Turnover mechanism for intake manifold

Abstract

The turnover mechanism comprises a pressing assembly, a supporting assembly, a positioning assembly, a turnover driving assembly and a supporting frame, the pressing assembly is located above the supporting assembly and rotationally connected with the supporting assembly, the supporting assembly is fixedly connected with the top of the supporting frame, and the positioning assembly is located above the supporting assembly and rotationally connected with the turnover driving assembly. The two positioning assemblies are symmetrically arranged and located at the two ends of the pressing assembly and the two ends of the supporting assembly respectively, the pressing assembly has a first state and a second state, one end of the overturning driving assembly is rotationally connected with the supporting frame, and the other end of the overturning driving assembly is rotationally connected with the pressing assembly. The overturning driving assembly is used for driving the pressing assembly to overturn between the first state and the second state, and the positioning assembly is used for fixing the pressing assembly when the pressing assembly is in the first state and the second state. According to the turnover mechanism, the intake manifold can be turned over on two surfaces with different angles, so that the turnover mechanism can be conveniently matched with a hot plug device to perform hot plug at different angles, the operation is simplified, and the working efficiency is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of cylinder cover assembly, and particularly relates to a turnover mechanism for an intake manifold. Background Art

[0002] In the prior art, hot-plug devices can only perform hot-plugging at one angle. If a product requires hot-plugging nuts at two different angles, two hot-plug devices with different angles need to be made, and they need to be replaced back and forth, which is not only cumbersome to operate but also greatly affects work efficiency. Utility Model Content

[0003] In view of this, in order to solve the problems of the prior art, the present invention provides a flipping mechanism for the intake manifold, which can flip the intake manifold on two surfaces at different angles, so as to facilitate hot plugging at different angles in conjunction with a hot plug device.

[0004] In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical solutions:

[0005] A flipping mechanism for an intake manifold comprises a clamping assembly, a support assembly, a positioning assembly, a flipping drive assembly and a support frame, wherein the clamping assembly is located above the support assembly and is rotatably connected to the support assembly, the clamping assembly is used to place and clamp the intake manifold, the support assembly is fixedly connected to the top of the support frame, two positioning assemblies are symmetrically arranged, and the two positioning assemblies are respectively located at the two ends of the clamping assembly and the support assembly, the clamping assembly has a first state and a second state, one end of the flipping drive assembly is rotatably connected to the support frame, and the other end of the flipping drive assembly is rotatably connected to the clamping assembly, the flipping drive assembly is used to drive the clamping assembly to flip back and forth between the first state and the second state, and the positioning assembly is used to fix the clamping assembly when it is in the first state and the second state respectively.

[0006] According to some preferred implementation aspects of the present invention, the clamping assembly includes a clamping plate. When the clamping assembly is in the first state, the clamping plate is horizontally arranged; when the clamping assembly is in the second state, the clamping plate is inclined.

[0007] According to some preferred implementation aspects of the present invention, the support assembly includes a support plate and two first support blocks, two second support blocks and two first support seats fixedly arranged at both ends of the top surface of the support plate, the two first support blocks are close to one side of the support plate, the two second support blocks are close to the other side of the support plate, and the two first support seats are located between the two first support blocks and the two second support blocks.

[0008] According to some preferred implementation aspects of the present invention, a groove is provided on the top of the first support block, a buffer pad is fixedly arranged in the groove, the top surface of the buffer pad is located above the top surface of the first support block, and the top surface of the first support block is parallel to the support plate; when the clamping assembly is in the first state, the bottom surface of the clamping plate is in contact with the top surface of the buffer pad.

[0009] According to some preferred implementation aspects of the present invention, the top surface of the second support block is set as a slope, and the inclination direction and inclination angle of the slope are respectively the same as the inclination direction and inclination angle of the pressing plate when the pressing assembly is in the second state; when the pressing assembly is in the second state, the bottom surface of the pressing plate is in contact with the slope; two second support seats are fixedly provided at both ends of the bottom surface of the pressing plate, and one end of one of the first support seats is rotatably connected to the two second support seats through a first rotating shaft.

