a multi-functional downline equipment for deep groove ball bearings, automatic push, direction adjustment, spraying and collection of bearings is realized, the problem of low production efficiency in the existing technology is solved, and the production efficiency of bearing assembly lines is improved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202421798612.5
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-07-26
- Publication Date
- 2025-06-03
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-07-26
AI Technical Summary
The production efficiency of existing bearing assembly lines is low, requiring multiple unloading and loading, with high labor intensity and low manual appearance detection efficiency.
A multi-functional down-line equipment for deep groove ball bearings is designed, including feeding mechanism, direction adjustment mechanism, spraying mechanism and discharge collection mechanism. Through these mechanisms, the bearings are automatically pushed, adjusted, sprayed and collected, and manual operations are reduced.
It realizes fully automatic production of bearings, reduces manual operation strength, improves production efficiency, and completes appearance inspection and anti-rust spraying treatment at one time.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This application relates to the technical field of bearing assembly offline, and in particular to a multi-functional offline device for deep groove ball bearings. Background Art
[0002] At present, after the bearing assembly is completed, most bearing production workshops use platform track type products to go offline, and then manually carry and observe the appearance of the products offline for inspection. After the manual appearance inspection is completed, the bearings need to be sent into a spraying device for rust-proof spraying treatment. The whole process is relatively cumbersome, requiring multiple material unloading and loading operations, with a large labor intensity, low efficiency of manual appearance inspection, and low overall production efficiency.
[0003] Therefore, it is urgent to develop an offline device that can improve production efficiency. Utility Model Content
[0004] The purpose of this application is to provide a multi-functional offline device for deep groove ball bearings to solve the problems raised in the above background art.
[0005] To achieve the above purpose, this application provides a multi-functional offline device for deep groove ball bearings, adopting the following technical solutions:
[0006] A multi-functional offline device for deep groove ball bearings includes a machine base. A material receiving mechanism, an orientation adjusting mechanism, a spraying mechanism, and a discharging and collecting mechanism are arranged on the machine base. The material receiving mechanism is used to push the bearings into the orientation adjusting mechanism. The orientation adjusting mechanism includes an end face type conveying component and a vertical conveying component. The vertical conveying component is arranged below the end face type conveying component. The end face type conveying component includes a conveying table, a first pusher component, a second pusher component, and a turning component. The conveying table is inclined on the machine base. A U-shaped transportation channel is arranged on the conveying table. The U-shaped transportation channel includes an upper horizontal channel, a vertical channel, and a lower horizontal channel that are connected in sequence. The first pusher component is arranged beside the upper horizontal channel. A number of guide rollers are rotatably connected to one side of the vertical channel close to the upper horizontal channel. The turning component and the second pusher component are both arranged on the side of the lower horizontal channel, and the turning component can receive the bearings coming from the vertical channel. The second pusher component is used to push the bearings in the turning component onto the lower horizontal channel. An arc surface for discharging materials is provided at the end of the lower horizontal channel away from the second pusher component.
[0007] The vertical conveying assembly includes a main shaft seat, a secondary shaft seat, a third pusher assembly, a motor, and two conveying shafts. The main shaft seat and the secondary shaft seat are respectively fixed on the machine base. The two conveying shafts are horizontally rotatably connected to the main shaft seat and the secondary shaft seat. The motor is fixed on the main shaft seat and is used to drive the two conveying shafts to rotate. The third pusher assembly is arranged on the main shaft seat. A first guiding frame is connected between the end face type conveying assembly and the vertical conveying assembly. A stop block is arranged on the machine base at the position corresponding to the first guiding frame. The secondary shaft seat has a V-shaped material loading groove;
[0008] The spraying mechanism includes a second guiding frame, a spraying chamber, a guiding plate, a retaining frame, and a nozzle. The spraying chamber is fixed on the machine base. The guiding plate is obliquely arranged through the spraying chamber. Retaining frames are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the guiding plate. A bearing raceway is formed between the two retaining frames on both sides. One end of the second guiding frame is communicated with the guiding plate, and the other end of the second guiding frame is communicated with the V-shaped material loading groove. Nozzles are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the bearing raceway in the spraying chamber;
[0009] The discharging and collecting mechanism is arranged at the end of the guiding plate.
