Automatic chamfering equipment

Abstract

The utility model discloses automatic chamfering equipment, which can complete chamfering and blanking actions of a batch of keys only by manual feeding, and is high in automation degree. The automatic chamfering equipment comprises a machine table and a feeding mechanism, a chamfering mechanism, a moving mechanism and a discharging mechanism which are arranged on the machine table. The machine table is provided with a feeding station, a machining station and a discharging station. The feeding mechanism is arranged on a feeding station and comprises a storage tank and a pushing plate movably arranged at the bottom of the storage tank in a Y-axis mode. The chamfering mechanism is arranged on the machining station and comprises a cutting main shaft, a Z-axis driving device used for driving the cutting main shaft and a Y-axis driving device used for driving the Z-axis driving device. A cutter is arranged at the output end of the cutting main shaft, and the cutter is provided with two opposite chamfering tangent planes; the discharging mechanism is arranged on a discharging station and comprises a discharging guide groove and a pushing air cylinder used for pushing keys. The moving mechanism comprises a jig and a clamping jaw which is arranged on the jig and can be used for clamping; the jig performs reciprocating X-axis movement among the feeding station, the machining station and the discharging station.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of key processing, in particular to an automatic chamfering device. Background Art

[0002] For appearance and safety requirements, the corners of the key need to be chamfered to make them round.

[0003] At present, the processing equipment on the market can only perform single-sided chamfering. The key needs to be turned over manually, and the feeding and discharging of the key are both carried out manually, resulting in high labor costs, low production efficiency, and easy fatigue of employees. Summary of the Utility Model

[0004] The purpose of the utility model is to provide an automatic chamfering device to solve the problems existing in the prior art. Only manual feeding is required to complete the chamfering and discharging actions of a batch of keys, with a high degree of automation.

[0005] To achieve the above purpose, the solution of the utility model is:

[0006] An automatic chamfering device includes a machine table, and a feeding mechanism, a chamfering mechanism, a moving mechanism, and a discharging mechanism installed on the machine table; the machine table is designed with feeding, processing, and discharging stations; the feeding mechanism is arranged at the feeding station and includes a storage tank arranged along the Z-axis and a pushing plate movably arranged along the Y-axis at the bottom of the storage tank; the storage tank is used for storing a whole column of keys, and the pushing plate is used for pushing out the key at the bottom of the storage tank; the chamfering mechanism is arranged at the processing station and includes a cutting spindle, a Z-axis driving device for driving the cutting spindle, and a Y-axis driving device for driving the Z-axis driving device; a tool is arranged at the output end of the cutting spindle, and the tool has two opposite chamfering surfaces; the discharging mechanism is arranged at the discharging station and includes a discharging guide groove and a pushing cylinder for pushing the key, and the pushing cylinder is arranged opposite to the input end of the discharging guide groove; the moving mechanism includes a jig and a clamp that can be clamped and placed on the jig; the jig makes a reciprocating X-axis movement among the feeding, processing, and discharging stations.

[0007] The feeding mechanism is provided with a guiding base at the bottom and a plurality of vertical rods vertically connected to the upper surface of the guiding base. The space formed between the vertical rods matches the contour of the key; the pushing plate is slidably fitted on the upper surface of the guiding base.

[0008] Preferably, the feeding mechanism includes a cylinder bracket relatively fixed to the guiding base and a pushing cylinder installed on the cylinder bracket; the output shaft of the pushing cylinder is arranged along the Y-axis direction, and the pushing plate is fixed on the output shaft of the pushing cylinder.

[0009] Preferably, a first sensor is installed on the material guiding base for detecting the remaining key amount in the material storage tank.

[0010] The Z-axis driving device includes a mounting seat, a movable seat, a Z-axis guide rail and a Z-axis motor; the cutting spindle is fixed on the mounting seat; the Z-axis guide rail is fixed on the side of the movable seat, and the mounting seat is slidably fitted on the Z-axis guide rail; the Z-axis motor is fixed on the side of the movable seat and is used to drive the mounting seat.

[0011] Preferably, the Y-axis driving device includes a fixed seat, a Y-axis guide rail and a Y-axis motor; the Y-axis guide rail is fixed on the upper surface of the fixed seat, and the movable seat is slidably fitted on the Y-axis guide rail; the Y-axis motor is fixed on the upper surface of the fixed seat and is used to drive the movable seat.