[0010] According to some preferred implementation aspects of the present invention, the support assembly also includes two buffer assemblies arranged at both ends of the support plate, the two buffer assemblies are located between the two second support blocks, each of the buffer assemblies includes a buffer driver and a first fixed plate, and two through grooves are provided on the support plate corresponding to the two buffer drivers, and the through grooves are used for the buffer drivers to pass through; when the clamping assembly is in the first state, the plane where the top surface of the buffer driver is located is above the inclined surface.

[0011] According to some preferred implementation aspects of the present invention, the first fixed plate is located below the support plate, the first fixed plate includes a first plate body and a second plate body fixedly connected, the top surface of the first plate body is fixedly connected to the bottom surface of the support plate, the second plate body is connected to the buffer driver, and the second plate body is arranged at an angle and parallel to the inclined surface.

[0012] According to some preferred implementation aspects of the present invention, each of the positioning components includes a second fixed plate, a fixed seat, a first positioning driver, a second positioning driver, a first positioning head, a second positioning head, a first positioning block and a second positioning block, the bottom surface of the fixed seat is fixedly connected to the top surface of the support plate, the second fixed plate is fixedly connected to one side of the fixed seat, the first positioning driver and the second positioning driver are both fixedly connected to one side of the second fixed plate, the first positioning block and the second positioning block are both fixedly connected to one side of the clamping plate, the first positioning head is fixedly connected to one end of the telescopic shaft of the first positioning driver, and the second positioning head is fixedly connected to one end of the telescopic shaft of the second positioning driver.

[0013] According to some preferred implementation aspects of the present invention, the second fixing plate is provided with a first through hole and a second through hole extending through the thickness thereof, the first through hole being used for allowing the first positioning head and the telescopic shaft of the first positioning driver to pass through, and the second through hole being used for allowing the telescopic shaft of the second positioning head and the second positioning driver to pass through; the first positioning block is provided with a first positioning groove for accommodating the first positioning head, the second positioning block is provided with a second positioning groove for accommodating the second positioning head, and the straight line on which the first positioning head and the second positioning head in one of the positioning assemblies are located is parallel to the inclined surface;

[0014] When the pressing assembly is in the first state, the first positioning head is aligned with the first positioning groove, and when the pressing assembly is in the second state, the second positioning head is aligned with the second positioning groove.

[0015] According to some preferred implementation aspects of the present invention, the flip drive assembly includes a flip drive, a connecting rod and a connecting seat, the connecting rod is fixedly connected to one end of the telescopic shaft of the flip drive, the connecting seat is fixedly connected to the end of the flip drive away from the connecting rod, and a notch is provided on the support plate for the telescopic shaft of the connecting rod and the flip drive to pass through; two third support seats are fixedly provided at the bottom of the support frame, and two fourth support seats are fixedly provided on the bottom surface of the clamping plate, the connecting seat is rotatably connected to the two third support seats via a second rotating shaft, and the other end of the connecting rod is rotatably connected to the two fourth support seats via a third rotating shaft.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the benefits of the present invention are as follows: the present invention is a flipping mechanism for the intake manifold, which can flip, adjust and fix the clamping assembly between two different angles through the mutual cooperation between the support assembly, the positioning assembly and the flipping drive assembly, so that the intake manifold can be flipped on surfaces at two different angles, which is convenient for hot plugging at different angles in conjunction with the hot plug device, and there is no need to replace the hot plug devices at different angles back and forth, which is conducive to simplifying the operation and effectively improving work efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying any creative work.

