Wire feeder with cleaning function

By designing the cylinder-driven movable blocks and worm gear mechanisms in the wire feeder, the horizontal movement and convenient replacement of the cleaning brush are achieved, which solves the problems of high cleaning costs and poor cleaning effects of the existing wire feeder, and improves the cleaning effect of the welding wire.

CN223012215UActive Publication Date: 2025-06-24JIANGSU GANGCANG NEW MATERIAL TECH CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202421069700.1
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-05-16
Publication Date
2025-06-24
Estimated Expiration
2034-05-16

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Technical Problem

When cleaning welding wires, existing wire feeders have high costs and the brush plate is prone to damage, which affects the cleaning effect.

Method used

A wire feeder with cleaning function is designed, using cylinder drives movable blocks and convex blocks. By sliding the connecting grooves and slides, the horizontal movement of the cleaning brush is realized. Combined with the worm gear and worm mechanism, it is convenient for the replacement and installation of the cleaning brush.

Benefits of technology

It reduces the cost of the cleaning device, simplifies the replacement process of the cleaning brush, improves the cleaning effect of the welding wire, and avoids the risk of the welding wire being disconnected from the cleaning brush.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a wire feeder with a cleaning function, which relates to the technical field of wire feeders and comprises a base, an air cylinder fixed on a fixed frame, a movable plate connected with a movable block and a connecting plate, a fixed rod connected with a sliding block, a connecting rod connected with a through groove and a cleaning brush, a screw rod connected with a driving block, and an L-shaped rod inserted with a fixed groove. A cylinder is started to drive a movable block to move upwards, so that a movable plate drives a cleaning brush on a connecting plate to oppositely move to a proper position, and the cylinder is closed; when the cleaning brush is replaced, a crank is rotated to drive a worm, a worm gear rotates to drive a lead screw to rotate, the lead screw enables a driving block to drive an L-shaped rod to be separated from a fixing groove, and then the cleaning brush is taken out; during installation, the connecting rod is inserted into the through groove, the crank is reversely rotated to enable the L-shaped rod to be inserted into the fixing groove, and replacement is completed. The problem that the cost is high due to the fact that two electric push rods are needed to adjust a brush plate is solved. The brush plate can be replaced conveniently, and the cleaning effect on the welding wires is improved.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of wire feeders, in particular to a wire feeder with a cleaning function. Background Technique

[0002] A wire feeder is a mechanical device used to automatically transport welding wires in welding equipment. It improves the efficiency and quality of welding operations through an automated method. The wire feeder is mainly used in the automatic welding process. It replaces manual operation and stably and continuously feeds the welding wire into the welding area.

[0003] Chinese Patent CN220127816U discloses a resistance adjustment device for a flux-cored wire feeder, including an adjustment box. A top of an inner cavity of the adjustment box is fixedly connected with an adjustment assembly, and a bottom of the adjustment assembly is fixedly connected with an upper concave frame. By setting the adjustment box, the adjustment assembly, the upper concave frame, the upper guide roller, the lower concave frame, the lower guide roller, the flux-cored wire body, the power assembly, and the cleaning assembly, a resistance adjustment device for a flux-cored wire feeder is jointly constructed. Among them, the height of the upper guide roller can be adjusted through the adjustment assembly, and then the extrusion force on the welding wire can be adjusted, thereby adjusting the resistance of the welding wire to avoid the welding wire from becoming loose during the wire feeding process. Through the setting of the power assembly, the lower guide roller on the right side can be driven to rotate, and then the flux-cored wire can be driven to be transported to the right side to complete the wire feeding. Through the setting of the cleaning assembly, the dust adhered to the surface of the flux-cored wire body can be removed.

[0004] In the above patent, the cost is relatively high by setting two electric push rods to adjust the brush plate. After the brush plate has been cleaning the welding wire for a long time, the brush plate will also be damaged to a certain extent by the welding wire, and a large amount of dust will adhere to the brush plate. Since it is inconvenient to replace the brush plate, the cleaning effect on the welding wire is affected. Content of the Utility Model

[0005] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a wire feeder with a cleaning function to solve the problems raised in the above background technique.