[0012] The moving mechanism also includes a fixture base, an X-axis guide rail, a clamping cylinder and a stepper motor; the fixture is fixed on the fixture base; the fixture base is slidably fitted on the X-axis guide rail; the clamping cylinder is transmission-connected to the clamping claw to perform a clamping and releasing action; the stepper motor is transmission-connected to the fixture base to drive the fixture base to move along the X-axis guide rail in the X-axis.

[0013] Preferably, the moving mechanism also includes a motor seat, a transmission gear and a support wheel; the stepper motor is fixed to the motor seat, and its output shaft is provided with a transmission gear; the support wheel rotatably fits in the motor seat; the fixture base is fixedly connected with a rack extending along the X-axis direction, and the rack is passed between the transmission gear and the support wheel and meshes with the transmission gear.

[0014] The ejection cylinder is provided with a second sensor for detecting whether the material unloading is completed.

[0015] After adopting the above technical solution, the utility model has the following technical effects:

[0016] The feeding mechanism of the utility model can store a whole row of keys through a storage trough, and the keys are pushed out one by one by a pushing plate and transported to the fixture of the moving mechanism, clamped and fixed by the clamping claws, and then transported to the feeding station for double-sided chamfering by a tool with two chamfering cut surfaces of the chamfering mechanism. After the chamfering is completed, the keys are transported to the unloading station for unloading through the unloading guide groove and the pushing cylinder, thereby completing the automatic chamfering and unloading process of batch keys. Employees only need to be responsible for loading the keys into the storage trough, so the labor intensity is greatly reduced, and the production efficiency and quality are improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional diagram of a specific embodiment of the utility model;

[0018] Figure 2 It is an enlarged view of a partial structure of a specific embodiment of the present utility model;

[0019] Figure 3 It is a perspective view of the feeding mechanism of a specific embodiment of the present utility model;

[0020] Figure 4 It is a perspective view and an enlarged view of a partial structure of the chamfering mechanism of a specific embodiment of the present utility model;

[0021] Figure 5 It is an exploded view of the moving mechanism of a specific embodiment of the present utility model;

[0022] Explanation of the reference numerals in the drawings:

[0023] 1 - Machine platform;

[0024] 2 - Feeding mechanism; 21 - Storage tank; 22 - Pushing plate; 23 - Material guiding base; 24 - Vertical rod; 25 - Cylinder bracket; 26 - Pushing cylinder; 27 - First sensor;

[0025] 3 - Chamfering mechanism; 31 - Cutting spindle; 32 - Z - axis driving device; 321 - Mounting seat; 322 - Moving seat; 323 - Z - axis guide rail; 324 - Z - axis motor; 33 - Y - axis driving device; 331 - Fixed seat; 332 - Y - axis guide rail; 333 - Y - axis motor; 34 - Tool; 341 - Chamfering section;

[0026] 4 - Moving mechanism; 41 - Fixture; 42 - Claw; 43 - Fixture base; 431 - Rack; 44 - X - axis guide rail; 45 - Clamping cylinder; 46 - Stepper motor; 47 - Motor seat; 48 - Driving gear; 49 - Support wheel;

[0027] 5 - Unloading mechanism; 51 - Unloading guide groove; 52 - Pushing cylinder; 53 - Second sensor. Specific implementation mode

[0028] In order to further explain the technical solution of the present utility model, the present utility model will be elaborated in detail through specific embodiments below.

[0029] Refer to Figures 1-5 As shown, the present utility model discloses an automatic chamfering device, including a machine platform 1, and a feeding mechanism 2, a chamfering mechanism 3, a moving mechanism 4 and an unloading mechanism 5 installed on the machine platform 1;

[0030] The machine platform 1 is designed with feeding, processing and unloading stations;

[0031] The feeding mechanism 2 is arranged at the feeding station, including a storage tank 21 arranged along the Z-axis and a pushing plate 22 movably arranged at the bottom of the storage tank 21 along the Y-axis; the storage tank 21 is used for storing a whole column of keys, and the pushing plate 22 is used for pushing out the key at the bottommost of the storage tank 21.

[0032] The chamfering mechanism 3 is arranged at the processing station, including a cutting spindle 31, a Z-axis driving device 32 for driving the cutting spindle 31, and a Y-axis driving device 33 for driving the Z-axis driving device 32; a cutter 34 is arranged at the output end of the cutting spindle 31, and the cutter 34 has two opposite chamfering surfaces 341.

[0033] The discharging mechanism 5 is arranged at the discharging station, including a discharging chute 51 with an output end connected to a storage container and a pushing cylinder 52 for pushing the key. The pushing cylinder 52 is arranged opposite to the input end of the discharging chute 51.

