Locking nut cutting platform

By designing the lock nut cutting platform, high-pressure water cutting and automated feeding and cutting mechanism, the problem of low cutting efficiency of lock nut feeding is solved, and efficient and low-cost automated production is achieved, and parts cutting of various materials and sizes are suitable.

CN223186328UActive Publication Date: 2025-08-05LIAONING WANLIN TECH CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202421736245.6
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-07-22
Publication Date
2025-08-05
Estimated Expiration
2034-07-22

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Technical Problem

In the prior art, the feeding cutting of lock nuts cannot be carried out continuously, resulting in low production efficiency and easy wear of the tool, making it difficult to achieve efficient mass production, increasing the cost of a single piece.

Method used

A lock nut cutting platform is designed, adopting high-pressure water cutting technology, equipped with automatic feeding, indexing and unloading mechanisms, realizing continuous feeding and cutting, and can load multiple parts at one time, reducing manual operations, and improving production efficiency and cutting accuracy.

Benefits of technology

The continuous feed cutting of lock nuts is realized, which improves production efficiency, reduces equipment maintenance costs and single-piece production costs, ensures cutting accuracy and consistency, and is suitable for parts of various materials and sizes.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a locking nut cutting platform, relates to the technical field of water cutting, and solves the technical problems of incapability of continuously feeding and cutting and low production efficiency in the prior art, the locking nut cutting platform comprises a platform water tank, a tool bit supporting column is fixedly mounted on the upper wall surface of the platform water tank, and a tool bit feeding structure is mounted on the tool bit supporting column; according to the automatic cutting device, feeding and cutting can be continuously carried out, the limitation that continuous cutting cannot be carried out in a traditional technology is overcome, and therefore the production efficiency is improved; the high-pressure water cutting technology is adopted, the tool bit is durable, long in service life and not prone to abrasion, the equipment maintenance cost is reduced, and the production cost of a single piece is effectively reduced in the mode that multiple parts are installed and clamped at a time; the equipment is provided with an automatic feeding mechanism, an automatic indexing mechanism and a cutting and automatic discharging function, so that automatic production is realized, the time and labor required by manual operation are reduced, and the cutting precision and consistency can be ensured.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of water jet cutting, in particular to a locking nut cutting platform. Background Art

[0002] The present invention relates to a technical field in which several common methods for tightening nut openings are currently available, including laser cutting, electrical discharge machining (EDM), and hydraulic cutting. However, these traditional processes have limitations and challenges, primarily in terms of low production efficiency and high costs. For machining, the current single-piece clamping method is inefficient, requiring cumbersome locking and loosening of upper and lower parts, increasing manual operation time and labor intensity. Furthermore, tool wear is prone to erosion, making efficient mass production difficult, resulting in high unit costs and increased manufacturing costs. Wire-cut EDM also presents several challenges. Slow processing speeds result in low production efficiency, making large-scale mass production difficult. This, coupled with high unit costs, increases overall manufacturing costs. Consequently, traditional nut opening processes are relatively underdeveloped, presenting significant challenges in terms of production efficiency and cost control. Technological advancements, innovations, and the introduction of automated processes are needed to improve production efficiency, reduce costs, and ultimately enhance overall competitiveness and market share.

[0003] The existing technology has the technical problem of being unable to perform feeding and cutting continuously and having low production efficiency. Summary of the Invention

[0004] In view of the shortcomings of the existing technology, the present invention provides a locking nut cutting platform, which solves the technical problem of the existing technology that the feeding and cutting cannot be performed continuously and the production efficiency is low.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention is implemented through the following technical solutions: a locking nut cutting platform, including a platform water tank, a cutter head support is fixedly installed on the upper wall of the platform water tank, a cutter head feeding structure is installed on the cutter head support, a pair of platform brackets are fixedly installed on the plane of the platform water tank, one of the pair of platform brackets is fixedly installed on the inner side of the cutter head support, a pair of platform brackets are provided with through holes, three rollers are rotatably installed in a pair of platform brackets, rollers are rotatably installed in the three pairs of rollers, a claw clamping structure is installed in the roller, a roller indexing drive structure is installed on the platform water tank, and a nut feeding drive structure is installed on the roller.