[0006] To solve the above technical problems, the present utility model provides the following technical solution: A wire feeder with a cleaning function, comprising: a base, on the top surface of the base, a fixing frame located on the right side of the wire feeding box is fixed, a cylinder is vertically fixed at the center of the fixing frame, a movable block located below the fixing frame is horizontally fixed at the movable end of the cylinder, both ends of the movable block are slidably connected with inclined movable plates, a connecting groove for slidably connecting with a convex block is formed on the side wall of the movable plate close to the movable block, the convex block is fixedly connected with the movable block, sliders for horizontally slidably connecting with the center of the fixing rod are fixed on the left and right walls of the lower end of the movable plate, a connecting plate is vertically fixed on the bottom surface of the movable plate, a through groove for inserting a connecting rod is horizontally formed on the lower side of the center of the connecting plate, a cleaning brush located between the two connecting plates is fixed at one end of the connecting rod, fixing plates are fixed at the left and right ends of the side wall of the connecting plate away from the cleaning brush, a lead screw is horizontally rotatably connected between the two fixing plates, a driving block matching the outer wall of the lead screw is arranged above the through groove, an L-shaped rod is fixed on the bottom surface of the driving block, and one end of the L-shaped rod is inserted into a fixing groove formed on the left wall of the connecting rod.

[0007] Further, the left end of the top surface of the base is fixedly connected with a wire feeding box, the cross section of the fixing frame is U-shaped, the cross section of the movable block is an isosceles trapezoid, and the length of the lower end of the movable block is less than that of the upper end, the inclined surfaces of the convex block and the movable block are fixedly connected, and the cross section of the connecting groove is convex-shaped.

[0008] Further, there are two fixing rods which are parallel to each other, the fixing rods are respectively located on the front and rear sides of the movable plate, both ends of the fixing rods are horizontally fixedly connected with the inner wall of the fixing frame, and a sliding groove for slidably connecting with the slider is horizontally formed at the center of the fixing rod.

[0009] Further, two fixing shafts are horizontally fixedly connected between the fixing frames, the fixing shafts are located in front of the connecting plate and below the fixing rod, and roller shafts are rotatably connected to the outer walls of the fixing shafts.

[0010] Further, the driving block is slidably connected with the connecting plate, the driving block is located on the left side of the connecting rod, a worm gear is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the right end of the lead screw and is located on the right side of the through groove, a worm is horizontally meshed with the outer wall of the worm gear, the worm is located below the worm gear, one end of the worm is rotatably connected with the connecting plate, the other end of the worm is rotatably connected with and passes through a support plate, the cross section of the support plate is L-shaped, and the support plate is fixedly connected with the connecting plate.

[0011] Further, the cleaning brush is in contact with the connecting plate, the centers of the two cleaning brushes and the centers of the two roller shafts are on the same horizontal line, and are also on the same horizontal line as the center of the wire feeding hole on the wire feeding box.

[0012] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects achieved by the present utility model are:

[0013] 1. The utility model starts the cylinder according to the diameter of the welding wire. The moving end of the cylinder moves upward to drive the movable block to move upward. The movable block drives the convex block to slide upward in the connecting groove, so that the movable plates move towards each other. At the same time, the movable plates drive the sliders to slide towards each other in the sliding grooves, and the movable plates also drive the cleaning brushes on the connecting plates to move towards each other to a proper position, and then the cylinder is closed. When the cleaning brush needs to be replaced, turn the crank to drive the worm to rotate, which makes the worm wheel rotate and drives the lead screw to rotate. The lead screw makes the driving block slide leftward on the connecting plate. The driving block drives the L-shaped rod to disengage from the fixed groove, and then takes out the connecting rod on the cleaning brush from the through groove. The principle of removing the other cleaning brush is the same as above. When installing the cleaning brush, insert the connecting rod on the cleaning brush into the through groove, and reverse-rotate the crank to insert the L-shaped rod into the fixed groove to complete the replacement. This solves the problem of high cost caused by the need for two electric push rods to adjust the brush plate, realizes the convenient replacement of the brush plate, and improves the cleaning effect of the welding wire.

