Thickness detection device for computerized flat knitting machine insert processing

By designing a thickness detection device including electric cylinder and laser displacement sensor, the problem of inconvenient measurement of thickness of computer flatbeds is solved, and automated and accurate thickness measurement is achieved.

CN223050628UActive Publication Date: 2025-07-01CHANGZHOU SI-CHENG-KAI-YE PRECISION NEEDLE CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202422301067.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-09-20
Publication Date
2025-07-01
Estimated Expiration
2034-09-20

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Technical Problem

The prior art is difficult to accurately measure the thickness of the computer flatbed, and the handheld measuring tool is inconvenient to operate and easily lead to inaccurate measurement.

Method used

A thickness detection device including a first translational drive cylinder, a second translational drive cylinder and a laser displacement sensor is designed, and the positioning seat is moved below the laser displacement sensor through the electric cylinder drive, so as to automatically measure the thickness of the computer flatbed.

Benefits of technology

It realizes convenient, fast and accurate measurement of the thickness of the computer flatbed, simple structure, easy to use, and high measurement efficiency.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to a thickness detection device for computerized flat knitting machine insert processing, which is characterized by comprising a bottom plate, a working table plate, a first placement seat, a second placement seat, a sliding plate, a first sliding rail, a sliding seat, a second sliding rail, a first translation driving electric cylinder, a second translation driving electric cylinder and a laser displacement sensor, the top of the first placing seat and the top of the second placing seat are provided with placing grooves used for placing computerized flat knitting machine inserting pieces, the working table plate is fixed over the bottom plate through stand columns arranged at the four corners of the bottom, a through groove is formed between the upper end and the lower end of the working table plate, the left end of the through groove is open, and the right end of the through groove is open. A first L-shaped support and a second L-shaped support are fixed to the top and the bottom of the right end of the workbench plate correspondingly, and laser displacement sensors are installed at the bottom of the first L-shaped support above the right end of the through groove and the top of the second L-shaped support below the right end of the through groove correspondingly. The design has the advantages of simple structure, convenience in use, practicability and high efficiency.
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Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of computer flat knitting machine insert processing, and particularly relates to a thickness detection device for computer flat knitting machine insert processing. Background Art

[0002] After the computer flat knitting machine insert is formed, its thickness needs to be measured. However, the computer flat knitting machine insert is a special-shaped part, and there are three or more thickness measurement positions on it. There are great limitations when using a common wall thickness gauge to measure it. When a worker holds the wall thickness gauge to measure, it is very inconvenient to operate during the process of aligning the measurement positions one by one due to the shape of the computer flat knitting machine insert. Moreover, due to the influence of factors such as holding it obliquely, it is very easy to cause inaccurate measurement. Therefore, it is particularly important to design a thickness detection device for computer flat knitting machine insert processing to solve the above problems. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The utility model designs a thickness detection device for computer flat knitting machine insert processing to solve the above problems. Through the driving of the first translation driving electric cylinder and the second translation driving electric cylinder, the first placing seat and the second placing seat can be conveyed to between the laser displacement sensors on the first L-shaped bracket and the second L-shaped bracket one by one. The thickness of the computer flat knitting machine insert in the placing groove can be directly measured by the laser displacement sensors on the upper and lower sides. By adopting the above structure, automatic measurement is achieved, the measurement is very convenient and fast, and the measurement accuracy is also very high.

