Lathe with scrap iron collecting function

Abstract

The utility model provides a lathe with a scrap iron collecting function, which comprises a lathe body, a chuck and a tip, the chuck and the tip are mounted at two ends of the lathe body, and a workpiece clamping area is formed between the chuck and the tip. A cavity communicated with the clamping area is formed in the position, under the clamping area, of the lathe body, and a window communicated with the cavity is formed in the side wall of the lathe body. The lathe with the scrap iron collecting function further comprises a hopper rotationally arranged in the cavity and an overturning mechanism used for driving the hopper to overturn towards one side of the window. According to the lathe with the scrap iron collecting function, the hopper can collect scrap iron falling during lathe machining, the turnover mechanism can drive the hopper to turn over towards one side of the window so as to complete discharging, and compared with a manual scrap iron cleaning mode in the prior art, the labor intensity of workers can be reduced, and the production efficiency can be improved. And the risk of being scratched by scrap iron during manual cleaning is also avoided.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of machining equipment, in particular to a lathe with an iron chip collecting function. Background Art

[0002] A lathe is a machine tool that primarily uses a turning tool to perform turning operations on rotating workpieces. It primarily consists of a spindle box, gearbox, feed box, slide box, toolholder, tailstock, guide rod, lead screw, bed, footrest, and cooling system. Lathes are used to cut rotating surfaces of various sizes and shapes, as well as spiral surfaces. During operation, lathes generate large amounts of iron chips and cutting fluid, which require recovery.

[0003] Currently, the recycling of iron filings collected on lathes is mainly based on manual cleaning, which is labor-intensive and easily causes scratches during cleaning. Utility Model Content

[0004] Based on the problems existing in the above-mentioned prior art, the utility model aims to solve the technical problems in the prior art that the recovery of iron filings collected on lathes is mainly based on manual cleaning, which is labor-intensive and easily causes scratches during cleaning.

[0005] The utility model provides a lathe with a chip collecting function, which includes a lathe body and a chuck and a center installed at both ends of the lathe body, wherein a workpiece clamping area is formed between the chuck and the center; a cavity communicating with the clamping area is provided on the lathe body directly below the clamping area, and a window communicating with the cavity is provided on a side wall of the lathe body;

[0006] The lathe with the chip collecting function further comprises a hopper rotatably arranged in the cavity and a turning mechanism for driving the hopper to turn toward the window side.

[0007] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the lathe with the chip collecting function further includes a rotating shaft, both ends of which are rotatably arranged on two opposite side walls of the cavity, and the hopper is fixedly arranged on the rotating shaft.

[0008] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the rotating shaft passes through the bottom of the hopper.

[0009] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the flipping mechanism includes:

[0010] an ear plate fixedly arranged on the outer wall of the hopper;

[0011] a telescopic driving member, fixedly arranged on the inner wall of the cavity;

[0012] The connecting rod has two ends hinged to the ear plate and the top end of the piston rod of the telescopic driving member respectively.

[0013] According to an embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of filter holes for draining water are provided on the hopper.

[0014] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the lathe with the chip collecting function further includes a water tank fixedly or movably arranged in the cavity and located below the hopper.

[0015] According to one embodiment of the present invention, the flipping mechanism further includes a mounting plate for mounting the telescopic drive member, the telescopic drive member is inverted at the bottom of the mounting plate, and the area of ​​the mounting plate is larger than the cross-sectional area of ​​the telescopic drive member.

[0016] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the telescopic driving member is a pneumatic cylinder, a hydraulic cylinder or an electric push rod.

[0017] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the opening of the hopper is arranged upward, and the shape of the hopper opening matches the shape of the cavity.

[0018] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the window is opened on the back side of the lathe body.

[0019] The beneficial effects of the utility model are:

[0020] The utility model provides a lathe with an iron chip collection function, in which the hopper can collect iron chips dropped during lathe processing, and the flipping mechanism can drive the hopper to flip toward the side of the window to complete unloading. Compared with the manual method of cleaning iron chips in the prior art, the labor intensity of workers can be reduced, and the risk of being scratched by iron chips during manual cleaning is also avoided. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments or prior art, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the embodiments or prior art descriptions. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the utility model. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying any creative work.

[0022] Figure 1 This is a schematic structural diagram from the front view of a lathe with a chip collecting function provided by an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0023] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of a lathe with a chip collection function provided by an embodiment of the present invention from a rear perspective;

[0024] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the positional relationship between the hopper and the turning mechanism in the embodiment of the present utility model;

[0025] Figure numerals: 1- lathe body; 11- cavity; 12- window; 2- chuck; 3- center; 4- hopper; 5- flip mechanism; 51- ear plate; 52- telescopic drive member; 53- connecting rod; 54- mounting plate; 6- rotating shaft; 7- water tank. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] The following descriptions of the embodiments refer to the accompanying drawings to illustrate specific embodiments in which the present invention may be implemented.