[0006] Preferably, the cutter head feeding structure includes a water cutter head, an upper crossbeam is slidably mounted on the cutter head support, a feed nut is fixedly mounted in the upper crossbeam, a feed screw is rotatably mounted in the cutter head support, the feed screw and the feed nut are threadedly connected, a feed motor is fixedly mounted on the cutter head support, the feed motor driving end is fixedly connected to one end of the feed screw, and the water cutter head is fixedly mounted on the lower wall of the upper crossbeam. High-pressure water cutting is perfectly applied in this mechanism and can independently complete the cutting movement.

[0007] Preferably, the clamping structure includes three clamping claws, two of which are installed in the drum, a clamping cylinder is fixedly installed on the upper wall of the drum, another of which is fixedly installed on the telescopic end of the clamping cylinder, and the three clamping claws form a 120-degree angle with each other. The clamping claws are strip-shaped plates, and the long sides of the three clamping claws are facing the axis of the drum. Two of the three clamping claws are provided with positioning slopes at one end facing the cutter head support, so that multiple parts of the same specification can be clamped at one time. Three clamping claws are evenly distributed at 120° in the rotating drum, and the two lower clamping claws can be adjusted according to the external dimensions of the nut. The upper clamping claw is connected to the clamping cylinder, and the clamping cylinder telescopes to control the upper clamping claw to clamp and loosen the nut.

[0008] Preferably, the roller indexing drive structure includes an indexing motor, which is fixedly mounted on the upper wall of the platform water tank. The driving end of the indexing motor is fixedly mounted with an indexing driving sprocket, and the roller is fixedly mounted with an indexing driven sprocket. The indexing driving sprocket and the indexing driven sprocket are meshed and connected with an indexing transmission chain. The rotating drum is positioned on two groups of platform brackets, each platform bracket consists of two vertical plates and a group of rollers. The indexing motor drives the indexing transmission chain, and the rotating drum can rotate in the platform bracket to complete the cutting indexing.

[0009] Preferably, the nut feeding drive structure includes a feeding motor, which is fixedly mounted on the side wall of the drum. A feeding driving sprocket is fixedly mounted on the driving end of the feeding motor. A feeding driven sprocket is rotatably mounted on the drum. The feeding driving sprocket and the feeding driven sprocket are connected to a feeding transmission chain. A shift fork is provided on the feeding transmission chain. The feeding motor is fixed to the slotted wall of the rotating drum, driving the feeding driven sprocket, the feeding transmission chain, and the shift fork, and then moves the nut to be processed to the positioning inclined surface, clamps the upper clamping claw, and enters the next cutting process. The feeding transmission chain performs a circular motion without the need for a return process.

[0010] Preferably, a platform guide groove is fixedly installed on the upper wall of the platform water tank and located on one side of the cutter head support. A blanking box is provided on one side of the cutter head support of the platform water tank. An overflow pipe is provided at the upper end of the side wall of the platform water tank. A drain pipe is provided at the lower end of the side wall of the platform water tank. A drain ball valve is provided on the drain pipe. After the cutting of the cutting water jet is completed, the upper clamping claw is released, the feeding motor starts, and the processed nuts are sent to the platform guide groove and enter the blanking box.