[0004] To solve the above technical problems, the utility model provides a thickness detection device for the processing of computer flat knitting machine inserts, which is characterized in that: it includes a bottom plate, a workbench plate, a first placement seat, a second placement seat, a sliding plate, a first sliding rail, a sliding seat, a second sliding rail, a first translation driving electric cylinder, a second translation driving electric cylinder and a laser displacement sensor. Placement grooves for placing computer flat knitting machine inserts are provided at the tops of the first placement seat and the second placement seat. The workbench plate is fixed directly above the bottom plate through columns arranged at the four corners of the bottom. A through groove is provided between the upper and lower ends of the workbench plate, and the left end of the through groove is open. A first sliding rail is provided at the bottom of the workbench plate on each of the front and rear sides of the through groove. The first sliding rail is trapezoidal and placed horizontally. The first placement seat is slidably connected to the two first sliding rails through sliding plates on the front and rear sides. The upper end of the first placement seat extends into the through groove. A first sliding groove matching the first sliding rail is provided at the top of the sliding plate. The sliding plate is closely attached to the bottom of the workbench plate through the cooperation of the first sliding groove and the trapezoidal first sliding rail. The first translation driving electric cylinder is installed at the bottom of the right end of the workbench plate, and its output shaft end is connected to the side wall of the first placement seat. The second sliding rail is in an I shape and is arranged on the bottom plate. The second sliding rail is parallel to the first sliding rail. The sliding seat is slidably connected to the second sliding rail through a second sliding groove provided at the bottom. The second placement seat is connected to the sliding seat through a telescopic mechanism. The upper end of the second placement seat extends into the through groove under the action of the telescopic mechanism. The second translation driving electric cylinder is installed at the top of the right end of the bottom plate, and its output shaft end is connected to the side wall of the sliding seat. A first L-shaped bracket and a second L-shaped bracket are respectively fixed to the top and bottom of the right end of the workbench plate. One ends of the first L-shaped bracket and the second L-shaped bracket respectively extend to the upper and lower sides of the right end of the through groove. Laser displacement sensors are installed at the bottom of the first L-shaped bracket above the right end of the through groove and at the top of the second L-shaped bracket below the right end of the through groove. Through holes are provided at the bottoms of the first placement seat and the second placement seat relative to the positions of the laser displacement sensors on the second L-shaped bracket.

[0005] Furthermore: Three laser displacement sensors are respectively provided at the top inside the first L-shaped bracket and at the bottom inside the second L-shaped bracket. The three laser displacement sensors on the first L-shaped bracket and the second L-shaped bracket are arranged in a triangle and correspond to each other one by one. Through holes are provided at the bottoms of the first placement seat and the second placement seat relative to the positions of the three laser displacement sensors on the second L-shaped bracket.

[0006] Still further: A first pushing electric cylinder and a second pushing electric cylinder are respectively installed at the bottoms of the first placement seat and the second placement seat. A guiding through hole is provided at the bottom of the placement groove relative to the position of the output shaft end of the first pushing electric cylinder or the second pushing electric cylinder. The upper end of the guiding through hole is communicated with the placement groove.

[0007] Furthermore: The telescopic mechanism includes a guide rod, a guide cylinder, a cam, a support wheel, and a servo motor. A guide rod is vertically arranged at the bottom of each of the four corners of the second placement seat. A guide cylinder is arranged at the position of the slide seat corresponding to the four guide rods. The lower end of the guide rod extends into the guide cylinder and is connected to the slide seat through a tension spring. Two first side plates for installing the support wheel are arranged at the bottom of the second placement seat. The support wheel is rotatably connected between the two first side plates. Two second side plates for installing the cam are arranged at the top of the slide seat. The cam is rotatably connected between the two second side plates. The servo motor is installed on the second side plate and is connected to the cam. The cam rotates under the action of the servo motor.

[0008] After adopting the above structure, the utility model can drive the first placement seat and the second placement seat to be conveyed to between the laser displacement sensors on the first L-shaped bracket and the second L-shaped bracket one by one through the driving of the first translation driving electric cylinder and the second translation driving electric cylinder. The thickness of the computer flat knitting machine insert piece in the placement groove can be directly measured by the laser displacement sensors on the upper and lower sides. By adopting the above structure, automatic measurement is achieved, the measurement is very convenient and fast, and the measurement accuracy is also very high; moreover, this design also has the advantages of simple structure, convenient use, and practical and efficient. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0009] The following further describes the present utility model in detail with reference to the drawings and specific embodiments.

[0010] Figure 1 It is a top view structure diagram of the present utility model.

[0011] Figure 2 It is a front view structure diagram of the present utility model.