[0010] The material receiving mechanism includes a bracket, a conveyor belt, and a fourth pusher assembly. The bracket is fixed on the machine base. The conveyor belt is arranged on the bracket. The fourth pusher assembly is installed on the bracket, and the fourth pusher assembly can push the bearings on the conveyor belt into the upper cross bar.
[0011] A limit block is arranged on the conveyor belt at the position corresponding to the fourth pusher assembly.
[0012] Preferably, a bearing rotating assembly is further arranged in the spraying mechanism. The bearing rotating assembly includes an upper limit component and a lower driving component. The upper limit component includes a rotating shaft, a cylinder, a transmission block, and two limit rods. The rotating shaft is rotatably connected to the spraying chamber. The cylinder is fixed on the spraying chamber. The transmission block is fixed at the end of the rotating shaft. An adjustment groove is formed on the transmission block. A connecting buckle is fixed on the output shaft of the cylinder, and the connecting buckle is movably connected in the adjustment groove. The two limit rods are fixed on the rotating shaft in a V shape;
[0013] The lower driving component is correspondingly arranged below the upper limit component. The lower driving component includes a conveyor belt, and the conveyor belt is arranged in the middle of the guiding plate.
[0014] By arranging the bearing rotating assembly, the bearings are limited on the conveyor belt by the two limit rods, and the bearings can rotate continuously, thereby improving the spraying uniformity.
[0015] The discharging and collecting mechanism includes a material receiving trough, a fifth pusher assembly, a sixth pusher assembly and a storage box. The material receiving trough is fixed on the machine base, and is arranged at the discharging end of the guiding plate. The fifth pusher assembly is arranged at the end of the material receiving trough. The sixth pusher assembly and the storage box are respectively arranged on both sides of the material receiving trough. The sixth pusher assembly is used to push the bearings on the material receiving trough into the storage box.
[0016] Preferably, in order to ensure that the bearings can roll into the second guiding frame, a seventh pusher assembly is fixed on the side of the second guiding frame away from the spraying chamber.
[0017] Preferably, in order to facilitate the staff to observe the appearance quality of the bearings, a housing frame is further arranged on the top of the machine base, and a top lighting lamp is fixed on the housing frame. The top lighting lamp is arranged on the top of the conveying table, and a bottom lighting lamp is fixed at the bottom of the conveying table. The bottom lighting lamp is arranged on the top of the vertical conveying mechanism.
[0018] The flipping assembly includes a mounting frame, a rotary cylinder and a flipping frame. A semicircular groove is opened at the end of the lower horizontal passage corresponding to the vertical passage. The mounting frame is fixed on the conveying table corresponding to the semicircular groove. The rotary cylinder is fixed on the mounting frame. The flipping frame is fixed on the output shaft of the rotary cylinder. The flipping frame can rotate along the semicircular groove, and a bearing-loading groove is opened in the middle of the flipping frame.
[0019] In summary, the present application includes at least one of the following beneficial technical effects:
[0020] 1. By providing an alignment mechanism, during the process of the bearings coming off the production line, the front and back sides and the outer ring surfaces of the bearings can be displayed, which is convenient for the staff to observe the appearance of the bearings. Moreover, during the whole observation process, there is no need to hold the bearings by hand, which greatly reduces the labor intensity.
[0021] 2. Through the alignment mechanism and the second guiding frame, the bearings are rolled into the spraying mechanism in a vertical state, and the spraying mechanism sprays anti-rust paint on the bearings, realizing full-automatic production.
[0022] 3. After the bearing assembly is completed, the appearance inspection and anti-rust agent spraying of the bearings are realized at one time. There is no need to take the bearings off the production line for inspection and spraying, which greatly improves the production efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0023] Figure 1 It is a schematic structural diagram of the present application embodiment in the state of hiding the housing frame.
[0024] Figure 2 It is a schematic structural diagram of the present application embodiment for showing the material-flipping assembly.
[0025] Figure 3It is a schematic structural diagram of the hidden frame state from different perspectives in the embodiment of the present application.
[0026] Figure 4 It is an exploded structural schematic diagram for embodying the spraying mechanism in the embodiment of the present application.