[0011] Beneficial effects

[0012] The present invention provides a locking nut cutting platform, which can perform continuous feeding and cutting, overcoming the limitation of traditional processes that cannot cut continuously, thereby improving production efficiency; adopting high-pressure water cutting technology, the cutter head is durable, has a long service life, is not easy to wear, reduces the equipment maintenance cost, and effectively reduces the single-piece production cost by clamping multiple parts at a time; the equipment is equipped with an automatic feeding mechanism, an automatic indexing mechanism and an automatic unloading function after cutting is completed, realizing automated production and reducing the time and effort required for manual operation; high-pressure water cutting technology has the characteristics of regular cutting shape and strong adaptability to materials, which can ensure the accuracy and consistency of cutting; the equipment has a wide range of applications and can process parts of various materials and different sizes, improving the flexibility and versatility of the equipment. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0013] Figure 1 The present invention provides a structural schematic diagram of the locking nut cutting platform.

[0014] Figure 2 The present invention provides a structural schematic diagram of the locking nut cutting platform.

[0015] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the water jet head portion of the locking nut cutting platform created by the present invention.

[0016] Figure 4 The present invention provides a schematic diagram of the feeding transmission chain structure of the locking nut cutting platform.

[0017] Figure: 1. Platform water tank; 2. Cutter head support; 3. Platform bracket; 4. Roller; 5. Drum; 6. Water cutter head; 7. Upper crossbeam; 8. Feed nut; 9. Feed screw; 10. Feed motor; 11. Clamping claw; 12. Clamping cylinder; 13. Indexing motor; 14. Indexing driving sprocket; 15. Indexing driven sprocket; 16. Indexing transmission chain; 17. Feed motor; 18. Feeding driving sprocket; 19. Feeding driven sprocket; 20. Feeding transmission chain; 21. Shift fork; 22. Platform guide groove; 23. Blanking box; 24. Overflow pipe; 25. Drain pipe; 26. Drain ball valve. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0018] In order to further illustrate the technical means and effects adopted by the present invention to achieve the predetermined purpose of the invention, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. The detailed description is as follows.

[0019] See also Figure 1-4 The present invention provides a technical solution: a locking nut cutting platform, comprising a platform water tank 1, a cutter head pillar 2 is fixedly installed on the upper wall of the platform water tank 1, a cutter head feeding structure is installed on the cutter head pillar 2, a pair of platform brackets 3 are fixedly installed on the plane of the platform water tank 1, one of the pair of platform brackets 3 is fixedly installed on the inner side of the cutter head pillar 2, a pair of platform brackets 3 are provided with through holes, three rollers 4 are rotatably installed in a pair of platform brackets 3, rollers 5 are rotatably installed in the three pairs of rollers 4, a claw clamping structure is installed in the roller 5, a roller indexing drive structure is installed on the platform water tank 1, and a nut feeding drive structure is installed on the roller 5.

[0020] This embodiment is further configured as follows: the cutter head feeding structure includes a water cutter head 6, an upper crossbeam 7 is slidably installed on the cutter head support 2, a feed nut 8 is fixedly installed in the upper crossbeam 7, a feed screw 9 is rotatably installed in the cutter head support 2, the feed screw 9 and the feed nut 8 are threadedly connected, a feed motor 10 is fixedly installed on the cutter head support 2, the driving end of the feed motor 10 is fixedly connected to one end of the feed screw 9, and the water cutter head 6 is fixedly installed on the lower wall of the upper crossbeam 7. High-pressure water cutting is perfectly applied in this mechanism and can independently complete the cutting movement.

[0021] This embodiment is further configured such that the clamping structure includes three clamping claws 11, two of the three clamping claws 11 are installed in the drum 5, a clamping cylinder 12 is fixedly installed on the upper wall of the drum 5, another of the three clamping claws 11 is fixedly installed on the telescopic end of the clamping cylinder 12, and the three clamping claws 11 form a 120-degree angle with each other. The clamping claws 11 are strip-shaped plates, the long sides of the three clamping claws 11 are facing the axis of the drum 5, and two of the three clamping claws 11 are provided with a positioning slope at one end facing the cutter head support 2, so that multiple parts of the same specification can be clamped at one time. Three clamping claws 11 are evenly distributed at 120° in the rotating drum, and the two lower clamping claws 11 can be adjusted according to the outer dimensions of the nut. The upper clamping claw 11 is connected to the clamping cylinder 12, and the clamping cylinder 12 telescopes and controls the upper clamping claw to clamp and loosen the nut.