[0012] Figure 3 It is a structure diagram of the telescopic mechanism. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

[0013] Such as Figure 1 and Figure 2A thickness detection device for the processing of computer flat knitting machine inserts shown in the figure, including a bottom plate 2, a workbench plate 1, a first placement seat 3, a second placement seat 4, a sliding plate 10, a first slide rail 9, a sliding seat 8, a second slide rail 12, a first translation driving electric cylinder 11, a second translation driving electric cylinder 13 and a laser displacement sensor 7. Placement grooves for placing computer flat knitting machine inserts are provided at the tops of the first placement seat and the second placement seat. The workbench plate is fixed directly above the bottom plate by columns 15 provided at the four corners of the bottom. A through groove is provided between the upper and lower ends of the workbench plate, and the left end of the through groove is open. A first slide rail is provided at the bottom of the workbench plate on each of the front and rear sides of the through groove. The first slide rail is trapezoidal and placed horizontally. The first placement seat is slidably connected to the two first slide rails through the sliding plates on the front and rear sides. The upper end of the first placement seat extends into the through groove. A first chute matching the first slide rail is provided at the top of the sliding plate, and the sliding plate is closely attached to the bottom of the workbench plate through the cooperation of the first chute and the trapezoidal first slide rail. The first translation driving electric cylinder is installed at the bottom of the right end of the workbench plate, and its output shaft end is connected to the side wall of the first placement seat. The second slide rail is in an I shape and is provided on the bottom plate. The second slide rail is parallel to the first slide rail. The sliding seat is slidably connected to the second slide rail through a second chute provided at the bottom. The second placement seat is connected to the sliding seat through a telescopic mechanism. The upper end of the second placement seat extends into the through groove under the action of the telescopic mechanism. The second translation driving electric cylinder is installed at the top of the right end of the bottom plate, and its output shaft end is connected to the side wall of the sliding seat. A first L-shaped bracket 5 and a second L-shaped bracket 6 are respectively fixed to the top and bottom of the right end of the workbench plate. One ends of the first L-shaped bracket and the second L-shaped bracket respectively extend to the upper and lower sides of the right end of the through groove. Laser displacement sensors are installed at the bottom of the first L-shaped bracket above the right end of the through groove and at the top of the second L-shaped bracket below the right end of the through groove. Through holes are provided at the bottoms of the first placement seat and the second placement seat at positions corresponding to the laser displacement sensors on the second L-shaped bracket. By driving the first translation driving electric cylinder and the second translation driving electric cylinder, the first placement seat and the second placement seat can be successively conveyed between the laser displacement sensors on the first L-shaped bracket and the second L-shaped bracket. The thickness of the computer flat knitting machine inserts in the placement groove can be directly measured by the upper and lower laser displacement sensors. By adopting the above structure, automatic measurement is achieved, the measurement is very convenient and fast, and the measurement accuracy is also very high.

[0014] As Figure 2Three laser displacement sensors are respectively arranged at the top inside the first L-shaped bracket and the bottom inside the second L-shaped bracket shown. The three laser displacement sensors on the first L-shaped bracket and the second L-shaped bracket are arranged in a triangular pattern and correspond to each other one by one. Through holes are provided at the bottom of the first placing seat and the second placing seat with respect to the positions of the three laser displacement sensors on the second L-shaped bracket. With this design of the present utility model, multiple measurement positions on the insert of the flat knitting machine can be measured at one time.

[0015] As Figure 2 and Figure 3 shown, a first pushing electric cylinder 14 and a second pushing electric cylinder 16 are respectively installed at the bottoms of the first placing seat and the second placing seat. A guiding through hole is provided at the bottom inside the placing groove with respect to the position of the output shaft end of the first pushing electric cylinder or the second pushing electric cylinder, and the upper end of the guiding through hole communicates with the placing groove. By adopting the above design, the present utility model plays a role in facilitating the taking out of the insert of the flat knitting machine from the placing groove.

