Tempering device for spring machining

By designing automated transfer components and cooling fan control, the problem of existing devices being unable to automatically load and unevenly load and cool down is solved, and production efficiency and spring performance are improved.

CN223240127UActive Publication Date: 2025-08-19XIAOBUDIAN ELASTIC TECHNOLOGY (HANGZHOU) CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202422562076.5
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-10-23
Publication Date
2025-08-19
Estimated Expiration
2034-10-23

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Technical Problem

The existing automotive spring fired device cannot achieve automatic loading and unloading, which poses safety risks and is inefficient, and the cooling process is not effectively controlled, affecting the performance of the spring.

Method used

A tempering device including a conveying assembly, a rotating rod and a cooling fan is designed to realize automatic loading and unloading, and to control the cooling rate by adjusting the cooling fan speed to ensure uniform tempering and cooling of the spring.

Benefits of technology

Automatic production of springs is realized, production efficiency is improved, safety risks is reduced, and the hardness and fatigue resistance of the spring are ensured by controlling the cooling rate.

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Abstract

The tempering device for spring machining comprises a bottom plate and a box body, a first fixing plate is fixedly arranged on the upper surface of the bottom plate, a first supporting rod is fixedly arranged on the outer surface of the first fixing plate, an arc-shaped block is fixedly arranged on the outer side face of the first supporting rod, and an arc-shaped groove is fixedly formed in the outer side face of the arc-shaped block; a connecting plate is fixedly arranged on the outer end face of the left side of the arc-shaped groove, a baffle is fixedly arranged on the outer end face of the right side of the arc-shaped groove, a set of partition plates are fixedly arranged in the box body, the interior of the box body is averagely divided into three parts, namely a tempering cavity, a cooling cavity and a collecting cavity in sequence from left to right, and meanwhile a set of rotating rods are transversely arranged in the box body; the rotating rods are in rotating fit with the partition plate and the box body at the same time, and the two rotating rods penetrate through the right side face of the box body and stretch out. According to the spring tempering device, the continuous spring tempering machining process can be achieved, the cooling speed in the tempering process can be controlled, and the overall performance of the spring is ensured.
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Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of automobile accessories, in particular to a tempering device for automobile spring processing. Background Art

[0002] There are many types of automotive parts, and automotive springs are one of them. Automotive springs are tempered during the processing process. However, the existing automotive spring tempering devices cannot temper the automotive springs evenly when in use, resulting in different metal material properties in different parts of the automotive springs, which leads to poor quality of the automotive springs and causes great economic losses to the producers.

[0003] In the prior art, for example, Chinese patent publication number CN209941032U discloses a tempering device for automobile spring processing, comprising a furnace body and a furnace cover, wherein support legs are fixedly connected to both sides of the bottom of the furnace body. The device is innovative in that heating plates are provided on the bottom and inner wall of the furnace body, and a plurality of rotating shafts are transversely arranged in the furnace body, with equal gaps between the rotating shafts, and the gaps are used to accommodate automobile springs. One end of the rotating shaft is fixed to the inner wall of the furnace body by a bearing, and the other end thereof passes through the furnace body, and mutually meshing transmission gears are provided at the penetration portion, and a drive motor is fixedly provided on the outside of one of the rotating shafts.

[0004] The above device has the following deficiencies:

[0005] 1. The above-mentioned device cannot automatically load and unload springs that need to be tempered. Operators are required to place the springs to be processed into the tempering furnace, which poses a safety hazard, is labor-intensive, and inefficient, making it difficult to meet the needs of large-scale, high-efficiency production.

[0006] 2. The above device ignores the importance of the cooling stage during the tempering process and adopts the form of natural cooling. However, the cooling stage of the tempering process requires controlling the cooling rate to obtain the ideal hardness and toughness effect and ensure the overall performance of the spring. Utility Model Content

[0007] The utility model overcomes the deficiencies of the prior art and provides a tempering device for spring processing, which solves the problem of being unable to realize automatic loading and unloading of springs to be tempered, and strictly controls the cooling process to ensure the overall performance of the spring.

