Circular knitting machine accessory casting device

Abstract

The utility model discloses a circular weft knitting machine accessory casting device, which relates to the technical field of circular weft knitting machines, and comprises a support frame placed on the ground, the top of the support frame is fixedly connected with a fixing ring, the inner side of the fixing ring is fixedly connected with a support plate, a material guide pipe is arranged in the fixing ring, and the material guide pipe is fixedly connected with the support plate. The material guiding pipe is fixed to the top and the bottom of the supporting plate through stand columns, the material guiding pipe comprises a feeding section, a detection section and a discharging section, the feeding section and the detection section are both located on the top of the supporting plate, and the feeding section is located on the top of the detection section. According to the casting device for the accessories of the circular weft knitting machine, appearance detection is conducted on the accessories in the detection section through the space between the electromagnet and the camera, after detection is completed, the electromagnet continues to drive the accessories to move into the discharging section, at the moment, the electromagnet is powered off to be separated from the accessories, and the accessories slide in the discharging section to the discharging device; the multiple accessories can be detected at the same time, and the situation that flaws generated after molten metal is solidified affect subsequent machining is prevented.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of circular knitting machine, concretely to a circular knitting machine accessory casting device. BACKGROUND

[0002] The circular knitting machine is a kind of machine for producing circular knitted fabric. Its working principle is to weave circular knitted fabric on a circular needle bed by using a root warp yarn.

[0003] The existing accessory is casted by heating metal or alloy to a molten state, then pouring into prefabricated mold, and forming the required shape after cooling and solidification. The accessory is usually casted individually, resulting in low casting efficiency.

[0004] To overcome the above-mentioned defects, the prior art (publication number: CN112404893A) discloses an environmentally friendly and energy-saving circular knitting machine accessory casting process. The first circular ring is formed by bending the first circular ring into a predetermined shape for the slide of the knitting needle. The first circular ring and the second circular ring are connected to form a looped triangle with a runway protrusion. The looped triangle is cut into a plurality of equal triangular block monomers to improve the processing efficiency of the triangular block. Because the triangular block is cut from the same looped triangle, the cutting surface of the triangular block and the cutting surface of the adjacent triangular block are more easily connected together, reducing the matching error.

[0005] The above-mentioned prior art bends the ring into a predetermined shape for the slide of the knitting needle to improve the processing efficiency of the triangular block. It is directly processed on the metal block. In actual application process, casting refers to the formation of the required shape after the metal is melted, shaped and solidified. After the metal cools down, the mold casting may cause defects on the outer surface, and direct processing may increase the number of defective products. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0006] The utility model aims to provide a circular knitting machine accessory casting device to solve the problem of increasing defective products caused by mold casting and direct processing.

[0007] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model provides the following technical scheme: a circular knitting machine accessory casting device, including a support frame placed on the ground, the top of the support frame is fixedly connected with a fixed ring, and the inner side of the fixed ring is fixedly connected with a support plate;

[0008] The fixed ring is internally provided with a material guide pipe, and the material guide pipe is fixed to the top and bottom of the support plate through a stand, the material guide pipe comprises a feeding section, a detection section and a discharging section, the feeding section and the detection section are located on the top of the support plate, the feeding section is located on the top of the detection section, and the end of the detection section away from the feeding section penetrates through the support plate and is fixedly connected with the cover plate, and the discharging section is located on the bottom of the support plate.

[0009] Preferably, the material guide pipe is distributed in the form of a whole annular structure in the fixed ring, and the feeding section and the discharging section are both in U-shaped structure in cross section.

[0010] Preferably, the top and bottom of the detection section are both provided with a discharging groove, and both sides of the detection section are provided with a detection groove, and the detection grooves are located at the connection positions of the feeding section and the detection section and the detection section and the discharging section respectively.

[0011] Preferably, one side of the fixed ring is provided with a driving bin, and the top of the driving bin is fixedly connected with a cover plate, the top of the cover plate is fixedly connected with a servo motor, the output end of the servo motor is fixedly connected with a driving wheel, and the driving wheel is rotatably connected in the driving bin.

[0012] Preferably, the fixed ring is rotatably connected with a rotating ring in the inside, and the bottom of the rotating ring is attached to the top of the support plate, the side of the support plate is provided with a reserved groove in annular distribution, and the material guide pipe extends to the bottom of the support plate through the reserved groove.