[0027] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure in the embodiment of the present application.
[0028] Explanation of reference numerals: 1, machine base; 11, frame; 12, top lighting lamp; 13, bottom lighting lamp; 2, material receiving mechanism; 21, bracket; 22, conveyor belt; 23, fourth pusher assembly; 3, end face type conveying assembly; 31, conveying table; 311, upper horizontal bar; 312, vertical bar; 313, lower horizontal bar; 314, guide roller; 32, first pusher assembly; 33, second pusher assembly; 34, turning assembly; 341, mounting frame; 342, rotating cylinder; 343, turning frame; 4, vertical conveying assembly; 41, main shaft seat; 42, auxiliary shaft seat; 43, third pusher assembly; 44, motor; 45, conveying shaft; 5, spraying mechanism; 51, second material guiding frame; 52, spraying chamber; 53, guiding plate; 54, retaining frame; 55, nozzle; 56, rotating shaft; 57, cylinder; 58, transmission block; 59, limiting rod; 6, discharging and collecting mechanism; 61, receiving chute; 62, fifth pusher assembly; 63, sixth pusher assembly; 64, storage box; 7, first material guiding frame; 8, conveyor belt; 9, seventh pusher assembly. Detailed implementation manners
[0029] The following further describes the present application in detail with reference to the attached Figures 1-5 drawings.
[0030] An embodiment of the present application discloses a multifunctional offline equipment for deep groove ball bearings. Referring to Figures 1-5 , it includes a machine base 1. A material receiving mechanism 2, an orientation adjusting mechanism, a spraying mechanism 5 and a discharging and collecting mechanism 6 are arranged on the machine base 1. The material receiving mechanism 2 is used to push the bearings into the orientation adjusting mechanism. The material receiving mechanism 2 includes a bracket 21, a conveyor belt 22 and a fourth pusher assembly 23. The bracket 21 is fixed on the machine base 1. The conveyor belt 22 is arranged on the bracket 21. The fourth pusher assembly 23 is installed on the bracket 21, and the fourth pusher assembly 23 can push the bearings on the conveyor belt 22 into the upper horizontal bar 311. In order to enable the bearings to better enter the upper horizontal bar 311, a limiting block is arranged at the position of the conveyor belt 22 corresponding to the fourth pusher assembly 23;
[0031] Referring to Figure 1 and Figure 2, the direction-changing mechanism includes an end-face conveying component 3 and a vertical conveying component 4. The vertical conveying component 4 is arranged below the end-face conveying component 3. The end-face conveying component 3 includes a conveying table 31, a first pusher component 32, a second pusher component 33 and a turning component 34. The conveying table 31 is inclined and arranged on the machine base 1. A U-shaped conveying channel is arranged on the conveying table 31. The U-shaped conveying channel includes an upper horizontal channel 311, a vertical channel 312 and a lower horizontal channel 313 that are connected in sequence. The first pusher component 32 is arranged beside the upper horizontal channel 311. A plurality of guide rollers 314 are rotatably connected to one side of the vertical channel 312 close to the upper horizontal channel 311. Both the turning component 34 and the second pusher component 33 are arranged on the side of the lower horizontal channel 313, and the turning component 34 can receive the bearings coming from the vertical channel 312. The turning component includes a mounting frame 341, a rotary cylinder 342 and a turning frame 343. A semi-circular groove is opened at the end of the lower horizontal channel 313 corresponding to the vertical channel 312. The mounting frame 341 is fixed on the conveying table 31 corresponding to the semi-circular groove. The rotary cylinder 342 is fixed on the mounting frame 341. The turning frame 343 is fixed on the output shaft of the rotary cylinder 342. The turning frame 343 can rotate along the semi-circular groove. A bearing groove for bearing the bearings is opened in the middle of the turning frame 343. The second pusher component 33 is used to push the bearings in the turning component 34 onto the lower horizontal channel 313. An arc surface for discharging materials is opened at the end of the lower horizontal channel 313 far from the second pusher component 33;
[0032] The vertical conveying component 4 includes a main shaft seat 41, a sub-shaft seat 42, a third pusher component 43, a motor 44 and two conveying shafts 45. The main shaft seat 41 and the sub-shaft seat 42 are respectively and correspondingly fixed on the machine base 1. The two conveying shafts 45 are horizontally rotatably connected to the main shaft seat 41 and the sub-shaft seat 42. The motor 44 is fixed on the main shaft seat 41 and is used to drive the two conveying shafts 45 to rotate. Discs are fixed at the ends of the two conveying shafts 45. The motor 44 drives the two conveying shafts 45 to rotate through a belt. The third pusher component 43 is arranged on the main shaft seat 41. A first guiding frame 7 is connected between the end-face conveying component 3 and the vertical conveying component 4. A stop block is arranged on the machine base 1 at the position corresponding to the first guiding frame 7. The sub-shaft seat 42 has a V-shaped material-loading groove.