[0027] The utility model provides a lathe with a chip collecting function, and its structure is as follows Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the lathe comprises a main body 1 and a chuck 2 and a center 3 mounted at both ends of the main body 1, wherein a clamping area for a workpiece is formed between the chuck 2 and the center 3; a cavity 11 communicating with the clamping area is provided on the main body 1 directly below the clamping area, and a window 12 communicating with the cavity 11 is provided on a side wall of the main body 1;

[0028] The lathe with the chip collecting function further includes a hopper 4 rotatably disposed in the cavity 11 and a turning mechanism 5 for driving the hopper 4 to turn toward the window 12 .

[0029] In a lathe with an iron chip collection function provided by the present invention, the hopper 4 can collect iron chips dropped during lathe processing, and the flipping mechanism 5 can drive the hopper 4 to flip toward the side of the window 12 to complete unloading. Compared with the manual method of cleaning iron chips in the prior art, the labor intensity of workers can be reduced, and the risk of being scratched by iron chips during manual cleaning is also avoided.

[0030] Specifically, the opening of the hopper 4 is set upward, and the shape of the opening of the hopper 4 matches the shape of the cavity 11, so that the opening of the hopper 4 can be better adapted to the cavity 11 to avoid a large gap between the side wall of the hopper 4 and the inner wall of the cavity 11, which makes it impossible to fully collect the iron chips dropped during the lathe processing.

[0031] According to one embodiment of the present invention, since workers usually stand in front of the lathe to operate when the lathe is processing, in order to avoid affecting the workers' operations and to maintain the beauty of the processing environment, the window 12 is opened on the back of the lathe body 1.

[0032] According to one embodiment of the present invention, in order to realize the rotation setting of the hopper 4 in the cavity 11, the lathe with iron chip collection function also includes a rotating shaft 6, and the two ends of the rotating shaft 6 are respectively rotatably set on the two opposite side walls of the cavity 11, and the hopper 4 is fixedly set on the rotating shaft 6.

[0033] As a specific embodiment, the rotating shaft 6 passes through the bottom of the hopper 4 , and the rotating shaft 6 is arranged parallel to the window 12 .

[0034] like Figure 3 The figure shows the positional relationship between the hopper 4 and the tilting mechanism 5 in an embodiment of the present invention. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the tilting mechanism 5 includes an ear plate 51, a telescopic drive member 52, and a connecting rod 53. The ear plate 51 is fixedly mounted on the outer wall of the hopper 4; the telescopic drive member 52 is fixedly mounted on the inner wall of the cavity 11; and the ends of the connecting rod 53 are respectively hinged to the ear plate 51 and the top end of the piston rod of the telescopic drive member 52. Specifically, the telescopic drive member 52 can be a pneumatic cylinder, a hydraulic cylinder, or an electric push rod.

[0035] It is not difficult to understand that the ear plate 51 installed on the outer wall of the hopper 4, the telescopic drive member 52 and the connecting rod 53 together constitute a crank-connecting rod mechanism. When the piston rod of the telescopic drive member 52 is extended or retracted, it can drive the hopper 4 to flip around the central axis of the rotating shaft 6, thereby completing the unloading of the iron filings collected in the hopper 4.

[0036] It is easy to understand that the smaller the flipping angle of the hopper 4 is, the smaller the size of the cavity 11, the stroke of the flipping mechanism 5 and the overall volume of the lathe will be; at the same time, it should be clear that the larger the angle between the two side walls of the cross section of the hopper 4 is, the easier it is for the iron filings collected inside the hopper 4 to fall out by gravity after the hopper 4 is flipped to complete the unloading, thereby supporting the hopper 4 to have a smaller flipping angle. Therefore, in this embodiment, the angle between the two side walls of the hopper 4 must be no less than 90°.

[0037] According to one embodiment of the present invention, since the lathe uses cutting fluid to cool the processing part of the workpiece during processing, and the cutting fluid will be mixed into the iron chips, in order to filter out the cutting fluid in the collected iron chips, the hopper 4 is provided with a plurality of filter holes for draining water (not shown in the figure).

[0038] Please continue to refer to Figure 2 Furthermore, in order to collect the cutting fluid filtered through the filter holes for recycling, the lathe with iron chip collection function also includes a water tank 7 fixedly or movably arranged in the cavity 11 and located below the hopper 4, for collecting the cutting fluid leaked from the hopper 4.

[0039] Please continue to refer to Figure 3 Furthermore, since the telescopic drive member 52 is located below the hopper 4, in order to prevent the filtered cutting fluid from falling on the telescopic drive member 52, the flipping mechanism 5 also includes a mounting plate 54 for mounting the telescopic drive member 52. The mounting plate 54 is detachably fixed to the inner wall of the cavity 11, and the telescopic drive member 52 is inverted at the bottom of the mounting plate 54, and the area of ​​the mounting plate 54 is larger than the cross-sectional area of ​​the telescopic drive member 52.