[0014] 2. The utility model is fixedly connected by setting a fixed shaft and a fixed bracket, and is rotatably connected between the roller shaft and the fixed shaft. When the welding wire moves, since the outermost periphery of the welding wire reel is higher than the top surface of the cleaning brush, when the welding wire moves, there is a risk that the welding wire at the front end of the cleaning brush will break away from the cleaning brush, which will reduce the cleaning effect. By setting the roller shaft, the welding wire can always be between the two cleaning brushes, ensuring the cleaning effect of the welding wire. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] The drawings are used to provide a further understanding of the utility model, and constitute a part of the specification. Together with the embodiments of the utility model, they are used to explain the utility model, and do not constitute a limitation to the utility model. In the drawings:

[0016] Figure 1 is the left front top view schematic diagram of the wire feeder of the utility model;

[0017] Figure 2 is the top view schematic diagram of the structure on the fixed bracket of the utility model;

[0018] Figure 3 is the utility model Figure 2 The enlarged schematic diagram of the structure of area A in;

[0019] Figure 4 is the partial view of the connection between the movable block and the movable plate of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 5 is the bottom view schematic diagram of the structure on the fixed bracket of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 6 is the utility model Figure 5 The enlarged schematic diagram of the structure of area B in;

[0022] In the figure: 1, base; 2, wire feeding box; 3, fixing bracket; 4, cylinder; 5, movable block; 6, movable plate; 7, connecting groove; 8, connecting plate; 9, cleaning brush; 10, roller shaft; 11, fixed shaft; 12, fixed rod; 13, chute; 14, slider; 15, convex block; 16, fixing plate; 17, lead screw; 18, driving block; 19, worm gear; 20, worm; 21, support plate; 22, connecting rod; 23, L-shaped rod; 24, fixing groove; 25, through groove. Detailed implementation manner