[0008] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model provides the following technical solutions: a tempering device for spring processing, comprising a base plate, the upper surface of the base plate is fixedly provided with a fixing plate, the outer surface of the fixing plate is fixedly provided with a support rod, the outer side surface of the support rod is fixedly provided with an arc block, the outer side surface of the arc block is fixedly provided with an arc groove, the left outer end surface of the arc groove is fixedly provided with a connecting plate, and the right outer end surface of the arc groove is fixedly provided with a baffle, a box body is provided above the base plate, a group of partitions are fixedly provided in the box body, and the interior of the box body is evenly divided into three parts, which are a tempering chamber, a cooling chamber and a collection chamber from left to right, and at the same time, a group of rotating rods are horizontally provided inside the box body, and the rotating rods are simultaneously rotatably cooperated with the partition and the box body, and the two rotating rods pass through the right side of the box body and extend out.

[0009] Optionally, a group of support plates 1 are fixedly provided on the upper surface of the base plate, a conveyor belt is fixedly provided on the upper surface of the two support plates 1, and a plurality of protrusions are fixedly provided on the upper surface of the conveyor belt. At the same time, a fixing plate 2 is fixedly provided on the upper surface of the base plate, a support rod 2 is fixedly provided on the outer surface of the fixing plate 2, a connecting block is fixedly provided on the outer surface of the support rod 2, a telescopic cylinder 1 is fixedly provided on the outer side surface of the connecting block, and a push block is fixedly connected to the outer end surface of the piston rod of the telescopic cylinder 1.

[0010] Optionally, a group of support plates 2 are symmetrically fixed on the upper surface of the bottom plate, a box body is fixed on the outer surfaces of the two support plates 2, three L-shaped support plates 2 are fixed on the outer side surfaces of the box body, and telescopic cylinders 2 are fixed on the outer sides of the three L-shaped support plates 2. A slide is fixed on the outer end surface of the piston rod of the telescopic cylinders 2, and the slide is slidably fitted with the left side of the box body and the two partitions.

[0011] Optionally, gears are fixedly provided on the outer surfaces of the protruding parts of the two rotating rods, the two gears are engaged with each other, an L-shaped support plate is fixedly provided on the outer surface of the box body, and the rotating rod is rotationally matched with the L-shaped support plate.

[0012] Optionally, a heating box is fixedly installed inside the tempering chamber in the box body, and a group of cooling fans are symmetrically fixedly installed inside the cooling chamber in the box body. At the same time, a number of ventilation slots are opened on the outer side surface of the cooling chamber box body, and a glass plate is fixedly installed between the tempering chamber and the cooling chamber box body.

[0013] Optionally, a collection box is slidably provided inside the collection chamber of the box body, and at the same time, a telescopic cylinder three is fixedly provided on the upper surface of the bottom plate, the piston rod of the telescopic cylinder three passes through the bottom of the box body, and a wedge plate is fixedly provided on the outer end surface of the piston rod of the telescopic cylinder three.

[0014] In summary, compared with the prior art, the tempering device for spring processing provided by the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0015] 1. The utility model is provided with a conveying assembly and other structures, which can realize the automatic loading and unloading process of the springs to be tempered, without the need for manual placement in the tempering furnace box, effectively solving the safety hazard, improving production efficiency, and reducing production and labor costs;

[0016] 2. The utility model is provided with a cooling fan and ventilation slots. By adjusting the cooling fan gear, the cooling rate during the tempering process can be controlled so that the spring can achieve the desired hardness effect and fatigue resistance. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the utility model;

[0018] Figure 2 This is a cross-sectional view of the transmission component in the present invention

[0019] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the arc groove in the utility model;

[0020] Figure 4 The overall structure of the box in this utility model is shown as follows Figure 1 ;

[0021] Figure 5 The overall structure of the box in this utility model is shown as follows Figure 2

[0022] Figure 6 It is a cross-sectional view of the collecting chamber in the present utility model;

[0023] In the picture:

[0024] 1. Bottom plate; 2. Support plate 1; 201. Horizontal plate; 3. Conveyor assembly; 301. Side plate; 302. Center shaft; 303. Conveyor track; 4. Bump; 5. Fixed plate 1; 6. Support rod 1; 7. Arc block; 8. Arc groove; 81. Baffle; 82. Connecting plate; 9. Fixed plate 2; 10. Support rod 2; 11. Connecting block; 12. Telescopic cylinder 1; 13. Push block; 14. Support plate 2; 15. Box body; 16. Partition; 161. Tempering chamber; 162. Cooling chamber; 163. Collecting chamber; 17. Rotating rod; 18. Gear; 19. L-shaped support plate 1; 20. Motor; 21. L-shaped support plate 2; 22. Telescopic cylinder 2; 23. Slide plate; 24. Heating box; 25. Cooling fan; 26. Ventilation slot; 27. Collecting box; 28. Telescopic cylinder 3; 29. Wedge plate; 30. Glass plate; 31. Arc slide. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the present invention, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention.

[0026] refer to Figure 1-Figure 2 A tempering device for spring processing includes a base plate 1, a group of support plates 2 are fixedly provided on the upper surface of the base plate 1, a cross plate 201 is fixedly provided on the upper surface of the two support plates 2, a group of side plates 301 are symmetrically fixedly provided on the upper surface of the cross plate 201, a group of central shafts 302 are rotatably provided between the two side plates 301, and a transmission crawler 303 is slidably provided on the outer surface of the two central shafts 302. The side plates 301, the central shaft 302 and the transmission crawler 303 constitute a transmission assembly 3, and a motor for driving the rotation of the central shaft 302 can be fixedly installed on the outer surface of one of the side plates 301.

[0027] A plurality of protrusions 4 are fixedly provided on the upper surface of the conveying belt 303 . Since the springs placed on the conveying belt 303 may roll, the provision of the protrusions 4 prevents the springs placed on the conveying belt 303 from being entangled with each other.

[0028] refer to Figure 1-Figure 3 A fixing plate 5 is fixedly provided on the upper surface of the base plate 1, a support rod 6 is fixedly provided on the upper surface of the fixing plate 5, an arc block 7 is fixedly provided on the outer side of the support rod 6, an arc groove 8 is fixedly provided on the upper surface of the arc block 7, and a baffle 81 and a connecting plate 82 are fixedly provided on the outer end surfaces of both sides of the arc groove 8. The spring transported by the conveying assembly 3 falls into the arc groove 8 via the connecting plate 82. The setting of the baffle 81 can prevent the spring from popping out during the process of falling into the arc groove 8.

[0029] refer to Figure 1 The upper surface of the bottom plate 1 is fixed with a fixing plate 29, and the upper surface of the fixing plate 29 is fixed with a support rod 210. The outer surface of the support rod 210 is fixed with a connecting block 11. The outer side surface of the connecting block 11 is fixed with a telescopic cylinder 12. The outer end surface of the piston rod of the telescopic cylinder 12 is fixedly connected with a push block 13. The push block 13 matches the shape of the arc groove 8 and can push the spring in the arc groove 8 forward.

[0030] A set of second support plates 14 is symmetrically fixedly provided on the upper surface of the bottom plate 1 , and a box body 15 is fixedly provided on the outer surfaces of the two second support plates 14 .

[0031] refer to Figure 4A set of partitions 16 are fixedly installed in the box body 15, dividing the interior of the box body 15 into three parts, which are the tempering chamber 161, the cooling chamber 162 and the collection chamber 163 from left to right. At the same time, a set of rotating rods 17 are horizontally arranged inside the box body 15. The rotating rods 17 pass through the partitions 16 and rotate with the partitions 16 and the box body 15 at the same time. In addition, the two rotating rods 17 pass through the right side of the box body 15 and extend out. The outer surface of the part of the two rotating rods 17 extending out of the right side of the box body 15 is fixed with gears 18, and the two gears 18 are meshed with each other.

[0032] An L-shaped support plate 19 is fixedly provided on the right side of the box body 15, and a rotating rod 17 is rotated in cooperation with the L-shaped support plate 19. A motor 20 is fixedly provided on the outer side of the L-shaped support plate 19. The output shaft of the motor 20 passes through the L-shaped support plate 19 and is fixedly connected to the rotating rod 17. When the motor 20 is started, the rotating rod 17 is driven to rotate, and the two gears 18 are engaged, thereby driving the two rotating rods 17 to rotate simultaneously.