[0013] Preferably, the top of the rotating ring is fixedly connected with electromagnets in annular equidistant distribution, and the inner side height of the electromagnets is consistent with the height of the detection groove.

[0014] Preferably, the top of the support plate is fixedly connected with cameras in annular equidistant distribution on the side close to the reserved groove, and the height of the cameras is consistent with the height of the detection groove.

[0015] Preferably, the casting structure comprises a fixed plate fixedly connected to the top of the fixed ring through a connecting rod, a transmission column is rotatably connected in the middle of the inside of the fixed plate, the lower end of the transmission column is fixedly connected to the output end of the motor on the top of the support plate, the outside of the transmission column is fixedly connected with molds in annular equidistant distribution through connecting rods, the top of the mold is provided with a pouring hole, and the bottom of the mold is provided in an open structure.

[0016] Preferably, the inside of the fixed plate is provided with a discharging port on the side, and the top of the fixed plate is fixedly connected with a pouring device, and the output end of the pouring device is aligned with the pouring port on the top of the mold.

[0017] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the advantages that:

[0018] The appearance of the accessory is detected between the electromagnet and the camera in the detection section, after detection is completed, the electromagnet will continue to drive the accessory to move to the inside of the discharging section, at this time the electromagnet will be powered off and separated from the accessory, so that the accessory slides in the discharging section until the discharging device, realizing simultaneous detection of multiple accessories, preventing the defects of the molten metal after solidification from affecting subsequent processing;

[0019] Further, when the camera detects the accessory with appearance defects, the camera will control the corresponding electromagnet to be powered off, so that the accessory adsorbed by the electromagnet is separated from the electromagnet, and the accessory with defects is discharged from the discharging groove at the bottom of the detection section, so that the defective accessory is removed. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0020] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional structure schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 2 It is a support frame structure schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0022] Figure 3 It is a bottom structure schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0023] Figure 4 It is a feeding section structure schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0024] Figure 5 It is a support plate structure schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0025] Figure 6 It is a rotating ring structure schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0026] Figure 7 It is a camera structure schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0027] Figure 8 It is a fixed plate structure schematic diagram of the utility model.

[0028] In the drawing: 1, support frame; 2, fixed ring; 3, support plate; 4, drive bin; 5, cover plate; 6, servo motor; 7, drive wheel; 8, reserved groove; 9, rotating ring; 10, electromagnet; 11, camera; 12, material guide pipe; 13, feeding section; 14, detection section; 15, discharging section; 16, detection groove; 17, discharging groove; 18, fixed plate; 19, transmission column; 20, mold; 21, discharge port; 22, syringe. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] Clearly, the described embodiments are merely a part of the embodiments of the present application, but not all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present application, all the other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0030] Embodiment one:

[0031] Please refer to Figure 1 - Figure 8 The present application provides the following technical solutions:

[0032] A circular weft knitting machine accessory casting device, comprising a support frame 1 placed on the ground, a fixed ring 2 fixedly connected to the top of the support frame 1, and a support plate 3 fixedly connected to the inner side of the fixed ring 2;

[0033] The fixed ring 2 is internally provided with a material guide pipe 12, and the material guide pipe 12 is fixed to the top and bottom of the support plate 3 through a stand column. The material guide pipe 12 comprises a feeding section 13, a detection section 14 and a discharging section 15. The feeding section 13 and the detection section 14 are both located on the top of the support plate 3, and the feeding section 13 is located on the top of the detection section 14. The end of the detection section 14 away from the feeding section 13 penetrates through the support plate 3 and is fixedly connected with a cover plate 5. Meanwhile, the discharging section 15 is located on the bottom of the support plate 3.

[0034] The top of the fixed ring 2 is fixedly connected with a casting structure through a connecting rod.

[0035] The material guide pipe 12 is in an overall annular structure and is distributed inside the fixed ring 2. The feeding section 13 and the discharging section 15 are both in U-shaped structure in cross section.

[0036] The top and bottom of the detection section 14 are both provided with a discharging groove 17, and both sides of the detection section 14 are both provided with a detection groove 16. The detection grooves 16 are respectively located at the connection between the feeding section 13 and the detection section 14 and the connection between the detection section 14 and the discharging section 15.