[0018] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the flip mechanism in the preferred embodiment of the present utility model;

[0019] Figure 2This is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the support assembly in the preferred embodiment of the present utility model;

[0020] Figure 3 This is a schematic cross-sectional view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, in which the flip mechanism hides the pressing unit and is in the first state;

[0021] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the preferred embodiment of the present invention when the flip mechanism hides the pressing unit and is in the second state;

[0022] Figure 5 This is a schematic cross-sectional view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, in which the flip mechanism hides the pressing unit and is in the second state;

[0023] Wherein, the accompanying drawings are marked as follows:

[0024] Clamping assembly-1, clamping plate-11, fifth support seat-12, clamping driver-13, fixing rod-14, pressure rod-15, pressure head-16, second support seat-17, fourth support seat-18, support assembly-2, support plate-21, through groove-211, notch-212, first support block-22, second support block-23, inclined surface-231, first support seat-24, buffer pad-25, first rotating shaft-26, buffer driver-271, first plate Body-2721, second plate body-2722, positioning assembly-3, second fixing plate-31, fixing seat-32, first positioning driver-33, second positioning driver-34, first positioning head-35, second positioning head-36, first positioning block-37, second positioning block-38, flip drive assembly-4, flip drive-41, connecting rod-42, connecting seat-43, second rotating shaft-44, third rotating shaft-45, support frame-5, third supporting seat-6, DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] In order to help those skilled in the art better understand the technical solutions of the present invention, the following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the embodiments described are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative efforts should fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0026] Reference Figures 1 to 5The flipping mechanism for the intake manifold of this embodiment can flip the intake manifold on two surfaces with different angles, which is convenient for hot plugging at different angles in conjunction with the hot plug device. The flipping mechanism includes a clamping assembly 1, a support assembly 2, a positioning assembly 3, a flipping drive assembly 4 and a support frame 5. The clamping assembly 1 is located above the support assembly 2 and the clamping assembly 1 is rotatably connected to the support assembly 2. The clamping assembly 1 is used to place and clamp the intake manifold, and the support assembly 2 is fixedly connected to the top of the support frame 5; two positioning assemblies 3 are symmetrically arranged, and the two positioning assemblies 3 are respectively located at the two ends of the clamping assembly 1 and the support assembly 2; one end of the flipping drive assembly 4 is rotatably connected to the support frame 5, and the other end of the flipping drive assembly 4 is rotatably connected to the clamping assembly 1. The flipping drive assembly 4 is used to drive the clamping assembly 1 to flip; the positioning assembly 3 is used to fix the clamping assembly 1.

[0027] Furthermore, the clamping assembly 1 includes a clamping plate 11 and two clamping units fixedly arranged on the top surface thereof, the two clamping units are respectively located at the two ends of the clamping plate 11, and each clamping unit includes a fifth support seat 12, a clamping driver 13, a fixed rod 14, a pressure rod 15 and a pressure head 16. The top surface of the clamping plate 11 is fixedly connected to the bottom surface of the fifth support seat 12, the bottom of the clamping driver 13 is fixedly connected to the top surface of the fifth support seat 12, one end of the telescopic shaft of the clamping driver 13 is fixedly connected to one end of the fixed rod 14, the other end of the fixed rod 14 is fixedly connected to one end of the pressure rod 15, and the other end of the pressure rod 15 is fixedly connected to one end of the pressure head 16. The pressure rod 15 is perpendicular to the fixed rod 14 and the clamping plate 11. The clamping driver 13 drives the telescopic rod to extend and retract to drive the fixed rod 14 to move up and down, thereby driving the pressure head 16 to move up and down to approach or move away from the intake manifold, thereby compressing or loosening the intake manifold.

[0028] Furthermore, the clamping assembly 1 has a first state and a second state. When the clamping assembly 1 is in the first state, the clamping plate 11 is arranged horizontally; when the clamping assembly 1 is in the second state, the clamping plate 11 is arranged at an angle. During the process of the clamping plate 11 flipping from the first state to the second state, the clamping plate 11 gradually tilts downward.

[0029] Furthermore, the support assembly 2 includes a support plate 21, two first support blocks 22 fixed at both ends of the top surface of the support plate 21, two second support blocks 23 and two first support seats 24, and two buffer assemblies arranged at both ends of the support plate 21, the two first support blocks 22 are close to one side of the support plate 21, the two second support blocks 23 are close to the other side of the support plate 21, the two first support seats 24 are located between the two first support blocks 22 and the two second support blocks 23; the two buffer assemblies are located between the two second support blocks 23.