[0033] Refer to Figure 3 and Figure 4, the spraying mechanism 5 includes a second material guiding frame 51, a spraying chamber 52, a guiding plate 53, a blocking frame 54 and a nozzle 55. The spraying chamber 52 is fixed on the machine base 1. The guiding plate 53 is inclined and penetrates through the spraying chamber 52. The blocking frames 54 are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the guiding plate 53. A bearing raceway is formed between the two blocking frames 54. One end of the second material guiding frame 51 is communicated with the guiding plate 53, and the other end of the second material guiding frame 51 is communicated with the V-shaped material loading groove. Nozzles 55 are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the bearing raceway in the spraying chamber 52. A bearing rotating assembly is also arranged in the spraying mechanism 5. The bearing rotating assembly includes an upper limiting assembly and a lower driving assembly. The upper limiting assembly includes a rotating shaft 56, a cylinder 57, a transmission block 58 and two limiting rods 59. The rotating shaft 56 is rotatably connected to the spraying chamber 52. The cylinder 57 is fixed on the spraying chamber 52. The transmission block 58 is fixed at the end of the rotating shaft 56. An adjusting groove is formed in the transmission block 58. A connecting buckle is fixed on the output shaft of the cylinder 57, and the connecting buckle is movably connected in the adjusting groove. The two limiting rods 59 are fixed on the rotating shaft 56 in a V shape. The lower driving assembly is correspondingly arranged below the upper limiting assembly. The lower driving assembly includes a conveyor belt 8, and the conveyor belt 8 is arranged in the middle of the guiding plate 53;
[0034] The discharging and collecting mechanism 6 is arranged at the end of the guiding plate 53. The discharging and collecting mechanism 6 includes a material receiving groove 61, a fifth material pushing assembly 62, a sixth material pushing assembly 63 and a storage box 64. The material receiving groove 61 is fixed on the machine base 1. The material receiving groove 61 is arranged at the discharging end of the guiding plate 53. The fifth material pushing assembly 62 is arranged at the end of the material receiving groove 61. The sixth material pushing assembly 63 and the storage box 64 are respectively arranged on both sides of the material receiving groove 61. The sixth material pushing assembly 63 is used to push the bearings on the material receiving groove 61 into the storage box 64.
[0035] Refer to Figure 1 , a seventh material pushing assembly 9 is fixed on the side of the second material guiding frame 51 away from the spraying chamber 52. The seventh material pushing assembly 9 can ensure that the bearings roll into the second material guiding frame 51.
[0036] Refer to Figure 5 , a shell frame 11 is further arranged on the top of the machine base 1. A top lighting lamp 12 is also fixed on the shell frame 11. The top lighting lamp 12 is arranged on the top of the conveying table 31. A bottom lighting lamp 13 is fixed at the bottom of the conveying table 31. The bottom lighting lamp 13 is arranged on the top of the vertical conveying mechanism. The arrangement of the lighting lamps can facilitate the staff to observe the appearance quality of the products.