[0037] One side of the fixed ring 2 is provided with a driving bin 4, and the top of the driving bin 4 is fixedly connected with the cover plate 5. The top of the cover plate 5 is fixedly connected with a servo motor 6, and the output end of the servo motor 6 is fixedly connected with a driving wheel 7. The driving wheel 7 is rotatably connected inside the driving bin 4.

[0038] A rotating ring 9 is rotatably connected inside the fixed ring 2, and the bottom of the rotating ring 9 is attached to the top of the support plate 3. The support plate 3 is provided with a reserved groove 8 in an annular distribution on the side, and the material guide pipe 12 extends to the bottom of the support plate 3 through the reserved groove 8.

[0039] The rotating ring 9 is fixedly connected with electromagnetic iron 10 in the top of the ring, and the inner side of the electromagnetic iron 10 is consistent with the height of the detection groove 16.

[0040] The support plate 3 is fixedly connected with the camera 11 in the top of the ring near the reserved groove 8, and the height of the camera 11 is consistent with the height of the detection groove 16.

[0041] The casting structure includes a fixed plate 18 fixedly connected to the top of the fixed ring 2 through a connecting rod, a transmission column 19 rotatably connected in the middle of the fixed plate 18, and a motor output end fixedly connected to the top of the support plate 3, and the outer side of the transmission column 19 is fixedly connected with a mold 20 in the form of a ring and equidistantly distributed, and the top of the mold 20 is provided with a pouring hole, and the bottom of the mold 20 is provided as an open structure.

[0042] The inner side of the fixed plate 18 is provided with a blanking port 21, and the top of the fixed plate 18 is fixedly connected with a pouring device 22, and the output end of the pouring device 22 is aligned with the pouring port at the top of the mold 20.

[0043] Example two:

[0044] Based on example one, the specific working principle is as follows:

[0045] The casting device for the parts of the circular weft knitting machine first puts the parts after casting and processing into the inner side of the material guide pipe 12, so that the parts move in the inner side of the material guide pipe 12, and in the process of moving in the inner side of the material guide pipe 12, the driving wheel 7 is driven to rotate in the driving bin 4 by the servo motor 6, so that the driving wheel 7 drives the rotating ring 9 to rotate in the inner side of the fixed ring 2 and on the top of the support plate 3, and the parts are driven to move in the inner side of the material guide pipe 12 by energizing the electromagnetic iron 10, and when the parts move between the electromagnetic iron 10 and the camera 11, the parts are visually detected by the camera 11;

[0046] First, the rotating ring 9 is driven to rotate by the driving wheel 7, and at this time the parts are put into the inner side of the material guide pipe 12 from the feeding section 13, and since the feeding section 13 is provided with a slope, the parts will slide downward along the inner side of the feeding section 13, and when the parts slide to the connection between the feeding section 13 and the detection section 14, the electromagnetic iron 10 will capture the parts at this time, so that the parts are adsorbed on one side of the inner side of the detection section 14 close to the electromagnetic iron 10, and at the same time the rotating ring 9 will drive the electromagnetic iron 10 to rotate, and at this time the electromagnetic iron 10 will drive the parts to move in the inner side of the detection section 14, until the parts are detected in the inner side of the detection section 14 by the electromagnetic iron 10 and the camera 11, and after the detection is completed, the electromagnetic iron 10 will continue to drive the parts to move to the inner side of the discharging section 15, and at this time the electromagnetic iron 10 will be de-energized and separated from the parts, so that the parts slide in the inner side of the discharging section 15 until the discharging device;

[0047] When the accessory moves between the electromagnet 10 and the camera 11, the camera 11 will take a photo of the accessory whenever the electromagnet 10 and the camera 11 are aligned, so as to visually detect the accessory, when the camera 11 detects the accessory with appearance defects, at this time the camera 11 will control the corresponding electromagnet 10 to be powered off, so that the accessory adsorbed by the electromagnet 10 is separated from the electromagnet 10, at this time the accessory with defects will be discharged from the discharge slot 17 at the bottom of the detection section 14, so as to reject the defective accessory;

[0048] When the accessory is cast, the molten metal is added into the mold 20 through the pouring device 22, the motor at the top of the support plate 3 is driven to rotate by the transmission column 19, the mold 20 is driven to rotate around the transmission column 19, so that the mold 20 filled with molten metal is rotated on the fixed plate 18 away from the discharge port 21, the molten metal is located between the mold cavity in the mold 20 and the fixed plate 18, a complete mold cavity is formed between the top of the fixed plate 18 and the mold 20, the mold 20 is rotated to the end away from the pouring device 22, and the metal in the mold 20 is cooled and shaped during the rotation, when the mold 20 moves to the top of the discharge port 21, the accessory block in the mold 20 falls into the feeding section 13 through the discharge port 21.