[0023] Next, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

[0024] Please refer to Figures 1 - 6, the present utility model provides a technical solution: a wire feeder with a cleaning function, including: a base 1, on the top surface of the base 1, a fixing frame 3 is fixed on the right side of the wire feeding box 2. Rectangular grooves (not marked in the figure) are opened on the front and rear plates of the fixing frame 3, which is convenient for manually operating the crank (not marked in the figure). A cylinder 4 is vertically fixed at the center of the fixing frame 3. The movable end of the cylinder 4 is horizontally fixed with a movable block 5 located below the fixing frame 3. Both ends of the movable block 5 are slidably connected with inclined movable plates 6. A connecting groove 7 for slidably connecting with a convex block 15 is opened on the side wall of the movable plate 6 close to the movable block 5. The convex block 15 is fixedly connected with the movable block 5. The left end of the top surface of the base 1 is fixedly connected with a wire feeding box 2. The cross-section of the fixing frame 3 is U-shaped, and the cross-section of the movable block 5 is an isosceles trapezoid, and the lower end length of the movable block 5 is less than the upper end length. The inclined surfaces of the convex block 15 and the movable block 5 are fixedly connected. The cross-section of the connecting groove 7 is convex-shaped. On the left and right walls of the lower end of the movable plate 6, sliders 14 are fixedly connected with the horizontal sliding connection at the center of the fixing rod 12. There are two fixing rods 12 and they are parallel to each other. The fixing rods 12 are respectively located on the front and rear sides of the movable plate 6. The two ends of the fixing rods 12 are horizontally fixedly connected with the inner wall of the fixing frame 3. A sliding groove 13 for slidably connecting with the slider 14 is horizontally opened at the center of the fixing rod 12. The setting of the slider 14 and the sliding groove 13 can make the movable plate 6 move horizontally, and further can make the cleaning brush 9 move horizontally. Two fixing shafts 11 are horizontally fixedly connected between the fixing frames 3. The fixing shafts 11 are located in front of the connecting plate 8 and below the fixing rod 12. Roller shafts 10 are rotatably connected to the outer walls of the fixing shafts 11. The roller shafts 10 can prevent the welding wire from separating between the two cleaning brushes 9 and play a guiding role. A connecting plate 8 is vertically fixed to the bottom surface of the movable plate 6. A through groove 25 for inserting the connecting rod 22 is horizontally opened on the lower side of the center of the connecting plate 8. One end of the connecting rod 22 is fixed with a cleaning brush 9 located between the two connecting plates 8. The cleaning brush 9 is in contact with the connecting plate 8. The centers of the two cleaning brushes 9 and the centers of the two roller shafts 10 are on the same horizontal line, and are also on the same horizontal line as the center of the wire feeding hole on the wire feeding box 2. On the left and right ends of the side wall of the connecting plate 8 away from the cleaning brush 9, fixing plates 16 are fixed. A lead screw 17 is horizontally rotatably connected between the two fixing plates 16. A driving block 18 is provided on the outer wall of the lead screw 17 in a matching manner above the through groove 25. The driving block 18 is slidably connected with the connecting plate 8. The sliding connection between the driving block 18 and the connecting plate 8 prevents the rotation of the lead screw 17 from driving the driving block 18 to rotate. The driving block 18 is located on the left side of the connecting rod 22. A worm gear 19 is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the right end of the lead screw 17 on the right side of the through groove 25. A worm 20 is horizontally meshed with the outer wall of the worm gear 19. The worm 20 is located below the worm gear 19. One end of the worm 20 is rotatably connected with the connecting plate 8, and the other end of the worm 20 is rotatably connected with a support plate 21 and passes through the support plate 21. The support plate 21 plays a role in supporting and connecting the worm 20. The cross-section of the support plate 21 is L-shaped, and the support plate 21 is fixedly connected with the connecting plate 8. An L-shaped rod 23 is fixed to the bottom surface of the driving block 18,One end of the L-shaped rod 23 is inserted into the fixing groove 24 formed in the left wall of the connecting rod 22.,

[0025] The working principle of the present utility model:

[0026] Refer to the attached specification Figures 1 - 6 , the welding wire on the welding wire reel (not marked in the figure) passes between the roller shaft 9 and the cleaning brush 10, enters the feeding hole (not marked in the figure) and is connected to the driving mechanism in the feeding box 2. According to the diameter of the welding wire, the air cylinder 4 is started. The movable end of the air cylinder 4 moves upward to drive the movable block 5 to move upward. The movable block 5 drives the convex block 15 to move upward. Due to the connection between the convex block 15 and the connection groove 7, the convex block 15 slides upward in the connection groove 7. Also, due to the limitation of the movable plate 6 by the slider 14 on the movable plate 6, the two movable plates 6 move toward each other. At the same time, the movable plate 6 drives the slider 14 to slide in the chute 13, and the movable plate 6 also drives the cleaning brush 9 on the connecting plate 8 to move to a suitable position, and the air cylinder 4 is closed; after the cleaning brush 9 cleans the welding wire for a certain time and it is necessary to replace the cleaning brush 9, turn the crank. The crank drives the worm 20 to rotate, causing the worm gear 19 to rotate and drive the lead screw 17 to rotate. The lead screw 17 causes the driving block 18 to slide leftward on the connecting plate 8. The driving block 18 drives the L-shaped rod 23 to disengage from the fixing groove 24, and then the connecting rod 22 on the cleaning brush 9 is taken out from the through groove 25. The principle of removing the other cleaning brush 9 is the same as above; when installing the cleaning brush 9, insert the connecting rod 22 on the cleaning brush 9 into the through groove 25, and reverse-rotate the crank to insert the L-shaped rod 23 into the fixing groove 24 to complete the replacement; it solves the problem of high cost caused by the need for two electric push rods to adjust the brush plate; it realizes the convenient replacement of the brush plate and improves the cleaning effect of the welding wire.