[0022] This embodiment is further configured as follows: the roller indexing drive structure includes an indexing motor 13, the indexing motor 13 is fixedly mounted on the upper wall of the platform water tank 1, the driving end of the indexing motor 13 is fixedly mounted with an indexing driving sprocket 14, the roller is fixedly mounted with an indexing driven sprocket 15, the indexing driving sprocket 14 is meshed with the indexing driven sprocket 15 and is connected with an indexing transmission chain 16, the rotating drum is positioned on two groups of platform brackets 3, each platform bracket 3 is composed of two vertical plates and a group of rollers 4, the indexing motor 13 drives the indexing transmission chain 16, the rotating drum can rotate in the platform bracket 3 to complete the cutting indexing.

[0023] This embodiment is further configured such that the nut feeding drive structure includes a feeding motor 17, which is fixedly mounted on the side wall of the drum. A feeding driving sprocket 18 is fixedly mounted on the driving end of the feeding motor 17. A feeding driven sprocket 19 is rotatably mounted on the drum. The feeding driving sprocket 18 and the feeding driven sprocket 19 are connected to a feeding transmission chain 20, and a shift fork 21 is provided on the feeding transmission chain 20. The feeding motor 17 is fixed to the grooved wall of the rotating drum, driving the feeding driven sprocket 19, the feeding transmission chain 20, and the shift fork 21, and then moves the nut to be processed to the positioning inclined surface, clamps the upper clamping claw 11, and enters the next cutting process. The feeding transmission chain 20 performs a circular motion without the need for a return process.

[0024] This embodiment is further configured as follows: a platform guide groove 22 is fixedly installed on the upper wall of the platform water tank 1 and located on one side of the cutter head support 2; a blanking box 23 is provided on one side of the cutter head support 2 of the platform water tank 1; an overflow pipe 24 is provided at the upper end of the side wall of the platform water tank 1; a drain pipe 25 is provided at the lower end of the side wall of the platform water tank 1; a drain ball valve 26 is provided on the drain pipe 25; after the cutting with the cutting water jet is completed, the upper clamping claw 11 is loosened, the feeding motor 17 works, and the processed nuts are sent to the platform guide groove 22 and enter the blanking box 23.

[0025] The detailed connection means are well known in the art; Figure 1-4 As shown, the nut to be machined is placed in the three sets of clamping jaws 11 at the positioning position. The two sets of clamping jaws 11 with inclined surfaces at the bottom are adjusted as needed and then fixed, and the top set of clamping jaws without inclined surfaces is driven by the clamping cylinder 12. Then, the tool head feeding mechanism and the clamping jaw mechanism are started.

[0026] The water jet head 6 starts at the origin and moves along its axis to the specified dimension. Once the water jet is complete, it returns to the origin. The indexing motor 13 begins operating, rotating the drum 90 degrees counterclockwise, and the water jet repeats the first cut. After the 90-degree locking nut opening is cut, the indexing motor 13 rotates the drum 90 degrees clockwise back to its original position.

[0027] The upper clamping claw 11 is driven upward by the clamping cylinder 12, loosening the hexagonal nut, and starting the feeding motor 17. The fixed fork 21 on the feeding transmission chain 20 drives the nut group forward, feeding the cut nuts into the platform guide groove 22 and into the blanking box 23. At the same time, the nut to be cut is positioned at the cutting position.

[0028] The upper clamping claw 11 is driven downward by the clamping cylinder 12 to tighten the nut, and then the above-mentioned cutting motion is repeated until the cutting of the group of nuts is completed.

[0029] It should be noted that, in this document, relational terms such as first and second, etc. are merely used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any actual relationship or order between these entities or operations.