[0040] It can be understood that since the telescopic drive member 52 is inverted at the bottom of the mounting plate 54 and the area of ​​the mounting plate 54 is larger than the cross-sectional area of ​​the telescopic drive member 52, the mounting plate 54 can shield and protect the telescopic drive member 52 at the bottom thereof, so as to prevent the cutting fluid from falling directly on the telescopic drive member 52 and causing the telescopic drive member 52 to rust and be damaged, thereby extending the service life of the telescopic drive member 52 and saving costs.

[0041] In order to facilitate the understanding of this solution, the following Figure 1-Figure 3 The working principle of the utility model is described in detail:

[0042] When the lathe is performing turning processing, the iron chips and cutting fluid fall into the hopper 4 together, wherein the filter holes on the hopper 4 will filter out the cutting fluid, and the filtered cutting fluid will leak through the filter holes into the water tank 7 located below the hopper 4 for collection, so as to facilitate the recycling of the cutting fluid.

[0043] When the amount of iron filings collected in the hopper 4 reaches a certain amount (for example, the hopper 4 is full), a recycling box is placed outside the window 12, and the telescopic drive member 52 is activated (in the initial state, the piston rod of the telescopic drive member 52 is in an extended state). The piston rod of the telescopic drive member 52 retracts, thereby driving the connecting rod 53 to push the hopper 4 to flip around the central axis of the rotating shaft 6 through the ear plate 51. During the flipping process, the iron filings accumulated in the hopper 4 will fall into the recycling box outside the window 12. After the hopper 4 flips to a certain angle (such as 90°), the piston rod of the telescopic drive member 52 stops retracting. At this time, the opening of the hopper 4 flips to the side facing the window 12. For the iron filings remaining in the hopper 4, the worker can use a special tool (such as a hook) to pick them out, or leave them alone. After the iron filings in the hopper 4 are cleaned, the telescopic drive member 52 is operated again to drive the hopper 4 to flip to its initial position. At this time, the opening of the hopper 4 is placed upward.

[0044] In summary, the utility model provides a lathe with an iron chip collection function. The hopper 4 and the water tank 7 arranged from top to bottom can respectively collect the iron chips and cutting fluid in the lathe processing process, and the flipping mechanism 5 can drive the hopper 4 to flip toward the side of the window 12 to complete the automatic unloading of the collected iron chips, thereby completing the collection and cleaning of the iron chips; at the same time, the telescopic drive member 52 is inverted and arranged at the bottom of the mounting plate 54, and the mounting plate 54 can provide waterproof protection for the telescopic drive member 52, thereby extending the service life of the telescopic drive member 52.

[0045] It should be noted that although the present invention is disclosed above with specific embodiments, the above embodiments are not intended to limit the present invention. Ordinary technicians in this field can make various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention shall be based on the scope defined by the claims.

Claims

1. A lathe with a chip collecting function, comprising a lathe body (1) and a chuck (2) and a center (3) mounted at both ends of the lathe body (1), wherein a workpiece clamping area is formed between the chuck (2) and the center (3); characterized in that: A cavity (11) communicating with the clamping area is provided on the lathe body (1) and is located directly below the clamping area. A window (12) communicating with the cavity (11) is provided on the side wall of the lathe body (1); The lathe with the chip collecting function further comprises a hopper (4) rotatably arranged in the cavity (11) and a turning mechanism (5) for driving the hopper (4) to turn toward the window (12).

2. A lathe with a chip collecting function according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a rotating shaft (6), the two ends of which are rotatably arranged on two opposite side walls of the cavity (11), and the hopper (4) is fixedly arranged on the rotating shaft (6).

3. The lathe with iron chip collection function according to claim 2, characterized in that: The rotating shaft (6) passes through the bottom of the hopper (4).

4. The lathe with the chip collecting function according to claim 2, characterized in that: The turning mechanism (5) comprises: an ear plate (51) fixedly arranged on the outer wall of the hopper (4); a telescopic driving member (52) fixedly arranged on the inner wall of the cavity (11); The connecting rod (53) has two ends hinged to the ear plate (51) and the top end of the piston rod of the telescopic driving member (52).

5. The lathe with the chip collecting function according to claim 4, characterized in that: The hopper (4) is provided with a plurality of filter holes for draining water.

6. The lathe with the chip collecting function according to claim 5, characterized in that: It also includes a water tank (7) which is fixedly or movably arranged in the cavity (11) and located below the hopper (4).

7. The lathe with the chip collecting function according to claim 5, characterized in that: The turning mechanism (5) further comprises a mounting plate (54) for mounting the telescopic driving member (52), the telescopic driving member (52) being inverted at the bottom of the mounting plate (54), and the area of ​​the mounting plate (54) being larger than the cross-sectional area of ​​the telescopic driving member (52).

8. The lathe with the chip collecting function according to claim 4, characterized in that: The telescopic driving member (52) is a cylinder, a hydraulic cylinder or an electric push rod.

9. The lathe with the chip collecting function according to claim 1, characterized in that: The opening of the hopper (4) is arranged upward, and the shape of the opening of the hopper (4) matches the shape of the cavity (11).

10. The lathe with the chip collecting function according to claim 1, characterized in that: The window (12) is opened on the back side of the lathe body (1).

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