[0037] The implementation principle of a multifunctional off-line equipment for deep groove ball bearings in an embodiment of this application is as follows:
[0038] The bearing enters the conveyor belt 22 in the material receiving mechanism 2 from the assembly production line. The fourth pusher assembly 23 pushes the bearings onto the upper horizontal lane 311 on the conveyor table 31 in sequence. The first pusher assembly 32 pushes the bearing from the left side of the upper horizontal lane 311. The bearing slides into the turnover frame 343 via the guide roller 314. After the rotary cylinder 342 drives the turnover frame 343 to rotate and adjust the direction, the second pusher assembly 33 pushes the bearing into the lower horizontal lane 313 from the right side and enters the first guide frame 7 from the left side of the lower horizontal lane 313, and then rolls onto the vertical conveyor assembly 4 under its own gravity. The third pusher assembly 43 pushes the bearing towards the second guide frame 51. During this process, the rotating conveyor shaft 45 drives the bearing to rotate. During the above process, the operator can stand on the side to visually observe the two end faces and the outer cylindrical surface of the bearing to detect whether there are defects on the appearance of the bearing;
[0039] The bearing that enters the second guide frame 51 enters the spraying chamber 52 under the action of its own gravity and the thrust of the seventh pusher assembly 9. The cylinder 57 in the upper limit component in the spraying chamber 52 drives two limit rods 59 via the transmission block 58 to clamp the bearing on the conveyor belt 8. The conveyor belt 8 can drive the bearing to rotate continuously. During the rotation of the bearing, the nozzles 55 on both sides spray anti-rust agent on the bearing, and the spraying is relatively uniform. After the spraying is completed, the bearing enters the receiving trough 61 (in order to prevent the bearing from tipping in the receiving trough 61, a cylindrical block is placed in the receiving trough 61). The bearing gradually fills the receiving trough 61. Finally, the sixth pusher assembly 63 neatly pushes the bearing on the receiving trough 61 into the storage box 64.
[0040] The above are all the preferred embodiments of this application, and the protection scope of this application is not limited thereby. Therefore, all equivalent changes made according to the structure, shape, and principle of this application should be covered within the protection scope of this application.
Claims
1. A multifunctional deep groove ball bearing offline equipment, characterized by: The invention comprises a machine base (1), wherein the machine base (1) is provided with a material receiving mechanism (2), a direction adjustment mechanism, a spraying mechanism (5) and a material discharging and collecting mechanism (6), wherein the material receiving mechanism (2) is used to push the bearing into the direction adjustment mechanism, wherein the direction adjustment mechanism comprises an end-face conveying assembly (3) and a vertical conveying assembly (4), wherein the vertical conveying assembly (4) is arranged below the end-face conveying assembly (3), wherein the end-face conveying assembly (3) comprises a conveying platform (31), a first material pushing assembly (32), a second material pushing assembly (33) and a material turning assembly (34), wherein the conveying platform (31) is arranged obliquely on the machine base (1), wherein the conveying platform (31) is provided with a U-shaped transport channel, wherein the U-shaped transport channel comprises a plurality of The invention relates to an upper horizontal channel (311), a vertical channel (312) and a lower horizontal channel (313) which are connected to each other. The first pushing component (32) is arranged beside the upper horizontal channel (311). The vertical channel (312) is rotatably connected to a plurality of guide rollers (314) on one side close to the upper horizontal channel (311). The flipping component (34) and the second pushing component (33) are both arranged on the side of the lower horizontal channel (313). The flipping component (34) can receive the bearing from the vertical channel (312). The second pushing component (33) is used to push the bearing in the flipping component (34) onto the lower horizontal channel (313). The end of the lower horizontal channel (313) away from the second pushing component (33) is provided with an arc surface for unloading. The vertical conveying assembly (4) comprises a main shaft seat (41), a secondary shaft seat (42), a third pusher assembly (43), a motor (44) and two conveying shafts (45); the main shaft seat (41) and the secondary shaft seat (42) are respectively fixed on the machine base (1); the two conveying shafts (45) are horizontally rotatably connected to the main shaft seat (41) and the secondary shaft seat (42); the motor (44) is fixed on the main shaft seat (41) and is used to drive the two conveying shafts (45) to rotate; the third pusher assembly (43) is arranged on the main shaft seat (41); a first material guide frame (7) is connected between the end-face conveying assembly (3) and the vertical conveying assembly (4); a stop block is arranged on the machine base (1) at a position corresponding to the first material guide frame (7); the secondary shaft seat (42) has a V-shaped material loading groove; The spraying mechanism (5) comprises a second material guide frame (51), a spraying chamber (52), a guide plate (53), a baffle frame (54) and a nozzle (55); the spraying chamber (52) is fixed on the machine base (1); the guide plate (53) is obliquely arranged to penetrate the spraying chamber (52); baffle frames (54) are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the guide plate (53); a bearing raceway is formed between the baffle frames (54) on both sides; one end of the second material guide frame (51) is connected to the guide plate (53); the other end of the second material guide frame (51) is connected to the V-shaped material loading trough; nozzles (55) are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the bearing raceway in the spraying chamber (52); The material discharging and collecting mechanism (6) is arranged at the end of the guide plate (53).