[0030] Specifically, a groove is defined at the top of the first support block 22, within which a buffer pad 25 is fixedly positioned. The top surface of the buffer pad 25 is positioned above the top surface of the first support block 22, which is parallel to the support plate 21. This ensures that when the clamping assembly 1 is in the first state, the bottom surface of the clamping plate 11 is in contact with the top surface of the buffer pad 25. The buffer pad 25 of this embodiment is preferably a rubber pad. The buffer pad 25 is provided to cushion the pressure when the clamping plate 11 flips over and contacts the first support block 22, preventing wear on the tooling and thereby increasing its service life. The top surface of the second support block 23 is configured as an inclined surface 231, and its inclination direction and inclination angle are the same as those of the clamping plate 11 when the clamping assembly 1 is in the second state. This ensures that when the clamping assembly 1 is in the second state, the bottom surface of the clamping plate 11 is in contact with the inclined surface 231. The second support block 23 is provided to provide increased support to prevent excessive hot-plug force from causing the clamping plate 11 to rock downward. In addition, two second support seats 17 are fixedly provided at both ends of the bottom surface of the clamping plate 11, and the first support seat 24 is located between the two second support seats 17. One end of a first support seat 24 is rotatably connected to the two second support seats 17 through a first rotating shaft 26, thereby ensuring that the clamping plate 11 can be flipped relative to the support plate 21 under the driving action of the flip drive assembly 4.

[0031] In addition, the buffer assembly is configured to prevent direct rigid collision with the inclined surface 231 of the second support block 23 when the pressure plate 11 flips over to the second state. Specifically, each buffer assembly includes a buffer driver 271 and a first fixed plate. The first fixed plate is located below the support plate 21. The first fixed plate includes a first plate body 2721 and a second plate body 2722 that are fixedly connected. The top surface of the first plate body 2721 is fixedly connected to the bottom surface of the support plate 21, and the second plate body 2722 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the buffer driver 271. Two through slots 211 are provided on the support plate 21 corresponding to the two buffer drivers 271 for the buffer drivers 271 to pass through. The buffer driver 271 has an elastic member inside, which is connected to the bottom end of the telescopic shaft of the buffer driver 271. The provision of the elastic member enables the telescopic shaft of the buffer driver 271 to have a certain displacement space, so that it can appropriately contract and automatically reset under the action of external force. The second plate 2722 is tilted and parallel to the inclined surface 231 of the second support block 23. The buffer driver 271 is also tilted and its top surface is also parallel to the inclined surface 231 of the second support block 23. When the clamping assembly 1 is in the first state, the plane on which the top surface of the buffer driver 271 lies is above the inclined surface 231. This ensures that when the clamping plate 11 is flipped from the first state to the second state under the drive of the flip drive assembly 4, the clamping plate 11 first contacts the top surface of the buffer driver 271. Then, as the clamping plate 11 continues to flip downward, it squeezes the telescopic shaft of the buffer driver 271 and retracts it until the clamping plate 11 is in contact with the inclined surface 231, thereby providing a buffering effect. When the clamping plate 11 flips back to the first state from the second state, when the clamping plate 11 separates from the buffer driver 271, the telescopic shaft of the buffer driver 271 can return to its original position under the action of the rebound force of the elastic member.