[0034] The moving mechanism 4 includes a jig 41 movable along the X-axis and a clamp 42 arranged on the jig 41 that can be clamped and released; the jig 41 moves reciprocally along the X-axis among the feeding, processing, and discharging stations.

[0035] Through the above solution, the feeding mechanism 2 of the present utility model can store a whole column of keys in the storage tank 21, and the pushing plate 22 pushes and conveys them one by one onto the jig 41 of the moving mechanism 4, which is clamped and fixed by the clamp 42, and then conveyed to the feeding station for double-sided simultaneous chamfering by the cutter 34 with two chamfering surfaces 341 of the chamfering mechanism 3. After chamfering is completed, it is conveyed to the discharging station for discharging through the cooperation of the discharging chute 51 and the pushing cylinder 52, completing the automatic chamfering and discharging processes of a batch of keys. The employee only needs to be responsible for feeding the storage tank 21, greatly reducing the labor intensity and improving the production efficiency and quality.

[0036] The following shows the specific embodiments of the present utility model.

[0037] See Figure 3 , which is a perspective view of the feeding mechanism 2 of the present utility model:

[0038] The above feeding mechanism 2 is provided with a feeding base 23 at the bottom and several vertical rods 24 vertically connected to the upper surface of the feeding base 23. The space formed between the vertical rods 24 matches the contour of the key to serve as the storage tank 21 for storing a whole column of keys; the pushing plate 22 is slidably fitted on the upper surface of the feeding base 23 to push out the key at the bottommost of the storage tank 21 from the storage tank 21.

[0039] Furthermore, the above-mentioned feeding mechanism 2 includes a cylinder bracket 25 fixed relative to the material guiding base 23, and a pushing cylinder 26 installed on the cylinder bracket 25; the output shaft of the pushing cylinder 26 is arranged along the Y-axis direction, and the pushing plate 22 is fixed on the output shaft of the pushing cylinder 26.

[0040] At the same time, a first sensor 27 is installed on the material guiding base 23, and the first sensor 27 is used to detect the remaining number of keys in the material storage tank 21, so that the equipment can remind the staff to load the materials.

[0041] See also Figure 4 , is a three-dimensional diagram of the chamfering mechanism 3 of the utility model:

[0042] The above-mentioned Z-axis driving device 32 includes a mounting seat 321, a movable seat 322, a Z-axis guide rail 323 and a Z-axis motor 324; the cutting spindle 31 is fixed on the mounting seat 321; the Z-axis guide rail 323 is fixed on the side of the movable seat 322, and the mounting seat 321 is slidably fitted on the Z-axis guide rail 323; the Z-axis motor 324 is fixed on the side of the movable seat 322, and is used to drive the mounting seat 321.

[0043] Furthermore, the above-mentioned Y-axis driving device 33 includes a fixed seat 331, a Y-axis guide rail 332 and a Y-axis motor 333; the Y-axis guide rail 332 is fixed on the upper surface of the fixed seat 331, and the movable seat 322 is slidably fitted on the Y-axis guide rail 332; the Y-axis motor 333 is fixed on the upper surface of the fixed seat 331, and is used to drive the movable seat 322.

[0044] As described above, the Z-axis driving device 32 and the Y-axis driving device 33 cooperate to realize the Y-axis and Z-axis movement of the tool 34 , thereby completing the calibration of the position of the tool 34 .

[0045] See also Figure 5 , is an exploded view of the mobile mechanism 4 of the utility model;

[0046] The above-mentioned moving mechanism 4 also includes a fixture base 43, an X-axis guide rail 44, a clamping cylinder 45 and a stepper motor 46; the fixture 41 is fixed on the fixture base 43; the fixture base 43 is slidably fitted on the X-axis guide rail 44; the clamping cylinder 45 is transmission-connected with the clamping claw 42 to perform the clamping action; the stepper motor 46 is transmission-connected with the fixture base 43, and is used to drive the fixture base 43 to move along the X-axis guide rail 44 along the X-axis, thereby driving the fixture 41 to reciprocate between the three stations of loading, processing and unloading.

[0047] Further, the above-mentioned moving mechanism 4 further includes a motor base 47, a transmission gear 48 and a support wheel 49; the stepper motor 46 is fixed on the motor base 47, and its output shaft is provided with a transmission gear 48; the support wheel 49 is rotatably fitted in the motor base 47; the fixture base 43 is fixedly connected with a rack 431 extending along the X-axis direction, and the rack 431 passes between the transmission gear 48 and the support wheel 49 and meshes with the transmission gear 48.