[0027] Finally, it should be noted that the above are only the preferred embodiments of the present utility model and are not used to limit the present utility model. Although the present utility model has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, for those skilled in the art, they can still modify the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments, or perform equivalent replacements for some of the technical features. Any modifications, equivalent replacements, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present utility model shall be included within the protection scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A wire feeder with a cleaning function, comprising: A base (1), characterized in that: a fixed frame (3) located on the right side of a wire feeding box (2) is fixed on the top surface of the base (1), a cylinder (4) is vertically fixed to the center of the fixed frame (3), a movable block (5) located on the lower side of the fixed frame (3) is horizontally fixed to the movable end of the cylinder (4), both ends of the movable block (5) are slidably connected to an inclined movable plate (6), a side wall of the movable plate (6) close to the movable block (5) is provided with a connecting groove (7) slidably connected to a convex block (15), the convex block (15) and the movable block (5) are fixedly connected, and a slider (14) horizontally slidably connected to the center of a fixed rod (12) is fixed to the left and right walls of the lower end of the movable plate (6), and the movable plate (6) ) is vertically fixed to the bottom surface of the connecting plate (8), a through slot (25) for plugging into the connecting rod (22) is horizontally opened at the lower center of the connecting plate (8), a cleaning brush (9) located between the two connecting plates (8) is fixed to one end of the connecting rod (22), a fixing plate (16) is fixed to the left and right ends of a side wall of the connecting plate (8) away from the cleaning brush (9), a screw rod (17) is horizontally rotatably connected between the two fixing plates (16), a driving block (18) located above the through slot (25) is matched and sleeved on the outer wall of the screw rod (17), an L-shaped rod (23) is fixed to the bottom surface of the driving block (18), and one end of the L-shaped rod (23) is plugged into a fixing slot (24) opened on the left wall of the connecting rod (22).

2. A wire feeder with cleaning function according to claim 1, characterized in that: The left end of the top surface of the base (1) is fixedly connected to a wire feeding box (2); the cross section of the fixed frame (3) is U-shaped; the cross section of the movable block (5) is isosceles trapezoidal; the length of the lower end of the movable block (5) is shorter than the length of the upper end; the convex block (15) and the inclined surface of the movable block (5) are fixedly connected; and the cross section of the connecting groove (7) is convex.

3. A wire feeder with cleaning function according to claim 1, characterized in that: The fixing rods (12) are provided with two and are parallel to each other. The fixing rods (12) are respectively located at the front and rear sides of the movable plate (6). The two ends of the fixing rods (12) are horizontally fixedly connected to the inner wall of the fixing frame (3). The center of the fixing rod (12) is horizontally provided with a sliding groove (13) which is slidably connected to the sliding block (14).

4. A wire feeder with cleaning function according to claim 1, characterized in that: Two fixed shafts (11) are horizontally fixedly connected between the fixed frames (3); the fixed shafts (11) are located in front of the connecting plate (8) and below the fixed rod (12); and the outer walls of the fixed shafts (11) are rotatably connected to roller shafts (10).

5. The wire feeder with cleaning function according to claim 1, characterized in that: The driving block (18) and the connecting plate (8) are slidably connected. The driving block (18) is located on the left side of the connecting rod (22). A worm wheel (19) located on the right side of the through groove (25) is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the right end of the screw rod (17). A worm (20) is horizontally meshedly connected to the outer wall of the worm wheel (19). The worm (20) is located on the lower side of the worm wheel (19). One end of the worm (20) is rotatably connected to the connecting plate (8). The other end of the worm (20) is rotatably connected to a support plate (21) and passes through the support plate (21). The cross section of the support plate (21) is L-shaped. The support plate (21) and the connecting plate (8) are fixedly connected.

6. A wire feeder with cleaning function according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cleaning brush (9) and the connecting plate (8) are fitted together, and the centers of the two cleaning brushes (9) and the centers of the two rollers (10) are located on the same horizontal line, and are also located on the same horizontal line as the center of the wire feeding hole on the wire feeding box (2).

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  • Resistance adjusting device of flux-cored wire feeder

    CN220127816U