[0016] As Figure 3 shown, the telescopic mechanism includes a guide rod 18, a guiding cylinder 17, a cam 19, a supporting wheel 19 and a servo motor 21. A guide rod is vertically arranged at each of the four corners at the bottom of the second placing seat. A guiding cylinder is provided at the position of the sliding seat corresponding to the four guide rods. The lower end of the guide rod extends into the guiding cylinder and is connected to the sliding seat through a tension spring. Two first side plates for installing the supporting wheel are provided at the bottom of the second placing seat, and the supporting wheel is rotatably connected between the two first side plates. Two second side plates for installing the cam are provided at the top of the sliding seat, and the cam is rotatably connected between the two second side plates. The servo motor is installed on the second side plate and is connected to the cam, and the cam rotates under the action of the servo motor. By adopting this structure, the present utility model can make the second placing seat avoid the first placing seat during the translation process, so that the second placing seat can be smoothly transported into the through groove between the first L-shaped bracket and the second L-shaped bracket.

[0017] The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present utility model. The protection scope of the present utility model is not limited to the above embodiments. All technical solutions falling within the idea of the present utility model belong to the protection scope of the present utility model. It should be noted that for those of ordinary skill in the art in this technical field, several improvements and refinements made without departing from the principle of the present utility model should be regarded as within the protection scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A thickness detection device for insert processing of a computerized flat knitting machine, characterized in that: The invention comprises a bottom plate (2), a work table (1), a first placement seat (3), a second placement seat (4), a slide plate (10), a first slide rail (9), a slide plate (8), a second slide rail (12), a first translation drive electric cylinder (11), a second translation drive electric cylinder (13) and a laser displacement sensor (7). The tops of the first placement seat and the second placement seat are provided with placement grooves for placing computer flat knitting machine inserts. The work table is fixed to the top of the bottom plate by pillars (15) arranged at the four corners of the bottom. A through groove is arranged between the upper and lower ends of the work table. The left end of the through groove is open. A first slide rail is arranged at the bottom of the work table on the front and rear sides of the through groove. The first slide rail is trapezoidal and placed left and right. The first placement seat is slidably connected to the two first slide rails through the slide plates on the front and rear sides. The upper end of the first placement seat extends into the through groove. The top of the slide plate is provided with a first slide groove matching the first slide rail. The slide plate is tightly attached to the bottom of the work table through the cooperation of the first slide groove and the trapezoidal first slide rail. The first and second L-shaped brackets are fixed to the top and bottom of the right end of the working table, respectively, and one end of the first L-shaped bracket and the second L-shaped bracket extend to the upper and lower sides of the right end of the through slot, and the bottom of the first L-shaped bracket above the right end of the through slot and the top of the second L-shaped bracket below the right end of the through slot are provided with laser displacement sensors, and the bottoms of the first and second placement seats are provided with through holes relative to the positions of the laser displacement sensors on the second L-shaped bracket.

2. A thickness detection device for insert processing of a computerized flat knitting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: Three laser displacement sensors are respectively arranged at the top of the first L-shaped bracket and at the bottom of the second L-shaped bracket. The three laser displacement sensors on the first L-shaped bracket and the second L-shaped bracket are arranged in a triangle and correspond to each other one by one. Through holes are provided at the bottom of the first placement seat and the second placement seat relative to the positions of the three laser displacement sensors on the second L-shaped bracket.

3. A thickness detection device for insert processing of a computerized flat knitting machine according to any one of claims 1 or 2, characterized in that: A first electric pushing cylinder (14) and a second electric pushing cylinder (16) are respectively installed at the bottom of the first placement seat and the second placement seat, and a guide through hole is opened at the bottom of the placement groove relative to the position of the shaft end of the first electric pushing cylinder or the second electric pushing cylinder, and the upper end of the guide through hole is connected to the placement groove.

4. A thickness detection device for insert processing of a computerized flat knitting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The telescopic mechanism comprises a guide rod (18), a guide cylinder (17), a cam (20), a support wheel (19) and a servo motor (21). A guide rod is vertically arranged at the bottom of each of the four corners of the second placement seat. A guide cylinder is arranged on the slide seat at a position relative to the four guide rods. The lower end of the guide rod extends into the guide cylinder and is connected to the slide seat through a tension spring. Two first side plates for mounting the support wheel are arranged at the bottom of the second placement seat. The support wheel is rotatably connected between the two first side plates. Two second side plates for mounting the cam are arranged at the top of the slide seat. The cam is rotatably connected between the two second side plates. The servo motor is mounted on the second side plate and connected to the cam. The cam rotates under the action of the servo motor.