[0033] refer to Figure 5 The outer side of the box body 15 is fixedly provided with three L-shaped support plates 21. The outer sides of the three L-shaped support plates 21 are fixedly provided with telescopic cylinders 22. The outer end faces of the piston rods of the telescopic cylinders 22 are fixedly provided with slides 23. At the same time, the left side of the box body 15 and the two partitions 16 are provided with arc-shaped slides 31. The slides 23 slide with the inner surfaces of the arc-shaped slides 31, and the inner surfaces of the arc-shaped slides 31 are flush with the upper surfaces of the arc-shaped grooves 8.

[0034] A heating box 24 is fixedly installed inside the tempering chamber 161 in the box body 15, and a group of cooling fans 25 are symmetrically fixed inside the cooling chamber 162 in the box body 15. At the same time, a number of ventilation slots 26 are opened on the outer side of the box body 15 of the cooling chamber 162 to facilitate heat dissipation. The heating box 24 and the cooling fan 25 here are both existing technologies, so there is no need to describe and draw them in detail here and in the accompanying drawings.

[0035] refer to Figure 5-Figure 6 The collection chamber 163 is connected front to back. At the same time, a collection box 27 is provided inside the collection chamber 163. The collection box 27 is slidably matched with the inner side of the box body 15. The collection box 27 can be pulled out from the back of the box body 15, and the springs that fall into the collection box 27 can be subsequently processed. At the same time, a telescopic cylinder three 28 is fixedly provided on the upper surface of the bottom plate 1. The piston rod of the telescopic cylinder three 28 passes through the bottom of the box body 15, and a wedge plate 29 is fixedly provided on the outer end surface of the piston rod. The wedge plate 29 is located between the two rotating rods 17 and can extend between the two rotating rods 17.

[0036] refer to Figure 1The outer sides of the tempering chamber 161 and the cooling chamber 162 are both provided with glass plates 30 fixedly mounted on the box body 15, which can be used to observe the springs in the processing project, discover deficiencies and problems in time and take compensatory measures.

[0037] Specifically, the spring transported by the conveying assembly 3 falls into the arc groove 8 via the connecting plate 82. The center line of the arc groove 8 is between the two rotating rods 17. When part of the slide plate 23 slides out of the arc chute 31, the telescopic cylinder 12 can drive the push block 13 to push the spring through the arc groove 8 and the arc chute 31 into the space between the two rotating rods 17 in the box 15, and respectively perform tempering, cooling and collection. The motor 20 is started to rotate the two rotating rods 17 and drive the spring between the rotating rods 17 to rotate for uniform tempering and cooling.

[0038] Telescopic cylinder 22 controls the slide plate 23 to slide in the arc-shaped slide groove 31, so that a closed or open environment is formed in the box body 15 to adapt to the processing process. Telescopic cylinder 3 28 controls the wedge plate 29 to push the spring between the two rotating rods 17 into the collection box 27. The device can realize continuous processing and loading and unloading processes.

[0039] For example, certain words are used in the specification and claims to refer to specific components. Those skilled in the art should understand that hardware manufacturers may use different terms to refer to the same component. This specification and claims do not use differences in names as a way to distinguish components, but use differences in the functions of the components as the criteria for distinction. For example, "including" mentioned throughout the specification and claims is an open term, so it should be interpreted as "including but not limited to". "Approximately" means that within an acceptable error range, those skilled in the art can solve the technical problem within a certain error range and basically achieve the technical effect.

[0040] It should be noted that the terms "include," "comprises," or any other variations thereof are intended to encompass non-exclusive inclusion, such that a product or system comprising a series of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not explicitly listed, or elements inherent to such product or system. In the absence of further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprising a..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the product or system comprising the element.

[0041] The above description shows and describes several preferred embodiments of the present application. However, as previously mentioned, it should be understood that the present application is not limited to the form disclosed herein and should not be construed as excluding other embodiments. Instead, the present application can be used in various other combinations, modifications, and environments and can be modified within the scope of the application concept described herein through the above teachings or technology or knowledge in the relevant field. Modifications and changes made by those skilled in the art that do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present application should be protected by the claims appended hereto.