[0049] In the description of the present application, it should be pointed out that, unless otherwise specified and limited, the terms "connected" and "connected" should be understood broadly, for example, it can be fixedly connected, or it can be detachably connected, or integrally connected; it can be mechanically connected, or it can be electrically connected; it can be directly connected, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium. For ordinary skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0050] Although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art can modify the technical solutions recorded in the foregoing embodiments, or make equivalent replacement for part of the technical features, any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present application shall be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A circular knitting machine accessory casting device, comprising a support frame (1) placed on the ground, a fixing ring (2) fixedly connected to the top of the support frame (1), and a support plate (3) fixedly connected to the inner side of the fixing ring (2); Its characteristics are: A material guide pipe (12) is provided inside the fixing ring (2), and the material guide pipe (12) is fixed to the top and bottom of the support plate (3) through a column, and the material guide pipe (12) includes a feeding section (13), a detection section (14) and a discharge section (15), and the feeding section (13) and the detection section (14) are both located at the top of the support plate (3), and the feeding section (13) is located at the top of the detection section (14), and the end of the detection section (14) away from the feeding section (13) passes through the support plate (3) and is fixedly connected to the cover plate (5), and the discharge section (15) is located at the bottom of the support plate (3); The top of the fixing ring (2) is fixedly connected to a casting structure via a connecting rod.

2. A circular knitting machine parts casting device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material guide pipe (12) is annular in structure and is distributed inside the fixed ring (2), and the feed section (13) and the discharge section (15) both have U-shaped cross sections.

3. A circular knitting machine parts casting device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The detection section (14) is provided with a discharge groove (17) at the top and bottom, and a detection groove (16) is provided on both sides of the detection section (14), and the two ends of the detection groove (16) are respectively located at the connection between the feeding section (13) and the detection section (14) and the connection between the detection section (14) and the discharge section (15).

4. A circular knitting machine parts casting device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A driving chamber (4) is provided on one side of the fixing ring (2), and a cover plate (5) is fixedly connected to the top of the driving chamber (4), a servo motor (6) is fixedly connected to the top of the cover plate (5), and a driving wheel (7) is fixedly connected to the output end of the servo motor (6), and the driving wheel (7) is rotatably connected to the inside of the driving chamber (4).

5. The circular knitting machine parts casting device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The fixed ring (2) is rotatably connected to a rotating ring (9) inside, and the bottom of the rotating ring (9) is in contact with the top of the support plate (3). The side of the support plate (3) is provided with reserved grooves (8) distributed in an annular shape, and the guide tube (12) extends to the bottom of the support plate (3) through the reserved grooves (8).

6. A circular knitting machine parts casting device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The top of the rotating ring (9) is fixedly connected with electromagnets (10) distributed in an annular shape and at equal intervals, and the height of the inner side of the electromagnets (10) is consistent with the height of the detection slot (16).

7. A circular knitting machine parts casting device according to claim 6, characterized in that: Cameras (11) distributed in an annular pattern and at equal intervals are fixedly connected to one side of the top of the support plate (3) close to the reserved slot (8), and the height of the cameras (11) is consistent with the height of the detection slot (16).

8. The circular knitting machine parts casting device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The casting structure comprises a fixed plate (18) fixedly connected to the top of the fixed ring (2) through a connecting rod, and a transmission column (19) is rotatably connected to the middle of the fixed plate (18), and the lower end of the transmission column (19) is fixedly connected to the motor output end at the top of the support plate (3), and the outer side of the transmission column (19) is fixedly connected to a mold (20) distributed in an annular shape and at equal intervals through a connecting rod, and a pouring hole is provided on the top of the mold (20), and the bottom of the mold (20) is set as an open structure.

9. A circular knitting machine parts casting device according to claim 8, characterized in that: A feeding port (21) is provided on the inner side of the fixed plate (18), and a pouring device (22) is fixedly connected to one side of the top of the fixed plate (18), and the output end of the pouring device (22) is aligned with the pouring port on the top of the mold (20).

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