[0030] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of the present invention and does not constitute any form of limitation to the present invention. Although the present invention has been disclosed as above in terms of a preferred embodiment, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any person skilled in the art can, without departing from the scope of the technical solution of the present invention, make some changes or modifications to equivalent embodiments using the technical contents disclosed above. However, any brief modifications, equivalent changes and modifications made to the above embodiments based on the technical essence of the present invention without departing from the content of the technical solution of the present invention are still within the scope of the technical solution of the present invention.

Claims

1. A locking nut cutting platform, comprising a platform water tank (1), characterized in that: A cutter head support (2) is fixedly mounted on the upper wall of the platform water tank (1), a cutter head feeding structure is mounted on the cutter head support (2), a pair of platform brackets (3) are fixedly mounted on the upper plane of the platform water tank (1), one of the pair of platform brackets (3) is fixedly mounted on the inner side of the cutter head support (2), a through hole is provided in the pair of platform brackets (3), three rollers (4) are rotatably mounted in the pair of platform brackets (3), rollers (5) are rotatably mounted in the three pairs of rollers (4), a claw clamping structure is mounted in the rollers (5), a roller indexing drive structure is mounted on the platform water tank (1), and a nut feeding drive structure is mounted on the rollers (5).

2. The locking nut cutting platform according to claim 1, characterized in that The cutter head feeding structure includes a water cutter head (6), an upper crossbeam (7) is slidably mounted on the cutter head support (2), a feed nut (8) is fixedly mounted in the upper crossbeam (7), a feed screw (9) is rotatably mounted in the cutter head support (2), the feed screw (9) and the feed nut (8) are threadedly connected, a feed motor (10) is fixedly mounted on the cutter head support (2), a driving end of the feed motor (10) is fixedly connected to one end of the feed screw (9), and the water cutter head (6) is fixedly mounted on the lower wall of the upper crossbeam (7).

3. The locking nut cutting platform according to claim 1, characterized in that The clamping structure includes three clamping claws (11), two of the three clamping claws (11) are installed in the roller (5), a clamping cylinder (12) is fixedly installed on the upper wall of the roller (5), another of the three clamping claws (11) is fixedly installed on the telescopic end of the clamping cylinder (12), and the three clamping claws (11) form an angle of 120 degrees with each other. The clamping claws (11) are strip-shaped plates, and the long sides of the three clamping claws (11) are facing the axis of the roller (5). Two of the three clamping claws (11) are provided with a positioning inclined surface at one end facing the cutter head support (2).

4. The locking nut cutting platform according to claim 1, characterized in that The roller indexing drive structure includes an indexing motor (13), the indexing motor (13) is fixedly mounted on the upper wall of the platform water tank (1), a driving end of the indexing motor (13) is fixedly mounted with an indexing driving sprocket (14), the roller is fixedly mounted with an indexing driven sprocket (15), and the indexing driving sprocket (14) and the indexing driven sprocket (15) are meshed and connected with an indexing transmission chain (16).

5. The locking nut cutting platform according to claim 1, characterized in that The nut feeding drive structure includes a feeding motor (17), the feeding motor (17) is fixedly mounted on the side wall of the roller, a feeding driving sprocket (18) is fixedly mounted on the driving end of the feeding motor (17), a feeding driven sprocket (19) is rotatably mounted on the roller, the feeding driving sprocket (18) and the feeding driven sprocket (19) are connected to a feeding transmission chain (20), and a shift fork (21) is provided on the feeding transmission chain (20).

6. The locking nut cutting platform according to claim 1, characterized in that A platform guide groove (22) is fixedly installed on the upper wall of the platform water tank (1) and located on one side of the cutter head support (2). A blanking box (23) is provided on one side of the cutter head support (2) of the platform water tank (1). An overflow pipe (24) is provided on the upper end of the side wall of the platform water tank (1). A sewage pipe (25) is provided on the lower end of the side wall of the platform water tank (1). A sewage ball valve (26) is provided on the sewage pipe (25).