Cylinder cover blanking device

By designing a cylinder head unloading device with a bracket, cylinder, and gripping structure, automated cylinder head unloading was achieved, solving the problems of time-consuming, labor-intensive, and safety hazards, improving production efficiency, and saving labor costs.

CN223495583UActive Publication Date: 2025-10-31Y & C ENGINE
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202422444053.4
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-10-10
Publication Date
2025-10-31
Estimated Expiration
2034-10-10

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Technical Problem

The current process of cutting engine cylinder heads is time-consuming and labor-intensive, poses safety hazards, affects production efficiency, and wastes human resources.

Method used

A cylinder head unloading device including a bracket, a cylinder, and a gripping structure was designed. The cylinder drives the piston rod to move the fixed plate and the linear guide. The pawl realizes the automated gripping and transportation of the cylinder head onto the roller conveyor, thus achieving automated unloading.

Benefits of technology

It has achieved automated cylinder head unloading, improved production efficiency, ensured the safety of workers, saved labor costs, and has a simple structure, low cost, and stable operation.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of engines, in particular to a cylinder cover blanking device which comprises a support (1). An air cylinder (2) is arranged on the bracket (1); the air cylinder (2) is connected with a grabbing structure. A roller way is arranged at the bottom of the grabbing structure; the air cylinder can drive the grabbing structure to move in a reciprocating mode, and therefore the cylinder cover moving on line can be grabbed to the roller way, and the cylinder cover is conveyed to a feeding position of the next procedure along with the roller way. Automatic discharging of the cylinder cover is achieved, the process that the cylinder cover is frequently fed, discharged and conveyed manually is omitted, the working efficiency is greatly improved, and the labor cost is saved while the production safety of workers is guaranteed.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of engine technology, and more specifically, to a cylinder head unloading device. Background Technology

[0002] In the current production of engine cylinder heads, after the original process is completed, the clamps need to be loosened manually, and the workpiece is dropped onto a pallet using a lifting device. Then, a forklift is used to transport the workpiece to the next process, and the workpiece is lifted to the loading position of the next process again. The whole process requires repeated lifting and unloading, as well as manual turning. The entire engine cylinder head unloading process is time-consuming, labor-intensive, and poses safety hazards, which greatly affects production efficiency and wastes labor costs.

[0003] The applicant discovered through a search that Chinese patent document CN219295442U, published on July 4, 2023, discloses an engine cylinder head transfer device, including a movable seat and a placement platform. The movable seat has four sets of universal wheels at its bottom, the placement platform is fixedly mounted on the top of the movable seat, a lifting assembly is provided on the top left side of the movable seat, a protective cover is installed on the lifting assembly, and a U-shaped groove is provided on the top of the placement platform. The bottom end of the protective cover is slidably engaged with the U-shaped groove. This device also fails to solve the aforementioned technical problem.

[0004] Therefore, in order to improve or solve at least one of the above problems, it is necessary to optimize the existing cylinder head feeding device. Utility Model Content

[0005] The purpose of this invention is to provide a cylinder head unloading device that can realize automatic cylinder head unloading.

[0006] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the technical solution adopted by this utility model is as follows: a cylinder head unloading device, including a bracket; a cylinder is provided on the bracket; a gripping structure is connected to the cylinder; and a roller conveyor is provided at the bottom of the gripping structure.

[0007] The bracket includes a mounting plate; the cylinder is located at the bottom of the mounting plate and is connected to the gripping structure.

[0008] The gripping structure includes a linear guide; the linear guide is located at the bottom of the mounting plate and has a pawl at its end; the linear guide is connected to a fixing plate; the fixing plate is connected to the cylinder.

[0009] The bottom surface of the mounting plate is provided with a limiting block; the limiting block is provided with a limiting groove; the linear guide is disposed in the limiting groove.

[0010] The two ends of the fixing plate are respectively connected to the linear rail; a cylinder bracket is provided on the bottom surface of the mounting plate; the cylinder bracket is provided with mounting holes; the cylinder includes a piston rod; the cylinder is connected to one side of the cylinder bracket; the piston rod passes through the mounting holes and is connected to the fixing plate.

[0011] The fixing plate is provided with a slot; the piston rod is provided with a fixing bushing; the fixing bushing is engaged in the slot.

[0012] The fixing plate has a mounting bracket on the side away from the mounting plate; the pawl is connected to the mounting bracket.

[0013] The mounting bracket includes side plates; a mounting post is provided between adjacent side plates; and a pawl is connected to the mounting post.

[0014] The side plate is provided with multiple mounting posts.

[0015] The mounting plate has support legs at its bottom; the support legs are respectively located on both sides of the cylinder.