2. The multifunctional deep groove ball bearing offline equipment according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The material receiving mechanism (2) comprises a bracket (21), a conveyor belt (22) and a fourth material pushing assembly (23); the bracket (21) is fixed on the machine base (1); the conveyor belt (22) is arranged on the bracket (21); the fourth material pushing assembly (23) is installed on the bracket (21); and the fourth material pushing assembly (23) is capable of pushing the bearing on the conveyor belt (22) into the upper horizontal track (311).
3. The multifunctional deep groove ball bearing offline equipment according to claim 2 is characterized in that: A limiting block is provided on the conveyor belt (22) at a position corresponding to the fourth pushing assembly (23).
4. The multifunctional deep groove ball bearing offline equipment according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The spraying mechanism (5) is also provided with a bearing rotating assembly, the bearing rotating assembly comprising an upper limit assembly and a lower driving assembly, the upper limit assembly comprising a rotating shaft (56), a cylinder (57), a transmission block (58) and two limiting rods (59), the rotating shaft (56) is rotatably connected to the spraying chamber (52), the cylinder (57) is fixed to the spraying chamber (52), the transmission block (58) is fixed to the end of the rotating shaft (56), an adjusting groove is provided on the transmission block (58), a connecting buckle is fixed on the output shaft of the cylinder (57), the connecting buckle is movably connected in the adjusting groove, and the two limiting rods (59) are fixed on the rotating shaft (56) in a V shape. The lower driving assembly is correspondingly arranged below the upper limit assembly, and the lower driving assembly comprises a conveyor belt (8), and the conveyor belt (8) is arranged in the middle of the guide plate (53).
5. The multifunctional deep groove ball bearing offline equipment according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The material discharging and collecting mechanism (6) comprises a material receiving trough (61), a fifth material pushing assembly (62), a sixth material pushing assembly (63) and a storage box (64); the material receiving trough (61) is fixed on the machine base (1); the material receiving trough (61) is arranged at the material discharging end of the guide plate (53); the fifth material pushing assembly (62) is arranged at the end of the material receiving trough (61); the sixth material pushing assembly (63) and the storage box (64) are respectively arranged on both sides of the material receiving trough (61); the sixth material pushing assembly (63) is used to push the bearing on the material receiving trough (61) into the storage box (64).
6. The multifunctional deep groove ball bearing offline equipment according to claim 1 is characterized in that: A seventh material pushing assembly (9) is fixed to a side of the second material guiding frame (51) away from the spraying chamber (52).
7. The multifunctional deep groove ball bearing offline equipment according to claim 1 is characterized in that: A shell frame (11) is also provided on the top of the machine base (1), a top lighting lamp (12) is also fixed on the shell frame (11), the top lighting lamp (12) is arranged on the top of the conveying platform (31), a bottom lighting lamp (13) is fixed on the bottom of the conveying platform (31), and the bottom lighting lamp (13) is arranged on the top of the vertical conveying mechanism.
8. The multifunctional deep groove ball bearing offline equipment according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The material turning assembly comprises a mounting frame (341), a rotating cylinder (342) and a turning frame (343); a semicircular groove is provided at the end of the lower horizontal track (313) corresponding to the vertical track (312); the mounting frame (341) is fixed on the conveying platform (31) corresponding to the semicircular groove; the rotating cylinder (342) is fixed on the mounting frame (341); the turning frame (343) is fixed on the output shaft of the rotating cylinder (342); the turning frame (343) can rotate along the semicircular groove; and a bearing groove for bearing a bearing is provided in the middle of the turning frame (343).