[0032] Furthermore, in order to ensure that the clamping plate 11 and the entire clamping assembly 1 can be stably fixed in the corresponding current position in both the first state and the second state, two positioning assemblies 3 are specially provided. Each positioning assembly 3 includes a second fixing plate 31, a fixing seat 32, a first positioning driver 33, a second positioning driver 34, a first positioning head 35, a second positioning head 36, a first positioning block 37, and a second positioning block 38. The bottom surface of the fixing seat 32 is fixedly connected to the top surface of the support plate 21, the second fixing plate 31 is fixedly connected to one side of the fixing seat 32, the first positioning driver 33 and the second positioning driver 34 are both fixedly connected to the side of the second fixing plate 31 away from the clamping plate 11, and the first positioning block 37 and the second positioning block 38 are both fixedly connected to the side of the clamping plate 11 close to the second fixing plate 31. The first positioning head 35 is fixedly connected to one end of the telescopic shaft of the first positioning driver 33, and the second positioning head 36 is fixedly connected to one end of the telescopic shaft of the second positioning driver 34, and the second fixing plate 31 is provided with a first through hole and a second through hole running through its thickness direction, the first through hole is used for the first positioning head 35 and the telescopic shaft of the first positioning driver 33 to pass through, and the second through hole is used for the second positioning head 36 and the telescopic shaft of the second positioning driver 34 to pass through; the straight line where the first positioning head 35 and the second positioning head 36 in a positioning assembly 3 are located is parallel to the inclined surface 231. In addition, a first positioning groove for accommodating the first positioning head 35 is provided on the first positioning block 37, and a second positioning groove for accommodating the second positioning head 36 is provided on the second positioning block 38. When the clamping assembly 1 is in the first state, the first positioning head 35 is aligned with the first positioning groove, so that the first positioning head 35 can be driven by the first positioning driver 33 to extend into the first positioning groove to fix the position of the clamping plate 11 at this time; when the clamping assembly 1 is in the second state, the second positioning head 36 is aligned with the second positioning groove, so that the second positioning head 36 can be driven by the second positioning driver 34 to extend into the second positioning groove to fix the position of the clamping plate 11 at this time.

[0033] Furthermore, the flip drive assembly 4 is used to drive the compression assembly 1 to flip from the first state to the second state, and vice versa. The flip drive assembly 4 includes a flip driver 41, a connecting rod 42, and a connecting seat 43. The connecting rod 42 is fixedly connected to one end of the telescopic shaft of the flip driver 41. A notch 212 is formed in the support plate 21 for the connecting rod 42 and the telescopic shaft of the flip driver 41 to pass through. The connecting seat 43 is fixedly connected to the end of the flip driver 41 away from the connecting rod 42. Two third support seats 6 are fixedly provided at the bottom of the support frame 5, and the connecting seat 43 is rotatably connected to the two third support seats 6 through the second rotating shaft 44; a fourth support seat 18 is fixedly provided on the bottom surface of the clamping plate 11, and the other end of the connecting rod 42 is rotatably connected to the two fourth support seats 18 through the third rotating shaft 45, to ensure that when the flip driver 41 drives its telescopic shaft to extend, it can drive the connecting rod 42 to extend, thereby driving the clamping plate 11 to flip downward; similarly, when the clamping plate 11 needs to flip upward, the telescopic shaft is driven to retract by the flip driver 41.

[0034] The above embodiments are only for illustrating the technical concept and features of the present invention. Their purpose is to enable people familiar with this technology to understand the content of the present invention and implement it accordingly. They are not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present invention. Any equivalent changes or modifications made according to the spirit of the present invention should be included in the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A turning mechanism for an intake manifold, characterized in that: It includes a clamping assembly, a support assembly, a positioning assembly, a flipping drive assembly and a support frame, the clamping assembly is located above the support assembly and is rotatably connected to the support assembly, the clamping assembly is used to place and clamp the intake manifold, the support assembly is fixedly connected to the top of the support frame, two positioning assemblies are symmetrically arranged, and the two positioning assemblies are respectively located at the two ends of the clamping assembly and the support assembly, the clamping assembly has a first state and a second state, one end of the flipping drive assembly is rotatably connected to the support frame, and the other end of the flipping drive assembly is rotatably connected to the clamping assembly, the flipping drive assembly is used to drive the clamping assembly to flip back and forth between the first state and the second state, and the positioning assembly is used to fix the clamping assembly when it is in the first state and the second state respectively.

2. The turning mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The pressing assembly includes a pressing plate. When the pressing assembly is in the first state, the pressing plate is horizontally arranged; when the pressing assembly is in the second state, the pressing plate is inclined.

3. The turning mechanism according to claim 2, characterized in that: The support assembly includes a support plate and two first support blocks, two second support blocks and two first support seats fixed at both ends of the top surface of the support plate, the two first support blocks are close to one side of the support plate, the two second support blocks are close to the other side of the support plate, and the two first support seats are located between the two first support blocks and the two second support blocks.