[0016] The beneficial effects of this application are as follows:

[0017] 1. During operation, the cylinder drives the piston rod to extend and retract; the piston rod drives the fixed plate and the linear guide to move horizontally; thereby driving the pawl to reciprocate horizontally; the cylinder head circulating online is grasped by the pawl and moves towards the mounting plate with the pawl; thus, the cylinder head can be grasped onto the roller conveyor located at the bottom of the device, so that the cylinder head is transported to the loading position of the next process with the roller conveyor; thus realizing the automated unloading of cylinder heads, eliminating the process of frequent manual loading, unloading and transportation of cylinder heads, greatly improving work efficiency, ensuring the production safety of workers and saving labor costs.

[0018] 2. This application has a simple structure, low manufacturing cost, stable operation, and low failure rate; it is suitable for large-scale deployment in production lines and can effectively increase production efficiency. Attached Figure Description

[0019] The specific embodiments of this utility model will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:

[0020] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the cylinder head feeding device.

[0021] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the bottom structure of the cylinder head unloading device.

[0022] The markings in the above figures are all:

[0023] The diagram is marked as follows:

[0024] 1. Bracket,

[0025] 2. Cylinder; 201. Cylinder bracket; 202. Mounting hole; 203. Piston rod; 204. Fixed bushing.

[0026] 3. Mounting plate, 301, support legs.

[0027] 4. Linear guide rail, 401. Fixing plate, 402. Pawl, 403. Slot.

[0028] 5. Limit block, 501. Limit slide,

[0029] 6. Mounting bracket, 601. Side plate, 602. Mounting column. Detailed Implementation

[0030] The specific embodiments of this utility model will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings, in order to help those skilled in the art to have a more complete, accurate and in-depth understanding of the inventive concept and technical solution of this utility model, and to facilitate its implementation.

[0031] Figure 1 The cylinder head unloading device shown includes a bracket 1; a cylinder 2 is mounted on the bracket 1; the cylinder 2 is connected to a gripping structure; and a roller conveyor is provided at the bottom of the gripping structure.

[0032] Cylinder 2 drives the gripping structure to reciprocate, thereby gripping the cylinder head circulating online onto the roller conveyor, so that the cylinder head is transported to the loading position of the next process with the roller conveyor; thus realizing the automated unloading of cylinder heads, eliminating the process of frequent manual loading and unloading and transportation of cylinder heads, greatly improving work efficiency, ensuring the production safety of workers, and saving labor costs.

[0033] The bracket 1 includes a mounting plate 3; the cylinder 2 is located at the bottom of the mounting plate 3 and is connected to the gripping structure.

[0034] Mounting plate 3 is a square plate; cylinder 2 is fixedly connected to the bottom of mounting plate 3; piston rod 203 of cylinder 2 is fixedly connected to gripping structure; thus, gripping structure can reciprocate as piston rod 203 extends and retracts.

[0035] The gripping structure includes a linear guide 4; the linear guide 4 is located at the bottom of the mounting plate 3 and has a pawl 402 at its end; the linear guide 4 is connected to a fixing plate 401; the fixing plate 401 is connected to the cylinder 2.

[0036] The linear guide 4 is a long strip structure and can move horizontally along the bottom of the mounting plate 3; the pawl 402 is located at the end of the linear guide 4 away from the mounting plate 3; the fixing plate 401 is a square plate and is fixedly connected to the bottom of the linear guide 4; one side of the fixing plate 401 is fixedly connected to the end of the piston rod 203.

[0037] The bottom surface of the mounting plate 3 is provided with a limiting block 5; the limiting block 5 is provided with a limiting groove 501; the linear rail 4 is located in the limiting groove 501.

[0038] Limiting blocks 5 are provided on both sides of the bottom surface of the mounting plate 3; the limiting blocks 5 are U-shaped and bolted to the mounting plate 3; the linear rail 4 is located in the limiting groove 501 and can slide flexibly in the limiting groove 501; the limiting blocks 5 can effectively limit and guide the linear rail 4.

[0039] The two ends of the fixing plate 401 are respectively connected to the linear rails 4; the bottom surface of the mounting plate 3 is provided with a cylinder bracket 201; the cylinder bracket 201 is provided with a mounting hole 202; the cylinder 2 includes a piston rod 203; the cylinder 2 is connected to one side of the cylinder bracket 201; the piston rod 203 passes through the mounting hole 202 and is connected to the fixing plate 401.

[0040] The two ends of the fixing plate 401 are bolted to the linear rails 4 respectively; the cylinder bracket 201 is bolted to the bottom surface of the mounting plate 3; the cylinder 2 is fixedly connected to the side of the cylinder bracket 201; the end of the piston rod 203 is fixedly connected to the side of the fixing plate 401.

[0041] The fixed plate 401 is provided with a slot 403; the piston rod 203 is provided with a fixed bushing 204; the fixed bushing 204 is engaged in the slot 403.