[0048] In this embodiment, the above-mentioned stepper motor 46 is covered with a housing to prevent the chips after cutting from getting stuck between the transmission gear 48 and the rack 431.

[0049] See Figure 2 , a second sensor 53 is installed on the above-mentioned pushing cylinder 52 to detect whether the blanking is completed, so as to prevent the subsequent mechanism from colliding with the tool due to unsuccessful blanking. If the blanking is completed, the fixture 41 returns to the loading station normally. If the blanking is unsuccessful, the equipment stops and issues an alarm prompt.

[0050] The above embodiments and drawings do not limit the product form and style of the present invention. Any appropriate changes or modifications made by those of ordinary skill in the technical field to which the present invention pertains shall be regarded as not departing from the patent scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An automatic chamfering device, characterized in that: It includes a machine table, and a feeding mechanism, a chamfering mechanism, a moving mechanism and a discharging mechanism installed on the machine table; The machine table is designed with feeding, processing and discharging stations; The feeding mechanism is arranged at the feeding station, and includes a storage tank arranged along the Z-axis, and a pushing plate movably arranged along the Y-axis at the bottom of the storage tank; the storage tank is used for storing a whole column of keys, and the pushing plate is used for pushing out the key at the bottom of the storage tank; The chamfering mechanism is arranged at the processing station, and includes a cutting spindle, a Z-axis driving device for driving the cutting spindle, and a Y-axis driving device for driving the Z-axis driving device; a tool is arranged at the output end of the cutting spindle, and the tool has two opposite chamfering surfaces; The discharging mechanism is arranged at the discharging station, and includes a discharging guide groove, and a pushing cylinder for pushing the key, and the pushing cylinder is arranged opposite to the input end of the discharging guide groove; The moving mechanism includes a fixture, and a clamp that can be clamped and released arranged on the fixture; the fixture makes a reciprocating X-axis movement between the feeding, processing and discharging stations.

2. The automatic chamfering device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The feeding mechanism is provided with a feeding base at the bottom, and several vertical rods vertically connected to the upper surface of the feeding base, and the space formed between the vertical rods matches the contour of the key; the pushing plate is slidably matched with the upper surface of the feeding base.

3. The automatic chamfering device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The feeding mechanism includes a cylinder bracket fixedly arranged relative to the feeding base, and a pushing cylinder installed on the cylinder bracket; the output shaft of the pushing cylinder is arranged along the Y-axis direction, and the pushing plate is fixed on the output shaft of the pushing cylinder.

4. The automatic chamfering device according to claim 2, characterized in that: A first sensor is installed on the feeding base for detecting the remaining amount of keys in the storage tank.

5. The automatic chamfering device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The Z-axis driving device includes a mounting seat, a movable seat, a Z-axis guide rail and a Z-axis motor; the cutting spindle is fixed on the mounting seat; the Z-axis guide rail is fixed on the side of the movable seat, and the mounting seat is slidably matched with the Z-axis guide rail; the Z-axis motor is fixed on the side of the movable seat for driving the mounting seat.

6. The automatic chamfering device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The Y-axis driving device includes a fixed seat, a Y-axis guide rail and a Y-axis motor; the Y-axis guide rail is fixed on the upper surface of the fixed seat, and the movable seat is slidably matched with the Y-axis guide rail; the Y-axis motor is fixed on the upper surface of the fixed seat for driving the movable seat.

7. The automatic chamfering device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The moving mechanism also includes a fixture base, an X-axis guide rail, a clamping cylinder and a stepper motor; the fixture is fixed on the fixture base; the fixture base is slidably fitted on the X-axis guide rail; the clamping cylinder is transmission-connected to the clamping claw to perform a clamping and releasing action; the stepper motor is transmission-connected to the fixture base to drive the fixture base to move along the X-axis guide rail in the X-axis.

8. The automatic chamfering device according to claim 7, characterized in that: The moving mechanism also includes a motor seat, a transmission gear and a support wheel; the stepper motor is fixed to the motor seat, and its output shaft is provided with a transmission gear; the support wheel is rotatably fitted in the motor seat; the fixture base is fixedly connected with a rack extending along the X-axis direction, and the rack is passed between the transmission gear and the support wheel and meshes with the transmission gear.

9. The automatic chamfering device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The ejection cylinder is provided with a second sensor for detecting whether the material unloading is completed.

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