4. The turning mechanism according to claim 3, characterized in that: A groove is provided at the top of the first support block, and a buffer pad is fixed in the groove. The top surface of the buffer pad is located above the top surface of the first support block, and the top surface of the first support block is parallel to the support plate; when the clamping assembly is in the first state, the bottom surface of the clamping plate is in contact with the top surface of the buffer pad.

5. The turning mechanism according to claim 3, characterized in that: The top surface of the second support block is set as an inclined surface, and the inclination direction and inclination angle of the inclined surface are respectively the same as the inclination direction and inclination angle of the pressing plate when the pressing assembly is in the second state; when the pressing assembly is in the second state, the bottom surface of the pressing plate is in contact with the inclined surface; two second support seats are fixedly provided at both ends of the bottom surface of the pressing plate, and one end of one of the first support seats is rotatably connected to the two second support seats through a first rotating shaft.

6. The turning mechanism according to claim 5, characterized in that: The support assembly also includes two buffer assemblies arranged at both ends of the support plate, the two buffer assemblies are located between the two second support blocks, each of the buffer assemblies includes a buffer driver and a first fixed plate, and two through slots are provided on the support plate corresponding to the two buffer drivers, and the through slots are used for the buffer drivers to pass through; when the clamping assembly is in the first state, the plane where the top surface of the buffer driver is located is above the inclined surface.

7. The turning mechanism according to claim 6, characterized in that: The first fixing plate is located below the supporting plate, and the first fixing plate includes a first plate body and a second plate body that are fixedly connected. The top surface of the first plate body is fixedly connected to the bottom surface of the supporting plate, and the second plate body is connected to the buffer driver. The second plate body is arranged at an angle and is parallel to the inclined surface.

8. The turning mechanism according to claim 5, characterized in that: Each of the positioning assemblies includes a second fixed plate, a fixed seat, a first positioning driver, a second positioning driver, a first positioning head, a second positioning head, a first positioning block and a second positioning block. The bottom surface of the fixed seat is fixedly connected to the top surface of the support plate, the second fixed plate is fixedly connected to one side of the fixed seat, the first positioning driver and the second positioning driver are both fixedly connected to one side of the second fixed plate, the first positioning block and the second positioning block are both fixedly connected to one side of the clamping plate, the first positioning head is fixedly connected to one end of the telescopic shaft of the first positioning driver, and the second positioning head is fixedly connected to one end of the telescopic shaft of the second positioning driver.

9. The turning mechanism according to claim 8, characterized in that: The second fixing plate is provided with a first through hole and a second through hole extending through the thickness thereof, the first through hole being used for allowing the first positioning head and the telescopic shaft of the first positioning driver to pass through, and the second through hole being used for allowing the second positioning head and the telescopic shaft of the second positioning driver to pass through; the first positioning block is provided with a first positioning groove for accommodating the first positioning head, and the second positioning block is provided with a second positioning groove for accommodating the second positioning head, and the straight line on which the first positioning head and the second positioning head of one of the positioning assemblies are located is parallel to the inclined surface; When the pressing assembly is in the first state, the first positioning head is aligned with the first positioning groove, and when the pressing assembly is in the second state, the second positioning head is aligned with the second positioning groove.

10. The turning mechanism according to claim 3, characterized in that: The tilting drive assembly includes a tilting drive, a connecting rod and a connecting seat, the connecting rod is fixedly connected to one end of the telescopic shaft of the tilting drive, the connecting seat is fixedly connected to the end of the tilting drive away from the connecting rod, and a notch is provided on the support plate for the telescopic shaft of the connecting rod and the tilting drive to pass through; two third support seats are fixedly provided at the bottom of the support frame, and two fourth support seats are fixedly provided on the bottom surface of the clamping plate, the connecting seat is rotatably connected to the two third support seats via a second rotating shaft, and the other end of the connecting rod is rotatably connected to the two fourth support seats via a third rotating shaft.

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