Claims

1. A tempering device for spring processing, characterized in that: The invention comprises a bottom plate (1), a fixing plate (5) is fixedly provided on the upper surface of the bottom plate (1), a support rod (6) is fixedly provided on the outer surface of the fixing plate (5), an arc block (7) is fixedly provided on the outer side surface of the support rod (6), an arc groove (8) is fixedly provided on the outer side surface of the arc block (7), a connecting plate (82) is fixedly provided on the left outer end surface of the arc groove (8), and a baffle (81) is fixedly provided on the right outer end surface of the arc groove (8). A box body (15) is provided above the bottom plate (1), and a group of partitions (16) are fixedly provided in the box body (15), dividing the interior of the box body (15) into three equal parts, which are a tempering chamber (161), a cooling chamber (162) and a collecting chamber (163) from left to right. At the same time, a group of rotating rods (17) are transversely provided inside the box body (15), and the rotating rods (17) are simultaneously rotated with the partitions (16) and the box body (15), and the two rotating rods (17) pass through the right side of the box body (15) and extend out.

2. A tempering device for spring processing according to claim 1, characterized in that: A group of support plates (2) are fixedly provided on the upper surface of the bottom plate (1), a transverse plate (201) is fixedly provided on the upper surfaces of the two support plates (2), a group of side plates (301) are symmetrically fixedly provided on the upper surfaces of the transverse plates (201), a group of central shafts (302) are rotatably provided between the two side plates (301), a transmission crawler (303) is slidably provided on the outer surfaces of the two central shafts (302), and a plurality of protrusions (4) are fixedly provided on the upper surfaces of the transmission crawler (303).

3. The tempering device for spring processing according to claim 1, characterized in that: A second fixing plate (9) is fixed on the upper surface of the base plate (1), a second support rod (10) is fixed on the outer surface of the second fixing plate (9), a connecting block (11) is fixed on the outer surface of the second support rod (10), a first telescopic cylinder (12) is fixed on the outer side surface of the connecting block (11), and a push block (13) is fixedly connected to the outer end surface of the piston rod of the first telescopic cylinder (12).

4. The tempering device for spring processing according to claim 1, characterized in that: A group of support plates (14) are symmetrically fixedly provided on the upper surface of the bottom plate (1), and a box body (15) is fixedly provided on the outer surface of the two support plates (14). Three L-shaped support plates (21) are fixedly provided on the outer side surface of the box body (15), and telescopic cylinders (22) are fixedly provided on the outer side surfaces of the three L-shaped support plates (21). The outer end surfaces of the piston rods of the telescopic cylinders (22) are fixedly provided with slides (23). At the same time, the left side surface of the box body (15) and the two partitions (16) are provided with arc-shaped slide grooves (31), and the slides (23) are in sliding cooperation with the inner surfaces of the arc-shaped slide grooves (31).

5. The tempering device for spring processing according to claim 1, characterized in that: Gears (18) are fixedly provided on the outer surfaces of the protruding portions of the two rotating rods (17), and the two gears (18) are meshed with each other. An L-shaped support plate (19) is fixedly provided on the outer surface of the box body (15), and one of the rotating rods (17) is rotationally matched with the L-shaped support plate (19).

6. The tempering device for spring processing according to claim 1, characterized in that: A heating box (24) is fixedly arranged inside the tempering chamber (161) in the box body (15), and a group of cooling fans (25) are symmetrically fixedly arranged inside the cooling chamber (162) in the box body (15). At the same time, a plurality of ventilation slots (26) are opened on the outer side surface of the box body (15) of the cooling chamber (162), and the outer sides of the tempering chamber (161) and the cooling chamber (162) are both provided with glass plates (30) fixedly arranged on the box body (15).

7. The tempering device for spring processing according to claim 1, characterized in that: A collection box (27) is slidably provided inside the collection chamber (163) of the box body (15). Meanwhile, a telescopic cylinder (28) is fixedly provided on the upper surface of the bottom plate (1). The piston rod of the telescopic cylinder (28) passes through the bottom of the box body (15), and a wedge plate (29) is fixedly provided on the outer end surface of the piston rod of the telescopic cylinder (28).

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  • Tempering device for automobile spring machining

    CN209941032U