[0042] The slot 403 is a T-shaped slot; the fixed bushing 204 is fixedly connected to the end of the piston rod 203; the fixed bushing 204 is snapped into the slot 403, thereby realizing the fixed connection between the fixed plate 401 and the piston rod 203.

[0043] A mounting bracket 6 is provided on the side of the fixing plate 401 away from the mounting plate 3; a pawl 402 is connected to the mounting bracket 6.

[0044] The end of the mounting bracket 6 is bolted to the bottom of the fixing plate 401; the pawl 402 is fixedly connected to the end of the mounting bracket 6 away from the fixing plate 401; the pawl 402 can hook and grip the cylinder head.

[0045] Mounting bracket 6 includes side plates 601; mounting posts 602 are provided between adjacent side plates 601; pawls 402 are connected to mounting posts 602.

[0046] Mounting bracket 6 includes two side plates 601; mounting post 602 is fixedly connected between the two side plates 601; pawl 402 is provided with a connection hole, and mounting post 602 is inserted into the connection hole, thereby realizing the fixed connection of pawl 402 on mounting bracket 6.

[0047] The side plate 601 is provided with multiple mounting posts 602.

[0048] Multiple mounting posts 602 are fixedly connected between two adjacent side plates 601; workers can install pawls 402 on different mounting posts 602 according to the cylinder head specifications and actual production needs, thereby achieving precise and stable gripping of the cylinder head.

[0049] The bottom of the mounting plate 3 is provided with support legs 301; the support legs 301 are respectively located on both sides of the cylinder 2.

[0050] The mounting plate 3 has support legs 301 on both sides of its bottom; the top of the support legs 301 is bolted to the bottom surface of the mounting plate 3; the bottom of the support legs 301 is fixedly connected to the machine tool; the support legs 301 can provide stable support for the mounting plate 3.

[0051] The specific workflow of this utility model is as follows:

[0052] The cylinder 2 is activated, which drives the piston rod 203 to extend and retract. The piston rod 203 drives the fixed plate 401 and the linear guide 4 to move horizontally, thereby driving the pawl 402 to reciprocate horizontally. The cylinder head circulating online is grabbed by the pawl 402 and moves towards the mounting plate 3 with the pawl 402. This allows the cylinder head to be grabbed onto the roller conveyor at the bottom of the device, so that the cylinder head can be transported to the loading position of the next process with the roller conveyor. This realizes the automated unloading of the cylinder head.

[0053] The present invention has been described above by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the specific implementation of the present invention is not limited to the above-described manner. Any non-substantial improvements made using the inventive concept and technical solution of the present invention; or the direct application of the inventive concept and technical solution to other situations without modification, are all within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A cylinder head feeding device, characterized in that: Includes a support (1); a cylinder (2) is provided on the support (1); the cylinder (2) is connected to a gripping structure; a roller conveyor is provided at the bottom of the gripping structure; The bracket (1) includes a mounting plate (3); the cylinder (2) is located at the bottom of the mounting plate (3) and is connected to the gripping structure; The gripping structure includes a linear guide (4); the linear guide (4) is located at the bottom of the mounting plate (3) and has a pawl (402) at its end; the linear guide (4) is connected to a fixing plate (401); the fixing plate (401) is connected to the cylinder (2).

2. A cylinder head feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom surface of the mounting plate (3) is provided with a limiting block (5); the limiting block (5) is provided with a limiting groove (501); the linear rail (4) is provided in the limiting groove (501).

3. A cylinder head feeding device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The two ends of the fixing plate (401) are respectively connected to the linear rail (4); the bottom surface of the mounting plate (3) is provided with a cylinder bracket (201); the cylinder bracket (201) is provided with a mounting hole (202); the cylinder (2) includes a piston rod (203); the cylinder (2) is connected to one side of the cylinder bracket (201); the piston rod (203) passes through the mounting hole (202) and is connected to the fixing plate (401).

4. A cylinder head feeding device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The fixing plate (401) is provided with a slot (403); the piston rod (203) is provided with a fixing bushing (204); the fixing bushing (204) is engaged in the slot (403).

5. A cylinder head feeding device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The fixing plate (401) has a mounting bracket (6) on the side away from the mounting plate (3); the pawl (402) is connected to the mounting bracket (6).

6. A cylinder head feeding device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The mounting bracket (6) includes a side plate (601); a mounting post (602) is provided between adjacent side plates (601); and a pawl (402) is connected to the mounting post (602).

7. A cylinder head feeding device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The side plate (601) is provided with a plurality of mounting posts (602).

8. A cylinder head feeding device according to any one of claims 4-7, characterized in that: The bottom of the mounting plate (3) is provided with support legs (301); the support legs (301) are respectively provided on both sides of the cylinder (2).

Citation Information

Patent Citations

  • Transfer device for engine cylinder cover

    CN219295442U